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-Iowa City Press-Citizen- June 4, 1955 Five Coralville Dam Jobs Now UnderwayAsk Bids on Sixth Reservoir Project Army engineers have stage of the relocation of the Cedar Rapids and Iowa ville dam area. It will be the sixth project asked this year as work on project is reconstruction than $500,000 in is now underway in the reservoir area. Bids on the Highway 218-Crandic work will be opened at 2 p. m. June 23 in the district office of the engineers at Rock Island, Ill.

The project involves clearing, excavation and fill for relocation of 1.14 miles of the highway and 1.26 miles of the railway south of the Iowa river, according to George L. Roder, resident engineer on 1 the project. INCLUDED WILL be building of bypasses on both the railway called for bids on the second Highway 218 and the tracks of City Railway Co, in the Coral- on which bids have been the Iowa river flood control and highway for approximately one-half mile. The job will be an extension of work currently underway north of the river on routes. Contractors have begun work on four projects for the relocation of roads, railways and utilities in reservoir area that will be subject to occasional flooding.

A total of 12 relocation projects are planned this summer. The fifth job now underway 1S an access road to dam then Work is going forward under a $1,750,000 appropriation authorized in July of last year. The grant brought appropriations to Vote on Lone Tree Area School Merger Is Monday The third school district election in the Lone Tree area gets underway The election polling hours from noon until 7 p.m. Mondayis the fourth attempt to form such an enlarged district. In a special election in May of 1954 the voters of Fremont and Pleasant Valley township rejected a district including four areas.

The county board last summer rejected the petition for another election. Three votes in Pleasant Valley and Oakland township of Louisa county May 10 meant defeat for a proposed 93-square mile district in six areas in the last such election. Backers of an enlarged Lone Tree seeking approval of the formation of a district including the present Lone Fremont township and most of Lincoln Trial Dates on Nine Criminal Cases Are Set Nine criminal cases have been set for trial in Johnson county district court starting at 10 a.m. June 20. Judge Harold D.

Evans, in announcing the assignment of cases, directed Kenneth Clark Beatty, 45, of Cedar Rapids, to face a Johnson county trial jury first. He is charged with drunken driving after being arrested in Iowa City April 29. Six other charges of driving while intoxicated follow for trial, including a fourth offense charge against Roy S. Furman. The two other cases called for trial are a false check charge against Lyle Buell, 54, of Denver, and a larceny charge against Ronald W.

Uhlenberg, 24, of Waterloo. Buell is charged with passing A check for $20 at a local department store. He has been held by Johnson county authorities since he recently completed a seven-month sentence in Daven-: port on a similar charge. Uhlenberg is charged with taking a .22 caliber rifle and clothing valued at $75 from. the farm 1 home of Carl Roup near North Liberty on February 18.

Ask New Trial Of Auto Case Attorneys for James F. Rohret have disputed A $6,500 jury verdict returned May 25 against him in Johnson county district court. In a motion for new trial filed today, they seek set aside the verdict awarded to Mrs. Bessie Jepsen, of Santa Ana, on claim for permanent injury in 'an auto accident December 27, 1951. The jury on May 25 awarded her that amount on her suit for $17,500, involving a collision on Highway 1 southwest of Iowa City.

In the motion for a new trial the attorneys claim that an "excessive amount" was assessed against Mr. Rohret and that the jury appeared "to have been by passion or prejudice and by inflammatory statements." The motion also states that the court committed an error in law. in overruling defense objections Mrs. Jepsen's testimony, Attorneys for Mr. Rohret are D.

C. Nolan, of Iowa City, and Harry Wilmarth, of. Cedar Rapids. Attorneys for Mrs. Jepsen are Frank F.

Messer and Clair E. Hamilton. Clerk Issues Five Marriage Licenses Clerk of Court R. Neilson Miller has. issued marriage licenses to Gerald W.

Johnson, 26, and Barbara J. Ogren, 21, both of Sutperior, to Donald Edward -Carroll, 26, and Ruth Marie Guile, 20. both of Davenport; To Lawrence Goodman, 18, and Donna Mae Farnsworth, 18, both of Iowa City; to Frederic Langmuir Sederholm, 27, and Emma Lou Fuller, 21, both of Iowa City; and to William L. Reichow, 26, and Marcia Larson, 19, both of Iowa City. It Has Been 1 Year, 35 Days Since lowa Last Traffic Death 42 per cent of the estimated cost of the whole project.

