Frank Connell Zehrung (born Cedar Rapids, Iowa, October 7, 1858; died Van Nuys, California, September 8, 1942) was an American theater manager, businessman, and politician, best known for serving five two-year terms as the mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska.
The family moved to Omaha in Zehrung's boyhood; his father operated a White Sewing Machine Company dealership there.
[2] With partners Lester M. Crawford (1845-1944) of Kansas and Clarence U. Philley (1866-1933) of Missouri, Zehrung managed and booked theaters all across the Midwest in the early 20th century.
[3][4] During World War I Zehrung volunteered, despite his age, and ran a theater for troops at Camp Stuart in Newport News, Virginia.
He built a large three-story townhouse at 1225 P Street in Lincoln with a connection to a livery barn that became the home of the Zehrung Outdoor Advertising Company.