City Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Birthdays
A series of short notes from Sunnydale, Fayette, and nearby towns cover visits by Kirk Sperry and family, a 25th wedding anniversary dinner for Robert Paschal, a grandson’s wedding, and several weekend stays. Other items note birthdays, reunions, and local notices with residents from Cedar Falls to Des Moines and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirk Sperry
Sunnydale
Cal
Shirley Butts
Wilma Owen
Fayette
Chapel Hill
N.C
Paul James
Robert Paschal
Howard Gustafson
Rockford
Kay Gustafson
Cedar Rapids
Janie Stevens
Alvin Gustafson
Neva Hall
DeWayne Adams
Washington
Don Adams
Diane Smith
Presbyterian Church
Jill Jellings
Nevada
Springfield
Debbie Bliss
American Institute of Business
Des Moines
Norman Bliss
Grace Alderson
Volga
Rosa Peake
Charles Bedries
Cedar Falls
Albin Holmstrom
Hazleton
Tom Coffest
Denver
Colo
Clara Deuhr
Leola Burnham
Rochester
Minn
Dorothy Anders
John Roesler
Timothy Bellmer
Robert Belilmer
Leslie Lane
Fresno
Larry Lane
Church of Christ
Fastside
Norman Reaves
Teddy
Randy
Columbia
S.C
Donald Fox
Reaves
I.B.M
Frank Kirchoff
Davis
Klock's Island
Mike Markley
Charles City
Tu. Boulden
Bill Ross
Dorothy Markley
Thomasson
Apple River Canyon State Park
Terry Hinkel
Michelle
Sterling Heights
Mich
James
John
Carmela Aversa
Howard Frank
Pat Sicilia
Lisa
Warren
Joe Aversa
Randy Nelson
Jerome Bartels
Tim Bliss
Iowa State University
Ames
Mike Stiva
Donald Jellings
In and Around Luther College Events and Performances
A roundup of July events includes 40 Gothenburg gymnasts performing at Luther College Fieldhouse on July 7 after the 14th Annual Institute of American Studies opens July 4 at Luther College. The Upper Midwest Gem and Mineral Show runs July 7–10 at the 4-H building, and Ye Old Cowbarn presents Dirty Work at the Crossroads July 6 9 14 16 with seniors showings July 13. A Sri Lanka Population Bell marks births every 85 seconds, a newborn cry recorded on tape and broadcast from a tall belfry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther College
Decorah
Gothenburg
Sweden
Institute of American Studies
Minnesota State Fairgrounds
Coon Rapids
Minn
Upper Midwest
Ye Old Cowbarn and Theatre
Sri Lanka
Central Community Admits and Discharges List
A laborious patient roster shows admitted and discharged individuals across multiple towns. Names include Louise Leuchtenmacher Elkader Postville Nicole Schrandt Castalia John Martin Postville Moll Owen Postville Louise Bilden Clermont Mrs Beryl Boleyn Elgin West Union Walter Giserset West Union Helen Monserud Fayette Fred Young Fayette Floyd Gilley Maynard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postville
Nicole Schrandt
Castalia
John &. Martin
Moll
Owen
Louise Bilden
Clermont
Beryl Boleyn
Elgin
West Union
Walter Giserset
Helen Monserud
Fayette
Fred Young
Floyd Gilley
Maynard
Births listed across Mercy and People’s hospitals in Iowa
Mercy and People’s hospitals in Independence Osage Oelwein and surrounding towns report births and patient notes. Names include Blanche Walters Norma McCue Lois Henderson Julia Lowe Alda Hartmann Fred Neuman Norma Butler and many others with dates and locations such as Sumner Lawler Independence Manchester and Delhi. The column of July notes a Paris monument to patriots of the 1830 French Revolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oelwein
Blanche Walters
Arlington
Norma McCue
Hazleton
Lois Henderson
Independence
Julia Lowe
Alda Tona Hartmann
Fred Neuman
Norma Butler
Duane Nefzger
Alvin Sabin
Emma Hancock
