Cedar Rapids Area Weather and Local Notices of Births
The Cedar Rapids region reports a mostly fair and mild forecast for Sunday with a high of 38 to 44 degrees in the north and 44 to 50 in the south, followed by partly cloudy conditions Monday. The record also lists daily temperatures, precipitation totals for December and the year, barometer reading, wind at the municipal airport, sunrise and sunset times, and a long catalog of recent birth announcements, marriages, and obituaries from nearby towns and cemeteries.
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Chicago
Phoenix
Des Moines
Denver
Deaths of Miss Hattie Snell 88 Cedar Rapids resident
Miss Hattie Sophia Snell 88 of 821 H avenue NW died in a Cedar Rapids nursing home at 8 45 p m Saturday after a long illness. Funeral services will be held in the Turner chapel at a time to be announced.
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Hattie Sophia Snell
H Avenue NW
Cedar Rapids
Turneree
Services for Mrs. Pavlovsky at Janeba Funeral Home
Mrs. Wendl Pavlovsky of 1419 Hamilton Street SW dies Thursday. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Janeba Funeral Home conducted by Theodore B. Hlubucek. Burial is in Czech National Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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Wendl Pavlovsky
Hamilton Street
Janeba
Theodore B. Hlubucek
Czech National Cemetery
Obituary for Frank R. Minar of Cedar Rapids area
Services for Frank R. Minar a farmer from near Toddville who moved to Cedar Rapids seven years ago will be held at Janeba funeral home at 9 a.m. Monday. Rev. A W Chihak will officiate and burial will be in Czech National Cemetery. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
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Frank R. Minar
Thirtieth Street
Toddville
Cedar Rapids
Janeba
A. W. Chihak
Czech National Cemetery
Father Chihak
Services for Anna Fransen Held at Trinity Lutheran Church
Services for Anna Ernst Fran sen widow of Anton H Fransen will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church at 1 30 p m Tuesday conducted by Pastor E H Widmann Burial follows in Linwood Cemetery Friends may call at Turner chapel until 11 a m Tuesday.
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Anna Ernst Fransen
Anton H. Fransen
First Avenue NW
William Clark
Trinity Lutheran Church
E. H. Widmann
Linwood Cemetery
Turner Chapel
Infant Daughter of Cedar Rapids Couple Dies at 5 50
Catherine K. Croy infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Gene Croy of rural route Cedar Rapids died at 5 50 p m in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Survived by her parents and grandparents Mr and Mrs Joe Stolba 319 Twenty third Street NE and Mrs Bessie Croy of North Liberty. Private services will be conducted in Turner chapel at a time to be announced later.
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Catherine K. Croy
Gene Croy
Cedar Rapids
Joe Stolba
Twenty-third Street
Bessie Croy
North Liberty
Turner Chapel
Man Who Fired First Shot at Manila Dies
Spanish war veteran Lt. Svend J. Skou died at his Los Angeles home at 83. He fired the first shot at Manila Bay in the Spanish American War and later served in the Philippine insurrection, the Boxer Rebellion, and World War I. Masonic funeral services are set for Tuesday.
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Los Angeles
INS
Manila Bay
Svend J. Skou
Skou
Kuter Says Reds Build Jet Bases Opposite Formosa
Tokyo reports General Laurence S. Kuter warns of an extensive rapid buildup of Communist jet capable air bases along the China coast facing Formosa. He says U S air power with allies can meet major aggression, and argues qualitative edge matters more than sheer numbers. He notes six new airfields completed since last summer and three more under construction in Fukien and Kwangtung.
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Tokyo
INS
Far East
Laurence S. Kuter
Formosa
United States
Asia
U. S
Formosa Straits
Kuter
China
S. M. “Tiger” Wang
Taipei
Fukien
Kwangtung
FEAF
America
Soviet Union
Normandy
Pierson Defends Hickenlooper Amid Evans Criticism
Des Moines Iowa state Republican Chairman Don Pierson says Democratic speaker Spike Evans statements about Sen. B B Hickenlooper contain incorrect statements. Pierson questions Evans on farm policy details and funding while defending the senator’s farm program and price supports.
