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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1971

Page

2

Greenlief files for Linn-Mar school board bid

Joe A Greenlief 36 an Iowa Electric Light and Power Co attorney announced his candidacy for the Linn-Mar school board. He and wife Sandra reside at 181 Chatham Rd NE with three children. He urged leadership with legal and business experience, taxpayer oversight, regular testing, and focus on education, administration, faculty, curriculum and budget. He lists civic and bar associations and holds degrees from Cornell College and Drake University.

Joe A. Greenlief Iowa Electric Light and Power Co Linn-Mar Greenlief Sandra Chatham Road Amy Jo Martin Bowman Woods Eric Linn-Mar Board of Directors Linn-Mar Citizens Advisory Board Downtown Kiwanis Club Linn County Bar Assn Iowa State Bar Assn American Bar Assn Federal Power Bar Cornell College Drake University

Building Permits Issued For New Homes And Repairs

The building department issued two new home permits this week to Linn-Mar Construction at 2810 Twenty-sixth Avenue for 22 222 dollars and Copper Construction Company at 1980 Highview Drive for 19 740 dollars. Additional permits include James D. Stephens for a wood patio fence at 780 South Fourteenth Street, 152 dollars. Harlan Lawson reroof at 797 West Eighth Avenue, 363 dollars. Edyth F. Gordon partial reroof at 996 Thirteenth Street, 168 dollars. Mrs. Harry Fuller reroof at 1160 Thirteenth Street, 600 dollars. Ivan Lawson reroof at 2441 Third Avenue, 500 dollars. Galen McDougall porch floor at 1070 Eighth Avenue, 150 dollars. Miss Alice Donnelly foundation repair at West Ninth Avenue, 4300 dollars. Roger Erickson replace two basement walls at 1555 Second Avenue, 1000 dollars. Ralph D. Meaney reroof at 925 Twenty-fifth Street, 280 dollars.

Linn-Mar Construction Twenty-sixth Avenue Copper Construction Company Highview Drive James D. Stephens South Fourteenth Street Harlan Lawson West Eighth Avenue Edyth F. Gordon Thirteenth Street Harry Fuller Ivan Lawson Third Avenue Galen McDougall Eighth Avenue Alice Donnelly Ninth Avenue Roger Erickson Second Avenue Ralph D. Meaney Twenty-fifth Street

Vinton Boy Hurt in Car Bicycle Crash

A 9 year old Vinton boy, Derek Scott, sustained a fractured leg and elbow injuries in a car bicycle crash at the Eighth avenue Thirteenth street intersection in Marion. He was reported in fair condition at St. Luke's hospital. The driver Isa belle Frayman, 48, of 2101 Eighth avenue, Marion, was involved. The YMCA Marion branch release lists Friday activities for boys baseball, gymnastics, craft, dance and pool lessons with times.

Vinton Derek Scott Lawrence Scotts Eighth Avenue Thirteenth Street Marion St. Luke’s Hospital Isabelle Frayman YMCA Marion Branch

Last Summer Band Concert To Be Friday

The Linn Mar high school summer band, directed by Norman G. Meyer, performs Friday at 8 p m in city park. Soloists include Jennifer Vincent and Darrell Dicken with selections from Oklahoma My Fair Lady and other band pieces.

City Park Linn-Mar Norman G. Meyer Jennifer Vincent Darrell Dicken Leroy Anderson John Cacavas Iowa Law K. L. King Warrington Cacavas John Phillip Sousa Jennie Caudill Frazier

Marion court list of traffic and license citations this week

Police court records show numerous speeding tickets and violations from Marion. Names include Smalley Des Moines Bartlett Cedar Rapids Wentzel Kille and others with fines ranging from five to one hundred five dollars and bonds up to one hundred five dollars. Involving driving wrong way one way street no license and dog ordinance with several residents cited. Justice of the peace court listings include Dean Wordehoff Simon sen Tony Beltran with similar violations and fines.

Roger B. Smalley Vinton Russell L. Coenen Des Moines Daniel J. O’neill Douglas Court Dorothy G. Failey Olin Lawrence A. Bartlett Ninth Street Robert Hook- Savanna Ill Randy R. Sweet Fifth Street Cedar Rapids Dan L. Kelley Central City John L. Fry Justice of the Peace Court Jessie L. McCormack Judith L. Dean Springville Dennis A. Wordehoff Thirty-fifth Street Dennis J. Simonsen Cavelier Street Tony Beltran

Thai cabinet bars opium heroin marijuana from all jails

Bangkok AP reports the Thai cabinet approved regulations prohibiting opium heroin marijuana liquor gambling facilities weapons explosives and live animals inside all prisons to tighten inmate control and security.

