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Pope John Paul II was the subject of three premature obituaries.. A prematurely reported obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication. . Examples include that of inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, whose premature obituary condemning him as a "merchant of death" for creating military explosives may have prompted him to create the Nobel Prize; [1 ...
Iowa portal; Portal style website for Glidden Archived January 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine City government, Business, City Development and more; Presbyterian Church of Glidden–History Archived July 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine; City Data Archived May 24, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Comprehensive Statistical Data and more about Glidden.
Lester Spangler (January 15, 1906 – May 30, 1933) was an American racing driver. Spangler raced with great success at Los Angeles' Legion Ascot Speedway , which led him to move up to AAA Championship Car racing .
Clemmie Dixon Spangler Jr. (April 5, 1932 – July 22, 2018) was an American billionaire businessman, and the owner of National Gypsum. [1] On the Forbes 2016 list of the world's billionaires, he was ranked #722 with a net worth of US$ 2.4 billion. [ 1 ]
James Murray Spangler (November 20, 1848 – January 23, 1915) was an American inventor, salesman, and janitor who invented the first commercially successful portable electric vacuum cleaner that revolutionized household carpet cleaning. His device was not the first vacuum cleaner, but it was the first that was practical for home use.
George Wilcken Romney (July 8, 1907 – July 26, 1995) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as chairman and president of American Motors Corporation from 1954 to 1962, the 43rd governor of Michigan from 1963 to 1969, and 3rd secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1969 to 1973.
The Glidden Tours were revived in 1946 by the Veteran Motor Car Club of America (VMCCA) and have continued since with antique cars traveling premarked routes and stopping in local towns to show off their vehicles, many people dressed in period costume. Original founder Augustus Post participated in every Glidden Tour until his death in 1952.
The funeral was held on September 3, 2010, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Vancouver, Washington. [19] In memory of Lenz, his school (St. Joseph's Catholic School in Vancouver, Washington) is [when?] raising funds to build the Peter Lenz Memorial Athletic Field. [20] Lenz is buried at Mother Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Vancouver, Washington.