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- ↑ "Representative Earl Sears". Okhouse.gov. Archived from the original on 2016-05-25. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
- ↑ "Earl Sears named to Educator Hall of Fame". Examiner-enterprise.com. 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
- ↑ "Bartlesville Hall of Fame (Sears Family)". Bartlesville Community Foundation. 2022-01-01. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
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