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Band Keeps Them Dancing at Benedix Golden Anniversary
Ida Grove residents Fred and Shirley Benedix celebrated 50 years with a Glenn Miller themed toast as Tuxedo Junction, a Sioux City Big Band, played for about 60 couples on the Ida Grove Skate Palace floor. The veteran ensemble described renewed interest among younger dancers and reflected on a declining ballroom scene.
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Ida Grove
Glenn Miller
Correctionville
Fred
Shirley Benedix
Sioux City
Tuxedo Junction
Ron Arndt
Hartley
Arndt
John Berrigan
Cherokee
Marty Crandell
Storm Lake
Lance Lehmberg
al Hesse
Lehmberg
Morningside College
Shore Acres
Iowa Great Lakes
Clear Lake
Harry James
Everett Bloyer
Schaller
Dick Bloyer
Shirley
Citian Glen Houpt
Houpt
Iowa
Jerry
Morningside
Ralph Marterie
Marina Inn
Neb
Haupt
Hesse
Benedix
Worthington
Minn