Weather forecast and temperatures across multiple cities
A five day forecast shows partly cloudy conditions with drizzle and freezing drizzle possible east, lows in the 20s and highs in the 30s. Normal highs and lows are given for regions, with a warming trend starting Thursday and a cooler weekend ahead. Precipitation expected mostly none to about .10 inch east. totals to date and normals listed for January.
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Ismarck
Chicago
N. Orleans
New York
Deno
New
Duluthe
Omaha
Juneau
Phoenix
Miami
Seattle
Family births listed for Atkins and Kammerode in Marion
Jan numbers announce births for Richard Atkins family at 1342 Ellis boulevard NW a son named William Hamilton for Orchard trailer court Marion a daughter for Joseph Cleveland at 915 Sixteenth avenue SE a son and for Robert Kammerode at 422 F avenue NW a son.
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Richard Atkins
Ellis Boulevard NW
William Hamilton
Orchard Trailer Court
Marion
Joseph Cleveland
Sixteenth Avenue SE
Robert Kammerode
F Avenue NW
Winslow Homer 4 Cent Stamp Is Placed on Sale
The Winslow Homer 4 cent stamp, long overdue, arrived Tuesday and went on sale Wednesday at the Cedar Rapids post office. It remains valid for a full first class rate for four more days, with confusion over the starting date of the new rate addressed by Postmaster E. R. Petro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winslow Homer
Cedar Rapids
E. R. Petro
Multiple court fines and funeral services listed in Harper area
The notice records several individuals fined for assault and drunkenness with $25 fines and costs. It also lists numerous funeral and church service details across towns including Harper, West Union, Reinbeck, Des Moines, and Bakke Hanson, with various names and service times.
Bankruptcy Petition Filed by Simcoskys
The former operators of Joe and Lou's cafe in Cedar Rapids file a bankruptcy petition in federal court. Joseph M. Simcosky, now a cook's helper, and Louise E. Simcosky, a waitress, live at 1607 Green Avenue NE. The cafe operated at 104 Third Avenue SE from May 1949 to November 1960, when receivership began. The petition lists debts of 9102.61 and exemptions of 387.19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Joseph M. Simcosky
Louise E. Simcosky
Green Avenue NE
Joe and
Lou
Third Avenue SE
Mary Schmidt Given Suspended Sentence in Court
Mary Schmidt aged 47 of 1601 Second Avenue SE pled guilty in municipal court to uttering a false check. Judge Howard McLaughlin imposed a 30 day suspended jail term with restitution ordered after police said she wrote two bogus ten dollar checks at Fruit Haven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas P. Dowd
C Avenue NE
David K. Johnson
Grande Avenue SE
John C. Stamp
Bever Avenue
Earl E. Ross
Eleventh Street
David P. Skvor
Avenue NE
Marvin T. Fortune, Jr
Troy Mills
Harold V. Schneider
Blakely Boulevard
Kay L. Young
Solon
Vernon W. Shaw
Arlington
Russ A. Hein
David L. Upah
Twenty-third Street
Mary Schmidt
Second Avenue SE
Howard McLaughlin
Fruit Haven
Kerr Dies A Powerful Oklahoma Senator And Oilman
Oklahoma mourns U S Senator Robert Kerr a former governor and longtime finance and public works chair He built support for tax and water projects and led Oklahoma's funding efforts through the Kerr McGee empire His death raises questions about succession and the fate of forthcoming tax cuts and infrastructure priorities with Byrd Long and Kennedy allies watching closely.
Cold Hurts 90 Percent of Fla Oranges
Florida citrus losses from the December freeze are reported by the crop and livestock reporting service. Early and mid season oranges suffer more than 90 percent damage, with 68 percent of late crop hurt. Some fruit remains usable, grapefruit losses around 40 to 50 percent, and 75.5 percent of tangerines heavily damaged.
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Lakeland
Fla
Florida
Floriday
Family members travel from Oklahoma city in Oklahoma trio
Other sons Robert Jr and William and his daughter Mrs Lowell Clark arrived from Oklahoma City Tuesday night with his business partner Dean McGee and Mrs Aubrey Kerr of Ada a sister in law
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Robert, Jr
William
Lowell Clark
Oklahoma City
Dean McGee
Aubrey Kerr
Ada
Council Grants Final Approval To 1963 City Budget
The city council approved the 1963 budget totaling 10,083,666 with postponement of objection. The document lists the general fund street fund public safety sanitation municipal enterprises recreation utilities debt service trust and agency humane road use liquor and street agricultural land tax funds with their respective appropriations and tax mill rates.
