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Be it known a death occurred in the community with funeral details to follow in the next notice. Friends are invited to gather at the family residence prior to services.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1956
Page
1
Daily Record Avil 3 she
Power tire department radio and alarm system located at Centratation area of ont axe. Light company spokesmen positioned along the river area as a short in the busling knocked out service to downtown area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tire Department
Centratation
Light Company
Park Avenue SF
Comepany
Sixth Avenue SE
Local notices list funeral details and weather
Obituary notices for Jono Barnhart and Nellie, with burial and church service details. Weather forecast notes mostly cloudy, windy, colder conditions. Public notices include service dates, cemetery plans, and legal fine postings from Cedar Rapids area.
Undefined regional points noted in Kan region
Fragmentary text lists various place names and individuals across Kan where points or actions are mentioned. The readable items include Attiva, Maine City, Ott Florence, Stroh City, Fredank Howard, Radium, and Elawoo with unclear context or outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apaw
Okle
Haxtes
Kaness
Attiva
Maine City
Ott Florence
Stroh City
Fredank Howard
Radium
Amd
Elawoo
Dust storm devastates four-state region in deadly weather
The Dust Storm of Monday roared across New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma, and West Texas, with winds up to 80 mph. It caused major destruction, reduced visibility to zero in many towns, and killed three people in traffic accidents. Local editors called it the worst storm in memory, surpassing even 1930s dust bowl events.
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Oldimere
Sig Spring
Texas
Herald
Joe Pickle
Low Pole
Hankell
Texan
Enterprise
Wind Storm Cuts Power and Causes Damage in Cedar Rapids
Strong winds toppled a tree on Second Avenue causing power lines to fail and closing streets. Fire crews reported grass and property damage across Tama Toledo and nearby farms while Des Moines warned of a deeper storm center bringing more showers and possible snow as Iowa counties assessed losses and hospital power operations faced brief outages.
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Second Avenue
Trafic P
Cedar ‘Rapids
Des Moines
Colorado
Iowa
E Lawa
Tams
Toledo
Breaker of Bank Draws 20 Years
Rosne David Coon, 47, of California, sentenced in Los Angeles to 20 years in prison and fined 20,000 for embezzlement and related crimes. He pled guilty to six counts of embezzlement, one of misapplication of funds, and one for false entries in bank records. The case involved a 078,000 shortage and harmed local finances and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
David Coon
White
Calif
Coon
Parents of Bitten Infant Sentenced
The parents of a 2 month old in Hyattsville were sentenced to 10 days in jail on child neglect charges after a pet margay attacked the infant in March. The child remained in serious condition as the case drew attention to caretaker responsibility and animal safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margay
Thomas Perry
Tmmartgny
Arbitration looms as school faces contract dispute
Architects and contractors spar over nonperformance and payment with Jensen urging contract termination but requiring a formal certificate and seven days notice. Brown seeks legal advice while meetings continue among Beys company Hawkeys Insurance and school officials as progress stalls at Wright Erskine and Lincoln projects.
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Sannot
W. J. Brown
Chiccago
Brown
Bey'tnding Company
Hawkeys Security Insurance Company
Des Moines
Wr. Brown
Sitlon
Intel - District
Bey
Wright, Erskine and
Lincoln
Sir Sera Ene
Curely Company
Iocks
Wright
Erkinr
Erskine
Pataaha Seniai Cdbdide
Obituary Notices and Family Details From Local Ledger
The notice records the birth of Wilson on October 20 and a service to be held at 10 a.m. 1070 at Garden Chapel. It mentions a marriage in September 1895 and a burial at 2 p.m. Annie Stocker is noted with services at Blairstown and Osk Hillemeleey with a move in 1920 to Cedar Hap/Cedar Tapia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mmenaua Wilson
Garden Pialur
Burlington
Annie Stocker
Blairstown
Osk Hillemeleey
Cedar Hap
Cedar Tapia
Panel mem selection and tax talk appear in fragmented note
A fragmented text mentions a panel and tax discussion with unclear names and places. It references county and a potential meeting or memo, but specifics, dates, and participants remain unreadable.
Police and Fire Pay Debates Highlight City Budget Talks
City officials discuss raises to recruit and retain police and fire personnel. Proposals include five percent raises and 40 hour shifts funded by unappropriated funds and meter receipts. Talks aim for a decision next week with retroactive pay to Jan. 1 and attention to promotional exam incentives.
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Badger
Cameilmen
A. Prochaske
Hadger
Wee Co Belors
Prochaska
Suga
James Meaghan
Council Urged to Rezone Northeast Cedar Rapids Property
Four owners petitioned the Cedar Rapids City Council to rezone about 180 acres from R-1 to R-2 in auditor's plat 104. The tract lies west of the WCF N tracks and north of 42nd Street NE, about half a mile westward. Proposed lots would be smaller than the current 14 000 square feet requirement.
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Cedar Rapids
Auditor's
WCF & N
Forty-second Street
Warren. Wagner
Wiliam T.kengall
Jach Irom C
Margaret B
Lester Zobae
Nun Voices Lord's Prayer As Plane Rescue Awaited
Survivors recalled prayers as Northwest Airlines Flight 47 crash landed in Puget Sound with 38 aboard. The四 four‑engine Stratocruiser touched down smoothly after an improvised water landing, while passengers used life rafts and foam cushions. Officials blamed a flap position problem for the malfunction and crash landing.
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Nus
Northwest
Pisnell Picnes
Bewdack
Vashun
Santas
Bosbs
Snissi
Mary
Philothea
Seattle
Eaton
Rome
Earth
Hobart
Seatte
Puget Sound
Srline
Steel Delays Slow George Washington High School Progress
Construction chiefs told the TCNGS board that steel shortages delay outside column delivery, with material due no sooner than the third week in April. Despite a winterable schedule, completion may miss May, but work should still finish before September with prep for the west-side Thomas Jefferson site beginning soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington High School
Thetcngs Board
Frank Williamson
Newl Daly Company
Omahi
Williamson
Thomas Jefferson
Firemen Meet Over Pay Rise in New York Ballroom
About 000 New York firemen gathered in a ballroom Monday night to formulate demands for a pay raise. After the meeting a sign warned that occupancy by more than 315 people was dangerous, signed by Fire Commissioner Otto.
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New York
Otto
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