Weather and death notices from midwestern daily records
Forecast for Monday through Wednesday shows mostly cloudy in Seattle with a chance of showers west Wednesday afternoon and warmer conditions later. Record notes include temperatures, precipitation totals, wind at the municipal airport, and dawn to dusk sun times. Obituaries list multiple births and services across Vinton, Tipton, Strawberry Point, Iowa City, and Durand Illinois with burial details and funeral home notes.
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Municipal
Vinton
H. C. Ralston
Christian
Bear Creek
Fry-Holland Funeral Home
Tipton
Anna M.clark
Presbyterian Church
Masonic
Strawberry Point
Julius Wenzel
Emanuel Lutheran
Gill Funeral Home
Iowa City
Walter B. Spanswick
Cathout Funeral Chapel
Durand
Pay Hike Discussion Highlights City Reorganization Impact
Meaghan notes Des Moines took four years to complete a job review for 1200 employees after a city manager reorganization. He adds wage adjustments won’t be immediate and that retroactive pay changes will be set for January 1. Council members previously indicated any later raises would be retroactive.
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Meaghan
Des Moines
Deaths Emma Watson Haskell services set in Pasadena
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. in Pasadena California for Emma Watson Haskell formerly Mrs Guy Haskell and once of Cedar Rapids. She is survived by her son Watson Haskell of Pasadena a cousin Mrs Fred Chapin of San Bernardino and an aunt Mrs Daniel G Ramsay of Chicago.
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Pasadena
Calif
Emma Watson Haskell
Guy Haskell
Cedar Rapids
Watson Haskell
Fred Chapin
San Bernardino
Daniel G. Ramsay
Chicago
Obituary: Mrs. Julia Hruska of Cedar Rapids dies at 84
Julia Rose Hruska 84 of Cedar Rapids died after a brief illness in a local hospital. Born June 21, 1871 in Czechoslovakia she belonged to Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church and Tabita society. Survived by daughter Sister Mary Julianne and several relatives. Services set for Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Barta Hesser Noggp Am. burial in Czech National cemetery.
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Joseph Hruska
Cedar Rapids
Czechoslovakia
Julia Rose Hruska
Hus Memorial Preschurch
Tabita Society of
Mary Julianne
Mercy Hospital
Jerry Hruska
Seattle
Anton Zemlicka
Marie Slaba
Jerry Petranek
Chicago
Barta-Hesser Nog
Havlik of Hus Memorial
Herbert Caldwell Services at Turner Chapel
Funeral services for Herbert Caldwell, a World War I veteran and former Cedar Rapids resident, will be held Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. in Turner Chapel. Dr. Theodore Liley of the First Presbyterian will conduct the service.
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Herbert Caldwell
Infant son of Mr and Mrs Gerald Gegner Dies in Cedar Hospital
The infant son of Mr and Mrs Gerald L Gegner of Toddville died in a Cedar hospital at 10 pm. Private graveside services were held afternoon at Mt Rit with Monahan funeral home in charge.
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Gerald L. Gegner
Toddville
Cedar Hospital
Monahan Funeral Home
Car Ambush Kills Four Israelis Near Jordan Frontier
Four Israeli civilians were slain when their car was ambushed near the Jordan frontier, an Israeli military spokesman said. Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett sent a protest to U N Secretary General Hammarskjold, calling the ambush typical of Arab commandos. The official also noted Tuesday’s talks in Damascus with Syrian leaders.
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Jerusalem
Jordan
Moshe ‘Sharett
U. N
Hammarskjold
Damascus
Stevenson Accuses Eisenhower Cabinet of Corporate Control
Adlai Stevenson told the United Automobile Workers conference that President Eisenhower’s cabinet is a corporate board of directors, representing one interest and lacking voice for AFL-CIO members, farmers, and sheared social groups. He urged true equality, aid for depressed areas, and farm-family prosperity, criticizing the farm bill veto as harming the economy.
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Washington
Adlai ‘Stevenson
Eisenhower
Stevenson
International Education Conference
The
United Automobile Workers
Afl-Cio
People’s Cabinet
America
Sleuths and Jury Homes Link in Graham Murder Case
Denver private detective R. J. McDonald faced scrutiny after allegedly visiting jurors in the John Gilbert Graham murder trial. Judge McDonald ordered a probe into possible legal violations while the defense portrayed Graham as the plane bombing culprit despite defense attempts to raise mechanical fault theories.
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Denver
INS
John Gilbert Graham
Joseph M. McDonald
R. J. McDonald
McDonald
Assault with intent to rob case against Robert Sackstrom
A jury was expected in Judge Floyd Philbrick's court for the assault with intent to rob case against 18 year old Robert E. Sackstrom of 1101 Fourteenth avenue SW. A 13 year old girl identified Sackstrom as her attacker on January 12 after he allegedly grabbed her and fled when she screamed. Sackstrom testified denying the assault. The charge stems from a parallel indictment involving a 19 year old girl who also identified him.
