Weather and climate notes and local notices
The Daily Record reports Thursday high and low temperatures across cities with precipitation totals, followed by Iowa forecast from fair to cool and partly cloudy conditions. It also lists barometer reading, wind at the municipal airport, and sunrise sunset times. Local civil suits and judgments are recorded, plus multiple obituaries and funeral notices for Elizabeth Ritzinger, Emma Adams, Daniel Gallogly, Hilma Nelson, Doris Hansen, and Robert Fuller.
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Municipal
Multiple Citizens Fined for Traffic Violations in Local Court
Reckless driving fines issued to Walter Drew of 117 Seventh avenue SW for 75 dollars plus costs. Calvin Aldridge at 103 Second street NW fined 100 dollars and costs. Gordon Flancher of 721 Second avenue SW fined ten dollars and costs for driving on the wrong side. John Sedlacek of Fairfax fined ten dollars for license restriction violation. John Sedlacek again and John Tate of 113 Seventh street NE plus Lloyd Coblentz of Marion fined 15 dollars each for speeding. Edward Koza Jr of 1428 Thirtieth street NE fined 15 for failure to control. Marr Jensen of 1356 O avenue NE fined five dollars for driving without lights. Rodger Noel of Ely fined ten dollars for failure to display plates. R M LaSalle of Wabash Ind. vs Earl S and Leona A Potter at 368 Fifteenth street SE $44.30 for medical services. Rapids Chevrolet vs Martin Ahrendsen of Springville $152 on sales contract. Mercy Hospital vs Clair C and Lorel Caldwell at 648 Twenty-second avenue SW $145 for services. St Luke's Hospital vs Billy D.
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Walter Drew
Seventh Avenue
Calvin Aldridge
Second Street
Gordon Flancher
Second Avenue
John Sedlacek
Fairfax
John Tate
Seventh Street
Lloyd Coblentz
Marion
Edward Koza, Jr
Thirtieth Street
Marr Jensen
O Avenue NE
Rodger Noel
Ely
R. M. LaSalle
Wabash
Ind
Earl S
Leona A. Potter
Fifteenth Street
Rapids Chevrolet
Martin
Booker T. Washington Stamp Goes On Sale In Cedar Rapids
A supply of 50 000 Booker T. Washington three cent commemorative stamps arrived and was placed on sale Friday at the Cedar Rapids post office marking the nationwide first day of sale. Also noted is an antique show at Coliseum Arena and a local theft report from 1635 Third Avenue SE. Cub Pack 17 awards were announced at Buchanan school with names including George Taylor Ronnie Salome Mike Wilhelm Steven Stramel Larry Stusak Keith Faidley Alan Wegerman and Dennis Goettel.
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Booker T. Washington
Cedar Rapids
J. W. Warehan
Sigourney
Third Avenue SE
Buchanan
George Taylor
Ronnie Salome
Mike Wilhelm
Steven Stramel
Larry Stusak
Keith Faidley
Alan Wegerman
Dennis Goettel
Home Show At Hawkeye Downs Best Ever
The Cedar Rapids Home Show at Hawkeye Downs moved to the Exhibition building with plenty of space for visitors. Exhibits include eye catching model kitchens with built in ovens and dishwashers, garage doors that lift with a touch, and a cement block patio display. Admission is 40 cents for adults and free for children under 12.
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Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye Downs
Farm Youth Center
Iowa GOP selects delegates and fights for national posts
Delegates from eight districts clash over the next national committeeman post with Rees and Wittenmeyer as frontrunners. State leaders anticipate Eisenhower endorsing resolutions while 3,368 voting delegates and 1,684 junior observers converge at Veterans Memorial auditorium for a unified convention.
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Eisenhower
Nixon
Veterans Memorial Auditorium
Two Minnesota Men Die In Iowa Car Truck Crash
Two men from Mankato Minnesota were killed instantly when their pickup was struck broadside by a Florida semitrailer on highway 169 north of Fort Dodge Iowa. Victims were Emery Blomstein 62 and Harry J Cutkasky 53. The semi driver Harvey Vernon was uninjured.
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Fort Dodge
INS
Mankato
Minn
Highway 169
Florida
Emery Blomstein
Harry J. Cutkasky
Harvey Vernon
Saturday Heritage Schedule at Coe Auditorium
The Coe Auditorium hosts a Saturday heritage program featuring lectures and events. Dr. John T. Flanagan opens with The Literary Heritage of the Midwest at 10 30 a m followed by Eugene Kingman presenting The Artistic Heritage at 3 p m. The evening includes award announcements at 8 30 p m and talks by Vaclav Benes at 8 45 p m and Walter Johnson at 9 30 p m.
