Brief Life History of Lula Belle
When Lula Belle Strawn was born on 22 November 1896, in Cresco, Howard, Iowa, United States, her father, Harrison Strawn, was 34 and her mother, Ida Mabel Sperry, was 26. She married George Charles Finsterbusch on 24 November 1923, in Petaluma, Sonoma, California, United States. She lived in Towner, North Dakota, United States in 1915 and Petaluma, Sonoma, California, United States in 1930. She died on 15 October 1993, in Sebastopol, Sonoma, California, United States, at the age of 96, and was buried in Sebastopol Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Sebastopol, Sonoma, California, United States.
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- Lulu B Strawn in household of Harrison Strawn, "North Dakota Census, 1915"
- Lulu Belle Strawn, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
- Lulu Belle Strawn in the U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s
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1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1913 · The Completion of the Keokuk Dam
The Keokuk Dam was completed in 1913 and began to power the surrounding area. It was the largest single capacity powerhouse in the world at the time. After World War II, the powerhouse was modernized and all the units were converted in 2002. It remains the largest privately owned and operated dam on the Mississippi River.
1922 · Oldest radio station west of the Mississippi
The Karlowa Radio Corporation, in Davenport, was issued a new license for broadcasting and with it they were randomly assigned call letters of WOC. The small studio was the first to reach the Iowa area and was identified as one of 21 stations that were desirable because of coverage area and performance. In September 1927, WOC became a member of the new NBC radio network and still is today. In 1932, Ronald Reagan got his first broadcasting job at WOC as a sportscaster and he returned in 1988 after his presidency tour. WOC is the oldest surviving broadcasting station in the middle Mississippi Valley and was the first to keep logs on their electrical consumption and their on-air programming.
Name Meaning
Probably an altered form of Strachan or Straughan ,reflecting the pronunciation.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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