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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1960
Page
6
A long weather synopsis shows partly cloudy conditions with warmer readings and snow flurries in the northeast and extreme east, followed by a colder spell in the east and north. Five day outlook predicts temperatures 6 to 9 degrees below normal with mostly fair skies and little precipitation. Local notices include birth announcements, legal name changes, and service reports across Cedar Rapids Marion and surrounding areas.
Speeding fines assessed to Mildred M. Davis Marion Dennis Lippincott Walford Leonard Nuebel and others with addresses across Marion Palo and surrounding areas each fined 10 dollars. Obstructed windshield Bruce Bucknell 519 30th st SE 1 dollar. Defacing license plates Richard Stander Vinton forfeited bond 6 dollars. Drunkenness Herman Klith Narva hotel 30 days suspended John Burns no address seven days Percy Miles 1020 Summit ave SW 15 dollars.
Cedar Rapids police arrested Richard Stander of Vinton on a charge of defacing license plates by painting over numbers. He forfeited a $6 bond Wednesday on the illegal method, after being charged following his arrest Monday at Sixteenth avenue and Twelfth street SW.
Obituaries list several individuals with ages and funeral details including Iowa City Rudolph Prybil 71 Donohue s services Thursday 2 St Paul s Lutheran Gull Garnaville Clifford Sut ton 61 services pending. Sigournty Elizabeth Tremmel 84 services Friday 9 30 St Mary s church Rosary Thursday 8 45 Reynold s West Liberty Walter Crawford 85 services Thursday Snider s Center Point Charles Robik 73 services Friday 1 30 Murdoch s Tama Esther Sadler 69 Mason s Decorah Melvin Stevens 75 services Friday 2 Lutheran church Olson Fijelstul Wellman James Harlan Murphy 85 Detroit services Thursday 2 Asbury Methodist church Powell s
Allen Imports announces it has become a franchised dealer for Mercedes Benz and DKW automobiles. An opening display of models is planned for Thursday. Factory trained mechanics will service the cars, with a complete stock of parts kept locally. Allen Imports is a division of the Allen Motor Co. at 1024 First Ave NE.
City briefs note the Kenwood branch library will host a pre school story hour on Thursday at 10 30 in charge by Mrs Robert Murray Irene s Nursing Home offers downstairs rooms EM 4 3743 Dysarts advertises a 10 discount on boxed chocolates for orders of 10 lbs or more orders encouraged at 1515 First Ave SE Adv
Navy enlistee David R. Rodman, 18, of Lisbon, heads to the San Diego training center. Bazaar at Bazaar St Wenceslaus gymnasium opens 4:00 p.m. Thursday Dec 8 with lunch booths and diversions. Local ads include gifts from Pierson's Florists and Hladky Grocery, Christmas trees at Salem Youth Lot, and Giftree decor items. Also notices on ROA December meetings, a Christmas marketing line, and a death notice for William Ahring with survivor details.
The Pearl Harbor remembrance marks 19 years since the 1941 attack that killed over 2400 people. Veterans Edward Gosselin and Dean Jackson attend the solemn ceremony while Gen. Emmett O’Donnell Jr warns against repetition of surprise attacks and urges vigilance.
Edwin Elba Collins a former Cedar Rapids lawyer who moved to Eldora died there at 2 55 p m Tuesday after a brief illness. Born January 22 1865 in Indiana he was admitted to practice in Linn County in 1897 and tried the first case in the present Cedar Rapids courthouse. Surviving are a son R B Collins Eldora and two grandchildren. Five brothers and three sisters preceded him in death. He was a charter member of Cedar Christian church and a former Iowa Bar Association member. Services at Turner Chapel 3 p m Saturday by Rev Ernest S Worden burial Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call after 11 a m Thursday.
Word arrived of the death of the Rev. Hugh McCarroll on December 2 at his Los Angeles home. A former pastor of Daniels Park Presbyterian Church he also aided in Coe College’s religion department. Survived by wife and two sons Hugh and the Rev. Richard McCarroll burial was in Glendale California.
The Iowa state auditor reports the Toledo juvenile home cost the state 349,753 for 1959 60 up from 297,056 the prior year. Operating expenses reached 524,520 up 65,316 with county contributions 174,766 up 12,619. Total children under supervision numbered 317 on June 30 1960.
Ayash Mike A Barta Hesser chapel Thursday at 2 St Johns Eastern Orthodox church 2 30 burial St George s Trisagion service Wednesday at 9 p m in Barta Hesser chapel Virgie Mae Boyd Mt Zion church 1 30 p m Thursday by Rev Percy Burt Burial Oak Hill cemetery Friends call at Turners until 9 p m Mahlon F Hollingsworth Turner chapel 16 30 a m Thursday by Rev J Richard Wagner Burial Coggon cemetery
A rummage sale hosted by First Baptist Church at CSPS Hall from 8 to 9 p m on December 8 and 9. Proceeds support church programs.
