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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1983
Page
13
Mary Novak and family at 3711 Cottage Grove Ave SE nurture a single corn stalk for the Cornnuts Tall Corn Contest. The state winner earns 200 dollars. the national winner receives a trip to San Francisco and 1000 dollars. The measured stalk stood 16 feet, with 19-foot records possible.
Defense attorney challenges two major errors in the IRS investiga tion of John R. Bahr a Liver More Iowa contractor rebuilding tractor clutches and torque amplifiers. IRS agent Nathan Woodard testified that the probe assumed a cash method while Bahr filed using accrual and that inventory rules for manufacturers were not properly applied. Bahr faces charges of failing to file a 1977 return and for the following two years amid alleged $42 000 losses and $9 000 income estimates.
The Iowa Conservation Commission is expected to approve transferring title of land along the Cedar River opposite Ellis Park to Cedar Rapids. The site formed when IDOT mined sand for I 380 and was later posted no trespassing. Local resident Richard Cortez asked if the inlet area remains public fishing ground as police had asked several visitors to leave. The city hopes ownership will resolve the dispute, with the commission having no stated objection to public use if private land isn't encroached.
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