George Jacob Simon
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Alta Janetta Miller
Alta Janetta Miller
1874 - 1966

Owned the town saddle shop in Memphis, Missouri

1875


Jul 23
1875 • Battle of Agurdat: An Egyptian invasion of Ethiopia fails when Emperor Yohannes IV defeats an army led by Werner Munzinger.

1918


Sep 12
Age: 43y
1918 • King Ferdinand I of Bulgaria abdicates in the wake of the Bulgarian military collapse in WWI. He is succeeded by his son, Boris III.

1940


Apr 2
Age: 64y
1940 • Opening day at Jamaica Race Course features the use of parimutuel betting equipment, a departure from bookmaking heretofore used exclusively throughout New York. Other tracks in the state follow suit later in 1940.

1950


Apr 10
Age: 74y
George Jacob Simon - United States, Census, 1950

residence


Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓
Census shows George makes harnesses and is working in a harness shop.
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1950 T. S. Eliot speaks against television in the UK.

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