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25 Feb

James Franklin "Jim" Comstock was born

Newspaperman James Franklin "Jim" Comstock (February 25, 1911 - May 22, 1996) was born in Richwood, the son of Harry Clinton Comstock and Myrtle Blanche Cunningham Comstock. He received his B.A. from Marshall College in 1934.He was a teacher at Ri...

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