Rites at Ely Thursday For Hubert Stastny
Funeral services for Hubert S. Stastny age 44 of Ely who was electrocuted Tuesday will be held Thursday at 2 p m at St John s Lutheran church with Rev Phillip Bigelow officiating Burial will be in Cedar Memorial Cemetery Friends may call at the Brosh chapel Surviving are his wife Margaret Malarek Stastny two sons Marvin and Douglas a daughter Audrey his mother Matilda Stastny of Ely a sister Mrs Leonard Becicka of near Mt Vernon and two half brothers Joseph Stastny of near Mt Vernon and Lumir Truhlar of Ely
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
Hubert S. Stastny
Ist. John’s Lutheran Church
Phillip Bigelow
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Brosh Chapel
Stastny
Margaret Malarek Stastny
Marvin
Douglas
Audrey
Matilda Stastny
Leonard Becicka
Mt. Vernon
Joseph Stastny
Mt.Vernon
Lumir Truhlar
lEly
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Church Cemetery
Lone Tree
Antone Hinek
St. Mary’s Church
Lone Tree Cemetery
West Union
Will Carmichael
Lima Community Church
R.ubert S. Stastny
Clair Gierhart
Decorah
Chicago
Decorah Methodist Church
Phelps Cemetery
Tipton
Emma
Bertha Lietz
Sheets Funeral Home
Masonic Cemetery
Edgewood
Charles Carpenter
Rhines Funeral Home
Monticello
Hayo Schoon
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
Goettsch Funeral Home
Iowa City
Jesse Ward
Hohenschuh
Columbus Junction
Ethel Schabilion
Davenport
Stephens Funeral Home
Columbus City Cemetery
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Lodge No. 581
I. O
High and Low Temps with Rain Likely in Iowa Forecast
Partly cloudy and warmer conditions expected Thursday with highs near 85 to 90 in various regions. Showers or thunderstorms possible Friday mainly in the afternoon or night, with humid conditions across the state.
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Iowa
County Budget Faces Tax Hikes as 1953 Plan Revealed
The county outlines a 1953 budget with $1,818,856 to be raised by taxation against $564,419 from non tax sources. Road construction, maintenance, weed eradication funds and a 186,817 balance are noted. Past years show rising expenditures from 1.556 million in 1949 to a 1952 total of 2.236 million. County officials compare favorably with city and school tax requests.
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Sutera
Belgium Cuts Draft Time In Response To Allies
Belgium's Conservative government reduced the conscription period from two years to 21 months, trimming armed strength by about 10 percent and raising questions about NATO commitments. The move cites unheeded warnings from Gen Ridgway and aims to pressure six-nation EDC partners toward 24 months. France balked at commitments. West Germany, Holland, Italy, and Luxembourg were others at Paris talks.
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Brussels
Belgium
European Defense Community
Ridgway
Six Nations
Paris
France
West Germany
Holland
Italy
Luxembourg
Deaths Arthur C. Winne Jr 74 Cedar Rapids resident
Arthur C. Winne Jr 74 longtime Cedar Rapids resident died August 7 in San Bernardino California after a long illness Born May 21 1878 in Galva Ill he moved to Cedar Rapids as a youth He operated a coal firm in Cedar Rapids before relocating to San Bernardino last April He was a charter member of the Cedar Rapids Lions Club and remained active until leaving Cedar Rapids He is survived by three sons Arthur Winne Jr Clyde Winne returning from Korea on army leave DeWitt Winne of San Bernardino and four daughters Mrs Harry England of Chicago Mrs Emery Lane Vera Pomeroy of San Bernardino Opal M Owens of Indiana Services were held Saturday in San Bernardino with burial in Galva
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Arthur C. Winne, Jr
Cedar Rapids
San Bernardino
Calif
Galva H Ill
Clyde Winne
Korea
DeWitt Winne
Harry England
Chicago
Emery Lane
Vera Pomeroy
Opal M. Owens
Indiana
Mr. Winne
Galva
Services for Mrs Lazio Held at Immaculate Conception
Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Joseph Lazio of Cedar Rapids, resident 37 years, show 9 am Thursday over Immaculate Conception Church with Msgr. William I H. Schulte officiating. Rosary at 8 pm Wednesday at Monahan funeral home. burial Mt. Calvary. Survivors include a sister and three brothers, one brother Rosario Mascari of Milwaukee.
