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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1963

Page

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Municipal Court Weather and Notices Chronicle

Weather report lists highs from 86 to 96 and lows from 52 to 69 across cities like Lamarck Chicago Denver New Orleans and Miami with a forecast of partly cloudy skies and scattered showers. Public notices include marriages births and court cases with multiple pairs listed and fines imposed for traffic violations and other infractions.

Lamarck Cicago Denver Minneapolis N. Orleans New York Duluth Omaha L. Pageles Phoenix Miami Seattle

Verne Wood Appointed First Deputy Court Clerk

Verne A. Wood was appointed Thursday as first deputy clerk of the municipal court succeeding Mollie Linville who retired last month Corrine V. Heins was appointed second deputy clerk The appointments were made by City Clerk Harold Schaefer with council approval Both appointments are effective immediately and run to Jan 1 1964 Wood has worked in the court clerk’s office since 1957 Heins has been employed there two years

Verne A. Wood Mollie ‘Linville Corrine V. Heins Harold ‘Schaefer Wood Heins

Obituary Notices From Guttenberg To Vinton

Obituaries list numerous residents with ages and funeral details. Names include Mabel Kolker, Fred Kahler, Wesley C Preston, Carl Eugene Reiss, Marilyn Sylvia Collman, Mary Gohde, Ben Elpert, Lester B Raymond, Conrad Schminke. Services scheduled Friday or Saturday at various churches and funeral homes. some to be buried or casket not opened after service.

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Delaware Shelly’s Manchester McGregor Mary Gohde Thornburg’s Festina Ben Elpert St. Mary’s Church French’s Calmar Vinton Lester B. Raymond Garrison, Fry and Holland Conrad Schminke Trinity Lutheran _ church Fellmer’s Keystone

Mikesell Seeks Public Safety Commissioner Post

Ralph J. Mikesell of 907 Eighteenth St NW announces plans to run for public safety commissioner, a seat he held two years before losing to Frank Bosh in 1961. A 45 year old former Cedar Rapids police officer, he later managed the Waterloo Hawks and works at Rapids Equipment Co. He is a World War II veteran, an ordained elder, and a married father of two. He pledges an economy platform to cut departmental costs. Bosh has not stated if he will seek re election.

Ralph J. Mikesell Eighteenth Street Frank Bosh Mikesell Cedar Rapids Ben Mikeselfore Waterloo Hawks Rapids Equipment Co Air Corps Christ United Presbyterian Church LaPlant-Choate Co North Western Railroad Public Safety Department Bush

Pair Shot Down in Bid To Flee West

East German border guards killed a man and wounded a woman as they attempted to flee to the West near Hohegeis in the Harz mountains. Spectators watched as guards opened fire with machine guns in the death zone just yards from the anti refugee fence.

Berlin UPI Hohegeis Harz Mountains

Party To Honor Father Spahn At Regis High School

The Rev. Robert Spahn, executive co ordinator at Regis High School, will be honored at an 8 to 10 p m reception in the Town House. Regis High School and the Regis Club sponsor the event, open to the public. Spahn leaves Cedar Rapids next Wednesday for a new post as pastor of St Marys Catholic Church in New Hampton after six years with Regis.

Robert Spahn Regis High School Regis Club Father Spahn Cedar Rapids St. Mary’s Catholic Church New Hampton

Yule Decoration Samples To Be Displayed Downtown

The Central Retail Merchants bureau of the Chamber of Commerce will install two types of Christmas decoration samples Friday across Third Avenue SE for about a week. Seventy seven arrangements of gold foil and lights are planned for the loop area and downtown blocks between First and Fifth streets. Public comments are invited by telephone or letter as polling among bureau members proceeds. A downtown business campaign to finance the project starts August 13.

Third Avenue SE Central Retail Merchants Bureau Chamber of Commerce

Protests Against East Post Road Rezoning Receive City Attention

Seven letters protest a proposed rezoning along East Post Road SE from R-11 to R-36 for garden apartments. The city council read names including Eileen Dellevar Otillie Fieth F C Waples Eliot Waples Ralph Willey John Vavra and H H Cherry Jr. Letters were referred to the city plan commission.

East Post Road H. J. Bjornsen Bessie Hirsh Eileen C. Dellevar Otillie C. Fieth F. C. Waples Eliot O. Waples Ralph D. Willey John S. Vavra H. H. Cherry, Jr City Plan Commission

Military directive sparks Senate clash over civil rights plan

Goldwater and Stennis charged the administration with using a political unit to push re election. critics warned the move could threaten civil rights advances and invite military involvement in politics. Pentagon said visitors merely gathered information on discrimination at bases in Mississippi Alabama and Louisiana.

Goldwater Stennis

Car for the man who knows value in want ads

An advertisement promotes a car for buyers who value quality, inviting a quick sale through the want ads section.

Sabins appeals false pretenses conviction in Iowa

Richard Sabins of West Burlington appeals his seven year sentence for false pretenses after a July 17 conviction. Sabins, named by Harold D. Vietor in a Linn district filing, allegedly bought a 1957 model car from Allen Motor Co. with a bad check for 650.75 and did not pay as promised.

