Cedar Rapids Board Approves Typewriter Purchasing Revision
The Cedar Rapids board of education approves a new competitive system for buying high school business class typewriters. Survey data show major brands in use locally and among schools. the plan may raise costs but aligns with proposed five year maintenance deals.
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Cedar Rapids
Underwood
Royal
Olympia
Otto Wiedersberg
Wiedersberg
Fitzsimmons
al Watson
Robert Fitzsimmons
New
Kennedy High School
Uate
School of Business Places
Eight Retiring Teachers Honored by School Board
The Cedar Rapids school board recognized eight retiring teachers including Maurine Augustine Helen Duncan Erma Oberg Orville Rust Lillian Serhousek Helen Schloeman Leo Schrody and Zereda Van Deusen for service spanning decades at multiple district schools. A resolution of appreciation was passed in their honor.
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Maurine Augustine
Helen Duncan
Erma Oberg
Orville Rust
Lillian Serhousek
Helen Schloeman
Leo Schrody
Zereda van Deusen
Augustine
McKinley Junior High School
Eisenhower School
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Miss Duncan
Schrody
Wilson
Jefferson
van Deusen
Atkins-Fremont Students Okayed For C R Study
Cedar Rapids school board approved enrollment of 50 Atkins-Fremont Consolidated students to Cedar Rapids junior and senior high schools next fall. Hamilton Vasey cited unresolved district conflicts while noting 14 ninth graders, 11 tenth graders, 14 eleventh graders, and 11 seniors plan to attend Cedar Rapids schools. Most others from Atkins-Fremont stay with Benton Community district.
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Atkins-Fremont
Cedar Rapids
Hamilton Vasey
Atkins
Vasey
Benton
Early start plan approved for Cedar Rapids high schools
Cedar Rapids board of education approved a plan to start high school classes earlier next fall in all three public high schools. Staff said the change aims to improve transportation scheduling and allow earlier start on after school activities and other programs.
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Cedar Rapids
Action Team Development Starts in C R
A Linn County Red Cross initiative launches Tuesday night at the Cedar Rapids office with two training sessions for volunteers led by William Wyckoff and Mrs Delbert Miller. The program aims to train responders to provide immediate housing and feeding aid during disasters and will include Linn County staff and AFL-CIO representatives.
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Red Cross
C. Max Widmer
Red Cross Disaster
William Wyckoff
National Red Cross
Cedar Rapids
Delbert Miller
Linn County
Widmer
Cedar Rapids Labor Assembly
Afl-Cio
Linn County Red Cross
School fence contract awarded to Cyclone Fence Sales
The school board awarded a contract Monday to Cyclone Fence Sales Co. to fence parts of six city schools and Kingston stadium, affecting McKinley junior high and Adams Arthur Filmore Grant Madison elementary schools. The Cyclone bid was 3307 dollars, with Iowa Steel and Iron Works bidding 3945 dollars as the sole rival.
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Cyclone Fence Sales Co
Kingston Stadium
McKinley
Adams
Arthur
Filmore
Grant
Madison
Iowa Steel and Iron Works
Rampton meets senators as alarm triggers Capitol panic
In Salt Lake City Gov. Calvin Rampton was meeting with Senate President Haven Barlow and two other Republican senators when an armed state trooper burst into the Capitol after the alarm signaling danger activated. Barlow said Rampton was in trouble, but not in danger, as the three leaders discussed 200 gubernatorial appointments needing Senate approval.
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Salt Lake City
Calvin Rampton
Capitol Plaza
Senate
Haven Barlow
Barlow
Rampton
Debbie Berntsen to solo with Cedar Rapids band
Debbie Berntsen will be guest soloist for Cedar Rapids Municipal Band concerts at Noelridge and Ellis parks. The seventh grader will perform Weber’s Concertino on clarinet under director G. L. Lyman, with band pieces including Indiana State Band and High School Cadets among others.
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Cedar Rapids
Noelridge
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Council Street
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Pius X School
G. L. Lyman
R. L. Moehlmann
Indiana State Band
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Borodin
Curzon
Seitz
Sierras
Bennett
Green Groves
Grill
Bach Moehlmann
Rodgers and Hart
Sousa
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Franklin Junior High School
Nebraska
Washington High School
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