Monroe County News, The (Newspaper) - July 8, 1968, Albia, Iowa It's News to Us The Weekly Almanac WEATHER By George Seibert Official Weather Observer Date High Lew July 54 None July 64 None July 63 None July 64 None July 63 92 July 68 None AUCTION July Chapel Church building and contents p.m 4 miles north on highway 137 BUDGET July 8 Albia Community School District budget hearing at 8 in administration ing 120 Benton Ave E July ty School District budget hearing at pm at Blakesburg mentary School July County Board of Education budget hearing at p.m in the office of the county Monroe County Courthouse July County Ex- tension Council budget hearing at pm in the extension of- fice in Post Office building Albia JUSTICE Mayor H Eugene Burnside July 5 Gerald David Flattery Rte 4 violation of information filed by Deputy iff Dennis M Carr fined and costs July 6 Robert Johnston Rte 3 lation of State Conservation Com- mission law information filed by commission fined and costs Charles Chambers Albia lation of State Conservation Com- Bromwell In Albia James Bromwell candidate for U.S Senator on the Republican ticket will be in Albia day evening at 6 p.m for a nic dinner at the Albia City Park Other candidates have been invited to the affair which is sponsored by the Monroe County Republican Women The age will be furnished but guests will bring their table service and meal All interested persons have been invited according to Miss Verna Schaff president of the local group mission law information filed by commission fined and costs Alfred Hunt Albia violation of State Conservation sion law information filed by commission fined and costs Justice Beverly J Hall June 19 Charles August Knierina Ot- tumwa failure to stop at a red light information tiled by IHP fined and costs June 27 Jack Douglas Harris Lovilia no safety chain on trailer in tow information filed by IHP fined and costs John H Hill Jr DCS Moines no license tion filed by IHP fined and costs July 1 Wilbur J Fee Knoxville ure to stop at stop sign tion filed by IHP fined and costs July dughter weighing 6 Ib 12 oz at Monroe County Hospital to Mr and Mrs Delmar Burk of Bussey July 7 A daughter Sarah Ann weighing 6 Ib 12 oz at Schoitz Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs David drickson of Waterloo Mrs drickson is the former Anita Fouts Mrs Jeanetta Fouts of bia is the grandmother PUBLIC July of Directors of Albia Community School District 8 p.m administration building July 15 Albia City Council Albia City Hall ers Monroe County Soil vation District pm Post Office building July County Ex- tension Council p.m sion office Post Office building July County Con- servation Board 7 p.m Monroe County Courthouse July 31 Board of Trustees Monroe County Hospital p m in hospital dining room v July D Nelson 71 224 Third Ave E at Monroe County Hospital July 8 Mrs Samuel Rose States 90 Melrose at Lucas County Memorial Hospital RESCUE i July 5 James Griffin rose accident southeast of rose taken to Lucas County Hospital FIRE July 3 To property on C Avenue East p.m little damage James Donald Poison 22 19 N Clinton St and Hope Smith 21 Rte 3 Albia Ralph W Bakalar 21 Rte 5 Oskaloosa and Diana Lynn Danes 18 903 S Clinton St Donald D 22 vilia and Rebecca Jane Worrall 20 Knoxville on Page 4 vrs A ice W City Iowa 53240 Monday July 8 1968 r o e VOL NO 28 Blast Here Gas Leaking Into Sewer A cherry bomb was thrown in- to a sewer Thursday night ing gasoline fumes in the sewer and shaking houses in a block area on North Clinton Street and A Avenue East The manhole cover had been removed and was resting on above the manhole It was tossed into the air and ers were blown off basement drains in several homes Six manhole covers had been removed to ventilate the sewers in the area and to clear the gasoline fumes Mayor H Eugene Burnside said this morning that the individuals in the vehicle involved were juveniles and a report on the boy loosing the cherry bomb has been given to the probation officer for investigation and report to the juvenile court Burnside said that from the Phillips 66 bulk station on North Third Street and ton Avenue East was leaking into an abandoned sewer and into the city sewer system He said that Paul Hiatt who the bulk station has emptied the four tanks and that all arc being replaced The tanks were tied by Saturday night and new tanks are on order Gasoline tanks at the retail tion on the same properly arc not affected Burnside said that members of the Albia sewer department and fire department were on duty Thursday and Friday The area being ventilated in- cludes a block on North Third Street and several blocks on A Avenue East Sells OWO 4 Accidents Over Fourth Ready for a Boat Ride Officers of the Albia Industrial Corporation and of the Small Business Administration last week saw a completed model of a pontoon boat to be manufactured