Weather and notices from Cedar Rapids region and obituaries
Saturday forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with a warmer Sunday and possible light rain. Highs will be in the low 50s and a colder turn returns Monday with scattered showers. Local notices list numerous birth announcements and funeral services across Iowa communities including Cedar Rapids, Monona, Anamosa, Elkader, Independence, Vinton and Iowa City with various dates and times.
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Rea
Miami
Mien
New York
Moines
Phoenix Co
Ort Werth
St L
Mneaa
Catholics Reject Castro Charge of Bribes to Priests
In Havana Catholic church officials rejected Fidel Castro's accusation that Cuban priests took bribes to preach counterrevolutionary sermons. An open letter signed by Cardinal Arteaga and other hierarchy members urged vigilance against communism as Archbishop Perez Serantes was reported jailed briefly but later stated he was not harmed.
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Castro
Havana
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Manuel Cardinal Arteaga
Enrique Perez Serantes
Santiago
Camaguey
Gazette reshuffles edition distribution and services
In Cedar Rapids the Gazette announces changes to its annual edition plan and mail distribution to towns. The paper confirms a specific date for republication and outlines adjustments to the press schedule and service for the coming year.
Regis Wins Debate Tourney at Ottumwa
Regis high school won the annual Invitational Debate tournament in Ottumwa on Saturday. The Regis A team of Jim Hudek and Jim Kelsh from Cedar Rapids and Dave Hart and Jean Konzen from Marion dominated seven of eight debates, while the B team from Cedar Rapids and Marion posted four wins and four losses with Hudek Kelsh and Marak earning superior ratings.
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Regis
Ottumwa
Cedar Rapids
Jim Hudek
Jim Kelsh
C.R
Dave Hart
Jean Konzen
Marion
Jim Nelson
Gary Makowski
Ron Marak
Norma Neenan
C.R. Hudek
Kelsh
Marak
Green and Morton clash over vote stealing charges
Green’s telegram to Morton is cited as a bid to push the issue. Jackson refutes Morton's claim of nationwide vote stealing, noting no evidence submitted to the Senate elections committee and pointing to New Jersey where a recount was abandoned by Republicans. Morton's rhetoric is said to harm his party and the nation.
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Sen. Green
Sen. Morton
Senate Elections Committee
New Jersey
Madison Editor Dies After Heart Attack
Roy L. Matson aged 52, editor of the Wisconsin State Journal since 1942, died Saturday at University Hospital after a heart attack Monday and prolonged illness.
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Madison, Wis
UPI
Roy L. Matson
Wisconsin State Journal
University Hospital
Western diplomats fear Lumumba mistreatment may backfire on Mobutu
Western diplomats said Lumumba’s brutal handling by Congo troops could undermine Mobutu’s pro Western regime. Lumumba was captured at Port Francqui and heavily manhandled in public as photographers watched, with witnesses reporting beatings and threats.
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Leopoldville
Patrice Lumumba
Joseph Mobutu
Lumumba
Mobutu
Port Francqui
Stanleyville
Joseph Kasavubu
U.N. General Assembly
Soviet Bloc
Deaths Mrs Godfrey J Medulan
Eleanor Medulan widow of Godfrey J Medulan died at home 2918 E Ave NW at 2 p m Saturday Born Cedar Rapids Feb 20 1905 married June 20 1923 Survived by husband two daughters two sons mother sister and brother nine grandchildren Member of D A V auxiliary Funeral services Janeba funeral home 2 Monday Rev John E Wheatley Burial Czech National Cemetery Friends may call after 4 p m Sunday Cedar Rapids area
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Eleanor Medulan
Godfrey J. Medulan
E Ave
Cedar Rapids
Robert Just
Pete F. Wintringer
Lumir L
Albert G. Medulan
Mary Drahos
Arden Rohlf
Joseph Drahos
Walker
D.A.V
Janeba Funeral
John E. Wheatley
Czech National Cemetery
Obituary notices for Charles M. Fels and Olin-Louis J. Ronhwedder
Charles M. Fels dies with memorial at Turner chapel at 1 30 Monday by the First Reader of the First Church of Christ Scientist and burial in Homestead cemetery at Amana. Olin Louis J. Ronhwedder age 75 funeral Tuesday at 2 in Campbell's Methodist church.
