Man Works Six Years On Starduster Top Home Built Plane
James Bacher of 513 Forty-first Street NE aims to fly his two seat Starduster Top home built biplane by fall after six years of work. He has completed most of the frame and five primer coats, with engine and painting remaining tedious tasks. The craft features royal blue paint with white wings and uses steel wood aluminum and fabric in a difficult to fit design. Bacher, an electrical engineer at Welty Way Products, Inc., had to figure out engine instruments and radio installation himself.
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James Bacher
Forty-first Street
Bacher
Hunter
Jim
Home-built plane owner builds own Star duster Top
Bacher, a maker of a factory-built Aeronca Champ in a garage, describes building his own Star duster Top plane. He notes costs from eight thousand to thirty two thousand dollars depending on equipment, and that self-repairs save money and allow maintenance. He started flying at 16 and aims to log 50 hours before carrying passengers, with FAA inspections at frame and preflight stages.
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Bacher
Jim
Pat
Peggy
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Country Fair Days Friday and Saturday in Marion
Marion hosts its sixth annual Old Fashioned Country Fair Days in city park Friday and Saturday. Local groups, crafts, games, and refreshments fill park bazaar booths with ten groups participating. The Cedar Rapids Street Red club displays cars, and Shorter’s Gala Midway returns for carnival rides Sunday. Amateur art will be shown by nineteen area artists, with some works for sale, plus free entertainment and a Saturday square dance finale. Former Marion resident Gerald D. Ozburn died Sunday in Colorado Springs. services are pending. Kiwanis meets Tuesday at 7 at Sambo’s.
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Marion
City Park
Marion Division Chamber of Commerce
Retail Bureau
Jaycees
Shorter
Gala Midway
Cedar Falls
Cedar Rapids
Red Club
Tenth Street
Four Minor Fires Keep Marion Firefighters Busy
Marion firemen fought four minor blazes over the weekend. A motor home fire in the 300 block of Marion boulevard was started by a loose electrical connection on a Milwaukee owner James Cap. No damage reported. Charcoal in a trash can at Thomas park caused a Saturday alert with no damage. A bundle of Des Moines Register newspapers burned near Boyson and Alburnett roads, damage confined to the papers. A woodpile blaze on David Stanbro property in Rolling Glen Acres was due to children at play, with damage limited to the wood pile.
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Marion
Marion Boulevard
James Cap
Milwaukee
Wis
Thomas Park
Des Moines Register
Boyson Road
Alburnett Road
David Stanbro
Glen Acres
Festina Church Names New Pastor
The Rev. Patrick Geary aged 48 from Ames was named the new pastor of Our Lady of Seven Colors Catholic church in Festina. He replaces the Rev. Leo Roethig 45 who left the priesthood last month to marry the mother of his two children. Geary was set to begin work next Sunday.
New Cedar Rapids Children's Home director elected to three-year term
Mrs. Robert D. Mason has been elected to a three-year term on the board of directors of the Cedar Rapids Children’s Home. The Home operates three facilities: Heartwood a residential treatment center for emotionally disturbed adolescents, Maplewood a group home for adolescent females, and Camp Good Health for children who would not otherwise attend a summer camp.
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Robert D. Mason
Scuttercourt SE
Cedar Rapids Children’s Home
Children’s Home
Heartwood
Maplewood
Two Meetings In Marion City Hall Tuesday Night
Marion will host two meetings in quick succession. The Marion Central Business District Redevelopment Corp holds a 7 p.m. general meeting in the council chamber, followed by the planning and zoning commission at 7:30 p.m. in the civil defense room. The Marion YMCA branch lists a full Tuesday activity schedule with early gym, lessons, open gyms, and swim sessions throughout the day.
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Marion
Marion Central
YMCA
Marion Branch
St Luke’s Wins National Cost Savings Award
St Luke’s hospital was named winner of a national cost effectiveness contest by the Hospital Financial Management Assn. The program saves over $20,000 annually by trimming peak summer energy use and eliminating nonessential equipment during high demand.
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St. Luke’s Hospital
Hospital Financial Management Assn
St. Luke’s
Allen R. Hayslett
Marvin Dais
Association
National Institute
Barbs By Phil Pastore On Market Day Mishaps
In a light column Phil Pastore pokes fun at a new car undercoating visible through rust. He recalls a friend who flunked bagpacking at the market for repeatedly misplacing eggs under canned goods.
Cedar Rapids Gazette Address and Subscription Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 lists address at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 and details subscription rates including carrier 1.05 weekly and mail options with 7 issues weekly pricing. Also notes no mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service and AP rights for local news and dispatches.
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The
Gazette Co
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Gazette
Associated Press
Haeg Heads K.C. Council in Kansas City
Jerry Haeg of 1920 Gretchen Drive SW was installed Friday as grand knight of D. J. Lenihan council of the Knights of Columbus. Other officers installed include Jim Glynn as deputy grand knight Steve Kadlee as chancellor Al Hlas as treasurer Tom Auterman as recorder Dick Banes as advocate Frosty Davidson as lecturer Al Weineke as warden Wayne Blake as inside guard Don Dietzenbach as outside guard Stan Hanzelka Bernie Nachazel Gene Hess as trustees and Francis McGurk as financial secretary.
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Jerry Haeg
Gretchen Drive
D. J. Lenihan Council
Knights of Columbus
Jim Glynn
Steve Kadlee
al Hlas
Tom Auterman
Dick Banes
Frosty Davidson
al Weineke
Wayne Blake
Don Dietzenbach
Stan Hanzelka
Bernie Nachazel
Gene Hess
Francis McGurk
K-9 Catch and Fetch World Frisbee Championship Announced
Cedar Rapids hosts the first annual K-9 Catch and Fetch World Frisbee Championship on July 19 at Ellis Park. Local entrants compete for a state berth and a regional event leads to a Rose Bowl world final with a $1000 savings bond prize. Registration at Ambroz Recreation Center.
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Fairmont
Minn
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
Calif
U.S
Ambroz Recreation Center
Mt. Vernon Road
Nat Hull
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D’anne Dodd
Fastette Inter
Kim’s Academy
Artful Dodgers Barbershop
Hauskins Family Gospel Singers
Green Mountain Boys Bluegrass Band
Top Notch Rock Band
Eric Thompson
Cedar Valley
Gerald D. Ozburn
Colorado Springs
Peyton
Colo
Kiwanis
Hiawatha Trails
Kiwanis Club
Sambo’s
F.d.1.c
Festina Church
United State Bank
St. Luke's
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Phil Pastore
10Th Street
Everett
ST. SE
Haeg
K.C. Council
Hee Country Stores
First Ave
Center Pt. Rd
Edgewood Rd
Sixth St
Mt. Vernon Rd
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