by Trojan Products Inc in its newly expanded Albia plant The plant addition which is being started this week is being built by the Albia tion with a guaranteed loan from the Small Business Administration Standing in front are J Logan Cain vice president and Robert L Kaldenberg a director of the local corporation A D Stanley dent of Trojan Products Inc and Dwayne Dygert program manager for the Iowa Inventions Program of the Center for In- Research and Service On the boat are J E King treasurer of the cor- Robert L Brekke management specialist with the SBS and Conrad E Lawlor regional director of the SBA The two girls are daughters of Dygert Open Bids July 29 On Miami Lake Road The Monroe County tural Stabilization and tion will sell 16 grain bins al a public Friday July 12 al the bin site on A very The counly has nol had grain in storage in Us bins for the past three years A bin site and bins at were sold in 1963 and 12 bins a the site north of Albia were sold in 1965 The sale week will duce lo 30 Ihc number of bins owned by in the county The properly to be sold in- cludes eight steel bins 18 feet in diameter with a of 3250 bushels each eight num bins 18 feet in diameter a capacity of 3276 bushels each 16 aeration ducts with fans and miscellaneous small items Bids on the grading and con- of the Miami Lake load will be opened IA at 2 p.m according to a being given to prospective ders by the Board of The road will be constructed north and south along the casl side of the lake and will serve the lake access and also as Rolph D Nelson Dies Saturday Ralph D Nelson 71 224 Third Ave E a teacher for 45 years died Saturday evening at Monroe County Hospital He was born Aug 26 to Alfred and May son He taught school in Hocking in Albia and Lovilia and also in Colorado for a total of 45 years He was a member of the Astor Lodge No 505 A F A M and of the Retired Teachers Association He is survived by a brother W Nelson 224 Third Ave E three sisters Mrs Stump Colo Mrs An na Zugelder also of and Mrs Margaret of mosa Colo Funeral services will be at p m at the Lewis Funeral Home with the Rev Donald Plum officiating Burial will be in the Moravia The Masonic lodge will conduct riles cess lo the park being de- by Mom County Board County Engineer Charles said this morning thai the road construction is expected to slarl and Ihc load is to be completed this fail The includes Ihc ing of the loadway and also of the pipe culverts which will diam Ihc area and serve as basins lo con- liol the of the lake A total of six box culverts will constructed Excavation on Ihc project in- cludes 228.782 cubic yards of primary excavation for the way The load is located in Bluff Cioek Township include the Extension Budget for The Mom or County Extension Council is expenditures if for to estimate on which is public is scheduled day June 20 at p m at the extension office This expenditure of with actual ex- of in and in With in ed led balance on 1 of a total of 900 will be by taxation grading and the only Surfacing of the load will be in a later contract to be completed this fall The road surface uill be 28 Another road now serving Miami Lake Park along its cast edge will be vacated and than dolled following the completion of the new road In the tellings June 29 aie also culverts for other ects in Ihc county Wednesday Work Night at Center Wednesday has been ed at the Momoe County Senior Center at 15 N Clinton St The building pied by Cafe has been purchased by the Momoe County Home Health Association for use as a senior citizen center and workers needed to some of the linoleum and partitions in older to gel the building ready for occupancy have been asked lo bring their own and tools Three Momoe County and Des Monies aie in hospitals in Albia and DCS Monies as the result of four dents in the county over the long holiday week end James K Cliff in 74 of rose suffered chest injuries and ribs Friday xx hen gasoline tiuck he operating went out of control on a gravel load and came to lest in a ditch The dent fixe miles east of The truck ed bx the Russell Oil Co damaged was taken by the Rescue Squad to the Lucas ty Hospital in and later to Iowa Hospital in Des Moines He has been in the intensive caic unit since that time but hospital this noon his condition good and said he xias out of the in- tensive caie unit later today Occupants of both cais escaped in a al p m Friday half a mile easl of lown on US Highway 34 Deputy Dennis Cair investigated said that a car driven David 15 lite 4 approached the highway fiom the south on a county road The Flat cai the car by Gaiy Lee McCaity 111 of vehicle had damage and a total loss and fined for violation of an pci nut In an accident late Wednesday morning occupants of the two hicles were treated at a doctor's office and In Hi is accident on a counly road half a mile west of Lovilia