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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1961
Page
2
Postmaster John Pazour reports Marion post office processed 75 478 letters since Monday with daily totals 12 000 16 443 20 292 and 26 320. Office hours extended to 5 30 p m Saturday and 2 5 p m Sunday. Public praised for preparing packages and cards for mailing.
Grace Baptist Church hosts a Christmas program Sunday at 7 30 p m by the Sunday school with Daryl Tyree as narrator. Dewey Linden couple lead, Don Horton plays organ, featuring a play and carols. Saturday rehearsal at 2 p m. K V Cafe advertisement shows a part time cook's helper.
112 electricians walked off the Titan missile base construction site near Mountain Home Idaho after the firing of a supervisor. Martin Co spokesman Ed Rosenlund called it an unauthorized walkout and said the issue is a labor problem not yet clarified. He did not expect delays to the work.
Contracts for the new Turkey Valley Community school at Jackson Junction will be let January 24 at the Lawler gymnasium. A contract for a well will also be let at that time.
Ralph Ernest Franks Jr., 30, of Luzerne pled guilty to larceny in district court and was sentenced by Judge M C Farber to five years in Fort Madison penitentiary. An appeal bond of three thousand dollars was set. Franks had been accused of several nearby thefts recently.
Iowa City police report an $85 oto-ophthalmoscope stolen from a medical student at University Hospitals. Stephen Walsh, a medical junior from Ames, said the instrument disappeared about December 1 from the gynecology outpatient clinic on the fourth floor.
Fred Flintstones changes partner Barney for a championship match, airing at 7 30 p m Friday on KCRG TV 9. Fred and Barney team up for a title bout scheduled for Friday night, with fans urged to tune in to the local station.
U S internal revenue agents raided the Lincoln club downtown tavern and operator Gust Provopulos home in Carroll Thursday as part of coordinated gambling raids in 22 states. They seized 1500 dollars in cash and records. Provopulos was not held and refused to answer questions about athletic wagers. Agents noted he bought a 50 federal wagering stamp in Omaha but had not registered it in Iowa.
Strawberry Point high school student council promotes a Christmas tradition inviting the entire community to light candles in paper bags on Christmas Eve at 6 p.m. The homes line their walks with snow or sand filled bags as church bells ring to mark the hour.
Dubuque County Attorney Robert Oeth urged creating a municipal court in Dubuque to reduce the district court backlog. He noted many criminal cases waited for action, comparing county prosecution with five similarly sized Iowa counties in a Telegraph-Herald study.
Lawrence Short and Kenneth Belle filed an amendment to their suit against the Johnson County Board of Supervisors. The action contest the boards zoning decision made with guidance from the zoning commission to refuse rezoning land along old Highway 910.
Tama Wilbert Benda was re elected chief of the Tama volunteer fire department for a fourth term. Other officers re elected include Richard Barnes assistant fire chief George Konicek foreman Eldon McNamee assistant foreman and Robert Nelson treasurer. Lester Rayman elected rescue squad foreman succeeding Leslie Metz. Robert Baier named secretary succeeding John Groenenboom. First aid classes will start in January. Gazette Want Ads note ease of getting good help.
Belle and Short argue the ordinance lacks an appeal from the board of supervisors to the board of adjustment and omits a public hearing and 15 days notice. They contend the ordinance provides no right to appeal the supervisors action and that the ordinance is unworkable.
Iowa City Coralville police report a theft of about 85 dollars from a 25 cent coin changing machine at the Coralville Super Wash Laundromat. Police said the incident occurred Thursday and the device was damaged.
Advertises Odri Nex as an over the counter weight loss tablet that suppresses appetite without exercise or diet changes. Claims meals can be eaten normally while portions shrink and guarantees a full refund if not satisfied. Sells through All May's Drug Stores with mail orders to 215 Ind St SE.
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