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Yesterday's Phillips County News Memories for October 24, 2018

100 years ago

October 17, 1918

The influenza epidemic was abating. Two deaths had occurred during the week, Mrs. Dave Skinner and an 11-year-old girl from the Canadian line had died.

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Political activity was the biggest news with the election of a county ticket of prime importance. On the Republican ticket, Dudley Jones was a candidate for state representative; H.S. Whitcomb, commissioner; Henry Neilson, sheriff; R. L. Campbell, treasurer; H.S. Munson, assessor; Fred C. Gabriel, county attorney; Flora Simms, superintendent of schools; R.V. Tucker, coroner, and R. E. Richardson, sur...

 

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