Samuel Joseph Myers was an American blues musician and songwriter. He was an accompanist on dozens of recordings by blues artists over five decades. He began his career as a drummer for Elmore James but was most famous as a blues vocalist and blues harp player. For nearly two decades he was the featured vocalist for Anson Funderburgh & the Rockets.

1936Frederick Seidel, American poet^[†]

Frederick Seidel is an American poet.

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1936Billy Mitchell, American general and pilot (born 1879)^[†]

William Lendrum Mitchell was a United States Army officer who had a major role in the creation of the United States Air Force.

Headlines from February 19, 1936

City Board to Settle Strikes Proposed; Aldermen Get Bill to Create Panel of 36

NEAR-ZERO COLD RETURNS TO CITY; 33 ON SHIP SAVED; Cold Wave Extends From Rocky Mountains to Atlantic and Into the South. MERCURY DROPS TO 6 HERE Four Deaths Laid to Storm in This Area -- Many Fishing Vessels in Trouble. NEAR-ZERO COLD RETURNS TO CITY

Utica Fights Underground Blaze; Gas Blasts Menace Heart of City; Fire Under City's Main Street Subdued After 24 Hours -- 4,000 Workers Flee -- Militia Put on Guard-Soaring Manhole Cover Injures Two -- Foundation of 15-Story Building Affected. UNDERGROUND FIRE MENACES UTICA

LEHMAN PREPARES CRISME BILL BATTLE; Governor Drafts Radio Talk as Republicans Adopt a Policy of Silence. ASSEMBLY VOTES 2 BILLS Pistol Measure Also Recalled -- Senate Adopts as Many More. LEHMAN PREPARES CRIME BILL BATTLE

COUGHLIN ASSAILED ANEW IN THE HOUSE; Boland, Catholic, Denounces Priest as a 'Judas' and 'Silver-Brick Artist.' O'CONNOR GIVES APOLOGY Retracts Slight to the Cloth, but Makes Fresh Attacks on Political Activities. COUGHLIN ASSAILED ANEW IN THE HOUSE

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