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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1956
Page
1
Partly cloudy with cooler temps Friday highs around 61 and lows near 46. Precipitation totals and normals for April listed. Fire calls and police court fines reported, including speeding and traffic violations. Obituaries and funeral services announced for several residents in nearby towns.
In a Roosevelt hotel gathering 49 attendees heard Hickenlooper stress governance meeting after, Pendleton praise Hoegh administration and sales tax stance, Erbe endorse AG role, and Hise tout his decade in the AG office. Attendees introduced by Young Republicans group.
Construction begins on a 49 foot four lane road replacing a two lane pavement called one of Iowa’s busiest highways. The project extends 2.3 miles from the junction of highways 6 64 and 65 northeast of Des Moines into the city.
Public notices and local notices include the Iowa State Federation of Teachers meeting at the Roosevelt hotel in Cedar Rapids. Other items mention Dean's List student Howard Ewoldt at Iowa State College, a Beethoven concert at Coe chapel, and a furniture ad. There is also a report of a stolen bowling ball, surgery dates for Mrs. Concannon, a Sunday Raymax specials lead, a want ad classification, and a Daughters of Penelope meeting with a Des Moines guest.
Obituaries report Clara Harrison of 819 Tenth Street SE Cedar Rapids died in hospital after a long illness. Services in Immaculate Conception church with burial at Mt. Calvary cemetery. William F Ruhs 66 of 923 Fifth Avenue SW Cedar Rapids died in Jersey City after a long illness. burial at Cedar Memorial. Mrs O W Herricks, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died in Janesville Wisconsin with services in Charles City.
Henry F. Arends of 1836 Ellis' Boulevard NW said two cars forced him off Robbins road NW Friday evening. His car rolled into a ditch, he sustained a forehead bump and was treated at St. Luke's hospital.
Cedar Rapids music teacher Roland L. Moehlmann, hospitalized in St. Louis for a heart ailment, is out of danger. Doctors report his condition improved and he may return to Cedar Rapids early next week.
Dudley Kirkbride 52 of Oklahoma City fell from a ladder at the Town and Country shopping center under construction on First avenue SE at Thirty-sixth street. He suffered a possible leg fracture and was X-rayed at St Luke's hospital to assess the injury.
The Cedar Rapids City School Music Contest held at Franklin High School announced results across divisions for Junior through Senior events in numerous solo, ensemble, and instrument categories all led by Franklin, McKinley, Roosevelt, and Wilson participants with judges ranking many names in each division. The long roster includes performers such as Aldershot Halen Pfaff McCoy and many others across brass woodwind and string sections as well as junior and senior levels.
Four Cedar Rapids youths ages 15 and 16 were arrested for auto larceny after stealing a car near Mt Vernon road and Nineteenth street SE. A separate incident left a local man beaten by youths on Cottage Grove Avenue. he could not identify his assailant, and charges were not pressed.
In northern Chile a truck carrying construction workers plunged 230 feet into a ravine Saturday. Thirty eight people died and two survived the fall. The accident occurred near an industrial area as rescue teams retrieved the injured and a coast guard search was launched.
Curtis J. McDonough 19 of 1632 Center Point Road NE and Vern D. Edris 22 of Council Bluffs faced prison terms after guilty pleas. McDonough received four years to ten years for theft at Anamosa Reformatory. Edris got up to five years for larceny at Fort Madison. Reiger and Hutmacher connections noted.
A three car crash involving a vehicle driven by Robert J. Burke and others including Kent and Bensch left the plaintiff with ankle knee and internal injuries according to the petition.
Sixteen Daniels park residents sue in district court to void a Cedar Rapids zoning ordinance passed April 29 1955. They name the city and Building Inspector J H Lilly as defendants and seek a declaratory judgment over zoning changes on the 900 block of Oakland Road NE and an allegedly illegal building permit to Charles Krejci.
Judge B. J. Maxwell awarded damages to both plaintiff Mrs. Margaret Palumbo and defendant Lester Crowbaugh in an unusual collision case. Palumbo received 176.98 for car damage while Crowbaugh was granted 35 for his car damage. Neither party’s driver was involved, as owners faced liability under a recent supreme court ruling limiting owner responsibility.
The sheriff’s office investigates the theft of between 650 and 750 dollars in cash and an unknown amount in checks from Jacob L Marshall’s Marion apartment. A green metal cash box, 10 by 5 inches, was removed from a chair inside the door between midnight and 3:30 a.m on Saturday.
Cedar Rapids man James B. Morgan sues former employee Larry J. Goldberg and Maurice M. Goldberg for 3475 dollars over an April 12 assault at the Iowa Iron and Coal Company. He alleges they knocked him down, caused chest and lung injuries, and tore his wrist watch from his arm.
Raymond F LeClerc of 1337 Fifth Street NW pled guilty to an indecent exposure charge on Saturday. Judge Floyd Philbrick delayed sentencing to 10 a.m. June 23. LeClerc was arrested by the sheriff's office after a motel complaint on Feb 25. He had pled innocent March 2 but changed to guilty. Officials said he is receiving medical treatment.
Marguerite J. Cartano files an $11,000 personal injury suit in Cedar Rapids accusing Harold L. Kent of Marion and Oscar W. Bensch of Cedar Rapids in a January 28 crash on First Avenue E at Forty-fifth Street where she was a car passenger.
The will of Elizabeth V. Hamlan, who died April 9, was admitted to probate Saturday. After listing small personal bequests, the estate goes to her nephew and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hebl of Iowa City, who is named executor without bond.
Raymond E. O'Brien, 24, of Des Moines, received a suspended 30 day jail term after restitution on a false check. He was brought to Cedar Rapids from Des Moines to face the charge. A separate suit saw Polk Brothers Central Department and Furniture Company sue Wile L. Parkin of Cedar Rapids for 463.57, while Farmers Elevator Company won 269.26 against John Tesar in an account suit.
Stinson faces five years in state prison with four concurrent three year federal terms after a $108,000 fraud involving Mrs. Miller. Prosecutors argued Stinson conspired with Dewey to obtain money from Grace Potter Miller of Ackley. Defense contends Stinson was a legitimate front for Dewey with misrepresented facts cited in billing and transactions.
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