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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1956
Page
1
Weather data for major cities with highs and lows, precipitation, barometer and wind at noon. Iowa forecast: fair and warmer. temperatures range 60s to 70s across regions. Also lists numerous birth announcements and funeral notices for Independence Blairstown Victor Hopkinton Anamosa Iowa City Williamsburg with names, ages and burial details.
By Jack Bell Washington AP Senator Humphrey says the Democratic party must not present a 1956 platform that ignores the Supreme Court school integration ruling. He expects the platform to endorse the court and its order while avoiding calls for new federal action, risking southern walkouts if enforcement is pledged.
Hedges Company asks Cedar Rapids to rezone 60 acres from R-1 to R-2 spanning two tracts. Plan Commission to study. council to act after report. Properties include Belmont Park additions fronting E Avenue NW and a 40 acre adjoining tract. Changes would cut minimum lot size and push homes toward the $15,000 price range.
Harold Hammer, 39, of 416 Fifth Street SE, suffered a crushed right leg and chest when a sidewalk section collapsed into a sidewalk excavation at 117 First Avenue SE. Injured Wednesday at 1 p.m., he was freed with Dr. Maurice Estes providing sedation as workers freed him. He was reported in fairly good condition at Mercy Hospital Thursday.
Irvin L. Sword Jr a Cedar Rapids safety engineer and World War II veteran died in Kansas City Missouri after a sudden illness. Born May 5 1923 he married Jean Eddy on May 21 1955 in Cedar Rapids. He is survived by his wife stepdaughter Gloria Gould parents two brothers two sisters and several nieces and nephews. He belonged to the Hanford post American Legion. Services at Turner chapel time pending.
Funeral services for Joseph Binko lifelong Cedar Rapids resident and piano tuner will be held Friday at 3:30 p.m. in Turner chapel with Rev. A. T. B. Haines of Grace Episcopal Church officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel. His son John Binko resides in Covina, California.
John S. Finlay 85 former Cedar Rapids resident died in Washington D C Tuesday after a long illness. Funeral services will be held at Cedar Memorial cemetery Friday at 11 a.m. with graveside rites conducted by Rev Reuben J Traden of Central Park Presbyterian church. Friends may call Beatty Bearle funeral home Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m.
Edward J Cannon a Cedar Rapids resident for 29 years and retired employee of Wilson and Company died Tuesday. Services will be conducted at Turner chapel at 12 noon Friday with Rev Jack Oliver of First Christian church officiating. Burial follows in Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
The Daily Sketch front page shows photos of Bulganin and Khrushchev under the tag Uncheered while Rainier and Grace are paired with Unkissed, contrasting with the Times London wedding headline Prince Rainier Married. The playful juxtaposition captures press tone on Monaco royalty news.
Cedar Rapids resident for 20 years dies Tuesday at 1608 First Avenue NE. Funeral in Turner chapel at 10:30 a.m. Friday with Rev Theodore A. Youngquist of First Lutheran Church officiating. Burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
The mobile tuberculosis X ray units will operate Friday at Eagles Market 2800 block of First Ave in Cedar Rapids from 1 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. In Central City from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and in Coggon from 1 to 4 p.m. Aimed at accessible screening for residents with convenient local times.
Testimony centers on federal and state charges tied to the Grace Potter Miller windfall. Stinson faces options to move for acquittal or strike counts while Dewey pleads guilty to related offenses. Debates include deed transfers, mortgage actions, and attorney fees amid bank procedures and witness remarks.
Cedar Rapids residents from Circle drive NE and surrounding areas appeared before the city council asking for water service. They questioned ownership-based thresholds and heard city plans for standpipe, booster station, and main extensions as work progresses, with a follow up meeting promised after City Attorney Garberson returns.
Secretary James C. Hagerty denied that Eisenhower's telecast explaining the farm bill was a political speech. He told a NAB convention the broadcast was the action of the President and affected national welfare during a debate with J Leonard Reinsch.