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Des Moines
Don Pierson
Sen
B. B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Pierson
R. M
Spike” Evans
Arnolds Park
Hickenlooper
WOITV
Ames
Evans
Sen. Hickenlooper
Secretary Becomes Millionaire From $2.37 Million Estate
Alfred E. Forrest died June 27 and left most of his North American Accident Insurance Co. fortune to his secretary Hazel Boostrom. Initial estimates valued the estate at $500,000 but a county appraisal later placed it at $2,370,715. After taxes Boostrom's share was projected at about $1,279,968.
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Chicago
Alfred E. Forrest
The
North American Accident Insurance Co
Hazel Boostrom
Miss SB
Eisenhower mum on re election plans at New Year
President Eisenhower, in Florida for recovery, remained publicly silent on whether he will seek re election as 1956 begins. A mid February full medical exam is expected before any public announcement. Mrs Eisenhower joined him for New Year’s Eve as he said hello from the naval base.
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Key West
Fla
Eisenhower
Florida Sun
Naval Base
John S. Doud
Denver
Howard M. Snyder
White House
French political reform aims to stabilize government
After the war France faces 21 governments in 10 years and seeks constitutional revision. Premier Faure Foreign Minister Pinay and ex Premier Reynaud back a provision for automatic dissolution of the assembly if a government falls before two years. The challenge is agreeing on form and avoiding parliamentary gridlock.
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Faure
Antoine Pinay
Paul Reynaud
Johnson Ready To Resume Demo Leadership
A panel of six physicians reports Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson has recovered from his heart attack and is strong enough to return to duties. They advise a slower pace and brief vacations as he reassumes the party leadership for the 1956 session. Johnson, 47, was stricken July 2 before Congress adjourned and has now returned from the Mayo Clinic after examinations.
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Washington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Congress
Eisenhower
Texas Democrat
Mayo Clinic
Texas Insurance Aides Suspended
The Texas board of insurance commissioners suspended four top examiners on Saturday amid a $6.64 million lawsuit linked to the General American Casualty Company bankruptcy. L. W. Blanchard, Robert Butler, William J. Noad, and Lee L. Pfefferkorn faced claims of fraudulent juggling that kept the firm afloat with watered assets.
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Austin
Texas
INS
Texas Board of Insurance Commissioners
General American Casualty Company of
San Antonio
L. W. Blanchard
Robert Butler
William J. Noad
Lee L. Pfefferkorn
Garland A. Smith
Board launches immediate investigation into allegations
The board announced an immediate investigation into the allegations. Board member J Byron Saunders urged action without waiting for the civil lawsuit trial, noting the litigation could exceed a year. A 266 page petition was filed in Austin's 126th district court by State Receiver J D Wheeler listing forty four individuals and eleven financial firms.
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J. Byron Saunders
J. D. Wheeler
126Th District Court
Austin
Uncle To Help Defend Divorcee On Murder Charge
In Brockville Ontario a Syracuse man plans to defend Virginia Ricks 42 accused of shooting George Knapp 45 at her Newboro Lake cottage. Preliminary hearing set January 6 with Ricks jailed. police found Knapp shot in the living room after a party.
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Brockville, Ort
Syracuse
N.Y
Virginia Ricks
Lonely Island
Harold Breese
Brockville
George Franklin
Tom” Knapp
Newboro Lake
Wallace Johnson
Ricks
Knapp
City Briefs and Local Ads Roundup
Local notices list Want Ads accepted Monday until 9 30 a m. Dial 2 1121. YMCA Toastmasters meting Tuesday 5 45 p m at the YMCA with speakers Walter Graybeal William C Lucas Jack Muckler and Jake Gorter as toastmaster. Optimist Club hosts Elizabeth Bentley talk at Roosevelt Hotel. Mikota hospitalized at Mercy Hospital for a week with visitors allowed.
