Weather summary and obituaries from Long Prairie area
The record lists highs and lows for Friday across multiple cities including Bismarck Chicago New Orleans Denver New York Omaha Los Angeles and Miami with precipitation totals and barometer readings. It also notes forecast cloudiness with snow possible Saturday night and Sunday, and lists numerous funeral notices and burial plans for several towns including Massillon Hayden's Oxford Junction Belle Plaine Edgewood Winthrop and Wellman with service details and locations.
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Bismarck
Minnapolis
Chicago
Orleans
Denver
York
Omaha
L. Angeles
Miami
The
Anchorese
Rake Penns
Traffic fines list from Marion and nearby areas
Police division reports multiple traffic fines across Marion and nearby streets. Individuals including Raymond Marsh Donald Drake and Mary Worth face $10 costs for speeding disobeying signals and other violations. William L Wolfe and others incur higher fines or suspended sentences for leaving scenes and drunkenness.
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Raymond Marsh
Oxford
Donald Drake
Route One
Marion
James Dickens
Thirtieth Street
Bennie Cook
Twentieth Street
Patricia Baltin
Nineteenth Street
Peter Conrad
Ray Davis
Crestwood Road
Donald Meyers
Blakely Boulevard
Paul Cary
Seventh Avenue
Earl Kuck
van Horne
Dale Mattet
Ninth Street
Dennis Rose
Dale Klees
Twentieth Avenue
Mary Worth
Keith Drive
James Stephens
Thirtysixth Street
Two Youths Hurt In Auto Mishap In Cedar Rapids
Two Cedar Rapids youths were hospitalized with scalp lacerations after their car crashed into a parked vehicle and struck a tree at 1020 Elmhurst Drive NE Saturday around 11 AM. Passengers Phyllis Cook 15 and Craig Kadlee 13 were injured, while Larry Schoon 15 was not.
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Cedar Rapids
Elmhurst Drive
Phyllis Cook
Thirtieth Street
Craig Kadlee
Ozark Street
Larry Schoon
Forty-eighth Street
Leroy Schoon
Godfrey Splichal
Pleads Guilty in West Union Swindle Case
Gerald Timmer aged 33 of Waterloo pled guilty in district court to larceny by embezzling. He received six months in jail followed by parole. He allegedly sold a life policy to Ava West Union for 133 dollars and kept the money.
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Gazette West Union
Gerald Timmer
Waterloo
Maja
Ava West Union
Gardner
Anthony Franciosa
Kcrg-Tv
No Legislation After One Month In 88th Congress
Washington AP reports the 88th Congress is one month old with a blank legislative scorecard. The Senate and House plan two meetings next week despite a Lincoln holiday. No major bills have been enacted yet, though two measures pass the House and move to the Senate.
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Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Senate
House
Army
Boy Scouts
Cuba Debate Continues Without New Details
Keating tells reporters McCone promised recommendations will reach the President today. He stresses his proposals avoid military action and address reports of a rumored Cuban military buildup not yet confirmed or publicly disclosed.
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Keating
McCone
Cuba
Largest Draft Call in a Year
The Defense Department announced 10,000 men will be drafted for the army in April, the largest monthly quota since January 1962. The April figure exceeds March by 1,000 and is higher than January and February, which were 4,000 each. Draft calls will stay high for several months to build to a temporary rise of 20,000 to replace men finishing service.
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Washington
Defense Department
Army
Frozen Body Found in Wisconsin Woods Former Cedar Rapids Man
The frozen body of Eugene Johnson a 36 year old Cedar Rapids native and railway post office clerk was found in a wooded area near his car about 200 feet off a Wisconsin road. He had a chest wound and tracks led into the woods. items were taken from his car and person. Johnson had been missing since Feb 2 and autopsy was pending in Madison. He is survived by his mother and five brothers and two sisters.
