Regional Transit seeks $15 daily subsidy for Marion bus
Howard J. Hampton president of the Regional Transit Corporation asks Marion city council for a $15 per day subsidy for the Marion run with monthly billing and a February start date if approved. He also seeks council permission for a South Marion survey to gauge feasibility based on potential riders.
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Howard J. Hampton
The
Regional Transit Corporation, Inc
Marion Council
Hampton
Council
South Marion
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Marion Run
Marion Courtroom Dispatch From Judge Miles Adams
Police court cases heard this week include speeding fines for Elfriede Ferguson and James Mueller in Bellevue, and other violations across Cedar Rapids Monona and more, with jail terms for some offenders. A separate justice court session lists numerous speeding fines and a house permit note. local camps and clubs report new officers and events.
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Miles Adams
Elfriede Ferguson
James L. Mueller
Bellevue
Charles E. Radloff
Monona
Robert E. Wegmuller
Alburnett
John W. Rasmussen
Northview Drive
Vincent R. Horst
Thirtieth Street
Cedar Rapids
Robert C. Ramsdell
Thirtyfifth
Floyd D. Dirks
Springville
Anna L. Reilly
Fourth Street
Steven Co. Kopp
Knollcrest Drive
Kelly R. Clute
Manchester
Wesley Costal
Fairfax
Billy L. Lee
South Sixth Street
Michael A. Stone
Franklin Avenue
Rudolph N. Nelson
Twenty-second Avenue
Robert E. Frasher
Fourth Avenue
Justice of the Peace Court
Jessie L. McCormack
Dennis R. Deklotz
Palo
Donald E. Crock
Masonville
Robert W. Gable
Thirty - Seventh Street
Timothy Belz
Walker
James L. Brown
Walford
Eldon H. Wood
Eagle Grove
James R. O’connor
Coggan
Margaret Y. Ashby
Central City
Gene L. Neuses
Dubuque
Vernon E. Dice
Robert L. Keller
Charles Reed
Waterloo
Sar L. Merritt
Rites Saturday for Herman Dierks 90
Herman Dierks 90 lifelong Belle Plaine resident and retired railroad man dies in a local nursing home. Born Oct 29 1877 he belonged to IOOF and Masonic lodges. Survivors include two daughters Grace Morek and Mrs Leon Nebel and two grandchildren. Services Saturday at 1 30 p m at Peffers Halverson funeral home.
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Belle Plaine
Herman Dierks
IOOF
Masonic
Grace Morek
Leon Nebel
Cedar Rapids
Peffers-Halverson Funeral Home
Falk Is First NOT To Enter Governor Race
Kenneth Falk 51 of Clarinda secretary of the State Fair Board declared at a Des Moines news conference he is not a candidate for Iowa governor at this time. He said he could raise about 75 000 for a campaign and would seek a leave of absence from the fair board if he decided to run.
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Frank Nye
Gazette
Des Moines
Kenneth Falk
Clarinda
State Fair Board
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Taylor County
Fulk
Fair Board
John Knudson
Albion Iarmer
Henry
Lawton
Robert D. Ray
Donald E. Johnson
West Branch
Robert K. Beck
Centerville
Paul Franzenburg
Conrad
Great Plains Gas Co Charged Over Cedar Rapids Fire
Cedar Rapids fire department officials filed a charge against Great Plains Gas Co for violating city fire prevention rules after a January 17 blaze destroyed Dr. T. C. Sturgeon Jr.’s residence at 530 Tenth Street SE. The fire, caused by a leak in a 100 pound LP gas cylinder safety hose, led to Sturgeon being charged with LP gas regulation violations. The ordinance requires dealers or agents to handle all cylinders except 20 pound ones. Officials say Sturgeon hooked up the cylinder in violation.
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Great Plains Gas Co
Cedar Rapids
T. C. Sturgeon, Jr
Tenth Street SE
Sturgeon
State of
Iowa
Judith Harrington Hurt in Collision
Judith K Harrington, 1438 Thirty fourth street NE, suffered minor neck injuries in a two car collision Wednesday afternoon at the intersection of First street and Third avenue SW. No charges were filed. Authorities said a vehicle driven by Richard A Schrodermier, 2417 Second avenue SE, struck the Harrington auto from the rear as it was making a turn onto Third avenue from First street.
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Judith K. Harrington
Thirty-fourth Street
First Street
Third Avenue
Richard A. Schrodermier
Second Avenue
Kalona man injured in one car crash on Black Diamond road
Joel Yoder, 74, of Kalona was admitted to Mercy hospital for observation after a single vehicle accident on Black Diamond road near a t intersection. He suffered multiple contusions and lacerations as sheriff officers described the crash.
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Iowa City
Joel Yoder
Mercy Hospital
Black Diamond Road
Yoder
Plane piloted by R L Hunt flips at Kansas field
Cedar Rapids pilot Robert L Hunt and two passengers escaped serious injury when a single engine plane owned by the Lost Dutchmen Flying Club veered off a runway at Fairfax airport Kansas City and overturned during landing. The left wheel locked causing the accident. nose and wing damage were reported.
