Opening Night Delights at Hawkeye Downs Horse Show
More than 2,000 spectators watched Marion and Cedar Rapids entries win blue ribbons as seven states entered at Hawkeye Downs for a three day El Kahir Shrine show. Winners included Persia Ann owned by Ruth Cripps and Yogi of Indian Creek Stables Cedar Rapids with top open fine harness.
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Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye Downs
el Kahir Shrine
Marvin Lester
Persia Ann
Ruth Cripps
Yogi
Indian Creek Stables
Rockwood Farms
Victor Comptometer Corp
Kathy Kirby
R. F. Pierson
Slayton
Minn
Top Brass
Palomino Parade
Golden Bell
E. W. Paul
Osceola
Royal Rhythm
L. G. Shields
Keokuk
Jeannie
Jean Caspers
Anamosa
Golden Countess
Bob Anderson
Des Moines
Senor Teodora
Carol Balichek
Oxford Junction
Patton
Greyhound
Maurice Loch
Pickering
Miss Satin
Oracle
Happy Hour Pony Farm
West Branch
Larigo
Billy Foreman
Quincy, Lll
Rex L. Strum
Delbert Taap
Hedrick
Dream Supreme
Rita Ridinger
Excelsior
Miss Sophisticate
Barbara Reed
Macomb
Ill
Enough Said
E. L. Robinson
Lee’s Summit
Trades Council Elects Officers
The Cedar Rapids Building and Construction Trades council elected Jerome Kriz president at a Friday night installation. Edward Jenning became vice president, Earl Edwards secretary, Keith Johnson treasurer, and Ted Lodge sergeant at arms. Three trustees were chosen: Lyle Clifford for three years, Walter Keller for two years, and Robert Kloss for one year.
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Cedar Rapids Building and Construction Trades Council
Jerome Kriz
Edward Jenning
Earl Edwards
Keith Johnson
Ted Lodge
Lyle Clifford
Walter Keller
Robert Kloss
Ward family tragedy reported in Iowa with infant death
Buchanan county medical examiner said Saturday that a baby from the Ward family was found dead in bed after the mother took another child to an Iowa City hospital. The body remains at White funeral home as authorities investigate the incident.
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Buchanan County
Loeck
Emory Hart
Iowa City
Ward
White Funeral Home
Pig Crop Total Is Sharply Less Than Predicted
The Department of Agriculture reports the spring pig crop at 50.018 million head, up 1 percent but well below earlier 4 percent forecast. It covers December to May births, with fall pig crop expected at 44.5 million and 7.002 million sows farrowing in spring.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Waterloo Man Shoots Wife Then Kills Self
Police say Bert S. Hinton, 59, of Waterloo, wounded his wife in the abdomen with a .22 caliber gun during a family quarrel and then fatally shot himself. Mrs. Hinton was taken to a Waterloo hospital for surgery.
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Lamb
Modern Laundry Co
Giesseman Tool and Production, Inc
Waterloo
Bert S. Hinton
Hinton
Linn Sclerosis Drive Nears $10,000 Goal
Linn County Multiple Sclerosis chapter has reached 90 percent of its $10,000 fund goal. Treasurer Michael E. Kelly urged black workers who have not finished soliciting their area to complete the drive soon. Worker kits should be turned in at the nearest Sun Mart store. a final tally is expected early next week.
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Linn County
Michael E. Kelly
Sun Mart
Kelly
Bargains in Today's Classifieds Highlight Savings
Read the classifieds to discover bargains and strong value in today's listings. Deals cover a range of goods and services with emphasis on affordability and practicality for shoppers.
Explosion wrecks building in Atlantic Iowa
An early Saturday blast destroyed a concrete block building in east Atlantic with glass shattered and debris scattered on Highway 6. Officials say a gas buildup caused the explosion at 8 a.m. no injuries reported. Glenn's TV Radio Service and Atlantic Credit Bureau housed in the site.
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Atlantic
East Atlantic
Glenn
Atlantic Credit Bureau
Louis Schmidt Dies Belle Plaine Native
AMES AP Louis Ber Schmidt, a Belle Plaine native, died recently. Reports indicate he lived in the Ames area and his passing was announced Saturday.
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Ames
Louis Ber
Former Iowa State History Chief Nard Schmidt Dies
Nard Schmidt aged 84 former head of the history department at Iowa State died Friday in Tucson Arizona after a cancer battle. A 45 year Iowa State veteran and former president of the American Historical Association he authored history books and lectured. He was born in Belle Plaine and earned degrees from Cornell College and Chicago University. He is survived by son Louis Schmidt Jr of Phoenix. Funeral services were planned in Tucson.
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Nard Schmidt
Iowa State
Schmidt
Tucson
Ariz
American Historical Assn
Belle Plaine
Cornell College
Chicago University
Webster City
Louis Schmidt, Jr
Phoenix
Brezhnev Emerges as Possible Soviet Heir Apparent
In Moscow AP report Leonid Brezhnev 57 a figurehead president becomes a potential successor to Premier Khrushchev after both Brezhnev and Nikolai Podgorny are elected to the party secretariat elevating the bushy browed leader into a power position alongside Khrushchev.
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Moscow
Leonid Brezhnev
Russia
Khrushchev
Brezhnev
Nikolai Podgorny
Pools Enforce Rule On Young Children
Pool managers will not admit children under six unless with a parent or adult. The playground and recreation commission cites safety concerns about preschoolers left unattended while older siblings swim, risking falls or being dumped into water too deep.
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Playground and Recreation Commission
Fire Destroys Two Barns Near Solon
Antoinette Crofta’s farm 1 1/2 miles north of Solon on highway 1 loses two barns and an empty machine shed to a Friday afternoon fire. One barn held last year’s hay and a farm disc. the other was empty. The Pennington family home was unoccupied when the passerby spotted the flames. No wiring existed in the structures and the cause remains unknown. Partial insurance coverage limits the loss. hay and disc belonged to a neighbor.
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Solon
Antoinette Crofta
Highway 1
C. R. Pennington
Menjou Stars In Amnesia Plot On Science Fiction Theatre
Adolphe Menjou plays a scientist who resolves an amnesia mystery to protect crucial atomic secrets. The Science Fiction Theatre program airs at 6 o clock Saturday night on TV9.
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Adolphe Menjou
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