Low bids listed for Iowa highway projects
Iowa State Highway Commission announced low bids on a 16 mile cement paving project on Iowa 90 from U S 6 to Booneville and on about 55 miles of widening cement pavement. The largest bid by Hallett Construction Co. totaled 939 878 dollars. Other low bids include Booth Olson for U S 218 Cedar Falls to Waverly 199 337 dollars and Booth Olson for U S 71 Iowa 10 north to Spencer airport 258 342 dollars.
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Ames
Bureau of Roads
State Highway Commission
Iowa 90
Booneville
Des Moines
Dexter
Hallett Construction Co
Crosby, Minn
Black Hawk - Bremer
U. S. 218
Cedar Falls
Waverly
Booth & Olson
Sioux City
Clay
U. S. 71
Iowa 10
Spencer Airport
Hamilton
U.S. 20
Webster County
U. S. 69
Jewell
U. S. 20
Fred Carlson Company
Decorah
Asphalt bids outline for Iowa highway projects
Low bids for several highway segments include Concrete Materials & Construction Co of Cedar Rapids at 42,640 for Dallas Madison On Iowa 232 from Iowa 90 to Earlham. Concrete Materials on Iowa 293 from Iowa 90 to Van Meter at 66,487. Reverud Construction Co of Spring Grove, Minnesota at 194,757 for Dubuque On Iowa 136 from Cascade to Worthington. Greene Construction Company at 97,464 for Floyd On Iowa 54 from Marble Rock to Iowa 14.
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Dallas-Madison
Iowa
Earlham
Concrete Materials & Construction Company
Cedar Rapids
Dallas
van Meter
Dubuque
Cascade
Worthington
Reverud Construction Company
Spring Grove
Minn
Floyd
Marble Rock
Greene Construction Company
Summer Gladiolus Show Officials Named At Hawkeye Downs
The Gladiolus show at Hawkeye Downs on August 7 will be overseen by three appointees announced by Exhibition Chairman W. A. Feild. Earl and Harold Heath will be part of the organizing committee as the officials take charge of the event.
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Hawkeye Downs
W. A. Feild
Earl
Harold Heath
Cedar Rapids Gladiolus Society Names Show Officials
LCO superintendents and Don Haloupek will supervise judges for the society sponsored show. Appointment of show officials was made at a society meeting. Entertainment by President W. B. Taylor featured colored slides of Travel in Florida. Prochaska spoke on Friday's work starting on First Avenue E with more lanes to come.
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Lco
Don Haloupek
Cedar Rapids
First Avenue
Prochaska
Painting Lanes On CLR Streets To Start Friday
Cedar Rapids to begin extensive citywide lane painting Friday using new equipment. Safety Commissioner E A Prochaska warns the ordinance against crossing freshly painted lines will be strictly enforced. The plan repeats a successful broken line stripe cycle with a 15 foot stripe followed by a 25 foot gap.
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Cedar Rapids
E. A. Prochaska
Prochaska
Clinton Appeal Definitely Off Removing Eight Beer Permits
Kermit Kruse, special assistant attorney general, said the state will drop an appeal against Clinton city council’s refusal to revoke eight beer permits. Atty Gen Dayton Countryman called the Clinton county crackdown promising and reports say it is working and “cracker dry.”
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Clinton (Ap
Kermit Kruse
Clinton County
Kruse
Atty
Dayton Countryman
Countryman
Bailiff Ed Cherry Granted Further Leave of Absence
Bailiff E D Cherry was granted an indefinite leave of absence from Municipal Court after a hip operation. The city council, urged by Mayor Milo Sedlacek, will require a physical exam report explaining why he cannot continue. Marvin Fatka was appointed acting bailiff while Cherry is off work on full pay.
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Ed Cherry
E. D. Cherry
Cherry
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Milo Sedlacek
Thursay
Sedlacek
E. A. Prochaskal
W. W. Stolba
Stewart Shank
C. Jones
Marvin Fatka
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Town 22
South English
Wellman
Norris Construc
Mik
Tion Company
Ottumwa
Dandruff
Baker
Formosa
West Germany
Peiping
Paris
New Delhi
Washington
TIME
Western Union
U.S
Michigan Ave
Chicago 11
Ill
Clinton
Wire
Council
Culver Motors
Pontiac
Second Avenue
Mulekoff
Frigidaire
Stratford
Smulekoff
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