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Podcast: Local Features by WXPR
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P.O.W. from Rhinelander in Japanese Occupied Hong Kong
Category: Government & Organizations
Duration: 00:05:15
Publish Date: 2021-09-09 18:22:25
Description: Matthew Stapleton was head of one of Rhinelander’s oldest and most distinguished families. Stapleton settled in Rhinelander in 1883 and worked as an overseer of the Brown Brothers’ boom operation. In 1904 he was elected mayor of Rhinelander and later went on to serve as postmaster. Despite all that, it was his daughter Beatrice who made history during World War II.
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