Weather and incident digest from Cedar Rapids area
Regional forecast notes cloudiness and light snow flurries in northeast Iowa with a slight rise in temperatures. Local weather data include barometer at noon and wind WSW at 13 mph. Separate items report a semi-trailer fire west of Cedar Rapids, a cigarette fire on Washington Ave SE, and multiple municipal fines for traffic and safety violations.
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Iowa
Municipal
Cedar .Rapids
Cigaret
Davenport
Washington Avenue SE
Women Welcome at Chamber Dinner Highlight Nile Film
Chamber of Commerce spokesmen said women will be welcome at Wednesday nights Civic bureau dinner meeting. Mrs Deane Dickason will show a film Egypts Pageant of the Nile during the program. Dinner is at 615 p.m in the Chamber building with reservations by phone 45135.
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Chamber of Commerce
Civic Bureau
Egypt
Deane Dickason
Chamber
Thief Leaves Humorous Hubcap Note in Boise
John Zeline found his car missing hubcaps in Boise Idaho and a playful note left by the thief. The verse reads Roses are red Violets are blue Oldsmobiles are nice And I like your hubcaps too.
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Boise, Idaho
John Zeline
Karamanlis Wins Narrow Greek National Election Margin
Pro Western Greek leader Constantine Karamanlis secures a slim majority as his National Radical Union gains 154 seats to 146 for the Democratic Union in Greece's 300 seat parliament. The vote, marked by strong female turnout, ends a Communist backed challenge and signals potential post election instability.
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Constantine Karamanlis
Greece
National Radical Union Party
Karamanlis
Democratic Union
Progressive Party
The
Progressives
Year Around School Idea Faces Parent Backlash
Atlantic City AP reports parents reject a plan to run schools 12 months with rotating vacations to use buildings and curb teacher shortages. Educators at the White House conference note practical gains but fear social disruption, citing earlier local trials in Los Angeles and Newark.
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Atlantic City
White House
Severest Franco Crisis Reported
A London Daily Express report says Generalissimo Franco faces his most explosive crisis in 17 years in power with Falange members suspected of plotting his overthrow.
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London
SNS
Generalissimo Franco
Spain
The
Daily Express
Franco
Falange
Iowa Legion Officials Meet at Des Moines
The thirty sixth annual commanders and adjutants conference of the Iowa American Legion began in Des Moines with about 800 Legionnaires and spouses registered. Gov Leo Hoegh and National Commander J Addington Wagner were to speak at a banquet. Dr H D Shapiro noted the Des Moines Veterans Hospital lacked a resident internal medicine physician despite good overall work.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa American Legion
Leo Hoegh
J. Addington Wagner
Battle Creek
Mich
Wagner
Ray Murphy
New York
Ida Grove
H. D. Shapiro
Washington, D
National Rehabilitation Commission
Des Moines Veterans Hospital
Deaths Emma C. Newcomb 76 Cedar Rapids
Emma C. Newcomb 76 of 427 Favenue NW died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 11:40 p.m. Saturday after a brief illness. Born at Atkins January 25 1880 she was Cedar Rapids resident 60 years and a Degree of Honor member. Survived by three sons three daughters two brothers two sisters 16 grandchildren 18 great grandchildren. Services Wednesday 9:30 a.m. at St Patrick's church with burial in Mt Calvary. Friends may call Mona han funeral home. Rosary recited Tuesday at residence by Knights of Columbus. Msgr Lenihan to preside.
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Emma C. Newcomb
Thomas P. Newcomb
Cedar Rapids
Atkins
Newcomb
Paul S. Newcomb
John J
William J
Williamsburg
Genevieve Wilkinson
Los Angeles
Wilford O. Hook
Omaha
James F. Scolaro
John F. Sallach
Arthur
Minnie Winters
Chicago
Marie Carson
St. Patrick’s Church
D. J. Lenihan
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Monahan
Knights of Columbus
Msgr
Lenihan
Vernon E Good longtime Cedar Rapids lumber office manager dies
Vernon E Good 69, of 2402 D avenue NE, office manager of Vetter May Lumber, died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 12 10 p.m. Sunday after a long illness. Born April 14 1895 in Monticello he married Gladys Sandhouse February 12 1919 in Rock Island Illinois. Surviving include wife son Richard a sister and brother plus two grandchildren. Services 3 30 p.m. Wednesday at Beatty Bearle funeral home with Rev Bernard G Olson. Burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 p.m. Monday.
