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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 02, 1979

Page

7

Linn Co-op Announces Product Fair For 50th Anniversary

Linn Co-operative Oil Co marks its 50th anniversary with a farm product fair at the Five Seasons Civic Center in Cedar Rapids on March 20. Marion based firm invites 500 plus exhibitors and distributes Farm Product Guide to 10 000 members. Contacts include Linn Co-operative Oil Co Marion and Widmar Garnant Associates St Louis Missouri.

Linn Co-operative Oil Co Five Seasons Cedar Rapids Farm Cooperative Farmland Industries Inc Kansas City Linn 35Th St Marion Widmar-Garnant Associates South Brentwood Blvd St. Louis

Sand picked for Linn County soil conservationist post

Duane Sand of Mount Vernon has been selected to fill the Linn County soil conservationist position established by the county supervisors. He previously worked with the U S Soil Conservation Service since 1975 and will assist in rural planning of soil conservation programs. Sand studied at Loras College and has worked for the City Housing Commission and the Commission on Aging at Muscatine.

Duane Sand Mount Vernon Linn County Board of Supervisors Sand U.S. Soil Conservation Service Marion Linn County Soil Conservation District Linn County Gene Walter Loras College Dubuque The City Housing Commission Commission On Aging Muscatine

Speech winners dominate Johnson County soil contest results

Mary Blanchard, 14, won the Johnson County Soil Conservation District speech contest at Montgomery Hall Iowa City with the topic SOS Save Our Soil. she advances to a regional contest at the Carousel Inn in Coralville and may reach the state event December 12. Samanth Kaushik, 13, placed second. Linda Hwang, 14, third. Linda Hug, 14, fourth.

Iowa City Mary Blanchard Johnson County Soil Conservation District Montgomery Hall Mary Lynn Alice Blanchard Coralville Northwest Junior High Carousel Inn of Soil Christine Rohret Tiffin Penn Elementary School North Liberty Omer Fountain Kalona Joe Halsch Oxford

District RAVE contests set for three sites Saturday

Ten counties in The Gazette area send contestants to Eastern Iowa District RAVE at three sites. Fayette County hosts a 1 30 p m start with youths from Allamakee Clayton Fayette Johnson Linn Cedar and Tama counties. The District 6 event in Iowa City features Benton Cedar Johnson and others with vocal reading and dance acts. A Southeast Iowa District 7 contest runs at 2 p m near Fairfield with entrants from Keokuk and Louisa counties. Winners advance to the state finals on Thursday Nov 29 in Des Moines. ON THIS DATE in 1975 President Ford dismissed Defense Secretary Schlesinger and CIA Director Colby and replaced Henry Kissinger as national security adviser.

Gazette Farm Bureau Iowa Fayette Dean Pollock Volga Steve Amundson Elgin Clayton County Steve Moellers West Union Fayette County Montgomery Hall Iowa City Suzanne Schmitt Watkins Benton County Doris Hinkhouse West Branch Cedar County Kevin Riddle North Liberty Johnson County Linn County Doerhman Julie Lisa Becky Jodie Hoffner Cedar Rapids Garry Hofer Toledo Tama County Parkview Care Center Fairfield Gazette Area Lisa Bair Keswick Keokuk County Leslie Orr Columbus Ford Defense James Schlesinger CIA William Colby Henry Kissinger

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