WORKMEN FOR the McCar- thy Improvement of Davenport, holder of a $292,233 contract for the relocation now underway, will continue clearing of the one and one mile route next week. The Oliphant Construction of Toddville, subcontractor, finished pouring concrete on a culvert as part of the project Friday. Work has been stalled on the second largest project of the contract of R. B. Burch, of series the $107,016 Cedar Rapids, on a bridge and grading on County Routes and I.

THE OLSON Construction of Waterloo, a subcontractor, is awaiting delivery of piling late next week to continue driving of piling for the abutments of the bridge over Hoosier creek on Route I. The subcontractor drove test piling recently and built a cofferdam to divert water around the company workmen will begin grading work next week, according to Mr. Roehr. The company is moving in tracked construction equipment to replace the rubber tired equipment that recently bogged down in moist ground. THE BROOKS Construction of Kahoka, is still awaiting delivery of structural steel on its $69,368 contract for bridge and grading work on County Route near Lake Macbride state park.

The company recently completled concrete piers for its bridge over Jordan creek east of Lake Macbride. Steel for the bridge span is expected to be delivered by June 20, Mr. Roehr said today. WORKMEN OF THE Ben K. Stilfield Construction of Milan, are expected to begin laying gravel on the west access road to the dam site three miles north of Iowa City.

The firm has completed about 90 per cent of its grading work on the road bed on its $22,325 contract for the mile and onequarter, road 218. to the dam from The Kehe Construction of Waverly, has completed replankling of four bridges on County Routes 0 and on its $9,325 contract to rebuild the bridges to withstand submergence in the reservoir. area. The company is now taking out two bridges to be replaced with culvert pipe and earth fill on Route 0. Next week the firm is expected to begin driving piling for rebuilding of the last bridge on Route O.

Dismiss Suit Naming School The suit, of the All-State Roofing of Marshalltown, against the Iowa a City independent school district has been dismissed. The proprietor of the roofing firm, A. Grimmonpre, dismissed his suit in Johnson County district court against the school district. and the Bey Construction of Cedar Rapids, for $459. He had sued for money claimed due for work as a subcontractor on additions to Lincoln and Henry Sabin schools.

He filed claims with the board of education of the school district, against funds held by the school board pending completion of the work last year. The school board at the time was involved in negotiations on details of the completion of work by the Bey company. In its answer to the suit, the Bey firm had alleged that the Marshalltown, roofing, the firm, roofs had fompleted claimed that the work was completed by another firm at a cost greater than the $2,275 contract. Former Resident- Hurt When Thrown by Horse Dr. L.

Claypool, Phoenix, a son of Mrs. Harvey Parker, 731. Grant street, and a former resident of Iowa City, is in critical condition after being thrown from a horse earlier this week at his ranch there. Doctor Claypool suffered broken neck and is reported to be partially paralyzed. Report Many Teen-Agers in City Seeking Summer Jobs Many teen-agers employment according employment project man's club and the Teen-agers have during the past year at noon Monday.

school district are community school Tree district, all of township. THE PRESENT proposal-including areas approving the merger in the May 10 election--was attacked at a public because it is called within 12 months of the last election and notice was published in a special edition of the Lone Tree weekly newspaper. county attorney's ruling, however, expressed the view that the election is legal. Backers of the proposal, organized behind a group of three study committees on district enrollment, building and finance, seek a district with an estimated tax valuation of $4,000,000. SUCH A DISTRICT could afford a $210,000 building bond issue, for construction including a 10-room elementary school addition, a $130,000 budget for a 478- pupil school at tax levy 23.68 mills, John O'Connor, of Lone Tree, has reported.

He has been general chairman for the study groups. Polls for the election are located at the Lone Tree school for residents of the present Lone Tree independent school district, at Lincoln No. 4 schoolhouse and at Fremont No. 6 schoolhouse, Mrs. Cochran, Former Resident, Dies in Texas Mrs.

Fred J. Cochran, about 85, a former resident of Iowa City, died Friday in Austin, Texas, ter, Mrs. Malcolm Reed. where she a lived with her daugh- She was the widow of Atty. F.

J. Cochran, who practiced law in Iowa City for many years. Survivors in addition to Mrs. Reed: include one son, James, of Austin, and two other daughters, Dorothy Ramey of Austin and Nell Cochran of New York City. Funeral services will be Mondayin Austin.

