Weather forecast and local notices from a mid century paper
Forecast fair through Wednesday with warmer conditions in the west and north. Lows in the 20s, higher temperatures midweek, then partly cloudy and cooler Thursday. The brief city notes include several traffic fines, penalties, and a list of newborns and local public notices.
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Bismarck
de Apolis
Chicago
N. Orleans
Denver
Boston
L. Angeles
Phoenix
Miami
Seattle
Melchior Arrested On Check Forgery Charge
Detectives on Monday arrested Richard Melchior, 28, of 5541 Sharon Lane NW, on a charge of forging a $440 check. He allegedly wrote the Nov 17 check at Killian's Shoe Repair and forged Eli Abodeel's name. Bond set at $1,000 pending county attorney action.
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Richard Melchior
Sharon Lane
Killian
Eli Abodeel
Suffers Injuries In Pool Accident At Washington High
Dennis Sturdivan sixteen son of Mr and Mrs Paul Sturdivan of 1431 Daniels street NE suffered back and head injuries Tuesday after slipping when getting out of a swimming pool at Washington high school He was taken to St Luke's hospital for X rays and observation.
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Dennis Sturdivan
Paul Sturdivan
Daniels St. NE
Washington High School
Sturdivan
St. Luke’s Hospital
Obituary notices for six residents and relatives
Stanwood Elmer G Barnes 61 services Wednesday 130 at Methodist church Chapman's Clarence. Fort Atkinson Mrs William Rausch 76 services Wednesday 930 St Johns church Rosary Tuesday 8 Frenchs. Anamosa Ida Van Kirk 94 services Wednesday 130 Goetchts. Kalona Walter Bender 53 services Wednesday 200 Sun Inyside Conservative Mennonite church Yoders. Belle Plaine Delfa Cron brough 77 services Wednesday 200 Peffers burial Kostra cemetery. Walker Loren W Arnold 45 services Wednesday 200 Cone Center Presbyterian church Murdochs.
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Stanwood
Elmer G. Barnes
Chapman's
Clarence
Fort Atkinson
William Rausch
St. John’s Church
World church unity guide approved by major council
The general assembly backed a 9,000 word plan seeking interlocking church communities rather than a single global body. It calls for mutual recognition of ministries and joint participation in the Lord's supper while admitting no single path to unity.
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Worldwide Unity of Churches
General Assembly
Council
Keota Scout Drive Sets Record Collection Total
Keota Boy Scouts report a combined 336.50 dollars raised in the drive, the largest amount collected in the Keota unit’s history.
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Keota Scout Drive
KEOTA
Keota Boy Scouts
Army mobilization plan stressed guard and reserve roles
Secretary Stahr outlined how 16 regular divisions could sustain a crisis without full mobilization, stressing the guard and reserves as essential for extended war planning. Rep. O'Konski praised Stahr for acknowledging deficiencies at Fort Lewis and for confronting the truth.
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Stahr
Berlin
O’konski
R-Wis
Army
Wisconsin
32Nd National Guard
Milwaukee
Fort Lewis
32Nd
Boy Kicks Car. Sustains Minor Injuries in Accident
Michael Morrow five son of Mr and Mrs John Morrow of 331 Twenty-ninth street dr SE suffered minor head abrasions Monday afternoon in a car pedestrian collision. Police say he ran into a car driven by Mrs William Barron Jr of 2138 Lincolnshire dr SE at First avenue and Twenty eighth street drive SE. Michael was treated at St Luke's hospital and released. No charges were filed.
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Michael Morrow
John Morrow
Twenty-ninth St
William Barron, Jr
Lincolnshire Dr. SE
First Avenue
Twenty Eighth Street
Michael
St. Luke’s Hospital
Army Recruiters Plan Cedar Rapids Ambassadors Squad
Cedar Rapids army recruiters report a squad known as the Cedar Rapids Ambassadors will enlist 12 men with a Dec 20 swearing in ceremony in Cedar Rapids not entering active duty until after January. Applicants must meet a Dec 18 deadline. One man also enlisting in the air force is John W. Thompson, 23, of 1548 Ave NE.
