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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1958

Page

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Weather and notices from the Daily Record April 26 1958

A Saturday weather page reports high and low temperatures across cities with precipitation notes, Iowa forecast predicting considerable cloudiness and a chance of light rain south, plus mild conditions early next week. It lists barometric pressure, humidity, wind at noon, sunrise and sunset, and various local public notices, traffic fines, service bills, and obituaries.

Iowa REM Etiget oteverettoRemoval

Moon Dye Proposal Earns Skeptical Review

Scientists from CALTECH tell the House Space Committee that dyeing the Moon would be pointless. They note a 200 inch telescope is needed to detect a one mile square plot and that tons of dye could vanish in lunar dust or go unseen if aimed at the far side.

Washington Lee Dubridge W. H. Pickering California Institute of Technology House Space Committee Dubridge Pickering

Ike's Accoster Is Sent Back Home

Washington AP reports Edith Finch a 42 year old former nightclub dancer from Brookline Massachusetts who tried to reach President Eisenhower outside the Smithsonian Institution was treated and released from a hospital after observation. A psychiatrist diagnosed a nervous ailment and ruled out psychosis.

Washington Eisenhower Smithsonian Institution Edith Finch Brookline Mass

Three Hospitalized After 2 Car Crackup

Three people including two children were hospitalized at Mercy hospital after a two car crash at the intersection of Eighteenth Street and Fifth Avenue SE. Mary Ellen White, 26, of 815 Eighteenth St SE, and her children Margaret eight and Terry seven were hurt and kept for observation. Julie five and Mike two, also passengers, were uninjured. The White car traveling south on Eighteenth Street collided with Mary Oge's car at Fifth Avenue.

Mercy Hospital Eighteenth Street Fifth Avenue SE Mary Ellen White Eighteenth St. SE Margaret Terry Mary ‘S Oge Seventh Ave Oge Fifth Avenue

Monkeys Run Free at Shozu Island Park Threatens Store

Monkeys roam free in Chose park on Shozu Island Japan after a park shop is enclosed with chicken wire. The primates, a tourist attraction, began pilfering fruit peanuts and eel from shelves prompting the enclosure.

Shozu Island Japan Chose Park

Beverly Hills Cafeteria to Open Next Month

Beverly Hills announces a new cafeteria opening next month offering a luxe menu including caviar, beef in bearnaise sauce, and cheese toast. The plan, revealed Thursday, highlights upscale dining for local residents and visitors.

Beverly Hills Thursay

Soviet Asks Bonn Ban on Atom Arms

Soviet Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan urged Bonn to renounce atomic weapons, promising never to drop bombs on West Germany in war if located weapons are refused. Bonn and Moscow announced trade and consular treaties, with 375 million dollars of goods over three years and a consulate setup.

Soviet Bonn Germany Anastas I. Mikoyan Bonn Republic Soviet Union West Germany Mikoyan Moscow Petersberg Rhine Heinrich von Brentano von Brentano Strauss Hitler Walter Ulbricht East Germany

Last Day of Service for Baltimore and Ohio Passenger Rail

Baltimore and Ohio completes the final full day of passenger service between Washington and New York marking the end of an era for the nation s oldest railroad. The transition reflects evolving rail travel patterns and shifting transportation priorities impacting riders and communities along the corridor.

Baltimore New York Baltimore and Ohio

Courthouse Mother Sues Son Over Cedar Rapids House Rent

A 77-year-old Cedar Rapids widow, Josephine Russo, sues her son Marion and daughter-in-law Rose for $9,030 in rent and seeks an accounting and injunction. She claims a quit claim in 1937 gave her a life estate and income rights, while the son allegedly kept $9,030 since 1947. The suit also seeks deed reformation to require support, deed cancellation, and title quieting in her favor.

