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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1956
Page
4
Daily and Iowa forecasts show cooler conditions with fair skies in many areas. The report lists city highs and lows, sunrise and sunset times, barometric readings, wind directions, and recent temperature records. Local notices include fire department incidents, obituaries, funeral services, and marriages or births with names and towns of residents.
At Parris Island South Carolina nine drill instructors were court martialed for maltreatment of recruits in the 15 months before a deadly swamp march. A four member inquiry is probing last Sundays night maneuver in which six marines drowned. Defense official Wood said six of nine courts martial since 1955 ended in convictions but declined to reveal penalties.
Federal charges filed against 19 year old CharlesAnthony Jones of Jackson after the $35000 armed bank robbery of the Bank of Flora. Detective Chief M B Pierce says Jones admitted his role and police recovered 3950 in his trousers. Two unidentified youths remained at large.
Isaac Reid baritone assisted by Julian Born pianist from Cornell faculty will present a recital Thursday at 8 15 p m in King Memorial chapel featuring Dichterliebe by Schumann Heine aria Deh vieni alla finestra from Don Giovanni and selections from Six Poemes Arabes by Aubert The program closes with The Lament of Ian the Proud by Griffes Methuselah by Sacco and Come Dance the Jig by Carpenter Reid is assistant professor of voice at Cornell.
Peggy Ewing, 16, who ran away from Washington seven weeks ago, returned home after calling her parents and meeting her father in Selma Alabama. She had been working undercover as a grocery clerk under the name Stormy Edwards and cried when greeted by her anxious father.
A 16 year old Cedar Rapids boy Jerry Pyle was listed in fair condition at University hospitals Iowa City after his car went out of control on highway 1 east of Iowa City and rolled several times. He was thrown about 50 feet and suffered head lacerations and injuries to his left arm and shoulder. Another Cedar Rapids youth James Green, 17, was treated and released.
Leslie Fossler 14 of 1516 Hinkley Ave NW was slightly hurt when his bicycle without a light was struck by a car driven by George Meyers 806 M Ave NW at Williams Boulevard and Eighth Avenue SW. Treated at St. Luke's Hospital for a lacerated left thigh and possible left wrist sprain. Fossler was released. parents drove him home.
Strong winds drove a timberland fire on two farms nine miles northwest of Columbus Junction Saturday night. Firefighters from Wapello Conesville Ainsworth and Columbus Junction had the flames under control by 10 p.m. The blaze began about 8 30 with unknown cause. Timber on Merle Duncan and Clifford Bennett farms near Harold E Dunsmore farm. homes and buildings protected.
President Eisenhower named Edward V. Rickenbacker, longtime Eastern Air Lines chairman, to the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics. The World War I ace will serve the remainder of the term ending in 1958, succeeding the late Damon.
Anna Bezdek 85 widow of Wesley Bezdek died after a long illness at her daughter Bessie Klinsky’s home in Cedar Rapids. Born near Fairfax December 31, 1870 she lived in the city 40 years and with her daughter 20. Survived by Milo Bezdek daughter four grandchildren eight great grandchildren and one great great grandchild sister Mrs Bessie Kaspar. Funeral Tuesday at 2:30 pm at Czech Evangelical and Reformed Church with Dr Milo Filipi officiating burial Czech National cemetery. Friends may call after 2 pm Monday at Janeba funeral home.
Joseph W Frish a retired Rock Island brakeman longtime Cedar Rapids resident died at Iowa Methodist hospital Des Moines Friday He is survived by his daughter Irene A Williams Des Moines and sister Mrs Ann Suchomel Cedar Rapids Mrs Frish preceded him in death December 20 1955 He belonged to the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen Funeral services will be at Turner chapel Tuesday 1 30 p m Burial at Oak Hill Cemetery Friends may call after 1 p m Monday
Services for Ralph W Anthony of route 2 Bertram road SE will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in the Barta Hesser chapel conducted by Capt. Douglas W Payne of the Salvation Army. Burial is in Prairieburg cemetery with calling hours after 2 p.m. Sunday.
