Weather and funeral notices from Cedar Rapids area dated February 19 1956
Iowa Forecast cloudy with light precipitation south and freezing drizzle or light snow north. Temperatures range from a high of 38 in the southeast to 25 in the northwest, with lows near 10 to 20. Funeral and service notices across Kinross, Stanley, Winthrop, Marian, Vinton, Sigourney, Tama, Central City list services from Monday to Sunday, burial plans, donors to cancer fund, and local obituaries.
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Municipal
Knowland Moves To Broaden Nomination Drive
Senator Knowland of California plans to expand his unofficial bid for the Republican presidential nomination. He believes Eisenhower may not run again despite renewed activity, and associates say a slate of Knowland delegates could be filed in Wisconsin by March 2 if Eisenhower does not commit by March 1.
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Washington
Knowland
R-Calif
Eisenhower
Senate
G.O.P
Wisconsin
Bipartisan probe unit on influence eyed by GOP
Senator Knowland suggested Republicans may push to keep a senate inquiry into influence on elections and legislation bipartisan. The Gore subcommittee plans a broad probe of improper efforts by interested groups, with potential for a larger, equally divided panel. Jurisdiction questions involve lobbying law and anti bribery revision.
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Washington
Sen
Knowland
Calif
Senate
Senate Elections
Gore
D-Tenn
Senate l
Ballet Group To Dance At Grace's Wedding
London AP reports Grace Kelly will have Festival Ballet perform six times for her wedding to Prince Rainier of Monaco. The first show is the eve of the wedding in the prince's palace courtyard with a gala on April 18 at Monte Carlo opera. A new ballet is created in their honor.
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London
Grace Kelly
Prince Rainier
Monaco
Festival Ballet
Prince’s Palace
Monte Carlo Opera House
Criticism of Stalin Seen as Sly Soviet Move
Washington officials view the attack on Stalin as a maneuver to broaden Soviet appeal to Socialists and Neutralists worldwide. They note Mikoyan's private criticism and expect the shift to ease Yugoslav and domestic tensions, portraying the leadership as more legitimate and lawful.
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Stalin
Washington
INS
Communist Party
Joseph Stalin
U. S
Teenager Admits Killing Mother to End Marital Turmoil
In Pawtucket Rhode Island a 16 year old boy Siedie Duke Harris admitted shooting his mother Evelyn Harris 44 as she cleaned a rental trailer she ran with her husband Frank Harris The motive cited was to end a painful marriage and abuse The mother had filed multiple divorce petitions in 17 months with the last on January 31 The youth said he planned the act for a long time and believed death would end her misery
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Pawtucket
R. I
Siedie “Duke” Harris
Evelyn
Frank
Adrienne Ames Stars in Slander House Matinee
Channel 9 presents Adrienne Ames in the film Slander House as Sunday’s lauded matinee at 1 30 p m. in an afternoon showcase.
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Channel 9
Adrienne Ames
Newton High Wins Coe Speech Trophy at Tournament
A nine member Newton High speech team won the Coe High School Speech Tournament trophy for overall excellence with a seven win one loss record. Runners up were Estherville High and University High Iowa City. Five Wilson High speakers earned certificates of merit.
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Newton High School
Newton
Estherville High School
University High of
Iowa City
Wilson High School
Joyce Lamparek
Elizabeth Reed
Dolores Kadlee
David King
Leona Brainard
Soviet leaders urge peace while warning of war dangers
Mikoyan and Zhukov, speaking to a Soviet audience, warn that a hydrogen or atomic war could destroy capitalism and imperialism but would not annihilate humanity. they stress communism does not want or need war, while noting today’s Soviet forces are of higher quality than those at World War II’s end.
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Mikoyan
Zhukov
Academy Award Nominations Announced for 1955
Susan Hayward Katherine Hepburn Jennifer Jones Anna Magnani Eleanor Parker named as Best Actress nominees. Jimmie Cagney Ernest Borgnine James Dean Frank Sinatra Spencer Tracy up for Best Actor. Best Picture nominees include Love Is a Many Splendored Thing Marty Mr. Roberts Picnic and The Rose Tattoo.
