Turnout Very Light in Cedar Rapids School Election
Cedar Rapids voters showed weak participation in the annual school board election with 321 ballots by noon across 36 of 41 precincts. Incumbents Curran Rosser and Robert Weinhardt run unopposed. Ronald Moore seeks a three-year seat in district 4, with Walter Merz ineligible but listed on the ballot. Polls opened at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.
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Cedar Rapids Community
Tyler Elementary
Wilson Junior High
Coe College
Squaw Creek School
Robins City Hall
Washington High School
Arthur Elementary
Curran Rosser
Ridgeway Drive
Robert Weinhardt
Linden Drive
Rosser
Weinhardt
Barbara Bjornson
Ronald Moore
Indian Hill Road SE
Walter Merz
District 4
Merz
Morris Allen
Kirkwood Community College Board
Harding
Kenwood
Palo
Hiawatha and
Robins
Allen
Kirkwood
Cedar Rapids
City Bears Elks Wall Repair Bill
The city will pay up to 16000 dollars for rebuilding the crumbling west wall of the Elks club building on First Avenue NE. The wall was found unsound after the Knights of Pythias hall was razed for a new parking ramp and waterproofing funds had been included in the original purchase.
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Elks Club
First Avenue
Knights of Pythias Hall
Jon Janda
Public Services
Kim Steveley
City Briefs Summary of Local Notices and Advertisements
Lions United Way speaker Jim Davidson offers Thursday noon talk at Roosevelt Royale. Hickory smoked pork ribs and weekly shrimp and chicken on Wednesdays. Stickney's Scoreboard Marion ad. Church rummage bake sale Thursday 8 to 5 at 1300 6th St NW. Johnny's Parkway ads Corner Ellis and F Ave NW. Wednesday meat loaf dinner served till 8:30 with carryout. Violet hanging basket $4.95 from Pierson's Florists 1800 Ellis Blvd NW. Avenue Floral 39 16th Ave SW.
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Lions
Jim Davidson
United Way
Roosevelt Royale
Stickney
Marion
Johnny’s Parkway
Ellis and
F Avenue
Adv
Pierson’s Florists
Ellis Blvd
Avenue Floral
16Th Avenue
Ga zette Highlights Top Food and Consumer News
Wednesday’s Gazette features leading coverage in food and consumer news with top stories on sensible, intelligent discourse. The column notes quick agreement as a sign of sound judgment.
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Gazette
Traffic Engineering Department to Move Under Public Works
An ordinance placing the traffic engineering department under the public improvements commissioner will be filed on Wednesday. After a comment period, it faces three readings, with completion anticipated in about a month. The transfer shifts traffic engineering from public safety to public works amid disputes between Mel Meyer and Ed Colton.
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Public Improvements Commissioner
Public Safety Commissioner
Mel Meyer
Ed Colton
Chain letter falsely tied to Shriners Hospitals
The Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children deny a nationwide unauthorized chain letter. George Saunders of Chicago, secretary, says the letter claims funds will be distributed to the hospitals. Saunders urges forwarding such mail to postal inspectors at the local post office.
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Shriners Hospitals For
United States
George Saunders
Chicago
Shriners
Saunders
Sixteenth Street NE to Close for Two Weeks
The traffic engineering department announced Tuesday that Sixteenth street NE will close at E avenue for about two weeks due to Kenwood storm sewer construction. Traffic will detour along Sixteenth to Seventeenth street by D and F avenues.
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Sixteenth Street
E Avenue
Kenwood
Seventeenth Street
F Avenues
Cedar Rapids Sees Copious Train Derailments Overnight
Two more derailments hit Cedar Rapids with impact on tracks and traffic. A hopper car on the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific line derailed on Thirty-eighth Street SE behind Town and Country. no spill occurred and the car was righted by 3 a.m. Trainmaster Merle Van Sickle cited heavy hopper cars as prone to rocking. Another derailment on a Chicago and North Western siding at Second Avenue and Ninth Street SW blocked traffic briefly around 12:30 a.m. with limited damage to tracks. Rail traffic remained unaffected overall. this marked Cedar Rapids third North Western derailment and sixth in Eastern Iowa in a month.
