Hancher Box Office Reopens for 1975 76 Season
The University of Iowa Hancher Auditorium opens box office for the 1975 76 season with four series and three special events. Pinchas Zukerman starts Sept 25. Beverly Sills closes May 1. Variety Series adds Irene Oct 27 28 and swap of Basie dates to March 23.
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University of Iowa
Hancher Auditorium
Pinchas Zukerman
Irene
Debbie Reynolds
Taiwan
Polish Song and Dance ‘Company
New York Jazz Repertory Company
Tv Center
Joffrey Ballet
Pilobolus Dance Theatre
Murray Louis Dance Company
Speculum Musicae
Juilliard String Quartet
Netherlands Wind Ensemble
Berlin Philharmonic
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Monteverdi Choir
Orchestra
Hamburg
Stockholm Philharmonic
Alexis Weissenberg
Vienna Choir Boys
Joffrey Company
Mstislav Rostroprovich
Brighton Families Attend Picnics in Sunset Park
Brighten families gathered at Sunset park in Washington on Sunday August 17 to honor Bruce Stout and family from Seguin including Cynthia Randy Becky and Bruce Jr with Stout relatives from Washington East Moline Ill Kalona Brighton and other towns. The Alter family reunion followed at Mt Pleasant with many attendees from Brighton Davenport Moline and beyond. A dinner at Eggar Rotzinger home celebrated Denise Moberly and Jeffery Graffagna before travel to Geneva and Bentonville Arkansas in fall plans. Nancy Mann wedding to Frank Novak at Norridge Lutheran noted, Mann’s family includes Miss Mann organist at the church.
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Stephen
Tom Marsh
Mary Neff
Washington
Gilbert Stout
East Moline
Ill
Mike Stout
Albert Lea
Minn
Mike O'Connor
Aaron
Kalona
Erny Stout
Edna Gerlock
Tom Lowry
Brandy
Michelle Emry
Brighton
Alter
Leslie Alter
Ivan Alter
Link
Bernard Shelangoski
Pleasant
Henry Bush
Missouri
North Liberty
Paul Alter
Bristol
Wis
Ardith Neff
Bob
Linda
Cara Lee
Salina
Susan
Bonnie Alter
Alexandria
Eggar Rotzinger
Denise Moberly
Oxnard
Calif
Jeffery Graffagna
Geneva
Denise
Evelyn Moberly
Moberly
Jeffery
Joyce Pierce
Bentonville
Arkansas
University of Arkansas
Margaret Miller
Ruth Hamann
Council Bluffs
Wm. Evans
Nancy Mann
Willard Mann
Lansing
Frank Novak
Norridge
Lutheran Church In
Miss Mann
ESELS diesel engines outperform trucks in fuel efficiency
ESELS railway diesel locomotives can move 280 ton miles of freight per gallon, far higher than trucks which achieve 77 ton miles per gallon. This highlights rail’s superior energy efficiency for long haul freight.
Corn Storage and Dryer Loans Open After Rain Debacle
Washington County ASCS Office offers five year loans for corn and soybean storage facilities and dryers. Rates vary by year and applicant. County Executive Director Bill Day urges producers to order equipment and file security documents promptly to speed approval. Equipment delivered more than 30 days before loan filing becomes ineligible.
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Washington County
ASCS
Bill Day
Iowans warned of quick drying cyanoacrylate glue
Commissioner Norman L. Pawlewski cautions Iowans about cyanoacrylate based glues which bond skin instantly. Reports from other states include a 14 year old inhaling fumes and an eyelid stuck to the eyeball requiring surgery. He urges avoiding purchase or strict label directions and extreme child safety measures.
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Norman L. Pawlewski
Iowa State Department of Health
Fort Madison Rodeo Plans Kids Night With Gilbert Giddyup
Fort Madison publicizes a kids night on Friday September 5 featuring Gilbert Giddyup, with free gifts for children and reduced children's tickets to $1. The event precedes the rodeo parade on Saturday September 6 at 9 a.m. and four performances run Friday 7:30 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. Jody Miller headlines this 28th Fort Madison rodeo with her band, performing country western and pop tunes at each show.
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Rodeo
Fort Madison
Harde
Gilbert Giddyup
Gilbert Giddy
Hardee
Speedy McGreedy
Gilbert
Jody Miller
State Fair Visits And Local Community Notices
Byerlys attend the State Fair with multiple family members as President Ford visits the plaza. The Church Youth Group advertises calendars for sale. Birth announcements: Matthew William Weimer born August 19 in Minot, North Dakota to Airman First Class Jeff Weimer and Deanna Swenson Weimer. Various local meetings and gatherings noted, including American Legion Auxiliary, Friendly Families Club, and Ainsworth Eastern Star. The Ainsworth youth group hosts nacho and ice cream at Gene Scott's home. Local teachers and students, including Wayne McCracken, begin new teaching posts after summer study. Visiting families from Terra Haute and Washington attend events and tour government buildings. state fair weekend travels highlighted.