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Midwest
John T. Flanagan
University of Illinois
Coe
Eugene Kingman
Joslyn Art Museum
Omaha
Vaclav Benes
Indiana University
Walter Johnson
University of Chicago
Deaths Leland L. Smith 62 Cedar Rapids native dies in California
Leland L. Smith, 62, formerly of Cedar Rapids and a former construction worker with A. J. Smith and Sons, died Thursday in Glendale California. He had worked with a Los Angeles plastic firm since World War II and was affiliated with the United Brethren church and Crescent lodge. Survived by wife Clara two daughters Lucia May Ryerson and Pauline Wright a sister three brothers and his mother. Services set in Glendale Saturday.
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Leland L. Smith
Cedar Rapids
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company
Glendale
Calif
Los Angeles
Smith
A. J. Smith and Sons
United Brethren Church
Crescent Lodge
Clara
Lucia May Ryerison
San Francisco
Pauline Wright
Earl Kohl
Amos H. Smith
Carlton K. Smith
Albert T. Smith
Iowa City
A. J. Smith
Obituary for Edmund Williamson Relative Survivors
Regina Canada December 21 1927 obituary notes Edmund Williamson survives with a daughter Joyce two sisters Mrs Benjamin Jacobs and Mrs Harold Jacobs and a brother George Swann all of Cedar Rapids. Funeral 4 pm Saturday at Chapel of Memories Cedar Memorial cemetery conducted by Rev J Richard Wagner. Friends may call Brush chapel Friday evening and until 11 am Saturday.
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Regina
Canada
Edmund Williamson
Joyce
Benjamin Jacobs
Harold Jacobs
George Swann
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
J. Richard Wagner
Brush Chapel
Infant Metge Dies in Cedar Rapids Hospital
Michael Edward Metge day old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Metge of 1808 Ninth avenue SW Cedar Rapids died in a Cedar Rapids hospital on Thursday. Survived by parents a brother Gregory and grandparents Ben Elgas Henry Metge all of Cedar Rapids. Graveside services at Cedar Memorial cemetery Saturday at 11 am. Friends may call Teahen chapel Friday 7 to 9 pm.
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Michael Edward Metge
E. G. Metge
Ninth Avenue SW
Cedar Rapids
Gregory
Ben Elgas
Henry Metge
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Teahen Chapel
West Gets Vote Rebuff in Ceylon
COLOMBO Ceylon UP Re turns Friday from the first section of a three part national parliamentary election indicated a crushing defeat for the pro Western government of Prime Minister Kotelawala.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Kotelawala
Cedar Rapids Woman Edith Hollenbeck Dies After Brief Illness
Edith Luanelia Hollenbeck 73 years Cedar Rapids resident for 73 years died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 8 05 p m Thursday after a brief illness She was born January 27 1881 near Mt Vernon married April 24 1906 in Cedar Rapids Survived by husband a daughter Velma Merritt Monticello and two grandchildren She belonged to St Andrews Evangelical United Brethren church Royal Neighbors of America and the Sisters of Mercy of the Engineers Ladies Services at Turner chapel 1 30 p m Monday Rev Hubert I Sunderman Burial Linwood cemetery Friends may call at the chapel.
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Edith Luanelia Hollenbeck
Leonard J. Hollenbeck
Twelfth Street
Cedar Rapids
Mt. Vernon
Velma Merritt
Monticello
Royal Neighbors of America
Sisters of Mercy of the Engineers Ladies
Turner Chapel
Hubert I. Sunderman
Linwood Cemetery
Rainier to wear Napoleonic garb for royal wedding
Prince Rainier II plans a self designed uniform inspired by Napoleon's marshals for his wedding to Grace Kelly. The sky blue trousers have a gold stripe, the black tunic bears gold oak leaves, and a gold shoulder cord with a pointed hat and white ostrich feather. The outfit will be worn at both the civil ceremony on April 18 and the subsequent religious rites.
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Monte Carlo
Prince Rainier II
Napoleon
Grace Kelly
Whale Plant Expansion Planned in Richmond California
Plans announced in San Francisco detail a major expansion of a former sardine facility in Richmond to be repurposed for processing whales. The project signals a significant shift in local industry and wildlife product handling.
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San Francisco
Richmond
Calif
Vera Christina Williamson Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs. Edmund D. Williamson aged 49 of 2937 Outlook drive SW Cedar Rapids died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 5 30 p m Thursday after a brief illness. She was born in Goodland Kansas on June 6 1906 and was married at
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Edmund D. Williamson
Outlook Drive
Cedar Rapids
Goodland
Kan
Vera Christina Williamson
Cody Rotary minstrel show rehearsal sparks window blast
A rehearsal for Cody Wyoming's Rotary minstrel show ended with a large firecracker explosion that blew out 35 windows of the municipal auditorium. Officials said the device would be removed or its size reduced.