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Cedar Rapids
Europe
Air Force
John W. Thompson
Lowry Air Force Base
Colo
Veteran C R Shoe Man Dies In Cedar Rapids
P Robert Ford a Cedar Rapids shoe dealer for 44 years died at his home at 3 50 a m Tuesday He ran Ford Shoe Store with C W Tibbetts for 14 years and earlier worked at Killians Born Oct 8 1902 in Tiffin he married LaRue Wilson Dec 31 1926 in Cedar Rapids Survived by wife two daughters three sisters two brothers and one grandchild Services set at Turner chapel with burial at Oak Hill Heart Fund donations suggested
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P. Robert Ford
Cedar Rapids
Ford Shoe
Second St
C. W. Tibbetts
Killian’s
Tiffin
LaRue Wilson
Cedar Rapids. Mr. Ford
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Crescent Lodge
Af&am
Iowa
el Kahir Shrine
the Elks, Chamber of Commerce
Elmcrest Country Club
Jane Watts
Janet Lawrence
Jane Brown
Omaha
Mildred Officer
St. Louis
Mamie Hands
Woodland
Calif
Ralph
Rockford, Ill
Neil Ford
Fresno
Turner Chapel
H. Hughes Dill
Oak Hill Cemetery
Heart Fund
Deaths: Joseph A. Matus 85 Cedar Rapids resident
Joseph A. Matus 85 longtime Cedar Rapids resident and North Western railroad inspector died suddenly Monday. Born November 19 1876 in Moravia Austria he came to the United States as a child and lived in Cedar Rapids most of his life. He worked 45 years for the North Western railroad and is survived by his wife Mary Pisney Matus a daughter a grandson and three great grandchildren. Funeral services Tuesday afternoon at Cedar Memorial Chapel with burial there.
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Joseph A. Matus
Cedar Rapids
North Western Railroad
Moravia
Austria
Frank Filip
Hillwood Farm
Toddville
Brotherhood of Railroad
Carmen
Mary Pisney Matus
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
First Church of Christ Science
Cedar Memorial
Brush Chapel
Cedar Rapids Man Frank B. Cline Dies at 1119 B Ave NW
Frank Benjamin Cline of Cedar Rapids area and longtime Iowa Steel and Iron Works employee died Tuesday. Born May 23, 1878, he married Mabel Blaine in 1929. she died in 1957. Survived by a Cedar Rapids stepdaughter and three Cedar Rapids stepsons. Funeral 10:30 Thursday at First Lutheran with Rev Theo A Youngquist. Burial Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Frank Benjamin Cline
Bave
Cedar Rapids
Vicinity
Iowa Steel and Iron Works
Mabel Blaine
Iowa City
Cline
Harry Lagerquist
Iver
Theodore
Chris Nielsen
Turner Chapel
Theo. A. Youngquist
First Lutheran Church
Oak Shade Cemetery
Marion
Bismarck Cooper Dies After Long Illness
Bismarck Martin Cooper, 79, of Three Rivers Michigan and Cedar Rapids resident for 18 years, a retired Collins Radio and Rock Island railroad employee, died Tuesday after a long illness. He was a Spanish American War veteran.
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Bismarck Martin Cooper
Three Rivers, Mich
Cedar Rapids
Collins Radio
Rock Island Railroad
Cooper
Frances Zbanek Dies In Redlands California Widow Of Stanley Zbanek
Frances Zbanek formerly of Cedar Rapids died at her Redlands California home Sunday. Born March 5, 1881 in Cedar Rapids, she was the widow of Stanley Zbanek who died in 1935. Nieces and nephews survive. Services at Janeba funeral home Saturday at 9:30 and at 10 at St. Ludmila's Church officiated by Rev. Joseph A. Syro Ivy, nephew. Burial at Czech National. Friends may call after 8 a.m. Saturday.
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Frances Zbanek
Stanley Zbanek
Cedar Rapids
Redlands
Calif
Janeba
St. Ludmila’s
Joseph A. Syro- Ivy
Zbanek
George Kyle dies lifelong Cedar Rapids resident at 41
George Fred Kyle 41 of 622 Eleventh Ave SE Cedar Rapids died in Iowa City on Monday. Born February 29 1920 he left parents Mr and Mrs Harry W Kyle a brother Milner and sister Birdie C McNulty. He belonged to First Pentecostal church and the musicians union. Services at Beatty Bearle chapel time to be announced. Friends may call after 7 p.m. Wednesday.
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Donald L. Conway
Chicago, Ill
Turner Chapel
George Fred Kyle
Eleventh Ave
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Harry W. Kyle
Milner
Birdie C. McNulty
Kyle
First Pentecostal Church
Musicians Union
Beatty-Bearle
Funerals Held for Bannick Virginia Ruth Earl O Wright
Virginia Ruth Bannick and Earl O Wright are listed for services at Turner chapel with burial plans at Inland cemetery near Bennett and Calender. Mrs Cyrus Larimer is noted for graveside rites at Linwood with calling hours at Turner’s.