Richard Sabins West Burlington Linn District Court Sabins Iowa Supreme Court Harold D. Vietor Ft. Madison William Eads Allen Motor Co Cedar Rapids Quaker Oats Co Allen’s

Arraign Trucker On Drug Charge In Des Moines Case

William R. Sawyer Jr. a 32 year old truck driver from Norfolk Virginia was arraigned Thursday before Judge William Eads on a possession of prescription drugs charge. A drug analysis report from Des Moines showed he carried amphetamine or pep pills when arrested on a drunkenness charge here July 20. Sawyer is serving a 10 day sentence on the drunkenness charge.

William R. Sawyer, Jr Norfolk William Eads Sawyer Des Moines

Timmie Sacora Given Time To Plead

Timmie Sacora age 18 of 1120 Third street Marion was arraigned Thursday before Judge William Eads on a false uttering of a check charge. He was given until Monday to plead after allegedly passing a bogus $20 check on July 16 at Sun Mart 3717 First avenue SE.

Timmie R. Sacora Third Street Marion William Eads Sacora Sun Mart First Avenue SE

Dismissed Vera Olesen vs Wilbur Olesen Divorce Petition

A divorce petition filed by Vera Ole sen against Wilbur Olesen was dismissed by the court. No further action noted.

Vera M. Olesen Wilbur Olesen

Test Shows Kitten That Scratched Boy Was Rabies Free

A test at University of Iowa laboratories in Iowa City indicates the kitten that scratched 6 year old Terry Hansen did not have rabies. The dead kitten was taken to Iowa City for testing Tuesday by Linn county deputy sheriffs. The incident occurred two miles southeast of Marion on old highway 94.

University of Iowa Laboratories Iowa City Marion Linn County Terry Hansen A. L. Hansen

Armed Forces C R Serviceman Wins Photo Contest

Arthur Lee Johnson of Cedar Rapids has won first prize in a Lincoln Nebraska photo contest conducted by the Sun day Journal and Star. Johnson works at Lincoln Air Force Base in a finance office and attends the University of Nebraska in his spare time. The winning photo shows a child on a slide in a Lincoln park. Other items note Lance Corporal Fred G. Thompson II promotion in the Marines at Camp Lejeune and several Eastern Iowa men enlisting in the air force at Lackland Texas along with Blair A. Hamilton of Ames enlisting in the Army Signal Corps.

Arthur Lee Johnson Cedar Rapids Lincoln Neb A. P. Johnson C Avenue Lincoln Air Force Base University of Nebraska Sunday Journal and Star Lincoln Park Fred G. Thompson II F. G. Thompson Mt. Vernon Road Marine Corps Camp Lejeune N. C Iowa Air Force Lackland Air Force Base Texas James E. Adams Fifteenth Street Ted M. Williams Sixth Avenue Johnnie D. Vanda Twenty-first Avenue

Clash on the House Floor Over Navy Secretary Korth

UPI reports Rep. H R Gross accuses Navy Secretary Fred Korth of conflict of interest in the TFX contract to General Dynamics Fort Worth plant. Rep. Jim Wright defends Korth as a close friend and constituent, while Speaker McCormack rules the exchange within normal debate bounds.

Washington UPI H. R. Gross R-la Jim Wright D-Texas Navy Fred Korth TFX Gross Korth General Dynamics Fort Worth Wright John McCormack D-Mass McCormack

Kennedy backs exemptions to public accommodations bill

Attorney General Robert Kennedy agreed to exempt barber shops beauty parlors and swimming pools from the public accommodations bill if they do not cater to travelers He said he would welcome a clarifying amendment though officials say the measure was not meant for such establishments Senator Ervin pressed the issue and Kennedy declined to back a broader exemption or a clarifying amendment in that session

Washington UPI Robert Kennedy Senate Judiciary Committee Ervin D-N.c Kennedy Senate Thomas Poindexter Greater Detroit

Road Widening Plan Unchanged Near City Limits

Van R. Snyder district engineer for the Iowa highway commission told the city council plans to widen highway 149 near the city limits are not dropped. He said delays stem from right of way acquisitions, pushing completion past the 1963 season. The project will expand the route to four lanes from the junction with highway 30 southwest for 2.1 miles.

van R. Snyder Iowa Highway Commission Snyder

Iowa Issues New Liquor Licenses By The Drink

Iowa liquor control commission issued multiple liquor-by-the-drink licenses. Recipients include Elks Lodge 443 Decorah. Geraldine Hanna The Web Cedar Rapids. Gladys Morgan Casino Cedar Rapids. Floyd C Jones Del-Ray Place Cedar Rapids. Fred George Bopp Fred's Tavern Walcott. Sasha Lion Ed Swerrin The Hideaway Toledo.