Bangkok

Manley Rites for Harry L. Manley Held Friday

Obituary notice for Harry L. Manley who died Tuesday with funeral services set for Friday at 11 a.m. at First United Methodist Church conducted by Rev. Elgin Howard. Burial at Cedar Memorial. Friends may visit at Murdoch chapel and are invited to give to the cancer fund in his memory. Also includes local ads for Fish Fry and bakery specials.

Manley Harry L. Manley First United Methodist Church Elgin Howard Cedar Memorial Murdoch Chapel Cancer Fund

Edna M Sherwood 89 Dies Rites Saturday Marion

Edna M Sherwood 89 of rural Marion died Wednesday in a Cedar Rapids hospital Born Sept 20 1881 in Olin married Harry B Sherwood Oct 9 1919 in Illinois She lived at 1585 Sixth Ave until moving to live with her daughter in Marion seven years ago Surviving daughter Alta Gonsales son Elgie Hollingsworth five grandchildren 15 great grandchildren one great great grandson Services Saturday 1:30 p m Murdoch chapel Marion Burial Cedar Memorial Park Friends may call at Murdoch chapel after 1 p m Friday

Edna M. Sherwood Marion Cedar Rapids Olin Harry B. Sherwood Illinois Murdoch Chapel John M. Hardy First Christian Church of Cedar Memorial Park

Landfill Discussions Slated at Waterville

WAUKON The third meeting on landfill operations to meet state refuse disposal laws will be held in Waterville Thursday evening. It covers six townships in Supervisor Morrell Yohe’s district. Frank Beardmore's district residents met Friday night and John Baumgartner's district met Monday night. A county plan and alternatives were explained and township trustees asked for more local meetings to reach more people. State rules require a plan by November 1972 and operation by July 1975.

Waukon Waterville Morrell Yohe Frank Beardmore New Albia John Baumgartner

Group of Welfare Agencies To Move into One Building

The Target ’76 plan for Linn County government faces initial opposition from public school nurses as plans proceed to house several health and welfare agencies in the Paul Building on Third Avenue and Fourth Street SE. The broader proposal includes a single countywide school district and metropolitan government, with merging of Public School Nurses into Public Health Nursing under contract from the public school system. Ed Hanlon notes overlap and top-down concerns, while Winfield White cites ongoing lease negotiations for the Paul Building.

Target '76 Linn Paul Third Avenue Fourth Street Hall-Ekfelt Target ’76 Ed Hanlon Linn County Winfield White Health Center Board Security Realty Corp O. F. Paulson Nually. White County Second Avenue Third Street SE United Community Services Federated Council Agencies Mental Health Center Family Service Committee On Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Social Services School of Social Work F. James Bradley Joint Planning Council Billy Cutchlow Hawkeye

Trosky Heads Underwriters

Hal Trosky Jr has been elected president of the Cedar Rapids Assn of Life Underwriters for 1971 72 with G Robert Matteson as first vice president Ron Landergott as second vice president Norman Stevenson as secretary and Donald Aanested as treasurer. Board members include Richard Rice Dan Ertz Don Forsyth Jerry Johnson Ray Ashlock Jim Russell Rex McCright John Battin Bob Verhille president of the state association James Luhrs state secretary Donald Fuller regional vice president and Jon Petersen past state president.

Hal Trosky, Jr Cedar Rapids Assn Life Underwriters G. Robert Matteson Ron Landergott Norman Stevenson Donald Aanested Richard Rice Dan Ertz Don Forsyth Jerry Johnson Ray Ashlock Jim Russell Rex McCright John Battin Bob Verhille State Association James Luhrs Donald Fuller Jon Petersen

Armed Forces Six Enlist in Marines and Leave List

Six men enlist in the Marine Corps with training in San Diego for Roger L. Stowell 18 Victor Wachter 17 and Dennis W. Jacobs 19 all of Iowa City Belle Plaine. Others enter delayed program Brant Simpson 17 Jon E Sheldon 19 and Michael D Satchett 18. T Sgt Charles Weaver named air force recruiter for Johnson Cedar Washington Keokuk counties with office in Iowa City. Leave returns include Airman Robert Whittemore Martelle 12 days from Norfolk Airman Apprentice Gary Dare 14 days en route from Great Lakes to Memphis and Darold L Ayers 35 days from USS Forster to San Diego plus Pfc James Etschiedt 20 days from Camp Pendleton to Okinawa Marine Pvt William Eckhardt 15 days from Camp Pendleton to Twenty Nine Palms and Spec 5-c William Dodd discharged after three years including a year in Vietnam.

