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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1955
Page
2
Reader recalls a heartbreak tale from AP about Emil Oberg of Orkelljunga Sweden who struck oil at his tap then hoarded it. A neighbor’s tank leaked 1,008 gallons into his well washing away wealth and forcing new pumps and pipes.
A Cedar Rapids filing requests changing 400 F Avenue NW from residential to commercial for an 80 by 90 foot lot to permit a service station. Agent firms Zachar and Fries for Lee Sinder Realtors and owner John R. Miller are cited. City Plan Committee to study and recommend. Drive in your own lane.
Forty four University of Iowa students will graduate with special honors in Friday commencement. Names and majors include David Rife Anamosa physics Carol Zadnichek Cedar Rapids business education Vivi an Hochstetler Kalona business education Barbara Behrens Oelwein psychology Marjorie Hahn advertising Donald Templeman economics James Reeder Jr Cedar Rapids marketing Ann Baker art Donald Kola accounting Iowa City Edwin Blinks Marion political science James Brady Tipton chemical engineering Eastern Iowa students who will graduate with highest distinction follow.
The graduating class includes Zane Estes Cedar Rapids serving food and handling and preparing with distinction. Award con general science Donald Miles wood and metal Central City general science plaque John Orr Calumbhine Timnelion ee physics Ann Andrews general business Ruth Ashton physical education Helmut Gramber civil engineering Shirley Sparks speech pathology Sylvia Starr history all of Iowa City James Koeving Postville general science recognise distinguished graduates
Bishops cafeteria received an honor in the ninth national food service contest held by Institutions magazine in Chicago. Entries were judged at the National Restaurant Association convention May 9-13 on sanitation efficiency and achievement.
The State Department issued a passport to Dr. Otto Nathan, executor of Albert Einstein's will, after a two and a half year effort for travel authority. A U S. circuit court of appeals had ordered a hearing or explanation if denied, and the board recommended issuance.
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