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  2. Al Schmid - Wikipedia

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    While on leave, he used a $60 bonus (equivalent to $1,120 in 2023) from his employer to purchase an engagement ring for his girlfriend Ruth Hartley, a salesgirl he first met in May 1941. The 1st Marines landed on Guadalcanal on August 7, 1942, the largest Marine force ever engaged in landing operations up to that time and first American ...

  3. Ruth Hartley - Wikipedia

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    Pixie’s family was among the 1820 settlers in South Africa and moved to Rhodesia in 1922 where Ruth's grandfather, Alfred Ernest Hartley bought a farm. Ruth obtained a BA in Fine Art from the Michaelis School of Art, University of Cape Town in 1964, a PGCE (Art and Design) in 1981 at Trent Park, Middlesex University, and an MA in Women’s ...

  4. Charles F. and Ruth Chase House - Wikipedia

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    The Charles F. and Ruth Chase House, also known as the Judge Whitmore House, is a historic residence located in Atlantic, Iowa, United States. Charles and Ruth Chase established a local newspaper, the Atlantic News-Telegraph. Their son, Edwin Percy Chase, joined his father in the business and won the Pulitzer Prize for the best editorial of ...

  5. Category:Atlantic, Iowa - Wikipedia

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    Atlantic (Iowa baseball) Atlantic High School (Iowa) Atlantic Municipal Airport; C. Cass County Courthouse (Iowa) Charles F. and Ruth Chase House; Chicago, Rock ...

  6. Atlantic, Iowa - Wikipedia

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    Atlantic was founded in October 1868 by Franklin H. Whitney, B.F. Allen, John P. Cook, and others. While historians cannot agree on how Atlantic got its name, local legend tells that the founding fathers estimated that the town was about halfway between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, so it led them to flip a coin and, clearly, Atlantic won.

  7. Hotel Whitney - Wikipedia

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    The Hotel Whitney is a historic building located in Atlantic, Iowa, United States.The three-story Art Deco brick building was completed in 1931. The structure was built so that it could rise to as many as 10-stories. [2]

  8. Ruth Hartley Mosley - Wikipedia

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    Ruth Price Hartley Mosley (September 23, 1886 – August 14, 1975) was an American nurse, businesswoman, and civil rights activist. In 1910, she became the first black woman to be the head of a nursing department. [1] Mosley was also one of the first women to be licensed as an embalmer.

  9. Saints Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church Historic District

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    The church is located southeast of Harper, Iowa, United States, in Clear Creek Township, Keokuk County. The church building was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. The parish property was listed as a historic district in 2021. [2] The parish was known in the Davenport Diocese as Saints Peter and Paul, Clear ...