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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1965
Page
3
Court day in Fayette County honors Judge W H Antes retiring July 1 after 20 years on the bench. More than 400 high school seniors attended the event led by Judge Antes as Gus Johnson of Oelwein stood nearby. Special to The Gazette.
Marengo residents head to the polls Tuesday to decide on a $68,000 bond issue to replace the present city hall with a concrete block structure housing a fire station office and rest rooms. The plan includes a Main street facing glass brick side and a heated garage heated shop and jail facilities.
Thirty nine University of Iowa students will be initiated into Phi Beta Kappa at 2 p.m. Saturday in Old Capitol Senate Chamber. A 3 p.m. reception follows at the Iowa Memorial Union sun porch. Members must be liberal arts degree candidates with top ten percent scholastic rank. New officers for 1965-66 include Clark Houghton president and Roger Hornsby secretary treasurer. Initiates listed by town include Blairstown Billy Wayson Cedar Rapids Mary Lundquist Linda Morrison Iowa City William Hieronymus Paul Muhly Letts James Orris West Union Janet Scott.
In Des Moines the Iowa Senate unanimously sends two noncontroversial measures to the governor. One requires recording livestock brands with the secretary of agriculture for a fee payment. The other authorizes divers to spear rough fish while underwater.
The Iowa House approved a bill allowing home gardeners to trap rabbits one at a time using box traps but restricting trap size to a single rabbit. An amendment struck tagging requirements, and the measure goes back to the Senate.
MARENGO W A Kad eravek 68 rural Marengo is hospitalized with a broken right ankle after falling from a farm bridge being repaired west of Marengo. He was knocked into the creek by a loose timber. Alvin Trimble also received treatment and was released after the same incident. Allan Schumacher 5 fell 12 feet from a farm elevator and was kept overnight before release. Stanwood to open house for new fire truck and city hall building. tour of the 44 by 80 foot facility planned with refreshments. The 20 972 dollar building contract let April 27 1964 after bids exceeded bonding limit.
The second bid eliminated a record room bath and closet. A 20 by 40 foot council room and kitchen with mahogany paneling was finished this winter on Stanwood’s main street. A $13 594 75 fire truck package arrived earlier this week funded by township fire protection millage. The district covers parts of Red Oak and Fremont townships. The Stanwood department also operates a 1944 truck plus emergency vehicle and equipment. A drive to raise over $1 000 for a water tanker is led by Fire Chief Paul Gadke with former and current officers on the committee.
Marengo Jaycees host Miss Iowa County contest July 2 with festivities July 1 2 and 3 under Ken Kroemer chairman. Contestants must be sponsored by county merchants aged 18 to 28 never married and sponsors must apply by May 15. First place wins a trip to Davenport to state contest plus gown gloves ring 100 Pepsi Cola scholarship and roses. Second third win transistor radios. Miss Talent and Miss Congeniality receive 25 savings bonds. About 1000 dollars in prizes to youths and adults including a colored television set.
KCRG-TV 9 presents 10 O Clock News with world and Midwest coverage. The program airs weeknights providing sports highlights and local updates in a concise broadcast format.
An aeromagnetic survey indicates potential mineable mineral deposits in northwest Iowa. State Geologist Dr. H Gar land Hershey notes the findings provide leads for further mineral and oil prospecting, with about a dozen high anomaly spots mapped across roughly 12 000 square miles northwest of the Harrison to Worth county line.
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