Life of C R Kubicek Dies After Burns at 53
Rudolph J Kubicek, 53, of 1200 Twentieth avenue SW Cedar Rapids, died at University Hospitals Iowa City at 6 22 p m Sunday from burns suffered at home last Tuesday. Doctor George D Callahan ruled death accidental. Kubicek claimed an unidentified attacker started the fire but investigators found no evidence. Clothing likely caught fire when he backed into or fell against a gas stove. He had been in Cedar Rapids 17 years, born January 31 1911 in Elm. Surviving are his mother and a half sister. Memorial services set for 11 a m Tuesday at Turner chapel Rev Msgr William A Roach officiating burial Oak Hill cemetery. Casket will not be opened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph J. Kubicek
Twentieth Avenue
University Hospitals
Iowa City
George D. Callahan
Johnson County
Kubicek
Cedar Rapids
John Kuba
Kuba
Elm
Joe Falteisek
Ellsworth
Wis
Gladys Malone
St. Paul
Iowa Governor and Senate Clash Over Interim Appointments
Governor Hughes defiantly dismissed a Republican attorney general ruling while pursuing interim boards and highway posts. Crawford and Barry were appointed to the board of control and highway commission after Senate refusals, triggering legal questions about term expirations and the impact of a forthcoming special session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford
Ainsworth
Hughes
Board of Control
Robert Barry
Danbury
Highway Commission
G.O.P
Senate
Hultman
Barry
Iowa
Jury Chosen in Bennett Grain Dealer's Trial
In Cedar Rapids federal court Hoyt Buttolph owner of Buttolph Grain Co faces a 10 count charge for falsifying storage certificates to collect more grain than held. A seven man five woman jury heard opening statements and the first witness Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett Grain
Cedar Rapids
Hoyt Buttolph
Buttolph Grain Co
North Liberty Youths Charged with Larceny
Three North Liberty youths were arrested after a Citizen Band Radio club and police operation. Louis Betz, 19, held on $1,000 bond for larceny in the nighttime carrying a concealed weapon intoxication driving a car and excessive noise. James Pierce, 17, held on $500 bond for larceny. Danny Wold en, 15, released on his own recognizance for larceny. A beer can throw from a car in east Iowa City led to the arrest and a jacket matched one stolen in car prowlings at Colonial Lanes on February 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
North Liberty
Citizen Band Radio Club
Louis Betz
James Pierce
Danny Wolden
Citizen Band
Colonial Lanes
Two Juveniles Admit 100 Car Windows Vandalism
Two Marshalltown youths admitted damaging property totaling over $10 000 including more than 100 rear car windows. They signed written statements on January 23 and were turned over to juvenile authorities. The acts were described as the community’s most destructive vandalism in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
UPI
Marshalltown High School
Resignation of Johnson County Soldiers Relief director
Emily Summer has resigned as director of the Johnson County Soldiers Relief Commission and agreed to stay on until March 1, according to commission members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Emily Summel
Johnson County Soldiers Relief Commission
Commission
Stamps Stolen In C R Breakin at Abell-Howe Co
Detectives reported a Sunday night break in at Abell-Howe Co 1114 Shaver road NE where burglars took 25 to 30 dollars in stamps and 71 blank checks. Entry was gained by prying open a rear door. A separate Saturday night break in at Miska Supply Co 207 B avenue NW yielded many spark plugs after a rear overhead door window was broken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abell-Howe Co
Shaver Road
Miska Supply Co
B Avenue NW
Babysitter Charged After Piggy Bank Theft at Home
Police arrested a 15 year old babysitter on a charge of stealing 90 dollars from the Dean Peters residence on Mt. Vernon road SE. The money was taken from a piggy bank in the children's bedroom between 3 and 5 30 p.m. Sunday. The girl was turned over to her parents pending action by juvenile authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Peters
Mt. Vernon Road
Peters
Six Months to C R Man Drove Without License
A 27 year old Cedar Rapids man Albert E Franklin was jailed for six months after police arrested him for driving while his license was suspended. He had a prior six month suspended sentence for a January 16 incident and the judge ordered it served along with the current punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Albert E. Franklin
Fifth Avenue SE
Mt. Vernon Road
Franklin
Loren i‘Hullinger, Jr
Just Another Day For Post Office
Post offices operate on regular schedules as Lincoln's birthday is not a federal holiday. Postal workers reported inquiries Monday about Wednesday closures, but all usual services will be offered as normal.
