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- ↑ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1928, Eighth Legislature, Fifth and Sixth Special Sessions, 1929, Ninth Legislature, First Regular Session". Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Couples Celebrate Wedding Anniversaries". Arizona Republic . July 23, 1972. p. 177 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 "Allan Perry, 78; Former Tempe JP". Arizona Republic. November 15, 1976. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Young Phoenix People Marry In Los Angeles". The Arizona Republican . July 23, 1922. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Son of Local Man Weds At Phoenix". Weekly Journal-Miner . July 26, 1922. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Who's Who 'Away Back In Phoenix". Arizona Republic . May 6, 1962. p. 65 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Yvonne Perry Lilly". Arizona Republic. April 27, 2005. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
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