Weather and state legislative action in Iowa 1957 notice
Iowa forecast shows partly cloudy skies with mild temperatures through Monday high in the 70s. State actions include fire marshal authority expansion and mental health measures, with bills on licenses and pilots fees, tax and education funding, and a voter committee investigation in session. Local notices include births, deaths, and police court actions from several towns.
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Iowa
State Department
Board of Regents
Senate
Department of Mental Health
Interstate Cooperation Committee
Senators Back Broad Political Probe Amid Battle Over Wording
An Iowa Senate push for a sweeping investigation into political parties spurred by Beck charges faced objections over wording. The interim committee would have authority to examine elections and party operations, with public or private hearings and potential star chamber style proceedings, prompting Democratic complaints of a blank check and witch hunts.
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House
Senate Republicans
Beck
Robert Beck
Iowa Highway Commission
Highway Commission
Commission
Senate
Thomas J. Dailey
O'Burlington
G O P May Give Reapportionment Another Whirl
Des Moines Senate Republicans plan another attempt at reapportionment in a caucus led by Senator Duane Dewel. They may suspend the rules to withdraw the Stevens resolution from the senate sitting committee, a move requiring 34 votes. A concurrent resolution to create a county planning committee for reapportionment to the 1959 legislature is also considered. The report covers related state finance items and local appointments and fines.
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Des Moines
Senate
Duane E.dewel
R-Algona
Dewel
Stevens
House
Hickey Guilty of Fourth Drunk Driving Offense
Eugene Hickey of Fairfax was found guilty of third offense drunk driving in a Linn county jury verdict after a second trial. He faces a possible three year penitentiary sentence with May 15 still to file a motion for new trial. Also noted is a deadline April 30 for 1957 dog licenses in Linn county with fees of 1 dollar for male or spayed female dogs and 3 dollars for other females.
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Hickey
Eugene Hickey
Fairfax
Linn County
Floyd Philbrick
Don VanCural
Cedar Rapids
van Dura
Drunk Driving Fined 300 for Mercer in Linn County
William A. Mercer, 62, of 3820 B avenue NE, was fined 300 dollars after pleading guilty in Linn county district court to drunk driving. He was arrested Monday afternoon by Highway Patrol Sgt. James Clapp for erratic driving on Twelfth avenue SE and allowed to pay 50 dollars in monthly installments. A separate jury verdict in October found Homer C. Kennedy, 52, of Center Point guilty of third-offense drunk driving and sentenced him to a three-penitentiary term, with sentence pronouncement delayed until Tuesday.
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William A. Mercer
B Avenue NE
Linn County
Mercer
Highway Patrol
James Clapp
Twelfth Avenue
Tuesay
Homer C. Kennedy
Center Point
Melvin Cooley Sued For Sixty Thousand Damages
A sixty one hundred dollar personal injury suit was filed in Linn district court against Melvin Cooley of Cedar Rapids. Plaintiff James Zumnbrunnen, a minor, by his mother Leona, alleges 16 year old Zumnbrunnen suffered a hip fracture and permanent injuries in an auto collision near Cedar Rapids on November 19 1956 when a car driven by William Raue Jr failed to pass Cooley. A jury trial is requested.
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Linn District Court
Melvin Cooley
Cedar Rapids
James Zumnbrunnen
Leona Zumnbrunnen
Zumnerbrunnen
Mt. Vernon
Joe Youth
William D. Raue, Jr
Raue
Cooley
Last of District Court Days To Be Thursday, Friday
The fourth annual District Court days program for Linn county high school seniors ends Thursday and Friday in the courthouse. Seniors from 13 county high schools will view two demonstration trials as a county bar association project. Thursday attendees include McKinley Coggan Center Point Alburnett Mt. Vernon and Walker. Friday’s guests are Roosevelt St Patrick’s of Fairfax Palo Cone Christian Springville Troy Mills and Libson. Attorneys listed include Robert Wilson Harry R Terpstra James C Cloud Edgar L King Albert T Gravelie D J Ibeling John K Von Lackum Jr Wayne C Collins Keith Stapleton James F Pickens John G Vernon Warren Ackley Merle D Fishel Martin Roeniig and Richard Holden.
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Linn County
County Bar Association
McKinley
Coggan
Center Point
Alburnett
Mt. Vernon
Walker
Roosevelt
St. Patrick's of Fairfax
Palo
Cone Christian
Springville
Troy Mills
Lisibon
Robert Wilson
Harry R. Terpstra
James C. Cloud
Edgar L. King
Albert T. Gravelie
D. J. Ibeling
John K. von Lackum, Jr
Wayne C. Collins
Keith Stapleton
James F. Pickens
John G. Vernon
Warren Ackley
Merle D.fishel
Martin Roeniig
Richard Holden
Fine Marengo Man For Drunk Driving
Frank Novak a 46 year old resident near Marengo pled guilty in Linn County District Court before Judge Floyd Philbrick and was fined 300 dollars for drunk driving. He was arrested at 1210 AM by Fairfax Marshal C L McCaughey who found his car idling with lights out protruding onto Highway 149 near the Fairfax Viaduct. Novak may pay the fine in 50 dollar monthly installments.
