Iowa and region weather and notices section
Daily Record reports highs and lows across cities from Bismarck to New Orleans with an Iowa forecast of partly cloudy to cloudy skies, rising then cooling temps, and a likelihood of snow flurries in the north on Sunday. It also lists municipal wind data, sunrise and sunset times, and numerous public notices including births, funerals, and local court actions with multiple names and addresses.
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Bismarck
Chicago
Greans
Denver
New York
Duluth
Omaha
LosaSeace
Phoenix
Miami
Seattle
Iowa
Oelwein Man Dies At Christmas Party
Edward G. Williams aged 56 died suddenly at a Christmas party he organized in Oelwein. He served as secretary of the Carmen's Union local of the Great Western railroad and had worked there since 1923. Williams leaves a wife, daughter Shirley of Oelwein, and a sister. funeral arrangements are set at Brant funeral home.
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Oelwein
Edward G. Williams
Williams
Carmen’s Union
Great Western Railroad
Shirley
Brant Funeral Home
Pudjil Yule Display Wins Iowa City Sweepstakes
In Iowa City the A. J. Pudjil home display won the sweepstakes in the Christmas decoration contest by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Other winners include Joseph Schaaf in originality Ralph McCabe in beauty and Orrie Yoder in message division.
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Iowa
$3,000 Worth of Steel Not Her Yule Present
A Chicago firm sent Mildred Cantrell of Iowa City a $3,000 steel gift, claiming an order with her address existed. Cantrell denied ordering or wanting the merchandise. The manager confirmed the address on file but noted the name was missing and canceled the order.
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Iowa City
Chicago
Mildred Cantrell
Moline
Galler
Load of Hybrid Corn Destroyed by Fire
A load of hybrid seed corn valued at 7 000 dollars was destroyed by fire around 1 314 miles from here at midnight Thursday. The semi trailer belonged to Black Abbot and Emerick Farms of Walnut Illinois. Fire officials say two tires on the trailer went flat and Herbert Carten, the driver, was not injured. Tama and Belle Plaine fire squads fought the blaze.
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Tama
Here
Thursay
Black, Abbot and Emerick Farms
Walnut
Herbert Carten
Belle Plaine
Korean Socialists to Form Third Party Against Rhee
Seoul reports that Republic of Korea Socialist leaders announced plans to form a third political party and oppose President Rhee in next year’s election. The move signals a new challenge to the incumbent leadership as the campaign approaches.
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Seoul
Republic of Korea
Esident
Rhee
Man confesses to kidnapping and killing Illinois grocer
Robert Phillips 28 of Rockford admitted abducting Lyle Larson 45 of Harvard and fatally shooting him after forcing him from a grocery store. Police recovered Larson’s body in a farm field near Marengo as investigators questioned Phillips about a separate Rockford murder. Phillips was held on murder charges after surrendering with a blood stained revolver.
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Harvard
Ill
Robert Phillips
Rockford
Phillips
Milnois
Illinois
Wisconsin
Harry C. Herendeen
McHenry
Lyle Larson
Larson
Elgin
Herendeen
Larsson
Marengo
Olin Democrat Seeks State Senate Papers
Secretary of State Melvin Synhorst reported three more requests for nomination papers. B. O. Peterson of Kanawha seeks a Democratic nomination for representative from Hancock County. Richard Benischek of Olin seeks the Democratic nomination for state senator. Anthony Campana of Davenport requested 400 papers but did not name the office sought.
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Des Moines
Melvin Synhorst
B. O. Peterson
Kanawha
Hancock County
Richard Benischek
Olin
Anthony Campana
Davenport
Campana
Employees Share 300000 Profits At Pella Firm
PELLA AP employees of the Rolscreen Company of Pella received bonus checks and profit sharing certificates totaling about 300000 from company president Peter H Kuyper at a Christmas party. For nine years the firm has used this plan, with all workers sharing the profits and those with ten years or more service receiving over 25 percent of their annual wage.
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PELLA
Peter H. Kuyper
Burns prove fatal for Sioux City man 77
Frank Hoxie of Sioux City died Friday from burns suffered Thursday while trying to light a gas stove with a cigar lighter. The incident occurred at his home, and authorities listed the cause as accidental burns.
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Frank Hoxie
Sioux City
Wees
U N Faces New Crisis How to Cut Cocktail Parties
Hal Boyle muses at the United Nations should end cocktail parties to reduce wars. Jose Maza of Chile cites the barrage of receptions as a social battlefield and a drain on diplomacy. The piece hyperbolically critiques cocktail culture while proposing one bold reform.
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New York
U.N
Jose Maza
Chile
General Assembly
Maza
Morrells' Office To Be in Chicago
General offices of Sam Morrell & Company will move from Sioux Falls to Chicago on December 31. By laws were amended to transfer the general office function from Ou timing to Chicago for a more central location.
