Old Cobbler Lived, Died for His Troost Shoe Shop
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Old Cobbler Lived, Died for His Troost Shoe Shop
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Photos (of the deceased and his shop), caption, and obituary article about James Ventola, 79-year-old proprietor of the Ventola Foot Comfort Shop at 3321 Troost Avenue more than 40 years, killed there by a beating in 1973. Native of Italy emigrating to Kansas City in 1901 as a shoe repairman becoming known as "the Mayor of Troost Avenue" with residence at 5045 Virginia Avenue.
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1973-07-08
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The Kansas City Star
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Microfilm
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Restriction on Access
This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests
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