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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1963
Page
3
Forecast shows generally fair weather with unseasonably mild temperatures through Wednesday. Local items include traffic fines, court actions, and county board decisions on land condemnation for a recreation area near Coggon, plus appointments in the county attorney and treasurer offices.
Des Moines Iowa Governor Harold Hughes announced he will ask the legislature for an appropriation to implement the Kerr-Mills medical care bill in Iowa. He did not set a exact amount but said it will be under four million dollars as some have proposed.
Dr. George Callahan was reappointed Johnson county medical examiner for a two year term. Joan Mollenhauer and Jeanette Waters were reap pointed county nurses for one year terms.
The column records multiple Iowa obituaries with ages and service details. Emer son Yager 81 at St Marys church with Rosary, John A Anderson 92 at Center Baptist, Rob ert Kephart 56 at Trinity Lutheran, Carson Weimer 67 at Powell's North English, Mathias Lamont 75 Baptist church, Helen Stewart Wellman, Lloyd H Scott 52 Jordan's Grove, Alfred Klug 70 Brants. Services scheduled midweek or Thursday with calls to attend from various towns including Emer son, Rosary Tuesday, and noon viewings.
The court record notes a jury trial request connected to a case in which the baby was a passenger. Further details are not provided in the fragment.
Judge Donald Barnes revoked a six month suspended sentence for Buell N. Tyler after he again failed to support three minor children ages five six and seven. Tyler was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Bob Burt after a woman paid $27 to sheriff for bad checks. Burt followed and arrested Tyler in front of city hall.
A seven member Linn County grand jury began hearing evidence Tuesday by the county attorney's office and is expected to start returning indictments Tuesday evening. Foreman Floyd M. Knapp leads the panel, joined by John White Jr., Harold Ramsey, Leonard Meakins, Richard E. Kendall, Robert L. Buresh, and Fred C. Nelson.
Hilda Gibbs sues for 55000 in district court on behalf of six week old Linda alleging a wrecker from Slater's Body Shop blocked east lane of highway 13 six miles south of Central City. Defendants include Lyle H. Slater Everett Smith and Lloyd Olmstead claiming Olmstead’s car stopped suddenly and was rear ended.
Jasper H. Crane, 63, of 1215 Nineteenth Avenue SW, was fined 500 dollars and costs after pleading guilty before Judge Donald Barnes to a second offense drunk driving charge. He was arrested Saturday at Sixteenth Avenue and Edgewood Road SW by Deputy Sheriff Lyle Shook. his prior conviction was May 27, 1957 in Linn County.
Elmer Malloy Jr a 20 of Ely was sentenced to 60 days in the county jail by Justice of the Peace R K Hutchison on two charges of assault and battery. Malloy was arrested Saturday and accused of beating a 15 year old Ely girl and an Ely woman.
Frank Prochaska filed a $2000 lawsuit in district court claiming his foot was injured when a car driven by J P Gelski ran over it as he stood at the curb at Sixteenth Street and B Avenue NE last August 19. The petition seeks $2000 in damages for the injury.
Stamp values remained flat across the session with little movement noted in the market as collectors and dealers watched prices stabilize after earlier fluctuations.
Officials noted no deadline to use old stamps and advised buying stamps to cover new rates until centers reopen. Old four and seven cent air mails can be used later when available. There is no danger of running out of the new stamps as two million five cent stamps and ample eight cent air mails are on hand. A worker quipped they cannot be run out of fives despite Monday’s sales surge.
The Oxford Junction high school hosts its annual homecoming on Friday evening with a first basketball game at 6 30 p m and dancing at 10 p m.
Franklin junior high evacuated after an acetylene welder in a metal shop caught fire. About 15 ninth graders, led by teacher A. J. Stokes, exited within five minutes as smoke filled the building. Firefighters fought burning welding tanks while students reported sparks from a damaged hose. negligible smoke damage expected beyond the shop.
FDA reports market basket studies across Atlanta Seattle Minneapolis San Francisco St Louis and Washington show 19 year old males the nation’s heaviest eaters ingest only tiny amounts of strontium 90 from food. Samples from two large chain stores per city collected over 15 months indicate about half of radioactive material was discarded as waste with the rest in food.
The two Texas radar towers off Cape Cod are abandoned or decommissioned after extensive erosion. Texas Tower 2 will be abandoned immediately while Tower 3 remains standby until February end, crew details to be announced as weather permits.
Cuban defense units include four heavily armed battalions with about a third of personnel as combat troops. About 4,000 troops tied to missiles and bombers have left, while trainers and technicians are expected to dwindle. No departure seen for combat battalions as the U S maintains aerial surveillance and hemispheric trade limits are cited.
Marie Ottesen 84 widow of Niels Ottesen died in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a long illness. Born in Denmark June 29 1878 she lived in West Branch and Iowa City areas before moving to Cedar Rapids in 1938. Survived by daughter Carla Ottesen of Cedar Rapids. Body at Barker funeral home West Branch with services Thursday 2 p m at Bethlehem Lutheran West Branch Cemetery burial there.
Deborah Kay Vail seven week old daughter of Mr and Mrs Steven O Vail 829 Fourteenth street NE Cedar Rapids died Monday after a sudden illness Born November 20 1962 in Cedar Rapids Surviving include sister Stephanie Vail grandparents Hattie Davie Cedar Rapids and Mr and Mrs Earl DeCamp Mr Vernon Private services will be at Turner chapel at noon Wednesday Rev Allen S Van Cleve Central Park Presbyterian Burial Linwood Cemetery Casket will not be opened
The notice lists services at St Pauls Methodist church at 10 30 Wednesday conducted by Dr Jackson Burns followed by burials at Cedar Memorial Gelski Charles J Turner chapel at 1 30 p m Wednesday led by Rev Edmund J Becker then burial at Czech National cemetery Perrin Grant Ramsay Turner chapel at 3 p m Wednesday with Rev E L Brandt and burial at Linwood cemetery.
Cedar Rapids Police Chief George Matias announced the appointment of two chaplains, Rev. James Gundrum of St. Michael's Episcopal and Rev. A. L. Zachar of St. Ludmila's Catholic, to assist in disasters and death notifications and advise on community aid. Their role mirrors that of army chaplains and leverages ties to religious and service organizations.
Chris Everson anchors and edits the Midwest Evening Report and Weather in Motion for KCRG TV 9 at 5 55 PM Monday through Friday. Everson leads the desk and oversees weather segments and local coverage for the station.
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