Paving Era Moves Marion Toward Asphalt Streets
Marion began permanent paving at the turn of the century driven by cleanliness and safety concerns. The city chose asphalt on Eighth Avenue in 1901 with Indianapol is Western Paving and Supply Co. winning the bid. Additional 1902 projects included Seventh Avenue and Twelfth Street paving by Conway Co. of Chicago, costing $23,186 with $13,607 assessable, and marked by a shift away from wooden sidewalks.
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Marion
Cedar Rapids
Marvin Oxley
Eighth Avenue
Council
Twelfth
Western Paving and Supply Co
Indianapolis
Ind
Trinidad Lake
J. D. Wardle
Seventh Avenue
Tenth
Thirteenth Streets
Twelfth Street
Sixth
Eighth Avenues
Conway Co
Chicago
Fourteenth Street
Marion summer playground program set for July to Aug
The Marion park board sponsors a weekday summer playground from Thursday through Aug 1 at Donnelly Taube Emerson Irving Starry and Washington schools. Ages 6 to 14 may join with 9 am to 12 pm and 1 pm to 4 pm sessions. No under 6 due to lack of equipment. Registration, games, crafts on Thu and Fri. Ten cent name tags. Supervisors workshop at Emerson school Tue and Wed. A mix of community notices and local ads follow.
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Marion Park Board
Donnelly and Taube Parks
Emerson
Irving, Starry and Washington
Wayne Jackson
Recreation Department
Emerson School
Quasi Community Topic For University Of Iowa
Iowa City researchers study quasi communities under a $15 500 Ford foundation grant. Associate Prof. George A Hillery Jr and the sociology department examine open and closed groups such as mental institutions prisons plantations and utopian communities. The study notes that total commitment to a single goal reduces family involvement.
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Iowa City
Ford Foundation
George A. Hillery, Jr
University of Iowa Department of Sociology
Hillery
Oneida
N. Y
Indian Dances Thursday at UIC
North American Indian ritual dances by the Koshare Indians will be staged at Upper Iowa College Fayette on Thursday. The La Junta Colorado troop, on a summer U.S. tour, is sponsored by the college and the Wapsipinicon Area council. Profits go to the Boy Scout fund for Camp Ingawanis. Regular $1, youths in uniform admitted for 50 cents.
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Fayette
Upper Iowa College
la Junta
Colo
U.S
Wapsipinicon
Boys Scouts
UIC
Eugene E. Garbee
Koshare
Boy Scout Fund
Camp
Ingawanis
Waverly
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Camp Fire Girls
Ymca Indian
Postville Jaycees Summer Recreation Starts Monday
The Jaycees sponsored program opens Monday and runs through August 1 offering girls softball tennis badminton and other games while boys play baseball as part of the city recreation effort.
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Postville
Jaycees
Neckties Made by Cindy Bergquist Reach Tonight Show
Burlington high school senior Cindy Bergquist mailed 27 custom ties to Johnny Carson Ed McMahon and the Tonight show musicians after creating them from cotton and terry cloth. Supported by Clark Terry and BHS bandmaster Maurice Wright the project began when Dan Siems suggested designs and Terry praised her work. Cindy plans to fund part of her college tuition with Cindy Ties after graduation and a summer in Iowa.
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Dan Siems
Burlington High School
Cindy Bergquist
Arlington
Johnny Carson
Ed McMahon
Cindy
Carl A. Bergquist
Tonighters
Clark Terry
BHS
Maurice Wright
Cindy Tootles
Terry
Burlington
Tonight Orchestra
Carson
McMahon
Dan
Carson & Co
New
Southeast Iowa Community College
Iowa U Professor's Prints on Exhibition
Virginia A. Myers, assistant professor of printmaking at the University of Iowa, has two engravings in the San Diego National Invitational Print Exhibition through July 13. Her works include a portrait The Engraver and a landscape Hilltop, exhibited among about 125 works by renowned printmakers. She has participated in nine invitational traveling exhibitions and shown 11 one-man shows.
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Iowa City
Virginia A. Myers
University of Iowa
San Diego
Fine Arts Gallery of
San Diego Calif
Myers
United States
Canada
Latin America
Europe
Asia
Cites Strength Weakness Of Decentralized Schools
Iowa City United States public school systems are decentralized, with about 100000 local school board members shaping policy. Professor Willard R. Lane notes the system reflects local needs but can marginalize minorities and faces representation challenges in large districts like New York City while funding shifts toward federal and national groups.
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Iowa City
United States
University of Iowa
Willard R. Lane
U. of I
Professor Lane
Lane
New York City
North
South Dakota
Nebraska
Iowa
Many Cases in Toledo Court Reach Bond Decisions
Special to The Gazette Toledo cases in Mayor George Stein's court last week involved traffic violations false uttering of checks liquor law violations and drunk driving. Wallroff of Des Moines failed to post 500 bond and remains in Tama county jail. Others were fined for improper registration speeding and related offenses with several defendants jailed for fines and costs.
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Gazette
Toledo
George Stein
Charley Albert Wallroff
Des Moines
Tama County
Walkroff
Wayne Martin
Walter D. Stockton
Dallas
Texas
Dencel Hubert Bailey
Fort Worth
Alvin Kukpa
Clutter
Charles Eugene Randall
Marshalltown
Roderick Patrick O'Connor Hiawatha
Tama
Air Patrol
John Otten
Garwin
Cynthia Glass
Cedar Rapids
Annis Lingard
UNI Students Study In Latin America
Nine University of Northern Iowa biology students led by Dr. John C. Downey embarked on a two month tropical ecology course through Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Colombia. They carry snake tongs and butterfly nets to study ecosystems and human population effects on the environment. Michael Zachs of Cedar Rapids is among the travelers.
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Cedar Falls
University of Northern Iowa
Michael Zachs
Cedar Rapids
Latin America
UNI Biology Department
Mexico
Panama
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Colombia
John C. Downey
UNI
Budget Hearing Set for Oxford Junction July 8
A public hearing will be held on July 8 concerning the proposed next school year budget for Oxford Junction. The plan totals $313,414 with $301,914 in the general fund and $11,500 in the schoolhouse fund, an increase of $7,296 over the current budget.
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Oxford Junction
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Hiawatha
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Wilkins Elementary
J. C. Petrak
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Eighth Street
Mercy Hospital
Marion Branch
Beverpark
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Grove City
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