July 1956 -- Reverend Laverne Morris and Mrs. Morris left Ottumwa for Long Beach California, where their daughter Carol Ann Laverne Morris competed in the 1956 Miss Universe pageant. Rev. Morris was pastor of the Davis Street Christian Church in South Ottumwa. The couple's flight was provided by John Morrell & Company, on the company's plane.
For more information on the Michael Lemberger Collection visit https://aspace.lib.uiowa.edu/repositories/2/resources/3157
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July 1956 -- Reverend Laverne Morris and Mrs. Morris left Ottumwa for Long Beach California, where their daughter Carol Ann Laverne Morris competed in the 1956 Miss Universe pageant. Rev. Morris was pastor of the Davis Street Christian Church in South Ottumwa. The couple's flight was provided by John Morrell & Company, on the company's plane. For more information on the Michael Lemberger Collection visit https://aspace.lib.uiowa.edu/repositories/2/resources/3157