Daily Record August 26 1955 Weather and Local Notices
Iowa city area weather forecast hot and fair through Friday with afternoon thundershowers in the extreme northwest and highs near 95 to 102. Municipal airport noon wind SW 19 knots. Local crime, traffic, and court notes include fines for speeding and stop sign violations, a missing driver license citation, and civil judgments. Obituaries list several local and area death notices with service details in Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns.
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Los Angeles
Beattie
Iowa
Berber Tribesmen Begin Surrender To French Forces
In Casablanca region Moroccan Berber tribesmen surrender in sizeable numbers after a seven day uprising across central Morocco. French forces encircled the Smaala and Led by chieftains submitted with rifles and daggers laid down and ritual bull sacrifice marking their pledge.
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Casablanca
Morocco
North Africa
Algeria
Middle Atlas
Gilbert Grandval
France
Grandval
Oued Zem
Jin
Cedar Rapids Woman Hurt in Anamosa Motorcycle Crash
A Cedar Rapids woman Mary Etta Kolesick 20 suffered multiple contusions and a possible spinal injury when the motorcycle she rode on overturned after hitting an oil slick two miles southwest of Anamosa. Rider Junior Theodore Sweet 19 escaped with abrasions. Both couples were riding together. Kolesick was treated at Mercy Anamosa and later Cedar Rapids hospitals in fair condition.
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Cedar Rapids
Anamosa
Mary Etta Kolesick
Twenty-ninth Avenue
Theodore Sweet
Fifth Street
Highway 151
Kolesick
Mercy Hospital
Sweet
Five displaced by Estherville warehouse fire
An early morning blaze in a two story brick building housing Hardware Electric Supply Company forced five residents from second floor apartments. Police found the fire at about 1 30 a.m. during door checks. Significant merchandise loss and smoke water damage reported. owner William Recher could not yet estimate the damage.
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Estherville
Hardware Electric Supply Company
William Recher
Plumbing ordinance proposed by Iowa City council
The Iowa City council gave the first reading to a master plumbers proposed plumbing ordinance at a special session. The council also appointed Kenneth Millsap as acting city clerk and directed City Manager Peter Roan to prevent garbage from being dumped in downtown city trash cans.
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Iowa City
Iowa City Council
Kenneth Millsap
Peter Roan
Chicken Theft Ring Reported in East Iowa
Delaware and Buchanan county officers investigate a chicken theft ring active earlier and resuming. About 300 young fryers were stolen Wednesday night from Fred Rasmussen farm near Independence and Jim Wilson farm south of Ryan. Authorities suspect Chicago buyers and resale networks.
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Delwein
Buchanan
Delaware County
Fred Rasmussen
Independence
Jim Wilson
Ryan
Chicago
Church Ousts Pastor Convicted of Heresy
Durham Wisconsin United Lutheran Church ousts Rev George Crist Jr after his conviction for heresy by a Northwest Synod trial committee. Local Bethlehem Lutheran Church ends his pastoral service with immediate effect following the ruling.
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Durham
Wis
Ins
George Crist, Jr
United Lutheran Church
Northwest Synod
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Nixon outlines six Russian concessions to ease cold war
Vice President Nixon urged Moscow to take six steps to reduce tensions, including free elections and German unification, Korean and European reforms, and limits on aid to satellite countries. He tied progress to a real thaw rather than a brief warmth, warning that weakening defenses would jeopardize Geneva.
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Philadelphia
INS
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Beneft
American Bar Association
Reds
Germany
Korea
Eisenhower
Europe
Nations
Geneva
Russia
Victor Schroeder Arrested in California on Embezzlement Warrant
Victor R. Schroeder, 22, of Victor, Iowa, was arrested in Oakland on a Linn county warrant charging embezzlement of mortgaged property. He allegedly sold a 1954 automobile mortgaged to Wilson Cedar Rapids Employee Credit Union without permission. Oakland Police said he plans to fight extradition as officials prepare papers to bring him back to Linn county.
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Victor
Oakland
Calif
Linn County
Victor R. Schroeder
Wilson Cedar Rapids
W. W. Vernon
Schroeder
Iowa
Protivin Woman Files $50,000 Damage Suit
Imelda R. Ungs acting as administratrix of Reynold Ungs estate files a $50,000 wrongful death suit over a Sept 4 auto collision on highway 139 north of Protivin. Defendants are Ray Pizinger of Linn County and Martin Kondelka. Petitions allege Ungs died when his car passenger vehicle driven by Pizinger collided with Kondelka’s parked car on the highway.
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Protivin
Imelda R. Ungs
Las
Reynold Ungs
Ray Pizinger
Linn County
Martin Kondelka
Ungs
Pizinger
Kondelka
Embezzlement Charge Stuns Century Cab Driver
Francis Grady, 30, of 2186 Memorial Drive SE, held on embezzlement by agent in Linn County jail. Deputy Harlan Snyder said he allegedly converted about $135 in Century Cab funds to personal use while employed as a driver. Arraignment scheduled in municipal court Friday afternoon.