A damage suit ended in a mistrial after juror James Johnston 34 lounged in bed instead of reporting to court Judge Robert Floyd called the excuse the sorriest ever and jailed him 15 days with a $250 fine Johnston claimed he lacked money and would have had to walk seven blocks to a phone after his wife took the family car.
An old ad notes a regular 8.50 watch overhaul for 5.50, a tape recorder priced at 79.50, and Admiral radios at 9.95, selling through the Silver Company at the Hotel Roosevelt. The brief promotion blends bargain hardware with a hotel location.
Space scientists in Los Angeles propose a simple tracking method for reentering ships by releasing sodium vapor. The energized trail would glow brightly under space radiation and remain visible for about 30 minutes, similar to street lamp illumination.
The fight game's greatest fighter known as the Duke of Chicago appears in MOVIE 9 at 10:30 on Wednesday on TV 9, promising a show of rivalry and skill.
Police Judge Ansel Chapman continued a stricter fine policy for beer law violations. Elmer Eugene Strandberg a 20 year old SUI student from Boone was fined 46 dollars plus costs for attempting to buy beer while a minor and was arrested last week.
Rudolph Prybil 71 ended his life Tuesday afternoon in the Moose hall. He shot himself in the chest with a .22 revolver, the Johnson county coroner ruled a death by own action. Prybil, a retired farmer, lived alone on lower Muscatine road until two weeks ago when illness sent him to Lindsley nursing home. He had been in good spirits Christmas shopping with friends earlier that day. A gun with price tag still attached was found at the scene beside his body. Survived by a son in Kansas City and a daughter in Boone. wife predeceased him. Body taken to Donohue funeral home.
Wadsworth urged Zorin to step down amid Soviet attacks on the U N Congo operation. Dag Hammarskjold and Kasa Vubu faced a tense council scene as Wadsworth accused the Soviet Union of using all means to wreck the U N effort, including unilateral military supplies and threats to intervene again.
The Iowa Democratic Party state central committee reported 84,827 in receipts and 81,684 in expenditures, leaving 13,003 in unpaid bills. If added, total spending would reach 94,687, increasing the deficit to 9,860.
Court action brought by F W Boat against Thomas Ferguson for injuries from a Dec 13 1958 accident at the old Highway 30 and gravel road intersection northeast of Lisbon. Plaintiff seeks damages for loss of wife Mary Norrie Boat's companionship.
Wills admitted name George Fitzgerald who died November fifteenth naming Nelson Goodman as executor and his wife and a brother and sisters as heirs Agnes L Smith who died November twenty fifth named a daughter and grandchildren as heirs with Merchants National Bank as executor
Darlene Schminkey was arraigned Tuesday on a charge of uttering a forged instrument after allegedly cashing a forged $25 check at Killian’s on October 24. She was given time to plead.
Kenneth C. Mersch sues The Willman Co for 630 on account. Marvin V. Colton sues Dale I. Heins for 2092.63 on account.
The Iowa Water Service Co asked the council to approve no less than a 15 percent rate increase citing needed improvements for Iowa City Coralville and University Heights. A similar request from Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co for a 5 percent rise was also tabled for study. The council granted contractor Irving Jensen more time to finish Park Bridge approaches with temporary access before winter and set May 31 as the completion date for those approaches.
A distinguished Israeli diplomat will address a Sunday testimonial dinner in Agudas Achim synagogue, honoring Samuel Markovitz and Samuel Worton for their charitable work. David Tesher, consul general for 15 midwest and southern states, will speak on Israel Meets Its Challenges, drawing on his roles with Prime Minister Ben Gurion and the foreign ministry.
Lawrence College President Dr. Douglas M. Knight spoke at Coe College founders day convocation about the unique qualities shaping liberal arts education. He argued colleges foster a climate for individual learning, resist national cultural uniformity, and balance knowledge growth with coherence and public obligation.
Seventy three Farm Bureau legislative committee members from 11 eastern Iowa counties met in Cedar Rapids to review background on legislative matters and discuss promoting Farm Bureau programs. The session ran 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a noon luncheon and speakers from Des Moines and district leadership.
The premature infant receives 5 drops of sterile water hourly, then 1.5 ounces every 2 to 3 hours as feeding increases. An Isolette incubator keeps him warm and isolated from breath, with later transfer to an open incubator before discharge. Sister Camilla notes a healthy cry and developing hair, eye color to come.
In Willsboro New York two of ten construction workers fell about 90 feet when a scaffold cable slipped Tuesday night. The rest clung to cables and reinforcing steel to survive the accident.
Ann Arbor council rejects Churchill as a street name for a 1500 foot Service Drive, deeming it too august for the short thoroughfare. The move follows a council discussion on naming options and local impact.
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