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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1959
Page
7
Governor Earl Long, while touring the West, declares re election bid to purge scalawags and reclaim state funds. He vows to curb gambling, retrieve lease money, and expose legislators who accept cash, noting some oil men contribute to state welfare but others sell out.
The governor hopes to speak to the Texas legislature now in session but invitation processes linger in committee. Long says he never writes speeches and avoids scripts, recounting a speech to Louisiana lawmakers where he joked about stepping on sleeping cats.
Cedar Rapids city health department reports a June decline in reportable diseases with chicken pox dropping from 39 to 9, measles from 47 to 37, scarlet fever from 12 to 2 while mumps rose to 41 from 40. The assistant health officer lists 73 June deaths split 44 male and 29 female. May total was 83.
The Iowa Accordion Teachers Association held its annual meeting and officer election. New officers are Fred Boresi of Des Moines president Jerry Boddicker vice president Fred Celsy Des Moines treasurer Mrs Robert Technik secretary Mrs Gene Cole corresponding secretary and Frank Lundak Waterloo sergeant at arms. Directors named include Boddicker Boresi Celsey Cole Technik Lundak Carol Happ Betty Lietz Verne Fibiker Fort Dodge Jerry Knapp Ames Ernie Gerardi Klemme. The next meeting is August 2 at Clear Lake for a four day music camp.
The report outlines plumbing heating and electrical work with bids from Milo Simanek 1996 John Berger 2120 H and K Plumbing 2043.72 and Modern Refrigeration Plumbing and Heating 2250. A 36 by 72 foot shelter house will feature removable panels for a skating warming house in winter and a summer picnic pavilion with a concession area restrooms heating plant and storage.
The low bid for a Noelridge park shelter house slightly exceeded the $23,500 forecast. The total for all work reached $24,087, with the Abell-Howe Co. leading the general contractor bids at $16,984 plus alternates. Electrical bids ranged from Cedar Rapids Electric Supply at 1090 to Stan Kuta at 1324 while Tom Bowker and Son offered 1985.
Two bids were submitted for Cedar Rapids fifth phase sidewalk work on 10,500 square feet of 5 inch concrete and 30 yards excavation. Bertelli Sons bid 4665 dollars and Hennessey Brothers bid 4762.50 dollars. Locations include Second and Fourth avenues Sixth and Seventh streets Camburn Court and Blake Boulevard SE. Bids sent to city engineer for analysis before contract action.
A Cedar Rapids teen, Yvonne Shepherd, 18, was treated for a bruised neck after a car she rode in, driven by her brother Carl 15, was pushed by an auto driven by Eugene West and struck a parked car at 501 Sixth Ave SE. Carl Shepherd was charged with driving without a license and failure to have his car under control.
Hunter Flying Service Incorporated Iowa corporation with principal business at Cedarville County has been dissolved by unanimous stockholders action at a meeting held January 16 1959. Dated at Cedarmae Iowa this 3rd day of July A D 1959 by Dan F Hunter Sr President and G D Hunter Secretary.
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