Weather and notices from the Daily Record April 20 1955
In LaCrosse and surrounding areas the forecast calls for fair Wednesday night and Thursday with cooler conditions east and central. Lows in the 40s, highs in the 60s to lower 70s, with a swath of showers developing Friday. The page lists precipitation totals, wind at noon, sunrise and sunset times, and notes historic temperatures. Local court notices include civil judgments, speeding fines, and other infractions, with multiple small claims and notices from various towns.
Three Held on Spur-of-Moment Robbery Charge
GALESBURG Ill UP police arrested two women and a man in a rapid evolving robbery plot. George Smith of Davenport returned home for 625 dollars payment on a house, hitchhiked with Peggy Hitchcock of Rock Island, and in Galesburg the group were robbed by two armed men. Hitchcock Lorraine Frye and Leroy Walker denied the crime and were held. police hunted a second man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesburg
Ill
George Smith
Davenport
Clayton
Peggy Hitchcock
Rock Island
Hitchcock
Lorraine Frye
Leroy M. Walker
Thunderbolt geometry guides high speed air defense
Gen B W Chidlaw of the continental air defense command explains a rapid attack method termed thunderbolt geometry. Planes traveling over 1,000 feet per second close on targets from up to 30 miles out, lined up at right angles for immediate combat action. He notes the maneuver is untried and hopes it is never needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U. S
B. W. Chidlaw
Continental Air Defense Command
Chidlaw
Stevan B. Smith Heads Symphony Orchestra Board
Stevan B. Smith, assistant secretary of the Iowa Electric Light and Power Company, was elected president of the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra Association board at an organizational meeting. Sutherland Cook was named vice president, C Burr treasurer, and Keith Braman Secretary. The 15 member board elected 11 new members last week and named committee chairmen for the 1955 56 season including Budget and finance Glenn Johnson publicity and promotion Herbert Levin auditing George Naxera contracts William O Gray re P Galway social Mrs S jalpin ways and means Hax Schimberg house Mr Cook nominating Herbert Killian scope and correlation Bryce re and programs Hal pin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevan B. Smith
Iowa Electric Lights and Power Company
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra Association
Sutherland Cook
C . Burr
Keith Braman
Glenn Johnson
Herbert Levin
George Naxera
William O. Gray
Re . P. Galway
S Jalpin
Ha x Schimberg
House
Mr. Cook
Herbert Killian
Bryce Re
S, Halpin
Manchester Youth Found in Illinois
Harold Franks a 16 year old from Manchester was missing since 5 30 a m Monday. He was found in Elgin Illinois held for Delaware county authorities. A truck he drove was found abandoned near Waukegan Illinois. He is son of Mr and Mrs Lester Franks and worked on the Corbley O Dell farm north east of Manchester and had only one dollar and a new driver's license. He spent the night with his parents before leaving to return to the farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Harold Franks
Delaware
Elgin
Ill
Arthur Longseth
Waukegan
Lester Franks
Corbley O'Dell Farm
O’dell
Conservation Commission
C. L. Fredrickson
Sioux City
Richard H. Flock
Burlington
Board of Education
Senate
W. B. Hamilton
Hampton
Miller
J. Frank Hamilton
Maquoketa
Hamilton
Commission
William S. Beardsley
Hoegh
Chester Workman
Ames
Leland Johnson
Des Moines
George Robertson
Grinnell
Legislature debates tax bill and leadership in Iowa House
The Iowa Legislature handles House leadership criticisms and tax bill actions. Senate confirms Leon Miller to the Tax Commission amid affi rmations and appointments to several boards. Budget talks outline appropriations for state departments, education institutions, and capital improvements, with interim committee concerns and a farm bureau welfare bill in play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Gov. Hoegh
Leon Miller
D-Oskaloosa
Tax Commission
Chester H. Wickman
Ames
Leland P. Johnson
Des Moines
George M. Robertson
Grinnell
Basic Sciences Board
Iowa School For the
Iowa Braille and
Oakdale
National Guard
Board of Public Instruction
Safety Department
Conservation Commission
Health Department
Board of Education
Board of Control
Legislative Interim Committee
Board of Control Institutions
Leo Hoegh
Budget and
Department of Public Safety
Russell Patrick
R-Hawarden
State Department
Farmers Co-Op Asks Dismissal Of Govt. Suit
