Trial Dates Set in Cedar Rapids Federal Court Docket
U.S. District Judge Ed ward J. McManus announced six more trial dates in orders filed Thursday. Cases include Floyd L. Hines vs Great Western rail road seeking $38,500 for a Graf Du buque county train wreck and Merle Miller vs Morrison Quick Grain Corp for $100,000 from an Iowa Ord plant collision. Additional disputes list losses from a power mower accident and a building fall with damages up to $300,000. Jurors are recalled for Feb 25 after pending settlements.
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U.S
Edward J. McManus
Cedar Rapids
Floyd L. Hines
Illinois
Great Western Railroad
Dubuque
Graf
Thomas, John
Eleanor McMeekin
Pennsylvania
Eska Co
Thomas
Ethel and
William C. Cliff
Hanover
Ill
Medical Associates
Merle and
Rosemary Miller
Iowa
Morrison Quick Grain Corp
Ronald F. Stigge
Nebraska
Davenport
Iowa security hospital plan gains support and cost details
Des Moines reports Rep Percie Van Alstine and Rep John Ely push a security treatment hospital for Iowa. Estimated cost 6.64 million for 290 patients with one third federal funds possible. Proposal favors staged build starting with 150 beds at 3.34 million. State share 2.2267 million. Plan aims to centralize treatment, aid staffing, reduce transfers to Iowa City, and provide teaching material.
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Des Moines
Percie van Alstine
Humboldt
John Ely
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Iowa City
Board of Control
Harold J. Wilson Faces Forgery Charge
Harold J. Wilson, 52, of 118 E Avenue NW, was picked up Thursday on a forgery warrant from the county attorney. Police accuse him of forging his former wife’s signature on six checks drawn against Merchants Bank while his tractor ran over the injured earner. He has been at St Luke’s National Bank since Jan 7.
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Harold J. Wilson
E Avenue NW
Wilson
St. Luke's National Bank
Kennedy Aims New Tactics In Hoffa Feud Study
Attorney General Robert Kennedy and mob boss Jimmy Hoffa remain locked in a five year feud. The Parade magazine study examines Kennedy’s new moves to box Hoffa into a corner and the history behind their clash. Cedar Rapids Gazette coverage is part of the Sunday edition.
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Robert Kennedy
Jimmy Hoffa
Kennedy
Hoffa
Parade Magazine
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
East Iowa Sergeant Killed in Vietnam
Craig Benton Wolford 37 of Columbus Junction was killed in Vietnam when a mine exploded while he worked on barb wire. A first sergeant due to retire June 15, 1964, he arrived in Vietnam in September. Survived by his mother seven brothers two sisters including Darce Newhall Bryce Coralville and Bernise Green Nichols. Body to Stacy funeral home.
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Columbus Junction
Craig Benton Wolford
Effie Wolford
Vietnam
Army
Wolford
Louisa County
Darce
Newhall
Bryce
Coralville
Bernise Green
Nichols
Stacy Funeral Home
Fuel Refund Bill Passed by Senate Iowa approves tax refunds on diesel and propane used in farm equipment
The Iowa Senate passed a bill by a 31 to 8 vote permitting refunds on taxes paid for diesel and propane used in farm gear such as corn shelters roller mills and feed grinders mounted on trucks. Senator J Henry Lucken of Le Mars sponsored the measure and Senator Martin Wiley of Cedar Rapids commented on refunds for farmer gasoline use.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Senate
J. Henry Lucken
le Mars
Martin Wiley
Cedar Rapids
Wiley
Railroad Car Hits Old Cherry Building
A derailed railroad car pulled by a North Western switch engine struck the Iowa Steel and Iron Works building at 411 Tenth Avenue SE Thursday night. Ice at the crossing was blamed. Century Engineering rents part of the building but had not estimated damage by Friday noon. The impact activated sprinklers causing interior water damage.
