Weather Soars and Cold Looms over Midwest Forecast
Iowa forecast calls for Tuesday partly cloudy and not quite as cold with high temperatures near 15 to 20 degrees below normal. Snow and mixed precipitation possible in other regions as the week progresses, with little overall precipitation expected and temperatures staying below seasonal norms. Local notices include bond forfeitures, ordinance violations, and civil suits filed, with multiple city and county references and a long list of individual names and addresses.
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Iowa
The Color of Your Eyes Want Ad Help
Eye color fact aside the piece urges readers to use the Want Ads for quick cash. Call EM 2-1121 to have a Want Ad Taker assist in writing the ad.
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Gazette
Cold Iowa Faces Bitter Cold And Wreck Tragedy
The state endures freezing temperatures with highs near 34 and lows well below zero. A Dubuque packing plant worker Robert Hoch was trapped in a wreck for hours in subzero weather and lost hands and feet before rescue by farmer Walter Schneider. Des Moines warns dog owners to shelter pets or face fines. Independence sees readings from 30 below to 24 below zero amid northwest winds.
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Dubuque
Robert Hoch
Walter Schneider
Des Moines
Max Finch
The
Animal Rescue League
Independence
East Iowan Narrowly Escapes Freezing
Erwin J. Stanfield 55 of Coralville was rescued after his car ditched four miles west of Lone Tree in freezing conditions. He was found kneeling with hands frozen to the road. transported to the VA hospital in fair condition. He wore only a fatigue jacket and lacked gloves or overshoes. a couple returning from a dance notified Harold Wright of Lone Tree.
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Iowa City
Erwin J. Stanfield
Coralville
Conataie Harold Wright
Lone Tree
Wright
Stanfield
Hollywood actor Phillip Van Zandt found dead at home
Hollywood AP reports actor Phillip Van Zandt aged 54 was found dead Sunday in his apartment with a bottle of sleeping pills beside him, police said no immediate foul play suspected pending investigation.
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Hollywood (Ap
Phillip van Zandt
Numerous Fires Break Out as Cold Continues
Iowa reports a spate of blazes over the weekend as subzero conditions persisted. At Strawberry Point a hog house burned killing three litters on Don Thomas farm, owned by Mrs Ray Arnold of Highland Indiana. Tama saw two homes destroyed with Norman and Mrs Faught escaping, the dog perishing. Ada Lasley’s one room home burned at noon. Centerville saw an abandoned ice plant burn after six hours. Charles City loss on a turkey farm killed 7000 poults. mayor Michael Micich seeking congress. Napier Floyd Miller 67 died in a fire. Clarion home destroyed on Sunday.
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Iowa News
Iowa
Strawberry Point
Don ‘Thomas
Ray Arnold
Highland
Ind
Tama
Norman Faught
Michael Micich
Charles City
Micich
Congress
Napier
Floyd Miller
Robert Marshall
Clarion
Jaycee Group Plans SUI Wisconsin Basketball Trip
Cedar Rapids Junior Chamber of Commerce members will attend the Iowa City matchup between SUI and Wisconsin. About 70 men will travel in two buses, leaving the Chamber building at 6 20 p m with a lunch stop on return. Reservations to EM 4 5135 by noon Monday.
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Jaycee
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iMonday
Iowa
TWA
Young Columbus
Spain
Loot from Store Safe is $100,000 in Government Mart heist
Burglars burned open a safe at Government Employment Mart in Kansas City lifting 70000 in cash and 30000 in diamonds. Night watchman Oliver Melenson, 52, was bound and held at gunpoint by two masked men. a third man joined as they used an acetylene torch, kept a hose cooling the work, and monitored police calls.
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Kansas City
Government Employment Mart
the Mart
Oliver Melenson
Iraq Keeps Pact Ties After Talks in Istanbul
Turkish Prime Minister Menderes announced after a one hour meeting with Iraq's ambassador that Iraq will not withdraw from the Bagdad act, reaffirming continued Pact ties and cooperation between the two nations.
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INS
Menderes
Iraq
Organization Meeting For Bonus Pay Is Set
State Treasurer M L Abrahamson said the first steps to set up a board to pay the Korean war bonus will be taken at a 9 am meeting Tuesday. The board will pass on the bonus and its funding. Abrahamson has sent bond details to Chapman and Cutler Chicago for opinion and documents to issue a 26 million dollar state bond issue to finance the bonus. He aims to sell bonds before the end of March to start payments in July or August.
