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Clara was born
She was born in Iowa -
Russell was born
He was born in Kansas -
Clara and Russell got married
They met at the University of Iowa then got married later -
Created Eskimo Pies
The business was a huge success but they sold it cause the patent was too expensive -
Clara and Russell started Mrs. Stover's Bungalow candies
They made the candy out of their kitchen in Denver and only employed 7 people -
They operated 5 stores in Denver
They also had stores in Kansas City, Lincoln, Omaha, and St. Louis -
Opened the first factory
They realized their business was growing fast so they opened their first factory in Kansas City, Missouri -
They moved the business the KC
They moved because they loved KC -
Created a drive-in store
They opened an ice cream parlor in KC with a drive through -
Name official changed
They changed their name to Russell Stover -
Russell dies
he died at the age of 66 -
Louis Ward buys the company
He was one of their packaging suppliers and he purchased controlling interest in the company -
Clara dies
She died at the age of 93 -
The company becomes priviate
It became privately owned -
Tom and Scott Ward become co-presidents
They become the co presidents and they add Whitman's Candies to their enterprise