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Scoyen, Eivind T.
Eivind T. Scoyen was the first permanent superintendent of Zion and Bryce National Parks in the 1920s. (https://books.google.com/books?isbn=080471682X; foreword)
He was also the superintendent of Glacier National Park, Montana, from Jan. 16, 1931 to Dec. 31, 1938, (https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/tolson/histlist7g.htm)
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Courtney Mooney, Paul Huffey, Michael S. Mack, Jack Levine, and Chris Giunchigliani oral history interview
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OH-02908
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Stocker, Harold J., 1900-1983
Harold Stocker was born in Reading, Pennsylvania on March 8, 1900. He and his family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1911. Harold Stocker operated Nevada Silica Sand Company in Overton, Nevada, from 1932 to 1940. He was elected to the Clark County Commission in 1938. In 1939, he built the Chief Hotel Court, and in 1948, the Desert Plaza Apartments. Stocker was state GOP chairman in the 1950s. Harold died January 9, 1983 in Las Vegas.
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Turner, Roscoe, 1895-1970
A famous aviator who set a number of speed records in aviation throughout the 1930's, Roscoe Turner was born in Corinth, Mississippi on September 29, 1985. He was the only person to win the Thompson Trophy Races for aviation in 1934, 1938, and 1939. He also worked in the film industry, including as a stunt pilot for Howard Hughes' Hell's Angel's (1930). Turner was well known for pet Gilmore the lion, over the top persona, and his pet lion, Gilmore, who attended the premiere of Hell's Angel's (1930).
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Kennedy, Fred, 1909-1958
Fred Kennedy was a character and stunt actor known for his more than twenty-five years of experience. Born on December 22, 1909 in Ainsworth, Nebraska, Kennedy performed stunts in films including The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), Red River (1948), and the Howard Hughes-produced The Conqueror (1956).
Kennedy died on December 05, 1958 in Natchioches, Louisiana while filming The Horse Soldiers.
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