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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1963

Page

2

Senior Schools To Finance Junior High Athletic Programs

The city’s two public senior high schools will finance junior high athletic programs, removing the need to use general tax funds. A new intra city admission charge will fund a pool divided among the junior highs, with $1,000 previously budgeted per school now redirected. Concession revenue and football gains bolster junior high funds, while complimentary passes for Washington Jefferson games are cut.

Washington-Jefferson Senior High Athletic Council Kingston Stadium Don Birdsell Kingston Birdsell

Inaugural Mayor's Dinner Draws Over 150 Reservations

More than 150 couples registered by Tuesday for the second inaugural banquet honoring Mayor Bob Johnson set for Thursday evening at the Roosevelt hotel. Sponsored by the Taxpayers Crusade with Mrs. Walter Pratt as chairman, Clark Mollenhoff will speak on the Washington scene since President Kennedy's assassination. Tickets cost $10 per couple and reservations are open by mail or phone.

Bob Johnson Taxpayers Crusade Walter Pratt Clark Mollenhoff Washington Cowles Kennedy Roosevelt Hotel Johnson Frank Bush Donald Gardner W. W. St

Wilkinson Named Assistant County Attorney in Linn County

Thomas J. Wilkinson Jr. of 1536 Washington Avenue SE was appointed by County Attorney Jack Fulton to replace Gerard J. Glaza as assistant county attorney. The post starts Thursday with duties on desertion and abandonment of minor children and paternity cases and a plan to crack down on ADC abuses. Salary 5200 dollars annually. Wilkinson is a Cedar Rapids attorney born July 20 1934 and studied at Coe College and the University of Iowa. He is married to Alice a Wright School teacher and partners with John B. Reilly and William G. Faches. He is Catholic and attends Immaculate Conception parish.

Thomas J. Wilkinson, Jr Washington Avenue Jack Fulton Gerard J. Glaza Fulton Wilkinson Linn County Social Welfare Department ADC Glaza Cedar Rapids Iowa City Franklin High School Coe College University of Iowa Law School Iowa Bar Assn Alice Wright School University of Iowa John B. Reilly William G. Faches Immaculate Conception Parish

Sled Hils Tree Boy Hospitalized After Park Accident

David Graham 10 son of James and Mrs. Graham was hospitalized after a sledding accident at Bever park SE. He remained in fairly good condition at St Luke's hospital with a side and possible internal injuries. Police said he turned his sled to miss a post but hit a tree.

David Graham James H. Graham Second Avenue SE Bever Park SE St. Luke's Hospital

Veteran Postal Worker Retires After 37 Years Service

Eldred Bender of Cedar Rapids retires after 37 years in the postal service. He began as a substitute clerk in 1927 and became a regular clerk in 1930, later serving as postal services representative and liaison to large mailers. Postmaster E. R. Petro announced the retirement effective Saturday.

Eldred Bender B Avenue NE Cedar Rapids Postal Service Bender Postal Services Post Postal Services E. R. Petro

Motorist Given Time To Plead In Driving While License Block

Darryl LaGrange, 27, of 1137 Sixth Street NW, was ordered to enter a plea by Friday on a charge of driving with a suspended license. He appeared before Judge Howard McLaughlin in municipal court, then was jailed in lieu of a $500 bond after his Monday arrest.

Darryl LaGrange Sixth Street Howard McLaughlin LaGrange

Suspended Sentence For Parking Violator DeNeuf

Leon P. DeNeuf aged 22 of 1103 Eighteenth Street SW received a 15 day jail term in municipal court on parking meter violations. Judge Howard McLaughlin suspended the sentence on condition of good behavior for failing to pay seven tickets from October through December.

Leon P. DeNeuf Eighteenth Street Howard McLaughlin DeNeui

Woman Is Given Suspended Term After Accident

Marcella M. Hall, 31, of route three, Cedar Rapids, received a 60 day jail sentence Tuesday on disturbing the peace and leaving the scene of an accident. The judge suspended the sentences. Police said she drove away after her car struck a parked vehicle at Powers Truck Stop on Highway 30 South Monday night. She insulted officers with loud language after arrest at the truck stop. Five witnesses signed the information.

