Playgrounders Crackers Whistle Contest At Cedar Rapids Park
At Madison school playgrounds Cedar Rapids recreation leaders staged a cracker whistle contest where children raced to whistle within 30 seconds. Garry Schmitt tied for third, Rachel Happel improved to third after initially failing, and Jeff Selfridge faced crackers stuck mid mouth during the attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Recreation Commission
Madison School
Garry Schmitt
Jim Stratton
Twenty-seventh Street
Garry
Rachel Happel
Rachel
Lester Happel
Westwood Drive
Jeff Selfridge
Jeff
Jim Selfridge
Woodside Court
Missing front tooth prompts tough social question
Dear Abby column offers guidance on handling a friend who delays fixing a missing front tooth and the social pressure to address it. The letter-writers discuss appearances, collection ideas, and personal boundaries, with Abby’s practical responses. A note about wedding rings and unsolicited dating comes up, plus a request for Abby’s booklet and a note on old polio vaccine clinics in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
P.S
Helping Families Next For Home Economists
Dr Beverly Crabtree, elected president elect of the American Home Economics Assn, urges prevention over treatment and sees the family as a central focus of the profession. She notes shifts toward single and female headed households, rising emphasis on nutrition aging education and resource conservation while advocating for family oriented policies and public information. Dr Crabtree and her husband Jewell Crabtree have two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Crabtree
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater
Dr. Crabtree
Jewell Crabtree
OSU Agronomy Department
Greg
Karen
Keota couple wed in St Marys Church ceremony
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ray Cave plan their Keota home after a July 16 wedding at St Marys Catholic Church. The bride Mary Beth Sieren is the daughter of John Sierens and the groom is son of Carvin Caves of South English. She works at Maplewood Manor. he at Ray Manufacturing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Michael Ray Cave
Marriage Vows Bind Miss Marlaine Lobb and John Matthiesen
Miss Marlaine R Lobb and John H Matthiesen exchanged wedding vows Saturday at 2 30 PM in Prairie Flower Baptist Church. The bride’s father Rev Paul D Lobb and Rev Robert Bymers officiated. After a trip to Dillon Colorado they will reside in Ankeny where both attend Faith Baptist Bible College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Prairie Flower Baptist Church
Marlaine R. Lobb
John H. Matthiesen
Paul D. Lobb
Russell Matthiesen
Lancaster
Wis
Robert Bymers
Dillon
Colo
Ankeny
Faith Baptist Bible College
London Man Claims World’s Biggest Snail
London resident Chris Hudson announces his pet snail G Geronomic has been recognized by the Guinness Book as the world’s largest, measuring one foot four inches and weighing about 1.44 pounds. Hudson, a former professional snail seller, notes Sierra Leone trade where giant snails fetch $1.35 each and cites his prior giant snail Geronomio as the former record holder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
Christopher Hudson
Guinness Book of Records
G. Geronomic
Hudson
Mohammed Ali
Geronomio
G. Geronomio
Sierra Leone
Jeanne Kopecky Feted At Picnic And Shower
Miss Jeanne Kopecky was honored at a surprise picnic and kitchen shower in the home of Miss Linda Lynch. Assisting hosts were Karen De Meulenaere, Kim Soukup, and Mrs. Laverne Murphy. She is the November bride elect of St. Allen A. June of Waco, Texas, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. June Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanne Kopecky
Linda Lynch
Waveland Drive
Karen de Meulenaere
Kim Soukup
Laverne Murphy
Kopecky
Lamir Kopeckys
First Street
St. Allen A. June
Waco
Texas
June
Paul M. June, Jr
Bowling Street
Bridal Shower Honors Debra Edmunds
Debra Edmunds was honored at a Thursday evening bridal shower hosted by her sister Lisa Edmunds. Attended by about thirty guests, the event noted she will wed Michael Lahman on August 21, with both families listed at Schultz drive and Twenty-first street NW addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debra Edmunds
