No-name liquor wins buyers at Denver store amid price cuts
In Denver Hoffmans Liquors reports brisk sales of anonymous 80 proof liquor labeled only as bourbon scotch gin or vodka at about 40 percent below name brands. President Rick Bogdanowitz says demand remains high as chains nationwide test generic products across shelves from cans of peas to disposable diapers with mixed industry reactions.
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Rick Bogdanowitz
Hoffman's
Naaman Siegle
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
George Quint
Merrill Lynch
Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc
Jewel Food Companies Inc
Midwest
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
Boston
Policeman Embraces Priesthood After Police Career
BRISTOL Conn AP Thomas A Bonacum a 60 year old former police sergeant who spent 18 years with the Ansonia force will become a Roman Catholic priest. He left the force in 1970, taught at a police academy, then pursued seminary training in Weston Mass and Hartford diocese earning a master of divinity this spring and recently being ordained at the Church of the Assumption in Ansonia. He says the switch is strange but notes his policing years give him a unique priestly perspective.
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Bristol, Conn
Thomas A. Bonacum
Father Bonacum
Bonacum
Ansonia, Conn
Municipal Training School
Police Academy
Hartford
Weston
Mass
Church of the Assumption
Ansonia
Energy saving home upgrades can pay off
An Iowa State University extension specialist advises homeowners to borrow for energy-saving improvements such as storm windows and insulation. Tax breaks can cut costs with fifteen percent of upgrade costs deductible directly, up to two thousand dollars, plus loan interest may be deductible. Banks credit unions Fmha offices and utilities offer funding. shop for best rates.
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Iowa State University Extension
Mary
Savings and Loan Associations
Farmers Home Administration
Women Olympics at Central YMCA Two-Day Event May 5–6
The Central YMCA hosts the Women Olympics a two day competition on May 5 and 6 inviting teams of ten or more to enter by April 16. Last year drew over 150 competitors with events across running swimming golf ping pong and more plus surprises like a silly swim and silly relay. Team captains meet April 23 and contact Pat Ellis or Veronica Burkhalter for details.
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Central Ymca
Central Y
Pat Ellis
Central Y Staff
Ellis
Caucus to Sponsor Girls Leadership Camp in Boone
The Iowa Women’s Caucus Research and Education Center will sponsor a Girls Leadership Camp from June 3 to 8 at the Episcopal Center for Camps and Conferences in Boone. The program offers 75 honorary scholarships for high school sophomores and juniors or equivalent age. Applications are due April 15, with contact options through local counselors or the phone line 363 4204.
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Iowa Women’s Caucus Research and Education Center
Episcopal Center
Boone
Frances Palmer
Linn County
Four Cedar Rapids musicians win honor scholarships
March auditions awarded four young musicians from the Cedar Rapids Symphony Women’s Committee. Kara Kosek and David Swaney won $25 prizes in the eighth and ninth grade violin category. Gail Hallock and Pat McLain won $150 prizes in the 10th and 11th grade category. Hallock plays french horn, McLain violin.
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Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra
Kara Kosek
David Swaney
Kara
Fred Kosek
Maple Drive
Franklin Junior High School
David
Robert Swaney
Glenway Drive
McKinley Junior High School
Gail Hallock
David Hallock
Grand Ave
Marion
Pat McLain
Pat
Leo McLain
Mansfield Ave
Gail
Marion High School
Washington High School
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la Jay
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Orida
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