Mt Vernon Seeks New Bids for Elementary School
Mt Vernon school board rejects current bids as too high for a new elementary school. Paulson Construction led general bids at 198 900 with seven bidders. plumbing and heating top bid 73 854. electrical 24 973 led by Allen and Appleby. Architects Norman Matton and Associates revise plans to fit funds. new bids expected after Monday meeting.
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Cedar Rapids
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Manchester
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Queen named for Pella tulip festival 1955
Gwendolyn Vanden Berg, a 19 year old freshman at Central College, will reign as queen for the 1955 Pella tulip festival May 12 through 14. She was selected Wednesday night by secretaries of the Chambers of Commerce at Newton Grinnell and Oskaloosa.
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Oskaloosa
Beh Firm Buys Wyoming School Bonds In Des Moines Bid
The Carleton Belt Company of Des Moines with Vieth Duncan and Wood purchased the $214 000 Wyoming school bond issue Wednesday night. Three other firms bid. Beh offered 2 2737 percent interest plus a 351 premium. Proceeds fund a new high school wing and remodels.
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Robert Beck Buys Half Interest in Keota Newspaper
Robert F. Beck of Sigourney buys a half-interest in the Keota Eagle from Julian C. Richardson who retires after 33 years. Beck will co-own with Irene H. Richardson and plans to move to Keota with his wife and daughter after the school year ends.
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Shelby News
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Leroy
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Julian
John
Austin
Long Beach
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Manchester Gets Its First Curb Mail Box
Manchester installs its first curb mail box at the post office corner near the intersection of South Madison and East Delaware streets. The device lets motorists deposit mail without leaving their cars.
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Iowa Short Course on Newspaper Circulation Opens Sunday
Registration for the sixth annual Iowa Short Course on Newspaper Circulation starts Sunday at 10 a.m. in the University of Iowa Communications Center. The two day program, sponsored by the Iowa School of Journalism and the Extension Division, gathers 60 circulations staff from six Midwest states for five sessions ending with a Monday noon banquet in the Iowa Memorial Union. Cedar Rapids Gazette attendees include Jess Birks, Ross Groves, William Guess, Floyd Gephart, Melvin Dochterman, Vincel Finch, Robert King, Ed Alderman, Andrew Koelker, Leo Sears, Fred Ross, and Robert D. Ames of W D Lyon Co.
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William Guess
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Melvin Dochterman
Vincel Finch
Robert King
Ed Alderman
Andrew Koelker
Leo Sears
Fred Ross
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Robert D. Ames
W. D.lyon Company
Cedar Rapids
Miss Eastern Iowa candidates named in state brief list
Iowa briefs cover Miss Eastern Iowa contestants in Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns. Articles include Miss Eastern Iowa program details, festival chairman notes, hospital visits of residents, and a long roster of committee chairs for the Eastern Iowa Band Festival.
SUI Dental Students To Present Clinics At Iowa Society
A group of 46 University of Iowa dental students will present clinics Wednesday morning in Des Moines at the 93rd annual Iowa State Dental Society meeting. Dean William J. Simon announced the faculty sponsored sessions in the Veterans Memorial Auditorium with participants from Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Guttenberg, Lone Tree, Manchester, Marion, West Liberty, and other Eastern Iowa communities.
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Iowa State Dental Society
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Veterans Memorial Auditorium
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Arthur M. van Cleve
Cedar Rapids
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Guttenberg
John Bauer
Jacob Eisenbach
James
Oxford and Cedar Rapids Men Elected to IA State AEI Offices
Two Gazette area students gain posts in the SUI chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. George Nimmer of Cedar Rapids becomes secretary treasurer while Paul Nunn of Oxford is elected vice president.
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Cedar Rapids
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School Days Atkins Senior Class Presents Professor How Could You
The senior class will present a play titled Professor How Could You Friday at 8 p.m. in the high school gym. The event draws student effort and community attendance for a school entertainment.
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Aurora
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Maynard Dogs Confined Under Town Order
Maynard town council posts notices requiring all dogs to be confined or on leash through August 31. Dogs picked up will be disposed of after three days.
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Salk Poliovirus Vaccine Drive Expands to County Schools
The Oxford school in Oxford will host 8 a.m. immunizations for first and second graders as part of a countywide program. Over 1,500 children are slated to receive the new Salk polio vaccine next week under the free program supported by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
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National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Johnson County Polio Vaccine Schedule Set
Iowa City Oxford school pupils will be first in Johnson County to receive polio vaccination shots under the free program. The schedule outlines dates and locations for the mass immunization effort across the county.
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Polio Inoculations Underway in Jones County
Jones county polio inoculations started in Wyoming on Wednesday with shots planned for Mon ticello on Thursday and Anamosa on Friday. about 900 pupils are to be inoculated, said county nurse Mrs. Don Serbousek.
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Jones County
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Don Serbousek
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