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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1968
Page
24
Daily Record lists high and low temperatures for Tuesday and Wednesday with rainfall totals, barometer and humidity readings, wind at Gazette weather station, sunrise and sunset times, and compares to year ago figures. Includes births at St. Luke's and Iowa City, legal notices, traffic fines, and public safety incidents.
Two men were arrested on assault and battery charges and posted bonds to be released from the city jail. James A. Meek of Palo allegedly assaulted his wife Betty in Cedar Rapids on August 4. Jack V. Cookman of 1721 Second Avenue SE is charged with the July 31 assault of Marvin J. O'Connor.
Louise Shand said a intruder entered her backyard and stole 46 canaries valued at 460 dollars, police reported on Tuesday.
Obituary notices list multiple Iowa residents with ages and funeral details. Names include Belle Plaine Victor Holst 84 Catherine A Camp 85 Dyersville Anton J Maiers 78 Chauncey Primmer 71 Volga Stanley Everitt 54 Traer Mrs Roy Gravatt 82 Iowa City Raymond Berkey 59 Marengo Jessie E Holt 78 Osage B T Nelson 57 Fayette Anna Smith Ridley 88 Arlington Ralph Catshall 75 Tama Mrs Loren Alexander 47 Toledo Harold M Howe 69 Ladora John H Wood 55 Walker infant daughter of Joseph Sherbon West Union Ronald Hack 25. Services times and locations given across churches and cemeteries with calling hours noted.
Eighteen loaned executives from major UCS firms are chosen to work four weeks at half time during the fall campaign. They will tour UCS agencies and attend training briefings to broaden UCS support, develop future leaders, and raise giving among executives and employees.
British and Roman Catholic opponents of the papal birth control ban call a national day of prayer for Saturday. Sympathizers are urged to visit 15 cathedrals in England and Wales to seek deeper understanding of marriage and aid those in crisis. The group includes professors lecturers businessmen and writers with about 30 priests in support.
Two six year old boys were named as the culprits after a plasterer reported sand dumped into the basement of a house under construction at 2811 Henry Court NW. The boys were turned over to their parents.
The Gazette straw poll at the All Town fair shows Nixon leading with 1 484 votes after three days, ahead of McCarthy 936 and Humphrey 554. Wallace and McGovern also receive write-ins, with 70 total no presidential votes and 11 ballots for other offices.
Eighteen mayors and their families visited the fair with 57 others and dined at the Downs. They attended Julius Wechter and the Baja Marimba Band at 2 PM and were guests again at the 8 PM show. Wednesday includes Harmony Hawks and flower and 4H demonstrations plus wig styling. Thursday is Country Music day with Marty Robbins Roy Clark and Skeeter Davis in the amphitheater. Admission remains free.
The Cedar Rapids city council passed five rezoning ordinances on readings. Key actions include a special permit for a day-care center at 823 Twelfth Avenue SE by Sinclair Memorial Presbyterian Church and several changes among R-4, R-1, M-1 and other zones across First Avenue SE, Twentieth Avenue SW, Rockford Road, and Johnson Avenue.
A car stolen from a Madison used car lot was recovered after being parked on a county road just off highway 20 about three miles east of Independence on Monday.
President Johnson signed a bill ordering a three year study on whether the United States should adopt the metric system. The study would assess costs, international trade benefits, and education needs while weighing a national move away from inches and pounds toward meters and liters.
President Johnson urged a broad federal and private push to recruit more Black Americans into medicine. Speaking at the National Medical Association convention in Houston he cited higher mortality from tuberculosis and other diseases among Negroes and pressed universities to expand training and education for Black doctors dentists nurses and technicians.
In Madera California the 10 Moriss children who lost both parents in an auto crash were declared wards of the court after a closed Superior court hearing. Judge Jack Hammerberg said he will appoint a permanent guardian Friday amid competing guardianship applications from the maternal grandparents and a paternal aunt. The children aged 3 to 17 drew more than a hundred adoption offers and a Bank of America spokesman noted a world wide trust fund totaling $50,000 raised for their care.
One person hospitalized and seven treated after a two car crash at Second avenue and First street SW. Drivers Donna M. Johnson and Karen Rae Sipe collided. Johnson admitted to Mercy hospital with facial and head injuries and others were released after treatment. Johnson charged with failure to yield.
Wednesday petitions for six zoning changes were sent to the city planning office. Petitions include R-1 to M-1 north of Blairs Ferry road NE and north of Collins road NE, a special permit for parking at 3930 Sixteenth Avenue SW, and a special permit for an office building at 1636 First Avenue NE along with related owners and developers.
A $150 outboard motor was reported stolen Tuesday from a service station located at 2025 D Street SW. The motor valued at 150 dollars belonged to John Ulin of 1262 Fourth Avenue SE.
