Fire destroys Cedar Rapids policeman's home
Fire at Donald Randall's Cedar Rapids residence, located off Zika Du Zika avenue NW, caused total loss of house and contents. Captain Harold Johnson cited faulty basement wiring as the likely cause. Randall and his wife with three children were away visiting relatives when smoke began around 7 p.m. Neighbors alerted fire crews at 10:22 p.m. and the blaze was controlled, but nothing was saved. The family is staying with relatives as officers raise funds to help.
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Donald Randall
Zika du Zika Avenue NW
Avenue House
Randall
Cedar Rapids
Gerald
Wesley Drive
Harold Johnson
Randalls
Johnson
Gerald Randall
be‘Jongings
Enlistment of Six East Iowans Reported by Cedar Rapids Army Office
The Cedar Rapids army recruiting office announced six East Iowa enlistments including Henry A. Kauffman and Gerald B. E. Topping with roles in microwave repair and administration. Several soldiers reported home on leave for brief windows before continuing duty at Ft. Monroe, Ft. Leonard Wood, Ft. Benjamin Harrison, and other postings, with transfers planned to Japan and Germany.
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Cedar Rapids
Henry A. Kauffman
Third Avenue SE
Dennis Lee Kamberling
Seventh Avenue SE
Tracey E. Anderson
Chandler Street
Gary H. Demmel
McKinley Street
Gerald BE. Topping
Eleventh Avenue SE
Russell R. Hatch
Sun Rise Court
Pvt
Ronald Meyers
Roy E. Meyers
Thirtieth Street
Ft. Monroe
Clarence L. Nost
Harold Nost
Ft. Leonard Wood
Edward Clark
Robert C. Clark
Columbus Junction
Benjamin Harris
Ind
Lawrence F. Davenbaugh
Edna Davenbaugh
Palo
Uss Arlington
Michael R. Thomann
R. H. Thomann
Riverside
San Diego
Memphis
Tenn
Creighton Taylor
Howard Taylor
Springville
Pensacola
Fla
Lance Cpl
Robert Justin
Lewis Justin
Thirteenth Avenue
Bonnie Justin
el Toro
Calif
Japan
James Ketchum
Estel Ketchum
Waveland Drive
Ft. Ord
Hamburg
Germany
Farmers’ Home Administration
Coe Challenge Drive Meetings Planned Across Nation
Coe college officials will begin the final nationwide series of 15 alumni meetings for the Coe Challenge campaign. James Tisdale will start with two alumni events in Michigan and report progress with a 30 minute film. Meetings are planned in Nashville Atlanta Winter Park Miami Tampa Spokane Seattle Portland Albuquerque Dallas San Antonio and a Chicago area gathering March 25.
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Coe College
Robert 8. Gates
James Tisdale
Michigan
Aureal T. Cross
East Lansing
Michigan State University
Ann Arbor
Christopher Johnston
Coe
Tisdale
Joseph McCabe
I S
Harris Lamb
Gates
Nashville
Atlanta
Winter Park
Fla
Miami
Tampa
Spokane
Seattle
Portland
Albuquerque
Dallas
San Antonio
Chicago Area
Officers Named By Toastmasters Hawkeye Club
Frank Barvinek of Hiawatha was installed as president of Hawkeye Toastmasters. Other officers include William Haynes as education vice president Rob ert Maresh as administrative vice president Don Kuhn as secretary Dave Jenkins as treasurer and Larry Conover as sergeant at arms. The club meets Mondays at 5 45 p m in Bishop's cafeteria.
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Frank Barvinek
Eighth Avenue
Hiawatha
Hawkeye
William Haynes
First Avenue NE
Robert Maresh
Thirty-sixth Street
Don Kuhn
Cad
Lime Spreader Box Reported Stolen in Walker
Woodrow Wilson of Walker reported to the sheriff that his lime spreading box was stolen from behind Krob Elevator. The box attaches to a truck and is valued at $1,000.
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Woodrow Wilson
Walker
Sheriff's Office
Wilson
Vandals Damage Multiple Properties in Cedar Rapids
Vandals smashed glass at a church, a house, a garage and a truck in Cedar Rapids on Thursday. They fired BB guns breaking two basement church windows and damaged a garage, house windows, a display truck windshield, and car headlights including a 700 block Fifth Street SE vehicle.
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Cedar, Rapids
Wesleyan Methodist Church
First Avenue
Jerome Oberbreckling
Sixteenth Street
Weather-Tite 'Co
Hawkeye Downs Road
Joseph W. Carlsen
Tenth Street
Fifth Street
Linn County poverty program details outlined in LEAP report
Linn Economic Action Project LEAP has spent 64116 in six months with staff of 16 full time workers and 12 volunteers. The program funds centers in Chain Lakes Oak Hill Jackson and Ellis to aid education health welfare and housing tasks while expanding neighborhood youth corps and sheltered workshop plans.
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Culver
Linn County
LEAP
Cedar Rapids
ATIC
UCS
Les Nummela
Chain Lakes
Oak Hill-Jackson
Ellis
Linn Anti
Chicago
Harlem
Los Angeles
Watts
Iowa State University Extension Service
Linn County Extension Service
ISU
The
Neighborhood Youth Corps
Poverty Programs Topic at Saturday Conference Panel
The Rev. Thomas W. Rhomber of Dubuque will moderate two panel discussions at the Montrose hotel on implementing economic opportunity programs in Northeast Iowa. The event, part of a conference sponsored by Congressman John Culver, includes ten representatives from district programs and a panel on Head Start. The conference opens at 9:30 am Saturday.
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LEAP
Linn Economic Action Project
John C. Culver
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
OEO
Office of Economic Opportunity
Thomas W. Rhomberg
Dubuque
Montrose Hotel
Northeast Iowa
Catholic Charities For
Dubuque County
John Culver
Second District
Economic Opportunity Programs
Richard Lamping
United Community Service
Walter Grubb
Rev. R. A. Dempsey
Clinton-Jackson
Ronald Kocher
Fayette County
Wayne Burns
Winneshiek - Allamakee
Howard County
Tra Larson
Linn County
Gary Warner
James Dunsmore
Clinton County
George Lorber
Buchanan County
Donald Potter
Delaware County
Bridge 26 Percent Done Amid Pigeon Nest Discoveries
Ned Ashton Iowa City engineer reports 26 percent completion on the Third avenue bridge rehabilitation. December weather aided Cramer Brothers Construction Co.’s most productive month as work proceeds with a steady pace. Demolition of sidewalks revealed pigeon nests with fresh eggs and young squabs.
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Third Avenue
Ned Ashton
Iowa City
Ashton
Cramer Brothers Construction Co
East River
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Schwinn
Deas
Lome
Joe Sponar
By Dale Kueter
America
Vietnam
YMCA
YWCA
Llerks
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New West Side
Third Ave
1St Ave
Sat
Sun
Montrose Hotel & Motor Inn
3Rd Ave
Jed St. Ets
Bos TC
Whipple
Winterberg, Burleson, Wilts and Shepard Insurance
Whipple, Winterberg
Burleson, Wilts and Shepard
Winterberg
Burleson
Wilts & Shepard
2Nd Ave
Dows
Iowa Theatre
Collins
Collins Radio Co
Collins Employees Credit Union
Old
Marion Rd
Sandalfoot
South Pacific
Shell
Craeme
Lindale Plaza
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