Thunder on Sycamore Street at Springville High
Springville High presents Thunder on Sycamore Street this Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. in the school gym. The stage play, stemming from a TV origin, examines how prejudice harms individuals as a scene shows Debbie Thies Nancy Tjaden Brian Minish and Mark Hanna attacking Leighton Hooker with sticks and bottles to drive him from the neighborhood due to his former convict status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sycamore Street
Springville High School
Debbie Thies
Nancy Tjaden
Brian Minish
Mark Hanna
Leighton Hooker
Iowa Tourism Revenue Grows in 1971
Iowa reports 1971 tourist expenditure reached 610 million dollars, up 33 million from 1970 and 81 million from 1969. Out-of-state travelers spent 344 million, with 114.9 million added to Iowa residents income and 177.5 million for goods and services. Local, state, and federal taxes absorbed 32, 7.6, and 12 million dollars respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Development Commission
Illinois
Missouri
Nebraska
Minnesota
Wisconsin
South Dakota
Southeast jazz program grows with student led improvisation
Southeast junior high in Briscuso's program expands through a scale approach, music minus one, and taped jams featuring pieces like Lady Bird and Sonny Speaks. The Jazz Lab and 95 member concert band share stages, with performances at Coe College, Des Moines conventions, and a Big Ten event, while nurturing a balanced music education and enthusiasm from students and parents alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briscuso
Todd Dameron
Lady Bird
Sonny Berman
Sonny Speaks
Clifford Brown
Clifford
Southeast
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Bandmasters Convention
Des Moines
Springville
University of Iowa Band Directors Workshop
Woody Herman
Count Basie
Dave Brubeck
University of Iowa
Iowa
Joe
Candice Wiebner
Mellrath joins ACT as programmer analyst in operations
Gary G Mellrath of Iowa City has joined the American College Testing Program as a programmer analyst in ACT national offices operations division. He previously worked at Westinghouse Learning Corp Measured Research Center and will help with systems design and with writing specifications for ACTs educational services. He is a Hartwick native, Keystone Consolidated graduate of 1956, and a Cedar Rapids former LeFebvre Corp employee. He and his wife and two children reside in Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Gary G. MeIlrath
ACT National
ACT
Mellrath
Westinghouse Learning Corp
Measurement Research Center
Hartwick
Keystone Consolidated High School
The
LeFebvre Corp
Cedar Rapids
Dennis The Menace Appears Daily in The Gazette Classified Section
A humorous recurring item appears daily in The Gazette classified pages featuring Dennis The Menace. The brief notices play on the famous comic character and tease readers with cheeky remarks and playful menace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis the Menace
Gazette
Coralville Youth To Compete in Legion Contest
Mike Kanellis 17 of Coralville will represent Iowa at the National American Legion regional oratorical contest in Marshalltown on April 10. He won Iowa’s contest in Nevada on March 9 and competes for a $500 scholarship. The regional winner advances to the sectional semifinals in Bismarck NC, with finals in Weirton WV. top prizes total $8 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Michael Kanellis
Coralville
Iowa Department of the American Legion
National American Legion
Martha Ellen Tye Playhouse
Marshalltown
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Iowa
Kanellis
Iowa American Legion
Nevada
West High School
Iowa City
David N. Kanellis
Walter Johnson Post
Coralville American Legion
Bismarck
N.C
Weirton
W.va
Special Olympics Meets Open in Eastern Iowa April Twenty Two
East Town qualifying meets for Iowa Special Olympics run April 22 with stages in Dubuque Cedar Rapids and Ottumwa. Districts include Northeast East Central and Southeast with venues at Dubuque University of Dubuque Kennedy High Cedar Rapids Shaeffer Stadium Ottumwa. First place at district meets advances to Des Moines state meet May 11 for national rounds at UCLA in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Marshalltown
Muscatine
Sioux City
University of California, Los Angeles
East Town
Chalmersfield
University of
Shaeffer
Ottumwa
Richard Schoonover
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tom Merryman
Thunder On Sycamore Street
Are
Deb
By Haskell
Shirley Willmott
Craig Ellyson
Debbie Binley
Mike Hoyt
Marcia Casteel
North Central
Great Lakes
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Plains
North Dakota
Northeast
South
West
California
Gram
Electronic Computer Programming Institute
MRC
Mcellrath
Legion
A T. Pleune
Central Park Church
Pleune
E. Iowa
Re Crow
Slicen Bi
Briggs & Stratton Engines
A. Sun
S. S. Kresge Company
Advertising Council
U.S. Forest Services
National Association of State Foresters
International Newspaper Advertising Executives
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!