Marion sees dip in house permits this year
Through June Marion issued 66 building permits valued at 772 850 dollars versus 91 permits last year for 1 283 60. February was the peak month with 14 permits worth 192 500. One new permit this week went to Copper Construction Co for 25 Second Avenue at 14 30. Other permits include garages porches additions and repairs with values from 125 to 1 000 dollars. A fire damaged an attic and one apartment in an eight unit building at 475 Fifth Avenue during construction by Fashion Park Homes.
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Marion
Copper Construction Co
Second Avenue
Ronald Sutton
Valleyview Drive
Charles Kent
C Avenue
E. R. McGrew
Fifth Avenue
W. C. Comey
West Eighth Avenue
Lloyd Gates
Eleventh Street
Orval O’kelly
Ninth Street
Gary Boyse
Twenty-sixth Street
F. D. Madison
Sixth Street
R. C. Wilson
Fashion Par Homes
Marion man pays fines after high speed chase
Roger G. Fernow of rural Marion route 3 paid 130 in three fines for speeding 80 mph in a 20 mph zone during a Wednesday chase by Marion police. He faced charges of speeding reckless driving and resisting execution of process. fined 35 50 and 25 in Judge Miles Adams police court.
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Marion
Roger G. Fernow
Route 3
Fernow
Alburnett Road
Robert Zier
Miles Adams
Ridiculous Days Weekend in Marion Downtown
Merchants in Marion host Ridiculous Days Friday and Saturday with costumes and bargain wares. Vendors set up stands along Seventh Avenue area near Eleventh and Twelfth streets, plus a North-South alley refreshment booth. Activities include chicken barbecue tickets and a rummage sale with clothing and knick knacks.
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Marion
Seventh Avenue
Eleventh
Twelfth Streets
Marion Police Court Clears Several Speeding Pleas
Judge Miles Adams heard multiple speeding charges this week in Marion. Defendants Shirley Whitman Cedar Rapids $15 Paul Michael Cedar Rapids $10 Marshal Godwin Cedar Rapids $25 William DeWitte Cedar Rapids $10 Richard Waite Cedar Rapids $5 Jerry Neeves Sheboygan Wisconsin $15 bond Fred Feldaverd Marion address 650 Memorial.
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Miles Adams
Shirley DB. Whitman
Hillview Drive
Paul W. Michael
C Street
Cedar Rapids
Marshal R. Godwin
Second Avenue SE
William G. DeWitte
Golf View Court
Richard L. Waite
Twenty-seventh Street
Jerry P. Neeves
Sheboygan
Wis
Fred J. Feldaverd
Marion playgrounds host simultaneous penny carnivals
Children from north and south of Marion’s main street attended two penny carnivals Wednesday. Emerson drew the north side near Seventh Avenue, Lincoln hosted the south side. Mark Grundy won a candy for a precise tin can putt at the Lincoln game while other entries listed include local names and small prizes.
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Marion
Lincoln
Emerson
Seventh Avenue
Mark Grundy
Traffic Court Notices From Cedar Rapids List of Offenders
A Cedar Rapids notices listing numerous individuals and addresses with fines and bonds for traffic violations. Names include William C Hancock Louise D Smith Leon ard Booth Ronald G Burris Harold L Tompkins Kenneth L Kray and others with penalties ranging from 6 to 75 dollars and bonds up to 75 dollars.
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Cedar Rapids
William C. Hancock
Thirty Fifth Street
Louise D. Smith
Memorial Drive
Leonard Booth
Twenty-sixth
Ronald G. Burris
First Avenue
Harold L. Tompkins
South Eleventh Street
Kenneth L. Kray
Eighth Avenue
Sandra K. Mahturin
Thirty-fifth Street
Robert L. Deal
Robert F. Keut
Regent Street
Eric C. Wood
Forty-second Street
Richard J. Jasa
Sixteenth Street
Daniel M. King
South Eighth Street
Ronald L. Leytem
Daisy H. Miles
Central City
Rumi Hromatko
Linn Boulevard
Dale C. Klein
Twenty-second Street
Michael L. Duggan
Thirty First Street
Ronald W. Johnson
Roger G. Fernow
College Heads Urge Bonds for Academic Units
Presidents of the three state colleges urged the state board of regents to allow bond sales for academic buildings. Currently bonds finance dormitories and unions, funded by student tuition and fees. They seek legislative reimbursements and long term financing to meet biennial building needs.
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AMES
State Board of Regents
Board of Regents
Board of Public Instruction
Iowa Supreme Court rules studded tires legal statewide
The Iowa Supreme Court unanimously reversed Polk County Judge Gib son C. Holliday, ruling studded safety spike snow tires are allowed on Iowa highways. State Sen. Warren Kruck of Boone challenged prior rulings by former Safety Commissioner William Sueppel, noting studs are produced by a firm in Kruck's district.
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Iowa
Lowa Supreme Court
Polk County
Gibson C. Holliday
Warren Kruck
Dboone
State Safety
William Sueppel
Kruck
Holliday
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