Alf Landon, 1936 Republican nominee, assailed Harry Truman for calling Eisenhower a do nothing president. Speaking to Young Republicans in Topeka he said 1949-53 Democratic record vs 1948 GOP platform shows scant progress and that Eisenhower failed to enact pledges without Democratic help.
General Motors announced the XP-500, a experimental car designed to burn whale oil, peanut oil, and other vegetable oils. The vehicle uses a free piston engine with no crankshaft and no rotating power parts, developing 250 horsepower and driven by a rear spinning turbine.
Ten year old stock market prodigy Lenny Ross won $50,000 on NBCs Big Surprise program with a rescue by 10 year old Ricky Cohen who earned $1,000 for identifying Dag Hammarskjold. Lenny from Tujunga California nears a $100,000 chance next Saturday while the geography expert Pops Stoneman faltered on state census data.
Allen W. Dulles, head of the CIA, told the Los Angeles World Affairs Council that the anti Stalin campaign in the Soviet Union may be a deception. He warned a dead Stalin could serve as a Trojan corpse to placate the people while preserving Leninist essentials of the system.
Gov. Lee says it is possible to be right and keep faith with voters and party while two state senators Rendell Mabey of Bountiful and Elias Day of Salt Lake City join the Republican bid. Lee argues federal tax revenue used to aid foreign nations may be unconstitutional and Utah has not elected a three term governor.
CBS announced a new recording process that magnetically records both audio and video on a single tape strip. CBS Engineering VP William B. Lodge said playback is immediate after a live event, aiding sports and news coverage and potentially replacing kinescopes for delayed telecasts. The system was developed by Ampex of Redwood City California and tape used on the magnetic flux principle existing in sound recording.
Newport Rhode Island UP crews labored through Saturday to load four destroyers bound for the Mediterranean. The ships were set to depart at 7 a.m. CST Sunday to join the U S Sixth Fleet and were described by a navy spokesman as combat ready.
The Cedar Rapids area clubs and civic groups hold upcoming meetings and events. The Y's Men’s Club reports on a district conference. Community House and other groups plan luncheons, programs, and guest speakers at venues like the YMCA and Roosevelt hotel.
Ruth Watkins a 360 pounder from Abiquippa Pennsylvania married W. D. Cowlan a 740 pounder in Jackson on Friday. Cowlan recalled we met in a phone booth as she tried to get out and he tried to get in.
Carol Ruth Trenkamp 12 of Preston died after being struck by a car pulling out of a driveway at the family home. The driver was her 17 year old cousin Arlin Schmidt of Preston who was visiting. She died in a Clinton hospital hours later.
Mrs. Steve Hubbard, 49, of Keokuk suffered burns to arms and legs in a house explosion Saturday. Authorities said naphtha fumes ignited by a gas heater pilot light caused the blast. She was rushed to a hospital and described as not critical.
California Governor Goodwin J. Knight condemned James G. Patton head of the National Farmers Union for a harsh telegram to President Eisenhower over the farm bill. Knight called Patton’s remarks disrespectful and shabby and urged a public apology to the President with better manners.
James C. Patton president of the National Farmers Union says he does not need advice from Gov. Goodwin Knight of California who accused him of a shabby attack on President Eisenhower. Patton notes the remark only asked Eisenhower to stop playing golf long enough to fire Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson and defends his comments.
The article notes dust films on window panes left open and dismayed reactions from painters. It cites Saturday’s sticky conditions and a Sunday forecast of fair but not warm weather with highs around 55 to 60 in the north and 60 to 65 in the south, adding no wind details from the Weather Bureau.
Denver negotiators reach agreement to resume regular milk deliveries starting Monday morning ending a three day strike that cut off about ninety percent of the area’s milk supply.
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