Linn-Mar to Hold Two Meetings This Week on School Projects
Linn-Mar board opens with bus bid opening at 9:45 p.m. at the Farm Bureau building after a 6 30 dinner with Linn County Farm Bureau officials. Bidders have until 8 p.m. at the superintendent's office. A public meeting is set for Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the junior high vocal music room to discuss Bowman Woods elementary and answer residents questions. A $500 000 bond election is scheduled for February 8 to fund the building.
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Linn-Mar
Board of Education
Linn County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Tenth Avenue
Vocal Music
Bowman Woods
Memorial for Ava B Waddill recalls long Iowa life
Ava B. Waddill 88 of 771 Third Avenue Cedar Rapids died Sunday in a nursing home. Born July 1 1879 near Onslow she married C L Brown in 1900 Martelle. he died 1934. She later married Walter Waddill in 1938. he died 1963. Survived by daughter Rowena Thurber Marion son Robert Brown Midland Michigan three grandchildren five great grandchildren and sister Mae Nielsen Martelle. Services Tuesday 130 pm Murdoch chapel Rev Lloyd Kellams Burial Oak Shade. Friends may call Monday after 7 pm. Prairie Chapel Community club meets Thursday 730 pm at Prairie Chapel church. Various local notices follow including fire call and community events.
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Ava B. Waddill
Third Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Onslow
Io C. L. Brown
Martelle
Springville
Walter W. Waddill
California
Waddill
Marion
Murdoch Chapel
Lloyd C. Kellams
Oak Shade
Win at Bridge by Oswald and James Jacoby
The piece discusses bridge strategy related to Culbertson and four spades. It notes a 1967 World Championship hand where declarer can take 12 easy tricks, with possible defense challenges from a 4-0 break or specific club layouts.
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Oswald
James Jacoby
Ely Culbertson
Culbertson
Jim
Bridge bidding debate on Jacoby two no trump and slam chances
Oswald and Jim dissect a bridge hand where North opens with Jacoby two no trump, South rebids three spades, and North signs off to four spades. They note 29 high card points total and no singleton, discussing Blackwood or five card invite routes to a possible slam.
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Oswald
North
South
Jim
Eddyville Man Injured Near Middle Amana
Larry Lee Brown 25 of Eddyville was hospitalized in Cedar Rapids with back injuries after his car left Highway 220 near Middle Amana, struck a ditch and embankment at 6 a.m. He was en route to Amana Refrigeration and cited for failure to have control of his vehicle.
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The
Gazette
Middle Amana
Larry Lee Brown
Eddyville
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Brown
Amana
Iowa Highway
Vandals Drain Town Water Supply in Texas Incident
HALTOM CITY Texas AP vandals turned on 14 fire hydrants draining all city water tanks leaving residents dry until water department crews repressure and refill tanks restoring supply by daylight that morning.
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Haltom City
Texas
Fort Worth
Water Department
Cuban Old Bolsheviks Face Trial in Havana Purge
In Havana the Cuban Communist Party moves nine Old Bolsheviks to a revolutionary tribunal over alleged treason and conspiracies tied to anti Castro propaganda and Latin American insurgent policy. Anibal Escalante leads the accused, once a top leader, with charges including intrigue and aiding the U.S. CIA.
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Havana
Cuban Communist Party
Moscow
Fidel Castro
Latin America
Jose Matar
Committee For the
Ramon Calcines
Anibal Escalante
Castro
Escalante
Committee of Basic Industries
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Russia
Poland
Central Committee
Price-Wage Rules Fail Under War Fear Says Porter
Sylvia Porter argues price-wage controls would fail in a wartime economy. She forecasts a prefreeze price surge, a massive bureaucracy, rationing, shortages, fallen product quality, and widespread black markets, urging against any freeze.
