Whittling Canes and Craft From a Cottonwood Past
Leonard Hayes recalls making toys from wood around 1900 before commercial toys. He whittled about 50 canes from locust and hickory, sometimes adding carvings, then gifted them to friends and relatives. His wife Fern helped with sewing while Leonard pursued numerous self taught hobbies. They live in Cedar Rapids and cherish handcraft over modern machines.
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Leonard Hayes
Leonard
Fern
Cedar Rapids Care Center
Fifth Avenue SE
C Street
Wilson and Co
Margaret Kahill
Newton
Thelma Mienke
Fifth Street
Orient Express Mood Shifts With Mexican Route Link
The famed Orient Express fades in Europe but a Mexican version runs from Chihuahua to Topolobampo five days weekly. The 400 mile trip through Copper Canyon costs about $28 round trip, with contact F. J. Saenz Colomo of Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacifico in Chihuahua, Mexico for details.
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Europe
Orient Express
Chihuahua-to-Pacific Railroad
Chihuahua
Topolobampo
Gulf of California
Sinaloa
Arthur Edward Stillwell
Kansas City
Kansas City, Mexico
Orient
Sierra Madre
United States
The
Santa Fe Railway
Copper Canyon
F. J. Saenz Colomo
Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacifico
P.O. Box 45
Mexico
Burger Prices Likely To Go Up in 1977
Washington reports that hamburger prices may rise in 1977 as grass fed marketings decline. Richard Lyng of the American Meat Institute notes supply and demand factors including increased grass fed cattle and a large breeding herd. Per capita meat consumption set records last year. Iceland's Althing is noted as the world's oldest parliamentary assembly with historical ties to Denmark and Norway.
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Washington
Richard Lyng
American Meat Institute
Lyng
USDA
Iceland
Althing
Norway
Denmark
Abe Lincoln in Iowa by Marjorie Vandervelde
Abe Lincoln is portrayed as an Iowa farmer by proxy with land holdings near Toledo Denison Coun cil Bluffs and a role in building a rail link east to west. The article notes land grants for service in the Black Hawk war a 1858 Iowa visit and Lincoln’s courtroom victory for the Rock Island to Mississippi bridge case that shaped western travel and rail expansion.
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Abraham Lincoln
Iowa
Tama County Recorder
Toledo
Denison
Fourth
Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Congress
Lincoln
Council Bluffs
Robert
Abe
Burlington
James Grimes
Oquawka
Mississippi
Rock Island
Ill
Chicago and
Chicago
Mississippi River
Davenport
Illinois
A. Lincoln
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Lynda Halbert Gazette
Whittling Toys
Gazette
Paul Jensen
U.S
New York Times Service
PU Ui
CASH
Jonas
Ancient Republic
Abe Lincoln
Marjorie Vandervelde
Dial
Vega
Cludes Dealer Prep
Vegas
LUV Trucks
Monzal
Prince Hudson
Gary Kenney
Kropuenske
First Avenue S.E
Prince
Gary
Mel
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