Cedar Rapids Josephine Russo Marion Rose Russo Marion Russo

Two Men Fined For Drunk Driving In District Court

In district court two men, Dillman M. Morge, 32, of 322 Fave NW and Paul R. Eaton, 24, of Marion Route 1, were fined 300 dollars each after pleading guilty to drunk driving harpet. Officer reports say George was seen driving erratically on First Avenue East from Tenth to Eighteenth streets. Eaton was also observed driving erratically on Center Point Road NE at Thirty-second Street. Judge Charles Penningroth ordered the fines with Eaton allowed to pay 50 dollars monthly. A third man, Percy Williams, 33, of 1702 Memorial Drive SE, awaits plea by Tuesday after a Friday night crash on Otis Road SE.

Dillman M.rge Fave Paul R. Eaton Marion George First Avenue Tenth Eighteenth Streets Eaton Center Point Road Thirty-second Charles Penningroth iEaton Percy Williams 1702 Memorial Drive Williams Otis Road

Kling Estate Valued at $285,261 in Probate Report

The late Henry J. Kling Cedar Rapids businessman who died March 22 left an estate valued at 285,261 according to an inventory filed in probate court. The list shows cash stocks and bonds 68,857 while jointly owned property and life insurance total 75,110. Balance due on a Hubbard Ice and Fuel Co contract stands at 140,607 with beneficiaries Mrs Kling and two children LeRoy Kling and Viola Schenken of Cedar Rapids.

Henry J. Kling Cedar ‘Rapids Friay Hubbard Ice and Fuel Company Kling LeRoy Kling Viola Schenken Cedar Rapids

Appeal Withdrawn in Reckless Driving Case Involving Youth

Eddie R. Simon 17 of 906 Dave NW withdrew an appeal from a reckless driving conviction in district court. He had been fined 25 dollars in municipal court for driving around a Roosevelt school block while a 15 year old was held outside the car. Gaylord Fifield 22 of Toddville received a suspended two month jail term after pleading guilty to driving with a suspended license.

Eddie R. Simon Dave, NW Simon Roosevelt School Gaylord E. Fifield Toddville

Counterclaim Filed in Equipment Suit Over Pricing

Kling Equipment Company filed a $3,500 counterclaim in district court against Comfort Equipment Company over an account balance of $6,093.45. The counterclaim asserts bought merchandise in 1956 cost more than similar items the plaintiff allegedly knew would be distributed locally where the defendant operated.

Kling’ Equipment Company Comfort Equipment Company

Cedar Rapids Man Receives Suspended Three Month Assault Sentence

Roy Hayes, 56, was sentenced to three months, suspended, after pleading guilty to assault in a Paradise tavern incident on January 4. Leo Ernst, 53, sustained a forehead and nose wound requiring 30 stitches when struck by a beer fishbowl, per police accounts.

Cedar Rapids Roy Hayes Leo Ernst Paradise Tavern Ernst

Auto damage judgments and filings in Cedar Rapids suits

Judgment of 113.45 awarded to Walter G Enabalt Friday in his auto damage suit against Russell J Lund. A new auto damage action seeks 511.98 against Arthur Strebe Jr. Plaintiff Hollis Booth. Collision in Cedar Rapids last Sept 28 involved Marilyn Booth and the defendant. Two promissory note suits filed Friday by Public Finance Company. Defendants and amounts sought are Arthur and

Walter G. Enabalt Russell J. Lund Arthur Strebe, Jr Hollis Booth Cedar Rapids Marilyn Booth Public Finance Company Arthur

Two suits filed as Dororthy Ricker and others cited

Two account suits filed Saturday list Cresc ent Electric Supply Co. versus Leonard Sankot for 887.52 and Carl Randall versus Marionetta Zak for 125.00. Dorothy Ricker and Glenn and Martha O Neal are listed with amounts 141.40 and 70.80 respectively. Glenn A. Truesdell Friday had a divorce suit dismissed against Catherine M. Truesdell.

Dorothy Ricker Glenn Martha O'Neal Crescent Electric Supply Company Leonard Sankot Sixteenth Avenue Home Carl Randall Marionetta Zak

Two Children Die in Freezer Tragedy in Illinois

In Rapids City Illinois two five and four year old sisters Pamela Jackson and Peggy Ravel suffocated after hiding inside an unused deep freezer. Discovered by Pamela’s sister Judy 13 the girls were found on two racks in a crumpled position. The freezer stood in a side room of the Jackson home and was not wired.

