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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1970
Page
7
Marion Independent board hears a Linnwood Knolls families protest over annual student reassignment to Emerson or Mentzer schools. The letter, signed by 23 parents, calls for transfers to be limited to those two campuses.
George W. Grant, 58, a native of Indianola, appointed assistant superintendent of the Marion Independent schools after a Thursday board meeting. Grant, now in Marshalltown, holds a B S from Simpson College and an M A in educational administration from Drake University, with study at the University of Iowa. He has 15 years as a superintendent in Iowa and Minnesota, most recently in Garwin, Iowa, and previously at Little Rock, Dysart, Willow, and Hanska. Salary set at 14500 annually.
Marion park board on Thursday authorized Don Hattery to seek a permit and proposals for a curb cut into Donnelly park from West Eighth Avenue. If affordable, a park road to the ice skating rink and a nearby parking lot are planned. Jaycees propose a children's area in Willow park. Plans for Taube park include a larger rink with lights and a new toilet, awaiting HUD matching funds. The consultant reported progress on American Legion and Thomas parks, including traffic control and new play spaces. Police lights were approved for the abandoned rodeo grounds in American Legion park. A separate incident left a man injured in a crash with a Cedar Rapids driver, who faces a failure to yield charge.
Charles J. Morgan 18 of 1330 Twenty Fourth Street sustained injuries Thursday afternoon in a car motorcycle collision at the downtown Seventh Avenue and Eleventh Street intersection. He was in fairly good condition.
Mr and Mrs Edward Manson of 571 Highth Ave report their son Lyle E Manson of Auburn WA has sabbatical leave for a year of study and research in Scotland. An instrumental music teacher in Seattle schools he is a 1936 Marion HS graduate with a BA from Coe College and a MA from Central Washington. He and his wife Marie and children Donna 16 and Jimmy 11 arrived last Wednesday at Prestwick Scotland.
Mable M. Albaugh 87 of rural Marion died Thursday in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Born December 28 1882 in Nevada Iowa she was married to Wilbur Albaugh and belonged to the United Methodist church. Surviving are a daughter two granddaughters and 13 great grandchildren. Memorial rites will be at 3 p.m. Saturday in Turner chapel east with Rev. Lloyd C Kellams of First United Methodist Church Marion. Burial in Shiloh cemetery. Friends may call at Turner east.
Kirkwood Community College board held two public hearings on an entry road and parking lot and received no opposition or bids. The budget for 1970-71 totals 5,250,634 with revenues from student fees tuition taxes federal aids and state funds. The board planned to split the project and seek separate bids after contractor reluctance to bid on the entire plan.
George R. Etzel of 615 Thirty third Street NE and Kenton M. Hutchinson of 1005 Avenue NW have been elected to membership in the State Historical Society of Iowa. Of 115 members elected, 91 came from 63 Iowa towns in 44 counties with representation also from Arizona California Illinois Maryland Missouri Nebraska New Jersey New York South Dakota Virginia Wisconsin and Alberta Canada
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