Armed Forces Holiday Leaves For C R Area Men
Arthur R. Madlem of Cedar Rapids promoted to photographer's mate (3/c) in the navy. Stationed aboard the submarine tender Nereus in San Diego, he has served six years. Home leaves reported for Fireman Richard A. Doud from the Mine Sweeper Acme at Long Beach California, engineman duties. Louis W. Greif from USS Cowell at Long Beach as machinist's mate for 20 days. Franklin H. Kolda Jr from Camp Wolters Texas, 12 days as heavy equipment operator. Second Lt Jesse L. Pugh from the second Marine Air Wing at Cherry Point North Carolina, 30 days. former marine aviation cadet graduate, pilot of turboprop transport plane.
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Arthur R. Madlem
Cedar Rapids
Navy
Nereus
San Diego
Richard A. Doud
L., J. Doud
Victor
Acme
Long Beach
Calif
Louis W. Greif
Emil J. Greif
Coggan
USS Cowell
Franklin H. Kolda, Jr
Franklin H. Kolda
Central City
Camp Wolters
Texas
Jesse L. Pugh
J. E. Pugh
Twentieth Street
Second Marine Air Wing
Cherry Point
N. C
Marine Aviation Cadet Program
Federal Court Jurors To Be Drawn Dec 27
Prospective federal court jurors for sessions in Cedar Rapids Dubuque and Waterloo will be drawn December 27 at 10 am in Cedar Rapids Court. One hundred names per case will be drawn by Clerk John J. OConnor and Jury Commissioner Kenneth H Bastian from four counties Cedar Rapids Linn Benton Cedar Jones Dubuque Dubuque Allamakee Clayton Jackson Waterloo Black Hawk Bremer Buchanan Chickasaw. A new order sets January 25 as the deadline for a pre trial conference in Ida L Kohlers damage suit against the Rock Island railroad.
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Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Waterloo
John J. O’connor
Kenneth H. Bastian
Linn
Benton
Cedar
Jones
Dubuque,—Dubuque, Allamakee, Clayton, Jackson, Waterloo
Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Chickasaw
Ida L. Kohler
Rock Island Railroad
Purse Snatching Reported Near Oakland Road
Lois Davis of 1500 Oakland Road NE reported a robber grabbed her purse Thursday night at the rear of her apartment building. A tall slender man in a tan jacket fled with $20 in cash and a $97 unendorsed check. she was not injured.
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Lois Davis
Oakland Road
Kenya's Kenyatta a mystery figure in Kenya's path to independence
An Associated Press dispatch profiles Jomo Kenyatta as a controversial leader feared as Mau Mau mastermind by some and hailed as future prime minister by others. The Cedar Rapids Gazette previews the Sunday feature outlining his bold, enigmatic rise amid Kenya's push for independence.
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Jomé Kenyatta
Kenya
Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
Christmas Mail Volume Declines At Post Office
Incoming and outgoing mail fell sharply at the Cedar Rapids post office on Friday. A Saturday window will stay open until 5 p.m. for late mailers, and Monday hours run 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to align with store closings. Despite lower volume, all services will be available with a reduced staff, and rural routes will deliver letters and parcels. First class mail totaled 4 006 and third class 10 280, 14 286 total, about 78 percent of last year due to misaddressed and undeliverable items.
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Cedar Rapids
New President Installed at Canopus Club
Louis Melsha was elected president of the Cedar Rapids Canopus Club for 1963. Other officers chosen at the meeting included Donald Spaight as vice president Vernon Benda as secretary and Dr Eugene Siekerka as treasurer.
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Louis Melsha
Cedar Rapids
Donald Spaight
Vernon Benda
Eugene Siekerka
College Community Approves School Bond Issue
Voters in the College Community school district south of Cedar Rapids approved a 190000 bond for a junior high add on. The 215 yes to 76 no vote reflects a 73 percent approval. The addition includes eight classrooms and a cafeteria area to be completed by Sept. 1. Architects are Peiffer and Associates of Cedar Rapids. Bids will be sought in February.
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College Community School
Cedar Rapids
Peiffer and Associates
Subscription rates and distribution terms noted
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Oorarnsen
U.S
Home Looted While Occupant Is Away
Mrs. Harold L. Thompson reports a home on Seventeenth Street SE was broken into while unattended. Entry was forced through the front door and items were looted. police notified. Further details from the brief description are unavailable in the readable text.
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Harold L. Thompson
Seventeenth Street SE
Thief Steals Watch Necklace Pin Razor and Gifts
A thief or thieves robbed a home under the Christmas tree taking a watch, a necklace and pin, an electric razor and several Christmas presents valued at about 340 dollars.
Fred Schlesselman Injured in Fall at Local Hotel Lot
Fred Schlesselman, 52, of 536 Knollwood Drive SE, sustained head injuries in a fall early Friday. He required five stitches for a forehead cut after toppling over a low wall between Armstrong's parking ramp and the Roosevelt hotel alley. He is hospitalized for observation at Mercy Hospital and listed in good condition.
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Fred Schlesselman
Knollwood Drive
Mercy Hospital
Armstrong
Roosevelt Hotel
Man Charged After Car Hits Pedestrian
Henry Larson aged 84 of 3330 C avenue NE was treated at St. Luke's hospital after a vehicle struck him in the crosswalk at Thirty-second Street and First Avenue E. Elmer S. Fry, 55, of Route 3 Marion, was charged with failure to yield to a pedestrian.
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Henry Larson
C Avenue NE
St. Luke’s Hospital
Thirty-second Street
First Avenue E
Elmer S. Fry
Route Three
Marion
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Canopus Club
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Rasias
Batlor
Cedar Rapids Building & Loan Association
First Federal
First Ave
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Council
FAR Rapids
Armstrong Sports
Armstrong Sportswear
Prince Gardner
Men’‘S Furnishings
Fed
McGregor
Armstrong Men's
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