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Ferron, William Ewart
Born in Salt Lake City on February 23, 1887, William E. Ferron, graduated from
the College of Pharmacy at Philadelphia, and later went to South America where
he was involved in gold mining enterprises. Ferron arrived in Las Vegas in 1916,
and partnered with Dr. Roy Martin in establishing the Las Vegas Pharmacy at the
northwest corner of First and Fremont.
He married Ruth Cooper of Salt Lake City in 1917 and they lived for many years
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Fields, Jackie
Bio taken from Wikipedia: "Jackie Fields (Jacob Finkelstein, February 9, 1908 – June 3, 1987) was an American professional boxer who won the World Welterweight Championship twice. Statistical boxing website BoxRec lists Fields as the #19 ranked welterweight of all-time. Fields was elected to the United Savings-Helms Hall of Boxing Fame in 1972, the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1979, the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1987, and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2004."
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