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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1968

Page

36

Woman's Will Sets Up Trust Fund Scholarships for Traer Students

The late Mrs. Kathryn Wood of Traer left a trust fund to aid Traer North Tama graduates pursuing higher education. She directed two yearly beneficiaries a male and female high school graduate, with the female to attend Cottey College Nevada Missouri. The trust will be managed by Iowa Des Moines National Bank with executors named as I R Branson Traer and the bank.

Woman's Will Traer Toledo Kathryn Wood Tama County Nell Sawyer Lyman and Katheryn A. Wood Iowa-Des Moines National North Tama High School P.E.O South Dakota John S. Bauch Wood

Truck mileage tax tangled by state review

Iowa state policy on truck mileage for diesel fuel marks 4.86 miles per gallon, with exceptions if firms prove higher efficiency. Attorney general voided a 1964 rule requiring original fuel invoices, shifting to acceptable evidence. Auditor workloads rise as divisions double check documentation and report miles for audits.

Des Moines Paul Franzenburg Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax Division Iowa Franzenburg Attorney General State Reciprocity Board Towa

Licensing of All County Homes Set in Iowa

Iowa reports all 84 county nursing and care homes are licensed or have licenses pending. Des Moines Mahaska and Clayton counties were last to apply with inspections the remaining hurdle. State aims to standardize care and address deficiencies through a comprehensive review of custodial and patient services.

Des Moines UPS Iowa Iowa Health Department Mahaska Clayton John Debiak Debiak Towa Carroll Price State Board of Control Price Council Bluffs Debink Health Department Clayton County County Board of Social Welfare

Copper wire theft reported in Manchester

The Town Electric Light and Power Co. reports 30 to 40 pounds of copper wire stolen overnight from a pickup parked outside its warehouse on West Marion Street in Manchester.

Manchester Town Electric Light and Power Co West Marion Street

Pair Gets $1400 In Tavern Holdup

Burlington police report two gunmen robbed a Burlington tavern Thursday night escaping with about $1400. Owner Doris Walters said the men ordered beers then forced the bartender and about 10 patrons into a walk in cooler. A shot into the floor was fired but no evidence of a real bullet was found.

Burlington UPI Doris Walters

Iowa Amendment Support Is Urged By Franzenburg

State Treasurer Paul Franzenburg urged support for four proposed Iowa constitutional amendments submitted by the 1965 and 1967 legislatures. He spoke to the Johnson County Democratic Women’s club, defending home rule for cities, a governor veto over specific appropriations, reapportionment guidelines, and loosened legislators’ expense limits.

Iowa City Iowa Paul Franzenburg Johnson County Democratic Womens Club Franzenburg House House Republicans

Plywood Theft Reported Near Tama Lake Site

Tama county sheriff reports 23 sheets of plywood valued at 161 stolen from a B. J. Construction Co. truck at a Tama county lake site about seven miles northeast of Toledo.

Toledo Tama County Sheriff's Office B. J. Construction Co Muscatine Tama County Lake and Recreation

Kennedy to Speak at Hughes Fundraising Dinner

Des Moines AP Robert Kennedy headlines a 100 a plate dinner to back Gov Harold Hughes Senate bid. Kennedy speaks 8 15 p m at Veterans Memorial auditorium as campaign aims for about 300 000 gross.

Robert Kennedy Hughes Fete Des Moines U.S. Senate Harold Hughes New York Democrat Hughes Kennedy Veterans Memorial Auditorium Ed Campbell Hughes’ Office Iowa City William Sueppel Campbell Johnson

Monticello Board To Meet With Teachers

Monticello The Monticello school board will meet Monday evening with representatives of the teachers. The board has approved a 6100 pay base for beginning teachers with BA degrees. Teachers have asked for a 6200 base. The board proposal includes half payment of insurance premiums. The teachers want the district to pay all medical premiums.

Monticello Monticello Schooul

Tama Packing Co receivers approve partial claim settlement

In Tama county district court Judge Tobin authorized the Tama Packing Co receivers to settle a four thousand nine hundred eighty one dollar and thirty cent claim by Standard Iron Works for one thousand one hundred seventy seven dollars and thirty cents related to structural materials for a Tama packing plant. The agreement follows a prior Mercury Builders settlement on May 22 1967 and retains Standard Iron Works right to pursue Mercury Builders for remaining amounts.

Toledo Tama Packing Co John W. Tobin Tama County District Court Standard Iron Works, Inc Omaha Mercury Builders, Inc Tama Mercury Builders Standard Iron Works

Parkersburg district approves half‑million bond for new high school

In Parkersburg, voters in the community school district approve a $500,000 bond issue for a new junior and senior high school building by a 795 to 81 vote.

Parkersburg UPI

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