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YMCA
Jake Gorter
YMCA _ Toastmasters club
Walter Graybeal
William C. Lucas
Jack Muckler
Optimist Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Elizabeth Bentley
Communist Oy
Mikota
A. A Mikota
Third Avenue
Mercy Hospital
Pope Rules on Sacred Music In Church Use
Pope Pius XII orders holiness propriety and universality in sacred music and affirms use of violin harp and organ in church music. He lauds Gregorian Chant as the standard and urges sacred music to aid missionary work.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Pius X
Samuel Cardinal Stritch
Chicago
Gregory the Great
Two Brothers and Sister Mourn After Fatal Collision
DeWayne 11 and Lloyd 14 and their sister Mrs Fay Bohrn of Parnell lose a family member in a Marion incident. The body was moved between funeral homes, with Coroner Brosh and Deputy Whittemore investigating a Milwaukee bridge accident near Olin where Herman Knockel Jr 25 of Dubuque died after being struck by a train while hunting.
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Dewayne
Lloyd
Fay Bohrn
Parnell
Murdoch
Marion
Nimmer
Sigourney
Brosh
P. J. Whittemore
Milwaukee
Olin
Herman Knockel, Jr
Dubuque
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Daily Record
C. R. Weather
Charles R. Pazour
Lucille M. Riha
Bernard McRoberts
Pauline M. Reid
Charles W. Kemme
Jeanne M. Margretz
Jerry Dytert
Anna Thompson
Elmer H. Luke
Betty E. Dare
Ralph F. Huey
Rosalee Clinton
Gerald L. Blood
Rosemary Goodyear
Melvin L. Helbig
Annie E. Griess
Robert C. Moorman
Susan C. Rook
Raymond R. Rhodes
Marshalltown
Mildred Abben
William H. Might
Fort Wayne
Ind
Margery A. Lary
Peters N. Roskup
Velma Roskup
Iowa City
Mark H. Lechtenberg
Ossian
Mary E. Lansing
Doris I. Schwabe
Earl R. Schwabe
Ruby E. Plank
Roy W. Plank
Drakozal
Wesley
Twenty-seventh Avenue
Oler
Eugene
Vernon
Repstein
Ralph
Raim
Ernest
Walford
Poduska
Leonard
Solon
Weede
Lowell
G Avenue NW
Rudd
Darrell
Fifth Avenue SE
Dec
Conception
Castle Grove
Vinton
Mary Bordwell
Fry-Holland Funeral Home
Evergreen Cemetery
Traer
Alfred Ewoldt
Ayers
Kelstone
Oneida
Clutter
Elsie Plogmann
State Funeral Home
West Union Cemetery
Manchester
Kathryn Wright
St. Patrick’s Church
Ryan
Gill Funeral
Williamsburg
Louis Edward Kehrli
Presbyterian Church
Coggon Cemetery
Monticello
Amy Reynolds
Goettsch Funeral Home
Oakwood Cemetery
Andy J. Steiner
Evangelical and Reformed Church
St. Luke's
Matchers
John H
Caldwell
Donald F
Daniels Street
Schneider
Duane V
Twelfth Avenue
Campbell
Car! T
Sixth Street
Gilster
Elvie
Monona
McGowan
Bermoons Robbins
Dorrington
George J
Twenty-second Street
Eilers
Lawrence J
Clifton Street
Hruby
Donald J
J Street
Anamosa
Michael J. Welch
McNamara Funeral Home
Immac
Pavlovsky Services
Minar Services
Fransen Services
Manila
Jay W. Hesser, Sr
Jay W. Hesser, Jr
Barta-Hesser
Fifth Avenue
Eighth Street
Kuter Ganges
Marvin Stone
Secretary of Agriculture
Betz Monuments
Gazette
Carl Franks
Bentley-Neenan
Center
Communist Party
FBI
Richard Neenan
Miss Bentley
College of the Sacred Heart
LaFayette
Neenans
Mt. Mercy Women's Club
Garden Drive
Marnie
Milton S. Eisenhower
Pennsylvania State University
California
Murdoch Funeral Homes
Center Point
Walker
Tae
DIAL
Lyndon Johnson
Texas Insurance
Oxygen Service
Paul V. Wilson
First Avenue Ne
First Ave
S.E
Second Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids Hearing Society
Kreb
1St Ave. S.E
Smulekoff
Iowa Memorial Co
Avena
Turner Service
Turner’s
Turner
Turner's
John B. Turner & Son
2Nd Ave
John E. Lapes
Florist
3Rd Avenue
Mt. Vernon Avenue
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