Bromwell Heats Up Us Rural Recreation Plan in Colgrove
Congressman Jim Bromwell outlined expansion of land and water conservation to boost recreation in the Second district. He cited a dam project on the Wapsipinicon River creating a 250000 acre foot reservoir and 272 acres added to Effigy Mounds National Monument.
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Fayette
Jim Bromwell
Republican County
Colgrove Walker Auditorium
Bromwell
Wapsipinicon
Central City
Army Engineers
Congress
Effigy Mounds National Monument
Allamakee
Clayton
Bramwell
Adel Man Injured in Draport Curve Crash
Russell D. Crow, 43, of Adel, is in fair condition in the intensive care ward of St. Luke's hospital after a one car crash on old highway 218 south of Cedar Rapids. His car rolled over twice and landed on its side in a ditch after skidding 298 feet on the Draport inn curve. Deputy Merle Spicer said Crow was going too fast for the road and charged him with failure to have his car under control. The accident occurred about 8:30 p.m. Monday.
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Russell D. Crow
Adel
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Crow
Draport Inn
Merle Spicer
South Winneshiek Homecoming Friday at Calmar Center
South Winneshiek High School hosts homecoming events Friday at the Calmar center starting with a bonfire and pep rally on Thursday night. The queen will be announced, a parade begins at 3 p m Friday, and a 7 45 p m conference game versus Stormont follows, with the sock hop crowning the queen after the game. candidates include Susan Andera and Lela Loesch with attendant classes’ selections listed.
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Calmar
South Winneshiek Community High School
Calmar Center
Stormont
Susan Andera
Louis Andera
Spillville
Lela Loesch
Louis Loesch
Connie Kubesh
Betty Schissel
Judy Staska
Ossian
Lynn Shiral
Hearing Oct 29 On Rezoning in Johnson County
Johnson county supervisors set a public hearing for Oct 29 at 10 am on zoning commission recommendations. A C E Peterson and Ralph L Rayner seek highway commercial zoning for about 35 acres south of Iowa City near Indian Lookout for a mobile home court. Murphy seeks 83 acres along Highway 218 for highway commercial. commission favors denial and favors limiting future area. Actions on Iowa City annexation area rezoning were deferred.
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Iowa City
Johnson County Board of Supervisors
Zoning Commission
C. E. Peterson
Ralph L. Rayner
Indian Lookout
Gertrude M. Murphy
MFL Board Plans Fifth Vote on Bond Issue
The MFL board in Monona plans a fifth vote on a 510000 bond to add 18 classrooms a shop and a gym. The prior four attempts failed to reach the 60 percent threshold, and officials hope this ballot will pass.
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MFL
Monona
Gymnasiums to Become Lunchrooms Pending Approval
A proposal could convert the present gym nasium into a lunchroom in January if approved. The plan hinges on official authorization and local district discussions.
School board sells two Allamakee rural sites Bergen and English Beach
WAUKON The Allamakee school board sold the Bergen and English Beach rural school sites. Clifford Homewood bought Bergen and Earl Beardmore acquired English Beach. The sale date is set for October 20. The board scheduled October 26 at 8 p.m. to open bids on sewer and grading work for the new school building. The meeting included discussions with oil distributors about heating the new building.
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Waukon
Bergen
English Beach
Clifford Homewood
Earl Beardmore
English Bench
Relieve Funk of Independence Police Duties
Mayor Blakesley, on law committee recommendation, relieved Henry Funk of all police department duties. Council approved unanimously. Funk, 70, was police chief since June 1949 and remained in the department. Art Kitner named to succeed Funk as police chief.
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Robert Blakesley
Henry Funk
Funk
Art Kitner
Highway Commission
Chelsea Marsh Fire Spreads Over Twenty Acres
A brush fire in the conservation marsh west of Chelsea burned about 20 acres Saturday before Chelsea Fire Department contained and controlled it.
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Chelsea
Chelsea Fire Department
Trail Ride Sunday at Backbone State Park
The Backbone Trail Riders club of Strawberry Point hosts the second annual invitational ride through Backbone State Park. A noon pot-luck dinner fees at the north gate and the ride starts at 12 30 p m.
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Backbone Trail Riders Club
Strawberry Point
Backbone State Park
North Gate
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John C. Culver
Barry Goldwater
Iowa
Culver
Senate Agriculture Committee
Republican Party
Bellevue Herald
Johnson
America
REA
Tipton
Gazette
Carl Franks
Cedar County
Glenn Hoffman
West Branch
Clark Wolf
West Liberty
Sheldon Ripson
Wilton Junction
Albert Lillienthal
Durant
LaMar Foster, Jr
South Winneshiek
Johnson County
Illinois
Kacena Co
Barry Morrissey
Morrissey Insurance
Second Avenue
Mount Vernon
Second Avenue North
Travelers
George
United State Bank
Creswell, Munsell, Schubert & Zirbel, Inc
Independence
Fran Holub
State College of
Lucia
Heller
Armstrong
Armstrong Fabrics
Johnson Brothers
England
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