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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1954
Page
2
Cloudy and cold with a mix of temperatures across regions. Reports show Thursday night lows 20 to 26, Friday highs 36 to 42 with west area up to 47. Daytime temps and wind data from Municipal airport included along with sunrise sunset times and recent precipitation. Multiple obituaries and divorce and traffic notices listed with local names and addresses.
United Air Lines carried 1,975 passengers from Cedar Rapids in November, surpassing the prior record of 1,940 set last June. Manager C. C. McIntyre noted November is usually not a peak month.
Dr. Caughlan argued hospitals seek a monopoly by excluding independent radiology and pathology consultants and forbidding physicians from billing under their own names. He said the move would undermine patient rights and Iowa law, threatening fair lab and X-ray charges.
Britain disclosed that it urged Red China to refrain from actions that could spark war with the United States. A foreign office spokesman said moderation was urged in talks with China’s chargé d’affaires in London and that Washington should use its influence to forestall provocative moves by the Nationalists.
In Waterloo Iowa Assistant County Attorney filed arson charges against Donald Shindley 21 and arson and advising murder against Dorothy Ehlert 50. They allegedly plotted to kill her husband Henry Ehlert 65 to claim about 6500 in double insurance benefits.
The Gazette Company announced the purchase of a 50 acre tract for a new transmitter location for KCRG TV. The site lies on highway 150 two miles north of Hiawatha.
The Rev. John G. Craig pastor of the Congregational church was elected the first president of Johnson County Public Health Council at its organizational meeting Tuesday night. The body includes about 45 representatives from 30 county organizations and aims to educate and coordinate public health efforts rather than provide direct services. Other officers named were Mrs. Ira Kinsinger, vice-chairman, and Mrs. Richard Fedder son, secretary-treasurer.
Rep Edward J Steers of Creston plans a 1955 bill to make November 11 a statewide Iowa holiday Veterans Day in memory of all who served in war. The Creston Chamber of Commerce backs the measure and has circulated the resolution to legislators and Iowa chambers.
A former German army rocket expert in Chicago says rocket propelled airliners could be built within the next decade or so achieving speeds up to 13000 miles per hour.
Harriet Elizabeth McGuire wife of William J McGuire of 224 Fifteenth Street NW died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 10 40 a m after a long illness She was the daughter of Abraham and Mary Williams pioneer settlers from Ohio Surviving are her husband a daughter Mrs Charles E Gregg of Chicago a son Ross C Powell of Mansfield Conn two grandsons and three great grandchildren She was a member of Olivet Presbyterian Church and its women’s circle She was secretary for 12 years for the Rock Island Switchmen’s auxiliary Services will be at 2 p m Saturday in Chapel of Memories by Rev D Keith Irwin Burial in Cedar Memorial cemetery Friends may call Turner chapel until 12 30 p m Saturday.
John Harrison Devin 63 of 259 Thirteenth Street NW Cedar Rapids died at 3 p.m. Wednesday after a brief illness. A Rock Island railroad special agent for more than 30 years he was born July 7 1891 in Ottumwa. Surviving wife Virgil McLaughlin Devin married January 18 1923 and brother Harry E. Devin of Kansas City Missouri. Funeral set for 2 p.m. Friday at Keosauqua Burnett and Catcott funeral home.
Mrs Bruce Allingham died Wednesday at age unknown. Funeral services set for 3 30 p m Friday in Turner chapel with D M Cassidy of the Reorganized Church and Rev J Richard Wagner of First Congregational. Burial Cedar Memorial cemetery. Calling hours until 2 30 p m Friday. casket will not be opened after service. Contributions to American Cancer Society suggested.
Blanche Kimball a Cedar Rapids resident who moved to Chicago fifty years ago died there on Wednesday. Survived by sisters Alice Cole and Grace Wilson of Chicago. Services at Turner chapel 10:30 a.m. Friday with Rector D A Loferski of St John’s Episcopal Church. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call after 5 p.m. Thursday.
Mrs. Thomas H. Woods of 1821 E avenue NE dies Wednesday. Funeral services at 9 a.m. Saturday in Immaculate Conception Church conducted by Rt Rev Msgr William H Schulte, with burial at Mt Calvary Cemetery. Rosary at 8 p.m. Friday at Monahan funeral home, viewing after 10 a.m. Friday.
John J. O'Donnell of 350 Twentieth street SE died Wednesday. Services will be held Friday at 7:30 p.m. at All Saints Church with Rt. Rev. Msgr. William H. Schulte presiding. Burial is planned in St. Mary's Cemetery, Williamsburg. Rosary Thursday at 8:15 p.m. at Monahan Funeral Home. friends may call.
