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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1963
Page
3
Temperatures show high 49 low 36 with noon 39 and 40 by 2 pm. February total 0.79 inches precipitation, normal 1.03. Barometer 29.83 in, humidity 85 percent. Multiple city court fines listed, notices of services, obituaries and births follow with local residents named. Also reports on legislative measures and county notices.
Speeding cases near Marion and various city addresses result in fines of 25 dollars plus costs for Doyle W. Mincks and several others including Robert J. Hamilton Ralph E. Bentley Loretta H. Miner Dennis J. Shaheen Karl R. Glendening and William A. Covert with amounts noted and addresses listed.
The Canadian house of commons fell to a no confidence vote, prompting Prime Minister to dissolve Parliament after asking Gov. Gen. George Vanier. An election is set for Monday April 8. Opposition leader Lester Pearson aims to stress economic and social growth to provide employment.
Dolan reported a robbery as two men fled on foot after a car crash at 1440 Second Street SE. He gave police descriptions and later identified the pair, who were found at the Taft hotel and taken in for questioning.
About 75 to 80 Witwer Grocer Co. warehouse workers in Cedar Rapids left their jobs as a protest over grievance handling. UPWA says supervisors lack authority to resolve grievances, while Witwer denies any broader dispute, noting no strike vote occurred. The NLRB ordered the company to bargain, with negotiations resuming after a Monday session.
Emma Konasek dies after being struck by a cab at dawn as Morgan reports braking failure on a frosty street. She, born 1880 in Shueyville, lived in Cedar Rapids 37 years. three sisters survive. Funeral services set for Saturday at Brush chapel and St Ludmila's church.
At 10 a.m. Thursday in City Hall the council considers an ordinance change to authorize special permits for parking lots. A petition by attorney Robert C. Nelson for Milo Jepson requests limited parking at 1054 and 1056 Fifth Avenue SE.
Debates in the Iowa House and Senate over the Shaff reapportionment plan feature critics claiming it would trap voters in a strait jacket while others argue it fixes inequities. Proponents note shifts toward a more equal Senate, while opponents warn of constitutional risks and minority veto power.
Linn county supervisors plan to require all restaurants in unincorporated areas to obtain a county liquor permit by April 1. The permit would set hours and allow closure of establishments selling liquor by the drink or violating laws. The move follows four complaints about a local restaurant serving liquor.
Marshall Cross, 19, of Center Point, was fined 50 dollars plus costs by Judge Miles Adams after pleading guilty to violation of a restricted driver's license and failing to answer a summons. He was arrested in November for not wearing glasses while driving and jailed when unable to pay the fine.
Robert E. Goddard 38 of 526 Fifth Street SE pled innocent to a false uttering of a check charge arraigned before Judge Donald Barnes. He allegedly wrote a $20 bogus check and cashed it January 7 at Forbes Shoe Store Cedar Rapids and is accused of writing four other checks totaling $47.70. Suit filed First Federal Savings and Loan Assn of Cedar Rapids v Charles F and Eloise Wood for 8350.89 on promissory note and mortgage foreclosure.
Judge Charles Penningroth dismissed the petition for declaratory judgment in the warranty deed dispute between Daisy Pratt and Margaret J. Wignell. Daisy Pratt and Margaret J. Wignell remain parties to prior proceedings despite the ruling.
Cedar Rapids pianist and Coe College associate professor Herbert Melnick died at home after a long illness. Born in New York City in 1925, he studied at Juilliard and Columbia, taught at Stephens College, and moved to Cedar Rapids in 1957. He performed with the Cedar Rapids Symphony and Coe Promenade Orchestra. He is survived by his wife Jacqueline Haley and three children. Services set at Coe College chapel with burial at Cedar Memorial. contributions suggested to American Cancer Society.
Evelyn Golden 67 of Cedar Rapids died Tuesday. Born December 6 1891 in Jones county she married Fred M Golden in 1912 at Marion. Surviving daughter Bertha Dutton sisters Sarah Brown and Jessie Farrer brothers Clayton and Mason Adamson. Services Friday at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories with burial there. Friends may call in Marion after 7 Wednesday.
Jacquelyn Renee Messer, two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Phillip A Messer of 3622 Fourteenth Avenue SE, died Wednesday. The notice provides few other details.
Born December 31 1960 in Cedar Rapids to Mr and Mrs Messer. Survived by sister Crystalyn Messer brother Steven Messer and grandparents Chester Messer A L Supalla and Fritz. great grandparents Peter J Fritz and Arthur Messer. Body taken to Gould funeral home in Burlington.
Charles Huth a Cedar Rapids resident for 61 years before moving to Alhambra California 15 years ago died there Monday evening Born June 21 1887 in Cedar Rapids he married Helen Lorenzen in 1925 His wife and three sisters Mrs David Morrison of Marion Mrs Herbert Moffett of Backus Minnesota and Mrs Henry E Kunz of Cedar Rapids plus two grandchildren survive Services at Turner chapel time to be announced Burial Linwood.
James W. Boldon a Cedar Rapids resident and retired Century Engineering employee died Tuesday after a long illness. Born May 13, 1879 in Missouri he lived in Cedar Rapids 45 years and had no immediate survivors. Private services are set for 10 30 Thursday at Beatty Bearle funeral home conducted by Rev. W A Mason of the Free Methodist church.
Richard Elmer Turner will be laid to rest at Cedar Memorial with a chapel service conducted by Dr. Theodore A. Young at Le Mont. The funeral is set for 3 Thursday.
In person and by phone complaints have piled up as the county treasurer began mailing 1962 tax statements due in 1963. Assessor Wendl Kulish notes many residents misunderstand valuations and that relief must come via the board of review, which operates May 1 to May 20. The increases stem from revaluation by Clemenshaw and a 1.3 million rise in budgets for county, city, and school district.
A semi-trailer rolled 125 feet into an empty building at 935 Sixteenth Avenue SE at 5 30 a m Wednesday harming only the structure. Police report driver Wilbur E Ward said he stopped at B and F Transfer Line, 1506 Tenth Street SE, to move another truck. Building damage estimated at several hundred dollars.
Classified note jokes aside, the paper teases readers that every item imaginable may be found in the want ads. A lighthearted line points to the extensive marketplace within the classifieds.
West German Chancellor Adenauer pledged cooperation with Kennedy's NATO nuclear force plan. He urged unity with France and Britain in the European market, while stressing defense within NATO and preserving conventional force limits. He warned against Europe’s division amid Brussels talks and Khrushchev’s Berlin stance.
Cedar Rapids police investigated two Tuesday night burglaries. George Miller Jr of College Cities Service station reported $79.95 from the cash register and a cigarette machine missing after an unlocked door entry. General Tire Co at 424 Eighth Avenue SE reported six white-wall and four recapped tires taken through a window.
Lawrence Jones, 62, was recovering Tuesday after being attacked, bitten, and knocked into a ditch by a pack of six dogs in Marion Illinois. The incident involved six canines and caused non life threatening injuries.
Readers are invited to browse want ads for items labeled as can’t use by owners. These listings showcase chances to acquire possibly useful goods at bargain prices.
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