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Lhot
Diocletian
Humphrey asks cities join in nationwide youth program
Vice President Humphrey urged cities and private firms to share costs of a summer youth opportunity program. He spoke at a three day mayors conference and outlined plans to place 200000 needy youths in jobs with Ford Motor Company backing the effort alongside Labor Secretary Wirtz and Civil Service head John Macy. The program aims to be year round and focuses on recreation training and employment.
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Washington
Humphrey
National Alliance of Businessmen
Henry Ford II
Ford
Wirtz
John Macy
Civil Service Commission
U Thant Draws a Blank in Survey
In Tuebingen Germany a Wickert Institute poll of 2017 West Germans found 57 percent correctly identified U Thant as the U N secretary general while 43 percent showed ignorance or guessed wildly The study was sponsored by the European Common Market Commission and conducted last week.
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Tuebingen
Germany
U Thant
Middle East
Wickert Institute
U.N
European Common Market Commission
Dr Spock and Four Arraigned on Draft-Evasion Charges
Dr Benjamin Spock and four others were indicted on charges of counseling young men to evade the draft. All five pled innocent at their U S district court arraignment and were released on $1,000 bail each. The group includes Rev William Sloane Coffin Jr Michael Farber Mitchel Goodman and Marcus Raskin. Judge Francis Ford set deadlines for motions and replies and suggested a spring trial.
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Boston
Benjamin Spock
U.S. District Court
William Sloane Coffin, Jr
Yale University
Michael Farber
Harvard University
Mitchel Goodman
New York City
Temple
Maine
Marcus Raskin
Washington, D.C
Institute For Policy Studies
Francis Ford
Ford
Spectacular Fire Rages At Paris Suburb Plant
A massive blaze struck a chemical solvent plant in St Denis north of Paris. About 300 firefighters battled flames up to 60 feet high and evacuated roughly 300 residents including Spanish and Portuguese workers. Cause under investigation with reports of simultaneous outbreaks at two sites.
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Paris
St. Denis
Maurice Grimaud
Greenland Bomb Hunt May Go on Many Months
The Pentagon says the four lost hydrogen bombs will not be found intact and the search in Greenland will continue for months. Fragments match SAC serial numbers. parachutes were found near burn marks in North Star Bay near Thule. Officials stress containment of radiation and avoid revealing bomb construction details.
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Greenland
Washington
Pentagon
Frigid
Strategic Air Command
Air Force
North Star Bay
Thule Air’ Base
Denmark
Stolen Valued Yugoslav Painting in Novi Sad Church
In Novi Sad the coronation of Stefan, a highly valued Yugoslav painting, was reported stolen on Saturday night after thieves cut it from its frame in the Novi Sad Congregational Church. The painting’s value was unofficially estimated at several hundred thousand dinars, about 100,000 dinars equal to $8,000.
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Novi Sad
Yugoslavia
Stefan
Waubeek Rites for Dell A Starks 91
Dell A Starks 91 longtime Central City resident died Sunday in a Marion nursing home He was born January 29 1876 in Tilden Nebraska He farmed in Linn County before retiring in 1940 He is survived by a daughter four sons ten grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren Services will be held 2 pm Wednesday at Waubeek Methodist Church Burial will follow in Mt Vernon cemetery Friends may call Murdoch chapel in Central City after 1 pm Tuesday The casket will not be opened after the service.
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Central City
Dell A Starks
Marion
Tilden
Nebr
Mt. Vernon
Maggie Hoover
Waubeek
Probate notices list executors for multiple Iowa estates
Probate notices in Linn County Iowa announce the admission of wills to probate and the appointment of executors for the estates of Fay e Roberts Dunlap Ella Campbell and Anna McDougall. The notices outline claim deadlines six months from the second publication and require creditors to file proofs of claim with the district court.
Notice of Probate and Estates in Linn County Iowa
Notice announces probate of will and appointment of executors for Elton B Wells and George E Merrifield in Linn County Iowa. Executors Harriet Jeanne Youtzy and Adele M Merrifield named. Creditors urged to file claims within six months and attorneys listed. Court notices dated January 1968.
