Family finds resurrected butterfly inspires a name
In Cedar Rapids, Doug White and Tim White name a newly revived mourning cloak butterfly Jesus after finding one of two hibernating moths alive. The incident follows other local happenings including a Ford White House card, a Life Investors prize quiz, a dog attack on a mailman, and a growing Hess family baby Melissa.
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Doug White
Tim
Karen
David White
Falbrook Drive
Doug
Jesus
Kress
Hiawatha
Cedar Rapids
ABWA Conference and Cedar Rapids Chapters Plan Meetings
A working conference for women in business sponsored by the American Business Women's Association is slated Friday and Saturday at the University of Iowa. Cedar Rapids ABWA chapters plan enrollment events as the conference focuses on management for results and leadership skills for women.
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American Business Women’s Assa
University of Iowa
Cedar Rapids Abwa
Phyllis Singer
Waterloo Courier
Singer
National Press Women
National Pen Women
National Assn. of Environmental Education
Yale
Iowa Memorial Union
Barbara Ettleson
Ettleson
Institute of Public Affairs
U. of I
Jane Sanders
U. of J. Counseling Service
Eleanor Birch
Department of Business Administration
Amoma E. Dinger
ABWA
Grant Wood Chapter
Iowa City
Center For
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Eastern Goldfinch
Criabwa
Wilson Avenue
Marguerite Powers
Karen Ireland
Garnet Kramer
Five Star
Hazel Knott
B Avenue
Women's News Deadlines and ABWA Events
The Gazette lists deadlines for engagements weddings anniversaries and club news plus details on photo submissions and forms. It covers ABWA events in Iowa City Cedar Rapids and area chapters including speakers scholarships and membership activities with contact information and schedules.
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Women's Department
Sunday Gazette
Gazette
Washington Leads First Irish St Patrick Parade in 1776 Boston
Gen. George Washington served as grand marshal for America's first St. Patrick's day parade held March 17, 1776 in Boston. Irish Americans marched with revolutionary troops as British redcoats retreated. Washington later ordered a St. Patrick's celebration at Valley Forge in 1778 with extra grog to boost morale.
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Washington
America
Boston
Valley Forge
Stumpff Fawcett Engagement Announced
AMANA Miss Helen Stumpff daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy Stumpff is engaged to Kenneth Fawcett son of Mr and Mrs Floyd Fawcett West Branch. Miss Stumpff works at Eicher Greenhouse Iowa City and Fawcett a graduate of Iowa State University farms. An August wedding is planned.
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AMANA
Helen Stumpff
Roy Stumpff
Kenneth Fawcett
Floyd Fawcett
West Branch
Vidal's 1876 Builds Suspense and Stirs Imagination
Gore Vidal’s 1876: A Novel revisits the Grant era with Charlie Schuyler narrating the 1876 election saga. The reviewer notes Vidal’s imaginative fusion of fact and fiction, elevating a disputed race into compelling fiction while acknowledging historical liberties.
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Vidal
Gore Vidal
Random House
Burr
Washington, D.C
Myra Breckenridge
Myron
New York
Samuel J. Tilden
Congress
Tilden
Rutherford B. Hayes
Ohio
Charlie Schuyler
Republic
America
Europe
Emma
Princess
D’agrigente
Charlie
Slate Horsemen Annual Fun Show Next Sunday
The Cedar Rapids Horsemen's club hosts its fifth annual fun show at 5B Stables owned by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Abraham on Route 3 Cedar Rapids. Richard Fitzgerald of Tipton judges. Sixteen classes include pony halter pony lead-in English and western pleasure horsemanship and jumping events with tied entries and fees.
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Slate Horsemen's
Cedar Rapids
Richard Fitzgerald
Tipton
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White House
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Keith Kress
Mace
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Kesler
Melissa
St. Luke's Hospital
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Sunrise Optimist Club
Bobby
Doug Beach
the Gazette Wire
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The
Women’s Department
Stanley McClurg
Eagies Club
Marguerite Nunn
Killian’s
Longbranch
Dottie Cummins
Camp Courage
Charlene Wharton
YWCA
Paul Seelan
Voluntary Action Center
Audrey Carney
Kirkwood
George Washington
Stumpff-Fawcett
Boddicker
School OF Music
16Th Ave
6Th Street
Helen Bassin
First Ave
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N.Y. Times Service
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New York Herald
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