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Francis Grady
Memorial Drive
Linn County
Harlan Snyder
Grady
Snyder
Martin-Roasa wins judgment in Cedar Rapids case
Martin-Roasa Tractor and Equipment Co. of Cedar Rapids received a promissory note judgment for 3112.50 on a note dated May 17, 1954, against R. W. Hall doing business as Hall Construction Co. of Vinton. A second judgment for Public Finance Service and Melvin B. Holladay Sr. totaled 389.22.
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Martin-Roasa Tractor and Equipment Company of
Cedar Rapids
Martin-Roasa
R. W. Hall
Hall Construction Company of
Vinton
Public Finance Service
Melvin B. Holladay
Quaid Will probate grants heirs and widow executrix
The will of Joseph C. Quaid who died August 18 was admitted to probate Friday. The document leaves 3000 dollars to his children Raymond V Quaid Joseph W Quaid Ariene Fiala and Anita Connors and the remainder to his widow Anna who is named executrix without surety.
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Quaid
Joseph C. Quaid
Mr. Quaid
Raymond V
Joseph W. Quaid
Ariene Fiala
Anita Connors
Anna
Divorce suits dismissed in two cases
Two divorce actions were dismissed Friday by the plaintiffs. The cases were Twyla Hutchins versus Leo G. Hutchins and Jean P. McDowell versus Vernon C. McDowell.
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Twyla Hutchins
Leo G. Hutchins
Jean P. McDowell
Vernon C. McDowell
Budget projections show tax expirations and balanced year goal
The treasury chief indicated taxes may be renewed after April 1 if funds are needed. Corporate and excise taxes expire then. budget estimates assume continuation but rely on existing law. Expenditures for 1956 are pegged near 63.8 billion with revenues around 62.1 billion, aiming for balance.
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Congress
Treasury
Humphrey
Hughes
Budget Bureau
Larry Gogel Dies One of the Gogel Triplets
Larry Gogel born August 11 in Manchester died at 2 45 p m Thursday in a Cedar Rapids hospital. He died from a congenital heart condition. The Gogel family, farmers of Paris, include two surviving sons Jerry and Terry who were in a lead block with a pellet of highly radioactive radium stolen Friday from a metallurgical factory near Courneuve Paris.
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Gogel
Manchester
Cedar Rapids
Larry Gogel
Thomas Gogel
Farmers of
Cities Eligible For New Post Offices Listed
Washington AP reports thirty two Iowa communities added to the list of cities certified as eligible for new post office buildings. The certification brings to 166 the number of federal post offices and other buildings eligible for construction in Iowa, though Congress must authorize and appropriate funds. Eastern Iowa recommendations include Calmar and North English, with proposed sites and building costs for Belle Plaine 216000 Fayette 211000 Mt. Vernon 204000 Tama 220000 and Toledo 230000.
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Washington
Iowa
Post Office Department
General Service Administration
Congress
Cone
Calmar
North English
Belle Plaine
Fayette
Mt. Vernon
Tama
Toledo
Decision on Bids To Construct High Schools Held Up
Cedar Rapids school officials Friday continued to hold up a decision on bids for two high schools. Supt. Clyde Parker said architectural analysis is nearly finished but that officials are awaiting advice from the county attorney on school funds use. Bids exceed a 5.9 million bond issue for West-side Thomas Jefferson and East-side George Washington. Parker gave no ETA on when the county attorney’s guidance will arrive or when a meeting to resolve the matter will be held.
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Cedar Rapids
Clyde Parker
Parker
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Benson Signals Possible Soviet Farm Commodity Trade
Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson said the administration might approve private requests for licenses to export surplus perishable farm commodities to the Soviet Union. He noted fats and oils, such as soybean oil and lard, could be involved, with no objection if applications align with national policy.
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Washington
INS
Ezra Taft Benson
Russia
Benson
Geneva
Commerce Department
U. S
Oil Firm is Sued for $75,494 by Iowa Man
John W. Hancock of Keokuk files a federal court suit against the Skelly Oil Company seeking 75494 dollars in damages for injuries and car damage after a Skelly Oil truck struck his vehicle on January 25 1954 on Highway 218 about five miles north of Washington Iowa.
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Des Moines
John W. Hancock
Keokuk
Skelly Oil Company
Hancock
Washington
In Four Months Youth Steals $3,000 in Gems
Davenport youth Richard Carlson faces charge after admitting he stole diamonds and jewelry worth more than $3,000 over four months from Schaeff Brothers Jewelry. Police Chief Harvey Smith said Carlson, a former jewelry apprentice at the store, admitted taking items and that some were given away.
