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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1968
Page
1
Five day forecast notes temperatures two to four degrees above normal with scattered showers. Normal highs in the 60s to upper 60s, lows around 40s. Sunday low 44, high 65. Monday 66 to 70. Total rainfall 0.21 inches, April 4.99 inches. normal 2.79. Dam and river readings show slight changes.
Births listed for Mercy April 28 include daughters and sons to numerous families across Cedar Rapids, Marion, Manchester, Ottumwa, and surrounding towns. Many entries provide parent names and addresses, followed by a stream of court fines and misdemeanor notices for traffic and substance-related infractions, service listings, and obituaries.
Center Point road NE will close Wednesday morning between Collins road NE and Blairs Ferry road in Hiawatha for widening. Completion date is November 16. Detour routes motorists east on Blairs Ferry road NE, south on C avenue NE to Collins, then west on Collins to Center Point road. Jackson Construction Co. of Nevada handles the 0.6 mile widening for 291 thousand five hundred eighty five dollars and fifty cents. Des Moines Bridge Co. will replace the Milwaukee railroad viaduct with a concrete bridge slab for 137 thousand one hundred fifty four dollars and twenty six cents.
Cape Kennedy scientists faced a two week puzzle to locate a hill in Clermont Florida that met a 20 degree slope specification for testing a new Pershing missile transport truck. Scott Street was found and the truck completed the climb.
Residents of Oak Hill and Jackson in Cedar Rapids petition the city council to ban burning and remove incinerators and barrels. The 30 senior citizens and Oak Hill Jackson council cite fire hazards and pollution, urging street cleaning and better cockroach control. A second petition from the Jane Boyd over 60 club asks the council to request a federal code enforcement program for the area.
Judge Glenn Powers fined Leland W Vincent of 620 Seventh Street SE 25 for intoxication on a public highway and 10 for operating a motor vehicle without a valid license plus costs. A sheriff deputy arrested Vincent Sunday after finding him in a parked car on a county road in Maine township. He pled guilty to the charges.
The Linn county courthouse license bureau will be closed on Saturdays. The Marion area license office at Highway 64 East of Marion stays open Saturdays 8 a.m. to noon. Marion hours are Monday 1 to 9 p.m. and Tue to Fri 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Courthouse offices operate 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Judge J Paul Naughton placed Jonny W Keener, 19, of 388 Thirtieth Street SE on a suspended 10 year sentence at Anamosa Men’s Reformatory after he pled guilty to breaking and entering the Clean Tower Service at 819 Fifth Street SE on January 22. Keener was placed on probation by the state board of parole after denying the charge earlier the same day.
Joseph W. Wolfe turned himself in at Linn county jail on a charge of assault and battery and posted a 110 dollar bond. His wife Judith E. Wolfe filed the complaint in Justice of the Peace Glenn Powers court. She alleges Wolfe pulled her by the hair and kicked and stomped on her Saturday.
Kenneth A. Smith of Anamosa pled guilty to unlawful use of a driver’s license before Justice Jessie McCormack. He was fined after being accused of showing another person’s license to a Lisbon police officer Sunday morning.
Louis Denton Dennis a Cedar Rapids resident since 1914 and retired lawyer since 1965 died at 8 30 a m Sunday after a mild stroke. A former Hawkeye baseball captain and famed sports mover he helped start the Silver Skates program and archery clubs while coaching skating and tennis. Services set 3 p m Tuesday at Turner Chapel East with burial in Linwood cemetery. He survived by wife Florence and children and grandchildren.
Anna Tillie Haddad 77 of 1530 Sixth Ave SE Cedar Rapids died after a long illness. Born Sept 15 1892 in Ain Arab Lebanon she wed Jasper Haddad June 15 1908 in Survived are three sons Joseph George and Charles Haddad all of Cedar Rapids a daughter Mrs George Salome and a stepdaughter Mrs Charles Penney two stepsons Michael J Haddad and James H Haddad nine grandchildren 11 great grandchildren a brother Frank Nassif and sister Mrs Nelson Abodeely Also a member of St Johns Eastern Orthodox Church services listed burial at St Georges cemetery Trisagion service Tuesday night at Hesser chapel and viewing at St Johns hall Monday from 8 to 10.