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Bannick
Virginia Ruth
Ceremonies Mark Opening of Cedar Rapids Parking Lot
The city opens a new parking facility on Fourth street SE between Third and Fourth avenues with 11 30 a m dedication at the Third avenue end. Mayor and council join old timers from the 1897 Union station gala. luncheon at Sheraton Montrose follows. Morris Sanford leads the old timers as head of the delegation.
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Union Station
City
Fourth Street
Third
Fourth Avenues
Third Avenue
Sheraton-Montrose
Morris Sanford
Assn
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City Man Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
Leslie Chelf a 52 year old clerk at Red Dick's shoe store admitted taking about 250 dollars. The embezzlement charge was pled guilty and sentencing was continued to Wednesday at 9 a.m. Chelf was arrested last week.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Leslie Chelf
Chelf
Reddick
Christmas tree toppled by wind in Nashville
A 55 foot high Christmas tree was blown over Monday night in Nashville, UPI reports. No injuries were mentioned.
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Nashville
UPI
Ruling on 1961 Taxes Appealed to Iowa Supreme Court
The Linn county Cedar Rapids annexation taxes case tops the Iowa Supreme Court. Central Iowa Power Cooperative and John Wessale appeal a ruling that taxes go to the city, not the county. Linn county and Auditor Burrill also appeal in a cross petition seeking city funds. The dispute could yield 200 000 to 300 000 dollars in city revenue and may delay tax collection.
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Linn District Court
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Supreme Court
Central Iowa Power Cooperative
John Wessale
Clair Hamilton
Linn ‘County
John Burrill
Cedar Rapids burglary arrests announced in several cases
Banks was given until Monday to plead on charges of breaking into Cedar Rapids Tent and Awning Co. and Rapoport's Auto Parts Co. Bascom’s sentence runs concurrently with a previous Sept. 30 sentence. Treka, 31, pled innocent to breaking and entering Cedar Rapids since September after being found asleep in Rickey's grocery.
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Ing
Banks
Cedar Rapids
First Ave
Rapoport’s Auto Parts Co
Sixteenth Ave. SW
Bascom
Donald E. Treka
Cave
Rickey’s Grocery
A Ave
Brother sued for damages over fall on farm near Springville
Oscar A. Anthes sues his brother Fern R. Anthes for 57000 alleging injuries from a September 1959 fall on a concrete floor while helping shell corn at the brother’s Springville area farm. The case was heard in Linn district court before Judge Charles Penningroth with a jury of twelve.
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Linn District Court
Oscar A. Anthes
Fern R. Anthes
Oscar
Springville
Charles Penningroth
Marie A. Johnson
Youth, 17, Fined For Drunk Driving
Glenn P. Schilling, 17, of 1210 Fourth Ave SE, pled guilty in Linn district court to drunk driving and was fined $300 by Judge B J Maxwell. He was arrested Saturday night after his car ran a red light at Nineteenth Street and First Avenue SE. tered to a drunk driving charge by George Vicko, 36, of Toddville. He was arrested Saturday night after his car ran off a T intersection between Highway 150 and Toddville.
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Glenn P. Schilling
Fourth Ave
Linn District Court
B. J. Maxwell
Schilling
Nineteenth Street
First Avenue SE
George Vicko
Toddville
Highway 150
Robert Long Receives Suspended Sentence for Prohibited Sales
Robert T. Long, 20, of 3010 Center Point Rd NE pled guilty to prohibitive sales and advertising and was given a six month suspended sentence by Judge B J Maxwell Monday. Long faced accusations he made beer available to a minor.
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Robert T. Long
Center Point Rd
B. J. Maxwell
Long
Bascom Sentenced to Ten Years for Break In Charge
Kenneth Bascom, 25, of Palo, was sentenced to 10 years in the men's reformatory at Anamosa after pleading to breaking and entering. Judge B. J. Maxwell handed down the sentence on Monday following Bascom's arrest with James Banks, 30, of 620 Fifth Ave SE, who faced similar charges.
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Kenneth Bascom
Palo
Anamosa
Linn
B. J. Maxwell
Bascom
James Banks
Fifth Ave
Man Receives Parole After Conviction Time Served
A man pled guilty to lascivious acts with a child and was granted bench parole from a three year term in the state penitentiary at Fort Madison by Judge B J Maxwell.
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State
Fort Madison
B. J. Maxwell
Parole Given for Child Desertion in Linn District Court
Bud Hollett pled guilty to desertion and abandonment of a minor in Linn district court. Judge B J Maxwell issued a bench parole from a one year term in Anamosa State Reformitory for Hollett after his wife charged him with failing to support three children.
