Linn County bid publication snarls delay for county project
The Linn County Board of Supervisors will reopen bids Tuesday for a county conservation and engineering building after earlier rejections and advertising errors. Officials corrected notices misdated as Oct 11 1978 and accepted 5 percent bid bonds per architect guidance, warning bidders may refrain if delayed further.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Linn
Glenn Johnson
Johnson
Local artists to display at Ely arts and crafts fair
Deanie Young of Solon and Kathy Bowersox of Cedar Rapids join performers from Ely, Williamsburg, Lisbon, Cedar Rapids, Marion and Solon in a Sunday arts and crafts fair. The Ely Public Library board sponsors the event at the Ely Community Center from 1 to 5 p.m. Displayed items include woodcarving dough art macrame china painting quilting needlepoint egg painting and ceramics.
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Deanie Young
Solon
Kathy Bowersox
Cedar Rapids
Ely
Williamsburg
Lisbon
Marion
Ely Public Library Board
Ely Community Center
Johnson backs spending limits for Iowa government
Republican candidate Robert M. L. Johnson urged lawmakers to continue property tax spending limits and consider renters. Speaking at a meeting of the Associated Groups for the Elderly, he called for reduced government size, fewer department employees, and less overlapping programs to avert a taxpayer revolt.
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Robert M.L. Johnson
Asio
First Lutheran Church
Johnson
Iown
Iowa
Foundation II Awarded Shared Federal Grant
Foundation II of Cedar Rapids is among three Iowa groups to share an $82,860 federal grant for run away youth services. Des Moines Runaway Service and Total Awareness of Council Bluffs also received funds, after a joint application advocated by Sen. John Culver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foundation II
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
John Culver
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Des Moines
Total Awareness
Council Bluffs
Culver
Senate
No charge filed in apartment burglary case
Shawn Leonard 18 of 1764 34th St SE was not charged due to insufficient evidence. Police report a weekend spree damaged about 22 cars with BB gun or pellet gun fire, including a break in at Robert Martin 3215 Mansfield Ave SE. No arrests yet. Youth Bureau handling the case.
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Shawn Leonard
34Th St. SE
Eugene Kopecky
Robert Martin
Mansfield Ave
Gareth Clift
Youth Bureau
Woman Injured in Chest Gunshot at Home
Verna Jean Woods, 30, of 911 Eighth Ave SE, was listed in fair condition today in Mercy Hospital ICU with a chest wound from a Sunday shooting. Police say a .22 caliber revolver was used and the wound may be personal safety related. Investigators continue.
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Verna Jean Woods
Eighth Ave
Mercy Hospital
Woods
Edgewood widening project begins near Westdale Mall
A $650,000 paving project expands Edgewood Road SW from 24-foot asphalt to 93-foot concrete between Wilson and 33rd Avenues. Cedar Valley Corp. of Waterloo aims to finish by Nov 15, but a cement shortage could halt progress. If limited cement, two of three lanes may open this year while work continues. Westdale developer Hahn and Newman funds $130,000 of the cost. Grading and utility work have been underway since July.
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Edgewood Road
Westdale Mall
Wilson
33Rd Avenues
Dick Ransom
Cedar Valley Corp
Waterloo
Cedar Valley
Ransom
Westdale
Hahn and Newman
Fire confined to garbage truck outside Quaker Oats plant
A fire reported this morning confined to burning refuse in a garbage truck at 418 Second St NE outside the Quaker Oats Co. The rubbish was dumped from the Quaker Oats truck and extinguished quickly by firefighters. The cause of the ignition was not immediately determined.
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Quaker Oats Co
Second St. NE
Quaker Oats
Shower Honors Susan Young Before Oct Wedding
Miss Susan Young daughter of Mr and Mrs L W Young of 426 33rd St NE was honored at a Thursday evening miscellaneous shower. Corrine Smalldridge of 305 39th St NE hosted with co host Mrs A J Geesaman. Miss Young is to marry Oct 6 to Rick Krueger son of Mr and Mrs Richard Krueger of 601 Fifth Ave Marion.
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Susan Young
L.W. Young
33Rd St. NE
Corrine Smalldridge
39Th St. NE
A.J. Geesaman
Miss Young
Rick Krueger
Richard Krueger
Fifth Ave
Marion
Bridal showers honor multiple October brides elect
A series of bridal showers were held for Dawn Wilson and Diane E. Tordik with October 28 and October 27 wedding plans respectively. Hostesses included Mrs. Ron Varroch and Mrs. William Stevenson with guests at Elmcrest Country Club and private homes in Walford and Marion. Julie Goldsberry also received a shower with twelve guests, as she awaits her October 6 betrothal to Scott Kenecny.
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Diane E. Tordik
Southview Drive
Marion
John Gunka III
Quail Hollow
Elmcrest Country Club
William Skogman
Arizona Court
Ray Petrezelka
Robert Tvyrdik
John Gunka
Milwaukee
Wis
Dear Abby Misconception Sparks Reader Debate
A reader corrects Abby Van Buren on the Immaculate Conception. The exchange notes Pope Pius IX defined the dogma in 1854. Another letter asks how to handle a dating cheapskate. Abby counsels silence to avoid harming the engaged woman.
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Abby
Mary
Jesus
Christ
Pius IX
L.W. van Dellen
Wisconsin Rapids, Wis
Cedar Rapids Senior Citizen and Handicapped Bus Service
Public transit notice for Cedar Rapids offering senior and disabled bus service with contact number 363 8244. Service aims to assist mobility for elderly and handicapped residents through accessible routes and scheduling.
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Senior Citizen and Handicapped Bus Service
Credit Women elect officers at Cedar Rapids chapter
Eunice Koeppen of Marion has been elected president of the Cedar Rapids Credit Women International chapter. New officers include Liz Oliphant as vice president Jean Wright as treasurer and Dorothy Wharton as secretary. Joe Hubbard spoke on "Motivation" at the Village Inn meeting. The group supports professional development in credit work.
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Eunice Koeppen
B Ave
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Credit Women International
Village Inn
Liz Oliphant
Jean Wright
Dorothy Wharton
Joe Hubbard
Smulekoff’s
Spain Cedes Louisiana to France in Secret 1800 Treaty
On this date in 1800 Spain ceded Louisiana to France under a secret treaty. The agreement shifted control of the territory amid European power plays and set the stage for later transfers in North America.
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Spain
Louisiana
France
Want Ads Cost As Little As $1 A Day
Classified buyers learn that want ads in the paper can be placed for as little as one dollar daily. The notice stresses affordability and wide reach for local sellers and job seekers.
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Linn Project
the Gazette
Gazette
Tom Merryman
Mahatma Gandhi
Classified
Hach Brothers CO. Inc
First Street
S.E
C.R. Today
Edgewood
Advice
Family Entertainment
Dawn Wilson
James Wilson
Second Ave
Ron Varroch
Walford
Miss Wilson
Thomas Terrill
Charles Richard
Swisher
William Stevenson
Julie Goldsburg
Joseph Konecny
28Th St
Julie Goldsberry
Kenecny
Scott
Miss Goldsberry
Chester Goldsberry
M Ave
Selchow and Righter Co
Scrabble
Judd
United Feature Syndicate
Seichow and
Righter Co
Abigail van Buren
Russia
Margo Lynn S
Chicago
Credit Women
RCA
Rca—Rea
Rca——Rea
Darrel
8Th Ave
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