Gjellefald Construction Wins Park Sewer Contract
Gjellefald Construction Co of Forest City won the contract to build a sanitary sewer to serve the General Mills plant site at Beverly. The $296,247 bid was 46 percent below the engineer's estimate of $814,000. The council awarded the contract. other bids ranged up to $377,743.50. The interceptor sewer runs 4,000 feet from east of Twenty sixth Street along Prairie Creek to Edgewood Road as part of the trunk line for the plant.
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Gjellefald Construction Co
Forest City
General Mills
Beverly
Gielletard Co
Sixth Street
Prairie Creek
Edgewood Road
General Mille
Dave Schmitt Construction Co
BAI
Hennessey Brothers Constructs Co
Goerd Construction Co
Dubuque
Airport introduces paid parking at Cedar Rapids facility
The Cedar Rapids airport opens a 700-car lot on Edgewood Road with paid rates from two hours at 25 cents to $2.25 daily. Free parking applies for pickup and drop-off, while restaurant patrons receive validation for 1,000 free hours. Annual revenue targets and security improvements accompany the new arrangement as airport officials address prior opposition.
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Mulpalae
Edgewood Road
Lasty Nonth
Apeca Co
Jaimesen
Arope
Overman named Sunken Gold Safety Director of City
Henry Overman 54 retired Cedar Rapids traffic captain was named to the new office of director of the municipal safety program. He will plan supervise and perform duties related to the program and make recommendations to department heads. The office is on the fourth floor of city hall and he will be paid 4680 per month. His appointment becomes effective Sept. 15 the day he retires from the police force.
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Henry
Overman
Cedar Rapids
Vas
Eighteenth Street NP
GM regrades trucks and offers dealer credits on unsold stock
General Motors outlined a process where about 1,500 heavy duty trucks from 1969 to 1970 were redesignated with the model year, sending serial notices to state registrars. The company noted light duty and passenger cars rarely change yearly, while heavy duty models may retain the same year designation unless unsold within months post shipment, triggering a minimum five percent dealer allowance.
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Déélet
Dodge
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
General Motors
Borrowed 89 Years Ago Book Turns Up in Texas
A book withdrawn from the St Louis Library over 89 years ago has reappeared in Texas. Parlor Dramas by Fowle was donated in 1865 and withdrawn before 1880. The local Brandeis university women chapter sponsored a San Antonio event and sent it to the St Louis chapter, which returned it to the library. The mystery borrower remains unidentified and any fines could not exceed the book’s value.
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ST. Louis
Texas
Fowle
San Antonio
Brandeis University
Sid Fashioned Money Still Holds Interest in Trade-Ins
In Mount Pleasant, a car firm still values old fashioned money as a trade in, accepting a 51 year old piano from Rachel Smith as part payment for a 1987 model. A firm spokesman said they remain interested in such assets if any still exist.
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Mount Pleasant
Fingland
Red Cross Receives Linn County Hurricane Aid Totaling $15 478
Linn County Red Cross announces a goal of 15 478 for direct relief to victims of the Gulf Coast hurricane and local damages. Donations support medical care, repairs, furnishings, supplies, food, and clothing for affected residents.
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Red Cross
Llnn
Harpatsie Alfa
National
Red Cross Igwa
UPI
Coralville
al University
George
Gulf Coast
Soedum
Virginia
West Virginia
Iowa City
Kenneth Andrews Center Point resident dies at 33
Kenneth Andrews an employee of Cherry Bitrell Coop and Center Point resident for 28 years died suddenly Wednesday morning. Born September 1905 in Walker he married Linda McChings on August 1 1980 in Palo. He served on the Center Point town council and is survived by his wife two children both at home his parents and numerous siblings. Services set for Saturday at St John Lutheran Church with an army memorial service following.
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Center Paint
Kenneth Andrews
Cherry Bitrell Coop
Center Point
Pst
Walker
Palo
Linda McChings
Andrews
Center Faint
Susan
Jimmy
Gail Andrews
St. John's Lutheran Church
Die Murapel Aller
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