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Robert E. Sackstrom
Fourteenth Avenue
Floyd Philbrick
L Street
Seventh
Moonday
Backstrom
Youth 19 given time to plead to larceny charge
Billy G. Lehmkuhl, 19, of 440 Nineteenth Street NW, was ordered to enter a plea by 10 a.m. Thursday at arraignment in Judge Charlies Penningroth's court. Bond set at $1000. He is charged with stealing a .22 caliber revolver from a car last week. The car was parked in Arm strong's parking ramp where Lehmkuh worked. The gun owner is Dean L. Morse of North English.
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Billy G. Lehmkuhl
Nineteenth Street
Charlies Penningroth
Lehmkuhl
Armstrong
Lehmkuh
Dean L. Morse
North English
Girl Pleads Guilty To Drunk Driving
Anita L. Noggle, 18, pled guilty to a drunk driving charge at arraignment in Judge Charles Penningroth's court. She was arrested Sunday by Marion police after erratic driving. Imposition of sentence was delayed until Friday.
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Charles Penningroth
Anita L. Noggle
Third Street
Marion
Penningroth
Stolen Safe Found in Quarry West of Cedar Rapids
A safe taken from a Hills tavern near Iowa City on April 13 was discovered in a Frank Dietz farm quarry west of Cedar Rapids. Deputy Gene Condon said the safe held about $100 including 25 silver dollars. Ray Turner found the safe on April 15 but delayed investigation. Authorities continued inquiry into the theft on Tuesday.
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Hills
Iowa City
Frank Dietz
Cedar Rapids
Gene Larry Condon
Ray Turner
Tuesay
Instrument Corporation Wins Four Hundred Dollar Suit
Instrument Corporation wins a $400 judgment against a party in a reaction dispute. The case details involve Leaf in an account and related financial actions.
Dorothy J. Collins Sues for Separate Maintenance Against Thomas J. Collins
Dorothy J. Collins of 420 Twelfth Street filed suit Monday for separate maintenance against her husband Thomas J. Collins.
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Dorothy J. Collins
Twelfth Street
Thomas J. Collins
Film Pioneer B A Rolfe Dies At 42
B A Rolfe a film pioneer died Monday. He starred in Rudolph Valentino's The Four Horsemen and formed Rolfe Productions in 1914. His company was absorbed by Metro Films later becoming Metro Goldwyn Mayer. He later led a radio orchestra.
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Four Horsemen
Rolfe Productions
Metro Films
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Rolfe
Registration Deadline Reminder for Iowa City Voters
Registration deadline arrives Friday for Iowa City residents inclosed by the recent annexation. New residents must register to be eligible to vote in school district elections. Annex area residents in the East district are not required to register.
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Iowa City
Gabtehae
Egypt selects European type Gen Pe System for cameras
Cairo government agency says it will design cameras using a European style Gen Pe system for Arab robes.
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Cairo
Egypt
Warner Bros Presents E on Channel 9 Teaser
International intrigue headline promises a Warner Bros program on Channel 9 airing Tuesday at 6 30 p m featuring a mystery or espionage plot with cinematic style and suspenseful tone.
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Warner Bros
U.S. Plans Public H-Bomb Test Over Bikini At May Time
Washington reports the United States will detonate an H-bomb high in the air next month at Bikini in a public demonstration witnessed by 15 American journalists. Detroit notes Air Force Secretary Quarles saying the U.S. leads the Soviets in guided missiles and prioritizes such weapons, while Khrushchev’s UK remark is viewed as a definition issue.
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Washington
Bikini
Detroit
Air Force
Donald A. Quarles
U. S
Quarles
Nikita Khrushchev
England
Khrushchev
Marshal Zhukov
Parker a Good Boss Says Park Dept Workers
Lincoln Neb AP coworkers testified Parker, former city forester, a good boss and affectionate husband, on trial for first degree murder in his wife’s strangulation. They described him calmly at 7:20 a.m. on Dec 14 and his social relationship with the Parkers.
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Lincoln, Neb
Lincoln
Darrel Parker
Parker
Mrs. Parker
Parkers
Opium Smuggling Surges Worldwide in 1955 Report
The International Criminal Police Commission told the United Nations that opium smuggling rose sharply in 1955. The United States topped lists of destinations for heroin cocaine morphine and diacetylmorphine. Seizures increased 204 percent from 1954 and arrests of drug pushers climbed.
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United Nations
WN. Y
INS
International Criminal Police Commission
U. S
Explosion Kills One Injures Forty One At Sinclair Refinery
An explosion at a coastal Sinclair refinery project in TRAINER Pennsylvania killed one man and injured 41. Two workers were reported missing as rescue crews searched the scene. The blast occurred Tuesday and investigators sought to determine the cause.
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Trainer
Sinclair
Tuberculosis X ray schedule across city schools and sites
Wednesday schedule for the tuberculosis mobile X ray units lists McKinley high 8:30 to 11:30 am Franklin high 1 to 4 pm Palo 2:30 to 11:30 am Fairfax 1:30 to 3:30 pm Ely 4:30 to 5:30 pm.
