Three Republicans vie for Linn County state senate seat
Cedar Rapids readers learn from a Tuesday Optimist club meeting at the Roosevelt hotel that three Cedar Rapids candidates Tom Riley Ernest Kosek and John Zachar Jr vie for two GOP nominations to the Linn County state senate. Riley argues for smaller legislatures and tax relief while Kosek seeks complete elimination of personal property taxes and higher school state aid. Zachar backs school bonds to fund long term capital improvements and lighter tax burdens. Second Lt Ronald D Langlas son of Mr and Mrs D W Langlas has won U S Air Force silver pilot wings after graduating Laughlin AFB Texas.
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Linn County
Roosevelt Hotel
Tom Riley
Ernest Kosek
John Zachar, Jr
Cedar Rapids
Riley
Public Utilities Commission
Kosek
Powell
St.jeral
Towans ‘Lake’s
Intoxico
Futtion
Robert A. Hansen
Robert C. Smith
Ninth Avenue SE
Ronald D. Langlas
D.W. Langlas
Route One
Marengo
U.S. Air Force
Laughlin Air Force Base
Texas
Thursday Optimists to Speak at Area Ten College
City briefs note Bud Jensen will speak at noon Thursday at the Elks Club, Area Ten Community College. Haircut specials listed with prices. Grace Wilson recovering from broken ribs and an injured leg from a fall. Mrs Bailey surgical patient at St Luke's Hospital with visitors permitted. State Representative race ad by John Randall urged. Diamond ring valued at 700 dollars reported stolen. Jack L. Babcock forfeits 55 dollar bond for unpaid parking fines. Break in at Frank Tvrdik's home. radio valued at 15 dollars stolen. John Kramer in serious condition after a car motorcycle crash. Roy Hart Carmichael and family report son admitted after bicycle fall.
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Bud Jensen
Area Ten Community College
Elks Club
Grace ‘Wilson
Eighth Avenue SE
Roy Hart
Danny Carmichael
Gene Carmichael
South Sixth Street
Marion
Mercy Hospital
Intruders Slashed Belongings at Local Residences
Police report multiple property crimes across the area. A resident on Sixteenth Avenue lost $27 plus a wallet from a trailer locker. a lawn, pool items, and groceries were damaged or stolen. A stroller valued at $24 was reported missing on H Avenue NW.
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Marlie E
Leo Holmes
Boone
Sixteenth Avenue
Forty-second Street
Elmcrest Country Club
Kingsley Grant
Staub Court
C R Man Hurt In Rail Boxcar Knifing
A 41 year old Cedar Rapids man, Floyd A Powell, was injured with facial lacerations in a railroad boxcar on the southeast side Monday afternoon. Police said the wounds were caused by a knife though the assailant is unknown.
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C.R. Man
Afracas
Cedar Rapids
Floyd A. Powell
Burglars Take Cash and Drinks From Tony's Pizza Palace
Four youths allegedly entered Tony's Pizza Palace at 314 Center Point Road NE by ripping a screen from the front door and stole about $27 in cash and 60 cans of soft drinks. Proprietor Tony Naso reported the incident at 2:20 p.m. after a neighbor alerted police. The break in left the restaurant closed until evening hours.
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Tony’s Pizza Palace
Center Point Road
Tony Naso
Naso
Monticello Promoters File for Bankruptcy in Cedar Rapids
A Monticello based firm Agway Inc filed for bankruptcy in a Cedar Rapids federal court led by president Don W Rickels. The petition lists debts of 6827 dollars and assets of 1786 dollars amid a short lived venture established last November with key officers including Leonard Hosch and Richard Lawerence. The filing notes unliquidated claims and outlines ongoing teacher orientations in local schools with planned activities and speakers at the Mount Vernon area theatre.
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Monticello
Cedar Rapids
Don W. Rickels
Route Three
William An
Loop
Monwent
Tiello
Paramount Theater
George LaMore
Iowa Wesleyan College
Bankruptcy petition filed by Charles City Plumbing and Heating Co
A bankruptcy petition was filed by Charles City Plumbing and Heating Co of Charles City. Dale R. Van Horn serves as president. The firm lists debts of 19,170 with assets of 3,865. Debts include 994 in federal withholding and social security taxes and 95 in state withholding taxes.
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Charles City Plumbing and Heating Co
Charles City
Dale R. van Horn
Rental housing needed for Cedar Rapids teachers
In Cedar Rapids, many new teachers need rental housing this year. Superintendent Dr. Arnold Salisbury notes a shortage and asks the Board of Education to address the demand for apartments and houses. A local obituary mentions Larry Brammer, 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Brammer of Lenox, who died after injuries from a tractor accident on August 20.
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Cedar Rapids
Arnold Salisbury
Board of Education
Creston
Larry
Brammer
Salisbury
Richard Brammer
Len
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