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Moline-East Moline. m. THE DAILY DISPATCH: SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 31, 1949. SI Industrial ST. AM OS TO New 4-Lane Bridges Over Rock River Finished in '49 at Cost of $1,500,000 OPEN YEAR sheet will show us in the black for the year.

We have been busy on limited time contracts that required considerable over-time the past few months and while we still have a fair backlog we are now bidding on and hoping to secure awards for some large contract work to keep our plant and men going in full production with the hope that 1950 may prove better than 1949. (Continued (rem Page Fou-eet) considerable improvement, yet the first half of 1949 was so poor running most of this period only four days a week that we will consider ourselves fortunate if our balance students and Interested parties in the quad-city area. Important Events Events highlighting the last year at St. Ambrose college: Enrollment during the spring semester totaled 1,379 in all divisions, while enrollment during the current fall semester totals 1,436 in all divisions. March 21-24 St.

Ambrose college was host to many Catholic clerical and lay leaders and the public for a conference on Christian social responsibilities, covering all phases of modern life, sponsored by the education and social action departments of the National Catholic Welfare conference, the National Catholic Family Life and Rural Life conferences, the Catholic confer DAVENPORT Tomorrow, St. Ambrose college starts its 68th year of operation with plans lor further expansion during the coming year. As recently announced, the college plans to start construction of a new $300,000 chapel building in the spring of 1950. as the first phase of a long range expansion and building program. ROCK ISLAND Four of the finest bridges in Illinois were completed between Rock island and Milan in 1949.

Spanning Rock river, the million-and-a-half dollar project was completed November 22, when the bridges were opened to 4-lane traffic. Plans and specifications for the Rock Island -Milan bridge project were finished in 1941, and construction was started in October, 1945. Completion of the bridge project, the new paving through Milan, and the Eleventh street paving Job in Rock Island during 1949, provide a 4-lane highway from Eleventh street and Fourth avenue, Rock Island, to just beyond Castle Junction, about ii i it II south of it. Contracts have not been let by the state for the removal of the other obsolete bridges. Work Completed Work completed in 1949 on the Rock Island Milan bridge project included Finishing of steel erection for the bridge over the south channel of Rock river and the Hennepin canal and construction of the concrete floor.

Grading of the roadway between the middle channel bridge and Eouth channel and canal bridge, and at a gap which had been left in the grading completed in 1948, where the new highway crosses the old north span of the middle channel. Construction of divided 4-lane pavement for the full length of the project, except for the 2-lane pavement built in 1948 on approaches to the north channel bridge. II Wm. Knees Sons The makers of custom-built furniture of authentic period design wish you a ii Si II I 3 ii 5 ence on industrial problems, the Catholic Association for International Peace, and the bishops' committee for the Spanish speaking. in 11 Florists Wish their many friends and customers A HAPPY NEW YEAR The past year saw the innovation of a new gift shop in the college book store, under direction of the Rev.

Fred Verbeckmoes, assistant business manager at the college. The college placement bureau located part-time work for more than 400 students during the last year, Its second year of operation, and the services of the new student counseling and guidance center were further expanded to provide free facilities and testing services to ii li ii ii if If ii MOLINE UPHOLSTERY CO. ii 1329 Seventh Avenue Moline, 111. The wolverine is probably the most powerful living creature, for its size. I 111 I ItllHI 1 1 It) It I IHMf Hfll I ItHlttI mm 24-HOUK 1 AUSTIN CRABBS INCORPORATED CLEANING SERVICE 44 miles south of Milan.

The super-highway from the edge of Milan to just beyond Castle Junction was completed in 1948. Early in the fall of 1948, two lanes of the north Rock river channel bridge were the first to be opened to traffic. The other spans were opened to 2-lane traffic last October 10, about six weeks prior to the opening of all the, -bridges to 4-lane traffic. The new location of U. S.

Route 67 over the 4-lane bridges replaces a winding, bumpy road that had become steadily worse since the collapse of the old span over the north branch of Rock river on the evening of March 18, 1946. Three of the old bridges were dismantled in 1949. They include the bridge over the headrace of the Sears power plant, the Bailey bridge, and the span immediately to the S3 X8i Guy M. Gillette, S. senator from Iowa, delivered the commencement address at the 67th annual graduation exercises for 153 senior students, the largest graduating class in the school's history.

Casey Added to Staff Martin E. Casey, former OPA price executive and educator, was named new assistant to the president and director of public relations and alumni executive secretary for the college. Through his efforts, a new 8-page alumni magazine The Ambrosian Alumnus made its appearance in October, and is now being sent monthly to nore than 3,000 alumni and former students. During the year, the college faculty and students were hosts to conventions of the Iowa Future Teachers' association, the eastern Iowa-western Illinois region of the National Association of Teachers of Window Shades Venetian Blinds Bring In old window hade rollers gat new doth pat on tame COLUMBIA Furniture Drapery Co Phone Mouse 9040 1715 9th St. Moline Growing with the Quad-Cities Since 1914 Headquarters for BUILDING and DECORA ING MATERIALS Through 35 years of experience and through present and past association with many of the country's largest material manufacturers, Austin Crabbs Incorporated is well equipped to help you with any building or decorating problem.

Our PepaEimentts At Your Service Without Obligation 1 Singing: the Iowa region of the National Federation of Catholic College Students; the annual national meeting of the Young Christian Students' movement, and smaller learned and professional society meetings. Music Featured On December 14, 2,400 quad-city people attended the third annual Christmas music festival in Davenport Masonic temple, presented under direction of the Rev. Cletus P. Madsen, chairman of the college fine arts division, with a company of 340, consisting of the St. Ambrose college choral club, concert band, and concert orchestra; the Marycrest college choral club, the Tri-City Catholic Oratorio society, the Immaculate Conception academy verse speaking choir, and the Sacred Heart Cathedral boy's choir.

During the year, the college varsity football team, under Coach Larry Moon Mullins, remained undefeated and untied through its eight games. Registration for the 1950 spring semester at St. Ambrose college will be held the first week in February, with registration for second semester evening classes scheduled for Friday and Saturday, January 27, 28. Office and Store 216 Brady Street (Soimcirefie IPirodlimcQs The eaJchJ SeAt Concrete Blocks in two types DENSECRETE (mane of sand and gravel) with unusually low absorption CELECRETE (made of expanded steel-mill slag) for insulation and sound dead-cning. The new two-core design used for the 1 arger sires gives more strength in the wall and easier handling.

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