Self operating cement mixer debuts in Cedar Rapids paving project
A new automated concrete mixing unit built by Rex of Milwaukee operates from a control room while one man oversees the batch. The system weighs ingredients and adjusts water content, with cement arriving by rail and loaded by two other workers. Cedar Rapids aims to finish the seven mile 1963 program by July 1, while residents must file street petitions by June 15.
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Cedar Rapids
Quad City Construction Co
Otis Road
Rex
Milwaukee
Woody Stolba
Jack Eggleston
First Street
1911 Beer License Feud Surface During Microfilm Project
A long dormant conflict over beer license issuances from 1911 resurfaces as city records are being microfilmed to save space. The archival find sheds light on historic licensing disputes embedded in the municipal ledger and suggests broader tensions in early 20th century local governance.
Senator Miller to speak at Chamber lunch on trade
Senator Jack Miller of Iowa will address a Chamber of Commerce Foreign Trade bureau lunch at Friday noon in the Roosevelt hotel. He will discuss current negotiations with the European Common Market under the new trade extension act.
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Jack Miller
Iowa
Foreign Trade Bureau of the
Chamber of Commerce
Roosevelt Hotel
Mayor schedules Wednesday night neighborhood meeting
Mayor Bob Johnson schedules a 7:30 p.m. Wednesday meeting at the lagoon pavilion in Jones Park. City officials will explain recent happenings and answer questions. southwest area residents are urged to attend, and the event is open to the public.
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Bob Johnson
Lagoon Pavilion
Jones Park
Southwest Area
Waterworks reports April pumping and quality figures
Wells produced 278.14 million gallons of the 322.46 million pumped in April, 86.4 percent. Water hardness averaged 18.3 grains per gallon before treatment and 5.6 after. Average daily consumption stood at 10.849 million gallons.
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City Council of Waterworks
George Lee
Bandmasters Convene for 36th Iowa Assn Meeting in Cedar Rapids
Members of the Iowa Bandmasters Association travel to Cedar Rapids for the 36th annual meeting May 23 to 25 with Roosevelt hotel as headquarters. Attending groups include the University of Iowa percussion ensemble with 110 instruments, the Noteables SAC band, and the SAC glee club. Notables include Arnold Jacobs of the Chicago Symphony on tuba and Vincent Abato famed for saxophone clarinet and bass clarinet. Frank Arsenault and Wilbur Simpson will perform, with Robert Thayer of Cornell College serving as clinician for the French horn clinic. The State College of Iowa concert band directed by Karl Holvik is featured.
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Iowa Bandmasters Assn
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Hotel
University of Iowa
Noteables
Strategic Air Command
Arnold Jacobs
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Vincent Abato
Frank Arsenault
Wilbur Simpson
DePaul
Northwestern
Chicago Conservatory College
Robert Thayer
Cornell College
State College of Iowa
Karl Holvik
Mayor To Speak To Cedar Rapids Credit Group
Mayor Robert M. L. Johnson will address the Cedar Rapids Consumer Credit Assn. on Your City Government. George Swab reports on the 27th annual Midwest conference of the International Consumer Assn. Delegates attended last month’s St. Paul event. The dinner meeting starts at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Sheraton Montrose.
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Robert M. L. Johnson
Cedar Rapids Consumer Credit Assn
Cedar Rapids
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