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Abrahamson
Short Circuit Snow Delays Three Pennsylvanian Trains
A powdery snow caused a short circuit in the electric locomotive of the lead train, stalling three Pennsylvania Railroad trains near Lancaster. Passengers remained aboard as meals were served. the Pittsburgh Night Express, the Pennsylvania Limited from New York to Chicago, and the Pittsburgher from New York to Pittsburgh were delayed three hours before diesel locomotives were sent from Harrisburg and service resumed.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburgh
North Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Limited
New York
Chicago
Pittsburgher
Herrisburg
Deaths Services for Harold J Scherbaum and Pauley
Obituary notices list Harold J. Scherbaum born 1914 Cedar Rapids resident 37 years and Kenneth Edward Pauley born 1937 Powersville Mo married to Betty Scherbaum living Cedar Rapids with military service in Marines. Myrtle E. Crowell 81 longtime Cedar Rapids resident died in Des Moines with services at Beatty-Bearle Thursday and burial in Rockford.
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Harold J. Scherbaum
Kenneth Edward Pauley
Waveland Drive
Turner Chapel
Fred T. Miller
Edgewood Baptist Church
Linwood Cemetery
Mr. Pauley
U.S. Marine Corps Reserve
Mr. Scherbaum
Bootie, Ill
Alice Meeks
Cedar Rapids
Pauley
Lois Scherbaum
Lewis
Henry Scherbaum
Vinton
Robert
Decatur
Ill
John
San Diego
Calif
Gerald
U.S
Leonard A
Varele Daywitt
Phillip M
Pauline Marie Smith
Marian Irene Ohlhauser
Myrtle E. Crowell
Carol S. Crowell
Des Moines
Syracuse
N.Y
Ralph S. Crowell
Rockford
Ila
Crowell
Stanley R
Amarillo
Texas
Lucien Clark
Marion
Albert Melhus
Holmes
Marlowe Sutton
Arcadia
Harriett Bishop
Trinity Methodist
Royal Neighbors of America
Beatty-Bearle Chapel
Parizek Rites Set for Saturday Death of Cedar Rapids Resident
Services for James Charles Parizek 1334 Cave NE retired press operator of Allis Chalmers and Cedar Rapids resident since 1941 will be at 2 PM Tuesday in Elberon Methodist church Burial will be in National Cemetery at Vining Friends may call at Fellmer funeral home Keystone until 11 AM Tuesday when body will be taken to church Surviving are two sons Earl and Donald a brother William Frank Anton and sister Frances Kupka Journal notices reflect IOOF and Rebekah lodge membership with farming and company work details
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Elberon
James’ Parizek
Ist
Wellman
Nellie
Miller Adams
Powell Funeral Home
London
William H. Sessler
Trinity Lutheran Church
Everett Fleming
Asbury Methodist Church
Bodylat
Wendell Circus
Swanson Funeral Home
Tipton
Augusta Laing
Sheets and Dahn Funeral Home
Cascade
James Charles Melloy
Bernard
St. Patrick's Church
North Garryowen
North English
Della Iola Ballard
Christian Church
Mahannah
Anamosa
Beverly Anderson
Congregational Church
Goettsch Funeral Home
Iowa City
Sister Mary Joseph
Mercy Hospital Chapel
James Charles Parizek
Cave
Allis Chalmers
Cedar Rapids
National Cemetery
Vining
Fellmer Funeral Home
Keystone
Parizek
IOOF
Rebekah
Earl
Midland
Mich
Donald
William
Frank
Dysart
Anton
Frances i Kupka
Traer
Frank Shabosky 88 dies Cedar Rapids resident
Frank Shabosky 88 longtime railroad engineer and Cedar Rapids resident died Saturday night at 618 Fifth Street SE He formerly lived in Oelwein and Chicago Born Center Point November 2 1869 he married Louise Horak July 12 1898 in Cedar Rapids who died April 1948 A son Earl of Elgin Illinois survives Services 2 p m Tuesday at the Methodist Church in Walker Burial in Walker Cemetery Friends may call at Murdoch Funeral Home in Walker
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Frank Shabosky
Fifth St. SE
Cedar Rapids
Services for William E. Keller Scheduled Wednesday
William E. Keller of 708 A Ave NE who was fatally injured in an auto crash near Strawberry Point Saturday noon will have services at Beatty-Bearle's at 1 30 p.m. Wednesday conducted by Pastor Richard W. Engstrom of St Mark's Lutheran Church. Burial will be at Shiloh Cemetery in Hiawatha. Friends may visit the chapel after 7 p.m. Monday.