Gary Indiana United Steelworkers president David J. McDonald announced the union will demand a substantial wage increase and a guaranteed annual wage plan with premium pay for weekend work for its 650,000 members in basic steel. Details await the wage policy committee meeting in Pittsburgh May 14-16 as two year contracts expire June 1.
Fire investigators say the Salvation Army blaze was caused by faulty wiring inside the building. No injuries were reported, and the fire department conducted a thorough safety check after the incident.
Salvation Army officials crawled through a waterlogged basement at 323 First Street SE to assess Wednesday's blaze. Capt. Douglas Payne expects insurance adjusters to determine the loss while noting potential structural damage from the fire and prior warehouse fire effects. About five tons of books were submerged as firefighters contained the lower level and investigators probe the cause, with faulty wiring suspected.
Cedar Rapids city council approved steps to extend Forty second street NE westward from Center Point road by obtaining an 80 foot right of way for access to about 388 residential lots. Officials said Koach's first addition platting remains unsettled while Kendall will dedicate the north 40 feet and Cannon may be acquired by deed or condemnation if necessary.
Princeton officials say Alger Hiss speech, planned at the American Whig Society, will be open only to members of the debating group. The society claims a membership of 500.
Sioux City dispatch says Milwaukee Road will discontinue the Hiawatha streamliner between Chicago and Omaha and Chicago and Sioux Falls via Sioux City effective April 29 with Daylight Time changes. Overnight Arrow trains will continue Chicago–Omaha and Chicago–Sioux Falls service. Other changes affect the Challenger and City of Denver streams with revised departures and travel times.
City council overruled objections to a sanitary sewer along Old Marion Road NE from Culver Street to F Avenue. Five members approved plans after debate with attorney James Bramwell and clients Richard Check and Paul Green, noting 59 percent of owners petitioned for the line and that delays would occur if the section from Culver to F Avenue were removed.
Lincoln AP report notes Audrey Wheeler court reporter testified the murder defendant Darrel Parker showed no emotion during a 47 minute confession obtained by criminologist John E Reid. Wheeler described Reid as kind and gentle. Confession followed Parker’s wife Nancy being found strangled a week earlier.
Roland L Moehlmann Cedar Rapids music teacher and Cedar Rapids Municipal Band conductor was hospitalized in St Louis for acute heart failure with pulmonary edema at a national music educators conference His doctors were unsure if a heart attack occurred and he remained in critical condition though improving when last reported Mrs Moehlmann traveled to St Louis to be with him
The committee questioned the program's value for the aimed teens and cited high costs for a small participant pool. It urged Czech organizations to raise funds internally, noting about 7 000 dollars was too large a share of the Mental Health Association budget. The budget was trimmed to 13 800 dollars with local expenses intact.
KCRG TV offers a half hour of news each weekday at 6 o clock with Dick Yoa kam presenting regional and local reports and a weather map for the next day. Bob Brooks delivers brief sports bulletins before 6:15 when John Daly anchors illustrated network news from New York and Washington. Channel 9 provides AP INS wirephoto and Cedar Rapids Gazette coverage as the Eastern Iowa news system.
The balance of 10350 will fund the association project this year, hiring a trained psychiatric social worker linked to the city and county juvenile court and officers. A 6000 expense covers one year of the worker’s salary. Mayor Meaghan said cost sharing by the city and county will begin after an 18 month trial if the project proves worthy. Seven review members attended the close of Wednesday’s meeting. The full group has 23 members, with 13 present at the start in the Montrose hotel.
The spring conference of district Standard Oil dealers will be held tonight in the Montrose hotel. An estimated 110 dealers from the Cedar Rapids area are expected. Speakers include R. T. Kinneman L. E. Garnas T. H. Westrope and M. H. Nicholson all from Des Moines.
The notice lists donations and memorials: $835.38 from Andrew Polehna & Son, a $20 contribution, a memorial gift in honor of George L. Clem from Iowa City friends, and various small gifts of $5.00, $3.00, and $15.00 19.50 from local groups including Star of Maine Rebekah Lodge No. 221 LO IO F and the Phi Rho Society, indicating community support and organization involvement.
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