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North Western
Iowa Steel and Iron Works
Tenth Avenue
Century Engineering Corp
Fourth Avenue SE
Iowa Steel
Out of Danger After Medical Update
Special to The Ganete reports 5 year old Timothy Rawson son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Rawson of Covington Road NW was reported out of danger after a medical incident.
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Timothy Rawson
Thomas Rawson
Covington Road
Farmers Charged Over Dead Calves Near Central City
Two Central City farmers Dale McQueen and George H Nielson face charges of failure to dispose of dead calves after 13 were found dead five miles east of Central City. County Attorney Jack Fulton said an autopsy would determine cause of death with possible further charges if starvation is ruled out.
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Central City
Dale McQueen
George H. Nielson
Jack Fulton
Fulton
Nielson
McQueen
Abodeely Pays Fine in Bootlegging Case
Joe Abodeely operator of Joe's Tender Trap paid a $500 fine and $17.82 in costs at 4 p.m. Thursday, near the deadline to pay or face jail. He was found guilty of bootlegging by Judge Charles Penningroth who sentenced 90 days in jail but suspended it pending payment by Jan. 21.
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Joe Abodeely
Joe
Jazz, Inc
First Avenue SE
Abodeely
Charles Penningroth
Penningroth
Judge orders Abo Deely to pay by 10 a.m. Friday or jail
The court directed Abo Deely to make payment by 10 a.m. Friday. failure to comply would result in incarceration. The ruling was issued by Judge Penningroth.
Suit Filed Over Mishap Injuries
A suit seeking 31296.10 was filed in district court against Joe Shelley of 2522 Linwood St SW for injuries claimed by Deborah Muskat of 2925 Soutter Ave SE from a Feb 12 1962 rear end collision at Second Ave SE and Fifth St. Muskat alleges neck and back injuries from the accident.
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Joe Shelley
Linwood Street
Deborah Muskat
Soutter Avenue
Shelley
Muskat
Second Avenue SE
Fifth Street
Man 39 Fined For Drunk Driving
Loren D. Bliss 39 of 711 Second Street NW was fined 300 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to drunk driving. He was arrested Wednesday at the junction of Highways 13 and 150 by Deputies Russ Pratt and Frank McSpaden. Harley J. Kephart 31 of 615 Fifth Street NW, a passenger in Bliss’s car, was sentenced to 30 days in county jail after pleading guilty to intoxication on a public highway. Ronald D. Denny 22 of 1389 H Avenue NE pled innocent to drunk driving after his car ran into a ditch on Fifieth Street NE near F Avenue.
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Loren D. Bliss
Second Street
B. J. Maxwell
Bliss
Russ Pratt
Frank McSpaden
Harley J. Kephart
Fifth Street
Marion
Miles Adams
Maxwell
Ronald D. Denny
H Avenue NE
Denny
Fifieth Street
F Avenue
Seek Injunction To Force Barns Removal In Cedar Rapids Subdivision
A former Cedar Rapids realtor filed an injunction in Linn district court to remove a barn built on a lot in a restricted subdivision near Cedar. Lenore Rainz Jones now of Windemere Florida names Robert E Shaw Jr and Betty J Shaw residents on highway 150 north as defendants. The deed limits the area along highway 150 between Hiawatha and Robins to single family one story homes of at least 1200 square feet. The petition says a barn with a pony is on one lot.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn District Court
Lenore Rainz Jones
Windemere
Fla
Robert E. Shaw, Jr
Betty J. Shaw
Highway 150
Hiawatha
Robins
Cedar Rapids carrier boy suffers broken arm in fall
Webster Lester Wingard, son of Mr and Mrs Vernon Wingard, sustained a broken left arm after slipping on ice in a fall.
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Webster
Lester Winegarden
Cedar Rapids
Carrier Boy
Vernon Winegarden
Postal rates and subscriptions listed in Cedar Rapids Gazette
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists postage on paid mail and 3 cent rates with various options. It shows two year and eight year subscription details, territorial rates, and mentions subscri ption formats and distribution entities.