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Neillsville
Wis
Cedar Rapids
Wisconsin
Ralph Lulloff
Eugene Johnson
Minneapolis
Johnson
Lulloff
State Crime Laboratory
Madison
Franklin High School
Cold Weekend Weather Dips Across Iowa Readings
Weather updates show a chilly weekend with Cedar Rapids at 24 degrees at 2 p.m. Saturday while highs Friday ranged 19 to 32 in Dubuque Sioux City and Council Bluffs. Saturday lows fell to 11 in Dubuque and 29 in Council Bluffs. Road conditions remain generally fair with snow packed areas in District 10 around Oelwein and mixed icy spots in Toledo area highways of District 11.
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Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Highway Patrol District 10
Oelwein
Toledo
Rules Smoke Didn't Cause Dubuque Death
The Dubuque county medical examiner ruled an elderly invalid's death natural, not due to smoke suffocation from Friday fire. Autopsy found the 70 year old woman died before the blaze. her husband, Joseph Reinker, 74, told investigators a match sparked the fire while he lit a cigarette in bed.
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Dubuque
UPI
Joseph Reinker
Donald J. McFarlane
Reinker
Two Car Collision Sends Minor Injury to Larry Wink
Larry Wink aged 32 of 126 Sixteenth Avenue SW sustained minor right hip injuries in a two car crash at First Street and Thirteenth Avenue SW. He was treated at Mercy hospital and released. Involved drivers were Mrs Wink aged 32 and Larry Keyes aged 16 of 2713 Union Drive SW. Mrs Wink charged with failure to yield right of way.
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Larry Wink
Sixteenth Avenue
First Street
Thirteenth Avenue
Wink
Mercy Hospital
Larry Keyes
Union Drive
Melvin Fliehler
Third Street
Harvey urges limited government and American revival
Harvey argues the government should do only what individuals cannot, criticizing its incompetence. He cites Khrushchev on work, warns against social parasites, and says labor demands higher pay for less work. He favors productivity to win the Cold War and urges a rebirth of American righteousness in politics.
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Harvey
Khrushchev
Philadelphia
America
Fatal Traffic Toll Rise in Iowa County and Cities
Details show multiple crashes across waterways and cities. Cecil in Fayette county, Everly injured or killed after Brachett's truck struck him on a detour road near Wadena. Brewer dies in a semitrailer collision between Denison and Carroll on highway 30 with three others injured. Smith dies in an icy Des Moines street collision en route to school with several relatives injured.
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Cecil
Wadena
Young Everly
Brachett
Brewer
Denison
Carroll
Robert Wirtz
David Bartz
Blenbuelah
Wis
Dean Richards
Omaha
Smith
West Des Moines
Raymond Drew
Cumming
Norman Brantl
Drew
Phyllis
William
Brantl
Copter Flown Without Hands Demonstrates Gyro Control
Lockheed in Burbank reports a helicopter that can be piloted with hands off the controls. A rotor mounted gyroscope keeps the craft stable and the pilot uses the gyro to steer. The system returns to a stable flight when hands are removed from the controls.
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Burbank, Calif
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Deaths Laura Samuelson 94 Cedar Rapids resident
Laura Samuelson 94 of 703 Seventh Street SW Cedar Rapids died Friday after a long illness. Born in Stavanger Norway Sept 4 1868 she leaves five daughters a son a sister five grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Services Tuesday 1 30 at First Lutheran Church burial Linwood. Friends may call Beatty Bearle funeral home Sunday after 3 p m until noon Tuesday and at church 12 45 to 1 15 with the casket closed after the service.