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Davenport
INS
Harvey Smith
Richard Carlson
Smith
Carlson
Schaeff ‘Brothers Jewelry
West Presses for Serious Talks on Disarmament
Britain’s Anthony Nutting told U N reporters in New York that Western powers are ready to discuss disarmament with Russia. He joins the five power U N Disarmament Commission as it opens, with Eisenhower’s open skies plan on the agenda and consultations with President Eisenhower’s spokesman Harold Stassen to follow.
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United Nations, N. Y
INS
Anthony Nutting
Russia
Anthony Eden
New York
U.N. Disarmament Commission
Eisenhower
Hammarskjold
Bogota
Colombia
Economic Commission For Latin America
Geneva
Countryman Praises Grand Jury Handling of Case
Countryman, a leading trial lawyer, says the case was in good hands and notes an attorney general opinion dated Thursday allowing peace officers who aid state services to be paid for expenses. He adds that costs for sheriffs in Scott and Plymouth county raids will go to the State Executive Council for approval. The law enables the governor or attorney general to summon peace officers statewide for enforcement.
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Countryman
Scott
Plymouth County
State Executive Council
Smith Plea Delayed Pending Mental Test
Marion County District Judge George Sackett delayed accepting a plea from James Smith 23 of Newton until after he undergoes another mental test. Smith, who reportedly confessed to killing Daisy Betterton 67, in Attica Indiana, will be moved to Iowa City next Wednesday for testing. He had been deemed legally sane in a Des Moines test a week earlier.
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Knoxville
Marion County
George Sackett Friday
James Smith
Newton
Raymond Mick Friday
Sackett
Smith
Daisy Betterton
Iowa City
Attica
Des Moines
Iowa City Boy 16 Held on Morals Counts
A 16-year-old Iowa City youth admitted to 50 morals offense incidents. He was arrested after a nursing student from the University of Iowa accused him of molestation. Police say most incidents occurred in the city over the past year with two exceptions. He was sent to juvenile court.
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Iowa City
the Gazette
University of Iowa
Shigemitsu Arrives in Washington Seeks New Era of Collaboration
Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu landed in Washington and said his forthcoming talks with U S officials aim to foster a new era of collaboration between Japan and the United States amid ongoing wartime diplomacy.
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Washington
Mamoru Shigemitsu
U. S
Medics Strike in Vienna Injuries Reported in Clashes
In Vienna ten people were injured as striking doctors and dentists confronted unionists backing a nationalized medicine plan. Police said bruises and fractures occurred amid kicks and blows. Hospitals operated under heavy guard as the 15,000 Vienna physicians pressed a 48 hour walkout ending at midnight Friday.
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Vienna
Austria
Hans Fleischhacker
Hanusch Hospital
Wage Talks Resume at Allis Chalmer Plants
Plant and union representatives at Cedar Rapids Allis Chalmer Works resumed negotiations to avert a strike. Local 116 of the United Electrical Workers seeks 19 to 25 cents an hour, while the company offers 12 to 18 cents. A new round of talks also under way at West Allis Wisconsin after workers there struck Wednesday and then returned to work Thursday. Other Allis plants in LaCrosse Wisconsin and Gadsden Alabama voted to return, while plants in Springfield, Terre Haute and Pittsburgh continue to strike.
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Cedar Rapids
Allis Chalmers
Progess
United Electrical Workers
West Allis
Wis
Allis
LaCrosse
Gadsden
Ala
Springfield
Terre Haute
Pittsburgh
Scheele Predicts Vaccine Flow Stabilization Ahead
Washington (UP) Surgeon General Leonard A. Scheele said the government tests all Salk polio vaccine to ensure safety and prevent further outbreaks like the Cutter incident. He noted irregular vaccine flow but forecast a substantial rise this fall as mass inoculation of children resumes nationwide.
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Washington
Cutter
Leonard A. Scheele
U S Postpones Prisoner Talks In Geneva
In Geneva US and China agreed to a five day postponement of the next session on the release of 41 Americans detained in Communist China. The delay was requested by the United States and the session moved from Saturday to Wednesday morning. No reasons were given by either side.
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Geneva
United States
Red China
China
U. S
Woman Pleads Guilty to Petty Larceny Charge
Mrs. Ray Lockwood, 58, of 1012 Fourth Avenue SE, received a 10 day suspended jail sentence after pleading guilty in municipal court to petty larceny. She was arrested at 5 52 p m on the manager’s complaint for concealing 83 cents worth of groceries in her purse and leaving the Me Too store.
