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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1963
Page
2
Highs and lows listed for many cities with a Friday reading. Forecast calls for fair weather through Sunday and milder conditions on Monday. Police reports include traffic fines, disturbances, assaults, and service notices across Davenport Burlington Gary Martin vs Ann Martin and other cases. Community events list church services and cancer fund appeals across multiple towns.
Hospitalized Charles Krejci, 1524 Fifteenth Ave SE, at Mercy Hospital. Visitors permitted. Esquire Cleaners ad: plain skirts 50c, Eighth and Eighth SE, EM 4-1581. Esquire Cleaners. Death notice for Nedra Tubbs Morehead in Council Bluffs. sister of Mrs. Eileen Nye, former Cedar Rapids resident. Spaight's jewelry closed for remodeling at new location Sheraton Montrose. Patient Mrs Hugo Struve, 4357 Eaglemere Ct SE, surgical patient at Worrell Hospital Rochester MN. Jubilee Lanes open bowling 9:45 p m Saturday. Mail damaged: Marlene Davis and Vickie Werden, 816 Fourteenth St SE, report torn mail scattered on street Thursday evening. Antique show Coliseum today and tomorrow. James J Harris promoted to hospital technical second class at Great Lakes Naval Hospital. Statues taken: Mrs Roger F Hahn reports two wooden statues valued at 126 dollars missing from her lawn Wednesday night.
The article fragment notes the deceased lived with several relatives including Mrs. Victor Krapfl of Delhi and Mrs. Herba Ries of Greeley along with others. It states the body is at Kramer funeral home in Dyersville and lists two brothers Laverne of Hopkinton and Alfred at home.
Navy veteran Ronald D. Deeds from Long Beach is on a 30 day leave living with parents at 2228 Bowling Street SW. He reenlisted for six years after serving aboard the USS St. Paul. A TV set valued at 150 dollars was stolen from a model home on Fifty seventh Street and Gordon Court NW. A free lecture on Christian Science by Neil H Bowles of Atlanta will be held at the First Church of Christ Scientist on Second Ave SE at 8 p.m. technical adv.
The Anamosa Community Chorus will perform a cantata titled The Cross of Christ Sunday at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The event promises choral selections and a reflective program for attendees.
Independence Iowa April hearing set after Amish fathers charged with failing to enroll children in a certified school receive a venue change to Marion Poyner Jesup justice court. Cedar Falls attorney W. W. Sindlinger represents the Amish with Buchanan County attorney William O Connell coordinating. The proceedings shift from Justice Koeppel in Independence.
The American String Quartet performed at the 1963 Coe Fine Arts Festival in the Coe auditorium. John Dalley Lamar Alsop David Schwartz and David Soyer delivered cohesive readings of Haydn Beethoven and Debussy with a remarkable Debussy Quartet in G minor and a strong encore from the Beethoven B flat quartet. The performance followed a senior member’s recent death and impressed the audience with its poise and musical unity.
Two Central City teens were injured when their pickup hit a car and struck a tree on Third avenue SW near Twelfth street. Frank Vanourney, 19, was treated for chest and back injuries and head lacerations at Mercy Hospital. Harold Silvers, 17, faces reckless driving charges after a high speed attempt to pass. Robert Wullner, 19, escaped injury. In a separate crash at Fifth Avenue and Fifteenth Street SE, Mrs. Tom David, 46, was treated for possible concussion and Mrs. Lewis Howard, 36, for a facial laceration. Mrs. David was charged with failure to yield at a stop sign.
Gov Harold Hughes of Iowa signed nineteen bills into law covering grass seed testing to boat safety. The actions include immediate effect for boat fire extinguisher exemptions, creation of a non profit to promote inventions, a two step 1960s work week reduction for firemen, prisoner participation in medical trials with immunity, elimination of itinerant practitioner licenses, real estate broker licensing basics, and lawnseed labeling and testing standards.
British marines approach Williams cay to locate an anti-Castro group. Five men flee toward Andros Island as stores are found and signs of a larger band emerge. Violynn III returns to Miami shorn of weapons. Buchanan calls brother for news. Ashmann arranges surrender. Buchanan denies Omega I link.