A Red Cross Bloodmobile event in Belle Plaine attracted 154 donors on Tuesday, surpassing last year’s 137. The Waterloo regional office organized the drive, with participation rising this year.
Edgar Brownie Foster 63 died in Omaha Tuesday. Born April 17 1905 in Andover New York he married Dora Alice Clymer May 12 1927 in Minneapolis. Survived by four daughters Sarah Barnes of Omaha Sharon Marsh Council Bluffs Mrs John Sebetka Cedar Rapids Mrs Calvin Waite Cedar Rapids a son Gerald Foster Portland Oregon 23 grandchildren four sisters and three brothers. Memorial services 10 Saturday Kuba funeral home east burial Campbell cemetery. Friends may call after 7 Thursday. family to meet friends at Mrs Sebetka home 1655 Ellis boulevard NW.
Former Cedar Rapids resident Ralph S. Fuhrmeister died in Tacoma Washington on February 10 born June 2 1885 at Ely He married Helen Dinwiddie in Cedar Rapids January 24 1917 Survived by two sons Col Ralph S Fuhrmeister USAF Colorado Springs Dinwiddie Fuhrmeister Tacoma and five grandchildren He served in St Josephs Episcopal Lakewood Farm Bureau Yellowstone County Montana Red Cross Sheridan Wyoming Rotary Elks Masons and Scottish Rite Graveside services at Rogers Grove Cemetery 10 30 a m Thursday with Rev James R Gundrum Turner Chapel East in charge of arrangements
Tillie Trachta 84 widow of Charles J Trachta died Tuesday after a long illness. Born January 7 1886 in Fairfax she lived in Cedar Rapids 30 years. Survived by a daughter Mrs Paul Blessing five sons Clarence Lester Donald Elmer Leonard fourteen grandchildren 11 great grandchildren and two sisters Services at Brush chapel Friday at 2 pm by Rev A T Washington Burial Cedar Memorial cemetery Friends may call after 1 pm Thursday at the chapel.
Eric Martin Perry aged 24 months of 1704 A ave NE died Wednesday after a brief illness. Born May 31, 1968 in Cedar Rapids, he is survived by his parents Byron and (Mrs) Perry and grandparents Kenneth Perry of Cedar Rapids and Harold Barron of Keystone. Services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday with Rev. Roger E. O'Brien at Mt Calvary cemetery. Casket will not be opened. Brady mortuary in charge.
Ira Dick Traviss died Tuesday in DeWitt Iowa at age 89. Born September 8 1878 in Cedar Rapids he lived most of his life there as a retired farmer. There are no immediate survivors. Memorial services are private at Linwood cemetery with no visiting hours and the casket will not be opened. Hesser Memorial chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Memorial services will be held at Turner Chapel West at 1 30 p m Thursday led by Reverend Cedric J Lofdahl. Burial follows at Cedar Memorial Cemetery.
Dow Chemical Co. and Rinderknecht Construction Co. of Cedar Rapids submitted the lowest bids to install atmospheric control facilities at Cedar Rapids water pollution plant. Dow offered 1,277,444 for styrofoam domes over 30 clarifiers and filters. Rinderknecht bid 597,747 for general construction. Completion is set for December 1969 with a total project estimate around 2.1 million and one-third grant potential.
Bids were opened in the county for a new bridge from Edgewood road NW to Blairs Ferry road NE. Allied Structural Steel Co leads with 1 735 959.50, followed by Jensen Construction 1 367 327.06 and Schmidt Construction 1 347 415, with J F Brennan 1 400 948. The project, set for 1969 completion, covers two 24 foot roadways and a four foot downstream walkway. The design by Ned Ashton of Iowa City is noted for potential economies. The bridge split is 12.6 percent in the county and 87.4 percent in the city.
Cedar Rapids expanded by 115 acres after the city council approved two annexations on the northeast side. The 95.5 acre tract lies north of Blairs Ferry Road near Jones First Addition, and a 1986 acre parcel sits north of Collins Road NE and east of C Avenue, at the developer Terry Bjornsen's request.
Senator Mansfield of Montana begins a trip to Romania and other European nations as part of a tour through Eastern and Western Europe. He travels from Paris and plans discussions with government and political leaders on affairs of mutual interest.
Cedar Rapids driver seriously injured and charged with drunk driving after Sixth street road SW crash Tuesday night. Larry L. Minnaert 26 of 1011 Tenth street SW crossed the center line, hitting an oncoming car driven by Paul Gourley 37 and then rear ending another southbound car driven by Robert Peal 20. Minnaert was hospitalized with a head injury in fair condition. passenger Ronald Smith 21 was treated for cuts and bruises.
A 14 year old boy was taken into custody by youth bureau officers after stealing a box of smoked sausage from a delivery truck at Ninth street and Tenth avenue SE. He was referred to probation officials and released to his parents.
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