Parachute wedding dress recalls Holocaust survival tale
Frances Talapina Sprague survived three camps including Dachau and married Buck Sprague after meeting in Bad Tolz Germany. Her wedding gown was crafted from two silk parachutes used by an American GI who helped liberate Germany. The dress embodies a life of resilience and a family legacy rooted in Iowa.
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Olga
Frances Talapina Sprague
Darlene
Frances
Germany
Darlene Sprague Murphy
Riga
Latvia
Peter
Freda
Roy
Dachau
Bad Talz
Gilbert “Buck” Sprague
Greeley
Iowa
Colesburg
82Nd Airborne
Normandy
D-Day
France
Buck
Bad Tolz
Mom
Dave Rasdai
the Gazette
Darlene Murphy
Volga
Gilbert Sprague
Frances Talapina
Llamas in Buchanan County under cloud of bankruptcy
In Buchanan County a religious group led by Ryan St. Anne Scott moved about two dozen llamas to Iowa as Illinois creditors seek asset recovery. Llamas listed for sale include Kobra's Argentine Toro at 4500 dollars. breeding services quoted at 1500. Authorities and a federal trustee oversee the herd as potential fraudulent transfer questions loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Magee
Courier Independence
Buchanan County
Ryan St. Anne Scott
Kobra
Galesburg
Holy Rosary Abbey
Scott
Illinois
Iowa
The
Llamas
Buchanan Abbey
Gregory Joseph
Barry Rodgers
Isaac Thomas Bertke
Bertke
St. Louis
Jim Slosiarek
the Gazette
Independence
Josephina
Gregory
Public safety briefs from Eastern Iowa agency reports
Public safety notices summarize charges from county attorney offices in Eastern Iowa. The statements note that all accusations are pending court outcomes and not proven facts.
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Iowa
Multiple OWI arrests report in Johnson County Iowa
Report lists several individuals charged with operating while intoxicated in Iowa City and surrounding areas. Samantha J. Shipley 21 Burlington Paul M. Speck 18 Des Moines Markle D. Channon 21 Iowa City Lisa M. Werkmeister 47 Waterloo faces drug possession paraphernalia and methamphetamine counts at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
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Iowa City
Samantha J. Shipley
Burlington
Burlington Street
Riverside Drive
Paul M. Speck
Des Moines
Markle D. Channon
Village Green Blvd
Hawkins Drive
Highway 6
Johnson County
Lisa M. Werkmeister
Waterloo
University of Iowa
Two Iowa City suspects charged in domestic assault and burglary
Adrian F. Mitchell, 22, of 402 Kimball Rd Iowa City faces domestic abuse assault without intent causing injury for allegedly assaulting and choking a woman Tuesday in the 700 block of Carriage Hill. Larry J. Slocum, 41, of West Branch is charged with first degree burglary for entering a woman’s residence.
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Adrian F. Mitchell
Kimball Rd
Iowa City
Carriage Hill
Larry J. Slocum
West Branch
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Iiene Murphy Photo
International Lama Registry
James Inghram
Inghram
Gayle Dumas
Kristy Brown
Sparta
Wis
International Lama Registry Board
Brown
Klinger
Cedar Rapids
Dodge and
College Streets
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