Montauk mansion the historic Larrabee home Iowa landmark
Historic Montauk sits atop a hill north of Clermont about the century old mansion built by former Iowa governor William Larrabee in 1874. The red brick house became a symbol of 19th century taste with European art and a prosperous era. After Miss Anna Larrabee’s death in 1965 the home was deeded in 1968 to Historical Governor Larrabee Home Inc and opened to the public.
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Larrabee Montauk Gift Offered to Iowa State
The Larrabee board offers Montauk estate in Clermont to Iowa with church and bank building as a state historic gift if legislature funds maintenance. Montauk features 14 rooms on 45 acres with pine trees and a caretaker’s house, open for tours May 30 to Nov 1.
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New England
Armstrong Quietly Pursues Life After Moon Landing
Neil Armstrong, called the invisi ble man by Cincinnati locals, has spent five years as a University of Cincinnati aerospace professor. He teaches several courses and works on a space program heart pump, avoiding publicity and public appearances while living on a Lebanon Ohio farm with a modest, restrained public profile.
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Neil A. Armstrong Air Space Museum
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Neil
First Beneficiary Of Social Security’s Century Milestone
Ida M. Fuller of Ludlow, Vermont, was the first Social Security beneficiary after the program’s 1935 passage. She received the first $22.54 check on January 31, 1940, has since collected 416 monthly payments, and celebrated her 100th birthday on September 5, 1974.
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Bev Trayer
AMBBA
Waterloo
Cedars School of Men’s Nertyling
Cedar Rapids Barber College
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Cedar Rapids
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