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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1966
Page
2
Marion's school district conducts its annual tuberculosis testing on March 22 and 29. Mantoux tests will be given to third ninth and twelfth grade students, along with all faculty and staff.
Marvin Oxley’s History of Marion highlights 1891 as pivotal with Marion’s first sanitary sewer plans by J. C. Laas, the Emerson school project by W. A. Fulkerson, and Daniels gas plant venture. The sewer system faced ordinances, the Emerson school opened in December, and the ill fated gas venture culminated in a 1894 fire and later destruction.
OES chapter 183 plans a Thursday school of instruction at the Masonic temple led by Pauline Lapham with an 1 p.m. start and a 7:30 p.m. meeting. Dinner at 6:15 p.m. Reservations to Mrs. Harold Stout. Also notes Johnson rites, Toastmasters, club meetings, YMCA schedule, and various club events in Marion.
Linn-Mar high school drama department will present Calamity Jane Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m. Peg Schmitt and Doug Behrends lead with supporting roles by Bill Bixby Ellen Thuesen Tim Wright Kathy Wright and Doug Buchanan. Music by the Linn-Mar band under Norman Meyer. Ticket at the door. Also community notices include Marion Beauty Counselor call and local club meetings with Know Your Town Study program.
The Marion council schedules two hearings for Monday and tabulates remodeling bids for city hall phase two. The group will again consider sale of the former fire station property at Seventh near Ninth after previous bids fell short. A property alley east of Fourth Street between Fourth and Fifth Avenues is set for sale to Lester H. and Ella Mae Zuber. City hall phase one is done. phase two to build office space and enlarge the council chamber is out to bid. The council is expected to approve investing 17 340 from the trust and agency fund for 90 days.
WAUKON The Allamakee Community school board will meet April 11 at 8 p.m. in the elementary school to amend the current budget. The change reflects $144,981.90 in federal Title I funds and $268,527.89 in insurance from the high school fire. The board proposes raising the general fund from $974,687 to $1,418,197.
Sixty six teacher education majors from Iowa Wesleyan start full time practice teaching in Cedar Rapids Burlington West Burlington Ft. Madison Mt. Pleasant and WACO High Olds. The eight week assignments place student teachers in the main teaching role while regular teachers observe guide and assign final grades. East Iowans serving include Sandee Walton Anamosa at Washington Allen Eiselstein Olin Jefferson High Dianne Frieden Elgin Tom Murphy Columbus Junction and Mary Reiss Lone Tree at Burlington High.
A cooperative effort by six organizations will sponsor an Avenue of Flags display at Oak Hill and St. Patrick's cemeteries on Memorial Day May 30. Veterans flags from military burials will be used and marked with each veteran’s name. flags will be stored in plastic containers. If a flag is unavailable or families prefer, an $8.50 flag can be purchased. A $10 donation is invited to cover pole, marker, installation, and storage costs.
ACT announces James A. Eanes 28 West Virginia college official as program operations manager. Eanes has served years as assistant registrar and director of alumni affairs at West Virginia Institute of Technology in Montgomery. ACT is a non profit Iowa corporation testing over 800000 college bound seniors this school year and reporting scores to chosen institutions.
Robert H. Sabin of Manchester has been promoted to Specialist 4 while stationed at Wurzburg Germany. He serves in military pay allotments pay and allowance inquiries mail clerk and reversing vouchers.
Kurt Vonnegut recalls his path from biochemistry to writing, his World War II experiences in the Battle of the Bulge and Dresden fire, and how those events shaped his novels. He discusses starting a book without notes, the at times scarce reader interest, and his varied creative work from plays to sculpture and journalism.
Robert W. Netolicky 36 of Lisbon died Friday after a brief illness. A carpenter born near Ely February 3 1930 he was a member of the Ely IOOF and lodge 581. Surviving are his wife Jean Ferguson Netolicky two daughters Pamela Theresa and two sons Michael Thomas his parents Mr and Mrs William R Netolicky Ely a brother Richard Ely and grandparents Mr and Mrs Anton Netolicky Cedar Rapids. Services Monday 10 a.m. Brush chapel Cedar Rapids and 11 a.m. at St John’s Lisbon, burial in St John’s Lisbon cemetery. Rosary recited Sunday 8 p.m. at the chapel. friends may call after 1 p.m. Sunday.
The Iowa State Alumni Assoc of Tama County will hold its annual meeting and banquet at the Traer Memorial building Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Traer residents Robert Higgins and Gary Karr handle arrangements. Miss Julia Faktinson of Iowa State will speak.
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