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360:, June 14, 1938. Accessed September 14, 2018. "John Reiley Guthrie of Phillipsburg received two of the prizes, the McDonald Trophy for the highest all-round achievement in the senior class and the John F. Dumont Prize for the highest rank in English."
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377:, October 7, 2009. Accessed September 14, 2018. "John R. Guthrie, a four-star U.S. Army general, died May 25, 2009. Jack came to Princeton from Blair Academy. He joined Key and Seal, received honors in history, and was a major in ROTC."
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