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Paul Franklin Remington

8 February 1920–22 March 1998 (Age 78)
Neola, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States

The Life Summary of Paul Franklin

When Paul Franklin Remington was born on 8 February 1920, in Neola, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, his father, Paul Norton Remington, was 30 and his mother, Catherine Elizabeth Stoker, was 22. He lived in Lewis Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1925 and Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States for about 10 years. He died on 22 March 1998, at the age of 78, and was buried in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States.

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Paul Norton Remington

1889–1934

Catherine Elizabeth Stoker

1897–1993

Paul Franklin Remington

1920–1998

Walter Bruce Remington

1921–1988

Stephen Stoker Remington

1923–2009

Mary Jane Remington

1927–

Parents and Siblings

Paul Norton Remington

Male1889–1934Male

Catherine Elizabeth Stoker

Female1897–1993Female

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Paul Franklin Remington

Male1920–1998Male

Walter Bruce Remington

Male1921–1988Male

Stephen Stoker Remington

Male1923–2009Male

Mary Jane Remington

Female1927–Female

World Events (8)

1922 · Oldest radio station west of the Mississippi
Age 2

The Karlowa Radio Corporation, in Davenport, was issued a new license for broadcasting and with it they were randomly assigned call letters of WOC. The small studio was the first to reach the Iowa area and was identified as one of 21 stations that were desirable because of coverage area and performance. In September 1927, WOC became a member of the new NBC radio network and still is today. In 1932, Ronald Reagan got his first broadcasting job at WOC as a sportscaster and he returned in 1988 after his presidency tour. WOC is the oldest surviving broadcasting station in the middle Mississippi Valley and was the first to keep logs on their electrical consumption and their on-air programming.

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Age 3

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

1941
Age 21

Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

Remington

Paul

Franklin

English: habitational name from Rimington in Yorkshire, so called from the old name of the stream on which it stands (Old English Riming ‘boundary stream’) + Old English tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.

Sources (7)

Paul E Remington in household of Catherine Remington, "United States Census, 1940"
Paul F Remington in household of Paul N Remington, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
Franklyn Remington in household of Paul N Remington, "United States Census, 1930"

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