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William E. Keller
A Ave
Strawberry Point
Beatty - Bearle’s
Richard W. Engstrom
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
Shiloh
Hiawatha
Services for Rose H Taylor in St Matthew's Church
Services for Rose H. Taylor who died Saturday will be held at St Matthew's Church at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday led by Rt. Rev. Msgr. James D. Kearn. Burial follows at Catholic Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant. The parish Rosary is recited at 8 p.m. Monday at Brady Mortuary, with friends invited to call.
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Rose H. Taylor
Dave
St. Matthew’s
James D. Kearn
Mt. Pleasant
Brady Mortuary
Infant daughter of Mr and Mrs McDonald dies
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John P. McDonald of 1801 Eighth Ave Southwest died Sunday afternoon. Graveside services are set for 11 a.m. Monday at Mt Calvary Cemetery with Brady Mortuary in charge. Surviving siblings include Susan Marie and Daniel Patrick.
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John P. McDonald
Eighth Ave
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Brady Mortuary
Susan Marie
Daniel Patrick
Gleason and Meadows in The Honey Mooners on Channel 9
Jackie Gleason and Audrey Meadows star in The Honey Mooners airing Monday at 7 p.m. on Channel 9.
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Jackie Gleason
Audrey Meadows
Channel 9
Eisenhower Says USSR Misconceptions Hinder Peace Talks
President Eisenhower urges open exchanges with the USSR to correct false perceptions. He argues young people should learn about each other and supports limited student exchanges as a start. He notes Bulganin seeks veto power over discussions and urges direct top level dialogue rather than protracted polemics. Weather and security delayed publication. final draft approved by Eisenhower via call.
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Cold Puts Crimp In Fire Engine
Athens AP reports cold weather froze a radiator hose and disabled a fire engine en route to a service station blaze five miles west of Athens. Firemen hitchhiked a ride, carrying hand equipment, to reach and extinguish a grease fire on a truck axle caused by a hot brake band.
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Roads and Housing Issues Highlight Senate Plan
Senate Democrats flagged highways and housing as quickest paths to spur federal spending. Gore announced hearings on interstate highway program expansion while Sparkman drafted a bill to aid moderate income buyers in the 10000 to 15000 dollar range.
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Senate
Gore
D-Tenn
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D- Ala
Suit Seeks 75000 Damages From Witwer Firm In Auto Crash
Har old L. Sperfslage of Alburnett files a 75000 personal injury suit in district court, naming Witwer Grocer Company and Grace Spedt as defendants after a Dec 23 head on collision on a county road near Marion that killed driver David Soedt. Sperfslage, left wheelchair bound, claims Soedt’s excessive speed caused the crash and seeks 1635 for car loss and 2446 for medical bills plus other damages. a jury trial is demanded.
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Harold L. Sperfslage
Alburnett
Witwer Grocer Company
Grace Spedt
David Soedt
Sperfslage
Marion
Witwers Company
Soedt
Penick
Ford
Mother Sentenced On Morals Charge
Betty Ann Hoover, 20, was sentenced to five months in the women's reformatory at Rockwell City after pleading guilty to a lewdness charge in district court Judge Floyd Filbrick presided. A prostitution charge against Hoover was dropped by County Attorney Dick Nazette. Hoover resides at 1311 iCenter Point Road NE.
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Betty Ann Hoover
iCenter Point Road
James Furnish
Floyd Filbrick
Ore gon man charged with drunk driving in Iowa patrol stop
A 40 year old Oregon Illinois man named John Frank Messenger faced a drunk driving charge in district court after being arrested Saturday by the highway patrol one mile west of Cedar Rapids on Highway 30.
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Oregon, Ill
John Frank Messenger
Highway Patrol
Cedar Rapids
Deserter Richard English given six month suspended sentence
Richard English received a six month suspended sentence in district court on Monday after pleading guilty to desertion and abandonment. He left his four minor children on February 6 and the judge, Charles Penningroth, suspended the sentence pending English paying court costs and supporting his family.