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Laura Samuelson
Seventh Street
Ole Gabriel Samuelson
Cedar Rapids
Stavanger
Norway
Christine
Louise
Helen Marie
Earl R. Smith
Elmer Cejka
George Samuelson
Marie Pedersen
T. A. Youngquist
First Lutheran Church
Linwood
Beatty-Bearle Funeral Home
Widow Anna Thompson dies after long illness in Cedar Rapids
Anna Marie Thompson widow of James M Thompson died Friday after a long illness. She was born in Caerton Prussia and lived in Cedar Rapids for many years. Survived by brother Arthur Draheim of Clarion five sisters Louise Draheim Alden Mrs C P Stober Alden Mrs E E Lollar Fort Worth Texas Mrs George Nyere Seattle and Mary Draheim formerly of Clarion who cared for her. Entombment at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Turner Chapel services Monday at 3 led by Rev John Ried First Lutheran Church. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Anna Marie Thompson
James M. Thompson
First Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Caerton
Arnswalde
Prussia
Arthur F. Draheim
Clarion
Louise Draheim
C. P. Stober
Alden
E. E. ‘Lollar
Fort Worth
Texas
George Nyere
Seattle
Mary Draheim
Thompsson
Thompson
Lutheran Church
Turner Chapel
John Ried
First Lutheran Church
Chapel of Memories
Cedar Memorial
Court studying Barnett's contempt case in New Orleans
The federal appeals court examined the criminal contempt case against Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett and Lt. Governor Paul Johnson. It did not indicate when it would rule, but said it would not delay its consideration of the motions challenging charges related to blocking James Meredith's enrollment at the University of Mississippi.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
Elbert Tuttle
Atlanta
Ross Barnett
Paul Johnson
James Meredith
University of Mississippi
Irish Government Imposes Pay Freeze for 250000 Officials
Dublin AP reports Premier Sean Lemass ordered a government wide wage freeze affecting about 250000 civil and public servants. The move aims to curb rising wage demands across industry and public bodies.
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Dublin
Sean Lemass
Indictments List Minneapolis Saint Paul Banks in Case
A set of indictments targets numerous Minneapolis and St Paul financial institutions. Banks named include Northwestern National First National Midland National Marquette National and others across Minnesota. A third case involves the Duluth clearing house and four banks First American National Northern City National Northwestern Bank of Commerce and Duluth National.
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Northwestern National
First National
Midland National
Marquette National Banks
Minneapolis
American National
Midway National
St. Paul
Stockyards National
South St. Paul
Northern City National
First American National
Duluth
Minneapollis
First
Duluth Clearing House
Northwestern Bank of Commerce
Duluth National
Collapses and Deaths Twin Sisters in Kansas City
Connie Sue Hutton aged 5 collapsed in a school hall and died Friday mirroring her twin Bonnie Lou who died last May at home. Cause not yet determined. Parents have five daughters and a son.
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Kansas City
Connie Sue Hutton
Connie
Bonnie Lou
Republicans Attack Kennedy Tax Plan as Economic Gamble
Senate and House leaders assailed President Kennedy's tax cut proposals calling them the biggest economic gamble in U.S. history. They argued the administration offers two kinds of deficits and bankrupted options, promising that Republicans aim to reduce federal spending to enable a tax cut and noting past GOP-driven spending cuts.
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Washington
Senate-House
Kennedy
Man Sentenced for Selling Gun to Minor in Cedar Rapids
William Daywitt, 51, of 828 Second Avenue SE, pled guilty in municipal court to selling a .22 pistol to a 16 year old Cedar Rapids boy. He received a 15 day suspended sentence from Judge Howard McLaughlin after police reported the weapon sale.
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William Daywitt
Second Avenue SE
Howard McLaughlin
Daywitt
Cedar Rapids
Promoted airman first class at Eglin
City briefs note Charles A. Tompkins Jr son of Mr and Mrs Charles A Tompkins of 1194 Twenty second avenue NSW was promoted to airman first class at Eglin Air Force Base Florida. Other items mention robberies car recoveries and local notices with brief details and addresses.
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Charles A. Tompkins, Jr
Charles A. Tompkins
Twenty-second Avenue
Nsw
Eglin Lair Force Base
Florida
Richard C. Hall
Richard V. Hall
C Avenue NE
Has
Fort Persidio
San Francisco
Adjutant General’s School
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Man Fined for Leaving Accident Scene and Drunkenness
William L. Wolfe, 62, of 723 Seventh Street SW, pled to leaving the scene without identifying himself and drunkenness. He was fined $100 for the first charge and $25 for the second by Municipal Judge Howard McLaughlin. He admitted driving a car that struck a parked car owned by John Merklin, 62, of 626 Nineteenth Street SW, at Eighth Street and Second Avenue SW Friday. Police traced his license plate and arrested him at his home Friday.