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Frank Novak
Marengo
Linn County
Floyd Philbrick
Novak
Fairfax
C. L. McCaughey
Airfax Viaduct
Highway 149
McCaughey
Linn County Budget Approved for 1957 by Board of Supervisors
The Linn county budget of 1957 totaling 3,157,143 dollars was approved by the board of supervisors on Tuesday. The document outlines revenue sources and appropriations for county departments and services.
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Linn
Linn County
Board of Supervisors
Woolworth Sued for Fifteen Thousand Dollars
Pearl Kruse of Cedar Rapids filed a suit against F W Woolworth Company seeking 15000 dollars. She alleges an arm fracture after slipping and falling in the Cedar Rapids store on November 16 1955. The petition cites fracture shock pain medical expenses and related damages.
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Pearl Krusé
Cedar Rapids
F. W. Woolworth Company
Woolworth
Final arguments begin in $10,717 theater injury suit
Final arguments were to start Wednesday afternoon in a personal injury jury trial seeking $10,717 in damages by Nellie Clemens against Twixt-Town Drive-In theater for injuries she allegedly suffered when she fell on theater property in 1953.
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Nellie Clemens
Harold McDaniel Confesses Judgment in Credit Union Suit
Harold McDaniel, defendant in a promissory note case, entered a confession of judgment on Tuesday for $531.25 in favor of the Collins Employees Credit Union, plaintiff in the suit.
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Harold McDaniel
Collins Employes Credit Union
Local Option on Beer Proposed by Ames Senator
Senator Carl Riggenberg of Ames proposed a local option referendum on beer via a two word amendment to a quor-by-the-drink bill. The plan aims at a constitutional amendment allowing liquor by the drink by 1962 pending passage this session and approval in 1959 with a public vote at a general election.
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Des Moines
Carl Ringgberg
R-Ames
Senate
Riggenberg
Polio Vaccine Shortage Still Exists in C R
Polio vaccine remains scarce in Cedar Rapids and across Iowa. Linn County Medical Society says only a few doctors have some vaccine and none are available through commercial channels. A small number of vials arrived but were diverted to the state indigent vaccination program. The Democratic central committee criticizes the society for inaction while Gov Loveless funds a free vaccination program for children and pregnant women.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County Medical Society
The
Medical Society
State Department of Health
Linn County Democratic Central Committee
Central Committee
Herschel Loveless
State Medical Society
Iowa
Hoegh
State Pharmaceutical Society
Linn County
Adverse Winds Delay Mayflower II in Atlantic
The Mayflower II, 300 miles from England, faced unfavoring winds forcing a route change from Cape Cod toward Plymouth Rock ceremonies delayed for next month. Skipper Alan Villiers warned the ship must take a southerly path and cannot reach Cape Cod before the first week of June.
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London
Plymouth Rock
Mass
England
Alan Villiers
Cape Cod
Nuclear safety test conducted near Mercury Nevada
In Mercury Nevada the Atomic Energy Commission conducted the first 1957 nuclear safety test using a non nuclear device to study concussion effects on triggering nuclear weapons. The AEC termed the test successful in a brief announcement.
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Mercury
Nev
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Neglect of Gifted Felt Warns of Leadership Gap
Pittsburgh AP reports educator William M. Cruickshank of Syracuse University says America has neglected gifted children so long that leaders are running short. He warns of a shortage of good senators and representatives and a need for leaders across politics military labs literature and other fields due to an overemphasis on normality.
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Pittsburgh
America
William M. Cruickshank
Syracuse University
Hoglan 88 Center Point native obituary in Cedar Rapids hospital
Herman Hoglan, 88, longtime Center Point resident, died Tuesday in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Born February 24, 1869 in a log cabin six miles south of Center Point, he taught school, farmed, and retired in Center Point ten years ago. Survived by wife Inez Van Note, daughter Mrs Don Cook, three sons Glenn Forest and Herbert, and brother Tilden Hoglan. a son Linden died in 1944 serving in World War II. Services Friday at 2:30 p.m. at the First Christian church. burial in Center Point cemetery. friends may call at Satchett Murdoch funeral home.
