Anamosa Paint n Palette Club Auction Raises Funds
The annual Anamosa Paint n Palette exhibit Sunday raised about 275 dollars from paintings auctioned. The 750 attendees toured the Antioch school house, site of 200 paintings and reproductions of Grant Wood works, as the club plans to expand its quarters.
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Walt Carstens
Lloyd Brickley
Eli Shada
Anamosa Paint 'N' Palette Club
Anamosa
Anamosa Paint ’N’ Palette Club
Paint ’N’ Palette Club
Dearborn
Stone City
Antioch School
Grant Wood
Boone Boy Drowns While Swimming From Buoy At Lake Cornelia
Richard Happel 18 of near Boone drowned in Lake Cornelia while swimming back to shore from a buoy about 225 yards offshore. His girlfriend Marsha Arnold 18 of Stanhope was nearby in shallow water and was shocked but released from a hospital. Dragging operations continued and survivors include his parents a brother Darrell two uncles and an aunt.
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Happel
Stanhope High School
Darrell
George Happel
William C. Happel
Louis Schirm
Cedar Rapids
Kalona Cub Scouts Host Pet Show in Park
The Kalona Cub Scouts will hold their annual pet show at Kalona Park at 7 30 p m on Tuesday.
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Kalona
Kalona Park
Iowa City Manager proposes parking plan for downtown
City Manager Carsten Leikvold releases four proposals to ease downtown traffic and parking. He suggests adopting a double parking ordinance with two sections removed, acquiring two parcels for future parking structures, converting Washington and Clinton streets to four lanes, and installing meter boxes to simplify fines. He cites goals of enforceable rules, a welcoming downtown, and a strong central business district. Estimated land costs total 447 800 dollars with a 450 000 dollar acquisition budget and 220 000 dollars to be raised through revenue measures.
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Iowa City
Carsten Leikvold
Leikvold
Dubuque, College, and Linn
Clinton
Burlington
Washington Street
Clinton Street
College Streets
Dubuque and
Linn
College
Erna Bates Dies at 83. lifelong Stanley Resident
Erna Bates 83 longtime Stanley resident died Sunday after a lingering illness Born near Stanley she lived most of her life there with years in Moorcroft Wyoming Her first husband Ralph Hefner died 1918 she later married Charles Bates in 1927 he died 1933 Survivors include four daughters Mrs Lyle Stimson Mrs Ancil Sisson Mrs Perry Wells of Hawaii and Mrs Ben Rohrig a son Royce Hefner two stepdaughters Mrs Walter Jelling and Mrs Jack Reed a sister Mrs Lou Campbell and 11 grandchildren Funeral services planned at Hintz funeral home in Oelwein.
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Stanley
Erna Bates
Moorcroft
Wyo
Ralph Hefner
Charles Bates
Lyle Stimson
Marion
Ancil Sisson
Moorcraft
Perry Wells
Hawaii
Ben Rohri
Northwestern Bell Ad Promotes Long Distance Chats
Advertisement invites readers to start a new project of keeping in touch via long distance calls. It promises enthusiastic reception, affordable rates, and a friendly chat about family news. Northwestern Bell urges readers to call tonight.
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Northwestern Bell
Bonds Retirement Plan Proposed for Five Year at Four Percent
A recommendation to issue bonds to obtain funds notes that $95,000 is currently available for debt retirement. The proposal suggests retiring the bonds over five years at a four percent interest rate.
Iowa Hotel and Motor Inn Assn Elects Officers
Vern Harty of Fort Dodge was elected president of the Iowa Hotel and Motor Inn Assn at its annual convention. Sutherland Cook of Cedar Rapids was named vice president and Emil Buechler of Iowa City was chosen treasurer.
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DES Moines
UPI
Vern Harty
Fort Dodge
Iowa Hotel and Motor Inn Assn
Sutherland Cook
Cedar Rapids
Emil Buechler
Iowa City
Trades Vonda in for Rapids clash
Unclear OCR text references a trade involving Vonda and a Rapids matchup. No verifiable details available.
Shell Crosses and Beads Found in Des Moines Burial Site
A Des Moines boy uncovered eight small shell crosses and 69 moon shell beads at an old Indian burial ground in West Des Moines. Curator Jack Musgrove said the Christian artifacts are the first such items found with stone age remains in the area, likely linked to early French missionary contact.
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DES Moines
Jack Musgrove
The
State Historical Museum
Musgrove
Kevin Binns
Iowa
Hunt Reunion Draws 301 Kin From Canada to Washington
A total of 301 Hunt family descendants gathered Sunday in Earlville. Attendees hailed from Canada Wyoming and Washington state. The reunion celebrated James and Elizabeth Gibbs Hunt and their lineage.
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Earlville
Canada
Wyoming
Washington State
Hunt
James
Elizabeth Gibbs Hunt
Tipton Obituary for Edwin L Carlson Veteran Mail Carrier
Edwin L Carlson 67 a Tipton resident for 32 years and World War I veteran died after a short illness. He would have marked 32 years in the postal service this September. Survived by wife Myrtle two daughters Virginia Carlson Houston and Mrs Frank Bartos Washington Ill a sister Mrs Howard Noah Port Byron Ill and one grandchild. Services Tuesday at 2 00 p m at Trinity Lutheran Church Burial in Masonic cemetery.
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Tipton
Edwin L. Carlson
Carlson
VFW Post
Postal Service
Myrtle
Virginia Carlson
Houston
Frank Bartos
Washington
Ill
Howard Noah
Port Byron
Trinity Lutheran Church
Masonic Cemetery
Mas onic Lodge and OES Picnic At Veterans Memorial Park
Quasqueton group Mas onic lodge and the Order of Eastern Star will hold a community picnic Sunday at Veterans Memorial park. The event invites members and area residents to attend and enjoy outdoor activities.
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Masonic Lodge
The
OES
Veterans Memorial Park
Carolyn Northway Crowned Miss Iowa in Clear Lake
Carolyn Northway, 19, of Downers Grove Illinois emerged as Miss Iowa at a Clear Lake coronation. She will represent Iowa at Miss America in Atlantic City. Runner up was Barbara Flickinger Miss Ames. The new title includes a $1000 scholarship a $500 wardrobe allowance and a year with a new car.
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Clear Lake
Carolyn Northway
Illinois
Iowa
Davenport
Atlantic City
N.J
Miss Northway
Marycrest College
E. E. Northway
Downers Grove
Ill
Miss Ames
Barbara Kay Flickinger
Edina,Minn
W. L. Mooty
Burlington
Linda Ann Davidson
Washington County
Margaret McKinstry
Boone County
Linda Lainson
Jolene Wolf
Des Moines
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Leikwold
C. R
Hotel Assn
Vonda Ini
Miss Davenport
Edwin Carlson
Miss Monona
Marilyn Dougherty
Eskader
Furniture Open Tonite
Philco
Top
Circen
People's
Bes
3Rd St
Armstrong's
Guaranty
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