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Death of George Ochs Oakes Brother of Adolph Ochs Publisher of “new York Times”

October 28, 1931
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Mr. George W. Ochs Oakes, brother of Mr. Adolph S. Ochs, the publisher and owner of the “New York Times”, with whom he was closely associated in his various newspaper enterprises, died suddenly last night. He would have celebrated his 70th. birthday to-day. Mr. Oakes was the editor of “Current History”, an important magazine published by the “New York Times”. He was President of the Jewish Chautauqua Association for several years and a member of Temple Emanu-El in New York.

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