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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1972
Page
23
A husband and wife shop for fall clothes at a stylish Iowa City menswear store. The man endures ill fitting trousers with oversized bells and two toned heels, trips, and a dramatic rescue by a passerby, while the sales staff and wife quip about mature cuts and fashion misfires. The outing ends with a sweater reunion and a vow to avoid the checkout chaos.
Restoration efforts at Iowa's Old Capitol move forward as plans focus on acquiring period furniture. Margaret Keyes leads study of 19th century items with priority on pieces actually present 1842 to 1847, seeking donations or information about ancillary items for the house chamber and library.
The piece titled Blend of Styles describes a secretary with a doramant style mix from early Victorian 1840 to 1855 and Gothic 1640 to 1685. It measures 42 inches wide and seven feet high with a separate top section featuring a three-shell bookcase, cove-molded cornice, glazed full-width doors, and single-acchiops detailing.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation awarded the University of Iowa College of Medicine a four year grant totaling 181,529 to fund scholarships and lead awards for women and students from rural, minority, and underserved backgrounds. Dr. Woodrow Morris noted the program targets increasing future doctors in underserved areas. The foundation's nationwide effort will distribute funds to 208 medical and seven osteopathy schools with quarterly awards to recipients determined by each college.
Des Moines Oct 4 5 6 will host the Iowa County Officers School with Gladys Spellman president of the National Association of Counties as the keynote speaker. She is the first woman to hold such a post and is councilwoman at large for Prince George's County Maryland.
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