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Cedar Rapids
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific
Thirty-eighth Street Drive
Town and Country
Merle van Sickle
van Sickle
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Second Avenue
Ninth Street
North Western
Ray Farr
Farr
Iowa
Arson Ruled In Two Fires In Cedar Rapids
Fire officials labeled two blazes as arson. On Sept 3 a vacant house at 1059 Rockford Road SW owned by Inter Trade Ltd burned. On Sept 4 a garage at 217 Red Wing Road SW was damaged with a car inside. A Cedar Rapids police youth bureau detective is active on both cases.
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Rockford Road
Intertrade, Ltd
Red Wing Road
Cedar Rapids
Weather outlook reports cloud cover and precipitation
The forecast notes cloudy skies with high temperatures on Monday and lower overnight lows, including measurable precipitation. The exact amounts are not specified in the reader text.
Voting Light At Marion Polls In Local Election
Voter turnout was light in Marion Independent district election with 142 votes cast by noon and 722 votes for the Aug. 30 water board race. Polls at Emerson Starry and Washington logged 45 32 and 65 votes respectively as voting ends at 8 p.m. Five candidates run for two Marion Independent board of education seats. Weather and river data included.
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Marion
Water Board
Emerson
Starry
Washington
Marion Independent Board of Education
Fitzgerald to Attend Linn Democratic Caucus
State Rep. Jerry Fitzgerald of Fort Dodge will attend the Linn county Democratic caucus next Tuesday. He is the Iowa house majority leader and expected to announce his gubernatorial candidacy soon. Former State Chairman Tom Whitney of Des Moines also has an invitation. The Linn caucus meets at 8 PM at the Knights of Columbus hall on 716 A avenue NE, one day later than the state headquarters date.
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Jerry Fitzgerald
Fort Dodge
Linn County
Steve Severn
Fitzgerald
Iowa
Severn
Tom Whitney
Des Moines
Linn Democrats
Linn
Knights of Columbus
A Avenue
Two Charged With Drunk Driving In Separate Incidents
Gene D. Wickham, 25, of 2106 L street SW, was arrested at 2:07 a.m. on First Avenue East. Joyce C. Bahnsen, 42, of 1613 Twenty fourth Street NW, was arrested at 11:39 p.m. Monday on Seventh Avenue in Marion.
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Gene D. Wickham
L Street
First Avenue
Joyce C. Bahnsen
Twenty-fourth Street
Seventh Avenue
Marion
Births and Marriages From Cedar Rapids Area Listings
Vital Statistics notes births on Sept 12 and 13 with names and addresses including Brad Hansen Cynthia Britcher Wayne Buss and others. Also lists births at St Luke's and Anamosa and marriages dissolved involving Wanda Kay Gra ham Leslie Ann Turner and others with timing around 9 59 p m Monday and a cigarette blanket incident at 3751 Twelfth Ave SW.
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Brad Hansen
Cedar Rapids
Cynthia Britcher
Clark Street
Hiawatha
Wayne Buss
Third Avenue
William Ge
Avenue
Terry DeGroot
Sixteenth Avenue
Wanda Kay
John Wesley Graham
Leslie Ann
Jack Earl Turner
James Louis
Barbara Ann Janaszak
Twelfth Avenue
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details 1883
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 by The Gazette Co publishes daily and Sunday from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Second class postage is paid at Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscription rates: carrier 1.05 weekly, mail 4.29 for 4 weeks, 46.00 yearly. 70.00 to U.S. territories. No mail subscriptions where carrier service exists. AP has exclusive republication rights.
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The
Gazette Co
Third Ave
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Gazette
Associated Press
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