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Sioux Falls
Sam Morrell & Company
Chicago
Outumwa
Parke To Head St. Luke's Medical Staff
Dr John Parke was elected Thursday night to serve as 1956 president of the medical staff at St Luke's hospital He succeeds Dr Philip Crew who joined the staff executive committee Also elected were Dr Paul Orcutt of Marion vice president and Dr Maurice Estes secretary The six doctors will serve on a joint conference committee with the board of directors Parke had been vice president in 1955 and Dr Huey was secretary this year
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John Parke
St. Luke’s Hospital
Philip Crew
Paul Orcutt
Marion
Maurice Estes
Crew
L. G. Carrigg
W. J. Robb
St. Luke’s Board of Directors
Parke
John Huey
Mixing in Politics Proves Painful for London Santa
In Hyde Park Speakers Corner a Santa taunted by a Communist Santa led to a melee as passersby watched. A second Santa knocked out the Communist Santa and returned to a waiting taxi after declaring he saw red. A third Santa trapped in an elevator cursed in frustration until freed 20 minutes later.
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London
Santa
Communist Party
Hyde Park
Santa No. 3
ICC Says Proposed Transit Policy Is Too Lax
The Interstate Commerce Commission states the administration’s plan loosens regulation too much and could spark chaotic competition. It warns federal rules keep railroads trucks and waterways in check, maintaining restraint to avoid public harm from unregulated rates.
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ICC
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Eisenhower
Transportation Advisory Committee
Secretary of
Commerce Weeks
U. S
Death notice for Lillian Flack widow of Fred L Flack
Lillian Flack died in a Cedar Rapids nursing home after a long illness. Born October 31 1874 in Rippey she leaves son Leon W Flack of Cedar Rapids and daughter Mrs G W Refsnider of Los Angeles and two grandchildren. Services set for 9 a m Saturday at Turner chapel with Dr H Hughes Dill. burial in Jefferson cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Lillian Flack
Fred L.flack
Sixth Street
Cedar Rapids
Rippey
Leon W. Flack
G. W. Refsnider
Los Angeles
Turner Chapel
H. Hughes Dill
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Jefferson Cemetery
Jefferson
Marion man fined for drunk driving in Penningroth court
Harry P. Fish, 49, of 416 Fifth Street SE, was fined 300 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to a drunk driving charge in Judge Charles Penningroth's court. He was arrested in Marion early Thursday and the penalty was delayed until Friday.
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Harry P. Fish
Fifth Street
Charles Penningroth
Fish
Marion
Cedar Rapids Woman Lucile Bennett Dies After Illness
Lucile Bennett wife of Harris H. Bennett lifelong Cedar Rapids resident died at 2395 Blake boulevard SE at 5 p.m. Thursday after a long illness. Born November 5 1890 in Palo she married June 2 1914 in Chicago. Surviving are her husband two sons Robert G. Bennett Wallingford Connecticut Donald Bennett Zanesville Ohio. her mother Angeline McCorkle and sister A C Smith both of San Antonio Texas and nine grandchildren. She was active in First Presbyterian church YWCA and taught kindergarten at Tyler school with the late Jane Boyd. Funeral at Turner Chapel 10:30 a.m. Saturday with Dr Theodore Lilley. Burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Harris H. Bennett
Cedar Rapids
Blake Boulevard
Palo
Chicago
Robert G. Bennett
Wallingford
A. C. Smith
San Antonio
Texas
Bennett
First Presbyterian Church
YWCA
Tyler School
Jane Boyd
Turner Chapel
Theodore Lilley
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Charles R. Smith Lifelong Linn County Resident Dies
Charles R. Smith route 2 Linn county died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 11 10 a m Friday after a brief illness. Born February 21 1883 in College township he leaves a niece Mrs Clyde Williams. He was active in Union Evangelical and United Brethren church Farm Bureau and served as treasurer of the church board and College township school board. Service 1 30 p m Tuesday at Turner chapel with Rev William Suckow Shueyville Burial Baker cemetery Friends may call after 6 p m Saturday.
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Charles R. Smith
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
College Township
Clyde Williams
Turner Chapel
William Suckow
Shueyville
Baker Cemetery
Petit Jury Call Set Back 2 Weeks
The November term petit jury panel will not report until 9 a.m. January 16, Clerk of Court Arthur Axmear said Friday. The panel was to report next Tuesday but trials were settled.
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Petit Jury
Clerk of Court
Arthur Axmear
Services for Ruth M. Rugg Held at Turner Chapel
Ruth Margueritte Rugg widow of Walter F. Rugg of Cedar Rapids died Thursday at age 22 years of residence. Funeral services conducted in Turner chapel at 1 30 p.m. Saturday by Reverend Jack Oliver of First Christian church with cremation committal. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Ruth Margueritte Rugg
Walter F. Rugg
First Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids
Turner Chapel
Jack Oliver
First Christian Church
President Grants Yuletide Pardons
President Eisenhower commuted one death sentence and pardoned 42 former federal prisoners in a Christmas gesture. John Vigneault, sentenced for a murder in Germany while in the armed forces, had his sentence reduced to 55 years and citizenship rights are restored for the 42 pardoned.
