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May 7, 2020 124 mins

Tombstone Week continues (and Topical Freeze begins) as Blank Check Podcast hosts Griffin Newman and David Sims return to review frozen pizza brand Tombstone and to play another edition of Family Food.

Sources for this week's intro:

Railroad Maps, 1828-1900

https://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/connections/railroad-maps/history3.html  

American Railroads in the 20th Century

https://americanhistory.si.edu/america-on-the-move/essays/american-railroads  

Origin of Medford, Wisconsin

https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS10436 

History: Medford, Wisconsin (1881)

https://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/4data/97/1035.htm 

Joseph Simek was a founder of Tombstone Pizza

http://archive.jsonline.com/news/obituaries/simek-a-founder-of-tombstone-pizza-has-died-g08rrao-192103331.html/  

Tombstone's success means a piece of the [pizza] pie for everyone

https://www.minneapolisfed.org/article/1993/tombstones-success-means-a-piece-of-the-pizza-pie-for-everyone 

 A Tasty Tale from 1962 ONCE UPON A BAR

https://www.tombstonepizza.com/about

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