Iowa ends large highway contracts in statewide 14.8 million project surge
Iowa highway commission awarded 14.8 million dollars in contracts for interstate work across Pottawattamie Mills and Decatur counties. Western Contracting Corp won the largest bid for Portland cement paving on I 80 from Weston to Underwood. Rock Island Quad Cities and Rock Road Construction crews earned a major share to finish I 80 North junction.
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AMES
Iowa Highway Commission
Pottawattamie
Mills
Decatur Counties
Weston
Iowa
Decatur County
Clarke County
Western Contracting Corp
Sioux City
Underwood
Quad Cities, Construction Co
Rock Island
Rock Road Construction Co
Chicago
Mills County
Ed Miller and Sons, Inc
Omaha
Burlington
Fred Carlson Co., Inc
Decorah
Decatue County
Services Monday for Mrs. Paul Kirchner
Mrs. Paul Kirchner 69 died Thursday at the Vinton hospital after a brief illness. She was born Geraldine Cole October 14, 1919 near Norway and married Paul Kirchner January 1, 1990. Survived by husband two daughters and three sons with other relatives. services Monday 1:30 p.m. at the Methodist church with burial Linwood cemetery southeast of Norway.
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Garrison
Paul Kirchter
the Vinton Hospital
Geraldine Cole
Norway
Ktirchner
Vinton Hospital
Norman Sackett
Center Point
Kathleen
Kenneth
Mendota
David
Ottumwa
Peggy Hoyt
Cedar Rapids
William Cole
ME Auburn
Harold Cole
Linwood
Campbell’s
Vin- Allamakee
Mulgrew Blacktop, Inc
Dubuque
Allamakee
Judd Brown Construction Co
Mankato
Allamakee Teacher Pay Base Is Set For Next Year
The Alamakee Community School Board set the base teacher salary at 5,500 for the coming year. The current base is 6,100. Resignations were accepted from three staff members including Robert Himes and Florence Kinley.
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Wauron
Alamakee
Robert Himes
Bast
Waukon
Robert, Rasmussen
Florence Kinley
Harpers Ferry
East High Reinstates 90 of 150 Students
Waterloo East high school officials said 90 of 150 students suspended after a sitdown demonstration were issued readmittance slips. Black parents involved were to meet with officials Friday after a Thursday night gathering, but unity on steps to take remained unsettled.
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Waterloo
UPI
Waterloo East
Basil Foley
Payne Amie Church
Rites Saturday for New Vienna Man 82
Hugo Ahlers 82 died in Dubuque after a career as insurance adjvusor and director at New Vienna Mutual Insurance Co. He leaves wife Adelheide two daughters Mrs. Mescher of St Paul and Mrs. Anglin of Dubuque and a son LaVerne of New Vienna. Services Saturday 10 a.m. at Boniface Catholic Church Rosary Friday 9 a.m. at Kramer's in Dyersville.
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Dubuque
New Vienna Mutual Insurance Co
Adelheide
Herbert Mescher
St. Paul
Walter Anglin
LaVerne
Boniface Catholic Church
Kramer's
Dyersville
Rites Held for Mrs John Paul Jones Coach of Dinsdale Team
Mrs. John Paul Jones 63 wife of former Dinsdale school superintendent died Wednesday at University Hospitals Iowa City after eye surgery complications She coached the Dinsdale Devils basketball team in the 1950s Survivors include husband three daughters eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren Services set for Saturday at 2 pm Westminster Presbyterian Waterloo Burial in Buckingham Cemetery Traer
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John Paul Jones
Formes
Dinsdale
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Waterloo
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Bert Baker
Des Moines
John Tomlinson
Tracy
Robert Zager
Washington
Westminster Presbyterian Rehurch
Buckinghart Cemetery
Traer
Church Idle as Extremists Act Warns by Dr Littell
Dr. Franklin Littell, president of Iowa Wesleyan College, warns at the United Methodist convocation that right and left extremists have infiltrated police and campuses. He urges churches to restore open dialogue and moderation to defend liberty and public safety.
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UPI
Job Birch Society
Franklin Littell
Littell
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa
Institute For American Democracy
United Methodist Convocation
Christian Social
Public meeting set on Amana nursing home project
A public meeting will be held Sunday at 2 pm at Wakeside School to discuss construction of a proposed nursing home in Amana. Colonial Manor Corp of New Ulux City will present a feasibility study conducted in the area.
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Amana
Wakeside School
Colonial Manor Corp
Blux
State Withdraws One Interstate Alternate Route
Ames reports the Iowa Town highway commission will withdraw one of seven corridors proposed for the City Cedar Rapids Waterloo interstate project. The commission will submit six corridors to the federal bureau after the deletion of a parallel rail corridor.
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Ames
UPI
Town Highway Commission
Iowa ‘City
Cedar Rapids-Waterloo
U.S. Bureau of Roads
Carl Schach
Commission
Federal Bureau
Heart Fund Drive Totals For Postville A Legion Effort
A local Heart fund drive in Postville raised 106 dollars, with total collections reaching 1 506 80 dollars. The Legion organized the campaign and led community participation.
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Postville
The
Legion
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