Statewide high school music contest to host near 34 thousand students
Music students from 45 Eastern Iowa high schools compete in the state large group contest Friday and Saturday at 17 sites led by Cedar Rapids Washington. About 33,750 students in 920 groups perform for adjudicators from Iowa’s top music educators. event run by the Iowa High School Music Assn. Class B competes Friday at Washington with schools like Marquette Bellevue Aquin Cascade and others. Class A and AA contests follow Saturday across sites including Central Cedar Rapids DeWitt Linn-Mar Marion Washington Vinton Williamsburg Bettendorf and more.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Washington High School
Washington
Iowa High School Music Assn
Pete
Marquette High
Bellevue
Aquin High
Cascade
Central City High
Clarence-Lowden
Clarence
Durant
Leo
Holy Cross
East Central High
Miles
Mt. Vernon
Northeast Community
Goose Lake
North Linn
Coggon
Springville
Lincoln High
Stanwood
Tipton High
Wilton High
Midland High
Wyoming
Anamosa High
Camanche High
LaSalle and
Regis
Central High
City High and West
Iowa City
Muscatine and Ottumwa
King of Hearts Adapted Play At LaSalle High School
LaSalle High School presents an outdoor adaptation of The King of Hearts by Craig Hlas based on the French film. The story follows an English soldier known as the King of Hearts amid World War II as a bomb threat looms and evacuated asylum residents seize the town after German troops retreat. John Claes stars as the King. Kathy Fischer plays Caquelicot. Curtain at 8 p.m. with free admission. performances Wednesday through Sunday if weather allows.
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LaSalle
Craig Hlas
King of Hearts
John Claes
Kathy Fischer
Caquelicot
Kiwanis and Kweens Convention At Roosevelt Hotel
A district Kiwanis and Kweens convention will meet at the Roosevelt Hotel next weekend. Registration opens Friday noon with activities through Sunday. A banquet at 6 30 p m Friday features Charles McIntyre presiding and Bernie Saggan speaking. International Kiwanis trustee Ernie Sturch of Durant Okla will deliver the keynote. The event ends with noon luncheons Sunday.
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International Kiwanis
Ernie Sturch
Durant, Okla
Four Lincoln Choir Concerts During Two Day Visit
The Lincoln University concert choir from Jefferson City Missouri directed by Robert Mitchell will perform four concerts during a two day stay this week. A 7 30 p m show Monday at Mt Zion church is free and open to the public. Tuesday performances span 8 30 to 9 30 a m at McKinley junior high 10 30 a m to noon at Washington high school and 1 to 2 p m at Kennedy high school with public attendance but advance contact with the school activity director requested.
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Lincoln University
Jefferson City
Robert Mitchell
Mt. Zion Church
McKinley Junior High School
Washington High School
Kennedy High School
Carpets Washed and Dried Near Rai Ruins in Tehran
Tehran households wash valued carpets in a clear spring near the capital and lay them to dry on a sunlit hillside overlooking the ruins of the ancient walled city Rai. The practice reflects local habit as residents prepare textiles for sundry uses.
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Tehran
Iran
Rai
Doctor pioneers home treatment to rinse away blackheads
A New York dermatologist unveils a medicated home system that promises quick removal of blackheads and whiteheads. Demonstrations on five women and two teenagers showed dramatic skin improvements, including reduced pore size and clearer complexions. The 15 minute session uses a whipped cleansing cream, a mint-scented vanishing masque, and a mint julep astringent to tighten pores. Results improve after multiple sessions, with a plan of three to four weekly treatments then maintenance.
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New York
Queen Helene
Registration Set for 4 Week Classes at YM
The Central YMCA youth department offers a four week session of classes from May 3 to May 29 with swimming instruction track tennis and golf. Registration hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday this week. Members may register by phone or in person for easier enrollment. A separate note recalls memorials by the American Battle Monuments Commission listing 4596 names in New York and 412 in San Francisco for World War II coastal deaths.
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Central Ymca
Larry Lutz
YMCA
Lutz
American Battle Monuments Commission
New York City
San Francisco
New York
Battery Park
Presidio
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Iowa Boys High School Athletic Assn
Lincoln Choir
Ina Lee
Killian
Lindale Plaza
Helene
the Killian Company
Love
Jean Joyce
Lindale
Killian Company
Killian’s
Killians
Cannon
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