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Photograph caption reads: "Valley Times newspaperboy John Maris, 13, of 5769 Enfield Ave., Encino, wins honor of Newspaperboy of the Month. This outstanding boy has been a Valley Times junior salesman more then two years. He stands five feet tall, weighs 110 and is a business man to reckon with. Eighty customers on his route attest that he is reliable, honest, courteous and has a very pleasant personality. John's ambition when he grows up is to become a newspaperman. His hobby is models and photography. He has won a Little League baseball trophy and has a pet toy collie named Honey Girl. Shown with newspaperboy John is his Valley Times dealer, Harry Harman, who is presenting the trophy. The Valley Times Newspaperboy Organization takes this opportunity to congratulate John Maris, an outstanding newspaperboy". Photograph dated: June 10, 1959.; Photograph caption reads: "Valley Times newspaperboy John Maris, 13, of 5769 Enfield Ave., Encino, wins honor of Newspaperboy of the Month. This outstanding boy has been a Valley Times junior salesman more than two years. He stands five feet tall, weighs 110 and is a business man to reckon with. Eighty customers on his route attest that he is reliable, honest, courteous and has a very pleasant personality. John's ambition when he grows up is to become a newspaperman. His hobby is models and photography. He has won a Little League baseball trophy and has a pet toy collie named Honey Girl. Shown with newspaperboy John is his Valley Times dealer, Harry Harman, who is presenting the trophy. The Valley Times Newspaperboy Organization takes this opportunity to congratulate John Maris, an outstanding newspaperboy". Photograph dated: June 10, 1959.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
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