Fire damages former convent in Festina. eight homeless
A fire in Festina, Iowa gutted a three story former convent owned by Mildred Johnson. Eight residents including two families escaped. over 30 firefighters from Calmar Ossian and Fort Atkinson battled the blaze four hours. Water had to be hauled four miles as Festina lacks a local water system. Damage value unavailable. The home is uninhabitable and the family is staying with relatives.
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Winneshiek
Festina
Decorah
Calmar
Pete Meyer
Meyer
Mildred Johnson
Ossian
Fort Atkinson
Tractor death near Strawberry Point claims Clayton Stoner
Clayton Stoner, 73, of rural Strawberry Point died in a tractor accident when a hill gave way and the machine overturned. The incident occurred just after 4 30 p m Saturday about three miles north of Strawberry Point. He was taken to Central Community Hospital in Elkader and pronounced dead. Services are 10 30 a m Tuesday at St Sebald Lutheran Church in rural Strawberry Point.
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Clayton Stoner
Strawberry Point
Clayton County
Inmate Escapes Winneshiek County Jail Then Caught Nearby
Lawrence Messer a 27 year old inmate held on a Wisconsin probation warrant overpowered a jailer Sunday night at Winneshiek County Jail and escaped about 5 p.m. in Decorah. Decorah police and Winneshiek County deputies quickly apprehended him five minutes later.
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Winneshiek County
Lawrence Messer
Wisconsin
Fire damages DJ's Casual Cafe in Wellman
A fire early Sunday heavily damaged DJ's Casual Cafe on Highway 22 Wellman causing about 30000 dollars in losses. Operators Dale and Jennifer Bennett expect a four week closure though the building stands.
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Wellman
Highway 22
Dale Bennett
Jennifer
Cedar Rapids bids farewell to longtime school board member
The Cedar Rapids school district and board host a farewell reception for Wayne Howes a member since 1976 who is moving to Cincinnati next month. The public is invited to attend from 3 30 to 5 30 p m in the board room at the Educational Service Center.
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Cedar Rapids
Wayne Howes
Howes
Cincinnati
Educational Service Center
Gazette Net offers electronic access for readers
The Gazette invites readers to use Gazette Net on Flow a electronic bulletin board service. Dial (319) 368-8800 with 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit full duplex to submit letters idea forms announcements subscriptions and classified ads and join news discussions.
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Loading Turkeys Headed to Market in Rural Indiana
Milburn Gerig and neighbors in Crawfordsville drive 7 090 birds to Louis Rich Co. in West Liberty. Turkeys weigh 30 plus pounds at 18 weeks and are loaded into cages on semi trailers by a crew including high school students. The operation runs before dawn with dust masks and a practiced routine despite the winter chill.
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Gerig
Russ Yoder
Greg
Mark Graber
Dwight
Lowell Unruh
Turkeys in the United States: biology and industry snapshot
Tom turkeys gobble while hens click. Wild birds fly briefly and run fast. domestics rarely live past two. Americans eat about 18.3 pounds per year. white meat dominates 2 to 1. In 1994 about 300 million turkeys were raised, with 45 million eaten at Thanksgiving, 22 million at Christmas, and 19 million at Easter. The industry totals $2.67 billion, with top marketers including Butterball, Jennie-O, Cargill and Sara Lee among others.
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United States
Chile
Israel
Mexico
Japan
Turkey
Butterball Turkey Inc
ConAgra Inc
Omaha
Neb
Wampler Longacre Inc
WLR Foods Inc
Broadway
Jerome Foods Inc
Barron, Wis
Norbest Inc
Salt Lake City
National Turkey Federation
Associated Press
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