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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1963
Page
3
Patchy forecast data shows a generally fair pattern through Tuesday with low temperatures near zero. Five day outlook calls for 5 to 10 degrees below normal and a chance of light snow Thursday or Friday, with minor melt amounts around 0.10 inch or less.
A fire sparked by an auto generator ignited a gas leak from a ruptured line at Golfview Drive and Old Marion Road NE on Saturday at 10 06 p m. Fire crews responded and containing the leak. No injuries reported.
The proposal increases burial expenses to 500 and raises weekly temporary disability payments under the family plan. Maximums for employees with no children rise to 34 dollars, one child to 38, two to 42, three to 46, and four or more to 50. It also caps payments over 7500 requiring industrial commissioner approval and deducts insurer paid benefits from group or private plans.
Lincoln birthday prompts city holiday with meters off Tuesday. Courthouse and municipal court closed. other city workers on duty after vote to observe Good Friday as holiday. Banks and businesses to stay open. Linn County Supervisors meet Wednesday instead of Tuesday.
Local items report patient at St Luke's hospital visitors allowed. Dr Ben Purath resumes chiropractic practice at 1308 Istave NE. Community notes include meetings at Embassy club Woolworth's and Roosevelt hotel, a larceny report from Imperial Health Studio, and several injuries and leaves.
Emma L Chadima 1422 Hamilton St SW Cedar Rapids died early Monday after a lingering illness Born in Johnson county Oct 14 1887 she lived in Cedar Rapids since 1903 Surviving husband married 1910 a daughter Leona Trachta two grandchildren and two great grandchildren She was a member of St Ludmila s parish Services Wednesday at Janeba Kuba funeral home 930 at St Ludmila s church Rev A L Zachar Burial St Johns Rosaries 7 Tuesday Altar and Rosary Society and Daughters of Isabella 8 Guardians of St Joseph and parish members in the funeral home friends may call after 7 Monday
Carrie Page a Cedar Rapids resident for 30 years died at a nursing home Sunday after a brief illness. Born in Gonzales Texas on March 22 1889 she was born. Services will be held at Turner chapel at 3 Wednesday with Rev John I Thomas of Bethel AME church officiating. Burial will be at Linwood Friends may call at the chapel after 1 Tuesday.
LeRoy Flemming aged 48 of 1226 First Avenue NW died Sunday. He was employed as a printer for Laurance Press Co. The body was moved from Monahan Stewart funeral home to Esterdahl Mortuary in Moline for services and burial.
The White House announced President Kennedy will host a working lunch with Prince Albert of Belgium on February 26. Prince Albert is the brother of King Baudouin and a member of the Belgian royal family.
Timothy Rawson five year old son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Rawson of Covington Road NW was listed in fair condition at St Luke s hospital Monday with abdominal injuries suffered Sunday Authorities said the boy was injured about 2 pm when run over by a tractor a wheel passed over his stomach
Funeral notices list Earl Turner service at Earl Turner chapel at 3 Tuesday conducted by Rev John K Moore with burial at Linwood. Emil L Horak service Tuesday at 1 30 at Kuba funeral home by Rev William B Harnish and Mt Hermon lodge 263. Burial Cedar Memorial. Military rites by VFW Post 788.
A .38 caliber revolver was found partly buried in snow 22 feet from the body of Eugene Johnson in Clark County. The coroner sent the gun to the state crime lab for tests to confirm if it was the murder weapon. Johnson, 36, had lived in Cedar Rapids before moving to Minneapolis 14 years ago.
A five day protest walkout escalated to an official strike at the Witwer Gro cer Co. warehouse in Cedar Rapids. UPWA Local 785 said picket lines are set and the scene is quiet. Workers have been off since Wednesday over a grievance in the IOA division. negotiations have continued since an election last May confirming UPWA as bargaining agent.
Des Moines Iowa lawmakers clash over a bill to require county auditors to publish every four years the tax valuations of all parcels with exemptions. The measure aims to reveal disparities in assessments and push toward equalization despite concerns about enforcement and potential neighborly friction.
A public hearing was set for 10 a.m. March 4 on a request by R J Mitral Hide and Fur Co for a 20 foot easement across Ninth Avenue SE between First and Second streets Cedar Rapids. The city may demand vacation on 365 days notice.
Jurors were seated in district court Monday to hear a case arising from a collision between Linn county deputy Donovan Wright and Virgil McQueen who later became Cedar Rapids police. McQueen sues for 1832.96 damages while Linn County Intervenes for 1300 in counterclaim. Judge Donald P. Barnes presides.
Linn County Attorney Jack M. Fulton said a post mortem will determine if 13 calves found dead five miles east of Central City died of starvation. 11 calves were on Dale McQueen farm and two on George H. Nielson farm, neighbors. McQueen told deputies all dead animals belonged to Nielson. Humane Society Manager Bill Moon said McQueen reported calves had not been fed for a week and notified the sheriff. The investigation continues.
Eugene F Burrier 36 of 1606 Greene Ave NE pled guilty Monday to a second offense drunk driving and was fined 500 by Judge Charles Penningroth. He was arrested Saturday night after his car struck a tree in the 1000 block of Seventeenth Street NE. records show a Linn County conviction on April 11 1949.
Jimmy D. Stewart, 21, of 2925 Johnson avenue NW pled guilty to resisting an officer and received a six month suspended county jail sentence. Cedar Rapids Police Officer Lynn Fanborg stated Stewart attempted to flee during his arrest on December 13 for excessive noise from a faulty muffler.
Dismissed with prejudice the case filed by J C Eikelbarner as next of friend for Steve Eikel barner versus Jumpoline Inc claiming 25 000 injuries from a fall at a trampoline center located at Town and Country shopping center.
Des Moines Rep. Dewey Goode accuses opponents of bias and election fears over a proposed gas tax. The Iowa highway study committee split on a one cent increase with a majority report rejecting raises and a minority urging a small hike.
Judge Hullinger upheld dismissal as the matter stays within school discipline after a Jan 4 fight outside the Washington East Moline basketball game. Warren McCray pleaded innocent, was held on $110 bond, and the judge noted the warning to a student about sports participation if trouble continued.
AP reports a government spokesman says 68 Viet Cong and 4 loyalist troops were killed in weekend clashes from the southern delta to the Cambodian border. Twelve Viet Cong were reported captured.
White House press secretary Pierre Salinger said he his wife and their three children walked 514 miles Sunday. He noted a television truck accompanied their hike was coincidental and he would have hiked without coverage.
Senator Jack Miller of Iowa is set to join the joint economic committee along with his roles on the Senate Public Works Committee and the District of Columbia Committee. This appointment expands his duties in Congress.
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