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Kansas City
Kan
Cedar Rapids
Fairfax
Robert L. Hunt
Franbrook Terrace
Ralph Summa
Des Moines
Richard Teasdale
Waterloo
Hunt
Dutchmen Flying Club
Hunt Claim Service
Cherokee youth dies in Plymouth county crash
HINTON AP Donald Walter 19 of Cherokee died early Thursday when the car he rode in struck a bridge near Hinton Plymouth County. Five others were injured in the crash.
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Hinton
Donald Walter
Here
Plymouth County
Help Wanted Ad Finds Users Through Targeted Service
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Cedar Rapids Wins Federal Go-Ahead for Sewer Work
Federal Water Pollution Control Administration approved Cedar Rapids to begin construction on part of the Squaw Creek interceptor sewer after securing one easement. Hennessey Brothers of Marion will clear and dig as work proceeds toward a project cost of 559,978 dollars. Completion targets slip to end of 1968 construction season.
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Cedar Rapids
Frank Bush
Squaw Creek
Federal Water Pollution Control Administration
U. S. Department of the Interior
Hennessey Brothers of
Marion
Indian Creek
First Presbyterian Rejected merger with Sinclair Memorial Church
Members at First Presbyterian voted 72 to 112 against uniting with Sinclair Memorial Presbyterian church despite support from both congregations and the presbytery. A follow up plan would aid Sinclair with leadership and funds while studies continue. A February joint program for fifth and sixth graders and a 250 child outreach party were announced.
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Sinclair Memorial Presbyterian Church
Sinclair’ Church
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Presbytery
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First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian
Sinclair Church
Garvey
Wisniewski Cleared on Larceny Charge by Linn Court
Raymond G. Wisniewski of 121 Second Avenue SW was found innocent by a Linn district court jury after two hours of deliberation. He faced charges of taking six watches three rings and a cuckoo clock from Feehan's Watch and Clock Repair on October 21. Judge William R. Eads presided. evidence included a polygraph result and items seized under a search warrant.
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Raymond G. Wisniewski
Second Avenue
Linn District Court
Feehan
William R. Eads
Area Students in Piano Auditions
The annual Iowa Music Teachers Assn piano auditions were held January 20 at Drake University Des Moines. Timothy Betz tied for first in senior high and Lars Clutterham won collegiate first. both study under Cornell College professor Julian Bern. Two Mrs Harold Moore students earned highly superior ratings Susan Thompson and Christy Moore.
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Iowa Music Teachers Assn
Drake University
Des Moines
Timothy Betz
Walker
Lars Clutterham
Indialantic
Fla
Cornell College
Betz
Clutterham
Julian Bern
Harold Moore
Twenty-sixth Street
Susan Thompson
Marion
Christy Moore
Moore
Man 36 Charged With Forgery In Cedar Rapids
Harley J. Kephart, 36, was charged in Cedar Rapids municipal court with forgery after he passed a $27 check forged in the name James W. Murray at Soukup's DX in Walker. Murray, arrested Wednesday in Independence, was brought to Linn County jail. Kephart said another man threatened his life to obtain $150.
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Cedar Rapids Municipal Court
Harley J. Kephart
James W. Murray
Soukup
Walker
Murray
Independence
Linn County
Kephart
Apartment Breakin Apparently Thwarted
Alfred Krejca of 1627 L Street SW reported a possible burglary Wednesday evening. He awoke to a knock, saw two men entering, pursued them from his home, and authorities say nothing was taken.
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Alfred Krejca
L Street
Krejca
Des Moines bidders win water revenue bond contract
VINTON Becker and Cownie of Des Moines were the low bidders on a $275,000 water revenue bond issue Tuesday night. The net rate on the bonds is 4.7334 percent. The contract reported earlier was misstated. the bonds will finance the construction of the water tower and mains.
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Vinton — Becker and Cownie
Des Moines
Kay Griffel Set for Coe Promenade Solo with Ensemble
Kay Griffel, affiliated artist at Coe College, will be the soloist in a Sunday 4 30 p m concert in Sinclair Auditorium. She will perform Puccini arias Un bel di from Madame Butterfly and Si mi chianano Mimi from La Boheme. The Eldorado native earned a Northwestern BA and studied at the Academy of the West Fontainebleau and Hochschule fur Musik with Rockefeller and Fulbright support. Also on the program are Bach Prelude in Minor Passacaglia Neighbor State Fair and Intermission Ten Minutes. The concert will be directed by Thomas C Slattery of the Coe music faculty.
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Kay Griffel
College
Sinclair Auditorium
Miss Griffel
Eldorado
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Academy of the West
California
Fontainebleu School of Fine Arts
France
Hochschule Fur Musik
Berlin
Rockefeller
Bach
Neighbor
Gillis
Thomas C. Slattery
Coe Music Faculty
Volga Teacher Suffers Arm Injury After Farm Yard Fall
Special to The Gazette Mrs Ronald Nelson an elementary school teacher broke her left arm in a Saturday fall in the yard at her farm home east of town She was able to report for school this week.
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Volga
Ronald Nelson
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