Weather and city court notes from midweek report
Friday temperatures ranged from the high 40s to mid 70s with scattered readings across cities including Bismarck Minneapolis Chicago New Orleans Denver Los Angeles Phoenix Miami Seattle and Duluth. An Iowa forecast calls for increasing cloudiness and mild conditions ending with colder Monday. daily summaries include precipitation totals barometer and humidity readings, plus a list of traffic violations and civil suits filed in nearby courts and funeral notices in Decorah Marengo and Strawberry Point with service times and burial details.
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Bismarck
Minapolis
Chicago
N. Orleans
Denver
New York
Duluth
Oma
L. Angeles
Phoenix
Miami
Seattle
Iowa
Middle 50S
$35 450 Countersuit Over Fatal Mt Vernon Crash
A countersuit for 35450 dollars arises from a two car crash on May 14 on Mt Vernon road SE at Fortieth street. Drivers Collogan and Postel per the suit. Passenger Harry Lagerquist died in the Postel vehicle.
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Collogan
Mt. Vernon Road
Fortieth Street
Postel
Harry Lagerquist
Randall pleads innocent in Linn county break in case
Alan F. Randall, 28, pleads innocent to breaking and entering involving a $2,250 robbery from his father's See Gable Inn safe. Thomas J. Blake, 21, Rochester, Minn., arraigned and given until Dec. 26 to plead. A third man tied to the same Green Gable Tavern job is sought.
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Alan F. Randall
Linn County
Thomas J. Blake
Rochester
Minn
Randall
Blake
See Gable Inn
J Avenue
Ine
Four Non-Residents in Auto Accident Lawsuit
Four non Iowa residents are principals of a $26500 auto accident lawsuit filed Saturday in Linn county district court Gerald L Kerr of Minnesota is the plaintiff Defendants are Clarence E Gaddis of Indiana and Frank and Barbara McPherson of Florida Kerr seeks personal injury and auto repair damages for a collision on June 3 on highway 30 west of Cedar Rapids The petition says Kerrs car was struck by a car owned by the McPhersons and driven by Gaddis
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Iowa
Linn County
Gerald L. Kerr
Minnesota
Clarence E. Gaddis
Indiana
Frank
Barbara McPherson
Florida
Kerr
Cedar Rapids
McPhersons
Gaddis
Sold Beer to Minor Fined in Cedar Rapids Case
Robert Clark, 29, of 1602% E avenue NE, Friday was fined 300 dollars after pleading guilty to selling beer to a minor. Judge B. M. Maxwell suspended half the fine. Clark was accused of selling beer to an 18 year old Spring ville youth last Monday in Cedar Rapids.
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Robert Clark
E Avenue NE
B. M. Maxwell
Clark
Springville
Cedar Rapids
Two suits dismissed in probate and debt actions
On Friday two suits were dismissed by plaintiffs Charles and Darlene Willson against Bankers Life and Casualty Company of Chicago in an insurance collection matter and Donald S. Jones against Mr and Mrs D A Fesler in a two year rent collection suit. Also on Friday the will of Frank F Novotny, who died December 4, was admitted to probate. it leaves $50 to the Bohemian Moravian church of Ely and the remainder to son Adolph, named executor.
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Charles and
Darlene Willson
Banker’s Life and Casualty Company of Chicago
Donald S. Jones
D. A. Fesler
Frank F. Novotny
Moravian Church of
Two Men Plead Guilty In Driving While License Suspen sion Case
In district court Robert Sumner 31 received a suspended six month jail term after pleading guilty to driving with a suspended license. Deputy Ackerman said Sumner’s car reached speeds over 100 mph before Cedar Rapids police stopped him following a pursuit from Highway 30 West. Sumner’s license had not been renewed after a drunken driving conviction. John C. Henecke 72 of Worthington Acres was given 60 days to be served concurrently with a previous 60 day sentence for a drunken driving conviction.
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Robert Sumner
Charles Penningroth
Sumner
Harry Ackerman
Ackerman
Cedar Rapids
John C. Henecke
Worthington Acres
Henecke
Mystery Solved By Heavy Chair
Tulsa AP report describes Marshall Sharp's house searched for illegal whisky. A hidden chair trap doors revealed 118 half pints of liquor. Sharp charged with illegal possession as officers recovered the contraband.
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Tulsa
Marshall Sharp
Oklahoma
van Raulston
Sharp
Collogan-Postel Final Arguments Scheduled Monday
Final arguments in the Collogan-Postel jury trial will likely resume Monday in district court after a weekend recess ordered by Judge Charles Penningroth. The Lagerquist estate interests were dropped as Francis D. Collogan dismissed his action regarding them. A $10,000 claim against Collogan was dismissed by Nadine Lagerquist, administrator. The jury still must decide Collogan’s $20,150 claim against Robert Postel and Postel’s.
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Collogan-Postel
District Court
Charles Penningroth
Monay
Harry L. Lagerquist
Francis D. Collogan
Lagerquist
Collogan
Nadine Lagerquist
Robert Postel
Postel
Boy Found Dead with Dog Guarding Body
A three year old boy Ralph Wagner wandered from his farm home and was found dead in a pasture after spending 19 hours in 34 degree rain. The coroner ruled death from exposure. The boy’s dog stood guard, guiding searchers to the body after digging a hollow beside him.
