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- ↑ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1925, Seventh Legislature, Regular Session". State of Arizona. p. vii. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ↑ "Personnel of New Legislature". Bisbee Daily Review . November 15, 1918. p. 4. Retrieved September 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Mohave County". The Arizona Republican . November 8, 1926. p. 8. Retrieved September 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1935, Twelfth Legislature, Regular Session". State of Arizona. p. 562. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
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