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Fels
Charles M
Turner Chapel
Church of Christ Scientist
Homestead
Amana
Olin
Louis J. Ronhwedder
Campbell's
Drunk Driving Charge Filed After Accident
Arlene Moeller, 27, of 613 Sixth Ave SE, faces charges of drunken driving and failure to control after her car rear ended a Grime vehicle on First Avenue and Sixteenth Street E at 10 20 p m. Grime, 29, of Williamsburg, injured with back injuries while Moeller suffered a forehead laceration. Also charged with drunkenness were Marion Comreid 34 Ben Kirk 40 and Robert Benesch 34 all Center Point as Moeller passengers.
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First Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Arlene Moeller
Sixth Ave
Charles Grime
Williamsburg
Grime
Marion M. Comreid
Ben Kirk
Robert Benesch
Center Point
Moeller
Town Mourns Crash Victims
CHIPMAN Alta A large crowd mourned the school bus crash victims from Lamont seven days ago. Fourteen of the 17 killed were buried in three cemeteries after funeral services that lasted over three hours. An 82 year old man died of a heart attack during burials.
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Chipman
Alta
UPID
Lamont
Alberta
Mike Onyschuk
Pena
Funeral notice for Melvin Marsh Central City WWII veteran
Melvin Marsh of Central City a retired auto mechanic and World War II veteran died at his home Saturday at 4 05 p m after a brief illness He was born January 27 1906 in Cedar Rapids and married Beulah Downer July 16 1938 Surviving are his wife a son Charles a daughter Norma O Byrne of Phoenix Arizona two sisters Marion Wolfe and N D Davis Cedar Rapids a brother Richard Marsh Marion and a grandchild Services at Turner chapel with time pending Burial Cedar Memorial Chapel after noon Sunday
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Melvin Marsh
Central City
Cedar Rapids
Beulah Downer
Charles
Roger
Norma) O'Byrne
Phoenix
Ariz
Marion Wolfe
Cedar Rapids Native Mrs Caroline Johnson Dies in New York
Caroline Johnson a Cedar Rapids native died in New York City where she had lived many years. She helped in the Cedar Rapids library before 1907 then moved East but visited frequently. Survived by two sisters and a brother all in Cedar Rapids. Services will be held in New York.
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Caroline Johnson
Cedar Rapids
New York City
J. H. Markert
Karl W
Louise) Seelig
Emma Hubbard
Julius H. Markert
New York
Obituaries for Pirnie and Neva Bowers
Pirnie 87 widow of Thomas Pirnie died Saturday in Chicago. Services Monday at 1 30 p m Mechanicsville Presbyterian church with burial at Rosehill Mechanicsville. Neva Bowers funeral at Turner Chapel 10 30 Monday by Rev Leslie Wilcox. Burial Oliphant.
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Iowa City
Charles Maruth
Denver
Beckman
Mechanicsville
Emma Maley Pirnie
Thomas Pirnie
Mechanicsville Presbyterian Church
Rosehill
Chicago
Bowers
Neva
Turner Chapel
Leslie Wilcox
Oliphant
Camp Good Health Budget Figures for 1960
The document lists funds for Camp Good Health including Venture Club of Cedar Rapids 10.00 and in memory gifts for Mrs. Timothy O’Brien and Mrs. Milo Dissk, totaling 9 108.76 with a 1960 budget of 9 300.00 and 191.24 still to be raised. It notes donations from Friends of Ralph MOOK and other unreadable entries.
