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Oscar's Parents

Philomen M (Fountaine) Laravie

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Arthur Laravie Gertrude P. Laravie Oscar J. Laravie

Mary Margrette Laravie Blanche Naomi (Laravie) Pombrio Lawrence v. Laravie

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Philomen M (Fountaine) Laravie

Nov 1, 1865 - Jun 25, 1949

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Mary Margrette Laravie

Aug 28, 1887 - Aug 9, 1971

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Arthur Laravie

Jan 28, 1886 - November 1971

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Blanche Naomi (Laravie) Pombrio

Jun 2, 1907 - Feb 20, 1988

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Gertrude P. Laravie

Unknown - Unknown

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Lawrence v. Laravie

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Oscar J. Laravie &

Oscar J. Laravie

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Marjorie Laravie

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Marjorie Laravie

1912 - Unknown

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Oscar J. Laravie & Lottie M. Beaurol

Oscar J. Laravie

Lottie M. Beaurol

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Anthony N. Laravie

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Lottie M. Beaurol

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Oscar Laravie

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Anthony N. Laravie

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In 1888, in the year that Oscar J. Laravie was born, on July 25th, a court stenographer from Salt Lake City - Frank Edward McGurrin - decisively beat the competition in a typing contest in Ohio. He was supposedly the only person who used touch typing and is believed to have invented the method. Touch typing is ubiquitous now - but Frank's win is what convinced everyone that the method was good!

In 1931, on May 1st, the Empire State Building opened in New York City. At 1,454 feet (including the roof and antenna), it was the tallest building in the world until the World Trade Center's North Tower was built in 1970. (It is now the 34th tallest.) Opening at the beginning of the Great Depression, most of the offices in the Empire State Building remained unoccupied for years and the observation deck was an equal source of revenue and kept the building profitable.

In 1948, on May 14th, the State of Israel was proclaimed by David Ben-Gurion, who became Israel's first Premier, and the U.S. officially recognized Israel. That evening, Egypt launched an air assault on Israel.

In 1955, on September 10th the TV show "Gunsmoke" debuted on CBS. It went on to be television's longest-running western. Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc Adams, and Miss Kitty became household names.

In 1976, The United States celebrated the Bicentennial of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. It was a year long celebration, with the biggest events taking place on July 4th.