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Leachman, Cloris
(Encyclopedia) Leachman, Cloris, 1926-2021, American actress, b. Des Moines, Ia. Leachman began acting in children’s theater when she was seven, and…Marais des Cygnes
(Encyclopedia) Marais des CygnesMarais des Cygnesmĕrˈē də sēn [key], river, c.140 mi (230 km) long, rising in E central Kans., SW of Topeka, and flowing SE into W Mo. to join the Little Osage River…River Forest
(Encyclopedia) River Forest, residential village (1990 pop. 11,669), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago, on the Des Plaines River; inc. 1880. It is the seat of Dominican Univ. and Concordia Univ…Cassius Clay DOWELL, Congress, IA (1864-1940)
DOWELL Cassius Clay , a Representative from Iowa; born on a farm near Summerset, Warren County, Iowa, February 29, 1864; attended the public schools, Baptist College at Des Moines, Iowa, and…Hubert UTTERBACK, Congress, IA (1880-1942)
UTTERBACK Hubert , a Representative from Iowa; born on a farm near Hayesville, Keokuk County, Iowa, June 28, 1880; attended the rural schools and Hedrick (Iowa) Normal and Commercial College; was…Des Plaines, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Des Plaines Des Plaines dĕs plānz [key], city (2020 pop. 60,675), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb of…Sainte Agathe des Monts
(Encyclopedia) Sainte Agathe des MontsSainte Agathe des MontssăNtägätˈ dā môN [key], town (1991 pop. 5,452), S Que., Canada, on the North River, NW of Montreal. It is a resort center.Robert Kingman GOODWIN, Congress, IA (1905-1983)
GOODWIN Robert Kingman , a Representative from Iowa; born in Des Moines, Iowa, May 23, 1905; attended the public schools; was graduated from Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, in 1928 and later…Lyons, village, United States
(Encyclopedia) LyonsLyonslīˈənz [key], village (1990 pop. 9,828), Cook co., NE Ill., a residential suburb of Chicago, on the Des Plaines River; inc. 1888. Lyons was settled at the edge of an early…Hiram Ypsilanti SMITH, Congress, IA (1843-1894)
SMITH Hiram Ypsilanti , a Representative from Iowa; born in Piqua, Miami County, Ohio, March 22, 1843; moved with his parents to Rock Island, Ill., in 1850, and to Des Moines, Iowa, in 1854;…