Woman preserves Civil War flags in modern restoration effort
Nancy Cyr runs Welter Studio in New Brighton restoring Civil War battle flags badly faded or stored away. She repairs 20 to 30 flags a year, taking about 30 hours per flag and charging 1200 to 1500 dollars. Most flags come from Northern armies. few Confederate pieces exist and she notes some captured flags may return South.
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UPI
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Nancy Cyr
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Welter Studio
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Stained glass exhibit at Hoyt Institute opens weekend
Calendar items note the Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts opens tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a stained glass exhibit on display. Community notices include the Lawrence County Democratic Club meeting at St Joseph the Worker Church, a Women’s Shelter battered women’s group gathering, and an Alcoholics Anonymous closed discussion session at Jameson Memorial Hospital. Weather section cites yesterday’s high 113 at Laughlin and low 38 at Jackson.
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Lawrence County Democratic Club
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Jackson says numbers could win him nomination
In Pittsburgh on June 15 1987 Reverend Jesse Jackson rallied for economic justice saying his political agenda has the numbers to draw votes though he did not declare for president. He noted fundraising and infrastructure building are prerequisites, urged donations, and highlighted his civil rights and social welfare priorities.
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Jesse Jackson
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Economic Justice
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