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Joseph Lazio
First Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Thursay
Immaculate Conception Church
William I H. Schulte
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Msgr
Schulte
Lazio
Monahan Funeral Home
Rosario Mascari
Milwaukee
Widow Anna M. Wilson dies after long illness
Anna M. Wilson 91 widow of John Wilson of 1834 Avenue NE died at 8 30 p m Tuesday after an extended illness. Born near Lancaster Pennsylvania December 25 1860 she lived in Hedrick before moving to Cedar Rapids surviving sister Mrs Winifred Lynn and three more sisters Mrs George H Helscher Mrs Margaret Martin and Mrs Katherine Bowlin and a brother William H Hines. Services in Hedrick Presbyterian church Friday at 2 p m burial in Martinsburg cemetery friends may call Beatty chapel until 10 a m Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna M. Wilson
John Wilson
Avenue NE
Winifred Lynn
Lancaster
Hedrick
Cedar Rapids
Lynn
George H. Helscher
Margaret Martin
Sidney, Neb
Katherine Bowlin
Harlan
William H. Hines
North Hollywood
Calif
Presbyterian
Martinsburg
Beatty Chapel
Services for Hubert S. Stastny Held in Ely
Hubert S. Stastny 44 of Ely was electrocuted when a steel pipe touched a 7200 volt line. Services at St John’s Lutheran Ely at 2 p m Thursday conducted by Rev Phillip Bigelow. Burial Cedar Memorial. Survived by wife Margaret two sons Marvin Douglas a daughter Audrey mother Matilda sister Mrs Leonard Becicka and two half brothers Joseph and Lumir.
Services for Roberta Hora Horacek Held in Turner Chapel
Services for Roberta Mae Horacek wife of Herbert Horacek will be conducted at 3 30 p m Thursday in Turner chapel by Dr Robert Bickford of Iowa City Burial will take place at Linwood cemetery in Iowa City following services
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Roberta Mae Horacek
Herbert Horacek
Finkbine Park
Iowa City
Turner Chapel
Robert Bickford
Linwood Cemetery
Services for Wesley J. Elias Held at Janeba Funeral Home
Wesley J. Elias of 383 Fifteenth Avenue SW died Tuesday morning in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Theodore B. Hlubucek will conduct the funeral at Janeba Funeral Home Thursday at 2 p.m. Burial is in Czech National Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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Wesley J. Elias
Fifteenth Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Theodore B. Hlubucek
Janeba
Czech National Cemetery
Friends
Egg-Throwing Yegg Flees With Stolen Eggs in Elyria
In Elyria Ohio a grocery clerk Roland Roberson chased a nutty thief who fled with a bag of eggs. The thief pelted him with eggs each time Roberson neared. The eggs doomed the chase as the yegg escaped. Tarlee Jones was later arrested and charged with petty larceny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria, Ohio
Roland Roberson
Tarlee Jones
Kalona Schools Plan Open Date Announcement
H V Barnum announces Kalona schools will open on September 2 with revised calendar details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
H. Barnum
Iowa farmers uncover mysterious saucers in fields
A curious Iowa pattern prompts experts to identify flying saucers as manmade window material from WWII. Ed Kleppe and others report colored aluminum strips scattered in pastures near Springville Clarence and Ely. Air Force officials confirm window strips cause but say not all saucer reports stem from this.
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Iowa
Air Force
Walker
Taylor
Wright-Patterson
Washington National
Mt Vernon man receives year for assault and DUI
George Headley 26 of Mt Vernon pled guilty to assault with intent to inflict great bodily harm and drunk driving. Judge Charles Penningroth ordered the sentences to run concurrently at Fort Madison penitentiary following a July 19 collision and July 23 guilty pleas. Headley was also held on a separate drunk driving charge with a 90 day county jail term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Headley
Mt. Vernon
Fort Madison
Charles Penningroth
Headley
Owen Headley
R Avenue NW
Two House Prowlings Reported in Tuesday Incidents
The sheriff's office investigated two prowling incidents on Tuesday. John Mayer’s Springville home was entered and a billfold stolen after Mayer left and returned two hours later. Floyd Massey’s Rockford Road residence was entered between 6 40 and 9 20 p m with a radio, a ham and two milk cans taken.
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Sheriff's Office
John Mayer
Springville
L. J. Rose
Mayer
Floyd Massey
Rockford Road
Massey
Larry Condon
Bank Wins Possession of Mrs Golob Will
Judge Floyd Philbrick on Tuesday awarded Peoples Bank and Trust Company possession of the will of Bessie Golob, an incompetent, in a replevin suit. Feder failed to appear to defend the action, with the bank acting as guardian seeking control of the will after Mrs Golob was adjudged incompetent in district court. The bank’s petition was filed July 22.
