Some of my experiences in the Forest Service : autobiographical account, undated.

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Some of my experiences in the Forest Service : autobiographical account, undated.

Typescript autobiographical account entitled "Some of My Experiences in the Forest Service."

1 volume (98 pages).

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Shoemaker, Theodore, 1876-

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Theodore Whims Shoemaker was born October 22, 1908, in Columbus, Ohio. In 1936 he was ordained a deacon in the Ohio Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church and began his ministry as a pastor. He served at Columbus, Lindworth-Bethel; Toledo, Western Avenue; Yellow Springs; Cincinnati, Auburn Avenue; New Lexington, First; Kenton, First; Toledo, Broadway; Dayton, Community; Springfield, High Street; Toledo, Rossford. From 1940-43 he was with the Wesley Foundation at Athens, Ohio. He ret...

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