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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1964

Page

3

Five Day Weather Outlook With Temperature Trend

Five day forecast shows temperatures averaging 8 to 10 degrees above normal in the northwest and 4 to 8 degrees above normal in the southeast. A warming trend starts, then turns colder by the weekend. No significant precipitation expected. Highs and overnight lows listed. values for Tuesday and Wednesday noted with a 0.00 inch precipitation total for January and a yearly normal of 0.33 inches. Barometer falling, humidity around 74 percent, SW wind at 12 mph, sunrise and sunset times provided. Funeral notices and local incidents from Marion area noted in brief.

Petitioning Use Of Teens Backed By Young Democrats

David Webster of the Young Democrats of Linn county defended teen petitioning for the Linn county at large supervisor election. He said Cedar Rapids Democratic Women's club organized the effort with Young Democrats aid and endorsed by Dorothy Davis. Webster announced plans to form a Dem-Teens club for ages 15 to 18, with the first meeting January 21 at 6 45 p.m. in the Sheraton Montrose hotel.

Linn County David Webster Young Democrats Dudley Henderson Webster Sheraton-Montrose

Obituary notices from multiple towns list services and ages

A compilation of obituary notices lists names and ages such as Meier 60 Brown 72 Van Horn 93 Britian 71 Kumpf 60 Elliott 60 Fiser 53 Dubbels 94. Services are scheduled in chapels and churches with times and locations across Wheatland Hugo Winton Elwyn Gilchrist Brown Cairo Marengo and other towns.

Floyd Kumpf Methodist Church Dysart Robert Elliott Geneseo Methodist Church Overton

Boyle Baby Is First for 1964

Cedar Rapids records its first baby of 1964, a 5 pound 10 ounce boy born at Mercy Hospital 1:41 a.m. to Mr. and Mrs. Neville Boyle of 1302 Third Street SE. The boy’s name was not yet chosen, with relatives’ birthdays prompting possible options. The Boyle children include Leo John 10 Cheryl Lynn 9 James Edward 8 and Catherine Anne 7.

Neville Boyle Third Street Cedar Rapids Mercy Hospital Mr. Boyle Boyles Boyle Leo John Cheryl Lynn James Edward Catherine Anne Robins Roy Schnell St. Luke’s Hospital Delbert Harrelson Fifteenth Street SE Mercy Richard Lutz Bever Avenue St. Luke’s

Airliner Hit by Bullet at Phoenix Landing

An American Airlines flight with 14 passengers was struck by a bullet just before touching down in Phoenix early Wednesday. Police say the shot was fired by a New Year reveler as the plane landed at one minute past midnight.

Phoenix American Airlines John O'Neal

Khrushchev Seeks Unity and Fertilizer Push Amid Russia-China Ties

Khrushchev and Bulganin meet with Chinese allies promising unity among socialist countries. Khrushchev forecasts a good 1964 after 1963 crop failures and advocates expanding fertilizer use to boost agriculture citing Roswell Garst’s letter about U.S. fertilizer experience.

Russia Bulganin Khrushchev Iowa Roswell Garst

December 1963’s Bitter Cold In Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids faced a record cold December with 12 sub zero days and a record low of minus 20 on December 21. Temperatures rose to only 55 on December 6 while a deep cold spell from the 14th to the 22nd froze gas lines and created icy streets. City workers battled the main on Twenty third Street Drive SE as water leaked and froze, forcing residents to store water in tubs and buck pasture troughs.

Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapidians Twenty-third Street First Avenue

Keener in Crash Destroys Home and Vehicle

Mrs Keener lost control while turning into her driveway at 810 Old Marion Road. Her car, owned by Madonna Ann Gremm, demolished Barker's car and damaged Holloways home across Cavalier Street. cause under police inquiry after brief hospital questioning.

Robert Strempke Cavalier Street Donald Keener Don Holloways

Berlin workers increasingly question party officials

Lisa, a state factory secretary, says Berlin residents gain courage to ask when the wall will come down. Workers mock party talk as questions rise and a woman colleague is snubbed for her husband’s secret police job.

Lisa Secret Police

Ossian Youth Treated After Car Leaves Road

OSS IAN David Woodson aged 24 of Ossian is hospitalized in West Union for cuts and bruises after his car left the road about six miles south of Ossian early Wednesday.

Ossian David Woodson West Union Hospital

Obituary: Bob Lubbock Dies at 82 in Cedar Rapids

Robert T. Lubbock longtime Cedar Rapids post office official died in a local hospital at age 82. He served 49 years nine months, retiring at 70 as superintendent of mails and credited with many firsts including first rural carrier and first postal cashier in the Cedar Rapids office. Survived by widow Charlotte Ann, two daughters, a son, a brother and four grandchildren. services scheduled at Turner chapel with Masonic lodge participation.

Robert T. Lubbock Cedar Rapids Bob Lubbock Post Office Lubbock

Robert S. McKee Dies Hotel Manager at 56

Robert S. McKee 56 longtime hotel manager died Tuesday after a sudden illness. He had led the Allison Hotel since December 1 after moving to Cedar Rapids from Jacksonville Illinois where he managed the Dunlap Motor Inn.

