Galena Illinois Keeps 19th Century Charm Amid Growth
A nostalgic town in Galena Illinois draws 500000 visitors yearly with antebellum stone houses riverfront fronts and a thriving antique trade. Efforts to attract modern industry face resident resistance to preserve 19th century character while some shoppers lament scarce bedsheets downtown.
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Galena
Illinois
Ulysses S. Grant
Herman Melville
Midwest
Harvey
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Marriage Licenses Batch Noted in Lawrence and Nearby
A list of issued marriage licenses includes Jerome Edward Roskahr 41 of Lawrence with Gaylene Evelyn Gerard 40 of Lawrence. Gary Steven Allen 22 of Edgerton and Sheila Annette Lacy 19 of Atchison are paired. Kenneth Wayne Mayhew 20 of Lawrence with Joyce Ellen Eberly of Lawrence. Stanley Karl Cropp 2 of Lawrence with Catherine Ann Baker 21 of Lawrence. Robert Rippe Williamson 24 of Houston Texas with Marsha Jo Anderson 22 of Liberty Missouri. Robert Scott Graham 28 of Lawrence with Eileen Mary McGuire 22 of Lawrence. Michael Dean Hoy 25 of Hutchinson with Barbara Lucinda Cox 20 of Lawrence. Charles Paul Caldwell 68 of Overland Park with Mildred Viola McGuinn 56 of Merriam.
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Jerome Edward Roskahr
Lawrence
Gaylene Evelyn Gerard
Gary Steven Allen
Eudora
Sheila Annette Lacy
Atchison
Kenneth Wayne Mayhew
Joyce
Ellen Eberly
Stanley Karl Cropp
Catherine Ann Baker
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Robert Rippe Williamson
Houston, Tex
Marsha Jo Anderson
Liberty
Robert Scott ‘Graham
Eileen Mary McGuire
Michael Dean Hoy
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Barbara Lucinda Cox
Charles Paul Galdwell
Overland Park
Mildred Viola McGuinn
Merriam
Royal Plumbing & Heating CO
Rex
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Leanenee
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