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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1949

Page

2

Eastern Iowa Schools Seek Space Solutions Across Districts

Hazleton builds a two classroom annex for under 16000 dollars facing Highway 150 with Du buque architects Hall Designing Company and Roeder Brothers of Bellevue. Alburnett starts a 160000 gym under a new coach with a goal to finish by spring. McGregor replaces old school with a quonset type for overflow while Rocksvold expands with a second quonset and plans a new playground site on land bordering the road.

Hazleton Iowa Hall Designing Company of Dubuque Roeder Brothers Bellevue E. C. Mason Alburnett Dick Beall Ogram Alburnett High School Joe Bohr Merle Trille Miller Construction Company of Waterloo Florence Clark Gazette McGregor Little Red Glenwood Township Allamakee County No. 4 Lenwood Rocksvold

Man and Wife Struck By Auto Driver Held in Iowa

Maquoketa Iowa Ray Mc Laughlin 42 remained free on 1000 bond after reporting drunk driving and leaving the scene. He faces a hearing November 12 for allegedly striking pedestrians Charlie Clari 76 and his wife 71 on highway 61 near Maquoketa Friday night causing fractures. A witness tracked his car to a Fulton Illinois tavern where he was arrested.

Maquoketa Ray McLaughlin McLaughlin Charlie Clari Highway 61 Clark Fulton Ill

SUI Commerce Group Alumni Reunion Brings Leaders Together

Iowa City hosts alumni reunion of Alpha Kappa Psi professional commerce fraternity at the Iowa Memorial Union. Speakers included Chapter President Donald Boege of Bettendorf and Iowa City doctors C. H. Doolittle Jr. Leo Sweeny and H. H. McCardy.

Iowa City Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Commerce Fraternity Iowa Memorial Union Donald Boege Bettendorf C. H. Doolittle, Jr Lance Creek Wyoming Leo Sweeny H. H. McCardy

Press Women To Hold Convention In Des Moines

Iowa Press Women, Inc. will hold a convention in Des Moines next Saturday featuring two workshops and a dinner. Maude Freeland of Columbia Missouri will discuss the Missouri Newswriters Association, about 2000 members. George Yates of the Des Moines Register and Tribune will discuss journalism through photography. Governor Beardsley will speak at the dinner.

DES Moines Iowa Press Women, Inc

Highway 30 Crash Near Tama Leaves Minor Injuries

A car driven by Stanley McCrea and a semi truck driven by Glen W Russman collided last week on highway 30 one mile west of Tama. McCrea oversteered on a shoulder rut, the truck was forced off the road and overturned into a grader ditch. Cedar Rapids photographer Tom Merman captured the unoccupied damaged car as snow fences stood nearby. The car, registered in Benton county, likely traveled on the new paving of Highway 30.

Iowa Tama Stanley McCrea U. S. Navy San Francisco Glen W. Russman Arion la McCrea Tom Merman Cedar Rapids Benton County

Ames Cider Season Opens At Iowa State College

Iowa State College horticulture department begins production of 4000 to 5000 gallons of apple cider using Jonathan Grimes Golden Delicious and other varieties. Students buy most of it while some is sold to local merchants as presses run in 200 gallon runs toward Thanksgiving demand.

Jonathan Grimes

Invisible hearing aid with no ear receiver

Deafened readers hail a new Beltone Phantomold device that delivers clear hearing without an in ear receiver. It promises freedom from deafness and from the appearance of deafness while offering trials via a free brochure sent in plain wrap from Beltone at 1450 W. 19th St. Chicago.

Chicago Ill Beltone Dept 19Th St

Iowa Banks and Deposits Shift in State Financial System

The report notes deposits fell by 250 million while 74 percent remain in western and U S government securities. Bank capital rose from 90 million to 99 million, a 9.5 percent gain, with 558 state chartered banks and 162 offices, plus 204 small loan licensees and 204 credit unions. Small loan licensee loans climbed to 18 million and credit union loans to 4.5 million.

Wes U. S Black

Divorce Filed Over Husband Allergic To Shampoo

Mrs. Leona Boettcher sought a divorce in Detroit alleging her husband is allergic to shampoo. She stated he trained in beauty culture to assist in her beauty shop but has not worked since learning of the allergy.

Detroit Leona Boettcher

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Eastern Boards of Education Highway 150 Mabel la Fleur Decorah Reynolds Photos Alburnett's Virginia Lichty Toledo SUI Commerce Group Illinois Messinger Tom Merryman U.S.S.R Henry ViI Henry VIII Optical Service Merle E. Garmoe Optometrist Third Street S.E Ames Roosevelt Sally Woodford Naomi Orr Maxine Lester Janet Drahos Jackie Middaugh Holland Hamilton, Monn Congr First Street Siegler Wal Siegler Siegler’s Centralia Perea Coldmial Television Home Specialty Store First Avenue NE
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