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Fort Scott
Kan
Ralph Wagner
L. L. Cooper
Channel 9 Theater Presents Mitchum in Second Chance
Channel 9 schedules a Monday night feature starring Robert Mitchum in Second Chance at 10:00 p.m. The program airs on Channel 9 with local listings noting the film and time.
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Channel 9
Robert Mitchum
Linn County Mental Health Center elects new officers
William W. Crissman was elected president of the Linn County Mental Health Center board joining treasurer Russell I. Hess and secretary Arnold Pyle. New directors include Mrs Eleanor Beck Dr John Parke and H Franklin Kemp. Terms begin Jan 1.
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William W. Crissman
Linn County
Crissman
Hess
Smulekoff
Eleanor Beck
John Parke
H. Franklin Kemp
William P. Ellwood
Fred Groeltz
van Nostrand
Harry Boyd
H. Y. Platner
DeWitt Norton
Mt. Vernon
Norman Lipsky
Pyle
John J. Locher, Jr
Glenn McDonald
New Haven Plans Passenger Service Cuts on Key Routes
The New Haven railroad said it will cut passenger service by 30 percent starting Jan. 2, joining moves by New York Central and Baltimore and Ohio to reduce or abandon passenger trains. In New England, two daily Springfield-New York trains and five New York-Boston trains will be dropped, with several round trips reduced on routes to Springfield and New York. The Mayflower, Senator, New Yorker, and Advance Merchants Limited are among the trains to be eliminated on Fridays and Sundays.
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New Haven
George Alpert
Massachusetts
New York
Long Island Railroad
United States
Alpert
New York Central
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Ihe
the Central
Toledo
New Haven Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio
Baltimore
Chicago and North Western
Illinois Commerce Commission
Chicago
The
Boston
Springfield
Ama
Mayflower
Senator
New Yorker
Advance Merchants Limited
Deaths of Sisco Jenkins and Brandhorst in Cedar Rapids
Clarence C. Sisco 80 of 623 First Street SW died Friday after a short illness born June 5 1877 in Jasper county a Cedar Rapids resident of 40 years survived by wife Bertha three daughters Rose Hunter Independence Dorothy Nichols Cedar Rapids Bertha Stouder Burlington four sons Harley Marion Cecil Cedar Rapids Ray Portland Oregon Services Monday 1 30 p m Brady mortuary by Rev Sam Ritchhart burial Shiloh cemetery friends may call after 4 p m Sunday Benjamin Franklin Jenkins 73 of 1013 Fifth Street NW lifelong Cedar Rapids resident died Friday born Oct 24 1884 Davenport survived by wife Theresa three daughters Dorothy Gatewood and Mrs H N Polton both Cedar Rapids and Mrs Glen Dickie Lisbon a son Lester F Cedar Rapids a sister Edith Noble Cedar Rapids services Beatty Bearles 1 30 p m Monday burial Cedar Memorial friends may call after 7 p m Saturday Mrs Glen Brandhorst of Denver former Cedar Rapids resident died Saturday morning in Denver survived by husband and one son David stationed in Germany with the air force
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Clarence C. Sisco
First Street
Jasper County
Cedar Rapids
Bertha
Rose Hunter
Independence
Dorothy Nichols
Bertha Stouder
Burlington
Harley
Marion
Cecil
Ray
Portland
Oregon
Brady
Sam Ritchhart
Church of God
Shiloh
Benjamin Franklin Jenkins
Fifth Street
Davenport
Theresa
Dorothy ‘Gatewood
H. N. Polton
Glen Dickie
Lisbon
Lester F
Edith Noble
Beatty-Bearle’s
Cedar Memorial
Glen Brandhorst
Denver
Death Notice: David Behan of 508 A Avenue NE
David Behan died Saturday morning at the home of his daughter Mrs. E M Shonka in Radburn New Jersey. The death was reported to his sister Ella Johnson who also resides at 508 A Avenue NE.
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David Behan
A Avenue
E. M. Shonka
Radburn
N. J
Ella Johnson
Pohorsky Named Secretary of Cedar Rapids Jaycees
William B. Pohorsky, 29, Cedar Rapids real estate salesman, was appointed Friday to the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce staff to succeed Jack Bergstrom as secretary for the Junior Chamber of Commerce the Civic bureau and the Convention bureau. He is a 1955 Coe College graduate with business administration and psychology majors and has Navy service, Air Force reserve experience, and active memberships in local organizations.
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William B. Pohorsky
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
University of Iowa
Air Force Reserve
Metropolitan Kiwanis Club
The
Reserve Officers Association
Air Force
Officers Club of
Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board
Iowa Real Estate Board
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Gas Flows from Tank Truck into First Avenue SE
About 100 gallons of gasoline leaked from the First Avenue Gulf Station when storage tanks overflowed during filling. Richard Schnicker of Mt. Pleasant, in the truck cab, watched the overflow via a rear view mirror and could not shut valves in time. Firemen flushed the gasoline into storm sewers along First Avenue and Parkcourt SE.