Model Mashers Plan Flying Session Sunday Iowa City Model Mashers have scheduled an informal flying session for Sunday afternoon at the Iowa City high school. All model airplane enthusiasts from Iowa City and the surrounding area have been invited to attend the session. in Iowa are seeking summer to reports from the city's youth sponsored by the Iowa City WoOptimist club. contacted the committee in applying for a variety of jobs ranging from outside yard work to housecleaning and child care as well as office work. Mrs.

D. C. Kerr, chairman of the committee, urged local residents to make use of the facilities set up by the clubs. Job applicants carefully interviewed by the committee and assigned to jobs best suited for their experience and abilities. THE TEEN-AGERS are inteTreated in mowing lawns, PROPOSED VIADUCT--A concrete and steel structure, similar in design to the Dodge street bridge over Ralston creek is proposed by the olty of Iowa City for the Dodge street crossing of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Co.

tracks. In the engineer's drawing of the projected bridge, the north approach is to the right. Project First Advanced Nearly 11 Months Ago- Commerce Commission To Hold Hearing on Dodge Viaduct A proposal of the city of Iowa City to build a new South Dodge street viaduct will come before the state commerce commission here Thursday nearly 11 months after the project was first advanced. A study on a new viaduct over the right of way of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Co. was presented to the city council July 15, 1954, along with the budget for the current fiscal then and now, city and railroad officials negotiated on the proposal, the council approved, an ordinance directing, the city petitioned viaduct the be commerce commission for the hearing.

The city is asking that the commerce commission direct the Rock Island to build the new Dodge street viaduct. Also involved in the hearing are the plans and specifications for the viaduct which must get commission approval. ADVANCED AT THE same time as the Dodge street project was a proposal for a new Woolf avenue viaduct over the right of the Cedar Rapids and way Iowa City Railway Co. Originally, the commerce commission had scheduled a hearing this project for the same date the Dodge street job. How- Death Takes Isaac Isaacs Isaac E.

Isaacs, 82, of Route 4, died Friday at Mercy hospital following a short illness. The son of Daniel and Ann Parry Isaacs, he was born June 25, 1872 at Gallipolis, Ohio. He attended Rio Grande college in Ohio and in 1895 moved to Carroll, where he and his father operated a large farm. His marriage to Rebecca Jones took place February 15, 1906 in Johnston, Pa. The family moved from Nebraska to the Iowa City area in 1908.

Mr. Isaacs had lived on his present farm for the past 47 years and was a member of the Welsh Congregational church. Survivors include his son, Fremont of Iowa City, and two Ann) Paver of Iowa City daughters, Mrs. John F. (Martha Mrs.

L. W. (Mary Adell) Remley of Maywood, Ill. There are five grandchildren. Also surviving are three sisters, Mrs.

L. 0. Eyans of, Twin Falls, Idaho, and Mrs. Thomas Reese and Mrs. David Hughes, both of Columbus, Ohio.

He was preceded in death by his wife in August, 1953, his parents and one brother, Dr. David Isaacs of Omaha, Funeral services will be Monday at 2:30 p.m. at Beckman's with the Rev. John Craig officiating and the Rev. George T.

L. Jacobsen assisting. Burial will be in Oakland cemetery. Izaak Walton Field Day. Events Started Today Grounds opened at noon today with the first scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m.

in the Izaak Walton league's field days. On the schedule for today were trap. horseshoe shooting, children's events, and pitching, bait, fly spin casting. Sunday's program to begin at 9:30 a.m. will include more of these events as well as retriever trials, greyhound races and an archery demonstration.

The state conservation commission's traveling wild life exhibit, a conservation exhibit and outdoor sports equipment displays also will be on the grounds of the league, along the Iowa river, off Highway 218, one and one-half miles south of the municipal airport. Forfeit Bonds of $45 On Parking Tickets Collections of delinquent parking violation tickets cost two men a total of $45 in Iowa City police court today. When Judge Roger H. Ivie declared bonds posted by the two forfeited. Robert Douglas Klingle, 320 Ellis avenue, who had six delinquent tickets, forfeited a $30 bond and Richard Needham, 912 Iowa avenue, with three delinquent tickets, last a $15 bond.

PRESENT VIADUCT -Built City, officials is all that because is of needed. its poor A span City hall council chamber Thursday. ever, since that was set the city and the Crandic have reached "a formula for tentative settlement." The commerce commission then cancelled the hearing. In addition to the hearing on the Dodge street span, the commission will conduct a hearing on a request of the Oxford Lions club for crossing protection at a country road grade crossing one-half mile east of Oxford. This hearing is set for Wednes- day.

