Cedar Rapids Uses American Gothic Gimmick At Travel Show
Cedar Rapids agents promoted the city at travel shows using a repurposed American Gothic painting with agents' faces in the holes. The bureau highlighted Five Seasons Country and nearby attractions incl Amana Colonies Herbert Hoover Library Brucemore Czech Village Stone City and Iowa City.
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Grant Wood
Cedar Rapids
Malmberg
Sheraton
Anderson
West Branch
Brucemore
Czech Village
Stone City
Iowa City
Iowa travel show booths showcase Five Seasons Country attractions
Travel agents at shows in St. Paul and Bloomington encountered Iowa delegates promoting Amana Colonies, Greyhound racing, riverboat rides and Adventureland. Booths from Cedar Rapids, Amana Colonies, Quad City Attractions, Des Moines, Dubuque and other bureaus highlighted regional cooperation to boost tourism and hotel occupancy along a four hour drive.
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Cedar Rapids
Twin Cities
Alice Anderson
Convention Bureau
Jeanne Tharp
Sheraton Inn
Mary Lee Malmberg
Best Western Town House
St. Paul
Bloomington
Iowa
Amana
Cedar Rapids Convention and Visitors Bureau
Amana Colonies Travel Council
Quad City
Council Bluffs Convention and Visitors Bureau
Des Moines
Grant Wood
Dubuque
Parimutuel Racing
Iowa City
Pella
Hahn
Brian Southwood
Dubuque Greyhound Park
Southwood
Appeals judge to preside at Coe Law Day mock trial
The Linn County Bar Association and Coe College host Law Day for high school students on May 1 at Sinclair Memorial Auditorium. U.S. Court of Appeals Justice George C. Fagg will preside over a mock summary trial about pool liability, with Iowa Defense Lawyers’ Association lawyers as advocates and visiting students as jurors.
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Coe
Linn County Bar Association
Coe College
Sinclair Memorial Auditorium
Thomas Sweeney
Iowa Defense Lawyers’ Association
U.S. Court of Appeals
George C. Fagg
Association
Justice Fagg
Marion offers 1986 summer school for reading and math help
The Marion Independent School District will run a targeted summer program for students in grades 1 through 12 who qualify for extra reading and mathematics aid based on Iowa Tests. Grades 1–8 attend Vernon Middle School, grades 9–12 at Marion High School. June 5 to July 2, cost $10, certificates and incentives included.
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Marion Independent School
Iowa
Vernon Middle School
Marion High School
Marion Independent
Aled Energy
Upshaw Joins Cedar Rapids Library Board
Charles Upshaw Coe College vice president for business affairs was named to the Cedar Rapids Library Board of Trustees by Mayor Don Ald Canney with City Council approval. He will serve until June 30 1991 replacing Hulbert Schimberg who did not seek re appointment.
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Charles Upshaw
Coe College
Cedar Rapids Library Board of Trustees
Upshaw
Donald Canney
Marion Evening Lions Talk Set at Suburban Restaurant
Jerry Fehlhofer of the Iowa Highway Patrol will speak at the Marion Evening Lions meeting Tuesday at 6 15 p m in the Suburban Restaurant. Warner Brothers ad notes siding and insulation services with contact number 377 5573 in Marion.
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Marion
Jerry Fehlhofer
Iowa Highway Patrol
Warner Brothers
Met Museum Founded in New York in 1870
On this date in 1870 the Metropolitan Museum of Art was established in New York City. The museum formed to bring significant artworks to the public and has grown into a major cultural institution.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
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