Bridge Cost at Iowa City Cuts Estimate for Melrose Court
A new six lane Melrose Court bridge estimate places costs at 3,030,000 dollars, nearly 700,000 below the original. City officials discuss bonding capacity, timetable for bond sales, and design to use about three quarters of available general obligation bonding space.
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Powers-Willis and Associates
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Paul Speer
Chicago
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Melrose Avenue
University Stadium
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Crandie
Madison and
Court Streets
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Chamber of Commerce
Keith Kafer
Kafer
Oxford Jet Woman Will Be 97 Friday
Oxford Junction Emma Shimerda, born in Jackson County, will celebrate her 97th birthday Friday. She married Frank Shimerda in 1895. he died in 1929. She has a son George of Oxford Junction, a granddaughter and two great grandchildren, and lives with Mr and Mrs Alfred Leeper. Despite near blindness, she stays active by telephoning and visiting friends from memory of phone numbers.
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Oxford Junction
Emma Shimerda
Jackson County
Jones County
Frank Shimerda
George
Alfred Leeper
Tama County Grand Jury In Session In 1938 Toledo
The Tama county grand jury, begun Nov. 17 and back after Thanksgiving, plans a county tour of the home, jail, and courthouse this week. Foreman Howard Bro leads a panel including William Garretson Ruth Ann Kriz LaVern Seth Norma Ryan Paul Mohr and John Starits with Helen Franks as clerk and Ralph Bramblett as bailiff.
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Toledo
Tama County Grand Jury
William Garretson
Ruth Ann Kriz
LaVern Seth
Howard Bro
Norma Ryan
Paul Mohr
John Starits
Bro
Helen Franks
Ralph Bramblett
Seek Tama Man As Witness in Murder Trial
A Tama county district court is asked to compel Frank Wharton to testify in the murder trial of Thomas M. Kidwell in Topeka Kansas. Wharton, a Tama roofer, reportedly saw Betty Jean Goetsch leave with Kidwell on August 1966, the day of the alleged crime.
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Tama Man
Toledo
William R. Carpenter
Shawnee County
Kansas
Tama County
Frank Wharton
Tama
Topeka
Kan
Wharton
Mark L. Bennett Jr
State of Kansas
Thomas M. Kidwell
Kidwell
Betty Jean Goetsch
Betty Jean Kidwell
Bennett
Thomas Kidwell
Trailer Fire and Suspect Flight Tied to Betty Kidwell Case
Police report describes a man removing an item from a Vinton trailer house and entering the vehicle as a pursuit of Betty Kidwell occurred. The blaze happened about three hours before bridge work on Highway 101, with witness Wharton confirming Taylor was away from home during the murder timeline.
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Kidwell
Bill Taylor
Betty Kidwell
Wharton
Taylor
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