Marcella M. Hall Cedar Rapids Howard McLaughlin Hall Powers Highway 30

S. D. Motorist Fined For Drunk Driving

A 43 year old South Dakota man, Lyle H. Budd of Menno, was fined 300 dollars and costs in Linn district court after pleading guilty to drunk driving. Budd was arrested Monday at 6 39 p m after police observed his car on a one way street. His brother Edward Budd 38 of North Judson Ind was charged with intoxication and given a 30 day jail term suspended by Judge Warren Rees.

South Dakota Linn Lyle H. Budd Menno S.D First Street Fourth Avenue SE Budd Edward North Judson Ind Howard McLaughlin Warren Rees OMVI Lyle Budd

High Twelve Club Names Officers

New officers of the High Twelve club are Melvin J. McCalley as president R Dean Metcalf as first vice president Forrest C Holveck as second vice president Roy E Barnes as secretary and treasurer the Rev Ralph B Colton as chaplain Harold G Schaefer as sergeant at arms and Edgar L King as representative to High Twelve International retiring president Harold Schaefer was elected to a five year board term James H Sharpe and Franklin J Anderson were chosen to unexpired board terms

High Twelve Club Melvin J. McCalley R. Dean Metcalf Forrest C. Holveck Roy E. Barnes Ralph B. Colton Harold G. Schaefer Edgar L. King High Twelve International Harold Schaefer James H. Sharpe Franklin J. Anderson

Park School Site Bought On NW Side

Cedar Rapids city council approved acquisition of 14 acres on Wiley boulevard NW for a future park school site. The sale includes four acres from Howard and Marian Douglass for 5 625 dollars and ten acres from Mr and Mrs I Marvin Feder for 16 000 dollars. The purchases align with the open spaces program with the federal government funding about 30 percent.

Cedar Rapids Wiley Boulevard Howard Marian Douglass I. Marvin Feder Donald Gardner Gardner

Drag Race to 60 MPH Brings Fine for Men

Two young men faced $10 fines in Cedar Rapids Municipal Court after being cited for drag racing and driving over 60 mph in a 30 mph zone. Robert M. Stepanek, 23, of 1430 Second Street SW, and Ronald P Lindaman, 21, of Iowa City, were ordered to pay court costs by Municipal Judge Howard McLaughlin.

Cedar Rapids Robert M. Stepanek Second Street Ronald P Lindaman Iowa City Second Avenue Howard McLaughlin

Gas Company Plans Cedar Rapids Marion Expansion in 1964

Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric Co announces a 1964 expansion costing about 1.775 million dollars. A key item is a 1.1 million dollar 16 inch natural gas feeder line extending 22 miles from south of Iowa City to south of Cedar Rapids.

Cedar Rapids Marion James Colbert Iowa- Illinois Gas and Electric Co Wilson Commission Iowa City

Assessments Ordered For Street Projects

The city council adopted a resolution ordering assessments on abutting properties for street resurfacing and construction by Ralston Construction Co. The order covers several streets and alleys including the alley between First and Second avenues SW from Third to Fifth streets and Twenty-sixth Street SE from Mt. Vernon Road 780 feet south.

Ralston Construction Co First Second Avenues Third Fifth

Predicting and Preventing Heart Attacks

Dr. Gertler’s book endorses delaying or preventing heart attacks. Dr. Paul Dudley White leads a project that unveils a new system for predicting and preventing coronary events. The January Reader’s Digest features this important article on sale.

Gertler Paul Dudley White Reader’s Digest

Combat Squad Reports Entry Into Slave Labor Camp

A COMBAT crew enters a slave labor camp at 6 30 Tuesday night as Channel 9 airs the development. The report centers on the squad's arrival and the station’s coverage of the scene.

