Creston Eyes Blue Grass Era with Industrial Drive
Creston Iowa touted as Blue Grass town seeking 1958 industrial growth. It cites power water schools and transport, forming Creston Industries Inc to attract new firms and expand existing ones. The city notes a rail and highway advantage, a growing school building program, and major local manufacturers plus seed producers driving expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iy Charles L. Kelly
Hantelne Ecltun
Creston News
Creston (Ap
Creston
Green Valley
Summit Lake
Green Valley Lake
Vascone
State Conservation Commission
Southwestern Federated Power Cooperative, Inc
Creston Industries, Inc
Chamber of Commerce Industries
Burlington Railroad
Chicago
Denver
Kansas City
Creston Iiew
Gus Brothers Manufacturing Company
Armour and Company
Swift and Company
Creston Seed Company
Two Palm Sunday Concerts by Cornell Choir
The Cornell College Choir under Delinda Roggensack presents two Palm Sunday programs. In Mt Vernon at 3 pm and Waterloo at 7 pm the chorus performs modern pieces, Bach, Haydn, Brahms, a double quartet, solos by Nancy Gaylord and others, and spirituals and modern selections, highlighting individual soloists from Mt. Vernon and surrounding towns.
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Haydn
Nancy Gaylord
Plainfield, W
Gabriel
Boss Penn
Mt. Vernon
Uriel
Ward McCulley
Shellsburg
Raphael
Brahms
Upper Iowa Students Win Speech Honors
Four Upper Iowa university students won honors at the Iowa Forensic Association meet. Clermont freshman Ann Bennett earned the right to represent Iowa in the women’s oratory division at Evanston Illinois in April. She also earned a superior in poetry reading. Other winners include Roger Brus Alfa Vista senior with a superior in discussion Marilyn Guyer Clermont freshman excellent in oratory and poetry reading and Dee Nichol son Fayette junior excellent in discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetts
Towa University
Iowa Forensic Association
Clermont
Hann Bennett
Towa
Evanston, Ill
Roger Brus
Alfa Vista
Marilyn Guyer
Dee Nicholsson
Fayette Junior
Eastern Iowa Briefs Record School Board Winners and Local Events
Eastern Iowa briefs list re-elections and new presidents for multiple school boards including NOPRINTON Clarence Hall MT. VEEN Glenn Jessen Sigourney Wilbur Joppe Morley Russell Eldred and Don Adams. Other items include Red Cross drives totals and spring plays Love Is Eternal and You Cant Take It With You plus hospital and family notices.
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Noprinton
Mary Moulton
CIEER
Clarence Hall
Jiarl
Moulton
Thelthe School
Boars
Mt. St. Clare College
Clinton
Lowden
C. W. Paulsen
MT. Veengn
F. M. McLaw
Sedar Mapids
Calmar
Red Cross
Trarence Rothmeyer
I Independence
Busthanan County
Leon ™. Vever
Stanley
TAMA
Tama High School
Strawberry Point
J. ¥. Jessen
Rayimond Kiehk
Sigquaney
Don J. Adams
M. H. Barnes
Oxford Junction
Wilbur Joppe
William Shimane
Morley — Russell Eldred
Riverside
Matildas- Wieland
University Hospitals
Lena Bopp
Thornburg
Tobert Blain
Inianapolis
Ind
Junior Robinson
Palisades
Mink
Charles Warren
University of Iowa
P.m.i
N. F. Strutt
Dyersville
Bird
Edgewood
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Ndustrious
Iowa
Blue Grass
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Development Corp
Cornell
God
Kallinikos
Ralph Christofferson
Fom
Bud Myers
Webster City
Carman Smith
Lowa
Iter Kings
Cra
Cedar Rapids
Zauteti Phromy Group
Flexsteel
Phoenix
Nantucket
Cee Rene Meas
Ueto Ou
Twin Towers
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