Spears 39 Hie 1 Lovilia was a by Spears son Kenneth L Spears Hi wne and as Hie father to pass the the right front truck bumper caught the rear ti actor w heel The xx ns flipped onto its left side Mr Spears suffered lacerations on his left arm and car A passenger in the tiuck Carole Sue Toopes 13 of Lovilia has lacerations on her right knee Another passenger Connie Jo Speais 13 not nor Kenneth Spears The tractor has little damage but the damage to the truck was tei nied INDUSTRIAL of Ihc of the Albia Chamber of Commerce will meet this evening at 7.30 p.m al Ihc chamber of- fice In a fourth accident at July 6 at Park a pickup Iruck driven by Charles Edward Coghlan 19 321 N C SI hit Francis Leo Heyland 26 Des Monies and Robert Havelock 24 Both were taken to County and Hey land xx as later transferred to Ot- Hospital hit by the vehicle and suffered a scalp laceration and possible internal injuries Havelock by the tiuck and suffered a dislocated shoulder James of Albia was a in Iruck driven bv Coghlan and a number of other men were a pail of group al the paik Highway ard Peterson said thai no charges have been filed as yel and the accident is still under tion July 10 Last Filing Dote For Primary Next Wednesday is the last dale for candidates to county offices to file their papers County David I reminded potential candidates Wednesday July 10 is also tlie date on which the Secretary of to the county ditor the slate congressional and general assembly candidates who have filed with his office Grimes said that work on printing of Che ballots for primary immediately after the deadline Offices for persons will file Clerk of Courts four year term Mrs Gertrude Larson Re- publican incumbent not seeking re-election Auditor year term vid I Grimes Republican bent Monroe County Sheriff four year William F Republican incumbent not County Attorney four year W Keith Cash Democrat incumbent not seeking re-elec- tion Hoard of Supervisors four year term Matting in John Scott Republican incumbent Board of Supervisors three year term in old Repp Democrat incumbent Ballots can be mailed lo armed stalling gusl 4 Application for absentee ballots in the may be made starling August 14 Start Paving Airport Road Progress on School With two of bricklayers on the job work is progressing on the new 000 junior school being constructed on B Avenue East The crew in the foreground is working on the wall in the music room which will be in the west wing of the building In the ground the crew is working on the wall of the academic or east wing of the building Francis Peters Construction Co of Newton is the general contractor on the project Approved by the voters in a special election September 14 the school is expected to be ready ahead of schedule and classes may be held in the academic wing by the start of the second semester Paving of a 3.41 mile stretch of market road fiom Highway 34 past the Albia cipal Airport is scheduled lo slarl Wednesday according to Charles Monroe Engineer said the Central Con- struction Co of Indianola was lo move its equipment into the area and anticipated starling paving about noon day The firm hopes to complete this 3.41 mile paving project by Friday evening Paving will start on the casl end of the project miles east of the airport The paving will be 22 feet wide and will be 0 thick and of Portland A slip form pax mg process will be used Earth boulders to be started aboul two weeks following the paving itself will be six feet wide The paving will be the rural road paving dow in Monroe Counly ect is in Troy and Mantua ships A second project I paving of 5 miles of highway in Township north from Highway 34 to get under wax on Hi Central Con- si i IK lion Co of is also loing ibis pax ing This project is Township and will consist of 35 miles of seven inch paving and 1 5 of six inch paving This paving loo will bf 22 fret and road earth shoulders six feel in width All traffic will bo off the newly road for two the completion of Ihr said After 14 days Ihc const ion will slarl the shoulder work that coal ing the Township road been hauling extra coal which Ins been stockpiled at thr Bridgeport plant of Iowa em Co Coal hauling will stop and Ihc mine will not operate during Ihc period of the road construction Gift of Blue Cross Inc last week presented to the Monroe County Hospital Auxiliary a check for to be used toward the purchase of equipment to be used in the care of cardiac patients at the hospital The presentation was made by Mrs Erven Long president of the Monroe County Health Improvement Association and Mrs J Carl Johnston secretary It is made from a portion of receipts by individuals insuring through Blue Cross Shown left to right at the presentation are Miss Mary Coady secretary of the auxiliary Mrs Johnston Mrs Long Mrs Albert Spaur president and Mrs Walter Napier treasurer of the auxiliary