Combat! Squad Channel 9

Case Against Henry Aldrich Dismissed in Independence

In Independence district court the case against Henry Aldrich, a 51 year old Buchanan county farmer, was dismissed. The matter involved revocation of his driver's license after he was previously found innocent of a drunken driving charge and his license returned by the state department of public safety.

Gazette Independence Henry Aldrich Buchanan County State Department of Public Safety

Names in Local Obituary and Notice List

A stream of personal names appears in a local notice column with multiple individuals listed. The fragment preserves numerous full names including Thelma J Alexander and Raymond D Wright among others, indicating a roster for notices or genealogical references rather than a full narrative.

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Mark Polansky Bernard J. Polansky Brockman Drive Harold Drive Mercy Hospital Kcrg-Tv S. D. Motorist Park School C.R Thirty-fifth Street F Avenue Maple Drive Remington Tab Remington Merchants National Bank Malloy Jewelers Third Ave Thelma J. Alexander Robert L. Argo Ernest L. Andrle Donald D. Anderson Benjamin F. Baily Thomas J. Bell Darwin A. Bell Richard K. Becker Jerry D. Bills John C. Berge Gary D. Billick Richard L. Burke Joseph M. Bridges Donald C. Black F. Wallace Brown Dorothy A. Boat Frances M. Bowen Adelaide BOXA Larry Chavez Richard J. Cilek Marl Cox Roy Leon Clouse George D. Cropp Donald E. Craft Frederick J. Chavez Boyd J. Dankert Robert W. Ernest Virgil E. Eckley Alpha Fahl Dorothy L. Farr William H. Fletcher Joseph E. Gale Harry M. Gaskill Robert H. Geiger Geiger Donald C. Gogg Myrna M. Gress Harvey R. Grishaber Donald M. Harrison Kenneth M. Haskins Harold Hellentall Ralph Hodge Jack M. Hodge Wilma H. Hulsebus William &€. Hulsebus James E. Jacobs Janice D. Jensen Louise M. Kalouse Clifford D. Kelley Donald E. Kiamas Neil R. Kleinmeyer Vera J. Klumpar Julia D. Kluber Donald P. Kolek Thelma E. Kofron Richard L. Kohl Lumir F. Kolarik Deane F. Kragh John F. Krejci Clarence F. Krizek Jack L. Lake Janice C. Lake John R. Larkin Harvey H. Lathrop Theodare J. Layer Robert P. Lev Arnold L. Littleton Joe W. Lorend Leonard W. Lotts Evelyn L. Low Kenneth A. Lund Larry L. Lund Grace M. Pinch Frank L. Pokorney Chloe A. Lyford Marilyn K. May Margaret A. May Lawrence A. May Larry D. Manfull Maynard M. Marek Dean M. Martensen Alan Mengler Donald R. Miller E. C. Mittwalsey Gerald Monear John E. Myers William Marthur George W. McGowan Donald J. Netolicky Bette Ann Novak Larry L. Norris Sven G. Olson Donald M. Peiffer Eugene R. Pernicka Ronald P. Petsel Bernard G. Quint Leo A. Raim John R. Ralston Gary W. Rawson Robert L. Rhodes Angelo M. Riccio Shirley A. Richter Leo L. Ruling Larry Keith Ramsay Gordon D. Sanborn William B. Saunders H. C. Vander Schaaf Roy A. Seeman Lester G. Sever William F. Skrola Harold T. Sheets Leonard D. Smejkal Byron R. Stoney Frank A. Suchomel Wesley Suchomel Howard K. Springer Iowa Leon A. Sulek Illinois Richard D. Stanford Steven C. Stryker Judy Kay Stober Leonard Swallom Charles Swallom Donald L. Taylor James W. Tiernan Robert R. Trachta Harold L. Usher Louis E. Vandurny Nathan P. Walker Alexandre L. Very Robert V. Wermager Loren A. Wheeler Darrell H. Wilkey Walter D. Wilson Willard M. Williams Warren Z. Williams Raymond D. Wright Marion L. Wolfe Walter H. Young John van Fleet, JR Elvic J. Peterson
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