Twelfth Street
Lisa Edmunds
Schultz Drive
Miss Edmunds
Frank Edmunds
Michael Lahman
H.R. Lahman
Twenty-first Street
Dogs Bite Brews Up Post Office Tactics in Bonn
West German post office reports mailmen still face dog bites despite pepper oil spray. Bonn carriers advised to rely on conversation with owners and dogs to reduce incidents. The system notes bites rose to 2200 in 1975, matching pre spray levels. Social familiarity with dogs is highlighted by Heinz Schoroth and Marko the shepherd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonn
West Germany
UPI
Heinz Schoroth
Schoroth
Marko
Federal Agency Questions Rape Bill Impact
The Justice Department backs the bill to bar prior sexual conduct evidence in federal rape cases but doubts its effect due to the small number of federal cases. Spokesman Roger A. Pauley cited 55,000 forcible rapes nationwide in 1974 with only 42 federal prosecutions. He urged limited admissibility exceptions and suggested amendments. Representative Elizabeth Holtzman defended the measure as aligning with modern standards in several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Justice Department
Department
Roger A. Pauley
House
United States
Elizabeth Holtzman
D-N.y
Holtzman
Pauley
Michigan
Louisiana
Women's Golf Winners Named in Thursday Play
Gloria Warner won first prize in a Thursday golf event for women with Marvel Buchanan Barbara Dietz and Lucy Ortega also earning top places. Medalists included Pat Miller Paula Higgins and Mary Mitchell. Flight winners covered multiple divisions with numerous named players and daily prize recipients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloria Warner
Marvel Buchanan
Barbara Dietz
Lucy Ortega
Ortega
R.E. Dietz
Pat Miller
Paula Higgins
Mary Mitchell
Doris Terrace
Louise Cline
Mari Griffin
Marilyn Davidson
Margaret Hach
Nancy Scott
Bertha Kelly
Cline
Betty Higgins
Diane Etienne
June Kammerer
Hope Kolsto
Sandy Winterburg
Charlene Meyer
Kammerer
Adena Herkelman
Peg Hunt
Bridges Winners at Welty Way Howell Movement Reach Prizes
Thursday Welty Way bridge game produced top finishes for Mr and Mrs Frank Hellenthal first place John Butcher with Royce McCray second and Phillip Cummins with Joe Verbick third Henry Moore, a Today-Artist, is 78 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welty-Way
Frank Hellenthal
John Butcher
Royce McCray
Phillip Cummins
Joe Verbick
Henry Moore
Retired Man Likes Skateboard
Walter Winters a 70 year old former tree surgeon in Sacramento glides downtown on his skateboard. He keeps two boards one for speed and another for turning well and practices daily saying he is lucky nothing is broken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
UPI
Walter Winters
Winters
Kay Sheneberger Honored at Shower
Miss Kay Sheneberger of 206 Blairs Ferry road NE was honored Tuesday evening at a miscellaneous shower hosted by her sister Mrs. Orval Williams at 1122 Maple wood drive NE. The event, with 18 guests, included co-hostesses Miss Sheneberger's sisters Mrs. Daniel Wells of Andalusia Illinois and Robert and Frances Sheneberger. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Sheneberger of 1616 Center street NE and will marry Dwight Leo Wicke on August 7. Wicke is the son of Mrs. Vlasta Wicke and the late Leo Wicke of 519 Ninth street NW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay Sheneberger
Blairs Ferry Road
Orval Williams
Maplewood Drive
Sheneberger
Daniel Wells
Andalusia
Ill
Robert and
Frances Sheneberger
Emmett Sheneberger
Center Street
Dwight Leo Wicke
Vlasta Wicke
Ninth Street NW
Leo Wicke
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Founday
Abigail van Buren
Lasky Dr
Beverly Hills
Chicago
Sieren
Cedar Rapids
Senior Citizens Bus Service
Krebs
18Th St. SW
Wilson Ave
Society For Women
Pentaine
Germany
Federal
Twin Pines
West Side Club
Oaknoll
Oaknoll Drive
Iowa City
Iowa
Ginsberg
2Nd Ave
Jewelers
South Ridge Mail
Des Moines
Mall Center
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