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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1963
Page
3
The snippet lists Saturday temperatures for major cities and a forecast through Monday including possible showers. It also records rainfall totals for April, barometer and humidity readings, sunrise and sunset times, and local obituary notices with names and service details from multiple Iowa towns.
John B. Gohlmann of 837 Thirty sixth street NE has a daughter and a son with Roger Reyhons of Mt. Vernon. Robert Kucera of 141 Fifth avenue Marion has a son. Robert Smith of 105 B avenue NE has a daughter. Gerald Gaffney of 1253 Lake avenue NE has a son. Carroll Rehder of 849 First avenue Marion has a daughter. Ronald Wingert of Tipton has a son.
A 19 year old bride Janice Ball died on her wedding night along with her brother Joseph Rogers after a car collided with a semi on highway 20 eleven miles east of Fort Dodge. The bridegroom Donald Ball was in critical condition and Betty Rogers injured. Frank Oliver of Farnhamville drove the truck.
Police said a transient arrested Saturday admitted burgling Pazour Cycle Co. at 1507 C Street SW last Tuesday night. Charles C. Andrews, 33, is jailed awaiting arraignment. About 120 dollars in cash and over 200 dollars in checks were stolen.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette traces its origins to 1883 when The Gazette began publishing daily in Cedar Rapids Iowa. The paper has long served as a primary local news source for Cedar Rapids and surrounding communities.
Earl M. Baird 79 of 711 Second Street SW Cedar Rapids died Saturday after a brief illness. Born February 13 1884 in What Cheer he is survived by two daughters Alice Fulton and Mrs John Lopes, four sons Earl W Robert G Elmer A and George S, twelve grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. His wife died in 1950. Services 1:30 Tuesday Beatty Bearle's with Rev Allen S VanCleve Central Park Presbyterian Church burial Oak Hill. Friends may call after 3 p.m.
S/Sgt Gordon F. Jackett Jr of Langley AFB Va died there Thursday at age 46. Surviving mother Mrs Dorothy E. Jackett of Chicago, a daughter Mrs David Gauss of Milwaukee, half brother Kenneth C. Arno of Chicago, and sisters Mrs Kenneth Laity and Mrs Robert Janz of Chicago. Born Chicago June 6, 1916, he belonged to Wesley Methodist Church. Services at Turner Chapel Tuesday at 1:30 led by Rev Eugene Miller. military honors at Oak Hill cemetery by Waverly AFS. Friends may call after 9 am Tuesday.
Bertha J Powers remembered in a Monday service at 1 30 pm at Hesser Memorial chapel with Rev Forrest E Whit latch of First Church of the Nazarene officiating. Burial in Manchester. Elizabeth M Burgess service at Turner’s at 1 30 pm Monday by Gene Haferbecker. Burial in Buffalo.
Robert Mc Leish, 53, was in fair condition at a Waterloo hospital Saturday after a Friday tractor accident that fractured his jaw and shoulder.
Fire crews battled widespread blazes from New York City to New Jersey and Maryland. On Staten Island 15 homes burned in the Anna dale Rossville Huguenot area with six more houses lost after crossing a highway. in Brooklyn a plant fire destroyed the building and 10 others. Long Island logged several fires, two radio stations quit, and Biddeford Maine saw a historic blaze injuring six firefighters. Maryland faced 23 counties with fires near Baltimore, while New Jersey reported 20 to 25 houses lost across Ocean and Burlington counties and a brush fire closing the New Jersey Turnpike for over an hour.
Robert L. Sweet of Central City becomes president of the Linn County Tuberculosis Association with Harry Sizier Jr., Henry Ek and Mrs. A. M. Cooley in officer roles. In 1962 Linn County TB cases rose to 27 active cases from 18 in 1961, aided by 8,806 X-ray screenings and 12,650 tests funded by Christmas Seals. Mantaux tests soon reach 7,000 students and staff. five new active cases in 1963, three near Cedar Rapids Marion and two in Linn County.
Notice urges readers to find a desired 50 line describes housing opportunities and urgent purchase options in the Gazette classifieds.
Parade magazine summarizes why teen drivers take risks and how understanding urges can help teens avoid dangerous driving. Adults may find insight into teen behavior and motives, with focus on self awareness as prevention.
The Cedar Rhapsody chapter of the Sweet Adelines won first place Saturday at a Midwest contest in Minneapolis. The local chorus directed by Mrs. Vern Eggleston includes over 50 women from Cedar Rapids and nearby towns, competing against 18 other choruses.
Kenneth McMurrin nine son of Mr and Mrs Albert L McMurrin living at 2251 Blakely boulevard SE fractured his right arm after falling from a tree Saturday afternoon. He was admitted to Mercy hospital.
Alpha Xi Delta chapters at the University of Iowa and Iowa Wesleyan College won top scholarship honors at the four state triennial convention banquet in the Roosevelt hotel. SUI Sigma received the Blanche H. Dixon award for highest pledge scholarship and Iowa Wesleyan Beta received the Agnes Dwyer award for highest chapter scholarship.
Wayne Slaughter, 22, was injured when his motorcycle collided with a pickup at the Eighth avenue and Eighteenth street SW intersection. Slaughter received treatment at St. Luke's Hospital for knee lacerations and a head wound. Driver Frank Carahan, Jr. was traveling south and Slaughter faced charges for failing to keep his vehicle under control.
Pickets across the nation and in Canada staged demonstrations Saturday against the segregated Birmingham Alabama operation of four national chains. Numbers ranged from a few in some areas to about 1200 in New York City.
A fragmented memo from 1963 shows contributions to memorials and club funds. Items include donations to Olga Kolarik, Charles O Norberg, Ben F Johnson, and various local groups such as Mizpah Circle of King's Daughters and Alpha Xi Delta Mothers, with a 1,289.82 balance noted amid a prior 1,352.82 figure.
Safety Commissioner Frank Bush announces a Monday 5 a.m. start for a one way couplet on E and F avenues NW between First Street and Ellis Boulevard. F avenue will run westbound and E avenue eastbound to ease traffic flow during the First Avenue Bridge repairs set around May 1.
Col Powers, voice of the Mercury project, outlines a three phase path to the moon. He notes a May flight with Gordon Cooper, describes Gemini as docking after earth orbit and extended flights, and defines Apollo as the three step moon mission. He warns citizens must gain scientific literacy to participate in democratic decisions.
Des Moines AP report quotes Rep. William Miller urging unity and accusing the Kennedy administration of news manipulation. He cites perceived misrepresentation of the federal retraining program Cuba events and a large deficit. Other speakers at the Veterans Auditorium dinner include Sen Jack Miller and Lt Gov William Mooty.
In the sixth annual mathematics tournament at Clarke College Dubuque high and St Patrick's of Cedar Rapids won in their respective school-size divisions Approximately 200 girls from 27 schools participated Individual winners included Judy Derling and Sherry Meister Dubuque Kathie Super and Dorothy Risdal St Patrick's Cedar Rapids Jean Burke Newman Sterling Ill Mark Dvorsky Regina and Francis McCoie Mason City Newman
The Cedar Rapids Home Show at Hawkeye Downs drew 5 440 visitors on Saturday, the largest Saturday turnout since 1957 and over 1 200 more than last year. The four day event runs 1 to 10 p m with stage shows at 2 4 and 8 p m. Three day attendance totals 10 531 versus 8 776 a year earlier.
De Wayne Bener a 36 year old of 2242 Cold Stream Avenue NE was listed in fair condition at St Luke s hospital with a possible ruptured spleen and a fractured left wrist after his car struck a utility pole Friday night.
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