THE CITY HAS proposed that the present South Dodge street viaduct be replaced with a new steel and concrete structure similar in design to the Dodge street bridge 'over Raiston creek. Cost of the project is estimated at $120,000. The viaduct would have an overall length of 450 feet of which the actual span over the Rock Island right of way would be: 100 feet, the north approach about 1900, the present South condition. The Chicago, Rock state commerce commission hearing (Press-Citizen Photo.) 170 feet and the south approach, 180 feet. Carrying a 30-foot roadway and sidewalks on each side, the entire structure would be 42 feet, nine inches in width.

THE CITY CONTENDS that replacement of the Dodge street viaduct is necessary because of its poor condition. City Manager Peter F. Roan at a public hearing before the council before, passage of the ordinance directing building of the viaduct said it would be "unthinkable" for the city to replace the north approach- the worst state of repair- without widening it to 30 feet. He added that Dodge street is the city's second-most important north-south thoroughfare. THE RAILROAD claims that an 1899 contract providing for the building and maintenance of the viaduct governs the span.

Under this agreement, it Former Associates Join in Giving Vehicle to Dr. Kerr Dr. H. Dabney Kerr, whose resignation as head of radiology at the University of Iowa college of medicine takes effect June 30, Friday night received a new automobile as a gift. Approximately 60 of his former resident physicians and associates joined in presenting the new automobile the noted radiologist.

The tation was made at a dinner of Radiological society in the Iowa his honor. Dr. H. B. Elkins of the radiofaculty made the presentalogy tion of a bill of sale entitling Kerr to pick up a new Doctor station wagon when he arJeep rives in the east later this summer.

AMONG THOSE attending the dinner were. doctors from eight states have trained under or worked with Doctor Kerr at S.U.I, where the physician has been head of radiology since 1930. The event: opened a meeting of the radiological society which will continue through Saturday at the University Medi'cal Center. Dr. H.

B. Elkins, associate on the radiology staff professor and a former resident physician under Doctor Kerr, read a telegram from another physician who had trained under Doctor Kerr. Doctor Elkins told the group that the telegram's contents expressed the sentiments of all those who had contributed toward the purchase price of the car. FROM DR. DELPHIN Von Briesen of El Paso, Texas, the message read: "Although unable to be ent I do wish to say that I am genuinely thankful for having had privilege of beginning a wonderfully interesting career in radiology with Doctor Kerr.

I can not say anything that would add to his stature but I do sincerely want to join you in paying respect to so fine gentleman and radiologist who will continue to inspire all who have been privileged to be associated with him." In presenting the bill of sale to Doctor Kerr, Doctor Elkins said the station wagon was chosen gift because Doctor Kerr Dodge street viaduct needs replacement, Island and Pacific Railway Co. on the city's petition for the claims, the railroad is responsible for maintaining the span over its right of way and the city for maintaining the approaches. At the hearing on the ordinance, a Rock Island attorney said the railroad objected to the ordinance on the grounds that the agreement governs the rights of both parties, that reconstruction of the viaduct is not called for and that repair is the most needed. THE COMMERCE commission will make a ruling after the hearing as to whether the railroad will be directed to share in the cost of the viaduct. Either the city or the Rock Island may appeal the commission's ruling to the courts.

After the study for the viaduct was presented last July, an ordinance providing for the project got its first reading before the council September 13, 1954. The public hearing on the ordinance was held November 8. At that time, further action on the ordinance was deferred until December to permit further negotiations. The ordinance directing the construction of new viaduct was approved by the council December 13. At that time the council authorized a petition to the commerce commission for a hearing on the project.

City Engineer Issues 5 Permits For New Building Five building permits were issued this week by City Engineer Fred E. Gartzke. Two of the permits are for new residences to Ray H. Bothell, 718 Kimball avenue, $21.000 and to Willard M. Irvin, 1733 street, $11,500.

Other permits included: Carport, to Nell Harris, 212 East Market. addition, to Jeffrey Westfall, 515 South Madison, and garage addition, to Albert N. Tauber, 1707 East College street, $100. Two Will Attend School. Meeting At Lake Okoboji Two county school officials will attend a statewide school administrators conference at Lake Okoboji Sunday through Thursday, Frank J.

Snider, county superintendent of schools, will attend the last three days of the meeting of state county superintendents sponsored by the state department of public instruction. Mrs. Grace Ferns, county elementary supervisor, will attend a concurrent supervisors training meeting starting Sunday. Speakers at the superintendent's conference will include Prof. John H.