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Venture Club
Cedar Rapids
Timothy O’brien
Birthday Club and Friends
Milo Dissk
Ccvevevrees
Ralph Mook
Episcopalians Seek Easing of Dependents Edict
The National Council of the Episcopal Church asked President Eisenhower to revise his order reducing military dependents overseas. In a telegram from a three day gathering in Los Angeles the council warned of harmful effects on family life and urged a method other than cutbacks to meet economic aims. The group noted it could not judge whether dependent spending affected U S gold reserves.
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Los Angeles
National Council of the Episcopal Church
Eisenhower
White House
Chess Club to Elect Officers Monday
Community chess club will elect officers at its meeting Monday at 7 15 p m at East side Recreation Center 404 Seventeenth st SE. The retiring president Kenneth Grant will become a regional representative for the U S Federation next year while remaining president of the Iowa State Federation. He won the Waterloo 30 30 chess tournament last weekend.
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Community Chess Club
Eastside Recreation Center
Seventeenth St
Kenneth Grant
U.S. Chess Federation
Iowa State Federation
Waterloo
Salvaged Ship Blocked by Lake Michigan Storm
The 246-foot Lib erian freighter Francisco Morazan grounded on a reef near South Manitou Island as a Lake Michigan storm prevented salvage work. Winds 25 to 30 knots delayed tug operations while the crew of 13 remains aboard. Capt. Eduardo Trivizas wife Anastisia 29 waits in a motel with plans to depart for New York unless the ship is freed.
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U.S. Coast Guard
Morazan
Manitou Island
Eduardo Trivizas
Anastisia
New York
Coast Guard
Navy May Seek Exemptions From Dependents Rule
The Navy plans to appeal to the Defense Department for exemptions from the President's order to cut military dependents abroad. Navy Times cites second thoughts, suggesting the army and air force should handle the reductions due to sailors already posted overseas without families. A separate Army briefing accuses discrimination and urges Congress to legislate travel restrictions, including civilian tourists.
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Washington
UPI
Navy
Defense Department
Navy Times
Naval Command
Army
Air Force
Congress
Hospital Patient Details City Briefs
Mrs. Fred Mack of Newhall, mother of Carol Fifield of 1637 Eave NE, is a patient at Mercy Hospital. Visitors are permitted.
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Fred Mack
Newhall
Carol Fifield
Eave, NE
Mercy Hospittal
U S Advised To Boost Top Federal Pay
A federal study recommends raising top federal salaries to attract and retain talent, noting government pay lags private sector at high levels. The report urges a federal pay commission and cites specific gaps for attorneys chemists engineers mathematicians and other classifications.
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U.S
Washington (Ap
Sam
Federal
Laraine Day and TV Head Seek License To Wed
A Los Angeles television executive Michel Mark Grilik, 37, and actress Laraine Day obtained a marriage license in Cleburne Texas on November 12 as Day refused to discuss plans with reporters after a performance. Grilik denied any marriage yet. Day, a former wife of Leo Durocher, said private life is her own.
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Michel Mark Grilikhas
Cbs-Tv
Grilik
Cleburne
Texas
Here
Christ as Lord of All Life Emphasized by Dr Dahlberg Record
Dr Dahlberg of Delmar Baptist Church in St. Louis urges a national return to faith as the council marks its tenth anniversary with 33 denominations and 3000 church members expected. He warns against worldly culture and calls for decisions on youth, media use, lay involvement, unity, justice, and peace amid rapid scientific progress.
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Br. Dahlberg
Christ
Isaiah
Old
Dr. Dahlberg
Jesus Christ
Delmar Baptist Church
St. Louis
Bailey Named Kennedy Choice For Democratic Chair
Hartford Times reports John M. Bailey, state chairman, is President-elect Kennedy's personal choice for the next Democratic national chairman. The paper says Bailey has Kennedy's blessing and the DNC is expected to name him after Sen. Henry M. Jackson resigns effective Jan. 20.
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Hartford
Conn
Hartford Times
John M. Bailey
John F. Kennedy
Bailey
Times
Democratic National Committee
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
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