Robert S. McKee, Jr Allison Hotel Mr. McKee Cedar Rapids Jacksonville Ill Dunlap Motor Inn

Frank G. Kolarik dies after long illness at 79

Frank G. Kolarik 79 of 1109 Twenty-fifth street SE Cedar Rapids died at 4 20 p m Tuesday after a long illness Born April 19 1884 in Czechoslovakia he married Emma Hirsch on November 27 1909 in Cedar Rapids He is survived by his wife two sons Lumir F and Charles M both of Cedar Rapids a daughter Mrs Bruce R Miller of Van Nuys California two grandchildren and two great grandchildren He was a member of Sokols Prokop Velky No 46 CSA Memorial services will be held at Turner chapel at noon Friday conducted by the Rev D A Loferski of St Johns Episcopal church

Clifford A. Fox Avenue Walker Effie Carson Francis M. Stark Cedar Rapids Dale Hughes Gardena Calif Robert J Hanford Post No. 5 American Legion Modern Woodmen of America Cedar Christian Church Christian Church Troy Mills Barton Murray Frank George Kolarik Twenty-fifth Street Armstrong Clothing Co Czechoslovakia Emma Hirsch Bruce R. Miller van Nuys Lumir F Charles M

Burial at Czech National Cemetery Notice

Friends may call at the chapel for the burial service at the Czech National Cemetery.

Parke De W Parks lifetime Cedar Rapids resident dies

Parke De W Parks aged 88 of 3503 Elm Ave SE Cedar Rapids died 10:05 p.m. Tuesday after a sudden illness. He was born July 25, 1905, in Cedar Rapids and married Mary Magnusson on July 25, 1925. Surviving are his wife and two Cedar Rapids sisters. He worked at Stamats Publishing and later Tru Art Engravers and belonged to Salem EUB Church and the Photo Engravers Union. Memorial services are set at Turner chapel with burial at Cedar Memorial. casket will not be opened after the service.

Parke de W. Parks Elm Avenue Cedar Rapids Stamats Publishing Co Tru Art Engravers Mary Magnusson Clarence Reece George Swenson

Margaret Ann Hatcher obituary notice

Margaret Ann Hatcher, 80, of 3304 Rosewood Court SE, died Wednesday. Born February 4, 1883 in Darlington Wisconsin, she lived in Conrad and Proctor Minnesota before moving to Duluth. She married Charles W. Hatcher in 1915. he died in 1938. Survived by a brother and sister. Funeral plans pending. friends may call Brady Mortuary after 2 p.m. Thursday.

Margaret Ann Hatcher Rosewood Court SE Darlington Wis Conrad Duluth Minn Charles W. Hatcher Proctor Bernard O’connor Brady Mortuary

Andrew J. McNee obituary in Fairfax area

Andrew James McNee longtime Fairfax farmer died in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a brief illness. Born August 2 1888 in Norway he is survived by a sister Olive Burgess of Fairfax. He belonged to Fidelitas Masonic lodge and will lie in state at 1 p.m. Thursday with services at 3 p.m. Friday led by Rev Thomas D Hersey of Norway and Fidelitas lodge. Burial is planned for Fairfax cemetery.

Andrew James McNee Fairfax Cedar Rapids Norway Olive E. Burgess Fidelitas Masonic Lodge Turner Chapel Thomas D. Hersey Fidelitas Lodge Fairfax Cemetery Masonic

Memorial Services for Grubhoffer and Kraetsch This Week

Memorial services for Mrs. Mary Grubhoffer Thursday at 1 30 p m at Kuba funeral home with burial at Czech National. Carl Henry Turner Kraetsch to be honored Thursday at 9 a m by Rev Fred T Miller with burial Cedar Memorial. The casket will not be opened. Grace Whitlock to be remembered Thursday at 1 30 p m by a reader of First Church of Christ Scientist with burial Cedar Memorial. Friends may call at the chapel until 1 p m.

Turner Chapel Warren L. Feller Mt. Hermon Lodge Linwood Cemetery Masonic Hall Butsler Fred H Turner Burlial Oak Hill Cemetery Carter, Eunice Marie J. Richard Wagner Cedar Memorial Grubhoffer Mary Kuba Jerry Drahovzal Kraetsch Carl Henry Fred T. Miller Whitlock Grace D.—Turnerpe First Church For Christ Scientist Ce‘dar

Heat lamp blamed for Cedar Rapids 1964 garage fire

A heat lamp left burning all night in a garage at 1053 Twelfth Street NE caused Cedar Rapids first fire of 1964. The blaze damaged the garage interior and a 1958 model car, with intense heat also harming paint on the nearby home of R B Jensen at 1057 Twelfth Street NE.

Quaker Oats Second Street Robert Marsh Marion Blair’s Ferry Road Square D Co Sixth Street Collins Radio Manufacturing C Avenue David Turner Twelfth Street R. B. Jensen Don Holloway Cavalier Street Cedar Rapids

High Twelve Club to Install New Officers Friday

High Twelve officers will be installed at Friday noon at the Embassy Club. Inaugural Banquet honoring Mayor Johnson and Pulitzer winner Clark Mollenhhoff with dinner at Hotel Roosevelt on January 2. Reservations 363-1658. Also ads for Bavarian House dining, Tropic Lanes bowling, and Public Health Nursing Association annual meeting January 15 at Roosevelt hotel with luncheon reservations via Empire 3-2093.

High Twelve High Twelve Club Embassy Club Johnson Clark Mollenhoff Roosevelt P.O. Box The Public Health Nursing Association Roosevelt Hotel PHNA Empire

Gazette Want Ads entice buyers for unused items

Classified notice touts Gazette Want Ads as the best way to sell unused items, inviting readers to dial EM 2 1121 for placing ads. The brief promotes the newspaper's marketplace reach and ease of use.

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