Ely Iowa Town Council Opens January Meeting
The Ely Town Council met January 4 1968 led by Mayor Nevin Duffe with five members present. Bills were approved and paid and committees named for the year. Ordinance 358A final passage on building rules for commercial dwellings was approved.
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Ely
Elly
Iowa
Nevin Duffe
Cannaiimen Hodina
McCune
Zbanek
Erenberger
State Comptroller
Ely East Side Sewer Association
C.se
Ges Cave
Harold Mingo
Cisaret
Ween Teeters Eee Bess Jansa
Arnold Vavra
Harry Hodina
Robert Krob
Robert Zeman
Menneld Erengerger
Baby Oo
Wee Pink Setes
Linn County
Dan McCune
Audrey, Yarbrough
Iowa Employment Security Commission
Nedrarrigans
Bill Kadlee
Marshal Fe
Kenneth Erenberaar
Marshal Fee
Darrell Landuyt
Ernie Jansa
Lesathe
Biderman Implement Co
Joe Zbanek
Duffe
Kenneth Erenberger
Ban McCune
Robert Krab
Civil Defense
Board of Health and Sanitary Severs—Council
Hodina
Dalle
Dutte
Probate Notice for Mary A. Stingley Estate
Probate No s3871 announces the will of Mary A. Stingley deceased admitted to probate in January 1968. Dewitt H. Smith and First National Bank named executors must have claims or objections filed in the district court within six months from the second publication, or be forever barred. The notice lists Marion Iowa as the location with attorney Dewitt H. Smith.
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State of
Iowa
Linn County
Faye Roberts Dunlap
Faye Roberts Dunlan
Faye Roberts Cunlan
Jean Zimmerman
Ida May McDanel
Josh Zimmerman
Bliythe
Cali
Ida M Lifornia
Ay McDanel
Cedar Rapids
District Court
Ella Pee II
al Evan
Ampbell
Ella Campbell
John Gilbert Sedlacek
Donn
Gilbert Sedlacek
Cec
R Rapids
Lowa
Anna McDougall
Galen McDougall
Marion
White, Stane & Horan
Areraese
Elton
Wells
Elton O. Wells
Harriet Jeanne Cou
Secon
Harriet Jeanne Youtzy
George E. Merrifield
Adele M. Merrifield
Lowe
Mary A. Stingley
Dewitt H. Smith
First National Bank
Arian, A
Dewitt_H. Smith
Josephine Kindig
Josephine Kindis
Lyle R. Kindig
Downers Grave
Inais, Allan & Fisher
iAttorneys
Probate Notice for Josephine Kindig Estate Executor
Probate No 33978 announces the last will of Josephine Kindig dated 1942 admitted January 25 1968. Lyle R Kindig appointed executor with claims due by six months from second publication February 1968. Marion Iowa attorney firm Allan Fisher represents executor.
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Prairie .Chapel
Prairie Chapel ‘Church
Harry Nielson
Norman Nielsons
Richard Enneking
Eighth Avenue
Enneking
Lions
Marion Lions Evening Club
Richard Quaas
Alburnette
Ecuador
Marion Mothers Club
David Grossendorf
Seventeenth Street
Henrietta van Maanan Willispeak
Marion Independent Board of Education
Frank Gorup
17Th Street
Albert’s Dry Cleaners
YMCA
Marion Branch
Wilson Beauty Salon
Adv
the Gazette
Marion Area
Gazette Marion
U0th St
Robert C. Waters
Lafayette Hill
Penna
Dunas Scateio
Middle
By Sylvia Porter
New York
White House
Congress
Pye
Sheldon
Dr. Spock
Richard Hunziker
Dell A. Starks
Robert W. Neff
Jessi
John B. Evans
Cedar Ranks
Maurice L. Nathanson Attarney
State of Jowson
Linncoln
Geor E. Merrifield
Carl Hendrickson
Baecolor
Audrey
Yarbravah Town
Nevin Butte
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