Rennies remembered for music theater to candy business
Orville and Jane Rennie, lifelong Iowa promoters, raised funds for Cornell College, led alumni work in Cedar Rapids, and built Jane Rennie's Peanut Brittle. The couple later moved to Denver, continued candy making, raised two sons, six grandchildren, and remain fondly remembered for their stage and charity work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Orville
Jane Rennie
Cornell College
Cedar Rapids
Rennies
Cornell Alumni Association
Mount Vernon
Paramount
el Kahirirs
Iowa
Oskaloosa
Sioux Falls
S.C
Cornell
Jane
Rock Island
Metropolitan Opera
New York
Chicago
Hollywood
United States
Orville Rennie
Eddie Cantor
Paramount Theaters
Nebraska
Illinois
Abbott and Costello
Constance Bennett
Walter Able
Ritz Brothers
Kay Francis
Flying Tiger
Bill Reed
O.W. Lawrence
Life Magazine
Mama
Rourke Hickenlooper
Congressional Record
Carson
Killian
KOA Radio
Denver Dry Goods
Aetna Insurance Company
Los Angeles
Killians
Rennie
Colorado Heart Association
Orv
Breckenridge
Colo
Broncos
Jacksonville
Fla
Defections spotlight male ballet dancer roles in US
The article traces major Bolshoi defections including Alexander Godunov Leonid Kozlov and Valentina Kozlova and notes the impact on American Ballet Theatre. It highlights Rudolf Nureyev Mikhail Baryshnikov and John Meehan as leaders shaping Western ballet training and careers. Meehan previewed guest appearances in Des Moines Iowa Cedar Rapids and described the rise of male virtuosity in the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Godunov
Soviet Union
Bolshoi Ballet
American Ballet
Bolshoi
Leonid Kozlov
Valentina
U.S
Los Angeles
Rudolf Nureyev
Kirov Ballet
John Meehan
Nureyev
Meehan
American Ballet Theatre
Iowa
Des Moines Ballet
Cedar
Paramount Theatre
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Baryshnikov
Godunov
West
Australian Ballet
America
Lucia Chase
Rock Island strikers prepare for Wednesday return to work
Cedar Rapids union members say they expect Rock Island Lines workers to resume duties Wednesday under a government directive. Kansas City Terminal Co will operate the line, with the ICC order guiding the transition. Pickets will remain until KC Terminal takes over and pay disputes from the strike are unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.R
Rock Island
Brotherhood of Railway
Cedar Rapids
Kansas City Terminal Co
Kansas City
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ted Zirbes
ICC
Clerks Union
Kansas City Terminal
Zirbes
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Ride for Diabetes raises $19600
Four hundred eighteen Cedar Rapids Marion riders gathered pledges totaling 19600 during the 1979 Ride for Diabetes Sunday. The Cedar Rapids event was one of 22 statewide, with 3052 riders overall and a preliminary statewide haul of 167059.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids-Marion
Cedar Rapids
American Diabetes Association
Marion police report week of arrests and incidents
Marion police made 12 arrests last week with four charged for public intoxication and two for drunken driving. One faced possession of a controlled substance and one tampering with a motor vehicle, plus two thefts. Traffic warrants involved two others. Police logged seven criminal mischief reports, two burglaries, and 23 thefts including 11 bad checks. Ten speeding tickets and 30 other traffic tickets were issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Marion Officials Meet On Downtown Redevelopment Bids
Marion City Council will hold a special session Tuesday at 4 30 p m in City Hall to discuss bids on the downtown redevelopment project. Homemakers meet Thursday for a desert luncheon at Farm Bureau Building with Shir ley Jordan as hostess and Mary Lensch presenting the program. Lions hear District Governor S K Nanda at Suburban restaurant Tuesday evening. Masons plan first and third degree meetings Tuesday and Thursday at 7 p m in the Marion Masonic Temple. Also listed: job ad for a midday and evening server position and a family thanks note for Henry Hansen care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion City Council
City Hall
Homemakers
Marion
Marion Masonic Lodge No. 6
Marion Masonic Temple
Also Mentioned on This Page
Peanut Brittle
Midwest
Group
RCA
Dwight Eisenhower
Jane and
Lynda Halbert Gazette
ABC
Carol Lawrence
Dale Kueter
Duzette
10Th Street
Antique Show and Collectors Fair
Five Seasons Center
Lions
S.K. Nanda
Bettendorf
Lions Club
Stickney’s. — Adv
Henry
Henry and
Fern Hansen
Balko’s
ST. SW
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!