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Hollywood
Susan Hayward
Katherine Hepburn
Jennifer Jones
Anna Magnani
Eleanor Parker
Jimmie Cagney
Ernest Borgnine
Jimmie Dean
Frank Sinatra
Spencer Tracy
Marty
Mr. Roberts
Soviet Leaders to Meet Queen on UK Visit
Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin and Communist Party Chief Nikita Khrushchev will meet Queen Elizabeth II during an eight day trip to Britain starting around April 15. Informants said the visit is virtually certain unless last minute developments occur.
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London
Nikolai Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Denmark's King and Queen Plan Greenland Spring Visit
King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid of Denmark will travel to Greenland in the spring following an April state tour of Iceland. The royal itinerary aims to strengthen ties with Greenland and highlight regional cooperation.
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Copenhagen
Frederik IX
Ingrid
Denmark
Greenland
Iceland
Cedar Rapids City Briefs Highlight Local Club Meetings
The Cedar Rapids area reports multiple club gatherings from the Chamber of Commerce to Rotary, YMCA and Jaycee events. Notable items include a senior men talk on Human Relations in Business and Industry at 4 p.m., and various lunch, toastmasters, and health planning meetings scheduled through the week.
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The
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Cedar Rapids Council of Social Planning
YMCA
Edward H. Files
Jaycee Council
Cedar Rapids Junior Chamber of Commerce
Nick
Soviet Rejects U S Explanation About Balloons
Moscow demanded proof that American balloons over Soviet territory were for weather. The Soviet note rejected the U S assertion and offered to exhibit U S balloons in major Western capitals to show they carried aerial cameras for reconnaissance. It promised to send Soviet experts to explain equipment and flights.
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Moscow
Russia
U.S
United States
Europe
U. S
Charles E. Bohlen
New York
Washington
London
Paris
Two Men Wanted In C R Nabbed In Iowa Cities
Waterloo and Rock Island police captured suspects in Cedar Rapids theft cases. James Hutmacher, 22, of Cedar Rapids, fled after car theft Monday night. Vern Edris, 22, of Council Bluffs, was arrested and held on bond. Edris to plead Tuesday. Garth McLaud, 21, of Marion, captured in Rock Island for hotel room theft. $150 stolen from R. E. of Marion. McLaud to be returned to Cedar Rapids.
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Waterloo
Rock Island
Cedar Rapids
James Hutmacher
Hutmacher
Vern Edris
Council Bluffs
YWCA
B Avenue
Edris
Garth McLaud
Marion
R. E. Oa
European Winter Death Toll Near 700 Amid Severe Blizzard
New blizzards lash Italy as Europe endures a third weekend of winter disruption. The death toll rises to 678 with expectations to surpass 700. An Austro German commission meets in Passau to weigh removing ice from Jochenstein station as Italy faces heavy snow and rail cancellations.
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London
Italy
Europe
U. S. Army
Kitzingen
Germany
Sandee
Norway
Passau
Jochenstein
Rome
U S Will Not Drop Middle East Interests
Des Moines AP George W Allen assistant secretary of state for the Middle East said the United States will not abandon its long time interests in the Middle East despite Soviet moves He stated the U S will pursue a sane policy and not be swept along by Soviet arms or economic offers while addressing the National Farm Institute closing session
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Des Moines
United States
Middle East
State Department
George W. Allen
Allen
National Farm Institute
Eisenhower Bags Nine Quail on Saturday Hunt in Georgia
President Eisenhower hunted quail for 6 1/2 hours in Thomasville Georgia and returned with nine birds though dogs missed one. Host Secretary Humphrey collected four birds. Whitney and Coca Cola board chair Robert Woodruff joined for lunch and dinner with guests John Hay Whitney and his wife. Robinson of New York and other guests stayed nearby.
