City Market regulars showcase long running booths near Riverside park
The City Market near Riverside park draws early buyers on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday. Regulars return yearly with homegrown produce canned goods and cut flowers. Notable vendors include John Kazimour 50 years Esther Bizek 40 years Elsie Williamson jelly maker Homer and Mrs Blackford at Marion since 1932 and H Kemper from Blairstown with cut flowers.
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City Market
Riverside Park
John Kazimour
Otis Road
Esther Bizek
Blairs Ferry Road
Elsie S. Williamson
Cedar Rapids
Homer Blackford
Blairstown
Tom-Tom Industry Sparks Jobs in Milk Camp
The Rosebud Sioux crafts cooperative near St. Charles converts to tom-tom production after testing marketable items. A 70 percent production contract with a New York distributor, home assembly by Milk Camp families, and eight plant workers helped push gross sales to 45 thousand in 1973 and aim for 140 thousand annually.
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ST. Charles
New York City
1974 Cyclone Hits Darwin Australia Destructive Force
The cyclone struck Darwin on Christmas Day 1974, reaching speeds up to 160 mph and killing 50 people. It destroyed 90 percent of the city, prompting an airlift evacuation of half its 45 000 residents. A rebuilding code now bars structures unable to withstand cyclone winds.
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Darwin
Australia
Turkey flight ability differences in wild and bred birds
Wild turkeys may fly a mile at speeds around 45 miles per hour, while bred-for-eat turkeys have weaker flight due to muscular development. Dark leg meat is rich in blood vessels, contrasting with the lighter breast meat.
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Gazette
Tom Merryman
Julis Greenwald
University of South Dakota
Community Action Project
Armed Forces
Barbara Ann Allen
Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla
Americana Healthcare Center
Avert
The
Jowt Commission On Accreditation of Hospitals
Medicare
American Federal
Waltham, Elgin
Sankyo
Spartus
Westclox
Lux
Iowa
AmeriPac
First Street
Third Avenue SE
Bruce McGrath Pontiac
H.B. McGrath
Corner Center Point
Collins Road
N.E
Cedar Rapids, IA
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