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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1955
Page
13
Forecast shows warmer conditions tonight with sea winds 20 to 45 mph. Highs near 30 Tuesday, upper 40s northwest to southeast. Wednesday brings cloudy windy warmth with light snow flurries spreading over the northwest by evening. Also listed are river stage readings, dawn/dusk times, births, marriages, and police court notices.
A Cedar Rapids theft case expands with six Iowa City youths admitting to stealing from 13 cars in Cedar Rapids totaling about 3577 dollars. Items include record players, suitcases, a camera, a shotgun and more, with owners identified and dates noted. Orville Trimble, 48, received an indeterminate sentence up to three years for stolen shirts from Montgomery Ward Cedar Rapids.
Appeals from two condemnation commission findings were filed Monday in Linn County district court. The cases name the State Highway Commission, City and County as defendants over property taken for a relocation project. Separate notices list owners Maggie Wilson and Emma Modracek and others with claimed losses, and describe funeral arrangements for related defendants.
Four people died in weekend Iowa traffic crashes. Harold Forsyth, 24, of Omaha died in Des Moines after a car left a highway. Bernard BumGardner, 5 months, and his parents from Omaha were injured. three other siblings injured. John E. Donahue, 24, of Omaha died near Cresco after crashing into a bridge abutment. A Hartville couple lost a wife. their 12-year-old son injured. Merle Irvin Smith, 46, from Council Bluffs was killed near Mona, Utah, after colliding with a cattle truck.
The brother of a Cedar Rapids woman, William Knutson, 37, a US government guard inspector in the Canal Zone, drowned Saturday in Christobal harbor while boarding a ship. His body will be returned to Charles City for burial, and he is survived by a sister Mrs Milo Savel of Charles City and a brother Pauli.
Obituaries report the deaths of Frank J Noska 71 of Center Point and Mrs. Ethel Moore 73 of Cedar Rapids. Details include birth dates, survivor lists, funeral arrangements, and burial plans at local cemeteries. Additional notices cover service times for John Galleger and infant Allan Joe Novy with locations in Cedar Rapids.
Cedar Rapids considers a rubber pad crossing system to curb rough grade crossings downtown. Public Improvements Commissioner Stolba briefs the council on a Woolyear Tire and Stubber plan featuring rubber pads on ties, claiming reduced maintenance and better water seal, with feasibility study urged and railroad cooperation sought.
The Cr terville council voted to rezone 16 Fortieth street and Mt Vernon road properties from R-1 to R-2 in a single family district owned by Carston Smith. The panel also referred a proposed 172 acre annexation north of Blairs Ferry road NE to the city bond of health to assess septic and sewage risks and city responsibility.
Defendants appeal to district court to set aside a condemnation commission finding that awarded $1,852 for a plot of land. The fragment notes the legal action seeking reversal of the valuation and compensation ruling.
The Cedar Rapids city council delayed action on a preliminary plat for Votru bek's addition due to concerns over fire truck turn around and hydrant access on Kathryn Street. Fire Chief and Building Inspector reports are awaited before a decision. The council approved a preliminary plat for Downing's first addition and denied a preliminary plat for Glenbrook Cove addition.
A Cedar Rapids youth, Jamez H. Kerr, 1200 Third Avenue SE, was fined $100 and costs for reckless driving and $25 for leaving the scene of an accident after a citizen’s arrest by Law Verne Zaehringer of 144 Second Avenue SE. Kerr was arrested following a hit and run on First Avenue SE near Sixteenth Street. A taxi driver, Walter Vajeri, relayed details to police. In a second case, Lyle Casteel of Marion posted a $105 bond for erratic driving near Mt. Vernon Road and Thirtieth Street SE.
Deputy Sheriff Ed Tucker said Monday two youths from Walker Donovan Schreberl and Gerald Schreberl were arrested on larceny charges for hubcaps and fender skirts. They face charges alongside three others from last week as officials report total thefts range from 16 to 40 hubcaps and two pairs of fender skirts.
Ronald Kohl age 25 of Ely route 1 faces a Linn county district court charge of false uttering of a check. Kohl is in the county jail on a 1006 bond set after a grand jury waiver an earlier Municipal Court appearance. Authorities say he passed several bad checks but faces the single charge related to a Mov 12 check drawn on Water- side Savings Bank marked no account.
The Supreme Court agreed to decide legality of wholesale level fair trade price fixing. The practice, allowed in 45 states under fair trade laws, keeps minimum retail price tags on brand name goods. The decision involves McKes son and Robbins, Inc. and contrasts with a lower court ruling.
A system proposed Monday appeared in The Gazette’s Drive Much? volume dated Oct 23 this year. The item notes R. L. Air at 1817 Center Point read NE as the source and credits Louis S. Keller of 1033 Oakland road NE with obtaining a photograph related to an installation.
The Rev. Otto F. Artopoeus resigns as pastor of First Evangelical and Reformed Church in Cedar Rapids effective January. He will become pastor of First Evangelical and Reformed Church in West Alexandria Ohio. He also serves as secretary treasurer of the Ministerial Association. A Marion native, he studied at Heidelberg College Eden Theological Seminary and the Kennedy School of Missions.
Washington AP report states Stephenson, former Capital GOP leader and inaugural committee executive secretary, is indicted for a second time on charges he sought to collect fees tied to government contracts. A prior indictment was dismissed due to a ruling on a telephone recording.
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