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Biographical Sketch of Ezra Selig Brudno

Brudno, Ezra Selig; author; born in Lithuania, May 28, 1877; son of Issac and Hannah (Model) Brudno; attended Adelbert College (Western Reserve University), 1896-1897; at Yale, 1898-1900, reading law and at same time pursuing academic studies; finished law studies at Western Reserve University, 1900; unmarried; began practice of law in Cleveland, 1901; assistant district attorney since 1909; Republican. Author: The Fugitive, 1904; The Little Conscript, 1905; The Tether, 1908. Contributor to magazines.

Gregg, Olga W. Janson Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Olga W. Gregg, 89, of Baker City died March 3, 2003, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Her memorial service was at 10:30 a.m. Friday at First Lutheran Church, 1734 Third St. Pastor Dennis Hickman of the church officiated. There was a reception afterward at the First Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall. Mrs. Gregg was born on Feb. 3, 1914, at Riga, Latvia, to Ludwig and Gottlieb Janson. She spent her childhood in Lithuania, where she was educated. She enjoyed learning folk dances of the Baltic states. She was a secretary for a major power plant. After World War … Read more