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- ↑ "History of Murray City > Past Mayors". City government of Murray, Utah . Retrieved 13 April 2010.
- ↑ A Murray City Family Murray Eagle August 2, 1928
- ↑ Ernest Smith Murray Eagle August 2, 1945
- ↑ International Firemen Pick Murray Chief. Deseret News December 7, 1939
- ↑ "Ex-Murray Leader, W. E. Smith, Dies", The Salt Lake Tribune, Thursday, April 05, 1973, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Of America
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