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First Avenue Gulf Station
First Avenue SE
Richard Schnicker
Mt. Pleasant
Schnicker
First Avenue
Parkcourt SE
Cedar Rapids
Soviet Parliament Grants Tax Break to Bachelors
The supreme Soviet of Russia issued a decree eliminating special income taxes for bachelors and for several other groups. The measure encompasses single men, women living alone, women with dependent families, and workers with young children.
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Moscow
Russia
Supreme Soviet
Russia criticizes West over disarmament plans at NATO talks
Gromyko outlined Soviet proposals to place disarmament on practical lines, accusing the West of blocking them and linking talks to German reunification. He urged Western statesmen to keep disarmament from diplomatic bargaining while Bulganin sent UN letters proposing new East West negotiations. Khrushchev defended Russian claims as propaganda for peace and noted NATO reactions to missile deployments.
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Russia
Soviet Union
Gromyko
Bulganin
U.N
Sigmar
Khrushchev
NATO
Norway
Denmark
U.S
Britain
Netherlands
Turkey
Italy
Soviet Premier Defends Peaceful Coexistence Policy
Khrushchev argued missiles would violate neighbors sovereignty if fired across Austria or Yugoslavia to reach Russia. He claimed Western voices support peaceful coexistence and cited George Kennan William Randolph Hearst and Canadian Foreign Minister Sidney Smith as backers.
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Khrushchev
Austria
Yugoslavia
Russia
George Kennan
U. S
William Randolph Hearster
Sidney Smith
Bandits Take $200000 in Gems From Jewelers
In Queens New York a trio of armed bandits robbed jewelers in a parking lot as they unloaded gems from a car trunk. They forced the jewelers into the car and fled in a German made sedan with six leather bags of jewels worth about $200000. One victim, Max Schweitzer of Oceanside New York, was hospitalized with a heart attack. Police scoured Queens for the culprits as holiday traffic clogged the area.
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New York
Queens
Max Schweitzer
Oceanside
N.Y
Queens General Hospital
City Briefs Toys and Gifts Discounts Adverts
Creswell Pharmacy on 3207 1st Ave SE advertises 1% to percent off on toys games gifts. Piersons Florists at 1800 Ellis Blvd NW promotes Christmas red roses and carnations and notes Sunday hours.
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Creswell Pharmacy
1St Ave
Pierson’s Florists
Ellis Blvd
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Keokuk
Second Avenue SW
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Donald Miskimen
Fifth Avenue
William Kennedy
Cobban
Court SE
James R. Gray
Dorothy N. Sundholm
B Avenue
Emmett J. Jacobs
Marengo
Philip D. Doud
Marvin C. Peterson
F Avenue
Chester R. Goldsberry, Jr
M Street
Bertha M. Pfiffner
Kesler Drive
Charlotte L. Marshall
Chandler Street
Suzanne Walker
Crescent Street
David J. Roupe
Twentieth Street
Rosamond E. Stewart
Route 3
Paul W. Haskell
Atkins
Leone W. Wyckoff
Dewayne L. Himes
Twentieth Avenue
John E. Klassen
D Avenue
Evelyn van Haecke
Amana
Pauline A. Metz
Thirty Seventh Avenue
Elsie A. Moffatt
Twenty-fourth Street
Glenn E. Schade
Thirtieth Street
Jack R. Franklin
Willie Brewster
Fifteenth Avenue
Annabelle M. Corbin
J Street
Gale Cooper
Dalewood Avenue
Felix E. Beauchamp
Seventh Street
John M. Holub
Michael J. Hennessey
Second Avenue SE
Raymond L. Ellis
Vernon View Addition
Gloria Moser
Strawberry Point
Dale O. Nightingale
Palo
Benny L. Jamison
Mr. Vernon
Joseph A. Oswald, Jr
Route 2
Robert J. Hess
Thirty-ninth Street
A. J Rowan
Nash-Finch Company
Lawrence Aakre
Aakre Grocery
Godfrey Hejkal
James van
Don Miller
Larry Buehler
Verle Sisco
R. H. Peck
Rose M. Morrissey
Donald E
Elizabeth Durland
Ward J
Robert E. Long
Motor Equipment Company
Arthur L. Stark
Glenn Clime
Howard G. Churchill
Decorah
Hannah Clausen
First Lutheran Church
Lutheran Cemetery
Lolson Funeral Home
Rosa‘mond Rogers Luce
Waucoma
St. Patrick’s
Hoover Funeral Home
Calvary Cemetery
Frank Brownell
Lenox
Charles Young
IOOF
Minnie Arnold
Methodist Church
Gill Funeral Hhome
3Rd Ave
Public Utilities Commissions
State
Tonite
Optimist
1St St. & E Ave. NW
Linde
Paramount Theater
Benjamin Jenkins
C.R. Jaycees
Sett Te
Turner
John B. Turner O& Son
RAILI
Kennan, Hearst
Bandit
Dsest
Kaylene Capper
Cedar Wew Park
Christ
Cedar Memorial Park
First Avenue East
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