Farmers Cooperative Exchange of Central City asked federal district court in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday to dismiss a U S government suit for 563 08 claiming the cooperative holds corn used to secure a promissory note. The motion alleges improper notarization of signatures by Francis and Evelyn M O'Brien and that the mortgage did not bind the defendant. It also contends the petition lacks an allegation that the defendant knew the corn was mortgaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Cooperative Exchange of
Central City
Federal District
Cedar Rapids
U. S
Francis
Evelyn M. O’brien
Cooperative
O’briens
Deaths in Cedar Rapids: Evelyn Gray Jones and Antonino Palumbo
Evelyn Gray Jones 1400 Second Avenue SE Cedar Rapids widow of Thomas M. Jones died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 9 30 a m Wednesday born September 20 1889 in Chicago Surviving daughter Mrs James D Bever two sisters Mrs M B Glenn of Chattanooga Tennessee and Mrs R I Miller of Atlanta Georgia and three grandchildren husband died June 26 1950 funeral Thursday at Grace Episcopal Church with burial in Oak Hill cemetery Requiem mass at 8 30 a m also noted are church charities Memorial contributions suggested Antonino Palumbo 93 of 1401 K Street SW retired merchant who came from Chicago died Tuesday after a long illness born in Termini Imeresi Italy June 11 1861 affiliated with St Patrick church Surviving sons John and Anton seven grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren funeral Friday at St Patrick church burial in Mt Calvary cemetery Knights of Columbus rosary services and calling hours noted at Tea Hen chapel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Plaine
Ernest A. Hammond
Haysward
Calif
I Christ Methodist Church
Peffers Funeral
Oak Hill
Charles Lahman
Peffers Funeral Home
Mt. Vernon
Winifred Bridges
Baxter Mortuary
Lisbon Cemetery
Oxford Junction
Charles Slouha
Hayden Funeral Home
Mayflower
Traer
Donald Stevenson
States Funeral Home
Buckingham Cemetery
Earl Cochran
Harris and Garrison Funeral Home
Mary Trythena Rose Ellis
Glendale
Arlington
Samuel Adams
Church of Christ
Gleim Funeral Home
West Union
Gilbert Stockman
Fayette Methodist Church
Postville
Fred Benjagerdus
Evelyn Gray Jones
Thomas M. Jones
Second Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
James D. Bever
M. B. Glenn
Chattanooga
Tenn
R. IT. Miller
Atlanta
Grace Church Memorial Nd
Antonino Palumbo
K Street
Termini
Imeresi
Italy
St. Patrick’s Church
John
Anton
D. J. Lenihan
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Knights of Columbus
Msgr
Lenihan
Teahen Chapel
Services for Ben Stusak in Brush chapel Thursday
Ben Stusak a Cedar Rapids resident and former janitor at Walford school will receive services at Brush chapel at 2 p m Thursday conducted by Theodore B Hlubucek. Burial will be in Czech National cemetery with graveside rites by the Fairfax American Legion post. Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Stusak
Cedar Rapids
Walford School
Brush Chapel
Theodore B. Hlubucek
Czech National Cemetery
Fairfax American Legion
Ichapel
Services for John A Doyle Held Thursday at St ar Church
John A Doyle died Tuesday at 825 Fourth Street SW. Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Thursday in St ar Church by Rt Rev Msgr D J Lenihan. Burial is in Little Creek Cemetery near Kinross. Rosary at 7 30 p.m. Wednesday at Brady Mortuary with call hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Doyle
Fourth Street
St, Ar
D J. Lenihan
Little Creek
Kinross
Brady Mortuary
Vaccine Advice After Polio Infections in Children
In New York a spokesman for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis urged that children receive the Salk polio vaccine even if they have had polio before. He said vaccination can protect against other strains, noting several cases of recurrent polio and emphasizing continued immunization to guard against multiple types.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Parley Snag on China Forecast
Washington warned that Red China's admission to the U N may disrupt any international conference on U N Charter revision. Ernest A Gross, former U S deputy ambassador to the U N, questioned the value of a charter conference but said the U S should not oppose it if a majority of U N members support calling a conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Congress
U.N
Ernest A. Gross
U. S
Senate Foreign Relations
U.S
None To Vote For. Brockton Ill. election canceled
In Brockton Illinois a village of about 450 residents canceled its scheduled election Tuesday due to the absence of any candidates. No voting was held and officials announced there would be no ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton, Ill
Two men plead guilty to assault with intent to rape
In Judge Floyd Philbrick's court two men Hamad Habhab 29 of Gary Indiana and Robert DeWitte 22 of Brooklyn Iowa pled guilty to assault with intent to commit rape and received suspended sentences up to five years DeWitte was initially charged with rape but the count was dismissed and a new charge filed Habhab offered to plead guilty to the lesser assault charge Both men had faced rape charges and were released on bonds prior to plea deals County Attorney Willis A Glassgow said the complainants would not testify at trial leading to the agreements
