Legacy of Jessie Shirley Highlighted in Midwestern Theater Museum
A Midwest Old Settlers and Threshers Association and the Society for the Preservation of Tent Talk and Repertoire Theater will dedicate a new Museum and Research Center at Mt. Pleasant to preserve days of traveling rep theater. Jessie Shirley's trunk and memorabilia from Greene's Opera House Cedar Rapids and her touring company are central to the collection and dedication program.
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Jessie Shirley
Cedar Rapids
Midwest Old Settlers and Threshers Assn
Society For the Preservation of
Mt. Pleasant
Tissie Shirley
Smith
Lena
Greene
Opera House
Second Street
Shirley Apin
Belinda
Wellington DeBoots
Gibler Comedy Co
Illinois
Indiana
Marion
Jessie Shirley-Smith
Iowa
Missouri
Qerry the Tramp
Woltha
Camille
Carolina Schaffner
Jefi
The
Schaffner Players
New Museum and Research Center
Mt Pleasant
Japan New Wave Replaces Americans as Europe Tourists
The article notes tourists from Japan surging into Europe as a key new market, with Japanese language guides and signs in multiple cities. It contrasts the old era of American visitors with cash and cameras to a rising Japanese tourist wave fueled by stronger purchasing power.
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Paris
Rome
Geneva
Wight
Toledo
Spain
Paella
Europe
Children Try To Take Davis Stand in Dixie
Busloads of school children gather at the Alabama State capitol to stand on the brass six pointed star in marble marking Jefferson Davis inauguration as provisional president of the Confederacy. The star, a gift of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, was unveiled in 1897.
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Davis
Dixie Montgomery
Ala
Ghost Town Split Over Progress and Preservation in Idaho
Residents of Silver City Idaho debate fate of the aging mining town as two camps clash over restoration versus preservation. A lone caretaker supports keeping the town habitable while outsiders push for development or conservation amid dwindling population and rugged access.
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Silveis Clay
Idaho
Silver City
Oway
Ube
Utioul Tin
Eelge
Owyhee Mountains
Land Management
Hee Laid
St. Iver
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Wapello
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