first husband named White; wife of Ross Owens, maiden name unknown
Mrs. Willa White Owens was Ohio Women's Chess Champion and the first woman elected vice-president of the United States Chess Federation. She had learned to play from her first husband around 1937 and met her second husband at a chess tournament. She said they played to see who would wash the dishes and that her husband developed into a quite experienced dish-washer.
Mrs. Willa White Owens was Ohio Women's Chess Champion and the first woman elected vice-president of the United States Chess Federation. She had learned to play from her first husband around 1937 and met her second husband at a chess tournament. She said they played to see who would wash the dishes and that her husband developed into a quite experienced dish-washer.
first husband named White; wife of Ross Owens, maiden name unknown
Mrs. Willa White Owens was Ohio Women's Chess Champion and the first woman elected vice-president of the United States Chess Federation. She had learned to play from her first husband around 1937 and met her second husband at a chess tournament. She said they played to see who would wash the dishes and that her husband developed into a quite experienced dish-washer.
Mrs. Willa White Owens was Ohio Women's Chess Champion and the first woman elected vice-president of the United States Chess Federation. She had learned to play from her first husband around 1937 and met her second husband at a chess tournament. She said they played to see who would wash the dishes and that her husband developed into a quite experienced dish-washer.
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