Brief Life History of Ruth Margaret
When Ruth Margaret Wince was born on 27 November 1920, in Paragould, Greene, Arkansas, United States, her father, Shirley Wince, was 28 and her mother, Mollie M Jones, was 20. She married Afton Buryl Williams on 15 April 1938, in Greene, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Cache Township, Greene, Arkansas, United States in 1930 and Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States in 1940. She died on 13 June 1991, at the age of 70, and was buried in Mount Zion Cemetery, Walcott, Greene, Arkansas, United States.
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- Ruth Williams in household of A B Williams, "United States Census, 1940"
- Ruth Wince, "Arkansas Marriage Index, 1933-1939"
- Ruth Wince Matlock, "Find A Grave Index"
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1922 · The First Radio Station WOK Begins Broadcasting
In 1922, Harvey C. Couch Sr. started WOK the first radio station in Arkansas. After a trip to Pittsburgh and the KDKA radio he came up with the idea for Workers of Killowatts (WOK). WOK had no commercials which was nice for the listeners.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
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Probably an Americanized form of German Winz (see Wintz ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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