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McKinley High School
Franklin High School
Palo
Fairfax
Ely
ORCB Officers Open Semi Annual Meeting in Cedar Rapids
International officers of the Order of Railway Conductors opened the semi annual board of directors meeting at the ORCB building in Cedar Rapids. The agenda lists routine business with attendees including R. O. Hughes and J.IA. Paddock of Cedar Rapids and C. H. Anderson, plus executives from Washington D C Chicago and other cities. The sessions run through mid week.
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Order of Railway Conductors
Proneen
Board of Directors
ORCB
Cedar Rapids
R. O.hughes
J. IA. Paddock
C. H. Anderson
Vaemereees
D. Il
Washington
D. C
Hunting Mishap Injures Cedar Rapids Man North of Strawberry Point
Levi Huntington 29 of Lincoln Way Trailer court was injured Monday morning on Herb Stone farm three miles north of Strawberry Point when his gun discharged as he leaned it against a tree. He received a bullet wound to the upper right arm and was taken to Delaware Memorial hospital in Manchester after an on site tourniquet and local treatment. He underwent an arm operation and received several transfusions. hospital authorities said the arm may be saved. Huntington is the son of Mr and Mrs Bert Huntington and a former Strawberry Point resident.
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The
Strawberry Point
Cedar Rapids
Levi Huntington
Lincoln Way
No Change in Over All Tax Total
Iowa Tax Study Committee reports a tentative first draft that shows no net change in overall taxes, with some individual tax shifts offsetting each other. Dr. W G Murray presented the findings, noting this is preliminary and only a recommendation at this stage. The panel also suggested legislation to invest inactive state funds in short term U S government securities or Iowa time deposits.
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Des Moines
Iowa Tax Study Committee
Tuesay
W. G. Murray
Iowa State College
U. S
Iowa
Four Lost Children Reunited After Cedar Rapids Patrol
Cedar Rapids police rounded up four children left in a car by Mrs. George Cad of 298 Twenty second avenue. John ten Cheryl eight Ernie nine and Kenny three were found after a downtown search. Two were located near May's and another on Second Street SE. Kenny had wandered into a First Avenue tavern before police recovered him.
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George Cad
Twenty-second Avenue
Cedar Rapids
John
Cheryl
Ernie
Kenny
May’s
Exos
Suitcase Belonging to Broadway Producer Gor don Pollock Found
A suitcase found on the shore is identified as belonging to Broadway producer Gordon Pollock 28 and his wife. Pollock is a University of Iowa alumnus and the discovery was reported on April 15.
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Gordon Pollock
Pollocks
Pollock
University of Iowa
Plan to curb downtown Cedar Rapids bird problem
A city wide drive to control the downtown Cedar Rapids bird problem will begin during Clean-Up Paint-Up Fix-Up week. Chairman Ted Vernimont announced the plan with a cost survey showing per building estimates. The effort uses a nonlethal tacky substance on ledges to deter roosting and has eliminated birds on treated buildings.
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Cedar Rapids
Ted Vernimont
Vernimont
Wernimsnt
Ernie Jessen
Vinton Farmer Burned In Furnace Blast
Arleigh Geiger 38, a farmer near Vinton, was in critical condition at University Hospitals Iowa City after a furnace blast at his farm home. He was starting a fire in the basement when the explosion occurred. a five gallon oil can with bottom blown out was found in the basement. He was rushed to Virginia Gay hospital in Vinton before transfer to Iowa City.
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Gazette
Vinton
Arleigh Geiger
Univerisity
Iowa City
Geiger
Oh Fire Department
Pete
Peemen
Thhe Vinton Hospital
Chamber Opposes Federal Aid Bill
The Chamber of Commerce told the House Banking Committee that local community effort should replace federal subsidies to solve unemployment in distressed areas. It opposed an administration bill for federal loans and aid, arguing revival requires determined local action by all groups.
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Washington (Lp
Chamber of Commerce
House Banking Committee
Perry M. Shoemaker
Flaming B 47 Engine Drops At Red Oak Iowa Airport
A left outboard engine from a B 47 Stratojet broke loose during a routine training flight and fell at Red Oak airport. The burning engine landed near Highway 34 after the plane continued to Lincoln Nebraska for landing. Base officials said the engine detachment was planned to burn off fuel but the incident caused no injuries.
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Red Oak
Lincoln
Neb
Air Force Base
Jack Smoligan
Highway 34
Smoligan
Air Force
NAACP Banned in Louisiana by 1924 Klan Law
District Judge Coleman Lindsey granted a permanent injunction banning the NAACP in Louisiana under a 1924 Ku Klux Klan law. State attorneys sought the injunction after NAACP did not act following a March 29 temporary restraining order. No NAACP attorney appeared at the hearing.
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Baton Rouge
Coleman Lindsey
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Louisiana
NAACP
Less Danger of a New World War Hick Says
Fairfield Iowa AP Senator B B Hickenlooper told a Fairfield Business and Professional Women gathering there is less danger of a world war now than years ago. He credited Eisenhower era policy with containing communism and reducing wartime dangers. He predicted the Israel Arab dispute would settle without major fighting.
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Sen
B. B. Hickenlooper
R-Ia
Fairfield Business and
Eisenhower
Hickenlooper
Israel
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