Seven Die Over Long Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend
At least seven people died in separate Iowa road crashes over the Thanksgiving weekend. Victims include Earl Cottrell 22 of Davenport in a single car crash near Wapello and Stanley McGill 68 of Jefferson in a crash near Perry. Others were Steven Meinhardt 26 of Keokuk Mark Hamlow 17 of Fort Dodge Ricky Wentworth 18 of Estherville Ross Holte 21 of Moorhead Minn and Ricky Rentschler 18 of Boone. Residential fires in Jasper and Marion counties killed John Krause 44 of Knoxville and Martha Sellers 94 of Monroe. C W Elledge 51 of Carter Lake died after being struck by a truck on Highway 30 near Schuyler Neb last year’s total.
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Iowa
Davenport
Earl Cottrell
Wapello
Cottrell
Louisa County
Stanley L. McGill
Jefferson
Perry
MaGill
Lavone MaGill
Steven Meinhardt
Keokuk
Mark A. Hamlow
Fort Dodge
Ricky Wentworth
Estherville
Iowa 4
Ross Holte
Moorhead
Minn
Marshalltown
Marshall County
Ricky Rentschler
Boone
C. W. Elledge
Carter Lake
Schuyler
Neb
Cornell Professor Contributes Chapter to Humor Book
Dr Samuel Schuman of Cornell College contributes a chapter to It's a Funny Thing Humor titled Comic Mythos and Children's Literature. Edited by Chapman and Foot, Pergamon Press Oxford publishes both paper and hardback in December after a Wales conference paper expansion. SPRINGVILLE High School seniors sponsor a pancake breakfast at the Presbyterian Church basement from 6 a.m. to noon, priced 1.50 for adults and 1 for children.
Do Could End What I Do Began in Methodist Divorce Rite
Des Moines AP reports a new alternate divorce ritual for United Methodist couples may be used in altar ceremonies. The rite has couples stand before the minister with the congregation for support and moves the wedding band from left to right as a symbol of divorce. A book detailing the ceremony accompanies the project but is not yet in the official worship book.
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Des Moines
United Methodist
Rosalie Bentzinger
Methodist Church
General Conference
Miss Bentzinger
National Board of Discipleship
Registration for Iowa City UI spring classes opens Wednesday
University of Iowa will start registration for its Saturday and evening class program for the 1977 spring semester. More than 70 courses offer regular credit. no transcript or full admission procedures required. Tuition aligns with UI fees and residency rules. Registration lasts until the second class meeting if seats remain, pending approval by a four year conference.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Cornell Professor To Head Iowa Chemistry Society
Mt Vernon Iowa January 1977 will begin the term of Addi son Ault a Cornell college chemistry professor named chairman elect of the Iowa section of the American Chemical Society. He will serve a one year term as chairman elect and in 1978 move up to chairman of the organization.
Confined to Wheelchair Woman Dies in Fire
An elderly Monroe woman Martha Sellers aged 94 died Sunday in her home after a fire left her unable to escape. Firemen said she was confined to a wheelchair and died of smoke inhalation, with authorities suspecting a faulty furnace as the cause. The blaze occurred amid widespread Iowa cold. other fires caused extensive damage including a Rock Rapids clothing store and a rural Waukon farmhouse.
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Monroe
Martha Sellers
Rock Rapids
Krull’s Kids
Christmas Decor and Demos Highlight Vesterheim Festival
Decorah's Vesterheim Museum hosts a Norwegian Christmas display with period room decorations and two large Victorian trees. Hostesses explain the decorations and bake Norwegian treats Lefse on Sundays December 5 and 12 krumbaker on December 19 and 26. The Oneota Weavers provide spinning and weaving demos. Westerheim opens Saturdays and Sundays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with activities on Sunday afternoons.
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Vesterheim
Norway
Lefse
Krumbaker
Oneota
Westerheim
No Alternative to Higher Energy Prices Official Says
DES MOINES UPI Wilbur Jenny head of energy resources development for the Federal Energy Administration Midwest office warned Sunday that consumers face continued higher energy prices with no alternatives. He noted energy costs have risen sharply over five years and should stabilize somewhat with the exception of natural gas which will rise more.
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Des Moines
UPI
Wilbur Jenny
Federal Energy Administration
Midwest
Jenny
Iowa
Iowa Public Broadcasting Network
Energy Research and Development
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Trust Presented to Walton League Receives 10000
Judge John Tobin of Vinton, former national president of the Izaak Walton League of America, has donated a $10,000 trust to the Walton League to honor local chapter workers in conservation. The fund aims to improve chapter communication with league officers and recognize chapter conservationists who contributed most in the prior year.
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Vinton
John Tobin
Izaak Walton League of America
League
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Monona
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Meadowland Creamery
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Decorah Museum
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