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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1963

Page

2

Linn Zoning Unit Denies Quarry Permit Again

The Linn county zoning commission denied for the second time in eight months the Ross petition for a special quarry permit south of Glass Road NE outside Cedar Rapids city limits. The 3-1 vote sends the measure to the county board of supervisors for final action. About 100 residents, mainly objectors, attended the public hearing.

Linn County Zoning Commission Harold and Mable Ross Glass Road Cedar Rapids Zoning Commission Board of Supervisors Rosses Blair's Ferry Road Don Hines Hines Ross Don Ross The Milwaukee Railroad Fairfax Chadima Forty-second Street

Linn Supervisors Split Over Public Hearing on Quarry Permit

Linn County board divided Tuesday on whether to hold its own hearing for Harold and Mable Ross petitioning for a quarry special permit. The board largely backed the previous year's denial by the commission, with Henderson urging hearings only if the board might reverse the commission. Scolaro and Sutera questioned the approach while Henderson defended hearing both sides, noting hearings only needed in isolated cases.

Linn Board of Supervisors Harold and Mable Ross Henderson Scolaro Sutera Ross Board of Supervisors

Banker Group To Meet Wednesday At Town House

An Eastern Iowa chapter meeting of the National Association of Bank Auditors and Comptrollers will feature a panel on Consumer Credit. The 6:30 p.m. session at the Town House is moderated by Paul Sawyers of Guaranty Bank and Trust, with panelists Richard Winter, Bob Hahn, Don Ellis, Bob Bunn, and Don Weimer. About 45 members from 10 communities are expected.

Iowa The National Assn. of Bank Auditors and Comptrollers Paul Sawyers Guaranty, Bank and Trust Richard Winter First National Dulbuque Bob Hahn Merchants ‘National Don Ellis Peoples Bank and Trust Co Bob Bunn Farmers State of Marion Don Weimer First National of Marion

Talk To Secretaries By Cedar Rapids Postal Official

Eldred Bender a Cedar Rapids post office representative speaks to the A N Palmer chapter National Secretaries Association at 6 30 PM in the Sheraton Mor trosse hotel The talk is part of a nationwide postmaster general project with the theme Know Your Postal Services Better So They Can Help You More The NSA chapter will展示 a dozen exhibits on mailing envelopes and packages often mis marked due to mis understanding post office rules

Eldred Bender Cedar Rapids Post Office A. N. Palmer National Secretaries Assn Sheraton-Montrose Postmaster General Bender NSA

Puppet shows mark Brotherhood Week in Cedar Rapids schools

A series of The Toy Maker puppet shows occurs this week in Cedar Rapids grade schools to celebrate Brotherhood Week. Sponsored by the school system and the playground and recreation commission, the performances are staged by Don Stribling.

Cedar Rapids School Playground and Recreation Commission Don Stribling Toymaker Arthur Adams Wright Noeridge Truman Hayes Lincoln Grant Cleveland Jackson

Dust catchers become money catchers in Ga zette ads

A brief item notes that dust catchers are humorously called money catchers when advertised in The Gazette Want Ads, reflecting a playful twist on a housekeeping product.

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Hardesty Named Head of United Community Service

Marshall G. Hardesty, treasurer of Iowa Electric Light and Power Co., is the first president of the new United Community Service UCS. He was elected at the first permanent board meeting, formed last year as successor to the United Fund and Council of Social Planning. The organization operates with an interim board and 104 attendees at the annual members meeting.

Marshall G. Hardesty Iowa Electric Light and Power Co New United Community Service Organization United Fund Council of Social Planning Gordon D. Simonds Norman Lip‘sky F. Forbes Osberg

Russell's Guides Hosts National Bus Traffic Assn Meeting

Representatives from the United States and Canada attend a two day meeting at the Town House with major bus companies including Greyhound National Trailways Jefferson Transportation Missouri Transit Lines Canada Coach Lines and others. Russell's Guides Inc Cedar Rapids hosts the event and publishes the National Bus Guide used by the industry. Discussions cover an educational program to improve public timetable reading and daylight saving time issues for scheduling.

United States Canada National Bus Traffic Assn Greyhound Corp National Trailways Jefferson Transportation Co Missouri Transit Lines Canada Coach Lines Russell's Guides, Inc Cedar Rapids

High Winds Hit Florida Tampa Bay Area

Powerful winds and heavy rain lashed the Tampa Bay region with gusts up to 75 mph. A car was lifted by wind killing a man and injuring a woman. damage reported across Lakeland Orlando and St. Petersburg as planes and structures were damaged.

Tampa Tampa Bay Area Orlando St. Petersburg Lakeland Crane Field Highway Patrol

If Lincoln Lived in 1963 Century Notions

Column imagines Abe Lincoln born in 1963 facing modern politics and society. It contrasts wealth, education, unions, and media with Lincoln's era, noting how birth timing could alter career paths from cabinetmaking to basketball and politics, ending with a jab at televised speeches.

Tyet Buchanan Jfk Adlai Stevenson White House Gettysburg Lincoln Mike

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