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LaVerne Vandeg
Third Street
Albert Stokes
Barbara Stark
Twentieth Street SE
William Ludwick
Third Avenue
Vernon Petefish
Sew
Lois Powers
Central City
Paul Hamel
A Avenue
Franklin Camp
Marion
al Kalinsky
Twenty-first Street
Edward Percival
Eleventh Street
Marvin West, Jr
Sylvia Higgins
Center Point
Joseph Machover
Avenue NE
Daily Record
Ray Lockwood
Fourth Avenue SE
Armed Forces Five East Iowa Youths to Army
Five Cedar Rapids area youths enlist in the army and marine corps. Wayne Byers 18 of 210 Fifth Street SW Daryl P Lewis 17 of 2936 High Drive SE Clifford Deutsch 20 of Williamsburg Donald A Edwards 18 of Victor Jerry R Johnson 21 of Iona were sent to Camp Chaffee Arkansas for basic training. Leonard G Gerleman 19 of Crutier is the marine recruit sent to San Diego for basic training.
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Army
Cedar Rapids
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Wayne Byers
Fifth Street
Daryl P. Lewis
High Drive
Clifford Deutsch
Williamsburg
Donald A. Edwards
Victor
Jerry R. Johnson
Iona Ity
Byers
Edwards
Johnson
Lewis
Engineers
Deutsch
San Diego
Calif
Leonard G Gerleman
Crutier
Deaths of W. H. Holmes and William Sevig
W. H. Holmes sales tax auditor at Cedar Rapids died at 7:30 a.m. Friday after a brief illness at his home. Born September 25, 1900, in Shellsburg, he is survived by his wife Elva, a daughter Carmen Reynolds of Kankakee, a son George T. Holmes of San Diego, two sisters and a brother, four grandchildren, and had church and Moose Lodge affiliations. Services Monday at 1:30 p.m. in Turner chapel with burial in Shellsburg cemetery. William Sevig of Walford died at his Clarion home Thursday after a long illness. Born June 12, 1886 in Walford, he is survived by two brothers and two sisters. Services Sunday in Clarion with graveside at Norway Lutheran cemetery at 2 p.m.
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William H. Holmes
Thirtieth Street
State Sales Tax Commission
Cedar Rapids
Shellsburg
Elva Swesey
Maerengo
Holmes
Carmen Reynolds
Kankakee
Ill
George T. Holmes
San Diego
Calif
Charles Husted
Omaha
Vern Donels
Marvin Holmes
Trinity Methodist Church
Moose Lodge
Turner Chapel
H. M. Grant
William Sevig
Walford
Clarion
Services for Peter Held at All Saints Church Saturday
Peter R. Held of 542 Forest Drive SE died Thursday. Funeral services will be held at All Saints Church at 9 a.m. Saturday conducted by Rev. Louis McDonough, with burial in Mt. Calvary cemetery. Rosary by Holy Name Society and Daughters of Isabella at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Knights of Columbus at 8:15 p.m. at Brady mortuary, where friends may call.
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Aurora
Alice Smith
Baptist Church
Madison Cemetery
Vinton
Soren N. Degn
Fry-Holland Funeral Home
Evergreen Cemetery
James C. Capper
Henrik Hermanson
Reynolds Funeral Home
Mechanicsville
Leo Joseph Crock
St. Mary’s Church
Rosary
Horner
Shellsburg
Ethal! Whipple
Centerville
Calif
Buckingham
Peter P. Schaeffer
St. Mary’s of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church
Eagle Center
Hawkeye
Herman Blume
Hawkeye Cemetery
Strawberry Point
Ralph Tolkan
Peter R. Held
Forest Drive
All Saints Church
Louis McDonough
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Holy Name Society
The
Daughters of Isabella
Knights of Columbus
Brady Mortuary
Services for Charles H. Long at Barta-Hesser chapel
The services for Charles H. Long of 205 Fourteenth street SE who died Thursday will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Barta Hesser chapel with Reverend D. Loferski of St. John's Episcopal Church officiating. Burial is planned in Eldon, Iowa. Master Masons are asked to assemble with Crescent lodge at the Masonic temple at 9:30 a.m. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Charles H. Long
Fourteenth Street
D. Loferski
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Eldon
Crescent Lodge
Masonic Temple
Graveside services for Mrs Wendl Novak
Graveside services for Swisher resident Mrs Wendl Novak who died in Omaha Tuesday will be held at Fairfax cemetery at 10 a.m. Saturday with Barta-Hesser chapel in charge.
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Wendl Novak
Swisher
Omaha
Fairfax Cemetery
Barta-Hesser Chapel
U S Plan Seeks 16 Nation Atoms Agency With Veto Free Board
The United States and the Soviet Union would sit on the proposed international atoms for peace agency’s governing board. The plan, described as confidential, envisions a veto free body with 16 member states to run the program. The U S delegation circulated details for study and comment to over 70 nations in the United Nations system.
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United Nations, N.Y
United States
Theoviet Union
U. S
U. N
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