Rathje Construction wins Cedar Rapids storm sewer bid
Rathje Construction Co of Marion secured the Cedar Rapids contract for storm sewer work on 16th Street and adjacent avenues with a bid of 143,898 dollars, the lowest of five bids and about 20,000 under the engineer’s estimate of 164,600 dollars. Harley J. Kephart, 51, faces assault charges after allegedly striking a Cedar Rapids police officer during booking for public intoxication. he was released on his own recognizance after a court appearance. Linn County election canvass shows Hurley Hall leading District 24 Senate with 7,501 to 4,668 over Harvey Fascher. in District 25 Democrat Wally Horn has 11,502 to Robert M. L. Johnson’s 8,889.
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Rathje Construction Co
Marion
Cedar Rapids
16Th Street
B Avenue
17Th Street
First Avenue
Rathje
Harley J. Kephart
Kephart
Linn
Linn County
Hurley Hall
Hall
Harvey Fascher
Wally Horn
Robert M. L. Johnson
Coe Fraternity Sorority Food Drive Seeks Door Donations
Lambda Chi Alpha and Chi Omega at Coe College will canvass Cedar Rapids doors Friday from 6 30 to 9 30 p m for canned goods to aid the elderly. Collected items go to Linn County Council on Aging with distribution by the council. Members wear Greek letters for ID during the drive.
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Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity
Chi Omega Sorority
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Elizabeth Selk
Linn County Council On Aging
Council On Aging
Ring Missing From Suzanne Churchill Residence
A dinner ring valued at 8370 dollars and a 300 dollar ladies gold watch were reported missing from Suzanne Churchill’s home at 648 Valley Brook Drive SE. Churchill found the watch missing this week and a drawer search confirmed the ring’s disappearance. No break in was observed according to police reports.
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Suzanne Churchill
Valley Brook Drive
Churchill
Former CBS correspondent Robert Evans to address Eastern Iowa Executives Club
Robert Evans, former CBS newsman and chief assistant to Edward R. Murrow, will speak on Oil Power at a Stouffer's Five Seasons dinner event hosted by the Eastern Iowa Executives Club. The program includes a 5:45 p.m. cash bar and 6:30 p.m. dinner. reservations required. Evans, a Yale Law graduate and Phi Beta Kappa honoree, leads Televans Productions and resides in Atlanta.
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CBS News
Robert Evans
Iowa
Murrow
U.S. Information Agency
Televans Productions
Atlanta
Three charged in Linn County drunk driving case and juvenile burglary
Edward B. Maher Jr. 38 of 1506 J St. SW and Karen K. Meuller 32 of 1100 Valley Park St. Marion were arrested for drunk driving and related offenses. A 16-year-old Cedar Rapids boy was arrested after a car was found in a ravine. Three southwest side youths, ages 10 and 11, were charged with second degree burglary for the Oct. 13 break in at Amir Jeshani’s home and vandalism. All youths were released to parents.
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Linn County
Edward B. Maher Jr
J St
12Th Avenue SE
Karen K. Meuller
Valley Park St
Marion
Second Street
Cedar Rapids
Marion Mobile Home Court
35Th St
Amir Jeshani
Cornell St
Theft charge against Anthony L. Duke in wheel cover case
Anthony L. Duke 21 of 1248 Maplewood Drive NE was arrested for third-degree theft after officers spotted him removing a wheel cover from a car on First Avenue East at 9 45 p m. He fled toward Five Seasons Parkade and was later found hiding in a car tied to his girlfriend. Three wire wheel covers were recovered and he also faces interference with official acts. He remains jailed at Linn County Jail awaiting arraignment.
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Anthony L. Duke
Maplewood Drive
Duke
First Avenue East
Five Seasons
Linn
Plug pulled on Cedar Rapids cable amendment
Cedar Rapids officials postponed final reading of a proposed cable television ordinance aimed at curbing theft. City attorney David McGuire, out of town, requested the delay. Safety Commissioner Floyd Bergen said the issue may be discussed at the National Institute of Municipal Law Officers meeting. Protests allege the measure restricts subscribers devices.
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Cedar Rapids
Floyd Bergen
David McGuire
McGuire
National Institute of Municipal Law Officers
Bergen
Griggs Wins Editorial Leadership Award
Robyn Griggs 18 daughter of Mr and Mrs Carroll Griggs 2323 Upland Drive SE won a National Editorial Leadership Award from the National Scholastic Press Association. She will receive one of six awards at the NSPA/JEA Convention November 1921 in Chicago. The University of Iowa freshman earned the prize for a Washington High School Surveyor series Homosexuality Fact vs Fiction featuring a lesbian profile and related interviews.
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Robyn Griggs
Carroll Griggs
Upland Drive
National Scholastic Press Association
Journalism Education Association
Chicago
University of Iowa
Griggs
Washington High School
Washington High School Surveyor
Two female newspaper carriers assaulted in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids police search for a man described in his early 20s after two separate attacks on female newspaper carriers delivering papers on the northeast side. In the first incident at 6:20 a.m., a man exposed himself and attempted to grab the 34 year old Des Moines Register carrier, who escaped. In a second incident at 6:40 a.m., an 18 year old Gazette carrier was approached and fled.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Police Department
Des Moines Register
D Avenue
James Barnes
Barnes
Gazette
C Avenue
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Prairie Creek
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Paul Buys
NSPA
Critical Services
Colorado
Oklahoma
Virginia
Ohio
Missouri
University of Minnesota School of Journalism
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Chicago Tribune
Pierce School
Marilyn Drive
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RCA
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RCA Colortrak
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