Stalnaker Construction was low bidder at $6,900 for the construction of two concession stands and a set of public restrooms at Riverside Park. A concession stand, storage room and public restrooms will be built behind the new baseball stadium and a concession stand will go at the swimming pool. The city also exercised its option to buy the property at the corner of Madison and Sycamore from Sumner Holcomb for $11,500. The corner lot, formerly occupied by a service station, will be used for off-street parking for the library and Bowlus Fine Arts Center.
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Mr. and Mrs. Lindon Samford will open a bookshop at 115 W. Madison next Thursday. The Samfords moved to Iola from Wichita. Mrs. Samford, the former Dorothy Estep, graduated from Iola High School. Her husband is a native of Texas.
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The Idea Shop, a division of City Products Corporation, will open at 11 W. Madison soon. Helen McGowan will manage the store. A new sign has been set in place.