Cedar Rapids Council Advances Street Projects and Purchases
Cedar Rapids city council introduced a resolution for rock surfacing on Tenth Street NW from I to J Avenue with protest deadlines set for June 9. A June 19 bid date was approved for curb and gutter work on the same street segment. Final passage orders Seaman oil surfacing and seal coat for 150 locations citywide. A final plat for Wenkstein’s Fourth Addition was approved. The street department may buy a 1958 Ford sedan for 1571 in trade for a 1953 Plymouth. Fire Chief Hunter urged opening an alley between Tenth and Twelfth SE to aid firefighting. Eight dairies met butterfat and bacteria standards in May per Dairy Inspector Evers. A Class B beer permit was granted to John X. Waters for 835 Third Ave SW.
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Tenth Street
J Avenue NW
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James Evers
Shrine Horse Show prep under way at Hawkeye Downs
Hawkeye Downs readiness accelerates as volunteers from El Kaba Shrine erect a new backdrop and set up for the seventh annual Shrine Horse Show with entries from eight states Minnesota Nebraska South Dakota North Dakota Missouri Illinois Wisconsin and Iowa. Shriners announce bus service Cedar Rapids City Lines and announce judges announcer and ringmaster for the event.
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el Kabir Shrine
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Minnesota
Nebraska
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Illinois
Wisconsin
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Daughters of the Nile
Auto Production By Firms Listed
Detroit AP reports auto production for the latest week and the 1958 year-to-date totals, compared with a year earlier, as released by news services on Monday. Industry figures show output levels across leading firms, reflecting shifts in manufacturing.
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Detroit
Aes News
Salvation Army Officer to Lead Cedar Revival Series
Commandant Lee Gaugh of Lima Ohio will hold nightly revival services beginning Wednesday at 7 40 p m at the Salvation Army Citadel 1123 Third St SE in Cedar through June 15 The veteran evangelist has preached in 35 states and 3 foreign countries and once led 863 consecutive nights of services in one city Want ads offer immediate advertising via EM 2 1121.
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Salvation Army
Cedar 5
Lee Gaugh
Lima
Ohio
Third St
Man escapes 14 foot well using clothes rope
Casey Illinois AP reports James Lewis fell 14 feet into a slick walled well when a wooden cover collapsed. He spent six hours struggling to climb out as there were no footholds and he improvised a rope from his clothes to reach the surface.
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Casey, Ill
James Lewis
Quarry Hero Fights Freezing Night To Escape
A worker at Lewis quarry endured slick pipes and exhaustion as he struggled to climb out of the water. He called for help after shedding gear and rigging a rope from his clothes. He reached the quarry office by 11 30 PM and summoned an ambulance.
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Lewis
Notice of Probate of Will in Linn County Iowa
In the District Court of Linn County Iowa a notice announces probate of the last will and testament of Ray Clapp of Cedar Rapids. The instrument is offered for proof and admission as the testator’s will with a date in June 1958 and attorney W. J. Barngrover listed.
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Ay Linn
Ray Clapp
Ate
Cedar Rapids
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John X. Waters
Third Ave
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Canada
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CAD Refrigerators
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