Plaque Restored At St Luke's In Cedar Rapids
A marble plaque from St Luke's 1902 wing was restored and rededicated in the current hospital surgical area. The Dows family donation established the Dows Surgical suite to honor Mrs. Dows. At a luncheon, Executive Director Albert A Curtis highlighted the family's lasting impact on Eastern Iowa life. replicas were presented to Henrietta Dows Arnold and her husband Duane and to Peter Dows and Sutherland Dows Jr.
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St. Luke's Hospital
Stephen L. Dows
Dows
Albert A. Curtis
St. Luke's
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Curtis
Henrietta Dows Arnold
Mount Mercy expands spring evening classes to 28 courses
Mount Mercy College expands its late afternoon and evening offerings to 28 courses across 13 academic areas for the spring term. No formal admission is required for registration, with courses ranging from Aging in America to General Insurance. Courses run from 3:30 pm to 9 pm, Monday through Friday, through January 30, ending May 5.
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Mount Mercy College
America
Mont Mercy
College
John Rogers
Social Work Department
Anne Stenzel
Art Department
Lowa
Towa
Criminal Justice Department
Biology
Sociology
Beach named director of Eastern Iowa Science Fair
Joseph Beach, Wilson Junior High School science teacher, was named director of the 19th annual Eastern Iowa Science and Engineering Fair. Sandra Stephen, Washington High School science teacher and fair president, announced the 1978 event will be March 18 at Cedar Rapids Washington High School. Beach is the only director to head the fair for two years, with entries topping 100 last year. Packets are being mailed to Eastern Iowa schools. others may request information by writing Box 1932, Cedar Rapids. Students may enter both the Eastern Iowa fair and Hawkeye Science Fair in Des Moines on April 28. The top two Cedar Rapids winners receive expense-paid trips to the International Science and Engineering Fair in Grange County, California, May 9–14.
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Joseph Beach
Wilson Junior High
Sandra Stephen
Washington High
Cedar Rapids
Washington High School
Beach
Iowa
Des Moines
Grange County
Calif
Cedar Rapids fair relies on annual community support
Stephen noted that the computing awards are funded by contributions of $3 per dependent each year. Businesses, banks, associations, utilities, and individuals in Cedar Rapids and other communities provide the support that makes the fair possible.
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Tly
Stephen
Cedar Rapids
Peeling Eggs Starts at the Air-Cell End
Practical kitchen tip advises beginning egg peeling at the air-cell end to improve shell removal. The guidance targets home cooks seeking neater results when peeling hard boiled eggs.
Dulcimers from a Kentucky farmer's hand
In Palmouth Kentucky Andrew Kidd aged 37, forced by crippling arthritis to quit heavy equipment work, crafts dulcimers from his farmhouse with hillbilly ingenuity. His wife Leva tends goats, cans, quilts and milks, while children Nancy 15 Jason 10 Clayton 8 help. They live frugally, renting a seven acre farm, seeking self reliance and college for their kids, not a business.
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Palmouth
Kentucky
Kidd
Andrew Kidd
Les
Leva Kidd
Kidds
Nancy
Jason
Clayton
Mrs. Kidd
Wolfe County
Shorehead
Andrew
Frosting or Perm Special at Armstrong's Beauty Salon
Enjoy two affordable beauty options as our color and perm experts craft a flattering look. The special offers frosting highlights or a perm with easy care styling. Visit the Beauty Salon at Armstrong's on the 4th Floor to meet Miss Deb the colorist. Call 363-8589 for details.
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Armstrong's
Deb
Pacemakers go to the dogs in veterinary care
In South Bend, veterinary cardiologists implant new and used pacemakers in dogs. Pacemakers are used for dogs with heart attacks or abnormal rhythms. Costs run around $1500 each. Donated devices come from individuals and medical schools.
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South Bend, Ind
IPL
American Animal Hospital Association
Magazine warns of bridge weaknesses due to weld defects
Engineering News Record reports U S bridges may be unsafe from weld defects in électroslag welding. The McGraw-Hill magazine notes the Federal Highway Administration is probing after halting all such welding on federal aid projects following a cracked main girder on a Pennsylvania Interstate 79 bridge near Pittsburgh.
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New York
UPI
United States
Engineering News Record
McGraw-Hill
Federal Highway Administration
Pennsylvania
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