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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1968

Page

3

Chamber Music Program by UI Faculty Saturday

Iowa City concert features University of Iowa faculty Kenneth Amada piano Charles Treger violin and William Preucil viola performing Beethoven Sonata in F major Op.24 Franck Sonata in A major Toch Divertimento for Violin and Viola Saturday at 8 p.m. in Macbride auditorium admission free.

Iowa City University of Iowa Macbride Kenneth Amada Charles Treger Beethoven Franck William Preucil Treger Ernst Toch

Tree Plantings at Coralville Reservoir Contract Bid Notice

The Rock Island district of the corps of engineers advertised for bids to plant 80 trees and landscaping at the Coralville reservoir on the Iowa River north of Iowa City. Bids open at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 11. The contract includes 20 trees.

Rock Island Corps of Engineers Coralville Iowa River Iowa City

Tree planting contract totals for reservoir area sites

The contract specifies 10 hard maple, 10 locust, 20 green ash, 20 pin oak and 20 hackberry trees. Planting will occur this fall at three locations: 32 at the dam site, 16 at Sandy Beach, and 32 at Sugar Bottom public use facility.

Sandy Beach Sugar Bottom

Old Cotton Shirt Makes Easy Artist Smock

A simple painting smock idea uses a man’s old cotton shirt cut for a pint size artist. Remove collar and sleeves trim hem, finish with a machine stitch, wear the shirt backward, and launder in a washing machine with colored fabrics.

Toledo golf pioneer Page Stranahan dies at 79

TOLEDO Ohio AP Page Ellyson Stranahan 79 widow of Champion Spark Plug Co co founder and chairman Robert Stranahan. A 1930s professional golfer she remained active in Ohio charitable and philanthropic projects past the war years.

Toledo, Ohio Page Ellyson Stranahan Robert Champion Spark Plug Co

Swing into Spring Concert at Iowa Memorial Union

Two University of Iowa groups the Old Gold Singers and the Percussion Ensemble perform a Swing into Spring concert in the Iowa Memorial Union Main Lounge. The Old Gold Singers under Mike Livingston sing the theme from A Man and a Woman and Up Up and Away with piano bass and drums. The 16 member Percussion Ensemble under Tom Davis follows after intermission.

Iowa City University ‘of Iowa Old Gold Singers Percussion Ensemble Iowa Memorial Union Concerts Committee of Union Board Mike Livingston The Fifth Dimension

Dear Abby: gift notions spark debate on appliances and tools

In the column letters a reader laments receiving an appliance as a premature gift for Mother and urges warning on sales pitches. A second letter asks how to engage a quiet girlfriend visiting their college son. Abby explains the shy guest uses a book as a shield and notes temperament can reveal more with time.

Abby

Nuptial Vows Exchanged for Rowe and Kiler in Walker

Miss Marlene Marie Rowe became the bride of Kenneth Leon Kiler in a 7 o clock Methodist church ceremony in Troy Mills. A 200 guest reception followed in church parlors. couple to reside in Walker after a wedding trip to the northwestern states.

Troy Mills Marlene Marie Rowe Walter Rowe Walker Kenneth Leon Kiler Leeon Kiler Charles Moore Marion Chantilly Norman Grummer Allen Jons Kathie Kramer Brown Transfer la Porte City

Ant control tips from readers in Polly columns

Readership offers home remedies for ants including painting entry lines with chlordane cayenne pepper salt chalk lines cucumber rind and ground cloves. Advice notes vary by ant type and effectiveness and readers warn professionals may not verify these methods.

Polly Tropics A.E.F Beverly

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