Marine Corps San Diego Roger L. Stowell Victor Thomas J. Wachter Iowa City Dennis W. Jacobs Belle Plaine Brant D. Simpson Twentieth Avenue Jon E. Sheldon Hamilton Street Michael D. Satchett Eighteenth Street Charles Weaver Air Force Johnson, Cedar Washington Keokuk S. Linn Street Weaver Troy Ind Riverside Robert L. Whittemore Robert R. Whittemore Martelle Norfolk Gary D. Dare W. A. Dare Kent Drive Great Lakes Memphis Internal Communications Darold L. Ayers Darold T. Ayers Sixteenth Street Uss Forster James Etschiedt Glen Etschiedt Blairstown Camp Pendleton Calif Okinawa William R. Eckhardt Charles E. Eckhardt Wellman Twentynine Palms

Public Meeting of Environment Group July 26

The Citizens Environment council of the Cedar Rapids area will hold a public meeting July 26 at 8 p.m. at Peoples downtown bank. The group discusses recycling glass and paper and proposes better collection and crushing methods involving private industry or manufacturers using glass. Memberships vary from Sustaining 100 to student 1 with dues sent to Mrs. Roger Edwards.

Citizens Environment Council of Cedar Rapids Peoples Downtown Bank C.L.E.A.N

Bicycle Crash Injures Teen In Northwest Neighborhood

Debra S. Thomas, 15, of 1642 Twenty-fourth Street NW, remained in fair condition in intensive care at St. Luke's hospital after a bicycle accident Tuesday afternoon in the 1500 block of O Avenue NW. She suffered a fractured skull and other head and face injuries.

Debra S. Thomas Twenty-fourth Street NW St. Luke’s Hospital O Avenue NW

Johnny Cash Surprised on This Is Your Life in Nashville

Ralph Edwards and his staff surprise superstar Johnny Cash on stage in Nashville during This Is Your Life at 9 30 PM Thursday. Guests include Jimmy Dean and Dr Billy Graham among the surprise visitors on KCP TV 9 in color.

Ralph Edwards Johnny Cash Nashville Jimmy Dean Billy Graham KCP

Breakin at Alibi Tavern Nets $108 in Valuables

Oxford sheriff reports a Wednesday night break in at the Alibi Tavern in Oxford. Entry was gained through a side window and burglars took watches silver cigarettes change and bills totaling about 108 dollars.

Oxford Johnson County

Injured teen dies from traffic crash injuries in Lake City

AP report from Lake City states 13 year old Mark Allen Berkler of Lytton died in a hospital Wednesday morning from injuries suffered in a traffic accident Friday.

Want ads prove convenient and effective for job seekers

Classified notes state want ads offer an inexpensive way to reach job hunters and employers. They highlight simplicity, quick placement, and broad reach as practical benefits for hiring.

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Joe Greenlief The Reformed Presbyterian Church South Fifteenth Street Deep Vinton Boy Miles Adams Thomas J. Stark Elizabeth Bullinga Navajo Drive Donald O. Kille Seventeenth Cecilia A. Horn Sussex Drive Michael D. Duckett Fourth Avenue Kimberly J. Wentzel Avenue Patrick J. Cannon Masonville Raymond J. Alkire First Avenue James E. Frazier South Eleventh Street Rose M. Oswald Monticello Mary A. Spratt Fifth Avenue Gary Northview Drive Marcia C. Cobb Curtis Long Twenty Sixth Street Clayton E. Moore Thirtieth Street Leslie F. Miller Denver Thomas D. Norton Stickney Florence White Springfield I. R. Drake Sixth Avenue Danish Maid Bakery Carmel Csen Barry Ashley Patrician Dacron Jesse Tompkins Route 3 Dean Stick Twenty-third Avenue Tompkins McGowan Boulevard Condon Real Estate, Inc 6Th Ave Wight Americord Boston Cedar Hills BankAmericard By Dale Kueter Trosky White Marines William T. Dodd M. E. Felden Thirty-sixth Street Vietnam Environment Group Roger Edwards Brockman Avenue U.S.A MAY ST. S.E Continental U.S Alaska
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