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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1955
Page
17
Mt Vernon school board awarded preliminary site work contracts for a new elementary building. Bids from multiple firms led to two selections: BR Burch Inc Cedar Rapids for site work at 69690 dollars and Willman Company Cedar Rapids for drainage and related services at 10631.70 dollars with completion in spring.
The Springdale school board announced it will oppose a proposed merger of part of its district with West Branch. The district served notice to Cedar and Johnson counties resisting division and urges residents to refuse or withdraw signatures from any annexation petition.
Notice states that on February 1955 the court appointed and qualified an administrator for the estate of Edward Ernest Makoveky in Linn County Iowa. Creditors must present claims to the Clerk of Linn County District Court Towa and debts should be paid to the administrator First Trust & Savings Bank Cedar Rapids Iowa acts as attorney and administrator.
Clare Kessell of Des Moines has been named publicity director for the Iowa Development Commission. She succeeds acting head Mrs. Robert Bonomi who served since December. The announcement came Thursday.
Funeral services for Mrs. Frank McDonough about 70 will be held Saturday at 9 am in St. Patrick's church Iowa City. Her brother John Dolmage located the body after a three week disappearance and authorities report she took her own life by hanging.
The Postville board of education decides to close McKinley rural school for next week following coach Alter Kittleson’s resignation. Students will transfer to Postville for the remainder of the year as Mrs. Kittleson relocates to Bellevue.
Iowa City visitors can tour Parklawn apartments this weekend an advance look at homes for 28 married student families. The four story brick building has 53 units with 28 south block apartments opening now. Open house runs Saturday and Sunday 1 to 8 p.m.
Local items from Coggon to Decorah report school changes and kindergarten start dates, hospital patients, farm accidents, property purchases, and a district speech contest. Key names include Jensen, Donahue, McArtor, and Kramer, with towns such as Postville, Wellman, and Iowa City noted.
Lawrence Moncrieff, 26, a Des Moines salesman for Riverside Chemical, died after his car struck frost on highway 14 seven miles east of Mason City. The vehicle hit a pole and crossed a fence into a field, with Ruth Noehl sustaining non fatal injuries. The year’s traffic toll reached 70 fatalities on the date.
The undersigned announces on February 1955 in Linn County Iowa that the estate of Verney Heumes of Linn County Iowa is administered by the administrator with the will annexed WIL Almexed. All debtors must pay promptly and all claimants must file with Slade, Attorney, in Fairfield County Iowa District Court.
Clara May Daley 83 longtime University of Iowa history assistant professor died Tuesday night at her niece’s home in Seattle. Active in campus and civic groups, she joined UI in 1909 and retired in 1949, later moving to Seattle. Funeral services will be held Saturday in Seattle.
Iowa City report notes Attorney William M. Tucker states Johnson County has not surrendered federal liquor stamps despite county and state efforts. Tucker explains state and county lack authority over federal stamps and there is no request to turn them in.
Earlier in the week Des Moines reports Scott County officials held 153 federal liquor stamps surrendered to them. Tucker said stamps surrendered to him will be sent to the attorney general's office in Des Moines.
Ben Henderson, assistant Benton County engineer, resigns to become a construction superintendent with a private firm in Wichita Texas. He joined the county in April 1984 and worked on road and bridge design. His wife and three children will move to Van Horne where she remains a high school home economics teacher.
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