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Floyd Philbrick
The
Peoples Bank and Trust Company
Bessie Golob
M. Feder
Feder
Three Wills Probate For Three Local Residents
Three wills were admitted to probate on Wednesday. Linda D. Anderson died July 11 leaving one third Cedar Rapids real estate to husband Hugh Anderson and the remainder to children Agnes J. Jelson and Malcolm H. Anderson with Malcolm as administrator on a $1,000 bond. Joseph F. Zabokrtsky died July 28 leaving equal shares to Milo H. Zabokrtsky E Lillian Hasley and Adelaide Sedlak. Milo Zabokrtsky is named executor without bond. James J. Walsh died July 31 leaving estate in equal shares to his children and naming daughter Mrs Helen M. Nolan executrix without bond.
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Linda D. Anderson
Cedar Rapids
Hugh Anderson
Agnes J. Jelson
Malcolm H. Anderson
Joseph F. Zabokritsky
Milo H. Zabokrtsky
E. Lillian Hasley
Adelaide Sedlacek
Milo Zabokrtsky
James J. Walsh
Helen M. Nolan
Lexecutrix
Myrtle Hempel files suit for separate maintenance
Myrtle Hempel filed a suit for separate maintenance against L B Hempel on a Wednesday. The action seeks alimony and support as part of the couple’s domestic dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Hempel
L. B. Hempel
Sixth and Seventh C R Polio Cases Reported
The Cedar Rapids health department reported the sixth and seventh polio cases of the year. Clarence Beardsley, 28, of 1521 Hillside Drive NW, and Mrs. Edwin Dvorak, 22, of 1246 First Avenue NW, were in good condition at Mercy Hospital. Beardsley was admitted August 6 and Mrs. Dvorak August 9. They were not listed on police rolls until Tuesday.
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Cedar Rapids
Clarence Beardsley
Hillside Drive
Edwin Dvorak
First Avenue NW
Mercy Hospital
Beardsley
Dvorak
Canadian officer faces 250000 bequest over name change
Lt. Col. Edward Murray Dalziel McNaughton weighs adopting the surname Leslie to claim a 250000 estate and Kingston Ontario home left by his aunt Mrs. James Norman Stuart Leslie. He finds the demand odd yet considers the tax and family customs in England and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Edward Murray Dalziel McNaughton
James Norman Stuart Leslie
Kingston
Ont
Leslie
McNaughton
Gen. A. G. L. McNaughton
International Joint Commission
England
Canada
Eva Perón tomb to be buried in Buenos Aires mausoleum
A congressional committee announced Eva Perón will rest in a vast underground mausoleum at a downtown Buenos Aires intersection. The tomb includes a central casket, a chapel, a photo museum, and a bronze Eva statue with replicas nationwide. Aone day’s pay per worker is planned to fund a two billion peso project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
INS
Eva Peron
Senora Peron
Eva
Argentina
Korean Vet Training Applications Accepted
The Veterans Administration announced that Korean War veterans may apply for education and training under the new G I bill. A limited number of forms are at VA regional offices with more next week. Educational allowances do not start for any period before August 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Veterans Administration
Henry Fritz Gored by Horse in Barnyard Incident Near Garber
Henry Fritz, 75, was kicked in the left leg by a horse five miles northwest of Garber on Tuesday while trying to separate two horses in the barnyard. He suffered a severe gash and was injured during the altercation.
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Eleader
Henry Fritz
Garber
Mr. Fritz
All-Iowa fair winds down with dust and roaring stock cars
Farm families and fair patrons enjoyed a roaring afternoon with a dust shower as the half mile track proved dusty for spectators while stock cars raced 100 miles. Wally Dahl of Minneapolis won the 200 lap race after overtaking Jimmy Clark in the final ten laps. The field featured crashes and spills but no injuries. Rodeo preparations began as the Midwest Championship rodeo opened the next afternoon. Class winners in rose and flower divisions were listed with names and addresses.
