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This is the home of Elmer Stewart on Main Street in Rossville, Kansas. He died June 2, 1961.

The man on the left, talking into the microphone, is Herman Spacek. The stage is on Main Street, Rossville, Kansas. The other gentleman on the right is unidentified.

Charles Martin is sitting in a stock tank fully clothed with nice shoes on after getting dunked. It was part of the Tall Corn Festival in Rossville, Kansas.

LaVerne Spears is sitting in a stock tank fully clothed with nice shoes on after getting dunked. It was part of the Tall Corn Festival in Rossville, Kansas.

Mr. LaVerne H. Spears was born on a farm near Wamego, Kansas, on September 20, 1906. He married Edna Vilven in 1927. They moved to Rossville, Kansas, in 1928. He was mayor from 1955-1965. He was elected to the Kansas State Legislature in 1964 and…

George Sullivan (pictured at right) rides a donkey at the Lions donkey ball in Rossville, Kansas. The man on the left is unidentified.

Unidentified men ride donkeys at the Lions donkey ball in Rossville, Kansas.

Men ride donkeys at the Lions donkey ball in Rossville, Kansas. The man on the left is Don Jones.

This is probably a picture of a Tall Corn Festival parade taken on Main Street in Rossville, Kansas.

Winnie and her son, Larry, enjoy watermelon at the Lions watermelon feed in Rossville, Kansas, September 1960.