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Washington
INS
Eisenhower
John Vigneault
New Hampshire
Germany
Vigneault
Brownell
White House
Holiday Bank Robbery in Fisk Shouts Merry Christmas
Two men robbed the Bank of Fisk of about $35,000 on Thursday and shouted Merry Christmas as they locked three employees in a vault. They fled in a bank employee’s car then switched to another auto eight miles southeast. The three employees were trapped in the vault for 40 minutes before escaping.
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Fisk, Mo
Bank of Fisk
Here
Missing Slug in Killing Ends Mystery on Campus
Omaha police say Carolyn Nevins was shot four times on the university campus and her body found December tenth. Criminologist LeMoyne Snyder reports the fourth slug was recovered about 100 feet from the body near where her shoes were found, supporting a theory she crawled after being shot.
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Omaha
INS
LeMoyne Snyder
Carolyn Nevins
Omaha University
Nevins
Snyder
Lansing
Mich
Train Strikes Car Under Kentucky Night Sky
Six people escaped injury when their overturned car was hit by a fast freight train near Louisville. Patrolman William Dixon quoted Arthur B. Everley saying he did not see the train until about 70 yards away after his car rolled on the tracks. The left rear brake locked, flipping the auto into a ditch. occupants crawled out unhurt en route to church services. Everley thanked faith as the incident ended without injuries.
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Louisville
William Dixon
Arthur B. Everley
Everley
Dixon
Christmas Mail Volume Sets Historic Peak
Postmaster General Summerfield reports record Christmas mail volume with large post offices showing six percent more letter mail and nine percent more parcel post. He predicts 1953 1954 style records of no Christmas mail on Christmas day may be repeated this year.
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Washington
INS
Summerfield
Elephant Kicks Two Children at Christmas Party
An excited elephant at a Santa Barbara Elks circus kicked two children amid a crowd of about 400 youngsters. Renee Lister, 6, and her sister Phillis, 18, escaped with severe bruises after the animal reacted to shouting and paper gliders being tossed.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Elks Circus
Renee Lister
Phillis
Vet Applies for Red Citizenship
St Louis INS reports Air Force and Army veteran Howard B Spears Jr 28 Negro has applied for Russian citizenship citing Soviets serious mindedness and alleged disregard of racial differences His application was forwarded to Moscow for consideration Spears says he is not a Communist nor does he contemplate becoming one The Russian embassy in Washington noted few U S citizens seek Soviet citizenship
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ST. Louis
INS
Howard B. Spears, Jr
Washington
Spears
Moscow
U. S
Disastrous Fire Blamed on Thieves at Ward Motors
In Newark AP report thieves used an acetylene torch to start a fire at Ward Motors Ford agency. The blaze damaged the auto safes business and 25 new cars, worth about a half million dollars. They failed to seize $20,000 in Christmas bonus money. Officials say the torch was dropped on the floor.
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Newark
Auto Safes
Ward Motors
Ford
Never forgot kindness from Albany police in 1933
A Christmas card from Long Branch New Jersey praises Albany police for kindness shown decades ago. The sender recalls being a homeless man in 1933 and credits officers with giving him warmth and shelter. He signs as one who never forgot the humane treatment.
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Albany (Ap
Albany Police
Long Branch
N. J
French Boost Algerian Units Amid Rising Violence
Algeria faces intensified unrest as France pledges 60,000 more troops to the crisis. The move follows the strongest violence since independence drive, with deaths surpassing 200 in two weeks and a peak assault on Christmas period.
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Algiers
Algeria
France
Faure
Jacques Soustelle
Woman from West Liberty Killed in Illinois Crash
Bessie V. Lockhart 28 of West Liberty Iowa died in a car crash on a Mercer County road near Joliet Illinois while traveling to spend Christmas with relatives. Guy B. Dowdy also of West Liberty survived with minor injuries. the two were en route to Roadhouse TL to visit Lockhart’s relatives. The sheriff noted Christmas parcels in the car and that Lockhart’s husband serves in the air force.
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Aledo
Bessie V. Lockhart
West Liberty
Iowa
Illinois
Mercer County
Bill Albertson
Budget Politics Hit by Sparkman
Senator Sparkman of Alabama accused the administration of seeking a balanced budget for the 1956 election while planning large increases in military outlays foreign aid and health and education funding. He cited a billion dollar military boost and added deficits would occur in the year ending June 30 1957. He argued the proposals would not affect the current year budget and were aimed at political gain.
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Washington
Sparkman
D-Ala
Parleys Resume At Westinghouse in Pittsburgh Strike Talks
In Pittsburgh the AFL-CIO International Union of Electrical Workers and Westinghouse Electric unexpectedly resumed negotiations to end a nine week strike after a stormy break yesterday.
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Pittsburgh
Afl-Cio International Union of Electrical Workers
Westinghouse Electric
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