Marion Firm Wins Low Bid On City Paving Project
Bituminous Materials Co. of Marion had the lowest bid of 27 567.27 for the citys second phase paving program with Hahn Haegg Asphalt Paving Co of Cedar Rapids close behind at 27 801.12. Iowa Citys L L Pelling Co submitted 29 044.23 and all bids were under the 32 072.90 estimate. Streets to be paved include Eighth avenue from Sixth to Thirteenth, Fourteenth Street from Fifth to Sixth, and Tenth Street from Third to Fifth with one seal coat on Eighth Avenue to Twenty second.
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Bituminous Materials Co., of
Marion
Marion Council
Hahn-Haegg Asphalt Paving Co
Cedar Rapids
C.R
L. L. Pelling Co., Inc
Iowa City
Eighth Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Tenth Street
Ralph R. Mills
D. L. Washburn
South Eleventh Street
Washburn
Eighth Street
Ninth
Tenth Avenues
Utilities Committee
Crivaro
South Marion
Marion High School roof repair set to start Thursday
Construction will begin Thursday to repair the Marion high school roof edge. V and E Construction Co. of Galena Indiana will remove brick veneer and reinforce beam ends. The project follows a Tuesday meeting of Marion Independent school leaders and the contractor.
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Marion High School
Richard M. Sorensen
V and E Construction Co
Galena
Marion Independent School Administration
School Board Building Committee
Longfellow
Sorensen
Marion Board
Rites for Marion Wynia 61 Held in Marion Cedar Rapids
Marion M Wynia 61 of 530 Sixth Street resident of Marion 25 years died Tuesday in a Cedar Rapids hospital born August 8 1905 in Pella married May Van Gorp June 16 1934 moved to Marion 1941 retired 1965 as foreman Collins Radio Co memorials may be given to First Presbyterian Church services Thursday at 1 30 p m Murdoch chapel burial Cedar Memorial survivors wife twin sister Mrs Jim Klyn Pella brother Lewis Wynna Holcomb Wis. Funeral details and local notices follow.
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Marion M. Wynia
Sixth Street
Jim Klyn
Pella
Lewis Wynna
Holcomb
Wis
Murdoch Chapel
Jean P. Hayter
Cedar Memorial
First Presbyterian Church, Memorial Fund
Carrie Schultz Dies in Long Beach Rites Planned in Marion
Carrie L. Schultz, 86, a former Marion resident since 1934, died Tuesday in Long Beach Calif. She was born December 20 1879 near Marion and belonged to First Presbyterian Church and Marion Chapter No 183 OES. Survived by sister Edna Curran of Cedar Rapids. Funeral plans pending at Murdoch chapel.
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Carrie L. Schultz
Marion
Long Beach
Calif
Miss Schultz
First Presbyterian Church
OES
Shumack and Sebern
Edna Curran
Cedar Rapids
Murdoch Chapel
Five Are Purged By Japanese Reds
In Tokyo the Japanese Communist Party expelled five men for leaning toward the Peking regime. Akahata reported the purges as part of the party's shift toward an independent policy free from Chinese and Russian influence.
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Tokyo
UPI
Japanese Communist Party
China
Peking
Akahata
Africans press Britain for action against Rhodesia
African delegates at the Commonwealth conference urge stronger steps against the Rhodesian rebellion amid South Africa’s Verwoerd assassination fallout. They back potential oil embargoes and even force if needed, challenging Prime Minister Wilson’s call for calm and sanctions.
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London
Commonwealth
Verwoerd
Commonwealth Conference
Rhodesia
South Africa
Britain
Harold Wilson
U.N. Security Council
Wilson
Guyana
Jamaica
Trinidad and Tobago
India
Dismissal of Habeas Corpus Petition for Farnham Inmate
Federal Judge Edward J McManus dismissed James O Farnhams petition for a writ of habeas corpus from Anamosa reformatory noting Farnham did not exhaust state court remedies. Farnham sentenced to 25 years in 1963 for armed robbery in Johnson County Iowa. Authorities in Rockford Illinois denied him speedy trial rights on another charge. A decree condemned 71000 tablets labeled rauwolfia serpentina held by Kenyon Drug Co Mechanicsville seized July by US Marshals. FDA information states tablets shipped from S B Penick Co New York in November adulterated while held for sale in interstate commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. McManus
Kenyon Drug Co
Mechanicsville
McManus
Rauwolf
Serpentina
US Marshal’s Office
Food and Drug Administration
S. B. Penick & Co
New York
Man Rushes Car Fire to Fire Station
Delivers Fire Gary Sharp, a grocery store employee, saw a car on fire Tuesday as he carried groceries to the parking lot. He drove the car to the fire station where firefighters extinguished the blaze in the back seat. The owner was Edward Welsh of Fairbank who had left the keys in the ignition.
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Delwein
Gary Sharp
Edward Welsh
Fairbank
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Flora Schweitzer
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James Cooper
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N. F
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Council
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Peter F. Crivaro
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D and B Construction, Inc
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Sanitary Department
Smith Garage
Shakey’s Pizza
First Avenue
Derby Refining Co
Seventh Avenue
Park View Tavern
Sixth Avenue
Me Too
Halfway House
Marion Boulevard
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Marion Cab
George Swore
Charley’s Pizza Kitchen
Carrie Schultz
Cockings Yarn Shop
7Th Ave
Kiwanis
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Selby Ballantyne
Frank Malone
Area 10
Ing
YMCA
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BODE
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Dave Luck
Coggon
Little Bob's
Bob Scheib
Zion Presbyterian
First Methodist
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