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Luanne Win Ainsworth
Dale Byerly
Marsha
Everette Byerly
Martha
Mt. Pleasant
Highland Community School
Ford
Dean Swenson
Matthew William Weimer
Jeff Weimer
Minot
N.D
Jeff
Air Force
Weimer
Deanna Swenson
Harold Weimer
Riverside
Swenson
Mary
Penny
Gene Scott
Ainsworth Community Church
Anita Hooten
Carol Scott
Merle Miller
Jack Hooten
Claudine Augustine
Julie Augustine
Cedar Rapids
American Legion Auxiliary
Mary O’connor
Friendly Families Club
Duane White
Terry Wagner
Burlington
Dale Byerlys
Pat Tobin
Carol and
Paul
Robert Johnson
Washington
Johnsons
Capital Building
Wayne Jones earns PhD in electrical engineering at Iowa State
Wayne Jones received a Doctor of Philosophy degree with a major in electrical engineering at Iowa State University Ames during summer commencement. He is to join Fischer Inc in Marshalltown. Attending the ceremony were his parents Mr and Mrs Tom James and his uncle Mr and Mrs John H Jones and Betty. Also noted are several local family and community updates from Crawfordsville detailing visits, travel, and upcoming activities.
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Marian Waters
Crawfordsville
Wayne Jones
Iowa State University
Ames
Tom James
John H. Jones
Betty
Wendell Corey
Corey
Marie Jones
Wayne
Fischer, Inc
Marshalltown
Bob Huff
Katy
Ray
St. Louis
Cardinals
Six Flags
Mountain Home
Ark
Joyce
Glen Anderson
Branson
Silver Dollar City
Lake of the Ozarks
Howard Moore
Vic Julie
Shawn
North Iowa Lakes
Melinda Moore
Haviland
Kan
Friends Bible College
Randy Finke
Crooked Creek Cyclones
Howsare
Brain Stone
Mike Wells
Cloyd Eshew
Larry Curtis
Dennis Graber
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Ed Anderson
Des Moines
Iowa Wesleyan College
Harlan Winter
Sharla
Trisha
Cedar Falls
Assembly of
United
Traffic fines and convictions spill from county court actions
Eldon D. O Leary was fined 10 dollars for failure to appear and 25 dollars for speeding as part of a traffic crackdown. Amy M. Hershberger and Steven M. Mahan were fined 26 and 30 dollars respectively for speeding. Several cases were transferred to District Court for possession of stolen property and drug charges. John Thomas received a 15 day suspended jail term for public intoxication. Numerous individuals across multiple towns were fined for speeding improper registration improper turns and other traffic violations with amounts listed.
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Eldon D. O'Leary
Iowa City
O'Leary
Amy M. Hershberger
Davenport
Steven M. Mahan
Ted TeBockhorst
Washington
Dean Lintz
Lintz
John Thomas
Kalona
Reno J. Favro
Mystic
Richard L. Magdefray
Kenneth L. Troyer
Mary E. Reed
Naomi Hymes
Sigourney
Ann M. van Dorin
Ottumwa
Christina Tanner
Robert H. Witthoft
Larry L. Laws
Ainsworth
Bradleys C. Haifley
West Chester
Donald J. Dayton
Larry 5. Hixon
Columbus Junction
Gleederield
Coppock
James D. Hansen
Ala
Ken W. Brashear
Selma
Milestone: Government cost per citizen rises since 1902
In 1902 expenditures for federal state and local governments averaged 21 dollars per citizen. By 1974 the figure reached 2210 dollars, showing a more than hundredfold increase in the cost of government relative to the average American over 72 years.
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United States
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Hancher
Wolf's Flower Shop
Memoriam
Samuel J. West
Lord
Joe West
Byerlys
Ainsworth Order of Eastern Star of
Washington Rainbow
Wayne McCracken
Malcom-Price Lab School
U.N.I
Dale Findley
Terra Haute
Ind
Findley
Indiana State Board of Education
Bill Stout
Keith
Rober Male
McCallsburg
Iowa
Iowa State
Walter Winter
Richard Feiner
New York City
Clayton Lintz
Rick
Gene Lintz
Doug Steele
Feiner
Lorena Lintz
Charles Huff
David
Steve
Christy
Ralph Huff
Wapello
Royce Bonnicksen
Bo Huff
Zaire
Congo
Charles
Huffs
Glen Green
Kenneth Cherryholmes
Lone Tree
Mrs. Green
Lou Rath
Green
Mrs. Rath
Cherryholmes
Arvid Anderson
Ohio
Pennsylvania
William Germand
Masury
Kenneth Coombs
Brookfield
Harman Fennell
West Middlesex
Germand
Coombs
Joan
Fennells
Paul Steffensen
Kay
Kathy Stone
Robin Haugland
Alma Stone
Herrman
Beulah Carlson
Frankford
Brian
Joyce Gault
UNI
Boys & Girls
North Side Square
Kennedy Insurance Agency
Kennedy Insurance
H & R Block
Dors
East Washington St
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