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Trust and Agency
Humane
Tax revenue shifts noted in 1962 state figures
A report compares 1962 tax income with 1961 across use, gasoline, aviation gasoline, and road funds. Use tax rose to 15.75 million with 8.4 million to general revenue and 7.2 million to road use. Gasoline tax reached 73.4 million. aviation gasoline fell to 359 thousand. Road use tax produced 59.3 million, while primary and secondary road funds plus farm-to-market allocations are itemized along with city street aid totals and a 1961 legislative change to the distribution formula.
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General Revenue
Two Sisters of Mercy Dead in Anamosa Area
Sister Mary Agnella RSM aged 67 died after a lingering illness. Born Edna Marie Keefe in Elma, she taught high school in Kalispell and several Iowa cities. Burial at Mt Calvary. Survived by three sisters and two brothers. Sister Mary Rosaria RSM aged 68 died after brief illness in Anamosa. Born Adelle Leonard in Temple Hill, she was a nurse in Anamosa Oelwein and Cedar Rapids. Burial and services planned at Mother House chapel with Msgr. William Collins assisting.
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Mary Agnella
R.S.M
Edna Marie Keefe
Elma
Mercy Order
Kalispell
Mont
Charles City
Oelwein
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Monahan-Stewart
Sacred Heart Convent
Mary Rosaria
Anamosa Hospital
Adelle Leonard
Temple Hill
Anamosa
Herman Leonard
Genieve Leonard
Frank Flaherty
Louise English
Dubuque
Mother House Chapel
Ithe
William Collins
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Two Iowa Residents Die. Vincent and Gandy
W Gerald Vincent aged 78 of 373 Twenty first Street SE died after a short illness. He married Helen M Reed in Quincy Illinois in 1932 and owned a jewelry store for 27 years retiring December 31 1958. Burial and Rosary details given. Marcus A Gandy 57 formerly of 113414 Fifth Street NW died in a Marion nursing home. He leaves two daughters and three grandchildren. Services set for Thursday in Marion with burial at Oak Hill.
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W. Gerald Vincent
Twenty-first Street
Helen M. Reed
Quincy
Ill
Marcus A. Gandy
Fifth Street
Marion
DeKalb
Cedar Rapids
Jerry Miller
Gladys Gandy
Scottsbluff, Neb
Francis
Albert Gandy
Murdoch Chapel
Ralph E. Baker
Oak Hill
Obituary for Cedar Rapids man and family
Johnson of Cedar Rapids and four brothers Earl and Ray mond Darling William Johnson and Donald Johnson of Elton La plus two sisters Mrs Earl Beaupre of Rock Island and Mrs John Graham Cedar Rapids and two grandchildren. Services Turner chapel 1 30 Friday Burial Cedar Memorial Friends may call at the chapel.
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Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Earl
Raymond Darling
William John
Donald Johnson
Elton
Earl Beaupre
Rock Island
John Graham
Turner Chapel
Cedar Memorial
Obituary: C Garland Blair Dies in California
C Garland Blair a former Cedar Rapids resident died Tuesday in Orange California. Born February 10 1910 in Brandon he married Rosemary Bulthrupt May 13 1941 in Davenport. Survived by wife mother Alice P Blair Cedar Rapids brothers Carl J Willis E Blair Cedar Rapids George A Blair Omaha sister Mrs Raymond Haines Cedar Rapids. Services at Turner chapel 1 30 Saturday burial Bear Creek cemetery south of Brandon. Friends may call after 11 a m Friday.
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C. Garland Blair
Cedar Rapids
Orange
Calif
Brandon
Rosemary Bulthrupt
Davenport
Alice P. Blair
Carl J
Willis E
George A. Blair
Omaha
Raymond Haines
Turner Chapel
Bear Creek
Mary Kilgour Berry obituary mentions Cedar Rapids homemaker and Quaker Oats retiree
Mary Kilgour Berry a Cedar Rapids resident and former Quaker Oats employee died Wednesday in Rockford Illinois while visiting her daughter. Born August 29 1888 she leaves two daughters Mrs. Charles M Holmes of Omaha and Mrs. LaVerne J Green Cedar Rapids a son Alfred R Berry nine grandchildren and a brother Ronald Kilgour of St Louis She belonged to Westminster Presbyterian church Gethsemane White Shrine Cedar Chapter 184 CES Navy Mothers club and VFW auxiliary Burial at Campbell cemetery with chapel service after 11am Thursday.
