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Viola Ebel Adlof
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Read Charles Tips' prepared speech at the May 26, 1973 historical marker dedication after Tips was in a car accident en route from Dallas and could not attend. Thanked by name in Michael David Smith's 1989 book acknowledgments as 'Mrs. Viola Ebel Adlof.'
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Why Track This
The person who delivered Tips’ own words at the one event he couldn’t attend — a small but memorable role in the marker-dedication story.
Current State
Named in period marker-dedication photo captions (“Viola Adlof reads a speech written by Col. Charles R. Tips”) and separately thanked in Michael David Smith’s 1989 book acknowledgments, suggesting she also assisted with the book’s research or photo access decades later.
Next Action
None.
Notes
Also referenced as “Mrs. A. E. Adlof” / “P.O. Box 340” in period correspondence in the marker research collection — likely the same person (Adlof household).