1976-Bicentennial Iowa City – Section E – Pages 1-4

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Page E2 – Rose Mary Lentz provides an extensive overview of the rich Czech-Slovak heritage found here in Johnson County and Iowa City.

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Saving Iowa City’s Slezak National Hall Complex.
Johnson County’s Own – The Wandering Doc Comes Home To Solon.
Page E3 – Jim R. Mullendore offers an overview of the justice system of Johnson County/Iowa City in its earliest days, including the intriguing tale of Boyd Wilkinson.

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Courting Johnson County.
Tracking Down Iowa City’s Boyd Wilkinson.
Page E4 – Jim R. Mullendore wrote a second article covering the history of the Iowa City fire department.

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Penny Postcards – The Center Of Iowa City. The Wieneke Family – Iowa City’s Penny Postcard People.
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Kudos to the amazing resources below for the many quotes, photographs, etc. used on this page.

Czeck influence lingers in Iowa City, Rose Mary Lentz, Iowa City Press-Citizen, July 1, 1976, pp 33-34

Frontier justice was swift and decisive, Jim R. Mullendore, Iowa City Press-Citizen, July 1, 1976, p 35

Fire horses and the Alert Hose Co., Jim R. Mullendore, Iowa City Press-Citizen, July 1, 1976, p 36