Regional firms announce limited layoffs amid tightening economy
Franklin Equipment Co. reports five layoffs with no broader plan, Barker calls it not very serious. Georgia Pacific trims nine from its 65 employees due to reduced demand, plant manager Al Mescher says temporary. Energy Manufacturing, led by Dick Seeley, reports no layoffs and plans no immediate job cuts.
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Franklin Equipment Co
Franklin
Barker
Georgia Pacific, Inc
al Mescher
Dick Seeley
Energy Manufacturing
Seeley
City approves street widening and curb projects at Feb meeting
The council outlined widening and curb programs on Elm and South Cedar with totals of 15400 and 58600 dollars. New curb and gutter plans include Hillcrest Drive and Chestnut Street projects funded entirely by the city. Preliminary work is authorized with a Feb 17 resolution, March 17 meeting, and bids on May 7, as five Citizens Advisory Committee members joined the discussion.
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First
Second St
Elm
Main
Cedar Street
South St
Highway 151
Hillcrest Drive
Hillcrest
6Th St
Chestnut St
Grand South
Washington
Washington South
Warvel
Buckeye
Citizens Advisory Committee
Council
Ray Kleinow
Mary Durst
Jim Eby
Bob Shipton
Art Kromminga
Tax relief forms now available at county offices
County assessor L. T. Lorenzen announced that forms for the Iowa disabled and senior citizens property tax and rent reimbursement claim are now available at his office and the county treasurer's office in the Anamosa courthouse. These forms must be filed before.
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L. T. Lorenzen
Iowa
Anamosa
County budget hearing set for Feb 25 in Jones County
Jones County Supervisors announce a budget hearing for fiscal year 1975-76 on Tuesday Feb 25 at 10 a.m during their Feb 3 meeting. Neal Bright of Oxford Jct was reappointed county weed commissioner. The engineer's road and bridge report was filed.
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Jones County Board of Supervisors
Neal Bright
Oxford Jct
Diamond Salt Crystal Company
Eastern Iowa Association of Regional Planning
Frank Eilers, Jr
East Central Iowa Association of Regional Planning Commission
Everett Mayberry
Three vehicles damaged in Jones County wreck near Anamosa
One accident reported this week in Jones County involves William Tracy Moore 44 Cedar Rapids. His 1963 Chevrolet pickup struck two unoccupied vehicles and damaged a fence and mailbox three miles northwest of Anamosa on a icy gravel road. Vehicles belonged to Trevor Thomas Cedar Rapids and David Thomas Anamosa.
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Jones County
William Tracy Moore
Cedar Rapids
Moore
Anamosa
Trevor Charles Thomas
David William Thomas
David Thomas
County engineer reports 1974 budget status and overruns
Jones county engineer Earl B Beisell presented the 1974 final budget summary to the board on Tuesday February 4 noting overall under run of 88461 dollars despite over expended items. He cited 467431.65 dollars allotted to secondary roads from federal revenue sharing and 258600 spent on rock resurfacing with higher costs from a wet spring 1974. He reported increases in asphalt repair ditch cleaning erosion control and snow removal plus new equipment costs and inflated fuel prices. He stated total construction 660315.32 and maintenance 455979.24 with total funds 1679596.77 and that revenue sharing funds were spent with no staff increase while bridge inspections remained incomplete.
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Earl B. Beisell
Jones County
Board of Supervisors
Beisell
Civil defense board to meet in Anamosa Tuesday night
Jones county civil defense board will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday Feb 11 in the courthouse community room Anamosa. F L Fulwider county director says the budget will be discussed after his recent training in Rock Island TI on federal disaster aid.
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Jones County Municipal Civil Defense Board
Anamosa
East Central Iowa Area Crime Commission
County Communications Board
Vandalism Breaks Window at Freese Clothing Store
A Friday night incident on January 31 saw two youths push a fortune telling scales display through Freese Clothing plate glass at 10 30 p m. Owner Alva Freese estimates replacement at least 300 dollars and Monticello police seek the suspects.
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Freese Clothing
Alva Freese
Monticello
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Richard W. Heiden
Eugene T. Jessick
West Des Moines
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Dubuque
Adrian T. Knuth
Cascade
William J. Kolf
Ignacio C
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David A. Nelson
Patrick J. Becker
Marion
Lee M. Weber
Bellevue
Kenneth H. Zambo
Athens
Michael J. Martinsen
June R. Jaeger
Worthington
Floy E. Lamb
Kenneth E. Sauer
Olin
Richard A. Wagner
David Tucker
Hopkinton
William T. Moore
Lonnie L. Wink
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