Anchor arrives

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Lamar Democrat/Richard Cooper The anchor has arrived, picked up by Jack Purinton in Marion, Iowa and delivered to Lamar on the evening of August 4. It will symbolize Lamar’s connection with the U.S. Navy since three admirals called Lamar home, and all three graduated from Lamar High School. Lamar has the anchor on a permanent loan from the Navy Department. The Navy never surrenders ownership of any of its equipment. Its final location will be a concrete pad in the northwest quadrant of the courthouse lawn. It will temporarily be stored at Isenhower Lumber. Will it be on display during the Lamar Fair? Quite likely. No small item, the anchor weighs 3,800 pounds.


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