(Library of Congress)ColumnistCan you write about the Turner Arena in Washington? I am trying to compile a family history and Florence Turner was my grandfather’s sister. Picture, if you will, the wedding cake at the reception celebrating the marriage of Florence Feass and Joe Turner. She had help from Gabe Menendez, Joe Turner’s “matchmaker.” That’s the person who works with the talent — wrestlers, boxers — to arrange bouts. In 1948, Florence hired a man from New York City to serve as the general manager of Turner’s Arena.

Source: Washington Post August 25, 2018 19:52 UTC