Cedar Rapids Praised for Elm Disease Control Program
Cedar Rapids' three year effort against Dutch elm disease earned praise from Assistant City Forester Al Wall at a city council meeting. Wall cited selective aggressive removal and ongoing research as essential, noting Rockford Illinois lost 43 000 elm trees and spent over 2 5 million removing dead trees. He urged continued funding and training to prevent greater losses.
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Cedar Rapids
al Wall
Iowa
Wall
Rockford
Gardner
Iowa State University
Isa
Don Gardner
Ames
Bob Johnson
Citywide civil service openings seek six positions
City Personnel Director John Seaton announced applications are open for six civil service jobs including entrance fireman and police officer, building and electrical inspectors, HVAC inspector, and assistant public health administrative officer. Deadline is 5 p.m. April 25 with exams on April 26 at 7 p.m. in City Hall. Nevada residents for one year qualify. fire and police require a diploma or equivalent. age ranges 21 to 30 for firefighters and 21 to 32 for police.
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John Seaton
Seaton
City Hall
Police and Fire Departments
Man To Appeal C.R. Conviction
Cedar Rapids man Henry H. Davis 25 of 1012 Ninth Street SE served notice Wednesday of appealing his municipal court conviction on a pandering charge. Davis was found guilty for attempting to entice a woman into his car on February 8 and sentenced to 30 days in the county jail. he posted a $150 appeal bond.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn District Court
Henry H. Davis
Ninth Street SE
Davis
Loren M. Hullinger, Jr
Youth 19 Hit With a Bottle in Mercy Hospital Incident
Gerald Ford, 19, of 634 Twenty first Avenue SW, was treated at Mercy hospital early Wednesday after a bottle struck him on the head. He refused to identify the assailant and received six stitches over one eye.
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Gerald Ford
Twenty-first Avenue
Mercy Hospital
Ford
Vagrant thanks judge after brief police court appearance
John Rutledge of Washington DC appeared on a vagrancy charge before Municipal Judge Loren M. Hullinger Jr. The defendant asked for ten days in jail as a personal favor. The judge sentenced him to ten days and Rutledge expressed gratitude.
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Loren M. Hullinger, Jr
John Rutledge
Washington, D.C
Hullinger
Rutledge
City Council Adopts New Sick Leave Policy
The city council approved a resolution creating a sick leave plan for workers with on the job injuries. Employees receive 14 days to recover with no sick leave use, then can get 30 day recuperation periods with full pay if the city physician confirms ongoing inability to work. The policy ends double benefits and requires refunds of workers compensation when full pay is taken during recovery.
Girl 18 Injured In Two Car Collision
One person was hurt in a two car crash in the 100 block of Second Avenue SE Tuesday evening. Victoria Sue Waller age 18 of 1030 Ninth Street SW suffered a back injury and was treated and released from St. Luke s hospital. Her car collided with a vehicle driven by Arthur H Gray age 50 of 2625 Buchanan Drive SE at 5 10 p.m. No charges were filed.
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Second Avenue
Victoria Sue Waller
Ninth Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
Arthur H. Gray
Buchanan Drive
City Briefs Coin Theft and Local Ads Sweep
Reported theft of $25 in coins from Ronald OBrien at 6374 Sixteenth Avenue SW. Local ads promote garden planters, flower shop, and various services. Preschool story hour at Kenwood library with Mrs Nas sis as storyteller. Copper tubing worth 11.27 stolen from Gerber Plumbing. Tachometer stolen from Collins fab building. W E Mays of Greenville Texas dies after short illness.
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Ronald O’brien
Sixteenth Avenue
Kenwood
First Avenue SE
Sam Nassis
Funeral details for father of two Greenville residents
The father of Mrs. B. T. Howell of 72 Fifteenth Avenue SW and Mrs. M. C. Martin of 1225 Fourth Street SW died. Services are scheduled Friday in Greenville.
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B. T. Howell
Fifteenth Avenue
M. C. Martin
Fourth Street
Greenville
Two Cedar Rapids youths burn in gas explosion during repair
Dean Brabston and Richard Bean suffered minor burns when gasoline fumes from a motorcycle they were repairing ignited by a hot water heater at Brabston’s home. The 9:20 p.m. blast damaged the cycle and room furnishings. both teens were treated at St Luke’s Hospital and released. Fire Chief Jesse Hunter said the flare-up started from gasoline leakage and firemen extinguished the blaze.
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Cedar Rapids
Dean Brabston
Thirty-third Street
Richard Bean
Twenty-first Avenue
St. Luke’s Hospital
Brabston
Jesse Hunter
Hunter
Bean
Sixth Arrest Linked to Sixteenth Avenue Break-Ins
Lorraine Faye Carron, 39, of 1120 K Street SW, arrested on a warrant and released after posting 1000 for receiving stolen property from burglars at Sixteenth Avenue Home Appliance Co. and Saddle and Leather shop. Break-ins occurred during the Feb 27 week, with over 2000 dollars in merchandise stolen. other suspects include Albert Swearingen, 24, and Jeanette McVay, 18, plus three juveniles.
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Sixteenth Avenue
Lorraine Faye Carron
K Street
John Kuba
Albert L. Swearingen
Coldstream Avenue
Jeannette M. McVay
Parkade Earns 6139 For February Traffic and Revenue
The Municipal Parkade on First Street SE between Second and Third Avenues logged a February total of 25,991 vehicles and 6,139.60 dollars in receipts. An average of 1,082.9 vehicles per day excluding Sundays, with a daily average revenue of 255.82 dollars. Feb 12 saw the peak traffic with 1,777 vehicles and 438.10 dollars in receipts.
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First Street
Second
Third Avenues
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C.R
Schenley
Schenley Oist, CO
City Briefs
Pierson’s Florists
Ellis Blvd
Adv
Harding
Hladky’s
Fourth Avenue
Hiawatha
Germany
Ecuador
Jefferson High School
Jesse James
E. Cohn & Sons
L Street SW
Gerber Plumbing and Heating Co
George Uhl Hairstyling Salon
Bowling Street
Fortythird Avenue
Merchants National Bank
MNB
Douglas F. Ahrens
Collins Fabrication Building
Sunshine Mission
Nelson Jewelers
St. Paul’s Methodist W.S.C.S
W. E. Mays
Texas
Hotel Montrose
Elsa Meyer
Chicago Fashion Executive Board
Craemer’s
Darnette Knit
Craema’s
Lindale Plaza
Craemer
Downstown
Lindale
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