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3 unusual facts about Frank D. Parent


Frank D. Parent

Parent was an early supporter of Mines Field, near Inglewood, as a site for a Los Angeles municipal airport, and he persuaded the planners of the National Air Races that the field would be the "best possible landing area" and they chose it for the 1928 event, which solidified public sentiment in favor of the location for the city's first airport.

In 1942 the Inglewood unit of Alcoholics Anonymous chose him as one of the first non-alcoholics to be affiliated with the organization.

As chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee, he helped bring Los Angeles International Airport and the first two National Air Races to Inglewood.


A Program for Monetary Reform

A Program for Monetary Reform was attributed on its cover page to six American economists: Paul H. Douglas, Irving Fisher, Frank D. Graham, Earl J. Hamilton, Wilford I. King, and Charles R. Whittlesey.

Celebrezze family

Frank D. Celebrezze Jr. (born 1952), Judge of Court of Common Pleas 1992-2000, Judge of Ohio Court of Appeals, 2001-present.

Frank D. Celebrezze I

Celebrezze's brother Anthony served as Mayor of Cleveland as well as in the cabinets of president's Kennedy and Johnson.

Frank D. Graham

Graham's place of residence was near Sea Bright, New Jersey, on a farm sometimes referred to in his works as "Stornoway".

Frank D. Robinson

Robinson was born on Whidbey Island in Washington State and received his BSME degree from the University of Washington in 1957, with graduate work in aeronautical engineering at the University of Wichita.

Frank D. Schroth

His son, Thomas N. Schroth, was managing editor of the Brooklyn Eagle in the last three years of its existence, and went on to serve as editor of Congress Quarterly and to establish the National Journal.

He was one of the originators behind the creation of the Brooklyn war memorial erected in Cadman Plaza.

Frank D. Scott

Scott was born of Scottish ancestry in Alpena, Michigan, attended the public schools and graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1901.

During the 69th Congress, he was chairman of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

Frank D. Wagner

After practicing law in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, he was a legal editor with the Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company in Rochester, New York, and later with the Research Institute of America in Washington, DC, editing publications on federal law.

Frank D'Amelio

In March 1983, his brother and sister were able to get him a position as a blackjack dealer in Las Vegas at a considerable increase in salary compared to his construction work.

Frank D'Amico

In private life, he has been a credit analyst and personal banker for the Royal Bank in Toronto.

Frank D'Angelo

Hockey related spots starred him and hockey celebrities such as Shayne Corson, Darcy Tucker and Phil Esposito.

Horace Boies

Reelected in 1891, he was defeated when hard times came in 1893, by Frank D. Jackson, a Republican.

James Celebrezze

Celebrezze is the son of Cleveland politician Frank D. Celebrezze I, the nephew of former Johnson cabinet member Anthony Celebrezze, the first cousin of former gubernatorial candidate Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr., the brother of Ohio Chief Justice Frank Celebrezze, and the uncle of Ohio appeals court Judge Frank D. Celebrezze Jr., and the first cousin once removed of Anthony J. Celebrezze III.

Sit Back With Jack

Guests during the series run not only included professional musicians such as Bud & Travis, Frank D'Rone and Ray Eberle, but amateur performers such as Father Clayton Barclay (a harpsichord player), Wally Keep (a singing taxi driver), Vince Lovallo (a singing blacksmith) and Bobby Swartz (ventriloquist, operating his dummy Elmer).

Steelback Brewery

Steelback Brewery was started in September, 2002 by Frank D'Angelo while looking for expansion space for his juice company, D'Angelo Brands.


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