Gasohol Debut Draws Travelers to Clarence Station
Clarence Cooperative Co service station launches a 90 day gasohol marketing program with banners and a kickoff ceremony. Officials praise the corn alcohol blend as motorists from Wisconsin and Ohio queue for the first Iowa sale since the 1930s.
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Clarence
Clarence Cooperative Co
Towa
Wisconsin
Ohio
Ralph McIntosh
Iowa Corn Growers Association
Iowa Development Commission
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Conrad
Gade
Clarence Cooperative
Marvin Goldsmith
Milton Behrens
Behrens
Clarence Station
del Gade
Harley Conrad
Linn County dairy princess lineup celebrated at Troy Mills
Seven young women were honored as Linn County dairy princess and candidates at the Troy Mills banquet. Joann Price of Coggon, the new Linn dairy princess, will compete for state honors this winter. A separate note describes Clarence Cooperative gasohol sales attracting 70 to 80 cars and fuel interest amid energy concerns.
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Linn County
Troy Mills
Joan Stock
Waukon
Joyce Williams
Springville
Ann Pillard
Coggon
Gerilyn Helms
Dona Jo Price
Linn
Gwen Becker
Anamosa
Suzanne Akers
Central City
Miss Price
Cleon Herriott
Grande Ave
Chester Bullis
First Ave
Marion
How to shell raw soybeans and Brezhnev visit noted
Raw soybeans are easy to shell after scalding in boiling water then squeezing shells. Cooking neutralizes the toxin. boil 20 to 30 minutes or steam 25 to 35 minutes or pressurize 15 pounds for 2 to 3 minutes. Also recorded: Brezhnev arrived in the United States for an unofficial nine day visit on this date in 1973.
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Doylestown
UPI
Handbook of Food Preparation
American Home Economics Association
Soviet Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
United States
Johnson County completes four year soil survey in Iowa City
The Johnson County soil survey ended with a ceremony at the fairground. Three technicians mapped 75 soil types and 179 units across the county over four years from 1974 to 1978. County financed one third of the $51 000 cost with state and federal funds covering the rest.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Fairground
Ed Schermerhorn
Bill Mulder
Coralville
Neal Williamson
Board of Supervisors
Fayette
Johnson County Soil Survey
Johnson County Fairground
Herb Wilson
West Branch
Coggon Harvest Home Show Acceptance Opens
Entries are invited for the Coggon Harvest Home Show to be held Friday July 7 and Saturday July 8. Dairy events start at 9 a.m. Friday with six dairy breeds and a Kiddies Dairy Heifer Show. Beef events begin 7:30 p.m. Friday with classes for straight bred, crossbred, purebred, and commercial cattle. Entry fees are 1 dollar per steer or dairy heifer and 2 dollars for each beef heifer. Kiddies show free. Premiums include 50 for grand champion steer, 25 for reserve, 20 for best show beef and dairy heifers. Judges are Dale Gerlach and Jerry Taylor. Sponsored by the Coggon Lions Club. Contact H B Hunter or Joe Yedlik for details.
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Dale Gerlach
Ledo
Jerry Taylor
Prairie City
Illinois
The
Coggon Lions Club
H.B. Hunter
Coggon
Joe Yedlik
Walker
Tornado Prompted Quick Budget Action in Tennessee Town
In Tullahoma Tennessee the city board paused public hearings to rush a $4 million budget through first reading after spectators warned of a tornado. The ominous threat proved a smoky fire from an abandoned house set by the city fire department.
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Tullahoma
Tenn
Mother Nature
Board of
George Wibbert
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Gasohol
Egle
Dairy Princess
Petroleum Department
Gabe
Marmaduke
Anderson & Seeming
Clarence Farmer
Johnson
Winneshiek
Keokuk
Fayette, Buchanan, Benton, Poweshiek, Cedar and
Clinton Counties
Clayton
Delaware
Dubuque
Washington
Jones
Jackson
Tama
Muscatine
Cho
al Swegie
Ette
Coggon Harvest Home
Spurs Board
Rand
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