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Cedar Rapids
Steines A
Cesare Reowas
Six Iowa City Teens Reported Missing Return Home
Six Iowa City teenagers reported missing by parents returned home Thursday morning about 6 a.m. They were last seen after five of them, all 14 years old, did not show up at Southeast Junior High earlier. The five reportedly left in a car driven by a 17-year-old Iowa City boy.
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Iowa City
Southeast
Gardens Retire After Resignations from Quasqueton School
East Buchanan school board accepts the resignations of Mr. and Mrs. Forest Garden as teachers at Quasqueton. The Gardens plan to retire.
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Quasqueton
East Buchanan
Forest Garden
Teen Driver Charged After Car Hits Tree Injuring Three
A car driven by Kim Stastny, 15, struck a tree near 238 Twenty first street NW about 11:30 p.m. Three passengers were treated at St. Luke's: Carol Ary, 18, facial injuries. Rosalie Rimrodt, 16, head cuts and leg injuries. and Ken Nye, 15, minor mouth cuts. Stastny faces a charge of driving without a license.
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Kim Stastny
First Street
St. Luke’s
Carol Ary
Eighth Street
Rosalie Rimrodt
E Avenue NW
Ken Nye
Seminole Drive
Stastny
Elkader Marshal Dies After Surgery Rites Pending
Elkader. Erwin Mortz, 63, town marshal for about seven years, died Friday at a Prairie du Chien hospital after surgery. Services arranged at Witt funeral home. Survived by wife and daughter. Mortz served five years as day marshal and two as night marshal. he previously farmed.
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Elkader
Erwin Mortz
Prairie du Chien
Witt Funeral Home
Mortz
Colleges to hold selective service qualification tests
Four eastern Iowa colleges are among 16 statewide to host the Selective Service college qualification tests this spring. The exam is set for April 16, with a March 28 filing deadline. Participating institutions include the University of Iowa Luther Coe College and Cornell College. Further information is available at draft board offices.
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Eastern Iowa
Iowa
University of Iowa
Luther
Coe
Cornell
Draft Board
Local Briefs Highlight Events and Ads Across City
Dr. Max will present Storytime at the public library Saturday 11 in the second floor auditorium for school aged children. Bowling lanes open Saturday day and night at Magnificent Tropic Lanes. call for details at Storm's Ben Franklin in Marion. Big annual sale underway. A 17 year old Cedar Rapids boy was detained by juvenile authorities after attempting to steal a fly reel at Robinson's Wholesale on Sixteenth Avenue SW. Dean’s List honors for Luile Pritchard of Wilson College and Judy Tone of Duchesne, both noted in local notices. Free delivery at Hladkey's 1600 Fourth Ave SE. Bowling pricing listed.
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Max
Public Library
Cedar Rapids
Robinson's Wholesale
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Lucile Pritchard
Francis W. Pritchard
Blake Boulevard
Wilson College
Chambersburg
Judy Tone
B. D. Tone
Cave, NE
Duchesne
Omaha
Flags at Half Mast In Memory of Barta
Flags at Cedar Rapids police station flew at half mast to honor Felix Barta a patrolman killed in the line of duty two years ago. The shooter William IL Maloy aged 23 also killed Denise Sorci then killed himself after the attack at 212 Twelfth Street NW.
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Cedar Rapids
Felix Barta
Barta
William IL. Maloy
Twelfth Street
Maloy
Denise Sorci
Suspended Sentence for Thomas Vizal Grand Larceny Plea
Thomas Vrzal Jr 45 of 103 Fourth Avenue SW received a one year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to grand larceny. Judge B J Maxwell presided as the case was resolved on Thursday.
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Thomas Vrzal, Jr
Fourth Avenue
B. J. Maxwell
Vrzal
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