City Planners Urge Immediate Viaduct Action
Cedar Rapids planners urged immediate council action on a B avenue viaduct and exploration of Milwaukee railroad right of way from Eighth to Thirteenth Street NE behind St Luke’s hospital. They also recommended routing Highway 74 through F avenue NW to connect with the B avenue link, citing ongoing plans by the Milwaukee Road and W C F N to vacate trackage in the area.
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City Plan Commission
Milwaukee Railroad
Eighth
Thirteenth Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
W.c.f.&n. Railway
State Highway Commission
F Avenue
B Avenue
City Plan
Highway Commission
Palo
Rawson
Linn County
E ‘Avenue
Highway 74
Wiley’s Fruit Farm
Hugh C ;Oel
Alta E. Rawson
Koranda
Premen
Wil
Tuesday plans approve additions amid avenue viaduct concerns
Planners vote to approve Rawson and Koranda additions with conditions while tabling full avenue viaduct plans due to opposition at a Chamber of Commerce meeting. No cost estimate set for potential F avenue approach or hospital outlet as city council weighs planning board guidance and possible bond issues.
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Chamber of Commerce
Avenue Viaduct
Hedges
Kling
Planning Board
Ice Vogues Ice Rink Set for Cedar Rapids Show
Cedar Rapids prepares an outdoor Ice Vogues rink at Hawkeye Downs for a six night ice show opening Monday. An ice making crew arrives to install pipes and brine cooling to create a 1 to 2 inch thick ice, with a $40 000 compressor unit and 80 cast.
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Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye Downs
Ray Cook's First Addition Plat Details and Local Lots
The Cedar Rapids Gazette notes Ray M. Cook and coowners own a subdivision along Staub Court NE between Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth streets with seventeen lots including ten new and seven built upon. It also covers Hazel K. Johnson's first addition and a preliminary highway 74 relocation with 103 lots north of E Avenue and west of Westwood Drive NW including extensions of F G and H avenues.
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Jimmy Hatle
Cedar Rapids
Hazel K. Johnson
Ray Cook
Staub Court
Elmhurst Court
Twenty-ninth
Ray M
Margaret Cook
George L
Irene Horton
Donald E
Cleo Crabbs
Frederick
Nelda Wiedenman
Harvey
Cedar Rapids show proceeds aid nursing training funds
A 214 hour show featuring 20 acts will visit Cedar Rapids sponsored by the Linn County 40 Land 8 Society of the American Legion. Proceeds go to nursing training and child welfare funds. An advance ticket office is in the Roosevelt hotel with prices from $1 to
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
40 Land 8 Society of the American Legion
Roosevelt Hotel
Thrill Show Postponed to Tonight at Ce Mar Speedway
The thrill show scheduled for Ce Mar Speedway was postponed due to rain as ramps became slippery. Organizers report an attempt to run the event failed and the show will be held tonight if weather permits.
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Ce-Mar Speedway
Iowa Woman Killed In Fall From Window
Fort Dodge Iowa Mrs Edna Belvall 36 died Tuesday from injuries after a fall from a first floor window of Mercy hospital where she worked Coroner Welch Laufersweiler said she was found by hospital employees beneath the window and that the fall extended beyond one floor as much of the basement is above ground
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Fort Dodge
Edna Belvall
Mercy Hospital
Welch Laufersweiler
Belvall
East Amana Man 33 Injured in Auto Crash
Eldon Kadera of East Amana, 23, was injured in an auto accident near Amana Tuesday night. He lost control on highway 149 between Amana and Homestead about 11 p.m. The car plunged 15 to 20 feet down a bank, rolled over, and caught fire. Amana fire department put out the blaze. Kadera was taken to Watts hospital, Marengo, with a fractured nose, a broken right wrist, and possible other injuries. listed in good condition Wednesday morning.
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Gazette
Amana
Eldon Kadera
East Amana
Here
Kadera
Highway 149
Homestead
Watts Hospital
Marengo
Two Brothers Drown In Des Moines River
In Eddyville two brothers Fred Jordan 26 and John Jordan 18 drowned in the Des Moines river near their farm two miles south of Eddyville Their mother Mrs Marie Jordan recently widowed The brothers may have been swimming or wading while younger brother Gerald 12 stayed on the bank.
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Eddyville
Fred Jordan
John Jordan
Des Moines
Marie Jordan
Gerald
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Ray Spielman
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Dial
2Nd St
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Iowa City
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Malekofe's Sparkling Jewelery Dept
Kenwood
3Rd St
Charles A. Benham
Leo R. Ankney
4Th Ave. SE
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North Carolina
2Nd St. SW
Melody Innair
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Swisher Pavilion
Tom Owens
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Hy Ae
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Bini
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Superior Office Service
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First Ave
Secedar Rapids
Tony Linder
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3Rd Ave
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Manieser
Singer Wing Center
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le Claire
Moline
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Howe CO
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Hudson
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Nuthin
7Th St
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Levens
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Allen
Loth Ot
Pits Ein Ee
Jon
Good Motor
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Pan Gres
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Ehrke
2Nd Ave
TRA
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Third Avenue SW
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DODGE
DAMAN
West End
F Ave
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707Th Ave
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