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Philbrick
Hamad Habhab
Gary
Ind
Robert DeWitte
Brooklyn
DeWitte
Philbrick
Cedar Rapids
Willis A. Glassgow
Anamosa Reformatory
Iowa Board of Parole
Habhab
Waterloo
Glassgow
Fort Madison i
Last in Series Of District Court Days This Week
Linn county high school seniors wrap up a civil trial program in two district court days. Sponsored by the Linn County Bar Association and Eighteenth Judicial District judges, the sessions show students how civil cases are tried in Iowa courts. Roosevelt, Wilson and Mt. Mercy students join Thursday. Franklin McKinley Palo Walker Alburnett and Lisbon groups join Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County High
Linn Civi Bar , Association
Iowa
Roosevelt
Wilson
Mt. Mercy
Franklin
McKinley
Palo
Walker
Alburnett
Lisbon
The
Bar Association
J. E. Heiserman
Floyd Philbrick
Charles Penningroth
Philbrick
Two Men Sentenced for False Checks in Iowa
Daniel Skibinski, 31, of Independence, and Monte E. Smith, 54, of Cedar Rapids, were sentenced for writing false checks. Skibinski received seven years at Fort Madison penitentiary. Smith got a suspended 60 day county jail term with restitution due May 5. Both pled guilty before Judge Floyd Philbrick. Skibinski’s false $25 Cedar Rapids check led to a hoax murder claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Madison
Linn County
Daniel Skibinski
Independence
Monte E. Smith
Sixth Street SE
Floyd Philbrick
Skibinski
Iowa
Nebraska
Cedar Rapids
Independence Mental Health Institute
Smith
Philbrick
Pleads Guilty to Second Drunk Driving Offense
Charles T. Biggs, 60, of 1024 Tenth Avenue SE, pled guilty to a second offense drunk driving charge before Judge Floyd Phil brick. He received a $500 fine plus costs and can pay in installments of $50 down and $50 monthly after arresting Cedar Rapids police following a Saturday bar incident on the Sixteenth Avenue bridge. Biggs had pleaded innocent Monday but changed to guilty Tuesday. he was previously convicted on Oct 12, 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles T. Biggs
Tenth Avenue SE
Floyd Philbrick
Biggs
Cedar Rapids
Sixteenth Avenue Bridge
Shirley Filter Named To Secretarial Post In Linn County
The Linn county board of supervisors made one new appointment and accepted a resignation Tuesday in a routine session. Shirley Filter was appointed secretary in County Attorney Willis A. Glassgow's office on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Shirley Filter
Willis A. Glassgow
Plan to Punish Bolters Divides Democrats in 1950s
Washington bureau report outlines a fight within the Democratic Party over punishing 1952 Eisenhower supporters. ADA elements push to bar Byrnes Kennon and Shivers from the 1956 convention, while Southern leaders contest the move and warn of backlash. Stake: party unity and 1956 prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle C. Wilson
Washington
Eisenhower
New Deal
Americans For Democratic
Byrnes
South Carolina
Kennon
Louisiana
Shivers
Texas
Stephen A. Mitchell
Sen. Sparkman
Ala
United Press
Mitchell
Sen
Daniel
Glassgow Replaces Haesemeyer as Clerk at $225 Monthly
Glassgow succeeds Doris Haesemeyer who resigned and will receive a salary of $225 a month. The resignation of Darlene Thomas as a clerk in the engineer's office was accepted by the board. The supervisors also granted Melvin Squires permission to place a pipe under a county road near Lafayette. Tuesday's proceedings were led by Chairman Miles Sutera and Henry J. Hood, with Martin Wiley in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glassgow
Doris Haesemeyer
Darlene Thomas
Melvin Squires
Lafayette
Miles i Sutera
Henry J. Hood
Martin Wiley
Des Moines
Will of Arthur H. Garrett probate granted. executrix named
The will of Arthur H. Garrett who died April 9 was admitted to probate Wednesday naming his widow Iva as sole heir and his step-daughter Mary J. Axline as executrix without bond Mercy hospital obtained a $250.82 judgment against Raymond and Elsie Miller in an account suit Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur H. Garrett
Iva
Mary J. Axline
Mercy Hospital
Raymond
Elsie Miller
Editors Criticize Data Flow Restrictions on Government Information
A group of newspaper editors challenged actions limiting release of government information on security grounds. The American Society of Newspaper Editors reports concern over directives by Defense Secretary Wilson and White House Press Secretary Hagerty. The panel decries the blurring of lines between classified material and unclassified or declassified material and warns of a paralyzing effect on public information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Freedom of Information Committee
