On Sun, 16 Jun 2024 12:47:53 -0400, Auric Hellman
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adhellman1@gmail.com> wrote:
The late Sonora Smart Dodd launched the celebration of dads in 1910 in
her hometown of Spokane, Washington.
A woman who associated with the business community and wanted
consumers to buy more merchandise for stimulating local businesses.
Business folks have always complained about 'hard times' in their
social circles.
Sonora Smart married John Bruce Dodd (1870-1945), one of the original
founders of Ball & Dodd Funeral Home
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonora_Smart_Dodd
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