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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1964

Page

2

Cart refit and court cases surface in Iowa news report

A weather and traffic update precedes crime notes and a long-running housing case. The piece lists temperatures, precipitation, and sunrise times, then details traffic fines for several individuals, followed by a report on Baker and Carousel motel matters including testimony by attorney Ernest Tucker and the sale of the Carousel to Serv-A Corp.

Baker Ernest Tuckier Tuckler L. P. McLendon

Marion Motorist Faces Charges in Hit Run Crash

Oscar A. Johnson, 54, of route one, Marion, was arrested early Friday after police began investigating a hit run. A passerby reported a 1953 model car eastbound on Sixteenth avenue SW after the collision near B street at 1 19 a.m. Johnson pled innocent to leaving the scene and drunkenness in municipal court and is held on $110 bond on each charge with trial set for Feb 25.

Oscar A. Johnson Route One Marion Sixteenth Avenue B Street Joe & Cliff First Avenue Johnson

Bell Plaine Family and Others Funeral Notices

Belle Plaine Fred H De Meyer 48. Services Monday 10 St Michaels Catholic church Rosary Sunday 730 Hrabaks Wellman James Podaril 59. Services Sunday 2 Sorden Adams Lone Tree Winthrop Margaret E Schacherer 74. Services Monday 930 St Patricks church Rosary Saturday and Sunday 8 Fawcetts Decorah Miss Bertina Erickson 76. Services Monday 2 Glenwood Lutheran church Winneshiek Funeral Chapel Olin Mrs John Lindstrom 84. Services Tuesday 130 Bruces in Fort Dodge Body was taken from Goetchs Anamosa to Fort Dodge Saturday Tipton Kevin Lee Williams 3 month old son of Mr and Mrs Gerald Williams Services Sunday 2 Sheets and Dahn Elkader Amelia L Leath 90. Services Monday 2 Peace church Witt s Vinton Eddie Landgrebe 79 Fry and Holland Vinton Ralph Moody Jr 59. Services Monday 2 Garrison Church of Brethren Fry land Holland

Belle Plaine Fred H. de Meyer St. Michael's Catholic’ Church Hrabak S. Wellman James Podaril Sorden and Adams Lone Tree Winthrop Margaret E. Schacherer St. Patrick’s Church Fawcett’s. Decorah Bertina Erickson Glenwood Lutheran Church Winneshiek Funeral Chapel Olin John Lindstrom Bruce’s Fort Dodge Goettsch‘s Anjamosa Tipton Kevin Lee Williams Gerald Williams Sheets

City Briefs and Local Incidents in Mercy Area

Bureau items report patient Nancy Showalter at Mercy hospital with visitors allowed. Barbershop to reopen Saturday Feb 1 at 1702 4th Ave SE. Delbert Wyss Jr. reports vandals sprayed red and silver paint on his car Friday night. Bowling special tonight after 11 at Magnificent Tropic Lanes. Donald Heinz reports $250 in tools stolen from a quonset hut at 4000 Sixth St SW. Mrs Harry Hedges transferred Saturday from Mercy to University Hospitals Iowa City. Shriners dance at Embassy Club with 4 Fifths tonight. Joe Haley reports two boxes of groceries stolen from his car on Eighth St SE, valued $15. Lloyd Hunt fractured left arm in a machine accident at Quaker Oats, in good condition at Mercy. Lawr­ence Tegler reports vandalism to his 1959 convertible top cut, gas drained, ignition jammed. E&R Motel and Cafe opens after vacation. Gasoline theft: 75 gallons valued $27 from Taft school construction site at 5100 E Ave NW.

Joe Haley Mechanicsville Eighth Street Lloyd Hunt Route Four Solon Mercy Hospital Quaker Oats

Driver Fired at Tire on Northeast Side

Police investigated a Friday night gunfire report near Avenue and Sixteenth Street NE. Paul Jones, 16, of 1400 Second Avenue SE, said he was driving with three friends when a car swerved in front of them. He claimed a young driver pulled a gun and fired at the tires but missed.

Paul Jones Second Avenue SE A Avenue Sixteenth Street Jones

Cyclist 29 Hospitalized After Motorcycle Fall

Daniel Cochran aged 29 of 66 Oklahoma avenue SW was hospitalized Friday after falling from his motorcycle at Twelfth avenue and Ninth street SE. He was listed in good condition at Mercy hospital with forehead lacerations and a shoulder injury. Police say he tipped the bike to avoid a truck as he entered the roadway. investigation continued Saturday.

Daniel Cochran Oklahoma Avenue SW Twelfth Avenue Ninth Street Mercy Hospital Cochran

Italian Communist Leader Attacks Red China Over Yugoslavia Split

Palsimiro Togliatti, Rome, criticized Red China for attacking Yugoslavia's independent form of communism in a Saturday statement. The AP report notes tensions within the world communist movement as Beijing seeks to pressure Belgrade.