Rapids City Ill Pamela Jackson Peggy Ravel Pamela Judy Leonard Jackson Mrs. Ravel Jackson

Loveless Warns Against Scrapping Reserve Forces

In a one-day convention at the Sheraton-Montrose Loveless criticizes Pentagon planners for neglecting federal state local teamwork. He warns a push-button war would still require reserve components to support civil authority and urges careful study before any plan to reduce capabilities. The event features morning and afternoon sessions and a dinner-dance tonight.

Iowa Pentagon Defense McElroy Loveless United States Sheraton-Montrose

Deaths: C Oscar Bowers long-time Malcom banker

C Oscar Bowers 85 former Malcom banker died in a Cedar Rapids nursing home after a brief illness. Born December 28 1872 in Cowan Indiana he was a Methodist church and civic group member. Surviving sons Donovan Vinton Wilbur. daughters Roberta Ewoldt Josephine Bowers. Services 2 p.m. Monday at Malcom Methodist Church. Burial Ivy Hill Cemetery Malcom. Friends may call at the Barta Hesser chapel.

C. Oscar Bowers Henderson Ave Malcom Cedar Rapids Cowan Ind Donovan H Chicago Paradise Calif Josephine R. Bowers Methodist Ivy Hill Cemetery

Services for Miss Hattie Bru baker

Services for Miss Hattie Bru baker at 1 30 p m Monday in the Barta Hesser chapel with Rev Arthur Westerhoff of Dairy Dale Baptist church officiating Burial at Oak Hill Survived by two aunts Miss Louise Eckels Harrisburg Pa and Miss Mary Eckels Carlisle Pa and two cousins Miss Bella Hostetter Hollywood Calif and Mrs Hugh Miller St Paul

Hattie Brubaker Dave Arthur Westerhoff Dairy Dale Baptist Church Burial Oak Hill Louise Eckels Harrisburg Mary Eckels Carlisle Bella Hostetter Hollywood Calif Hugh Miller St. Paul

Funeral Services for Mrs Joseph Chávez

Services for Mrs Joseph Chávez of 623 Cave NE, who died Friday, will be held at Immaculate Conception Church at 9 a.m. Monday led by Rt. Rev. Maurice S. Sheehy. Burial will be at Mt Calvary. Msgr. Sheehy will recite the Rosary at 8 p.m. Sunday at Monahan Funeral Home, where friends may call.

Joseph Chavez Cave Immaculate Conception Church Maurice S. Sheehy Mt. Calvary Msgr. Sheehy Monahan Funeral

Yanks Missing in Iran Found Safe

TEHRAN AP government announces three Americans and an Iranian missing since Tuesday on an aerial mapping mission have been found safe. They were forced to land in the desert by bad weather and located by army units.

Tehran

Rupert man fined for driving with obstructed view

Rupert Idaho AP reports Richard Loosi paid a $15 fine on a charge of driving with an obstructed view. Police testified a girl was in the car and on his lap.

Rupert, Idaho Richard Loosi

Fire Speedily Quenched in East Kemptville School Yard

AP report but garbled: gasoline from a power saw spilled on the clothing of forest ranger Chester Gray as he was cutting a limb. The flames spread but were quickly doused and extinguished in the school yard area, with responders helping contain the blaze.

East Kemptville, NL Chester Gray

Heywood Named Education Dean At Idaho State

Dr. Stanley J. Heywood, longtime administrator at Coe College, was named the first dean of Idaho State College's new College of Education by the Idaho state board of education at its meeting in Pocatello. His appointment begins July 1, and he will also serve as professor of education.

Stanley J. Heywood Coe College College of Idaho State College Pocatello Idaho State Board of Education Heywood College of Education Department of Education ISC Coe Department of

City Briefs and Local Notices Mix of Ads and Crime

City briefs report a theft at Hardendorf Camera shop valued at 255.45, a burglar attempt on First Avenue tavern, and lost jewelry by Fred Machen. Also listed are Cub Scout awards, parade ads, florist promotions, rental office space, and Mexico City tourism ad notes about the liquor duty free loophole and baggage inspection.