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Earl Shaw
Kesler Road
Thomas Burd
Nineteenth Street
Harry Tatro
Seventh Street
William L. Wolfe
Jane Dynes
B' Avenue
Elmer Delaney
Bever Avenue
Ray McKiernan
Wolfe
Howard McLaughlin
John Merklin
Eighth Street
Second Avenue
Marked Card Theft Reported at Wisconsin Historical Society
Police said a deck of marked playing cards was stolen Thursday from a gambling display at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison.
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Madison
Wisconsin Historical Society
Life Investors Jaycees Plan Nationwide Iowa Youth Fitness Drive
The Iowa Junior Chamber of Commerce and Life Investors of Iowa announce a youth fitness program for about 5000 Iowa youngsters. It starts with five pilot cities Council Bluffs Fort Madison Iowa City Sac City and Waterloo and expands to 20 cities. Local winners move to state meet in Iowa City in July then to St Paul Minnesota for a national contest. Open to boys and girls ages 10 to 15 with track and field events for individuals and teams.
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Fairfield
Iowa
Iowa Junior Chamber of Commerce
Life Investors of Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Council Bluffs
Fort Madison
Iowa City
Sac City
Waterloo
St. Paul
Minn
James Barr
Belle Plaine Pays Tribute to H Roy Mosnat at 86
H Roy Mosnat 86 lifelong Belle Plaine resident died Friday in a local nursing home. Harvard Law School graduate edited a local newspaper and was noted in Who's Who 1948 for chrysanthemums and peonies work. Survived by two children and three grandchildren. Masonic services set Monday at 3 p.m. at Pfeffers funeral home.
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Belle Plaine
H. Roy Mosnat
Mosnat
Harvard Law School
Betty Young
Jacob Mosnat
Miami
First Congregational Church
Masonic Lodge
Pfeffers Funeral Home
Bookmobile Service Delayed After Parts Lost in Transit
Library officials apologized as the bookmobile will be out of service early next week after repair parts were lost in transit. Monday stops at Wilson School and Tuesday at Center Point road and Forty second street NE were cancelled. A library car will serve the school Monday 3 to 5 and the northeast side Tuesday 5 to 7. Main library and Kenwood branch continue normal services.
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Wilson School
Center Point Road
Forty Second Street
Kenwood
Printers Voting For Strike In New York And Cleveland
International Typographical Union announces rising support for higher assessments to fund strikes in New York and Cleveland. Assistant to the president Harry Reifin cites unofficial results from 109 locals: 39,111 in favor to 9,900 against a 3 percent wage assessment for strike benefits.
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Colorado Springs
New York
Cleveland
International Typographical Union
Harry Reifin
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Aca
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Lene
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Jess Truwin
Methodist
Chennowith’s
Fredericksburg
Winthrop — Chevyl Wessels
Robert Wessels
Kruessel-Fawcett
Edgewood
William Porter
Appleton’s
Friends
Waucoma
Claude Smock
Reed's
William Franklin Tinsley
Whyte’s
Rose O. Rejes
Bohn
United’ ‘Presbyterian
Erickson's. Wellman
Nellie Mae Goodwin
Baptist Church
Wassonville
Manchester
Leo Dralla
Gill’s
Peffers
William C. ‘Brill
West Union
C. R
Gazette
Tom Merryman
Jaycee
Paul Harvey
ABC News
KCRG
Redd Gardner
Ron O'Brien
Greg Hapgood
Jaycee State Board
Fayette County
Witt
Elkader
John B. Turner & Son
2Nd Ave. S.E
Anna M. Thompson
Barnett
JFK
College Citie
1300 First Service
First Avenue NE
Loren’s
Iowa Theatre
Wilton Center
Ill
A Avenue
Richard Caldbeck
Eighteenth Street
Collins
Wiener Schnitzel
Springville
Adv
Cupid
Pierson’s Florists
Flowerphone
Floyd S. Kling
Santa Ana
Calif
Glenn Dunn
Arthur Murray
Third Avenue SE
Orville Athoff
Deborah Drive
L Street
Harry Beall
St. Luke’s
Doug Thompson
Paramount Barber Shop
C. R. Man
Teahen Funeral Home
First Ave
6Th St
Life Investors
Jaycees
Town & Country Shopping
John E. Lapes
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