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Bud Hollett
Linn District Court
Anamosa
B. J. Maxwell
Hollett
Effort To Stir Dominican Mob Violence Foiled
In Santo Domingo a 20-man band led by uniformed police and an air force officer attempted to incite violence during a week-old general strike against President Joaquin Balaguer. Riot crowds clashed with the attackers. at least five were wounded by blast fragments and a shopkeeper beaten. Riot troops reentered as curfew neared and the mobs dispersed.
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Santo Domingo
Joaquin Balaguer
Air Force
Innocent Plea Entered By Charlotte Drafahl
Charlotte Drafahl aged 23 of 300 Old Marion road NE pled innocent in Linn district court to uttering a false instrument. Police say she admitted cashing six Collins Radio Co checks. She faces one charge for a $48 check given to Steve Allison on November 18.
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Charlotte Drafahl
Marion Rd
Linn
Collins Radio Co
Steve Allison
Zajicek Sentenced to Three Years and Paroled
Clarence E. Zajicek age 41 of 905 Twelfth Street NE pled guilty in Linn district court and received a three year sentence followed by parole.
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Zajicek
Clarence E. Zajicek
Twelfth St. NE
Linn District Court
Loren W Arnold 45 Walker dies on farm
Loren W Arnold 45 a lifelong Walker resident and farmer died suddenly at home. Born in 1916 he lived on the same farm his whole life. Survived by three sisters Mrs Herman Morris Mrs Richard Agne and Mrs Bernard Ball and two brothers Vernon and Willard. Services at 2 p m Wednesday Cone Center Presbyterian Church burial Quasqueton Cemetery with the casket unopened Murdoch Funeral Home in charge.
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Walker
Loren W. Arnold
Walker Community
Herman Morris
Quasqueton
Richard Agne
Rowley
Bernard Ball
Winthrop
Vernon
Willard
Cone Center Presbyterian Church
Quasqueton Cemetery
Murdoch Funeral Home
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8Th Ave. SE
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3Rd St. SW
Dale Munier
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Center Point
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Birch Ave
George Durin
Trailridge Rd
Leon Hindman
14Th Ave
Laird Adkins
2Nd Ave
William Pitlik
40Th St
Alfred Gudenhauf
Terry Wallace
20Th St. SW
Gerald Gessner
Newhall
Alan Pratt
11Th St. NW
Morris Patterson
Route 1
Charles Walsh
10Th St. SW
John Noggle
3Rd St. NW
George E. Moore
5Th Ave
Daniel Schwieger
Danbury St
Terry Neff
42Nd St
Nancy McVay
Martelle
Ralph S. Moore
Dennis Svoboda
Higley Ave
Donald W. Nelson
Terrace Hill Dr
Jerry Kupris
Oakland Rd
James Wagner
Oxford
Arthur Mallon
Staub Cr
John Herder
Ivan Pilcher
2Nd St
Wayne Larson
Hiawatha
William Matney, Jr
Weing Road
Avenue
John Church
Stephen Spence
Frank Buxton
Cedar Falls
Morris Feder
C Ave. NE
Francis Duane Sharp
4Th Ave. SE
Richard Plein
A Ave. NE
Sammie Peters
Melchior
the Essentials
St. Andrews
Scotland
Douglas Horton
Harvard Divinity School
Stehr
U.N
Boy
Robert J. Vosdingh
John Vosdingh
Ninth St. SW
San Diego
Okinawa
James M. Gloshen
S. E. Gloshen
Hinkley Ave
Webb Air Force Base
Texas
Clark Air Force Base
Philippines
C.R. Shoe Man
Robert Ford
Joseph Matus
Frank Cline
Bismarck Cooper
George Kyle
Services
Tree Falls
Higher
Burrill
George R. Nimmer
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Nimmer
Rock Island
Union Depot
B. G. Richter
Edith Pierce
Dorothy R. Gertsen
Frances Wade
Grace L. Pilkington
Agnes E. Hartman
Elizabeth Dearborn
Robert Zila
Edward Feuss
George W. Krejci
Mildred C. Bruene
Dwight LeClerc
Howard Howe
Robert Long
Dean Mortensen
Monahan-Stewart Funeral Home
WM. J. Stewart
Third Ave
John B. Turner & Son
2Nd Ave. S.E
Robert Berrellez
John E. Lapes
3Rd Ave
Murdoch “Funeral Homes
Murdoch
Marioni
Order OF the Golden Rule
Unlulai
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