Alumni of Kalona to Meet Saturday Evening
Kalona graduates and former teachers are invited to a May 20 alumni dinner at Mid-Prairie Junior High School. A 6:30 p.m. cooperative dinner honors the 1921 class. Raymond Yetty acts as president in Tim Grady's absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Way
Kalona
Kalona High School
Mid - Prairie
Duane H. Gingerich
Raymond Yetty
Tim Grady
Cedar Rapids
John Roetlin
Ron Spicher
Roetlin
Judy Enfield
Enos Enfield
Oxford
John McIntyre
Beer at gas stations sparks Ames permit dispute
In Ames, Champlin Service Station manager David Hansen seeks a beer permit amid mayor Stuart Smith's push to reject it. Council votes expected next Tuesday as officials query a new Iowa law allowing beer sales in most businesses. State liquor officials are surprised by the broad change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
UPI
David Hansen
Champlin
Stuart Smith
Iowa
Smith
Hansen
Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Department
Commission
Cage method for tomatoes and top All-America Roses of 1972
Extension horticulturist Ben Vance notes cage culture of tomatoes using circular reinforced mesh cages 4 to 5 feet tall with 6 inch square openings for easy harvests and less labor. The piece also highlights 1972 All-America Rose Selections Apollo and Portrait, with drooping fragrance and blooms, plus older favorites like Charlotte Armstrong and Queen Elizabeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Vance
Iowa State University
Vance
Apollo
Portrait
Charlotte Armstrong
Katharine T. Marshall
Miranda
Peace
Fashion
Chrysler Imperial
Queen Elizabeth
GE Named in Government Antitrust Suit Over Reciprocal Deals
The Justice Department filed a civil antitrust suit in U S District Court in Auburn New York accusing General Electric of restraint of trade since 1965 through reciprocal purchasing with customers and suppliers. The government seeks injunctions banning reciprocal arrangements and related actions while noting GE 1970 sales of 8.7 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Electric
United States
Schwengel backs funds for soil and water protection
Rep. Fred Schwengel of Iowa urged continued federal allocations to protect soil and water resources. Speaking to the House subcommittee, he warned against cutting watershed and soil conservation programs as Iowa loses 8 to 10 million tons of soil annually and pollution rises from soil runoff. He called for expanded runoff programs and new pollution‑control methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Fred Schwengel
Iowa
Schwengel
House
Pink and Blue Shower Honors Mrs Vittetoe and Jeffery
A pink and blue shower honoring Mrs David Vittetoe and son Jeffery was hosted at the Marlin Greiner home on May 7 with 25 relatives and friends attending. Special guests included Mrs Paul Adam Mrs Francis Wittetoe and Mrs Richard Clarahan of Harper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Sievert Keota
David Vittetoe
Jeffery
Marlin Greiner
Paul Adam
Francis Wittetoe
Richard Clarahan
Harper
Charles Sieren
Terry Greiner
Debby Fry
Fairfield
Luke Weber
Michael
Washington
Ed Greiner
Robert Greiner
Rosa Greiner
L. J. Powell
Wellman
John Powell
South English
Terry Jungbluth
Louis Powell
Doug
Lawrence Striegel
Prisoner Walked Out of Mercy Hospital Jail Cell
Bill Monroe, 38, jailed on receiving stolen goods, escaped Davenport County Jail after climbing to a ceiling hole and lowering himself to the ground from Mercy Hospital’s jail cell. Deputies hunted the streets as Monroe, who doctors said could not walk, vanished after a reported sighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
UPI
Scott County
Bill Monroe
Mercy Hospital
Sheriff's Office
Monroe
4 H junior party set for Thursday May 25
The 4 H Junior Party The Wild Wild West will be held Thursday evening May 25 from 730 to 9 pm at the American Legion Hall in Washington. Washington County 4 H ers in grades 4 through 8 are invited with juniors asked to contribute 25 cents for refreshments. 4 H Council members planning the event include Bob McConnell Sharon Lee Claire Wehr Larry Tener Andy Rowe Robyn McCoy Steve Davis Cheryl Pfeifer Jane Shearer Tom Berdo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Hall
Washington
Washington County
Bob McConnell
Sharon Lee
Crawfordsville
Claire Wehr
Keota
Larry Tener
Riverside
Andy Rowe
Wellman
Robyn McCoy
Steve Davis
Cheryl Pfeifer
Jane Shearer
Tom Berdo
Ten Commandments Reissue Highlights DeMille Epic
Cecil B. DeMille’s Technicolor rerelease of The Ten Commandments at the State Theatre showcases epic Biblical scenes led by Charlton Heston Yul Brynner Anne Baxter and Edward G. Robinson. The film, shot in Egypt, features the Exodus Red Sea Pillar of Fire and Golden Calf sequence with a 2300-strong crew and lavish spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil B. DeMille
Paramount Pictures
State Theatre
Moses
DeMille
Charlton Heston
Yul Brynner
Anne Baxter
Edward G. Robinson
Red Sea
Sinai
Egypt
Aeneas MacKenzie
Jesse L. Lasky, Jr
Jack Garris
Frederic M. Frank
Unrest in Iowa City and local social notes
Correspondent recounts two kinds of unrest in Iowa City during the past week as night riots ebbed and flowed in a limited area. She also attends a Mother-Daughter Banquet at the Free Methodist Church with her mother amid a quiet scene aside from lively toddlers and notes a rural visit by the Brenneman family to Graceland College to visit Gary Brenneman.
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Dwight Letz
Earl Veggy
Ken O'Donnell
Kathy
John C. Roetlin
Iowa City
Ray Strobbe
Tiffin
Donald Ruth
Gladys Horn
Riverside
Floyd Niffenegger
Wellman
Dave Teets
Myron Jones
Ike Yoder
Sue Ann
Johnny Roetlin
Donald Bong
Indianapolis
Ind
Velma Spicher
Irma Gingerich
Spicher
Willard W. Gingerich
Coralville
Mary Moore
Ron Spicher
Raymond Spicher
Lee Spicher
Cedar Rapids
Ivan Alt
Walker
Minnesota
Red Wing Lodge
Lloyd Troyer
Omer Troyer
Jerry Stutzman
Kalona
William Fehlberg
South English
Jerry Beachy
Ron Roth
Pleasant
Wilbur Troyer
Violet Kennard
Ernest Krantz
Ainsworth
D.J. Trier
Washington
Dallas Krantz
Tim Krantz
Steve Krantz
W.J. Logan
Harold Chapman
Clifford
Lewis Falck
Belle Plaine
Earl Wright
Charles Eckhardt Wellman
Free Methodist Church
Fred Domine
Harold Brenneman
Debbie
Graceland College
Lamoni
Iowa
Gary Brenneman
Weekend visitors fill Keota homes over Mothers Day weekend
A flurry of social visits fills Keota and nearby towns. Families from Sigourney, Washington, Oxford, Marion, Elkhart, and Iowa City join residents in homes across Keota for Mothers Day weekend and related gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Robert Hawkins
Ray Doud
Iowa City
Jim Flynn
Mike Geil
Joe Geil
Jim Romine
Center Point
Esther Wheeling
Christine
Oskaloosa
Francis Romine
Richard
Buck) Romine
Morro Bay
Calif
Charles Kennedy
Washington
Joseph Geil
Square Dance Caller Bruno Zeni in West Point
Bruno Zeni of Decatur Illinois will call a square dance for the Circle Eight Club on Tuesday May 23 in the Legion ballroom West Point Iowa. Dancing runs 830 to 11 pm and all square dancers and guests are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruno Zeni
Decatur
Ill
Legion
West Point
Iowa
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