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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1954

Page

9

Factors Back Of Sheppard Verdict Told

Ohio had a weak case against Dr. Sam Sheppard with no witnesses to the murder weapon or pillow imprint. The jury still found him guilty of second degree murder and a 10 year possible parole, amid defense mistrust of his story and the jury’s perception of his behavior and family testimonies.

New York INS Ohio Sam Sheppard Sam Princeton Yale Steve Houk Bay Village Marilyn Richard Tom Weigle Weigle Chip

Daily Doubles Answers Across and Down Puzzle List

Answers for across and down clues fill a grid with terms on geology poetry people solar disk profits tenure friendships and more. The list includes names like Bungle believer in and various wordplay hints across the numbered entries.

Notice of Sale of Sewer Bonds Cedar Rapids Iowa

Cedar Rapids Iowa invites sealed bids for 250000 in sewer bonds dated Feb 1 1955. Bids due Jan 20 1955 at 10 am, city clerk office, then council meeting to award to highest cash bidder. Bonds mature 15000 annually 1956–1965 and 20000 1966–1970, interest paid semiannually with single rate.

Cedar Rapids Iowa Messrs. Chapman and Cutler, Wyers Chicago Illinois State Or National Bank Maude M. Krebs

Christmas Greetings From Far and Near Fill Our Desk

FACTS By John Reynolds reports receipts of election returns from most precincts and a large stack of Christmas cards and greetings. The message mentions old army friend John Stringfellow from Alaska, another sender from Florida, and the De Marrais family program at 519 Fourteenth Street SE with a hand colored page. From Hopkinton came Harts Herald greetings from Bill Harts of the Hopkinton Leader. Hawkeye superintendent Fred Prusha notes Mildred Seydell of Brussells has offered 10 cash awards for Iowa Poetry Day winners. Treva and Skinny Musgrove of Anamosa sponsor the Coffee club at their Grill cafe.

John Stringfellow Alaska Florida de Marrais Fourteenth Street Hopkinton Harts’ Herald Bill Harts Fred Prusha Hawkeye Mildred Seydell Seydell Quarterly Brussells Belgium Iowa Treva Skinny Musgrove Anamosa Grill Cafe

Holiday greetings arrive from readers across the state

Jeither sends a totem pole card for Reindeer faces while McGregor pens a letter from the Tom Fukuyamas including Tom a Japanese American pastor with family updates. Merle Burton of Cedar Rapids notes a personal message on the Iron Horse greeting. Reeves Hall in Independence sends a kissable Hall trio card and Mechanicsville adds a best wishes note without signature. A standout comes from Lee Sweeney editor of The Presidio inmate paper at Fort Madison offering a lifetime subscription in appreciation of past kindness.

McGregor Tom Fukuyamas Tom Betty David Mary Alice Peter Congregational Church Merle Burton Iron Horse For Cedar Rapids Burton Lee Sweeney Sweeney Presidio Iowa State Penitentiary Fort Madison C. Nejedly Tom Runyon Percy Lainson

Editor Praises The Presidio and Its Editors

A speaker expresses pride in being chosen for the life subscription and asserts that his writings about The Presidio and its editors have been richly earned and deserved.

Presidio

The Presidio Praised in United States Penal Press Record

The Presidio is presented as an outstanding example of fine work in the record of the entire U. S. penal press.

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Sheppard Bob Considine William J. Corrigan Compass Point Great Lake And DIAL First Ave The Ist AL Cours Ray Hensley Tom Cours 12Th Street Ellsworth Fife John Reynolds Roofing and Insulating Co Third Ave Jeither Reeves Hall Independence Handsome Hall Mechanicsville Friedl Paint CO Second Ave S Tienson Gyceries Eedar Rapids 16Th Ave 3Rd Ave 5Th Ave Ilten & Taege Cedar Rapid Mochnick Second Street Kathleen Heins Delaine Church Cecil Groff Harold Jacobs Jerry McCune Bob McQueen Carroll Miskimen Charles Miskimen George Sheriff Bob Stolba Richard F. Groat Center Point Road MTN ERRY John E. Lapes
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