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Gazette
Center Point
Herman
Hoglan
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Inez van Note
Don Cook
Glenn
Forest
Glenview
Ill
Herbert
Genoa
Ohio
Tilden V. Hoglan
Linden
Navy
First Christian Church
Washington Township
Satchett- Murdoch Funeral Home
Deaths Maude C. Ashford 88 Widow of William R. Ashford
Maude C. Ashford 88 widow of William R. Ashford died Tuesday in St. Joseph Missouri Born in Cedar Rapids she lived there until 1948 moving to St. Joseph Surviving sister Mrs C N Hanks of Tampa Florida and brother William Carnicle of Topinish Washington Graveside services set for 10 30 a m Friday at Oak Hill Cemetery Rev D A Loferski of St John s Episcopal Church will officiate Friends may call Turner chapel after 10 a m Thursday
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Maude C. Ashford
William R. Ashford
St. Joseph
Cedar Rapids
C. N. Hanks
Tampa
Fla
William Carnicle
Oak Hill Cemetery
D. A. Loferski
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Turner Chapel
Services for Belle T Wilson Widow of Howard Wilson
Services for Belle T. Wilson widow of Howard S. Wilson will be at Turner chapel at 10 30 a m Thursday conducted by Dr H Hughes Dill of St Pauls Methodist church. Graveside services follow at 2 p m in Springdale cemetery Clinton. Friends may call at the chapel until 10 am Thursday as the casket will not be opened after the services.
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Belle T. Wilson
Howard S. Wilson
Fifteenth Street SE
Turner Chapel
H. Hughes Dill
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Springdale
Clinton
Services for Mrs Charles W Housman to be held in Turner chapel
Services for Mrs Charles W Housman route 1 who died Monday will be conducted in the Turner chapel at 1 30 p m Thursday by Dr Arthur Schuldt of St James Methodist church Burial in Spring Grove cemetery near Covington Friends may call at the chapel
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Charles W. Housman
Turner Chapel
Arthur Schuldt
St. James Methodist Church
Spring Grove
Covington
Services for S. Milo Svec Held at Funeral Home
Services for S Milo Svec of 2123 C Street SW were set for 2 p m Thursday at the funeral home with the Rev Louis Trzil officiating Burial will be at Czech National Friends may call at the funeral home prior to the service
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S. Milo Svec
C Street
Janeba
Louis Trzil
Newman Employees Win Chicago Holiday Prize
Elsie Green and Wanda Hoyt, both Newman's workers, win a four day all expense paid trip to Chicago as part of a spring savings sale employee contest. They depart Thursday morning and return Sunday night, staying at the Sherman hotel. Mrs. Green works in the Thrifty basement and Mrs. Hoyt in the marking room. The prize includes sightseeing, a night club tour with Ice Follies at the Conrad Hilton, and a visit to Harris theater to see Shirley Booth in The Desk Set.
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Elsie Green
Wanda Hoyt
Chicago
Newman’s
Western Grocer To Close Its C R Branch Saturday
Western Grocer Company will merge Cedar Rapids operations into the Davenport warehouse effective next Monday. The Davenport facility will serve Westerns retail-outlet customers in Cedar Rapids. President W. J. Moore cited impracticality of two nearby warehouses with improved roads and trucking.
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Western Grocer
C.R
Western Grocer Company
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Western
W. J. Moore
Marshalltown
the Gazette
Moore
First Street
Consolidated Foods Corporation of Chicago
United Fund plan expands Cedar Rapids Marion bureau
The Cedar Rapids Marion United Fund aims to broaden the welfare bureau with nine new members, three from the Chamber of Commerce, three from member agencies, and three from the public, raising total bureau size to improve campaign reach and reduce duplication. The bylaws allow 50-donor groups to nominate at-large candidates, and quorum shifts to one third of the new membership.
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Senate
United Fund of
Cedar Rapids and Marion
Cedar Rapids- Marion
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Welfare Bureau
United Fund
Chamber of Commerce
Bureau
On Bureau
Fund Campaign
Council of Social Planning
Norman Lipsky
United Fund Study Committee
Gifts of appreciated stocks to Cedar Rapids hospitals urged
Your Hospitals Your Hospitals explains gifts of appreciated securities to the United Hospitals Campaign. Transfers avoid capital gains tax and the market value is deductible from taxable income. Gifts can be earmarked for memorial projects and deducted up to 30 percent of adjusted gross income for individuals and 5 percent for corporations under federal and Iowa laws.
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United Hospitals Campaign
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Area
Iowa
City business group debates by law changes and timing
The group discussed new by laws and whether the bureau could exclude groups meeting qualifications. Chairman Jordan urged no rush and adjourned to reconvene next week. A May 1 effective date was planned, but final approval awaits additional bureau meetings and review by key funders.
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Jordan
Executive Committee
Chamber
U S Court Is Asked By Standard Oil
The Standard Oil Company petitions federal district court in Cedar Rapids to assume jurisdiction over a damage suit by former Cedar Rapids service station operator Demmel. Filed March 30 in Linn county, the case alleges the company misrepresented lease stock value and seeks damages up to 3362.15 plus 2000 exemplary damages and costs, with an alternative claim of 2912.25.
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Standard Oil Company
Federal District Court
Cedar Rapids
Linn County District Court
Raid Demmel
Demmel Standard
Key Station
Jit
Com- Se
Wor
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