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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1956

Page

4

Iowa Weather and notice roundups from Cedar Rapids region

February 12 1956 Iowa forecast reports considerable cloudiness with light snow flurries and slightly colder conditions in the northwest Monday. Data lists temperatures for many cities and wind and sunrise data. The page also records births divorces civil suits and funeral notices from Vinton Sigourney Spillville Independence Iowa City Olin and nearby communities.

Phoenix Des Moines Denver Moline New York Minneapolis Washington Miami Seattle New Orleans Los Angeles Winnipeg Iowa

National Beauty Week Plans Highlight Cedar Rapids Observance

National Beauty Week will run nationwide starting today with Cedar Rapids led by Genevieve Fish. The theme emphasizes professional care for well groomed women and includes an institutional welfare program delivering beauty care to patients at St Luke's Mercy hospitals the Children's Home the Home for the Aged and the Oakdale Sanatorium teams from Iowa City assisting. A baby girl gift presentation hair style show and store window placards are also planned.

Cedar Rapids Genevieve Fish St. Luke’s and Mercy Hospitals Children’s Home Home For Iowa City Oakdale

Jenner Asserts Elite Seek Monarch Power in U S

In Chicago a Lincoln Day rally sponsored by the Abraham Lincoln National Republican Club features Sen Jenner urging against a bureaucratic elite aiming to crown the President as a monarch. Sen Malone calls for an expanded Monroe Doctrine with homeward foot soldiers and stronger North American defense.

Chicago Sen Jenner Malone R-Nev North America Morrison Hotel Abraham Lincoln National Republican Club Republican Party Franklin D. Roosevelt Truman Eisenhower

Infant James Kazimour Dies. Graveside Rites Planned

Private graveside services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. in St. John's cemetery for infant James Michael Kazimour, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Kazimour of 1346 G Avenue NE. He died Saturday at 2 40 a.m. Born February 7 in Cedar Rapids. Surviving are his parents, grandparents Richard Kazimour and John Callahan, great grandparents Harry Williamson and Frank Kazimour, and A. W. Thomassen. Kuba Funeral Home in charge.

St. John’s Cemetery James Michael Kazimour James Kazimour G Avenue Ce‘dar Rapids Richard Kazimour John Callahan Harry Williamson Frank Kazimour Cedar Rapids A. W. Thomassen van Horne Kuba Funeral Home

Services for Cedar Rapids Sheet Metal Worker Harry Greenberg

Funeral services for Harry Greenberg of 706 First Street SW Cedar Rapids, a sheet metal mechanic with Wilson and Company for 25 years, will be held Monday at 1:30 p.m. in Turner chapel conducted by Rabbi Marvin Rezni koff. Burial follows at Eben Israel cemetery. Casket will not be opened after the service. friends may call at the chapel Sunday from 1 p.m. to 1 p.m. Monday.

Harry Greenberg First Street Cedar Rapids Wilson and Company Turner Chapel Marvin Reznikoff Eben Israel Cemetery

Fisher Services for Charles A Fisher

Services for Charles A Fisher of 315 Fourth Avenue SW will be held at 1 30 p m Monday in the Barta Hesser chapel with Rev J Richard Wagner of First Congregational Church officiating Burial will follow at Cedar Memorial Cemetery Friends may call at the chapel after 2 p m Sunday

Madrid Law Dean Fired After Student Riots

The Ministry of Education in Madrid says Manuel Torres Lopez, dean of the University of Madrid law faculty, was dismissed due to student riots last week. Seven people were arrested Friday night as instigators and reportedly faced exile under rigorous measures including temporary suspension of civil rights.

Madrid Ministry of Education University of Madrid Manuel Torres Lopez

Case Campaign Contribution Details Emerge in Tax Inquiry

Testimony describes Keck’s private funds aiding Patman’s 2 500 contribution to Case’s reelection and Patman’s use of the money for party dinners and campaigns. Patman says the $2 500 was for Case’s campaign and that Keck was pleased but not fired him. Neff denies a link between the contribution and the gas bill.

Neff Case Charles W. Steadman Keck Patman Senate

Communists Arrests in Cairo Lead at University Professor

Cairo police arrested 65 alleged Communists on Saturday and seized a printing machine. The Communist cell was reportedly led by a Cairo University professor.

Cairo INS Cairo Lniversity

See SUPERMAN on TV Sundays on Channel 9

TV listing notes the Superman program airs Sunday evenings on Channel 9. The item is a brief schedule entry with no additional details about time or episode.