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Mary Kilgour Berry
Alfred R. Berry
Twenty-fifth Street
Cedar Rapids
Quaker Oats Co
Rockford, Nl
A. L. Chapman
Charles M. Holmes
Omaha
LaVerne J. Green
Ronald Kilgour
St. Louis
Lewis P Sawyer Dead. Longtime Faulkton Hardware Dealer
Lewis Patterson Sawyer died Wednesday at his home with his niece Irma McGrady in Central City. Born December 2, 1872 in Central City, he was married to Blanche Wallace who preceded him in death. He ran a Faulkton South Dakota hardware store for 30 years before retirement and belonged to the IOOF lodge. Burial is planned for Oak Hill cemetery in Central City. Calling hours begin after 1 p.m. Thursday at Turner chapel.
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Lewis Patterson Sawyer
Irma McGrady
H Avenue
Central City
Blanche Wallace
Sawyer
Faulkton
S. D
IOOF
Oak Hill Cemetery
Turner Chapel
Cedar Rapids Man Howard C. Johnson Dies After Illness
Howard C. Johnson 66 a Cedar Rapids lifelong resident and former security guard at Collins Radio Co died Wednesday after a long illness. He was born April 18 1913 at Griswold and wed Margaret Webrand July 3 1936 in Galena Indiana. He is survived by his wife a daughter Mrs Tom Barta of Iowa City and his parents Mr and Mrs Albert H Johnson.
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Howard C. Johnson
Linn Boulevard
Cedar Rapids
Collins Radio Co
Griswold
Margaret Webrand
Galena
Tom Barta
Iowa City
Albert H
Services Boone Charles Henry Turner chapel at 3 Thursday
Funeral services for Charles Henry Turner will be held at the chapel at 3 p.m. Thursday conducted by Rev. John I. Thomas. Burial follows at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Boone
Charles Henry—Turner
John I. Thomas
Oak Hill
Four Girls Die in Head-on Crash Near Erie
Four teenage girls enroute to class at the Moline Institute of Commerce were killed in a head-on collision two miles south of Erie Illinois. Richard Strosahl, 20, of Rockford, the other driver, was critically injured and listed in poor condition at Morrison Community Hospital. Strosahl worked for the Chicago Daily News in Rockford and was returning from a visit to his parents in Moline.
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Erie, Ill
UPI
Moline
Here
Richard Strosahl
Rockford
Morrison Community Hospital
Moline Institute of Commerce
Strosahl
Chicago Daily News
Bootlegging duo fined 500 and jailed 90 days
Courthouse operator Joe Abodeely of Joe's Tender Trap and waitress Dorothy Watson were each fined 500 and sentenced to 90 days in the county jail by Judge Charles Penningroth after guilty pleas for bootlegging. Jail terms were suspended on payment of fines with 200 of Watson's fine also suspended. Earlier police raids Aug 10 on Cedar Rapids key clubs led to this outcome amid other arrests. Leslie Bradley, 21, of Palo, received 300 fine and 90 day suspended sentence for purchasing liquor for two 16 year olds.
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Joe Abodeely
Joe
Dorothy Watson
Charles Penningroth
Penningroth
Cedar Rapids
Abodeely
Leslie Bradley
Palo
Bradley
Innocent Pleas By Fritz and Kruger In Larceny Case
Donald LeRoy Fritz of Lisbon and Raymond V. Kruger of 606 Fourth Avenue SE pled innocent Monday to larceny from a building. They were arraigned before Judge Charles Penningroth and accused of stealing meat from eight supermarkets in Cedar Rapids and Marion on Christmas Eve.
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Donald LeRoy Fritz
Lisbon
Raymond V. Kruger
Fourth Avenue SE
Charles Penningroth
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Pleads Innocent To Drunk Driving
William C. Owens of Marion pled innocent to a third offense drunken driving charge at arraignment before Judge Charles Owens. He was arrested December 21 in Marion at Fifth Avenue and Thirteenth Street.
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William C. Owens
Eighth Avenue
Marion
Charles Penningroth
Owens
Fifth Avenue
Thirteenth Street
Bench Parole For Dale H. Ketchum On False Check
Dale H. Ketchum of 521 Tenth Avenue SE received a seven year bench parole after pleading guilty to false uttering of a $20 check. Judge Charles Penningroth imposed the sentence. the offense involved a December 12 check cashed at Su lek's tavern in Springville.
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Dale H. Ketchum
Tenth Avenue SE
Charles Penningroth
Ketchum
Sulek
Springville
Polaris submarine Thomas Jefferson commissioned Friday
Washington AP reports the navy will commission its tenth Polaris submarine the Thomas Jefferson on Friday. Also noted are segments about Margaret and Jim striving to recapture youth and a TV listing for Father Knows Best on KCRG TV 9 at 12:30 p.m.
