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Joseph Flinn, pallbearer
Not sure if this is my grandfather, but a Joseph Flinn served as a pallbearer on May 18, 1941. While in the Providence Journal, the page itself is labeled “News from Fall River” (MA)
Providence Journal
Providence, Rhode Island
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Joseph Flinn - pallbearer
Not sure if this is my grandfather, Joseph Flinn. Mentioned as a pallbearer Aug 4 1951 in Pawtucket, RI for the first person from the town to die in the Korean War, Corp. Wilfred J. Sevigny
Providence Journal
Providence, Rhode Island
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Negro Slaying Believed Solved
Edward Pierson
Evening Bulletin
Providence, Rhode Island
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Catherine Ward
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Evening Bulletin
Providence, Rhode Island
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