TV P Channel 9

West European Atomic Energy Pool Proposed by Ministers

Six European foreign ministers meeting in Brussels agreed to seek government approval to form a continental atomic energy pool. Belgian Foreign Minister Paul Henry Spaak said the group would report back and reconvene next month to decide on final steps. The pool could be tasked with both energy development and potential weapon production. The talks also resolved the Saar issue between France and West Germany.

Brussels Paul Henry Spaak Belgium Spaak United States West Germany France Italy Holland Luxemburg

Spinster's Thefts May Run To 2,800,000

Norfolk report says Minnie Mangum, 52, a charity driven bookkeeper for Commonwealth Building and Loan Association, embezzled over years. Auditors estimate losses may reach 2.8 million and the firm placed in receivership after reserve funds drained. Mangum led bookkeeping for two decades, hiring assistants and operating a strict system until a junior employee exposed her scheme.

Norfolk Minnie C. Mangum Commonwealth Building and Loan Association

Adlai Deplores Negro Coed Ban

Adlai Stevenson condemned the exclusion of the first Negro student at the University of Alabama as deplorable. He praised university officials for calm handling and urged the law be obeyed while noting Miss Autherine Lucy’s temporary removal due to mob violence. He expressed belief campus order would be restored and Lucy would return to classes.

Portland Ore Adlai Stevenson University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Lucy Stevenson Autherine J. Lucy Birmingham State of Alabama

Burgess and Maclean deny being Soviet agents in 1950s disclosure

The two former British officials Milton Burgess and Donald Maclean say in a statement that they went to the Soviet Union to push for mutual understanding between the West and Moscow and were never Soviet agents. They claim British Foreign Office wrongly suspected them despite official information.

Maclean British Foreign Office Burgess BBC Secret Service Soviet Union West Cambridge Foreign Office Moscow

Kefauver Plans Bill for Premium on Light Hogs

Senator Kefauver announced a bill to pay premiums to promote marketing hogs under 200 pounds. The plan aims to keep farmer prices near 90 percent of parity with payments of 1 to 3 dollars per hundredweight.

Kefauver Washington D-Tenn

Nebraska Governor Victor Anderson Seeks Second Term

Lincoln Nebraska Victor E Anderson the businessman governor announced Saturday night he will seek re election for a second term.

Nebraska Lincoln Neb Victor E. Anderson

Parker defense may raise insanity claim in murder case

Lincoln, AP. Darrel Parker, former Lincoln city forester, may argue insanity at the time he signed a statement confessing to strangling his wife Nancy on December 14 at their Antelope Park home. His attorneys seek a court order to obtain a copy of the signed confession, made after lie detector tests.

Lincoln Darrel Parker Lincoln City Forester Max Towle Parker Lancaster District Court Elmer M. Scheele Towle Nancy Antelope Park

City Briefs From Cedar Rapids and Beyond

Summary of local notices including Rotary Club luncheon at Montrose hotel with Gov Leo Hoegh speaker and multiple ads for gifts, flowers, and furniture. Includes Community House luncheon at Jane Boyd, Safety Committee JCs meet, Retail Merchants luncheon at Montrose, and Canopus club luncheon with William Crowl and Eldon Savage presenting vector control film and discussion.

Rotary Club Leo Hoegh Montrose The Junior Chamber of Commerce Cedar Rapids Auto Club Retail Merchants Retail Merchants Bureau of the Cedar Rapids Conopus William Crowl Eldon Savage Canopus Club Montrose Hotel

Cedar Rapids Toastmasters Clubs Hold Meetings and Events

Jaycee Toastmasters meet Monday at 5 45 p m in Nick s restaurant with speakers William Malloy William Best Dean Hasty John Battin Lee Horn and Don Azuanis A beginners class in speech reading meets Tuesday at 730 p m in room 10 at 106% Second Avenue SE sponsored by the Cedar Rapids Hearing Society open to interested persons YMCA Toastmasters meets Tuesday evening with speakers including Roland Vander Hamm Jerry Boice Robert VanHorn William Rankin Paul R Jones and Roger Lakey Hawkeye Toastmasters meets Monday 545 p m in Bishops cafeteria final speech contest features Bert McGrew Bruce Boland Herman Klemesrud Clarence Jung with Byron Bell as toastmaster and judges Fred Bjornsen Milton Carlson Glen Evans James Jarras and Joe Sears serving as judges

