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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1979
Page
9
Fifth graders at Mentzer Elementary School welcomed 26 Marion Community Center seniors for a Christmas gathering. Two students paired with each guest, sharing lunch, bingo, games, and decorations. This marks the third consecutive year of the event featuring local seniors from Marion.
Iowa quarry operators from Marion to Cedar Rapids urge lawmakers to place quarries under the Mine Safety and Health Act. They argue MSHA enforcement harms efficiency, overemphasizes inspections, and stifles small businesses while critics say stricter rules save lives. Advocates cite 8 Iowa mining fatalities since 1978 and numerous inspections across 28 Alpha Crushed Stone quarries, River Products, and B L Anderson plants.
Marion Masonic Lodge meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m after an oyster stew supper at 6 30 and votes officers. Beta Sigma Phi hosts Eta Iota Christmas party Tuesday at Judy Bjornsen s home. Garden Club plans potluck noon Wednesday at Mrs Gordon Mitchell s home with table service a $1 gift and a Christmas hint.King s Daughters Fidelis circle Christmas dinner Tuesday 6 30 at Mrs Charles Tritle s home. Ramona Bunney co hosts Bible study. Boosters Linn Marion Booster Club to skip December. Craft Club Marion Women s Club meets Tuesday 9 15 at Mrs A B Bezdek s home with gift exchange. Christmas party Marion Women s Club Tuesday 10 a m at Mrs Charles Tritle s home. Legion Marion American Legion Post 298 and Auxiliary meet Monday at post with potluck 6 p m executive 7 and general 7 30. Excelsior A L potluck 6 30 p m Thursday at Indian Creek Elementary hosted by Mr and Mrs Arlo Benesh with gift exchange.
Multiple property transactions completed in Marion with buyers and sellers named. Notable deals include Derr at 3010 16th Ave from Smeltzer estate via ERA Kensinger Associates, and other transfers on Second Street, North View Drive, 24th and 26th Avenues, Route 2, and Eighth Avenue among Holmes Realtors, Century 21 Hoeger and Associates, Gohman Better Homes and Gardens, and affiliated agencies. Some buyers relocate to Tampa Florida and Cedar Rapids.
A Merrill Lynch Relocation Management survey of 250 relocation pros shows about 70 percent report higher productivity when corporate support assists the transferee and family. Firms can help with orientation, counseling, family follow-up, incentives, and homefinding in the new location, enabling the employee to focus on the job. 10 YEARS AGO Omar Torrijos regained power after being deposed in Panama.
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