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Richard English
Charles Penningroth
English
Will of Walter R Solomon probate in district court
Walter R Solomon died November 25 1957 with his will admitted to probate Monday in district court. His daughter Margaret was named sole heir.
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Walter R. Solomon
Margaret
Woman Slips on Ladder to Frozen Death in Louisville
In Louisville AP report a woman named Mrs. Lee Keith froze to death Monday while using a ladder to reach a second story bedroom window. She slipped on a peaked bathroom roof and wedged between the roof and an overhang as the temperature stood about 3 below. The landlady Lois Noel found the body. no coat hat or gloves were worn and a sack of hamburgers and coffee lay nearby.
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Louisville
Lee Keith
Lois Noel
Traffic Blocked but Not Wedding in Snowbound Boston
In a blizzard, Mary Hurley aged 20 and five bridesmaids trudged 300 yards in wedding attire to Blessed Sacrament church to marry Thomas Bradley age 24 as traffic stalled. Three uncles attended, while families from Biddeford Maine did not travel.
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Boston
Mary Hurley
Blessed Sacrament Church
Thomas Bradley
Biddeford
Maine
Adams letters found in subcommittee possession at midnight
Civil Aeronautics Board files in Harris subcommittee record reveal Adams letters previously missing. Affidavit from Katzentine cited. Baker requests public release and witness testimony. Baker accuses Katzentine and Porter of attempting to re litigate the channel 10 case amid ongoing judicial review.
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G. T. Baker
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Baker
Katzentine
Kallentine
Paul A. Porter
Prayers Offered For Strike End In Lamar
Lamar residents filled all 10 area churches in prayer as the Ministerial Association urged reconciliation to end a six week strike at the Lawn Boy Company plant, the town’s largest employer with 350 striking United Auto Workers.
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Lawn Boy Company
Ministerial Association
United Auto
Jackson Urges Arms Fund Hike At Military-Industrial Conference
In Chicago Senator Jackson of Washington urged a defense budget increase of 4 to 5 billion dollars to keep the United States ahead as Russia could gain a military lead within a decade. He spoke at the 4th National Military-Industrial conference attended by business government and military leaders.
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D-Wash
Apples and Oranges Comparison Brice Says Road Program Mixes Minds
Waterloo Highway Commissioner Robert Brice explains the 1958 road program figures by contrasting contract letting and new construction totals. He cites a $55 million announced figure, a $16.8 million new construction amount, and a $38 million letting goal after deductions. With tax receipts, $21.2 million remains to be contracted, and pending $13 million federal funds complicate the schedule. The sixth district is assigned $8.197 million within a six-district plan of $2.8 million per district for 1958. Brice is drafting a tentative priority list awaiting commission approval.
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Robert Brice
Waterloo
the Gazette
Brice
Iowa
Kriz to Run for Cedar Rapids School Treasurer
Charles L. Kriz, 60, bank cashier, filed nominating papers to seek Cedar Rapids school treasurer in the March 10 election. The post, nonpaid and 2-year terms, rotates among Cedar Rapids bank personnel. current treasurer Everett C. Pratt plans to complete his second term next June. Filing deadline is February 28.
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Charles L. Kriz
Cedar Rapids
Everett C. Pratt
Kriz
United State Bank
Twenty-second Ave
Pratt
Merchants National
Father and Daughter Die in Carroll Car Train Crash
A father Ben Bluml and his daughter Karen Bluml, both killed, were struck by a westbound Northwestern freight at Maple street crossing as they took two other daughters to Kuempher high school. The crash injured 14 year old Mary Jane Bluml, listed in satisfactory condition.
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Northwestern Railroad
Maple Street
Blums
Russell P. Woodworth
Boone
Carroll
Weir Estate Valued Over ten Million Dollars in Pittsburgh
Ernest T. Weir founder of National Steel left an estate valued at 10.58 million dollars in an inventory filed in Pittsburgh. He directed his wife receive a life income from a trust funded by 65 percent of the estate and his 13 year old son to get a liberal allowance from the remaining 35 percent.
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Pittsburgh
Ernest T. Weir
National Steel Corporation
Washington High Breakin Nets $82
Cedar Rapids police investigate a breakin at Washington high school. A prowler smashed a window to enter and stole 82 dollars from an office safe left unlocked. Several large glass partitions were broken. The incident occurred between 7 and 10 p.m. Sunday.
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Washington High School
Cedar Rapids
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