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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1962

Page

3

Jury Chosen in $8000 Real Estate Suit in Linn County

A Linn district court jury was selected to hear Iowa Securities Co. suit seeking $8000 commission from Richard E. Schaefer and family with others named. The case concerns a 80 acre Marion area listing and alleged sale to Thomas E. McGowan Inc after a proposed buyer from Wenkstein was refused. The action cites 1959 contact and 1960 sale timing with claims of an easement to defeat the deal.

Linn District Court Iowa Securities Co Richard E. Schaefer Shirley Mae Burke Frances E. Schaefer Charles J. Schaefer Winfield White Thomas E. McGowan, Inc Thomas E. McGowan Iowa Securities Schaefer Marion Schaefers W. H. Wenkstein McGowan Marvyl M. West Neil Collins John D. Getz Thelma Casteel Ruthl. Froeberg Garnet Cecil Blanche Bednar Darlene P. Coombs Gladys D. Suchomel Martha P. Felter Richard J. Grouley Thelma Ser

Voters Approve Fire District in Linn County

East Benton and west Linn counties voters approve formation of a fire district by a 40 to 6 margin. The district reaches near Cedar Rapids with 75 to 80 farms served by a volunteer department. First tax levy in August, first tax money January 1, equipment housed in Atkins.

East Benton West Linn Linn Board of Supervisors Cedar Rapids Miles Sutera Atkins

Linn County Awards $60,000 to Fairs

The Linn County board of supervisors approved a $60,000 appropriation for two annual fairs. Hawkeye Downs All-Iowa Fair will receive $39,000 and Central City Linn County Fair $21,000, with increases of about $6,000 and $3,000 respectively. The All-Iowa fair drops its 4-H show, leaving 4-H activities to the county fair.

Linn Board of Supervisors Hawkeye Downs Central City Miles Sutera

County Home Wiring Contract Awarded to Paulson

The Linn county board of supervisors on Tuesday awarded the county home rewiring contract to Paulson, marking a decisive move in the project and set to begin work immediately under the contractor.

County Paulson Linn Board of Supervisors

Cedar Rapids Electric Co Low Bid for Wiring Upgrade

Electric Co. of Cedar Rapids submitted a low bid of $15,289 for replacing old wiring and adding in-room lights for patients. Five other bids were received, the highest at $31,885, more than double the low bid. Estimated cost had been around $20,000 with completion by Oct 31.

Theater Time For Tuesday Listings

Tuesday showtimes include Damn Yankees at PARAMOUNT and Sweet Bird of Youth with multiple screenings. Wednesday matinee features Experiment in Terror while IOWA presents Geronimo with a 3 05 start.

Paramount Experiment In Iowa Geronimo Paul Newman Geraldine Page Sweet Bird OF Youth

Ed Neal Dies At 105 Keota Photographer

Ed Neal 105 longtime Keota photographer died Monday in Shanks nursing home Wellman where he had lived six years. Born February 16 1857 in Crawfordsville he married Samantha Glaze December 30 1880. He came to Keota in 1888 opened a photography studio retired 1947 survived by son Dr Roland Neal Springfield Missouri six grandchildren and several great grandchildren.

Gazette Keota Ed Neal Wellman Crawfordsville Samantha iGlaze Neal Mr. Neal Keota Roland Neal Springfield

Hearing aid society offers open house in Keota

A private outreach event runs Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Powell funeral home in Keota. The organizer says the session is not a clinic but an opportunity for a person with a hearing impairment to learn about available help and literature on the society’s activities will be provided without requiring appointments.

Powellcussions Funeral Home Keota Bukacek

Final Consultation Session Scheduled

Final consultation session will be held Wednesday as part of Better Hearing month observance by the Cedar Rapids Hearing Society. Secretary Mrs. Frank Bukacek will attend at the society headquarters in the ORC&B building.

Cedar Rapids Hearing Society Frank Bukacek Orc&b

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