Fenelon Place Elevator Builds a Historic Ride in Dubuque
The Fenelon Place Elevator in Dubuque traces its roots to 1882 as a private elevator later opened to the public in 1886 by the Fenelon Place Elevator Company. Dorothy Huntoon now preserves the line, which climbs 189 feet with two counter weighted cars carrying up to eight riders for 25 cents one way.
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Dubuque
Fenelon Place
Fourth Street
Dorothy Huntoon
Fenelon Place Elevator Company
Singapore Food Center Bids Local Flair Under One Roof
The Singapore Tourist Promotion Board plans an all night food center on Tanglin Road featuring 28 stalls with native hawker fare at local prices. The two story building will accommodate 300 diners with round the clock service and ample parking.
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Singapore
UPI
Singapore Tourist Promotion Board
Tanglin Road
Roots Run Deep in Purebred Arabians at Maple View Stables
Vernell Gookin, athletic director and driver-education instructor, owns Maple View Arabian Stables near Frankville. He built a 20 head stable from five acres, breeding and selling Arabians including Uzzah, grandson of Raffles, and a granddaughter line from Naborr. Arabians’ traits, history, and market value are outlined as the family promotes the breed.
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Maxine DeGarmo
Free Lance
Vernell Gookin
Maple View Arabian Stables
Frankville
Gookin
South Winneshiek Schools
Ossian
Gookins
Uzzah
Uzrah
Raffles
Iowa
Skowronek
Poland
England
Crabbet Park Stud
Ferzon
Midwest
Gadura
Arabian Horse Association of America
America
U.S
Egypt
Cynthia
Postville High
Teresa
Sharon
Origins of Yankee Doodle Theories Across Cultures
Theories trace Yankee Doodle to diverse sources from a Basque sword dance to an Irish jig and an 18th century opera. The text also notes Kabul as Afghanistan’s capital and predicts Americans will eat 14 billion pounds of hamburger by 1980.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Laurie Jensen
Fbvglon Place Elevator Co
St. S.W
Aristotle
the Capital
Afghanistan
Kabul
Colorado Depot Lounge
The
Sacred Cowboys
6Th Ave
Marion
King Tut Lounge
Center Pt. Rd
Norman Jewison
Sylvester Stallone
Rod Steiger
Peter Boyle
SAT
SUN
Ponderosa
Walford
Ray Alto
Rain Tree Lounge
11Th St
Grand
E. Post Rd
Aunt Maude’s
Bloody Marys
First Street
Cedar Rapids
Olde Barn Players
Longbranch Dinner
Twixt
Town RD
Vas
Vironmen Inn
Coralville
Bob
Shirley Thompson
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