DES Moines UPI Iowa Liquor Control Commission Geraldine Hanna The Cedar Rapids Gladys Morgan Floyd C. Jones Del-Ray Place Fred George Bopp Walcott Sasha Lion Edward J. Swerrin Ed's Place Toledo

Obituary of K M Bridgeford Amana Official 1907 55

Kermit M. Bridgeford 55 of 1401 Nineteenth Street NE Cedar Rapids died Wednesday after a lingering illness. Born October 11 1907 in Silver Lake Kansas he lived in Cedar Rapids 11 years and was formerly of Waukegan Indiana. He served as assistant general manager and vice president and sat on the board of Amana Refrigeration Corp He belonged to the Chamber of Commerce and Cedar Rapids Country Club Surviving are his wife Marion a son Gary J two daughters Linda L and Mrs Terrence L Mealy of Muscatine and a brother Kenneth Bridgeford of Wichita Kansas The body is at Monahan Stewart funeral home with calling Friday after 1 pm Services Saturday at 9 am at St Matthew's Church by Rt Rev Msgr J D Kearn Burial Ascension Cemetery Libertyville Illinois Rosary by Msgr Kearn and the Altar and Rosary Society Friday at 7 30 pm at the funeral home A Kermit M Bridgeford Memorial fund has been established for contributions Earlier services will be in Waterloo continued

Kermit M. Bridgeford Nineteenth Street Silver Lake Kan Cedar Rapids Waukegan, IN Bridgeford Amana Refrigeration Corp Chamber of Commerce Cedar Rapids Country Club Ascension Libertyville Tul Kearn Altar and Rosary Society

Ben Pavlicek 58 Cedar Rapids Resident Dies at Home

Wencil E Pavlicek died at his Cedar Rapids residence following a heart attack. Born September 11 1904 he worked over 20 years at Hach Brothers Co. Survived by five sisters and a brother his wife died in 1953. Services Saturday at 2 30 at Janeba Kuba funeral home with burial Czech National. friends may call Friday.

Wencil E Ben’’ Pavlicek Sixteenth Avenue Cedar Rapids Pavlicek Hach Brothers Co Joseph Christian Charles Hobe Archie Douda Raymond Reed Lester Hobel Pacoima Calif John Pavlicek Jan Hus Lodge IOOF Cedar Rapids Lodge ZCBJ South Side Civic Club Jerry Drahovzal

Randell Parker Waddington Rites Set in Cedar Rapids

Randall Parker Waddington 84 of Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital at 10 p.m. Wednesday after a short illness. He was born July 31, 1879, in Cedar Rapids and married Minnie Walker on Sept 11, 1899, in Anaconda, Montana. Surviving are his wife, a daughter Bernice Corwin of Kansas City, three grandchildren, six great grandchildren. a son Basil preceded him in death. He was a Methodist and Woodmen of the World member. Memorial services are 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Turner Chapel with Rev. Milton Vogel of St. Paul’s Methodist Church. burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.

Randall Parker Waddington C Avenue NE Coe College Cedar Rapids Minnie Walker Anaconda Mont Bernice Corwin Kansas City Basil Waddington Methodist Church Woodmen of the World Turner Chapel Milton Vogel Paul’s Methodist Church Oak Hill Cemetery

Obituary: Mrs. May Dimock 83 Waterloo Cedar Memorial

Mrs. May Dimock age 83 formerly of Cedar Rapids died Thursday after a three month illness in Waterloo. She had lived in Waterloo since 1959 and is survived by a daughter Mrs. John Hockaday of Waterloo and three grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Graveside services set for 1 p.m. Saturday at Cedar Memorial cemetery.

May Dimock Cedar Rapids Waterloo Dimock John Hockaday Cedar Memorial Cemetery

Cedar Rapids woman Edna Jellison dies after long illness

Edna B. Jellison 76 of 10080 avenue NW Cedar Rapids died Wednesday after a long illness. Born Feb 26 1887 in Cedar Rapids she lived with Frank Janda and left two sons C Earl and Harold E Jellison four grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Former secretary treasurer of Standard Life Assn Local No 172 for about 30 years prior to 1958. Services Friday at Beatty Bearle funeral home 2:30 pm with Rev D A Loferski of St John Episcopal Church. Burial Linwood. Friends may call after 7 pm Thursday.

Edna B. Jellison Avenue NW Cedar Rapids Frank J. Janda C. Earl Harold E. Jellison Beatty-Bearle Funeral Home D. A. Loferski St. John’s Episcopal Church Linwood

Sears Good Response To Vincent Price Art Collection

The Vincent Price collection at Sears Lindale Plaza displays and sells works until August 10 with strong word from Jack W. Berry. A Rembrandt and a Goya have sold while State University of Iowa reps pursue others. Price notes art should belong to everyone, not a luxury.

Vincent Price Sears, Roebuck & Co Lindale Plaza Jack W. Berry Berry State University of Iowa Sears Madison Wis Lincoln Neb Des Moines Omaha Price

Kennedy cites legal remedies against mixed-race marriage bans

Kennedy says states ban interracial marriage, but individuals can seek relief in courts. He notes civil rights stand may hurt popularity yet stresses a national crisis requiring presidential action. He argues Negroes and whites should unite to meet responsibilities.

Kennedy

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