Third Avenue Bridge Contracts Awarded
Cedar Rapids city council awarded the Third Avenue Bridge rehabilitation to Cramer Brothers Inc of Des Moines for 1.419 million dollars. The project expands roadway width from 48 to 72 feet and should finish by January 1967 with access to the courthouse maintained during the 18 month work period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Cramer Brothers, Inc
Des Moines
Cramer
Ned Ashton
Iowa City
First Avenue
del Cramer
Wednesday
Second Avenue
Third Avenue
Thedar Rapids
L. G. Barcus and Sons
Kansas City
Jensen Construction Co
City briefs list meetings and local notices
Local briefs list upcoming meetings including UCS Conference of executives at 11:30 a.m. Friday Elks club and Metro Kiwanis at 6 p.m. Thursday Roosevelt hotel. Other items include a film by American Cancer Society, a school bond discussion by Democratic Women, and various community notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ucs—Conference of
Elks Club
Metro Kiwanis
Metropolitan Kiwanis Club
Roosevelt Hotel
American Cancer Society
Steve Jackson
YWCA
Lack of Interest In Firemen Jobs Blamed on Wage
Fire Chief Jesse Hunter blamed the $390 per month starting wage for firemen, saying it deters applicants. The city council received a Civil Service list of qualified applicants: nine for police, five for fire, and one for health department sanitarian duties. He noted a statewide ad campaign drew only six applicants, with one no‑show. 14 applied previously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Hunter
City Council
Civil Service Commission
Fire Department
Sailor Returns From Vietnam Hospital Tour
Hospitalman David G. Womochil, son of Fairfax residents, comes home on 32 days' leave after an 11 month tour at a Sai Gon naval station hospital. He will report to Camp Pendleton to attend field medical school and serve as a corpsman in the fleet marine force. James R. Goodall, 21, of 233 Twenty seventh Street NW, has enlisted in the Air Force electronics field and goes to Lackland AFB for basic training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David G. Womochil
E. J. Womochil
Fairfax
Naval Station
Saigon
Vietnam
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Fleet Marine Force
James R. Goodall
Twenty-seventh — Street
Air Force
Lackland Air Force’ Base
Texas
Three University of Iowa Doctors Named to National Posts
Iowa City Iowa three faculty members from the University of Iowa College of Medicine were elected to national medical organizations. Dr Robert E Hodges becomes president elect of the American Society for Clinical Nutrition and has served as secretary treasurer since 1960. Dr Willard A Krehl recently completed a term as president of the society. Dr Rubin H Flocks was re elected secretary of the American Urological Association linking 25000 urologists. Dr Francois Abboud elected to a five year term as councillor at large of the American Federation for Clinical Research and Dr John W Eckstein serves as president of the federation Midwestern section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Robert E. Hodges
American Society For Clinical Nutrition
Willard A. Krehl
Rubin H. Flocks
American Urological Assn
Francois Abboud
American Federation For Clinical Research
John W. Eckstein
Federation
Promotions in Police Force Are Okayed
Edward Adkins and nine others receive police department appointments with four of nine in Cedar Rapidian ties. Promotions include two lieutenants, three sergeants, and one identification officer. Hollister Longerbeam Marchal Mottinger Sedlacek receive immediate promotions. Mottinger’s starts Thursday and Barnes Friday. Robert Henry晋sel促ear foreman after Clare Murphy retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapidians
Merle Spicer
F Avenue
Jerry Reifenstahl
Cheyenne Road
Richard Steele
Sherman Street
Antone Imhoff
A Avenue
Police Department
Donald Hollister
Seely Avenue
Judd Longerbeam
Hawthorne Drive
Wayne J. Marchal
Elder Jane
Louis Mottinger
Seventh Street
James Barnes
Dover Street
Mottinger
Steven Sedlacek
Eastview Drive
Hollister
Longerbeam
Marchal
Sedlacek
Barnes
Note Water Use Jump for April
City water works pumped 349 189 000 gallons from 11 wells in April, up nearly 15 million from April 1964. George Lee, water works superintendent, filed the report with the city council noting an average daily pump of 11 639 000 gallons. Electricity use totaled 410 870 kilowatt hours, averaging 1 178 hours per million gallons, with untreated water hardness at 16.5 grains per gallon and treated water at 5.6 grains per gallon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Water Works
Water Department
George Lee
Lee
Miller given suspended jail term for eluding officer
Ronald R. Miller, 21, of 1014 Seventh Street SE, received a 30 day suspended jail sentence after pleading guilty to attempting to elude a peace officer. He was fined $25 and costs for speeding in the 2000 block of Ellis Boulevard NW where officers say he turned his headlights off briefly during a pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald R. Miller
Seventh Street
Howard McLaughlin
Miller
Ellis Boulevard
Tax Break Proposed for Dominican Republic Duty
Sen. Smathers proposes President Johnson grant income tax exemptions to U S servicemen while on duty in the Dominican Republic, mirroring Vietnam tax deductions.
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Washington
Sen. Smathers
D-Fla
Johnson
U.S
Dominican Republic
Vietnam
Also Mentioned on This Page
New Ambassador
Junction East Marion
Lions
Wade H. Koons
Holy Redeemer Lutheran Church
Adv
High Twelve Club
Embassy Club
Kenwood
Otto Wiedersberg
Board of Education
Classified
Dial
James Daubenmeir
Derrell Daubenmeir
Havencourt
Iowa State University
St. Luke's Hospital
Hearing Society
Cedar Rapids Hearing Society
Bever Park
Pierson’s Florists
Ellis Blvd
John Pollet
Sixth Street NW
Swift County Hospital
Benson
Minn
Nelson Jewelers
Paul Thompson
St. Paul, Mainn
Mr. Thompson
S. A. Thompson
St. Paul
Sailor
U. of I
Landenberger
Espey
DR. Pipkin
Optometrists
Third Street
Lindale
Edward Adkins
Highland Drive
Danny Rippey
Don Knock
E Avenue
Douglas Comried
Jacelyn Drive
Jackie Franks
Twenty-eighth Street Court
Dennis Kelleher
William Serbousek
Dwayne Christensen
Elberon
Verlon Huston
Monticello
James Hoffman
Eleventh Street
Marion
Health Department
Charles Perry
1620 Park
Town Place
Robert Henry
Clare Murphy
C.R
Lorraine
AGS
Poppettes Ru
Orraing
Craemer
Skimmer
Miss Florence
and Lindale
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