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2 stories matching verni
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- The Roll Showed No Absences: Seattle Mourns Vernie Backus, 12, Drowned
The Boys' Brigade of the First Presbyterian Church enters a formal minute on the drowning of a twelve-year-old brother — remembered first for perfect attendance, and his parents commended to heaven.
- Rejected by the Navy, Local Youth Persists in Pursuit of Service
After two medical rejections, a persistent young man finally clears his physical exam for military enlistment.