{"id":692,"date":"2024-05-20T14:33:11","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T14:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carmarthenathleticmuseum.co.uk\/?p=692"},"modified":"2024-06-24T10:48:54","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T10:48:54","slug":"mervyn-davies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carmarthenathleticmuseum.co.uk\/?p=692","title":{"rendered":"Mervyn Davies"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"692\" class=\"elementor elementor-692\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb574e2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bb574e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d15acc2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d15acc2\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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.elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mervyn Davies<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d7b5905 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"5d7b5905\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/carmarthenathleticmuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list.min.css\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/carmarthenathleticmuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor-pro\/assets\/css\/widget-theme-elements.min.css\">\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-f7bd4a7 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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