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Wally Dahl
Minneapolis
Jimmy Clark
Dahl
Holiday
Clark
Judging Results for Rubiyat Rose Crowned Queen of Show
Mrs. Co. A. Peterson of 3625 C avenue NE won the top honor, queen of the show, for her Rubiyat rose listed among entries judged Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. A. Peterson
C Avenue NE
All-Iowa Gladiolus show honors awarded in Cedar Rapids
Russell Joyce of Springville claimed champion single spike and champion three spike at the All-Iowa Gladiolus show. Louis Blazek of 336 Twenty-eighth Avenue SW won sweepstakes with 121 points. W. S. Watts of Williamsburg received best basket and reserve champion single spike, and George and Jean Waite of Anamosa took vases and display prizes. Division winners included Joe Horak Cedar Rapids route for single spike and Blazek for three spike. In class 8 special displays Mrs Pat Ryan of Linn Boulevard SE swept the stakes, with George Waite trophy champion and Tony Stel cik of 250 Eighteenth Street NW reserve.
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Russell Joyce
Springville
Louis Blazek
Twenty-eighth Avenue
W. S. Watts
Williamsburg
George
Jean Waite
Watts
Waites
Joe Horak
Cedar Rapids
Blazek
Horak
Joyce
Pat Ryan
Linn Boulevard SE
George Waite
Tony Stelcik
Eighteenth Street NW
Lisbon Man Bound Over on Embezzlement Charge
Glen McNeal a 37 year old Lisbon man was bound over to the grand jury on a charge of embezzlement by agent. Justice Charles Benesh set his bond at 1000 dollars after a preliminary hearing held Wednesday morning. McNeal is accused of taking money from the Northwood dairy while employed by the firm.
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Glen McNeal
Lisbon
Charles Benesh
McNeal
Northwood
Justice Court
Justice Benesh
Man Hospitalized After Severe Insect Sting
Leland Burns, 27, of near Marion, was stung twice while bringing in hogs on Tuesday. He developed breathing trouble and was taken to St Luke's hospital after initial treatment by Cedar Rapids physicians. Doctors warn some people become increasingly sensitive to stings with repeated exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leland Burns
Marion
Leland
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Three Share in Liquor of Fields
Hollywood, UP. Superior Judge William R. McKay ordered three heirs to split W. C. Fields liquor estate worth 1553 dollars. Miss Carlotta Monti his nurse and his siblings Walter Fields and Mrs Adel Smith will divide the supply. Fields' wife, who received half his 771428 dollar estate, did not share as she is a teetotaler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
W. C. Fields
William R. McKay
Carlotta Monti
Walter Fields
Adel Smith
Jesters as Surprising Pathways to Power in History
The passage notes that medieval court jesters began as entertainers and sometimes evolved into influential figures who held high positions, illustrating an unusual career trajectory from clown to leader.
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Lester L. Jones
Charles Bailey
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Roy Wilson
Ray Wilson
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Barbara Rank
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Fayetteville
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St. Luke’s
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Vernon
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Fruitland Boulevard
James Doty
Johnson Avenue
Lester Klouda
Second Avenue
Fort Riley
Kan
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Usher
Charles Usher
Twentieth Street NW
Je Cooper
Eighth Street
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G. P. Edmunds
Mr. Edmunds
James Edmunds
Bowling Street
Edmunds
Mary Bach
Central City
Richard Beaty
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Henry Stramer
Fourth Street
Duane Melchert
Harold Puffer
Raymond Brown
Twelfth Street
Karl Schmidt
Meadowbrook Drive
K. R. Drexler
B Avenue NW
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Austin Fernow
Thirty-fourth Street
Raymond Evans
James O’brien
Albia
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First Avenue E
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Cold Stream Avenue NE
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Devo
Third Street
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Third Ave
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California
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E. H. Busching
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Clarence
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the Gazette
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Collins Radio Company
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Wright-Patterson Field
Dayton
Ohio
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Air Technical Intelligence Center
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van Horne
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Cedar Falls
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Lost Nation
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Fayette
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Maquoketa
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Olin
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Morning Sun
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Durant
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Brooklyn
Alvin Mohr
Eldridge
Murry Moffett
Montour
Antone Hotle
Keota
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Jackson Junction
Velva Rudin
South Amana
B. O. Bruce
Second Avenue SE
Bruce
Peterson
Frank Filip
Bever ‘Avenue SE
Peace
George Smith
Thirty-seventh Street
Smith
Florabunda
Joseph Trestnar
Mt. Vernon Road
T. G. Specht
Oxford
Trestmar
Rugosa
Charles Pratt
E Avenue
Tru Bly
Sears
Swartzendruber
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Mt. Vernon Ave
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Second Avenue S.E
McLean Bassin
McLean
Thyrd Street
DIAL
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