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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1957
Page
4
Iowa City The Board of Regents approved raises in the medical service plan at the University of Iowa to attract top educators and support research. New base salaries range from 6 000 to 11 000 with higher possible totals up to 28 000 for professors and 30 000 for department heads, effective July 1.
The Towns Highway Commission seeks Scott county aid to compel six farmers to permit surveys on their land for an interstate highway project. Farms lie along the right of way from the Cedar county line to highway 61. The board of supervisors referred the permit request to the county attorney's office.
Miss Amy Richard presents a piano and voice recital featuring her pupils in West Union on June 23 at 8 p.m. Local audience invited to enjoy performances by young artists.
Three Webster high school graduates from the English Valley district join the armed forces. James Morgan and James Wright, both 18 and 17 respectively, enlist in the Army for basic training at Fort Chaffee Arkansas. Bob Bowman, 18, enlists in the Air Force and begins basic at Lackland Air Base Texas.
City of Cedar Rapids Iowa proposes a resolution of necessity to construct water mains on 20th Street Northwest. A hearing is set for June 27 1957 at ten A M in the council room to consider plans specifications and contract for the $712 32 project and assessments. Objections must be filed with the City Clerk prior to final consideration.
Recent law graduates take the three day state bar examinations at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. Participants include graduates from SUI and Drake University and others from outside the state. Exam conducted by Iowa Attorney General Norman Erbe with Board of Examiners members A B Howland E Marshall Thomas Ingalls Swisher William M Tucker and Byron Sifford. Those passing may attend a complimentary ABA sponsored luncheon Friday at Iowa Memorial Union.
East Iowa teachers named for the Summer Institute for Teachers at High School Mathematics in Iowa City June 17 to July 26. The National Science Foundation sponsors the program with 36 Iowa teachers and 25 non residents having all expenses paid. Participants include John M. Kohout Calmar David M. Rinderknecht Center Point Boyd D. Holtan Independence Robert L. Armstrong Iowa City Lynn H. Brown Marion Lawrence D. Greenawald Morley Donald Holmstrom West Union and Margaret R. Molison Williamsburg.
Monticello reports a new Teen-Age Driver club formed to promote safer driving among teens. Officers named Gary Rieneits president Dick Meier vice president Keith Stadmeller secretary treasurer and Ronald Burrichter reporter. The pledge commits to obey traffic laws and be sportsmanlike and courteous drivers.
Elkader Masonic lodge No 72 holds a special meeting Friday at 8 p m during which nine members of the Henry M Wolf family will receive offices. H M Wolf becomes worshipful master and the rest include Fred Wolf Oscar Wolf Rich ard Wolf Douglas Wolf Donald Wolf Louis Wolf Jason Wolf and Milton Wolf with Jason as secretary and Milton as Tyler. Rainbow Girls will perform and Charles Benson will speak.
Decorah invites every local bicycle rider to join a Bike Safety parade Friday at 3 p.m. under Montgomery Ward and Company sponsorship. The route begins at Rock Island park with prizes for best and most original bicycle decorations, per store manager Mrs George Schlitter.
The Decorah municipal pool will start eight weeks of swimming lessons on Monday June 24 led by lifeguard staff including Angie Henning Curt Cooksey Marietta Bauder Jo Ann Tekippe and Dave Reque. Lessons run Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday afternoons and Wednesday and Monday evenings.
Maynard residents honor Mrs. P. C. Borchers on her 90th birthday with a card shower at her daughter’s home in Independence. Born in Germany, she came to the U S at age seven with her parents and later settled near Lawler. She lived in Maynard from 1887 until recent years, now resides with her children in Independence Cedar Rapids and Maynard connections noted.
Pamela and Linda Harrison spotted a large orange object in an oat field northwest of Maynard. It turned out to be a weather balloon from McAllen Air Force Base containing instruments later returned to the base by Paul Harrison.
Iowa City hosts a 10 day workshop and two weekend conferences on diagnostic methods in speech pathology and audiology at the University of Iowa. East Iowans Emma Lou Sederholm of Cedar Rapids and Carl Betts of Iowa City are registered.
The Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Amos S. Cobbey will be honored at a 7 p.m. supper Wednesday in the Christian church. The Rev. Mr. Cobbey has accepted a pastorate at Prairie City after serving Urbana more than two years.
Calmar superintendent J. C. Iverson, who has led the public schools for 25 years and headed the local Scout troop for 15, received the Lamb award. The ceremony at the Lutheran church included Pastor J. N. Lunde and local leaders such as Dales Hillesland, J. B. Armstrong, and Dr. J. W. Yivisaker, reflecting longtime service to boys in the church and community.
Decorah Iowa Lerdall Construction Company awarded the library remodeling contract. The bid was 36931 dollars 34 cents. The project will suspend library services for the summer but is to reopen in time for the new school year. The remodel will boost storage space by 108 percent and reduce maintenance costs per architect William Lockard.
Mrs. Kenneth Clubb remained unconscious after head injuries from a May 26 auto accident near Sigourney. A Monday medical report said she shows signs of regaining consciousness though still unconscious. Her husband was killed when the car left the road and overturned down an embankment along 149.
Two motorists were injured in separate crashes near Sigourney over the weekend. Hugh Ollinger, 46, suffered a dislocated ankle and facial injuries when his car overturned on a gravel road near Harper Sunday evening. Albert Kamp, 23, of Fort Madison, endured a fractured jaw and facial lacerations after his car crashed into an embankment on Saturday.
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