Jaycee Toastmasters Jaycee Toastmasters Club Nick’s William Malloy William Best Dean Hasty John Battin Lee Horn Don Azuanis Second Avenue SE The Cedar Rapids Hearing Society YMCA Ymca Toastmasters Club Roland Vander Hamm Jerry Boice Robert VanHorn William ‘Rankin Paul R. Jones Roger Lakey Hawkeye Toastmasters Hawkeye Toastmasters Club Bishop’s Bert McGrew Bruce Boland Herman Klemesrud Clarence Jung Byron Bell Fred Bjornsen Milton Carlson Glen Evans James Jarras Joe Sears

Twin Brothers Accused in Slaying of Cub Scout

In Wheeling West Virginia twin 14 year old brothers Thomas William Jr and Joseph were arrested and charged with murder in the bludgeon killing of nine year old Cub Scout David Powell. Powell vanished Thursday while selling tickets for a Cub Scout fundraiser. His body was found Friday bound beneath a porch with a bloodstained board and a hammer nearby.

Wheeling W. Va Thomas William, Jr Joseph Donald Wolf David Powell Mary V. Wilson Williams Thomas Williams Williams Irwins Powell

Jerry Colonna Hosts Super Circus on Channel 9 Sundays

Ringmaster Jerry Colonna leads the program in a 4 p.m. Sunday slot on Channel 9, delivering circus entertainment for viewers.

Jerry Colonna Super Circus Channel 9

Also Mentioned on This Page

Daily Record C. R. Weather Municipal Elmer L. Dudley Henrietta C. Dumond Palo Harold Kurth Mechanicsville Waneta Harris Marion Jerry L. Hejkal Lucille A. Skarda Thomas L. Richards III Davenport Marcia M. Jones Mankato Minn Edwin E. Haskin Charlene G. Holdren James McCurley Patricia L. Vavroch Larry G. White Patricia J. Green Donald G. Glynn St. Luke's DeGroff Robert Mallory Street Sieman Albert Keystone Raim Lester Fairfax Sinkey Darrell Central City Baker Bill Marengo Smith Walter C Avenue NE Harper James Johnson Avenue NW Sears Eugene Osweiler Donald Twenty-eighth Street Spores Harold Sixteenth Avenue Prideaux Thomas Summit Avenue Peck Dale Hartman Charles L Street Russell Bernard Twentieth Street Newland Fourteenth Avenue Hendrickson Carl Thirty-fourth Street Beach Thirtieth Street Couser C Avenue NW Fort Dix N. J Elmer Klein Pfc. Klein John Klein H Street Doris Kubasa First Avenue Merlyn Dudley Paul G. Dudley Leslie C. Smith Bernice L. Smith Firestone Burris Knott Sixth Street NE Duane Schneider Twelfth Avenue SE Louis Dusek Duke’s Food Market Frank Szymanski Avenue NW Belle Plaine Motor Supply Robert French K Avenue NE W. D. Martin Marvin Stieger Sixteenth Avenue SW Jess Cannon Richard Gordon Friendly Tavern F. C. Eggleston Truckers Inn Tos K. W. Smith Eighth Avenue SE H. R. Smith Buresh Bob Mills W. Smith Eighth Avenue M. Cadh Glass Company Kenneth W. Smith Eighth Javenue SE Paul Myers Mery Ross Haegg Coal Company Gerald M. Trimble William Ward Kadlee Brothers Harold Terry Kaybee Store Patricia Foster Marcy C. Erlacher Bernadine Brawner Thomas Rowell Patterson Vinton William C. Brown Fry-Holland Funeral Evergreen Cemetery Sigourney John C. Herman St. Mary’s Church Pleasant Grove Reynolds Funeral Home Spillville Joseph Junko St. Wenceslaus Church Church Cemetery Independence Lillian E. Rosemond Swanson Funeral Home Oakwood Cemetery Amos Reynolds Coralville Oathout Tiffin Lee Hacker Farmer Hills Cathout Memory Gardens Prof Edward Mabie Congregational Church Oakland Cemetery Beckman’s Olin Charles Berton Angus BIBLE Matthew Saneba J Street John E. Lapes Florist 3Rd Avenue Execkin Kazimour Services Greenberg Services Spain Keck Private Funds Associated Press Howard Keck West European Atomic Energy Pool Saar Adlai Betz Monuments Third Ave Murdoch Funeral Homes Center Point Walker Turner Service Turner’s Turner Turner's Parker Defense Naxera Pastry Shop Hampton’s Mt. Vernon Road Community House Community House Board Jane Boyd Community House Pierson’s Ellis Boulevard H. H Bill” Wage Stevenson Ford Central City Legion Hall Carleton Charles F. Gavin Carleton College Northfield Franklin High School Smulekoff Lee Gow Scout Iowa Memorial Co Third Avenue
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