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Vernon E. “Verne” Good
D Avenue
Vetter - May Lumber Company
Cedar Rapids
Monticello
Gladys Sandhouse
Rock Island
Nagle-Eaton Lumber Company
Vetter-May
Richard V. Good
Frank Patterson
Harvey Good
Covina Calif
Donna
Dexter Good
Good
Methodist Church
Modern Woodmen of America
Beatty - Bearle Funeral Home
Bernard G. Olson
Kenwood Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Humbert Widow Mrs Bert Humbert of Cedar Rapids Dies
Mrs Bert Humbert died at her daughter’s home in Cedar Rapids Sunday at 9 55 a m She was born February 7 1878 in Mechanicsville and moved to Cedar Rapids in 1910 She leaves three sons two daughters a brother four sisters and seven grandchildren She was a Jehovah s Witness Burial at Cedar Memorial Cemetery Tuesday afternoon at Turner chapel with W M Lunquist of Moline officiating Friends may call at the chapel
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Clementina Jane Humbert
Bert Humbert
Thirteenth Street
Cedar Rapids
I. B. Bean
Ninth Avenue
Mechanicsville
Fay H. Humbert
F. LeRoy Humbert
Burdell M. Humbert
J. G. O'Leary
Cincinnati
Bean
Frank Krumroy
Joe Kohl
Arthur Vanderbilt
Ira Hempy
Anamosa
David Minish
Bellvue
Wash
Humbert
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Turner Chapel
W. M. Lunquist
Moline
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Mary Nunemaker Widow Dies After Brief Illness
Mary Nunemaker of Cedar Rapids died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 8 40 am Sunday after a brief illness. Born January 31 1869 in Manchester she was active in St Elizabeths Circle Immaculate Conception Church and other local groups. Survived by two brothers six grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Services at St Matthew's Church 1030 am Wednesday with Msgr J D Kearn. burial Mt Calvary. Rosary at Brady mortuary 8 pm Tuesday. friends may call after 1 pm Tuesday.
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Fifteenth ‘Street
Cedar Rapids
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Manchester
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Waynesville
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Francis
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J. D. Kearn
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
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Brady Mortuary
Cedar Rapids Man Mauriece McMullen Died After Long Illness
Mauriece Washington McMullen a Cedar Rapids lifelong resident and retired shoe salesman died in a local hospital at 12 10 a m Monday after a long illness. Born February 22 1871 in Cedar Rapids he married Melissa Bowman November 30 1925 in Stoystown Pennsylvania. Survived by wife brother Lee McMullen of Ocean Park California he was a member of First Congregational church and the Goodfellows. Funeral at Turner Chapel at 1 30 p m Wednesday with Rev J Richard Wagner burial Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Nineteenth Street
Cedar Rapids
Melissa Bowman
Stoystown
Lee McMullen
Ocean Park
Calif
the Goodfellows
Turner Chapel
J. Richard Wagner
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Peter Janett 89 Former Cedar Rapids Resident Dies
Peter Janett 89 former Cedar Rapids resident dies Saturday in Jackson County hospital Maquoketa. He is survived by his wife Dorothy Kuper of Prairieburg two sons and three daughters.
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Peter Janett
Cedar Rapids
Jackson County
Maquoketa
Dorothy Kuper
Prairieburg
Mrs Emma Olipharé of Alburnett Obituary Notice
Mrs Emma Olipharé of Alburnett has 14 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. Services set for Wednesday at 1 30 p m at First Lutheran church Maquoketa with burial in Mt Hope cemetery there.
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Emma Olipharé
Alburnett
First Lutheran
Maquoketa
Mt. Hope
Gas Main Valve Broken by Frost Interrupts Nine Homes
A deep frost caused a two inch gas main valve break on Thirtieth street NE. Nine houses lost heat and cooking gas from about 12:45 to 2:30 p.m. while repair crews excavated and isolated the leak between Oakland road and Wildwood Court. District Manager James Colbert of the Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric Co. urged odor reports and noted temporary blacktop surfacing with spring paving planned.
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Thirtieth Street
Oakland Road
Wildwood Court
James Colbert
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company
Colbert
Verbal fireworks Mark Des Moines Council Meeting
Jammed Des Moines council meeting over City Manager Leonard Howell did not yield a vote due to Mayor Mills illness. Conley and McGowan declined to vote on a confidence motion. Iles supported it as Denney defended Howell amid protests from audience and former members. Mills, Mills' illness cited, and Howell’s firing debated as city manager under scrutiny.