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Cody
Wyo
George Vicko Injured in Ditch Truck Rollover
George Vicko a 30 year old of Linn Junction suffered a fractured right leg when his truck rolled into a ditch Thursday afternoon. Deputies said brake failure caused the rollover as Vicko hauled dirt and he was treated at St Luke’s hospital.
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George Vicko
Linn Junction
Vicko
St. Luke's Hospital
Larry Condon
Condon
Public education reforms urge higher pay and more teachers
A task force calls for salary increases and better working conditions to address an ongoing teacher shortage estimated at 125000 new teachers yearly, with 57800 this year. It urges improved teacher status and stresses that desegregation must proceed at pace suited to each community within legal rulings.
Enrollment rises 23 percent in five years
Census Bureau reports seven million more students in U S schools last year than in 1950. Enrollment totals reach 37.2 million, up from 30.2 million. gains span kindergarten through high school with college enrollment steady.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Cedar Rapids Drunk Driving Plea Time For Three
A Cedar Rapids man Charles L. Knight pled guilty to drunk driving after a four vehicle crash on Mt. Vernon road near Cedar Rapids. Knight was fined 300 dollars and costs and may pay 25 dollars monthly. George C. Pospisil and Harold R. Clymer were given until 10 am Monday to plead. Pospisil, 43 of Mt. Vernon, was arrested on a highway west of Mt. Vernon. Clymer, 49 of Hiawatha, was arrested after his car left the road on Blairs Ferry road.
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Cedar Rapids
Charles L. Knight
Memorial Drive
Mt. Vernon Road
Knight
George C. Pospisil
Mt. Vernon
Harold R. Clymer
Hiawatha
Pospisil
Clymer
Highway Patrol
Marion and Hiawatha
Blairs Ferry
Drainage fault sparks $4275 suit over embankment near river
Gerald and Murial Edleman sue Skogman Construction Midwest Development Midwest Investment and Erick G LeRoy E Skogman plus Cedar Rapids school district for 4275 damages. They accuse an embankment across a natural watercourse near Sixteenth Avenue SW and Eighteenth Street SW of causing flooding on their property and seek removal and flow correction.
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Gerald and
Murial Edleman
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Skogman Construction Company
Midwest Development Company
Midwest Investment Company
Erick G
LeRoy E. Skogman
Cedar Rapids
Edlermans
Skogman
Sixteenth Avenue
Eighteenth Street
Edlemans
West Side High School
Henry Receives $1000 Refund in Sales Contract Return
A sales contract concludes with the return of $1,000 to Henry. The agreement documents the refund as part of the contract terms and settles outstanding obligations.
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Henry
Rowley Will Names Widow Clarissa Heir and Executrix
The will of H. D. Rowley, who died February 17, was admitted to probate Friday. It names his widow Clarissa as sole heir and executrix without bond.
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Rowley
H. D. Rowley
Clarissa
Doyle frees promissory suit against Emory Hansen
R. E. Doyle Friday dismissed a promissory note suit filed against Emory H. Hansen in a local court.
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R. E. Doyle
Emory H. Hansen
Six-State YMCA Meeting Sees 200 Registered In Cedar Rapids
More than 200 of an expected 300 delegates registered in Cedar Rapids for a three day North Central Area Council YMCA meeting at the Roosevelt hotel. The gathering opened with registration and a first-timers breakfast, with Lee B. Winterberg presiding and sessions on long range YMCA studies among six states. William J. Grede of Milwaukee urged YMCA leaders to view the organization as an economic and spiritual fellowship building individuals rather than a charity.
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Cedar Rapids
North Central Area Council of Young Men’s Christian Associations
Roosevelt Hotel
Lee B. Winterberg
Area Council
YMCA
North Central Area Council
John R. Mott
Iowa
North Central Area
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Montana
William J. Grede
Milwaukee
NorthCentral Area
The
Grede
National Association of Manufacturers
Our Lord Jesus Christ
Europe
America
Five Account Actions Formed in Linn Court
Five account actions filed in Linn County court include a $1 158 28 suit by B Goodrich Company against Joe Steggal for merchandise allegedly delivered. Other suits involve Padzensky Auto Market v Albert Hawk ins for 362 on a promissory note, B and W Builders v Kutchera Lodding and Fuel for 989 50 damage to basement walls, Modern Appliance Company v James Thompson and Donald D Driscoll foreclosure of a 352 80 mortgage on a TV set, and Myron Henry Jr v Tropical Industries Inc cancellation of.
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B. ¥. Goodrich Company
Joe Steggal
Padzensky Auto Market
Albert C. Hawkins
B. and W. Builders
Kutchera Lodding and Fuel Company
Thirty-third Street
Modern Appliance Company
James Thompson
Donald D. Driscoll
Myron Henry, Jr
Tropic l Industries, Inc
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