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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1955
Page
12
Marshal Georgi Zhukov, newly named Soviet defense minister, charged aggressive circles in the United States with preparing for war and preaching it publicly. He spoke at a Bolshoi Theater event on the eve of Soviet Army and Navy Day, stressing peace by strength and pledging Soviet vigilance.
A Tipton Junior Chamber of Commerce chapter was formed Tuesday night at Tipton High School with 13 charter members. Davenport representatives and two Iowa Jaycee officers attended. Officers named include Donald Dietrich as president and Donald Conrad as first vice president. A charter presentation is planned in six weeks, with the initial project a get-out-the-vote effort for the upcoming March school election.
Wyatt E. Maupin, longtime Optimist International leader, spoke to Cedar Rapids Evening Optimist members at the Roosevelt hotel. He urged facing daily problems without fear, stressing God first, others second, and oneself third for happiness, with attendees including John Stark and Dean Miller.
The report notes that hailstorms most often strike in May in the United States while July sees the highest frequency of thunderstorms. It highlights seasonal patterns for severe weather across the nation.
David Walker 17 of Oskaloosa was to meet President Eisenhower after winning the I Speak for Democracy contest. He called on Senators Martin and Hickenlooper Tuesday. A barn fire west of Muscatine destroyed a Henry Braun farm building with $15,000 loss, killing livestock and destroying hay and equipment. A Perry farmer, Gene A Kirgis, was granted a divorce for cruel treatment and custody arrangements. A burglar stole $100 to $200 from St James Episcopal church in Oskaloosa between Sunday and Tuesday. The Institute of Life Insurance reported Iowa families received $25,415,000 in death claims in 1954 from 14,464 policies.
The institute said sales in Iowa have risen by 118 percent in the last decade, highlighting significant growth trends for the state.
A man believed to be an escaped mental patient pounded on the door of Davenport mother Mrs Virgil Strang and threatened to shoot unless admitted. She hid with her three children as police were alerted and the intruder fled before officers arrived. Police linked the suspect to a former resident wife of the house.
Investigation focuses on the poisoning of two dogs in Iowa City. One dog was Swisher's English Shepherd found dead on his home steps. the other belonged to Francis Collins. Both pets were kept within two blocks of each other.
Two UCLA surgeons report a new method using a loop of piano wire inserted through the artery to push out cholesterol plugs, restoring blood flow in 20 of 23 patients and reducing surgery time to about two hours. The technique targets legs at risk of gangrene or amputation and shows promise compared with graft or longer operations.
Linn county Red Cross calls for volunteers across fields. Mrs. Gene Carson urges newcomers and former members to contact the Red Cross office at 32673 to join the Gray Ladies program, hospital work, staff aides, and the shut in initiative.
Supplies prepared by corps instructors and production teams are designated for local needs, for members of the armed forces, and for Veterans hospitals highlighting community service and wartime support efforts.
Enlistment of one man for active duty in the air force and two for navy reserve training was reported in Cedar Rapids. Robert W. Ammeter, 24, of Manchester, reenlisted as staff sergeant in the air force. Navy reserve enlistees are Kenneth A. Whittier of 1505 Center Point Road NE as quartermaster third class and Robert L. Seaton of 2045 High Drive SE as seaman recruit. The total reserve signups reach 14 as the contest runs through March 14.
Before standard time adoption in 1883 the Brooklyn Bridge showed a five second difference between its two ends. The observation reflects how local times varied across New York City prior to unified time standards.
Ruth M. Worrell former executive secretary of the United Church Women will headline Cedar Rapids Lenten luncheons beginning Friday at the YMCA. She will also address World Day of Prayer at St Pauls Methodist and an evening meeting of church business and professional women. Worrell, daughter of a Methodist minister, served from 1942 to 1949 in the United Church Women and traveled in 1947 on a European relief commission.
Iowa City report by Leslie E. Munneke notes a long term rise in union regulation in state labor laws. He compares 1916 17 and 1930s to modern shifts, linking federal and state actions and citing Norris LaGuardia and Taft Hartley influences on state codes. The study is for a PhD at Millikan University.
Urbana obituary notes Carle W. Rogers died Tuesday at his Urbana area home after a long illness. Born April 20, 1900, he married Eleanor Babcock in 1920. Survived by wife, daughter Mrs. Arthur Downer of Westville New Jersey, son Robert C. of Atlanta, and four grandchildren. Services Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Christian church. burial in Urbana Cemetery. Family may receive visitors after Thursday morning.
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