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- 1 2 "NINTH TITLE TAKEN BY MRS. BLANCHARD; Bostonian Again Wins Championship in Women's National Figure Skating Meet". The New York Times. 1924-02-19. p. 11 Sports. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ↑ "GIRL, 12, WINS SKATING TITLE; Miss Vinson of Cambridge Takes Junior National Figure Honors". The New York Times. 1924-02-20. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- 'Skating magazine at April 1924
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