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1926Jerry Clower, American soldier, comedian, and author (died 1998)[†]
Howard Gerald Clower was an American stand-up comedian. Born and raised in the state of Mississippi, Clower was best known for his stories of the rural South and was given the nickname "The Mouth of Mississippi".
1926Bonnie Leman, American art historian, writer, and publisher of Quilter's Newsletter Magazine (died 2010)[†]
Bonnie Lee Hale Leman was the founder of Quilter's Newsletter Magazine, the first quilting-focused magazine in the United States. She was also one of the first female magazine publishers in the country and was inducted into the Quilters Hall of Fame in 1982.
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8 killed and 38 hurt in collision of Lehigh Valley train with N J Central R R express at Union Station; list of dead and injured; illus
Intent of N Y S Repubs to be bound by referendum assailed by W B Wheeler
Record assailed by F D Roosevelt
Maj Mills says sum from Federal Govt for fiscal yr will not permit employing more
S at N Y S Repub convention in N Y C; scores Gov Smith's "socialistic" public utilities policy as paving way for Tammany control of contracts
Arraigned; five testify that she was with Ormiston at time of alleged kidnapping
Hidden hordes being exchanged for paper francs
Gov Gen Bvng opens Victory Tower in Ottawa
Tribute by Viscount Cecil