J. Russell Wiggins
Washington Post
Times Herald
Defense
Wilson
White House
Hagerty
Eisenhower
Hager
Unionist Cleared Of Racket Count In Illinois Case
Springfield Illinois AP report says William R. Watkins a 43 year old labor leader from Jacksonville was found innocent by a jury Tuesday of labor racketeering. He was accused of shaking down a contractor for 500 dollars with a promise no unnecessary workers would be needed or labor trouble on a pipeline project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
William R. Watkins
Jacksonville
Watkins
Common Laborers Local 253
Motors Resumes Talks With UAW After Week-Long Break
Detroit dispatch reports General Motors restarted negotiations with the CIO United Auto Workers following a near week’s recess. The talks focus on labor terms and potential deal outlines between the corporation and the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
General Motors
CIO
United Auto Workers
In memory notices for Cedar Rapids group and relatives
Previous notices recall memorials for Grace Tathwell and Mrs. Mary WRIOUD vip e. Also listed are in memory dedications for Robert Ce oo and Fred Cly, Mrs. Paul Garcia, Mrs. C. G. Engle of St. Paul, and an uncle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Woman's Club
Robert S. Ce
Grace Tathwell
Sipe
Paul Garcia
Fred Cly
C. G. Engle
St. Paul
Mary Wrioud
Ce Beck
Armed Forces Enlistments From Cedar Rapids Area
Reported Wednesday by Cedar Rapids recruiters four men join the navy one to air force and one to marines. Navy men headed for Great Lakes training are Gerald R. Rogers Leander J. Kopecky Paul D. Smith and Roger K. Wink. Airman trainee Paul P. Oldfather to Lackland Texas. Marine recruit Gerald E. Parsons to San Diego California. Air force seeks eight women musicians for WAF band with auditions at nearest base. Army reserve adds Cpl James A. Pickering in Cedar Rapids for anti aircraft artillery HQ battery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Air Force
Cedar Rapids
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Illinois
Gerald R. Rogers
Westwood Drive
Leander J.kopecky
Elberon
Paul D. Smith
Coralville
Roger K. Wink
Marion
Smith
Wink
Inavy
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
Paul P. Oldfather
Fayette
Gerald E. Parsons
Johnson Javenue NW
San Diego
Calif
Air Force Base
Air Force Recruiting Office
Army Reserve Office
James A. Pickering
Springville
Lightning kills Kalona Man, 29
Kalona farmer Merle Venzke, 29, was killed Tuesday when struck by lightning during a rainstorm. He sheltered in a hog pen as about an inch of rain fell in two hours. Venzke is survived by his widow and 16 month old daughter. Services will be Friday afternoon at Washington, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
Merle Venzke
Venzke
Washington
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Daily Record
C. R. Weather
Municipal
Mississippi
LaCrosse
Lansing
Dam
McGregor
Dubuque
Keokuk
St. Luke's
Arbuckle
Lynch
Desmond
Lake Avenue
Callan
Richard
Brown
Clyde
Sixteenth Street
William L. DeLarye
McHenry, NL
DeLarge
Marjory Davis
Chester A. Davis
Barrington, Ill
First Avenue SE
Ida M. Harford
Lauren L. Harford
Marvin D. Fadley
Helen E. Fadley
Phyllis D. Batey
Charles L. Batey
William R. Laughlin, Jr
Phyllis Laughlin
Rogers
Ark
John H. Dirks
Scotch Grove
Irene C. Malone
Dale E. Rich
Jean H. Thorson
Robert E. Armstrong
Laura L. Armstrong
St. i Hospital
Robert Ke. Black
Netolicky
Charles A
Velma Thurston
Newman's Mercantile Company
Gerald Shaull
St. Luke’s Hospital
Arthur Drexler
William O. Slade
Harry Williams Evers
Roberta Cloudy
Swisher
Jack Knapp
Clinton
Edwin Wathan
E Avenue
Clark Maas
Eighteenth Street
Cloyd Robinson
Tenth Avenue
Ida Harford
First Street
Noisy Muffler
Richard Nebel
Sixth Street
West Berlin
Otto Suhr
Hamburg
Ntiffs
Marshall R. Teece
Wallace Reed
James Nassif
E. J. Toczylowski
Reds
Symphony Orchestra
Franks
Sen. Watson
Sen. McManus
D-Keokuk
Dykhouse
Rock Rapids
Sen. Lucas
Hit Goode
Rep
Goode
R.bloomfield
Milroy
R-Vinton
Dillon
Columbus Junction
Johns
Toledo
Harbor
Henderson
Lony
House Appropriations Committee
Ma Gy
Executive Council
Heegan Improvements Fund
University of Iowa
Iowa State College
Iowa State Teachers College
Interm
A. L. Mensing
Rlowden
Mensing
A. C. Hanson
Inwood
Dewey Goode
Bloomfield
G. T. Kuester
Griswold
Farm Bureau
Raymond Pim
Luccas
Pim
Farm Bureau and Extension Service
Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra Benson
Benson
Thomas M
Jones
Stusak Services
Doyle Services
Parley Snag
China
Shirley
Murdoch
Center Point
Rep. Richards
South
Rayburn
Humphrey
Minn
Ada
Garritt Will
John E. Lapes
3Rd Avenue
Mt. Vernon Ave
Marines
Air
John B. Turner & Son
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