Rome Italy Communist Party Palimiro Togliatti Red China Yugoslavia

Woman Fined for Hitting Hydrant and Leaving Scene

Virginia V. Burns 42 of 1025 Tenth Avenue SE received a 15 day jail term suspended by Judge Howard McLaughlin for failing to report a hydrant collision. She was fined 10 dollars plus costs for losing control of her car after striking a hydrant across from 41 Tenth Avenue SE about 7 45 jam Friday.

Connie L. Glass Twenty-fifth Street George J. Erceg Lauren Drive Donald D. Stewart G Avenue Donovan Tharp Forty-eighth Street Donald E. Bair Patrick D. Cramer C Avenue John Machula Iowa Avenue James M. Glenn Crestridge Drive Yvonne E. Lawrence Sidney Street Virginia V Virginia V. Burns Tenth Avenue SE Howard McLaughlin

C R Boy Injured After Car Collision

Roger Hall nine years old, son of Maynard and Mary Hall of 5720 Colorado drive SW, sustained minor injuries Saturday at 12 30 p m after running into the rear of a car at J street and Twenty first avenue SW. He was treated at Mercy hospital. Police said he ran around a city bus and into a southbound car driven by Rex Bishop of 135 Outlook drive SW.

Roger Hall Maynard Hall Colorado Drive J Street Twenty-first Avenue Mercy Hospital Rex Bishop Outlook Drive

Ames Emery Injured When Car Hits Abutment in Des Moines

Des Moines architect Ames Emery aged 69 was seriously injured after his car struck a concrete abutment on a downtown street Saturday. Police and emergency crews responded to the scene and he was hospitalized with serious injuries. Propsoals for his work and reputation in Des Moines remain noted by colleagues.

DES Moines Ames Emery

Bag big bargains in hunt ing equipment

Classified notice advertises hunting gear bargains in wants section 22A. Contains brief display of items and pricing cues with emphasis on sale items for immediate purchase. Target reader seeks affordable hunting accessories through local classifieds.

Curtains fall on Ford's Theatre after 92 years in Baltimore

The 92 year old Ford's Theatre in Baltimore closes tonight marking the end of an era. An estimated 1,800 people will attend the farewell performance as the venue prepares to become a parking lot. Once a stage for Shakespeare and opera the house hosted stars like the Lunts Barrymore Katharine Cornell Helen Hayes and Tallulah Bankhead. The theater opened in 1871 and was a centerpiece of the city’s cultural life with famous premieres and notable events.

Baltimore Ford’s Theodore McKeldin James Wallack Ford Washington Lincoln Horace Greeley William Cody Buffalo Bill David Belasco Cole Porter Mister Roberts Thornton Wilder Tallulah Bankhead the Lunts the Barrymores Katharine Cornell Helen Hayes Maude Adams Julie Harris Eva le Galliene the Booths Houdini Otis Skinners

Cedar Rapids split plan foes speak out on at large elections

Two Linn County supervisors oppose any at large plan that splits Cedar Rapids. They argue Cedar Rapids could gain two seats on the three member board if districts are drawn, and urge waiting for a public vote on the Scolaro plan before redistricting.

Linn County Board of Supervisors Cedar Rapids Dudley Henderson Central City Henderson Floyd Emmons Marion Tommy Tucker Linn County Republican Central Committee Anthony Scolaro Jack Fulton Scolaro Tucker

Solon Urges Early Interim Unit Meeting In Des Moines

DES MOINES IUPI State Senator George O Malley demands an early meeting of the legislative interim committee to address pressing issues including Fort Madison penitentiary guard funding. The panel left scheduling to Sen Clifford Vance and Rep Floyd Edgington, with no date set at its last session.

DES Moines UPI George O'Malley Legislative Interim Committee O'Malley State Board of Control Fort Madison Clifford Vance Mt. Pleasant Floyd Edgington Sheffield

Thief Nabbed In Stolen Car 10 Months Later

Earl Lee Bonjour 26, a Fort Madison escapee, was arrested in Tacoma Washington ten months after a 1963 Pontiac was stolen from University Motors in Iowa City. The car bore William Perkins’s ownership and the thief allegedly hid in the garage before driving away. Police recovered town license plates and Daily Iowan copies found inside.

Iowa City Tacoma Wash William Perkins SUI Earl Lee Bonjour Fort Madison State Penitentiary Perkins University Motors South Rivers Side Drive

Goldwater presses McNamara on ICBM reliability

Republican Sen. Barry Goldwater challenged Defense Secretary McNamara to explain how long range missile reliability can be demonstrated without atmospheric tests. He argued U S ICBMs are not as reliable as national security demands and warned of holes in placing too many eggs in one basket.

