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- ↑ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1925, Seventh Legislature, Regular Session". State of Arizona. p. ix. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
- ↑ "John B. Wylie, 77, Is Dead in Douglas". Arizona Daily Star . February 2, 1932. p. 5. Retrieved September 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "John B. Wylie of Douglas Succumbs". Tucson Citizen . February 1, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved September 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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