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Leonard G. Howell
Ray Mills
Mills
Robert Conley
Frank McGowan
Howell
Allan W. Denney
Conley
McGowan
Charles Iles
American Federation of Labor
Mayor Mills
Iowa Federation For Labor
Bar Association
Denney
Educator Am Brose Suhrie Dies at 82 in Pasadena
Dr Am Brose Suhrie a nationally known educator and author of textbooks on teacher education died Sunday at age 82 in Pasadena cancer was the cause of death.
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Pasadena
Ambrose Suhrie
First public museum in America organized in 1773
The first public museum in America was organized on January 13, 1773, later becoming the Charleston, South Carolina museum in 1915.
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America
Charleston, S. C
Cedar Rapids Man Charged With Breakin At Star Maid Rite
William E. Maudsley 37 of 920 Eighth Ave SE was arrested Sunday after a Cedar Rapids break in at Star Maid Rite Friday night. Detectives recovered $90.79 and 20 cartons of cigarets. The cafe owner reported $238.80 in cash and 40 or 45 cartons missing.
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Cedar Rapids
William E. Maudsley
Eighth Avenue SE
Maudsley
Third Street SE
Boulevard Lights Extended on First Avenue in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids city council ordered 67 new street lights on First avenue E between Twenty-ninth and Fortieth streets to extend the boulevard system. The project uses 10,000 lumen wood-post lights and follows a prior illumination plan for a developing commercial district. Two 2,500-lumen lights were also ordered for YWCA requests at Fifth Street locations.
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Twenty-ninth
Fortieth Streets
Cedar Rapids
E. A. Prochaska
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Radiation to Yield New Flower Varieties Predicted
University of Connecticut scientist Gustav A. Mehlquist says atomic energy will soon be used to create new flower types. He reports gamma irradiation on carnations from cobalt 60 can cause color and other mutations, with commercial use not before 1958. He notes perennials like roses may respond, while annuals require genetic germination for practicality.
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Mehlquist
Beve r Dam station ties dime to gas bill favor
Beav er Dam Kentucky filling station operator Jimmy Peters received a dime in the mail from a woman who explained she forgot to pay for two soft drinks. Peters mailed the dime back and said he would apply the 10 cents to her gas bill.
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Beaver Dam
Jimmy Peters
Peters
Family Trees Of Sickness Aid Science
In Ann Arbor Dr William J Schull says genetic counseling centers map family trees to track hereditary disease. Centers scout hospital records to identify cases then reconstruct families to learn how often symptoms recur and how diseases are inherited.
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Mich
William J. Schull
University of Michigan Heredity Clinic
Science Review
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Canada
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Meaghan Highlights Visit to Capital Conference
Mayor Jim Meaghan described the White House conference of mayors in Washington attended with about 250 municipal executives. He cited defense information as a key concern and noted Assistant Secretary of State Herbert Hoover Jr. sat beside him and asked to be remembered to Cedar Rapids associates.
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White House
Estate Tax Relief on Charity Signed by Ike
President Eisenhower signed a bill liberalizing estate taxes on charitable bequests. The new law removes the federal tax on the portion of an estate left to charity when a state imposes a charity tax. This change ends federal taxation of the state tax.
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Ike
Thomasville
Eisenhower
Graham predicts faster growth for Japanese church
Tokyo reports Billy Graham, in a statement quoted from Monday, says the Christian Church in Japan will grow even faster with a new emphasis on evangelism. He frames the trend as a growth insight for Japanese church work.
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Tokyo
Billy Graham
Japan
Government Offices Close for Wednesday Holiday
Most governments mark Wednesday as a full holiday for Washington's Birthday. Cedar Rapids post office says stamps or meter refills should be obtained by Tuesday. Federal holiday means all lobby windows closed and only special delivery mail will be delivered. City hall county courthouse state liquor stores and banks close while schools and businesses stay open.
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Cedar Rapids
Washington
Gas-bill lobbying probes linked to Nebraska figures
A federal grand jury questioned witnesses on gas-bill lobbying as Patman and Joseph Wishart of Nebraska's Republican finance committee testified. Neff acknowledged a $2,500 contribution to the committee for Case while E H Kahler faced subpoenas. The House tabled the gas bill and read Eisenhower's veto before sending it to the interstate commerce committee.
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Marion Man Waives Larceny Charge in City Court
Garth McLaud of Marion waived to the grand jury at a municipal court arraignment on a larceny charge. He was jailed in lieu of $1,000 bond for allegedly stealing $150 from Robert Springer of Marion last Friday night at the Magnus hotel. Springer is charged with disorderly conduct and free on a $110 bond.
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Marion
Grand
McLaud
Robert Springer
Magnus Hotel
Springer
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