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Zona Maie Griswold
Zona Maie Griswold (December 19, 1889 – November 26, 1961) was an American soprano singer from Texas. Early life and education Zona Maie Griswold was born in Mulhall, Oklahoma Mulhall is a town in Logan (mostly) and Payne counties in Oklahoma, United States. The population was 225 at the 2010 census, down 5.9 percent from the figure of 239 in 2000. It is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area. Hist ... and raised in Dallas, Texas, the daughter of John Nelson Griswold and Florence Belle Young Griswold. Her father worked as a railroad freight agent; her mother was a song composer. Zona Maie Griswold studied voice at the New England Conservatory of Music, with further training in Berlin.Sinclair Moreland''The Texas Women's Hall of Fame''(Biographical Press 1917): 246-247. Career In 1914 Griswold was one of the soloists at the Texas State Saengerfest. She also sang with the Grand Saline Band and the Apollo Chorus of Fort Worth. During her time in New Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mulhall, Oklahoma
Mulhall is a town in Logan (mostly) and Payne counties in Oklahoma, United States. The population was 225 at the 2010 census, down 5.9 percent from the figure of 239 in 2000. It is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The town began as a railroad station for the Santa Fe railroad, and was originally named Alfred, for the son of an attorney. The town is named for Zach Mulhall, father of Lucille Mulhall, who was the first official 'cowgirl' to actually compete against men in rodeo events and win. The town name was changed from Alfred to Mulhall shortly after the land run of 1889 because there were two towns named 'Alfred' at that time, according to a petition made by Zach to the railroad.Dianna Everett, "Mulhall." ''Encyclopedia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 Deaths
Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 (Koivulahti air disaster): Douglas DC-3C OH-LCC of Finnish airline Finnair, Aero crashes near Kvevlax (Koivulahti), on approach to Vaasa Airport in Finland, killing all 25 on board, due to pilot error: an investigation finds that the Captain (civil aviation), captain and First officer (civil aviation), first officer were both exhausted for lack of sleep, and had consumed excessive amounts of alcohol at the time of the crash. It remains the deadliest air disaster to occur in the country. * January 5 ** Italian sculptor Alfredo Fioravanti marches into the U.S. Consulate in Rome, and confesses that he was part of the team that forged the Etruscan terracotta warriors in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. ** After the 1960 Turkish coup d'état, 1960 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burials In Texas
Burial, also known as interment or inhumation, is a method of final disposition whereby a dead body is placed into the ground, sometimes with objects. This is usually accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing the deceased and objects in it, and covering it over. A funeral is a ceremony that accompanies the final disposition. Humans have been burying their dead since shortly after the origin of the species. Burial is often seen as indicating respect for the dead. It has been used to prevent the odor of decay, to give family members closure and prevent them from witnessing the decomposition of their loved ones, and in many cultures it has been seen as a necessary step for the deceased to enter the afterlife or to give back to the cycle of life. Methods of burial may be heavily ritualized and can include natural burial (sometimes called "green burial"); embalming or mummification; and the use of containers for the dead, such as shrouds, coffins, grave liners, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