Roger M. Leith of 1442 Fourth avenue SE withdrew his plea of innocence and pled guilty to drunken driving. Judge B. J. Maxwell fined him 300 dollars and costs after a Sept. 22 charge stemming from an accident in which a passenger in his car was injured when his vehicle struck a parked car on the 1400 block of Fifth avenue SE.
Ray B. Jackson sues Kraus Equipment Co in district court seeking 10653 dollars. He quit a 1000 dollar monthly job on July 23 to help develop a fertilizer blender with a 10 percent gross sales share. Jackson seeks 2680 dollars for eight blender commissions and 7973 dollars for lost wages plus an accounting of all profits.
Judgment in favor of Hap pel and Sons against Cleo L Gentz for $90.66 on a business account.
Annulment of Janice E Morgan and Dennis L Morgan approved by Judge B J Maxwell Friday. Judgment restores Janice’s maiden name, Janice Godfrey.
Leo R. Johnson 22 of 1435 Fifth avenue SE received a 30 day jail sentence in municipal court before Judge Howard McLaughlin on a disturbing the peace by fighting charge. He allegedly struck Frank Hartin 19 a sailor formerly of Swisher during a scuffle Friday night at the Melody Inn 329 Twelfth avenue SE. Hartin was treated at Mercy hospital for a nose injury and released.
Anna Lewis widow of Adrian Lewis died Friday after a long illness at 1044 G avenue NW. Born Anna Besta June 29 1878 in Czechoslovakia she lived in Cedar Rapids over 80 years. Survived by son Jerome Cedar Rapids two grandchildren six great grandchildren and sister Caroline Rypka. Services Monday at Brush chapel at 2 by Rev Richard Wagner burial Norway Cemetery. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Sunday at the chapel.
Word came of the death Friday of Jennie Nobles a former Cedar Rapids resident in Napa California. Born November 1879 near Fairfax she worked for Welch Cook Beals Co before moving west. Her husband Charles died in 1958. Survivors are nephews and nieces. Services and burial will be in San Francisco Monday.
Sunday broadcasts will originate from St. Pauls Methodist church Cedar Rapids with Dr Jackson Burns. Archdiocesan Christian Family Movement convention April 21 at Mt Mercy College Cedar Rapids features Rev Edward W O Rourke and Dr Justin Steurer plus a mass by Archbishop James J Byrne. Other events include Rev C M Ward reviving Revivaltime on Tuesday at First Assembly Cedar Rapids and Handel Messiah at First Baptist Cedar Rapids.
Youth fellowships from three Alburnett churches and two in Lafayette will sponsor a union Easter sunrise service at 6 30 a m at Alburnett Methodist church followed by a breakfast Mrs W D Martin of Vin ton conference president of the Methodist WSCS installed officers of the newly organized Lovely Lane Methodist WSCS in Cedar Rapids Thursday First president of the organization is Mrs Donald Ward who has been received of Cave 4311 Northwood drive the death in Chicago of William C Joslin a former Cedar Rapids resident He was a brakeman on the Crandic Line Burial was in Chicago
Richard Kearney age 19 of 324 Sixth Street SW pled guilty in municipal court to assault and battery and was sentenced to 30 days in jail by Judge Howard McLaughlin. His wife had filed the charge the previous day. Separately, Rev. Robert Teague will lead a Holy Week service Sunday at 7 pm at Dairy Dale Baptist. A musical program at Ce dar Rapids sponsored by Mt. Zion Baptist Church is set for Sunday at 3 30 pm with soloist Simon Estes student at the University of Iowa and the cantata Life Eternal to be presented.
Birmingham police arrested 42 demonstrators marching toward city hall on a charge of parading without a permit. Included in the group was integration leader Fred Shuttlesworth.
Cedar Rapids Country Club reports two sets of golf clubs with accessories stolen from the pro shop during two break ins on March 16 and 19. The clubs belonged to Dr. Elliott Cobb and Kenneth Watts. Entry was gained by forcing the east door.
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