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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1968

Page

7

Gold-Plated Meter for 200000th Gas Customer

Cedar Rapids hosts a ceremony for Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric Co as it marks its 200000th customer. Mr and Mrs Clarence Praeter received a gold plated gas meter and a luncheon at Cedar Rapids Country Club. Guests included city officials and chamber leaders. The milestone reflects growth with 40124 Iowa Illinois customers now served locally and 200000 company wide.

Clarence Praeter Brentwood Drive Bowman Woods Iowa- Illinois Gas and Electric Co Edward J. Hartman Cedar Rapids Country Club Donald G. Findlay Iowa- Illinois Iowa-Illinois Cedar Rapids Iowa Sprague Meter Co Wheeling Ed Hartman lowa-Illinois

Coe Professor John Chapman to Speak at U S Seminar

John H. Chapman associate professor of economics at Coe College will lead a State Department seminar in Washington D C for 21 Senior Foreign Service Officers. He will discuss An Input Output Model of the American Economy as part of an in service program. Randolph Churchill, son of Irving and Doe Churchill, resides at 320 Nineteenth Street SE, is among the officers at the institute, with State Department service since February 1961.

John H. Chapman Coe College U.S. Department of State Washington, D.C Foreign Service Officer Training Institute Chapman Randolph Churchill Doe Irving Churchill Nineteenth Street SE Institute State Department

Marsha Russell weighs choice in Peyton Place

Marsha Russell faces a tough relationship decision with Dr. Mike Rossi on Peyton Place at 7 30 PM Wednesday on Channel 9 in color.

Marsha Russell Mike Rossi Peyton Place Channel 9

East Iowa soldiers enlistments and drafts in armed forces

Nine men from East Iowa have been drafted or enlisted. Two enlisted in the air force and were sent to Lackland Texas. Drafted into the army and sent to Ft. Polk Louisiana were Arnold R. McDowell David W. Kubicek Vance Loeffler Richard Kenneavy Raymond P. Brown Dennis Allard Joel Kessler Michael Himes Jerry Young. Several service members are reported home on leave from Vietnam or en route to posts in the United States or abroad. Pfc Donald R. OConnor has been discharged after two years of service including time in Germany.

Lackland Air Force Base Texas Air Force James D. Lohman Second Avenue Richard D. Morris Walker Army Ft. Polk Arnold R. McDowell Forty-first Street David W. Kubicek Fourth Avenue Vance Loeffler Lisbon Richard F. Kenneavy S. Fifteenth Street Marion Raymond P. Brown Twentieth Avenue Dennis R. Allard Mt. Vernon Joel J. Kessler Cedar Rapids Michael D. Himes Jerry R. Young Wyoming Drive Gail Lundering Erling Lundering Palo Vietnam Kirkland Air Force Base N. M T c Richard Polton Wellman Italy L. Cpl Ronald L. Sebetka Frank Sebetka Kesler Road Donald R. O'Connor Clinton Boyer Johnson Avenue Germany

School Bond Absentee Ballots Now Available

Voter absentee ballots for the Oct. 14 school bond issue are available from the district secretary in the board of education building. Ballots can be picked up in person or requested by mail. Office hours are weekdays 8 to 5 and Saturdays 9 to noon. Deadline to pick up ballots is noon October 12.

Board of Education Second Avenue SW

Hungry Burglar Cracks 420 Club Heist

Cedar Rapids detectives report a burglar broke into the 420 Club at 420 Fifth Street SE by forcing a rear boarded window. Stolen items include 18 steaks 5 pounds roast beef hamburger patties ham fish patties seven bottles of whiskey and other meats. The thief exited through the front door.

Cedar Rapids

Theft at Henry's Hamburgers Stolen Cash Box

Police report a theft at Henry's Hamburgers 1815 Sixteenth Avenue SW where $414.80 was taken. Detectives say a rear door was pried open Monday night and a metal cash box was removed from an office desk.

Henry's Hamburgers Sixteenth Avenue SW

Cedar Rapids Gazette History and pricing note

The Cedar Rapids Gazette founded 1883 by The Gazette SS outlines address Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 and postal rates for daily Sunday and carrier delivery. It notes AP rights and republication policy with mention of subscriptions and service areas.

Gazette Third Ave Cedar Rapids Lowa Cedarapids U. S. Territories

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