Ice Cream Social and Local Ads Highlights on Page 2A
Community briefs list an Ice Cream Social at Christ Church on August 19 from 4 to 6 pm with 50 cents admission and kids free. The page includes multiple service notices and ads for alterations, hairdos, real estate, travel, and events with numbers and locations across Cedar Rapids area.
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Christ Church
First Avenue NW
Iowa
Oklahoma _ Sooners
Cedar Rapids
Fort Madison
Amtrack
Norman
Oklahoma
Call Wynn Northoff
Five Seasons Travel Service
Call Travel Service Inc
Adv
Iowa State and county fairs crown livestock champions
Michael Weiss, 18, of Vinton won the supreme Suffolk sheep champion at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, repeating last year’s top honor and setting a state fair record for a high school entrant. Kathy Krafka, 14, of Dysart claimed two championships including the top ewe lamb in the other breeds division and the champion commercial ewe lamb in white-faced crossbreds. Open daily show winners from Nabholz Jerseys in West Union and Lyon Jerseys in Toledo also noted.
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Michael Weiss
Vinton
Suffolk
Des Moines
Weiss
Harvey Weiss
Weisses
Gazette Area
Kathy Krafka
Dysart
Kathy
Richard Kraskas
Fayette County Fair crowns grand champion steer and more
At the Fayette County Fair in West Union Martin Gibson, 14, of Elgin, won the grand champion market steer with a 1 145 pound crossbred that averaged 2.69 pounds daily gain. David Rueber, 20, Arlington, took reserve with a 1 200 pound crossbred gaining 2.35 daily. The Levi family of Arlington dominated youth sheep showing with Susan, David, and Sarah Levi winning multiple supreme and reserve titles. Other beef, dairy, sheep, and swine winners are listed with numerous names and towns across the region.
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Fayette County Fair
West Union
Martin Gibson
Lanny Gibson
Elgin
Martin
David Rueber
Arlington
Arnold Rueber
Karen Rueber
Supreme
Gary Maurer
Fayette
Brian Larson
Hampshire Ram
William Kruse
Northwood
Southdown Ram
James Levi
Suffolk
Shirbrown
Suffolks
Coon Rapids
Suffolk Ram
Sarah Lein
James Lein
Corriedale Ram
Royce Rueber
Hawkeye
Oxford Ram
Ram
Mary Buckman
Hazelton
David
Sarah
Susan
Market Lamb
Tyrone Schmidt
Marty Gibson
Hampshire
Pat Doyle
Columbia
Brian Allen
Oelwein
Allen
Steve Schuchmann
Arthur Halstead
Susan Sieck
Brian Baumgartner
Hall Evermann
Postville
Mary Halstead
Bill Browner
Jerit Yearous
Sumner
Karla Halter
Davenport man leaves estate to humane society
Walter J. Hildebrand, 60, left his entire estate worth about 125000 to the Scott County Humane Society. He had no living relatives and his closest companion was an old terrier.
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Davenport
Walter J. Hildebrand
Scott County Humane Society
Familiar Faces in Drum Corps Competition
Emerald Knights of Cedar Rapids do not field a corps this year but 27 former Knights join seven corps in the Drum Corps International event in Birmingham Alabama. The Knights plan to resume Cedar Rapids operations next summer and all 27 will join the revived corps. Participating groups include Blue Stars LaCrosse Racine Kitts Guardsmen and Phantom Regiment with other Knights spread across Garfield New Jersey Cadets Velvet Knights and Free Lancers. DCI finals air live tonight at 7 on PBS.
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Emerald Knights of
Cedar Rapids
Emerald Knights
Emerald Knight
Cedar Rapids Corps
Knights
Birmingham
Ala
LaCrosse
Wis
Blue Stars
Racine
Kitts, Schaumburg
Jamison Becomes Seventh to File for Parks Post
In Cedar Rapids seven nomination petitions circulate for the City Council post of Commissioner of Parks and Public Properties. Robert H. Jamison Sr., 53, 1713 8th St NW, obtained petitions Friday from the City Clerk. Jamison, retiring from Wilson Foods, previously ran for the post in 1977.
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Cedar Rapids
City Council
Robert H. Jamison Sr
8Th St
Jamison
Wilson Foods
Linn County safety director resigns before start
Ron Pflughaupt, 32, named safety director by Linn County Board of Supervisors this week, told board chairman Ken Schriner Friday he does not want the job. He cited fear of losing 12 years of seniority as a county equipment operator and the board will review the remaining three applications to pick a new safety director.
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New Linn County Safety
Linn County
Ron Pflughaupt
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Ken Schriner
Pflughaupt
Schriner
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Gazette
Tom Merryman
Kenneth L. Johnston
C.R. News
Armstrong’s Men’s
Vicky
Armstrong
Jane McIntosh
Mister Perfect Hair Styling
Iowa Realty Company
Center Point Road
Marion
D.J. Burlage
Route 3
Monticello
Buster Brown
Sandrel
First Avenue SE
Montrose
7Th Avenue
Giants
Burlington
Skandia Decorative Accessories
Lindale
Masonic
Shellsburg
Branson
Missouri
Ozark Opry
Silver Dollar City
More
D.J
Town House
Roy Clark
Cattle Congress
Roundhouse Paper
Grand Ole Opry
Opryland
Mt. Vernon
Omaha
Novak
14Th Avenue SE
Travel & Transport
Mackinac Island
Sharon Methodist Church
Mississippi
Kalona
Cubs
Pittsburgh
Shubert Theatre
Chicago
Peoples Bank East
Birch Society
Kirkwood College
Gin Mill
Bishops
Mike Rowrey
St. Luke’s Hopsital
Sandra Severn Rhodes
Denver
School of Professional Psychology
University of Denver
Colorado
EX Club
Jim Landenberger
Mimm’s
Fayette and Dubuque
Iowa State Fair
Dubuque County Fair
June Clemens
Dubuque
June
Bill Clemens
Peosta
Steve McCabe
Fillmore
Pat
Dan Vaassen
Paul Vaassen
Eddie Schulz
Robert LeConte
Lu Ann Demmer
Jerry Brimeyer
Sherrill
Matt Foust
Zwingle
Jersey
Gloria Foust
Doris Pins
Farley
Guernsey
Wanda Drees
Randy Schmitt
Richardsville
Karen Kruse
Bankston
Kelly Kruse
Randy O’mara
Dave Weimerskirch
Doug Lake
Holy Cross
Brian Lake
Pam Kruse
Dave Taylor
MT. Vernon, Iowa
Lisbon
Epsoars
Goff Collie
Coe
Dot Hinman
Saunas
Renard Cashway Lumber
Lindale Mall
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