Unity Defense Cuts Top Officers Power to Promote

Secretary of Defense McElroy ordered that recommendations for 3 and 4 star promotions and assignments must go to him first, with the Joint Chiefs of Staff weighing in. Civilian service secretaries must cite objective, nonpartisan performance and show joint or allied duty. The plan increases the Pentagon chief’s leverage while the President retains final say, subject to Senate confirmation.

John Averill Washington McElroy Eisenhower Joint Chiefs of Staff Defense Pentagon Senate

Breakins Cleared With Arrests of Two Juveniles

Detective Capt. John Kuba reports two youths ages 17 and 13 arrested after clearing three Cedar Rapids breakins. They included December 19 at Community House with 18.75 dollars stolen, February 11 safe attempt and money, and March 7 at McKinley School with about five dollars taken. The 17 year old will be turned over to the county attorney. the 13 year old to juvenile authorities.

Cedar Rapids John Kuba Kuba McKinley School

Committee Trims Aid 339 Million

Washington AP The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved a 3.603 billion foreign aid authorization bill to fund programs abroad, 339 million below administration requests. The measure could be trimmed further when the House considers it the week of May 4.

Washington House Foreign Affairs Committee House

Vanguard Launch Delayed to Next Week at Cape Canaveral

Cape Canaveral AP reports the Navy plans another Vanguard rocket attempt next week to place a 20 inch satellite in orbit. An attempt was canceled Friday and again Friday night after faults were found in Vanguard's access mechanism during countdown. Officials suspect a nitric acid leak in the fuel system may have caused the problem.

Cape Canaveral Vanguard

Ballet Called Off In Coventry Cathedral Ruins

Bishop of Coventry Dr Cuthbert Bardsley cancels Sunday ballet in the ruined cathedral. The planned performance by ballerina Alicia Markova titled The Dying Swan was to raise funds for rebuilding efforts damaged in World War II.

Coventry England Jety Cuthbert Bardsley Alica Markova James

Lawrence Welk Dancing Party On Saturday Night Schedule

Saturday night fun is planned with the Lawrence Welk Dancing Party at 8 p.m. on jChannel 9, inviting viewers to tune in for a classic broadcast from the popular musician and bandleader.

Lawrence Welk

Two Coe Students Nabbed for Palace Theater Window Break

Two Coe College students, Robert F. Moll and Russell M. Wicks Jr., were fined a total of 65 dollars in municipal court after admitting they broke a window in the Palace Theater ticket booth at 1810 Second Ave SE. Both pleaded innocent to drunkenness. bond set at 45 dollars each. Trial scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Thursday. Police chased the pair after witnesses heard glass shatter near Kiebels News and Books and Magnus hotel.

Coe College Palace Theater Second Ave. SE Loren Hullinger, Jr Robert F. Moll Chicago Russell M. Wicks, Jr Hullinger Robert Burke Robert Kraft Loop Burke Kiebels News and Books Second Ave Second Avenue Wicks Magnus Kraft

Slayings at Knight home end in capture after shootings

In a grim sequence, Knight opened fire after lunging at a man who then fired back injuring Knight who died later. Early then killed Mrs Knight in bed and shot Karen in the bedroom as Kenneth fled to call for help. A dinner party nearby spotted a car leaving the scene and helped subdue Early until police arrived.

Early Karen Kenneth Knight William Pumpelly Varian Ashbaugh

Death by own action rates fall in U S while racial gap widens

WHO reports the U S rate dropped from 114 to 102 per million between 1950 and 1955. American whites die by their own actions three times more often than American Negroes, with European and Asian rates higher overall. West Berlin leads western Europe in 1956, while Ireland and Northern Ireland show the lowest. Japan rises 1960s 1950 55 56 trend.

Geneva World Health Organization U.S WHO Europe Asia West Berlin Western Irish Republic Northern Ireland Colombia

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