Clash Over Parking at Iowa City Downtown
Iowa City council faces heated public meeting after approving a move from angle to parallel parking on Clinton and Washington streets. City Manager Leikvold faces calls for resignation as business leaders warn of 200 lost spaces and economic harm, while chamber and supporters push ramp plans and new parking measures.
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Iowa City
Carsten Leikvold
John Wilson
College Street
Dubuque and
Linn
Clinton
Burlington
Jefferson
Washington
Madison
van Buren
William Maas
Max Yocum
Doderer
William Hubbard
Maas
Leikvold
Dorr
Jack Lubin
Sigourney hosts 10000 sandwiches at Pork and Beef day
About 10 000 barbecued sandwiches were served from 3 to 5 pm on Wednesday for Keokuk county Pork and Beef promotion day. 850 pounds each of ham and beef were cooked by Sigourney merchants and local clubs. Meat donations came from the Keokuk County Pork and Beef Producers Assn. A 200 pound cheese was donated by the Iowa Dairyland Co. Queens were crowned Karyl Blaylock and Ruth Denny, with Linda Romberg performing. Pony pulling winners were Bob Cochran and Tom Collins of Oxford.
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Sigourney
Keokuk County
Tom Collins
Oxford
Gas Fire Continues at Tama Well Drilling Site
Tama well driller Leon ard Shilhanek and son Larry with Joe Videtich struck marsh gas at 55 feet on the Victor Points farm southeast of Belle Plaine. A flare burned seven feet high until capped. a geologist predicted it would burn out in days. The drillers continued to deepen for water and report usable but gas-tinted water.
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TAMA
Leonard Shilhanek
Victor Points
Belle Plaine
Shilhanek
Larry
Joe Videtich
U.S
University of Iowa At
Iowa City
Celebration Set For Dedication of Wadena Bridge
Wadena sets August 10 for the dedication of a new 217 foot concrete bridge over the Volga river built by F A Moser Construction Co of Farmersburg at a Fayette county cost of 71883.90. The event includes a tractor pull, parade, horse show, softball game, concert, free barbecue sandwiches, appliance drawings and a street dance.
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Wadena
West Union
F. A. Moser Construction Co
Farmersburg
Fayette County
W. H. Antes
Volga River Riders Saddle Club
Volga City
Valley High School
Bob Klingman
Arrowheads Found in Holiday Lake Area Near Chelsea
Special to The Gazette Chelsea excavation for a new road in the Holiday Lake picnic area uncovered about 100 Indian arrowheads and other artifacts. The find includes stone scrapers, a 6 inch spear head, a 3 pound war hammer, and possible bone fragments. Artifacts suggest trading networks and skilled workmanship rather to indicate a burial ground.
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Holiday Lake Area
Chelsea
Holiday Lake
Orville Lee Phelps
Paducah
Larry Brannion
Brooklyn
Phelps
Brannion
Clifton Hotel
Tama
Holiday Lake Project
Iowa
No Windfall Is Expected In Iowa Tax Crackdown
Des Moines reports the Iowa Tax Commission states about 100000 people did not pay state income taxes in 1961 but officials do not foresee a large influx of payments. Chair Andrew George says they are merely speeding up existing checks and may not pursue many prosecutions, as most delinquents likely owe back taxes.
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Iowa
Des Moines
State Tax Commission
Commission
Andrew George
Lynn Potter
George
Potter
Services Saturday for Marilyn Collman
Marilyn Sylvia Collman, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Collman, will be buried at St. Paul’s Lutheran in Delaware after a short illness. She would have been a Maquoketa Valley high school senior. She is survived by her parents, two sisters in Hopkinton and at home, a brother in Germany, and her grandfather in Wa seca Minnesota. The body is at Shelly funeral home in Manchester.
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Delhi
Marilyn Sylvia Collman
Fred Collman
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Delaware
Miss Collman
University Hospitals
Maquoketa Valley
William Steinhagen
Hopkinton
Frieda
Lloyd
Want Ads Offer A Job Market Snapshot
Short notice about employment openings and classifieds inviting readers to explore available positions. Highlights potential roles and nearby employers, guiding job seekers to review listings in the paper and submit applications.
C R Driver Charged After Tama Accident
Maurice J. Schultz 30 of Cedar Rapids was charged with failure to have vehicle under control after his car, traveling west on Highway 30 eight miles east of Tama, collided with another driven by Sherwood M. Laustsen 46 of Villa Park Illinois. Laustsen’s wife Marjorie 40 sustained back injuries and was treated by a Toledo doctor. The noon crash occurred Wednesday.
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Schultz
Cedar Rapids
Sherwood M. Laustsen
Villa Park
Ill
Tama
Laustsen
Marjorie
Toledo
Mikesch Sworn In As Chief of Patrol
Lt. T. R. Mikesch was sworn in as chief of the Iowa highway patrol in Des Moines. The 50 year old veteran, who has 26 years on the force, succeeds Col. David Herrick who retired. Mikesch was promoted from lieutenant to colonel as part of the oath ceremony attended by Safety Commissioner William F. Sueppel and Mikesch’s wife and son.
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Des Moines
T. R. Mikesch
Iowa Highway ‘Patrol
William F. Sueppel
Mikesch
John
David Herrick
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Charles Dorr
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Joe and
Nevern Es
Twin Towers Junction
Wadena Bridge
Aulden Finch
Wadena Community Club and Merchants
Antes
Marilyn Collman
C.R
Maurice J
Krall
Red Cross
Thurs
Crosby Square
Kingsway
Krall's Your Foot Comfort Store
Second Ave. SE
Carberry- Witwer, Inc
1St Avenue
1St T Street
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