BIOGRAPHY OF MARIE DAHL BENDER Written by Marie H. Dahl in the 75th year of her life Autumn, 1988 Table of Contents 1885.......................................................................................................................................... 4 1886.......................................................................................................................................... 5 1900.......................................................................................................................................... 7 1905.......................................................................................................................................... 7 1906.......................................................................................................................................... 8 1908........................................................................................................................................ 10 1909........................................................................................................................................ 11 1912........................................................................................................................................ 11 1915........................................................................................................................................ 13 1917........................................................................................................................................ 14 1918........................................................................................................................................ 17 1920........................................................................................................................................ 18 1921........................................................................................................................................ 19 1922........................................................................................................................................ 23 1923........................................................................................................................................ 26 1924........................................................................................................................................ 35 1925........................................................................................................................................ 37 1926........................................................................................................................................ 39 1927........................................................................................................................................ 40 1929........................................................................................................................................ 44 1930........................................................................................................................................ 52 1931........................................................................................................................................ 57 1932........................................................................................................................................ 57 1933........................................................................................................................................ 59 1934........................................................................................................................................ 60 1935........................................................................................................................................ 65 1936........................................................................................................................................ 70 1937........................................................................................................................................ 71 1938........................................................................................................................................ 72 1939........................................................................................................................................ 80 1940........................................................................................................................................ 82 1941........................................................................................................................................ 85 1942........................................................................................................................................ 91 1943........................................................................................................................................ 94 1944........................................................................................................................................ 97 1945...................................................................................................................................... 108 1946...................................................................................................................................... 111 1947...................................................................................................................................... 113 1948...................................................................................................................................... 114 1949...................................................................................................................................... 124 1950...................................................................................................................................... 161 1951...................................................................................................................................... 180 Page 2 of 551 1952...................................................................................................................................... 187 1953...................................................................................................................................... 193 1954...................................................................................................................................... 217 1955...................................................................................................................................... 218 1956...................................................................................................................................... 228 1957...................................................................................................................................... 232 1958...................................................................................................................................... 234 1959...................................................................................................................................... 261 1961...................................................................................................................................... 272 1962...................................................................................................................................... 278 1963...................................................................................................................................... 288 1964...................................................................................................................................... 288 1965...................................................................................................................................... 302 MA BARKER YEARS....................................................................................................... 322 1968...................................................................................................................................... 330 1969...................................................................................................................................... 348 1970...................................................................................................................................... 357 1971...................................................................................................................................... 371 1972...................................................................................................................................... 382 1974...................................................................................................................................... 390 1975...................................................................................................................................... 396 1976...................................................................................................................................... 400 1977...................................................................................................................................... 406 1978...................................................................................................................................... 414 1980.....................................................................................................................................