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- ↑ "Jay S. Stowell (Jay Samuel), 1883-1966". docsouth.unc.edu.
- ↑ "Rev. Jay Samuel Stowell". The Pensacola News . October 6, 1966. p. 2.
- ↑ "Jay Samuel Stowell, 83, Dies; Retired Church Aide and Author". The New York Times . October 7, 1966.
- ↑ "Rites conducted for Rev. Stowell". The Post-Standard . United Press International. October 8, 1966. p. 23.
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