Second Look at Cherry Sisters in Marion History
Barbara Turner recalls Marion residents memories of the Cherry sisters Ellen Effie Lizzie Addie and Jessie who rose from a ramshackle three miles south of town to stage fame and later poverty Their life in the early 1900s included vaudeville tours and public taunts yet their pride and charity toward animals and neighbors remained.
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Marion
Ellen
Effie
Lizzie
Addie
Jessie
Marvin Oxley
East
Midwest
Cherry Sisters
Daniel’s Opera House
Arthur Granger
Polly
Frazinger
Granger
Arthur
Albert
Dad
Mrs. Klouda
Majestic Theater
Louise Zrudsky
Zrudskys
The
Kloudas
Stanley Zrudsky
John Roshar
Cherry
John
Stanley
Zrudsky
Roshar
Stagestruck Farm Girls
Culver Praises American Flag as True Emblem
Congressman John C. Culver called the American flag the truest emblem of the United States during a Marion ceremony designating the city as Flag City USA. He urged dedication to flag ideals, not just the symbol, and noted citizen involvement as key to the nation’s strength. The event included Culver presenting a flag flown over the Capitol.
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John C. Culver
U.S
Culver
Aquatic School Enrollee Among 150 Students
MANCHESTER Kathy Callies joins 150 students from eight states at the American National Aquatic school held at the Lutheran Lakeside camp near Spirit Lake. NORTH LIBERTY Cadet George W. McClain, son of the Carl T. McClains, earns an associate in arts degree at Kemper Military School and College Boonville Missouri.
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Manchester
Kathy Callies
American National Aquatic School
Lutheran Lakeside
Spirit Lake
North Liberty
George W. McClain
Carl T. McClains
Kemper Military School and College
Boonville, Mo
Calmar Hosts Open Registration for Graded Students
Calmar invites seventh to twelfth grade students not currently enrolled at South Winneshiek high school to register Monday from 9 a.m. to noon in the study hall on the Calmar center's second floor.
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Calmar
South Winneshiek Community High School
Calmar Center
Strawberry Point Library Summer Reading Begins Tuesday
The Strawberry Point public library launches a summer reading program for youngsters starting Tuesday and running until August 17. The top reader in each of three age divisions wins an award at program end. Registration is at the library.
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Strawberry Point
Strawberry Point Public
Keota Speaker Hayes Warns on Attorney General Race
James P. Hayes, director of the state crime commission, will address the Keokuk County Democratic Women's Club at Hayesville’s Community Church basement on June 24 at 8 p.m. He is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for attorney general.
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KEOTA
James P. Hayes
State Crime Commission
Keokuk County
Democratic Women’s Club
Hayesville
Community Church
Culver campaigns and public events across Iowa
Congressman Culver D Cedar Rapids speaks at Dubuque flagpole dedication at 2 p.m. and meets officials on Mississippi navigation. Campaigns span Maquoketa Cafe 10:30 a.m. and Lions Club 6:30 p.m. stops, plus rallies in Davenport, Clinton, Des Moines, and many Western Iowa towns with other GOP candidates including Bromwell, Jepsen, Riley, and Stanley.
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John Culver
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque Memorial Gardens
Coralville
Culver
Coral Village
Maquoketa
Tom Riley
Lions Club
Bellevue
Riley
Iowa
James Bromwell
U.S. Senate
Corning
Osceola
Lenox
Bedford
David Stanley
Muscatine
Western Iowa
Donald Johnson
West Branch
Sheldon
Sioux Center
Robert Ray
Des Moines
Nox
Stanley
Burlington
Danville
Keosauqua
Linn County
Bishop’s
Johnson
Jepsen
Dale Awtry
Lake City
Maurice Baringer
Oelwein
Lloyd Humphreys
Linn
Robert Vernon
Bromwell
Council Bluffs
Atlantic
Fort Madison
Keokuk
Richland
Davenport
Washington
Kiwanis Club
Crawfordsville
Brighton
Ray
Butler County
Fairfield
Albia
Bramwell
Avoca
Oakland
Walnut
Greenfield
D.C
Richard Nixon
Charles Percy
Jepson
Savery Hotel
Fontanelle
Clarion
Adair County
William Plymar
U.S
Ames
Independence
Union
Decorah
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Waukon
Lansing
Elkader
Madison County
Adel
Dallas Center
Woodward
Perry
North Iowa
Osage
St. Ansgar
Riceville
Northwood
Mason City
Clear Lake
Sioux City
Wright County
Plymar
Anamosa
Jones County
Old Siebels
Robert Norris
Amber Road
Highway 151
G.O.P
Waterloo
Eagle Grove
Eldora
State Center
Hardin County
Webster City
Central Iowa
Clinton
Greeley
Manchester
Alburnett
Extend Billboard Control in Iowa Advances
The Federal Highway Administration approved an agreement to extend billboard control over an additional 10,000 miles of Iowa highways. The plan would cover interstate segments inside cities and all rural and urban primary highways. Howard Gunnerson noted further state legislation is needed to implement the agreement.
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Ames
Iowa Highway Commission
Federal Highway Administration
Iowa
Howard Gunnerson
The
Highway Commission
Schwengel Urges End to Disruptive Politics
Rep Fred Schwengel of Davenport urged ending the politics of disruption during remarks in Nichols while presenting a flag to Boy Scout troop No 612. He said progress helps the disadvantaged and that disruption and violence hinder progress, calling for unity across races and classes.
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Nichols
Fred Schwengel
Davenport
Schwengel
Des Moines Art Center Censorship Suit Heard
Polk County District Judge Waldo Wheeler heard arguments on a suit by seven art center patrons against the Des Moines city council. The plaintiffs claim the council's attempt to remove five works infringes free expression, while council attorney Philip Riley urged dismissal. The artworks were moved to an adults only section after the dispute.
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Des Moines
Polk County
Waldo Wheeler
Des Moines Art Center
Philip T. Riley
Jens Grothe
Robert Seism
Art Center
Wheeler
Elkader to Host Vietnam Speech at Opera House
Tom Hollingsworth, a nine year Green Beret veteran, will speak on We Want to Win in Vietnam at the Elkader opera house June 29 at 8 p.m. The TRAIN committee sponsors the free public event. He spent over four years in South Vietnam Laos and Thailand training locals to resist Viet Cong. Tickets available by contacting June Pierce in Guttenberg or at the door.
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Elkader
Tom Hollingsworth
Army
Green Berets
Vietnam
Elkader Opera House
Hollingsworth
Fayette- Clayton To Restore
South Vietnam
Laos
Thailand
June Pierce
Guttenberg
Luther's Johnson Named ACE Fellow for 1968 69
Luther college teaching faculty member David Johnson is named an American Council on Education ACE fellow for the 1968 69 academic year. He will intern in college administration, teach a sociology seminar, help evaluate curriculum, assess graduates views on college life, and direct Luther’s Institute in American Studies for Scandinavian Teachers.
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Decorah
David Johnson
Luther College
American Council On Education
ACE
Johnson
Luther
New Stewardess Joins American Airlines Duty Out of New York
Jean Ann Monaghan of Masonville earned silver wings after graduation from American Airlines stewardess college at Fort Worth Texas and is assigned to flight duty out of New York City She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Vincent Monaghan.
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Manchester
Masonville
New York City
Jean Ann Monaghan
Vincent Monaghans
American Airlines Stewardess College
Fort Worth
Texas
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