Haefner of the University of Iowa college of education, and J. C. Wright, state superintendent of public instruction. Fined $50 on Altered Drivers License Count "Donald Huntoon Nachtmaan, Dubuque, was fined $50, of which $25 was suspended, Friday in Iowa City police court on a charge of possessing an altered drivers license. Justice of the Peace C.

J. Hutchinson, substituting for Judge Roger H. Ivie, imposed the The charge was filed by Iowa City police. according to city contends that repair of new viaduct is scheduled of Iowa the presin the Judge Denies Divorce Suit The divorce suit of Robert W. Pearson, of Lone Tree, has been denied in Johnson county district court.

Terming cruel treatment as "fifty-fifty" between the two young people, Judge Harold D. Evans denied his suit for divorce from Mrs. Janet R. Pearson. The judge assessed costs of the action, including attorney fees, against Mr.

Pearson. "In this family there are two small children that need both a father and a mother to raise, advise and guide them during their growing years, and this plaintiff and defendant are capable of doing so," wrote Judge Evans in his judgment Friday. The original petition stated that the couple married in Lone August 22, 1951, and separated November 20, 1954. Attorneys for Mr. Pearson are Swisher and Swisher and for Mrs.

Pearson, Messer, Hamilton and Cahill. Swim Class Registration Now 1,000 DR. H. DABNEY KERR had expressed an interest, in buying such a vehicle. "In fact," Doctor Elkins said, "we had some difficulty in preventing him from buying the car before this presentation could be made.

With the aid of his secretary, we inserted a note into an envelope bearing instructions which he had dictated regarding the purchase of a Jeep. note, we explained to the addressee that the instructions could be disregarded." Doctor Elkins said a bill of sale for the vehicle was given because Doctor Kerr had planned to drive his present car east. FOLLOWING HIS resignation, Doctor Kerr will serve as a consultant in the Milton Campbell Radium Therapy service in the department of radiology of the Memorial hospital in Easton, and also take up part-time duties. at the Ann Arundel General hospital, in Annapolis. He will be succeeded by Dr.

Eugene F. Van. Epps who at present is an associate professor of radiology at S.U.I. Doctor Kerr is past president of the American Roentgen Ray society and former vice president of the American Radium society and the American Board of Radiology. He also la member of the Radiological society of America.

The physician received a bachelor of science degree from the University of Wisconsin and his doctor of medicine, degree at Johns. Hopkina, university. I Approximately 1,000 have registered to date for Red Cross swimming classes. with registration to continue. through Wednesday.

Classes will start June 13. Registration may be made Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 1 to 4 p.m. n. with an additional period Wednesday from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Registration is being conducted in the Junior high gymnasium.

Inquiries concerning registration or classes must be directed to the Red Cross office, 6933, or to the water safety chairman, Prof. Gladys Scott, University of Iowa extension, 2594. School offices which many have been calling do not have the information of the program and there is no phone in the room where registration is taking place. There are still openings at all age and ability levels. Weather Almanac IOWA CITY WEATHER Saturday, June 4 Partly cloudy through Sunday, Thundershowers in vicinity late this afternoon and evening and again Sunday afternoon.

High today 86 to 88. Lows tonight 62 to 65. Little cooler Sunday with high near 85 degrees. For Iowa Partly cloudy. today through Sunday.

Widely scattered thundershowers late today and in the south portion Sunday afternoon. Little cooler northwest today. Highs 78 to 84 northwest; 84 to 88 southenst. Lows tonight 55 to 60 northwest. 60 to 65 southeast.

High Sunday 77 to 84. Further outlook: Partly cloudy and warmer Monday. Iowa City Temperatures At 11 a.m. today it was 77 degrees. The high Friday was 86 degrees lowed by an overnight low of 64 de- ing windows, assisting with dinner parties, running errands and performing similar tasks about the house or offices.

Local businessmen were also reminded of the employment project facilities and have been encouraged to contact the combitee whenever jobs were available for teen-agers. Anyone interested in hiring teen-agers is asked to contact Mrs. Kerr at 8-0184 or Mrs. G. Swails at 4651.

ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS By C. C. Wylie Professor of Astronomy University of Tows SUNRISE today 4:33 a.m.; Sunday 1:32 a.m. SUNSET today. 7:36 p.m.; Sunday 7:37 p.m.

The moon rises at 7:08 p.m. today and 7:59 p.m. Sunday. moon will be full at 8:08 a.m. Sunday..