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Thomasville
Eisenhower
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Humphrey’s Place
Robert Woodruff
Coca-Cola Co
William E. Robinson
New York
Coca- Cola
John Hay
Jock” Whitney
Whitney
Robinson
Floods Threaten Missouri River as Ice Blocks Runoff
Meteorologists warned that thick ice on the Missouri River and heavy snows in the upper valley point to above normal spring runoff. Government experts cautioned it was early to draw conclusions but noted indications of high water and serious ice jams.
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Kansas City
Missouri River
Deaths Buck Services for Charles Floyd Buck
Services for Charles Floyd Buck a Cedar Rapids resident and former Schaller area farmer who died Thursday will be held at Turner chapel at 1 30 p m Monday conducted by Rev H L Sunderman from St Andrew s Evangelical United Brethren church Burial will be in Cedar Memorial cemetery Friends may call at the family home until 9 p m Sunday and at the chapel after 10 a m Monday
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Dale Rowley
Passmore Funeral
Coggan
Kinross
Edward W. Showalter
Powell Funeral Home
Wellman
Cancer Fund
Stanley
John Davis
Garden Prairie Church
Church Cemetery
Winthrop
Mart Gaffney
St. Patrick’s Church
Charles Floyd Buck
Sixth Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Schaller
Turner Chapel
H. L. Sunderman
St. Andrew’s
Talcott Services Held in Turner Chapel
Services for Wilfred Charles Talcott of 936 M Street SW Cedar Rapids who died Friday will be conducted in the Turner chapel at 3 30 p m Monday Burial will be in Cedar Call at the chapel and he resided in Cedar Rapids for 32 years.
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Wilfred Charles Talcott
M Street
Cedar Rapids
Turner Chapel
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Services for Mrs Jerry Whittington in Cedar Rapids
Funeral services for Mrs Jerry Whittington of 1747 E Avenue NE Cedar Rapids who died Thursday will be held at Turner chapel at 10 30 a m Monday conducted by Mabel Swanson of Unity Center. Burial will follow at Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Jerry Whittington
E Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Turner Chapel
Mabel Swanson
Unity Center
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Services for Mrs. Jindrasek Set for Monday at Janeba Funeral Home
Mrs. Joseph F. Jindrasek of 1725 Seventh avenue SE died early Saturday. Services are at 2 p.m. Monday in the Janeba funeral home conducted by Rev. Zdenek F. Pauk. Burial in Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Sunday.
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Joseph F. Jindrasek
Seventh Avenue SE
Janeba Funeral
Zdenek F. Pauk
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Private services for Mrs Harris held in Cedar Rapids
Private services for Mrs. Robert E. Harris 292% Eleventh Street Marion IA Cedar Rapids Marion resident for 34 years who died Friday conducted in Turner chapel at 1 30 p m Tuesday by Rev Keith Tabor pastor Kenwood Presbyterian Church burial in Cedar Memorial Cemetery
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Robert E. Harris
Eleventh Street
Marion
Cedar Rapids and Marion
Turner Chapel
Keith Tabor
Kenwood Presbyterian Church
Cedar Memorial Cemery
Standard Oil Grants Six-Cent Pay Increase to Workers
The Independent Petroleum Workers of America voted to accept a six percent raise from Standard Oil Company of Indiana retroactive to February 6. The raise brings the average wage to about 2.70 dollars per hour for roughly 6,000 production and maintenance workers.
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Whiting, Ind
Independent Petroleum Workers of America
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Ralph Fluschelsai
Norway and Russia to Exchange Naval Visits
Norway and Russia will exchange naval visits next summer with Soviet ships visiting Oslo and Norwegian ships traveling to Leningrad in June July and August. The move follows recent tensions over fishing rights and is announced by the foreign ministry.
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Oslo
Norway
Russia
Foreign Ministry
Leningrad
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