Kansas City Sen Goldwater Defense McNamara Arizona McNamara U. S Midwest Johnson

Deficit Budget Set for Italy 1964-65 Fiscal Year

ROME AP The Italian cabinet Friday night approved a deficit budget of 10.312 billion dollars for the 1964 65 fiscal year.

Rome

War Crimes Charge To Top West German Official

Bonn AP report says Ewald Peters, a West German interior bureau head, was arrested on war crimes charges related to mass executions of Jews in Russia during World War II. He allegedly accompanied Chancellor Erhard as bodyguard on Erhard's visit to President Johnson's Texas ranch.

Bonn Erhard Johnson Texas Ewald Peters Russia

Illinois Cigaret Revenue Drops

The Illinois department of revenue reported a drop of over $500,000 in state cigarette taxes for the first 30 days of 1964. Collections through January 30 totaled just over $3.5 million, down from more than $4 million for the same period in 1963.

Chicago Illinois Department of Revenue

Center Point Man Given Suspended Sentence for Hit and Run

Calvin D. Eden, 27, of Center Point, was sentenced to 30 days in county jail on a charge of striking a pedestrian in a crosswalk. Judge McLaughlin suspended the sentence but ordered payment of court costs. The victim, George M. McFarland, 67, of 1269 Second Avenue SE, was hospitalized in satisfactory condition at St. Luke's after the Friday morning incident at Second Avenue SE and Thirteenth Street.

Patrick D. Cramer C Avenue Robert D. Mefford Mt. Vernon Road Jean I. Puryear Eighteenth Street Calvin D. Eden Center Point Thei J County Howard McLaughlin Eden George M. McFarland Second Avenue SE Thirteenth Street McFarland St. Luke’s

Funeral Services for Emmett M Hickey at Immaculate Conception

Funeral services will be held Monday at 9 at Immaculate Conception Church by the Rt Rev William Roach. Burial will be at Mount Calvary. Rosaries will be prayed at 7 30 p.m Sunday by the parish and at 8 p.m by the Knights of Columbus at the Brady chapel where friends may call Sunday.

Hickey Emmett M Immaculate Conception

U.S. presses OAS on Panama riot findings

In Washington the United States rejected Panama's aggression claim and urged the OAS to investigate violence at the Canal Zone. Ellsworth Bunker told the council that mobs led by extremists, including trained in communist countries, attacked U S interests while Panama blamed U S actions for triggering unrest. The Panamanian ambassador urged Latin nations to support Panama and renegotiation of the 1903 canal treaty was discussed.

Washington Panama U.S Organization of American States Miguel Moreno Canal Zone Moreno Ellsworth OAS Council Rio de Janeiro Americas Bunker Inter-American Peace Committee OAS

Ex-Con Charged in Chicago Car Bombing Case

Ex convict bartender linked to crime syndicate faced charges of attempted murder arson and aggravated battery after a dynamite bomb exploded under Lewis Barbe insurance broker near the Cook County Criminal Courts Building Barbe who had arraignment in a 48 000 insurance swindle case suffered a mangled leg Eugene Yocca 28 admitted knowing Barbe but denied broader involvement and contested arson and murder claims while authorities tie him to tape recordings from the bombing and a broader syndicate probe

Chicago UPI Lewis Barbe Barbe Cook County Criminal Courts Eugene Yocca Asst. State Atty James Flynn Yocca Flynn Niles Ist Marshall Caiffano Caifano Los Angeles

OConnor Hosts Mary Costa and Don Knotts on Hollywood Palace

Donald O'Connor hosts The Hollywood Palace with guest Mary Costa and Don Knotts airing at 8:30 Saturday night on Channel 9. The lineup highlights familiar names and a prime weekend slot for viewers.

Donald O’connor Mary Costa Don ‘Knotts Hollywood Palace Inight Channel 9

Also Mentioned on This Page

Daily Record C.R. Weather Municipal ORAS Elivisiay Echo II Iowa Collins Radio, Co Northwest Franklin Avenue Seventeenth Street Gertrude Novak Thompson Serv-A Corp New Denver Maha L. Angeles Seattle Fairbanks Ashington Nancy Showalter Avenue NW Barlow’s 4Th Ave Delbert J. Wyss, Jr Eighth Street NW Donald Heinz Center Point Road Sixth Street Harry Gladys) Hedges Wilson Avenue University Hospitals Shriners Embassy Club Adv Springville Lawrence Tegler Twenty-fourth Street E&r Motel Berglund & Son Construction Co Taft Red Raps Peking C.R. Boy Hart T'S By Kathie Dibell Opera House Booth Theater New York John T. Ford Emmons and Henderson By Ben Blackstock Emmons John E. Lapes 3Rd Ave Barry Illinois Hemisphere Turner Gom &. Turner Ave. S.E iNab By Robert Loughran Fur Charles Siragusa Ace Illinois Crime Commission Iear Siragusa Rush Street Glitter Gulch His Voice Jewel Pierson Ellis Blvd N.W
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