Louis Gosse
Oel
Paris
Bastille
Westgate social notes and regional happenings
Westgate and surrounding communities report visitors and gatherings from June events. Lorene Schwengels and relatives attended the 40th high school region in Oelwein, with later class picnic and tours. Other locals hosted and visited families for Father’s Day and golden wedding open houses at West Union and near Ossian. Fire losses nationwide tick down slightly. insurance data cite 1976 losses near 3.56 billion. A Nutley survey reveals Americans lack vitamin specifics, with gaps on vitamin C and B6 knowledge among smokers and birth control users.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorene Schwengels
Orange
Cal
Herman Oltrogge
Hickory Grove
Oelwein
Maynard Park
West Central School
Sherry
Georgia Sabin
Richmond
Virginia
Will Sabin
Dale
Milton Sabin
Steve Sabin
Warren Trotter
Lyle Gordon
Maynard
Lynn Underwood
Charles Underwood
Jesup
Grant Kappmeyer
Bill Farina
Henry Reinking
George Schmelzer
West Union
Norma Klammer
Leonard Anfinson
Stavanger Lutheran Church
Ossian
Don Tellin
Larry Sabin
James
Debbie
A F. Klammer
Dunkerton
Will Utrecht
University Hospital
Town City
Bill Rummell
Nutley
N.J
Response Analysis Corp
Court news from Fayette County magistrate sessions
A list of appearances before Judge Hofmeyer and Judge Slofer covers fines and court costs for numerous defendants across towns like Hazleton Oelwein Celwein Davenport West Union and Stanley. Entries include speeding excessive noise no driver's license and assault and battery with various monetary penalties and dismissals. Also notes upcoming film releases from Paramount and a Star Trek project. Britain and France declared war on Russia on March 28 1854 marking the Crimean War start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Fayette County
John Hofmeyer
Richard Slofer
Galen Kunkle
Hazleton
Thomas Oakes
Oelwein
James Edwin Collins
Celwein
Edward E Harrington
Sherry Lynn Smith
Stanley
Phillip Raymond Harrington
Larry Robert Frieden
Sigin
Otis Patrick Lambert
George Dennis Dumersul
Davenport
Gerald Joseph McLaughiln
Ranald Raymond Steinbronn
Westgate
Roger W Johnson
Alpha
Karl Arthur Pickerd
Sumner
Cliff Leroy Underdahl
Hawkeye
Daniel R Engiing
Dennis Martin Hanson
Elgin
Tracy DeLong
Belmar Hill
Ellsworth
James Thomas Kane
Dubuque
Cindy L. Weger
Delwein
Patrick Michael Grennan
Maynard
Daniel Keig
Fayette
Gerald Robert Wessels
Arlington
Donald L. Ganske
Ronald Cletus Myers
Waucoma
James A. Godar
Florissant
Mervin L Garby
Clarskville
James Peter Bell
Fort Dodge
Duane Nell Patterson
John Francis Durnan
Farmersburg
Billie J Bemmier
Karla Kay Moore
Robert Willams
Robert B. Buhr
Renate
Thomas Albert Erickson
Wadena
John Corey Corder
Ottumwa
Linda Lu Cling
Leste Ralph Lauer
Eldorado
Kathleen Ann Off
Ossian
Michael Anthony Kent
Ronald Joseph Mannion
Waterloo
NEW Movies
New York
Paramount Pictures
Bad News Bears
Citizens Band
Paul T. Mat
Candy Clark
Ann Wedgeworth
Marcia Rodd
California
Paramount
Gene Roddenberry
Britain
France
Russia
New instrument predicts infant respiratory distress syndrome
A Weizmann Institute researcher in Israel develops a device to forecast newborns at risk of respiratory distress syndrome, a leading killer of premature infants. In California’s Inland Delta near Clarksburg, corn yields reach up to 280 bushels per acre, nearly double Iowa’s average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weizmann Institute of Science
Israel
Interface
Clarksburg
California
Iowa
Uss
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