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Washington
Navy
Margaret
Jim
Kcrg-Tv
Space Committee Chair Likely To Go To Symington
Senate space committee chairmanship appears set to pass to Sen. Stuart Symington of Missouri after the death of Sen Kerr of Oklahoma. Senior colleagues including Lee Anderson of New Mexico and Sam Russell of Georgia hold other chairmanships, while Warren Magnuson of Washington and John Pastore of Rhode Island may stay where they are. Symington, 61, a former air force secretary, has held senate tenure since 1953 and outranks Stennis on space committee due to earlier seniority in the special aeronautical and space sciences panel.
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Kerr
Senate Space Committee
Washington
Symington
D-Mo
Sen
D-Okla
Anderson
N.M
Johnson
Senate-House Atomic Energy ‘Committee
Sen. Pastore
D-R
Russell
Armed Services Committee
Magnuson
Dwash
Commerce Committee
Air Force
Senate
Sen. Stennis
Space Committee
Stennis
Space Group
Aeronautical and Space Sciences Committee
Texas
Mother and Three Children Escape Fire Damage Trailers
Mrs. Dean Bales and her three young children escaped injury when their trailer in Orchard trailer court on Mt. Vernon road SE burned around 11 am Wednesday. Fire chief Willard Christopherson said a frayed lamp cord started the curtains burning. The family planned to move from the trailer, owned by Allen Wilson, operator of the court.
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Dean Bales
Orchard
Mt. Vernon Road
West Bertram
Willard Christopherson
Bales
Allen Wilson
Blast Hits Plant Killing, Injuring Workers
An explosion at a meat processing plant tore through the slaughter, curing and shipping areas and sales office injuring workers as ammonia leakage from broken refrigeration lines was suspected. About 250 employees reported to work when the blast occurred around 7 30 am and many were in the south third of the building. A temporary office was set up to register unhurt workers.
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Daily Record
C.R. Weather
A Jo Snes
Boca Cab
St. Luke's
Darryh R. Meyer
Svein Storm
Ely
Kenneth Wilkins
Fourth Street
Dannie Quigley
Moore
Marior
Clinton L. Clark
Shirlee Madsen
Robert G. Blosvich
Mary Price
Larry J. Sullivan
Lois K. Rubner
Orville Campbell
Hazel Tuel
Mt. Vernon
William Beckman
Monticello
Judy Zangerle
Hopkinton
Richard Flancher
Hiawatha
Elizabeth Sundberg
Robert C. Allen
Independence
Sharon K. Sylvester
James Jessen
Stanley
Hazel Harness
David D. Grant Vs
Sharron W. Grant
Max L. Dyson
Harry K. Kelley
Toddville
Ronald R. Shelton
K Street
Richard J. Hovey
Twenty-ninth Street
Harold A. Kurth
Karl Knowles
B Avenue
James W. Bain
Thirty-fourth Street
Cheryl S. Clark
Patricia E. Benters
Seventh Street
Frank E. Gray, Jr
Larry R. Johnson
James R. Smith
Philip S. Justice
Larry N. Routh
United States
John E. Lapes
3Rd Ave
Asa W. Smith
B Avenue NW
Erick Volk
Helen A.cook
Sixth Street
Ronald R. Wall
Thirdstreet
Daniel G. Spain
Jancie L. Platz
Tenth Street
James C. Smith
Lake Sher Yas
Iowa
Keota
Albert P. Hamman
Harper
St. Elizabeth’s
Powell’s. Wellman
John Henry Slaubaugh
West Union Mennonite Church
Powell's. Traer
Fred Fletcher
Congregational Church
Reinbeck
S. Waukon
Ole Anderson
Des Moines
St. John’s Church
Bakke-Hanson
Sigourney
Harold Klett
Harper, Reynolds
Lansing
Mary Ann Kellegher
Immaculate Conception
Burke's
Spillville
Alois Shevik
St.Wensceslaus
Balik’s
Harry Archer
Debra
Barbara
St. Mary’s Church
McGovern-Dwyer
Simcoskys
Harry Byrd
D-Va
Senate Finance Committee
Byrd
Kennedy
Russell Long
D-La
Tom Steed
Dokla
Oklahoma
Senate Committee On Public Works
Kerr-McGee Industries, Inc
Poteau
The
Baptist Church
Breene
Third Street
Council
6Th St. West
Marcus Gandy
Garland Blair
Mary K. Berry
Lewis P. Sawyer
Howard Johnson
Pierson
Ellis Blvd
N.W
Fritz, Kruger
Glenn A. Overbaugh
Mechanicsville
Lisbon Justice of the Peace
N. R. Williams
Bertrams Township
Eunice Barton
Eagle-Mt. Vernon Inc
Eagle’s
Northwestern National Life Insurance Co
Consolidated Foods, Inc
By Edwin Hankinson
Uly OM
Turner's
John B. Turner & Son
2Nd Ave. S.E
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