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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1963

Page

2

City finances show July receipts and disbursements

Finance Commissioner Shank reported July receipts totaling 1 263 306 65 and disbursements 1 616 665 67 with a July 1 balance of 5 133 151 41. Council approved light company street light installations and held second readings for several rezoning ordinances and plats. The Marion Development Co filed to annex 30.4 acres east of East Post road SE and south of the Iowa Electric right of way. Action referred to engineering. Traffic engineering prompted rescinding the two hour parking limit on

Inance Shank Marion Development Co East Post Road SE Iowa Electric Light and Power Co

City council approves street and traffic changes

The council recommended prohibiting parking on the north side of Thirty-second Street NE between First and F Avenues and approved folding stop signs at Edgewood Road and First Avenue NW. water department reports July pumping 415,660,000 gallons, receipts 229,472.59, rentals 140,428.04, expenses 184,075.01, July 31 balance 45,397.58. A petition seeks concrete pavement on & Avenue NW near West Post Road NW. A 1963 GMC truck purchase for 2931 plus a trade-in 1956 International considered. An objection to rezoning East Post Road SE referred to city plan commission. An easement for sanitary sewer on Blair's Ferry North of Blair's Ferry and East of C Avenue NE approved.

Thirty-second Street First F Avenues Edgewood Road First Avenue NW Water Works Department Blair’s Ferry Road C Avenue NE

Dubuque Club Faces Loss of Liquor License

The Iowa liquor control commission recommended suspending or revoking the Orioles club liquor license in Dubuque after officers found 54 people playing bingo for cash prizes Friday night. Four juveniles participated. admission was $1, and bingo equipment was seized for evidence. The ruling follows state gambling charge implications under new liquor by the drink laws.

Leroy Hoyt

Laff a Day: Delivery Fumbles Wedding Cake Joke

A humorous caption shows a delivery person confessing bad news about a wedding cake to the bride or couple. The line captures a comical mishap with a simple setup and light tone typical of a playful cartoon panel.

Release Granted After May Accident Verdict

A general release approved for Floyd Manly frees him from further damage claims tied to an accident at Third Street and Second Avenue SW on May 24. Agnes C. Richmond holds the balance due.

Floyd Manly Third Street Second Avenue

Club Faces License Review Over Drinks to Guest

An agent noted a drink was served to Hoyt at a club holding a class A license limited to members. The commission may revoke the license for serving a non member, and likely will. Scalise said gambling charges may be filed by the Dubuque county attorney.

Scalise Hoyt Dubuque

Gas fumes overcome two men at Columbus Junction post office

Two men Virgil Wheeler of Columbus Junction and Jon Bell of Columbus City were overcome by gas fumes from a coal unloading machine at the local post office. A doctor revived them with oxygen obtained from a funeral home.

Columbus Virgil Wheeler Columbus Junction Jon Bell Columbus City

Free Chest X Ray Program Begins in Linn County

Linn county residents may receive free chest X rays over ten days via mobile units funded by the Linn County Tuberculosis Association. The drive runs afternoons and evenings through Aug 22 at Cedar Rapids Marion and nearby towns, aiming to detect tuberculosis early and prevent spread.

Linn County Linn County Tuberculosis Assn Cedar Rapids Marion

Virginian Is 1964 Bar Assn. Head

Lewis F. Powell Jr of Richmond Virginia was elected president elect of the American Bar Association at the opening of the 86th annual meeting He will become president in August 1964

Chicago Lewis F. Powell, Jr Richmond The American Bar Assn

Film Highlights From Around the World Reported by Ron Cochran

The Evening Report on TV 9 features film highlights from around the world presented by Ron Cochran at 6 p.m. The segment runs for thirty five minutes and covers international cinema and related news.

Ron ‘Cochran TV 9

Moody Bible Institute Coeds to Give Cedar Rapids Concert

Five coeds from Moody Bible Institute in Chicago will present a concert Friday at 7 30 p m in First Covenant Church in Cedar Rapids. The group The Masters Choralaires is on a summer tour through midwestern states and parts of Canada to sing in churches conferences and camps.

Moody Bible Institute Chicago First Covenant Church Cedar Rapids Master’s Choralaires Canada

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Light Company B Avenue NE Meadowbrook Drive Twenty-eighth Street Court SE Twentieth Street C Avenue Sherman Street Avenue Hillside Drive Tickal Edgewood Gardens Midwest Development Co Avenue NW West Post Road NW Stone's Truck Service East Post Road E. Victor Bock Cottage Grove Avenue City Plan Commission Donna Castonguay Alvin J. Sattler Edgewood Knolls Glenn Sandra Richmond Westside Edith G. Rich Richmond Road Rich Dubuque Club Mr. Wump Agnes C. Richmond Byro Fischer Town and Country Sun Mart Johnson Avenue NW Witwer Farm Market Mt. Vernon Road Memorial Drive Peoples Bank First Street Third Avenue Lindale Plaza North Offset Mays City Fourteenth Avenue Tenth Street St. Luke’s Hospital Iowa Light and Power Co Second Street Mercy Hospital Eighth Avenue Oakland Road Liquor Store Sixteenth Avenue St. James Church Ellis Boulevard Rockford Road Witwer Robinson Wholesale Co Spartan Discount Store First Avenue Grace Church Sixth Street A Avenue Center Point Road Forty-second Street Central City Mt. Vernon College Township Palo Center Point Hiawatha Bar Assn Jerome First Ave. NE Ware Ccte Mae Wards Phat Grie Stig Joe C. Ainsworth John Arthur Guaranty Burkhalter Ins Burleson-Wilts Agency Carberry -Witwer Agency 1St St Carne Ins Grd St. SW Cook-Rowley-Runkle Agency Davis-Jones-Whitock Agency Hamilton-Newland Agency Dows L. C. McWhinney Agency Mithiser-Smith Agency Ind Ave Ray T. Moore Agency Histey Bidg Pusateri Ins. Agency Ralston-Nelson Agency Ist Ave Slapnicka Ins Higley Bids Slavia Agencies, Inc First Tr. & Sav. Bk Claude E 4Th Ave Sherrebeck-Heidt Shepard Ins Welch-Donovan Higley Werning Ins MNB Whipple-Winterberg Agency Iowa Theatre Cedar Rapids Association of Moody Bible School Coeds Furs Pay Ave Savings and Loan Association OF First Ave
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