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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…

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.

People stand next to parked cars as they watch a parade go down Main Street in Rossville, Kansas.

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

Three unidentified people at the Rossville, Kansas, Fourth of July parade in the early 1900s.

The Tall Corn Festival parade is an annual event.