Shoplifter 20 Given Suspended Sentence
Robert Taylor of Waterloo received a 30 day jail sentence in municipal court on a shoplifting charge for allegedly stealing a pipe valued at 2.50 from Mays Drug Store at 4116 Center Point Road NE. Judge Loren Hullinger Jr suspended the sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Taylor
Waterloo
Loren Hullinger, Jr
Taylor
Mays
Center Point Road
Weather Forces Closing of All But Six Rinks
Weather and thin ice force the closing of all but six city rinks with three kept east of the river and three west. Ice at Manhattan lagoon is eight to 12 inches deep and maintenance will spray rinks through Saturday night. The six operating rinks are Fillmore Manhattan and Hayes west side and Arthur Bever and Noelridge east side. Coasting hill and toboggan run may open after snowfall. Hours are 3 30 to 9 p.m. weekdays 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays and 1 to 9 p.m. Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nat Hull
Playground and Recreation Department
Manhattan Lagoon
Ellis Park
Hull
Manhattan
Fillmore
Hayes
Town
Arthur
Bever
Noelridge
School Merger Issue Debated in Coralville Meeting
More than 300 people attended a public Coralville meeting to weigh the Iowa City Coralville school merger. The joint session covered legality of leasing a building amid bonded debt while CARE and the Coralville High School Committee presented opposing views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coralville
Iowa City
Hal Knowling
Virgil Mortensen
Michael Bonfigilo
H. L. Johnston
Raymond Gill
Cutler
iRites Wednesday for Lee P. Loomis 79
Lee P. Loomis chairman of the board of Lee Enterprises died at home at 79 after an extended illness. Services are slated for 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. John's Episcopal Church Mason City and 2 p.m. Thursday at Trinity Episcopal Church Muscatine with burial in Muscatine. Loomis spent 61 years with the Lee group, served as publisher of the Mason City Globe Gazette, and led the company as board chairman after 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
UPI
Lee P. Loomis
Lee Enterprises, Inc
Loomis
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Trinity Episcopal Church
Muscatine
Lee Group
Ottumwa Courier
Mason City Globe Gazette
Lee Group of
Lee
Philip Adler
Davenport
Civil Rights Mail-in at Cedar Rapids Post Office
About 300 people joined a mass mail-in urging swift action on a civil rights bill at the Cedar Rapids post office. Clergymen from three faiths spoke on the east steps as letters to President Johnson and Iowa Senators Hickenlooper and Miller were deposited before the freezing weather. The Postmaster said mailed letters were bundled and sent to Washington immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Johnson
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Jack Miller
Iowa
Emergency Coordinating Committee For Civil Rights
Four Hurt in 2 Car Crash at Coralville
Four persons were injured in a two car crash at the west edge of Coralville Sunday. Karen Schultz 21 Iowa City suffered fractures and was in fair condition at University hospitals. Ursula Arndt 23 Iowa City contusions and lacerations. Mr and Mrs Russell Mills Cedar Rapids also hospitalized in good condition. Arndt lost control on snow and skidded into the Miller car. Schultz and Arndt are University Hospitals nurses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Coralville
Karen Schultz
University Hospitals
Ursula Arndt
Russell Mills
Cedar Rapids
Miss Arndt
Miss Schultz
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Milford J. Haverland
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L. H. Schultz Manufacturing Co
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James E. Kelty
Kelty
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Globe Appliance
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J & R Auto Store
Ken Best
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Robb's
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