Buffalo on the Loose Stirs Swisher Community
The 5 month old 500 pound buffalo owned by Mervyn Long remains free after escaping Friday night. A hunter tracked it Thursday as doctors prepare more tranquilizer shots. Local offers of help include deputies and a vet. possible roping or shooting to kill are discussed as last resorts.
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Swisher
Mervyn Long
Longs
Mervyn
Sandi
John Simon
Cedar Rapids
Christy Hromidko
Christy
Steven Berrier
Rachel Hromidko
Sandi Long
Humane Shelter
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Briefs and Christmas Ads Spark Seasonal Shopping
Local notices list quick sales and events on December 16 and 17 at venues including Kar Citys Big Wheels Shop 622 Center Point Road and Washington High School Auditorium. Also advertised are wildlife prints at Coventry Gardens, a Gift Certificate from Iowa Connection, and Czech Village Christmas customs plus a burglary report at 2814 Q Ave NW with $258 cash and coin proof sets taken.
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Michael L. Mollman
Q Ave
Odd Holiday Jests From A City Page
A playful quip notes stockings with holes and asks Santa for flawless gifts. It laments athlete’s foot after a jogger’s mishap and recalls elevators lacking piped music, showing a nostalgic, humorous column voice.
Former FBI official Hugh Clegg dies at 81 in Tupelo
Hugh Clegg longtime FBI assistant director from 1932 to 1954 and former chancellor and development director at the University of Mississippi died Wednesday at a Tupelo hospital. He was 81.
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Anguilla
Miss
Hugh Clegg
FBI
University of Mississippi
Tupelo
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Mary Burke Gazette
Eastern
Virgil Reinhart
Norway
Johnson County
Cedar
Rapids
Reinhart
Cedar Rapids Briefs
Washington High School
Peppertree Studios
Reece, Gramme, Maass
Landenberger
Bald and Bateman
Coventry Gardens
1St Avenue SE
Westdale Mall
Skandia
Bishop's
Team
Peck’s
16Th Avenue
C Street
Czech Museum
Pierson’s Florists
Knight Hall
2Nd Avenue SE
Adv
By Phil Pastoret
Santa
Gift Dept
3Rd Ave
Smulekoff
Drapery Dept
Wes Ralston
Skogman-Ralston Insurance, Inc
First Avenue
Wes Iralston
Amana Coffee
Amana
Amana Jradarange
U.S
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