The Iowa Democratic state party closed its 1954 campaign with an approximate deficit of 17500. State Chairman Jake More announced the shortfall Thursday. The two year expense report listed total spending of 99136.88, with 4000 in bills and 3500 loan owed.
The Governors Conference recommends 25 billion dollars in federal highway aid, potentially aiding Iowa’s east-west toll road plan. Iowa would gain expanded federal aid tied to toll road costs, with funds benefiting primary highways statewide. Illinois delays its Aurora to Rock Island toll project but not abandonment.
Votes show VOTESOR of Ohio against and Smathers of Florida for while Capehart of Indiana opposes. Chavez of New Mexico announced for censure though not voting or paired. Cordon Kennedy McCarthy and Wiley did not vote or announce positions.
AP reports the 66 to 21 Senate vote rejecting Sen Dirksen's substitute for the McCarthy censure provisions. Republicans supporting the substitute included Dirksen and Goldwater. opposition came from 66 senators, with 43 Democrats and 22 Republicans opposing. Several members were paired or abstained, including Morse and Chavez.
Washington AP report notes both Iowa senators Hickelopper and Gillette voted against the Mundt amendment in the McCarthy controversy. The measure would have required the Senate to disavow intemperate McCarthy remarks but failed 74 to 15, with all supporting votes from Republicans Abell Barrett Brown Case Cordon Dworshak Goldwater Hrushka Ruchel Millikin Mundt Payne Purtell Gee and Young.
The Senate, in a 68 to 20 tally, defeated the Bridges amendment. Republicans listed include Barrett, Bridges, Brown, Butler, Cordon, Dirksen, Goldwater, Hickenlooper, Hruska, Jenner, Knowland, Rachel, Langer, Malone, Martin, Millikin, Mundt, Schoeppel, Welker, and Young. Democrats opposed numbered 44, with Morse voting independent against, McCarthy present but pausing as paired.
A district court jury began deliberations in the manslaughter case against Stefan Miller for the traffic death of Patrolman Harold De Gear. De Gear died after Miller rammed his car from the rear and pinned him between vehicles on Sixth Street SW near Twentyeth Avenue. The state alleges criminal negligence. the defense argues accidental death.
Linn County welfare payments last month exceeded state averages in old age assistance and aid to needy blind. The county paid an average $57.01 to 1,303 old age recipients, 0.13 above the state $56.88. Aid to needy blind averaged $77.70 per 64 cases, versus $72.74 statewide. ADC totals show Linn per family $108.70 for 227 cases, per child $31.08, with 794 children included.
Donald C. Peterson, driver in the Jan. 18 crash that killed Anton Krejci at C street and Thirteenth avenue SW, was sentenced to 15 days in county jail for violating a driver's license restriction. The sentence begins December 27 at 9 a.m. after a guilty plea to driving without corrective lenses and appeals on reckless driving remain unresolved.
Kenneth Wayne Wright aged 23 pled guilty to operating a motor vehicle without the owner's consent and was sentenced to a year at the Fort Madison penitentiary by Judge Floyd Philbrick. Wright allegedly took a car owned by John Bading on October 26 and crashed after the theft.
Charles Paist 40 of Stanwood waived to the grand jury on a sodomy charge in municipal court. Bond set at 5000 dollars. Paist was arrested earlier by Cedar Rapids police.
Fort Lauderdale AP report: Dwight L. Rogers, a Democratic U.S. House member from Florida’s Sixth district, died of a heart attack at age 68 on Wednesday night. He served in Congress since 19__. The obituary notes his death after a long career in public service.
An auto designed to shield drivers raced 180 miles to deliver radioactive chlorine for a woman patient in Leeds. Police cleared routes as doctors and scientists used special instruments to remove the material from an atomic pile at Harwell for diagnostic use.
The Senate voted to condemn Senator McCarthy as 23 Republicans joined Knowland and 19 others in backing censure for his conduct toward the Hennings Hayden Hendrickson subcommittee which probed his finances in 1951 and 1952. Hickenlooper defended free expression and said McCarthy had a right to speak his mind without censure.
Coe College professor Donald Watson publicly labeled himself a Communist during a 30 minute student chapel. He argued Marxist theory and criticized U S policy while asserting the goal of a classless society and the destruction of property owners who resist socialization. He warned that Communists seek to overthrow existing institutions and that the United States remains their principal target.
An express train carrying returning German football fans derailed near Leuven Belgium. At least 15 people died and about 50 were injured as the first three coaches plunged down a 12 foot bank. Rescue crews, fire engines and police aided amid tangled wreckage as passengers described the chaos.
Gov. Leo Elthon at a budget hearing questions the 40-hour week policy for state institutions. Board members explain funds to operate 14 institutions and the impact on staff. They cite high turnover and staff shortages while noting progress over six years.
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