Mary Cecil Mathey 65 wife of Harold L. Mathey of 822 Fourth Avenue SE died Sunday after a brief illness. Born Earlville April 9 1903 she wed in Galena Ill Aug 14 1931. Surviving are her husband daughter Mrs Jack Poggs New York City son Paul W. Mathey St Paul a brother Leo D Matthews She was Earlville Congregational church American Legion auxiliary centennial historian and acting postmaster. Services 2 p.m. Wednesday Clifton Earlville cemetery burial in Earlville cemetery.
Hattie A Dewey Sheffield, 75, of 500 Second Avenue SW, died Saturday after a long illness. Born August 5, 1892, in Jerome, she was married to Fred Shef- and lived with her sister Edith E. Davis.
Field notes that she moved to Washington in 1919 and returned to Cedar Rapids in 1951. Surviving are her husband Davis, son Edward Sheffield and daughter Marie Shan nafelt of North Seattle, two grandchildren and three great grandchildren. services at Hope Lutheran Church Wednesday at 1 30 pm officiated by Rev Justin Silvius. Burial Spring Grove Cemetery Covington. Friends may call at Rohn funeral home until 11 am Wednesday and at Hope Lutheran Church 11 45 to 1 20. Casket will not be opened after the service. Memorial fund contributions invited.
Aloisie Navratil 97 widow of Joseph Navratil died Monday at her daughter’s Cedar Rapids home after a short illness. Born May 25 1871 in Czechoslovakia she came to the United States in 1911 and lived in Cedar Rapids 50 years. Surviving four daughters a son 14 grandchildren 15 great grandchildren and five great great grandchildren. Memorial services Wednesday at 1 30 pm at Janeba Kuba funeral home west by Rev William B Harnish burial Czech national.
Violet O Kibler 73 died after a long illness in Cedar Rapids where she had lived since 1901. Born May 11 1894 in Benton county she belonged to Ellis Park Church of God. Survived by sister Ruby Denny. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Kuba funeral home east officiated by Rev Earl W Osnes. burial East Oakwood cemetery Shellsburg. Friends may call after 7 Monday.
Verna Viola Scott born January 26 1893 in Marengo died in Atkins Iowa. She was a member of Salem E U B church Cedar Rapids and the Rebekah lodge of Marengo. Surviving are two sisters Mrs Ben Martinsen Clinton and Clara Baldwin Canon City Colorado. Memorial services are pending at Turner chapel west.
Elmer Engberg Word, 71, died Sunday in Minneapolis after a short illness. He lived in Cedar Rapids from 1939 to 1947. Survived by two daughters Mrs John B Walters and Mrs Robert L Straka. Services are pending at Werness funeral home in Minneapolis.
Memorial services were conducted at Trinity Lutheran church at 10 30 a m Monday by the Rev E W Koberg Burial at Evergreen cemetery in Jewell with Turner chapel west in charge.
Virgil C Matheny, 18, of 367 Twenty seventh avenue SW, received a suspended sentence on a disturbing the peace charge. He was arrested with two 15 year old Cedar Rapids boys Sunday night while attempting to break into the Arnold Krapfl residence at 2311 Thirty third avenue SW, and the trio was caught in the act by Krapfl.
A missing person alert reports Rita Harrington disappeared Monday night at 8:30 in Color on KCRG TV Channel 9 from Peyton Place. Police urge anyone with information to contact authorities.
Cedar Rapids officials eye a water rate rise to boost sewer funds and help retire bonds for a civic center expansion. Mayor Frank Bush and City Treasurer William R. Heins propose using excess water funds to replace general obligation bond payments, pending engineering study results and advisory committee review.
Hughes discussed block grants as flexible funds for city problems and floated the idea of allowing city governments to levy sales or income taxes. He criticized the last general assembly for not aiding cities enough while noting schools received more. He blamed liquor tax revenue as the main gain for many cities and urged unprecedented financial support for urban areas.
Lisbon AP reports renowned matador Marion Coelho pledged in a letter to a local newspaper to donate his heart for transplant to needy Portuguese patients if he dies during bullfighting. He said his heart should be used for heart surgery in the country.
Mrs. Rukmini Devi Arundale president of the Indian Vegetarian Congress told a Bombay meeting that more food comes from the land than from animals. She called vegetarianism a better and nobler life and noted Americans turning to it to curb calories and fat.
Today's aspiring players are urged to sell their used musical instruments via a want ad to connect with buyers. The notice promotes simple listings and quick exchanges for guitars, violins, drums, and amplifiers.
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