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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1968
Page
1
Sunday high and overnight lows listed for many cities with precipitation figures. Five day forecast predicts 8 to 18 degrees below normal and minimal rain. Obituary and funeral notices follow for numerous Iowa towns with service times and locations.
Colorado Springs authorities file an aggravated robbery charge in El Paso County Court against 21 year old Paul Spears the first cadet at the Air Force Academy to face a criminal charge in its 13 year history. The March 25 1967 armed robbery targeted Lakeview Liquors employee James Berns. No other cadets are reported involved.
Police report a $500 theft from a safe at Kings Food Host Restaurant 4545 First Avenue SE. Manager Paul Burke says the money was placed in the safe by a worker at 1 a.m. Sunday. later the safe yielded a money bag and change but $500 missing. No forced entry detected. investigation ongoing.
Manchester firefighters battled blazes in seven degree below zero weather with an overheated coal furnace blamed for a home fire owned by Ivan Beaman as families moved to Dubuque. Iowa City crews responded to four minor fires including a basement apartment blaze with unknown cause and a porch fire from fireplace ashes. Careless smoking and a short in wiring sparked other small fires on the University of Iowa campus. damage was minor and no injuries reported.
An overheated furnace in the basement caused a fire at the First Christian church of Corydon. The blaze discovered around 1 45 a.m. destroyed the wooden framed building, with damages estimated at 50 000 to 60 000 dollars and only partial insurance coverage.
Walter Goff aged 74 died in a late night fire that gutted his two room Bentonport residence. Officials said he lived alone in the single dwelling.
Authorities probe Monday the fire that killed 83 year old Gene Webster in Ulmer. Webster lived alone and died when his small home burned in the northwest Georgia town.
A dropped match among newspapers sparked a fierce blaze Monday at the Normandie Retirement Club a seven story hotel housing 325 seniors. Firefighters battled 10 degree winds with nine alarms deploying about 500 firefighters and 75 units. all residents were evacuated safely as flames collapsed walls and sent embers toward nearby buildings.
Fire heavily damaged the Mrs. Jack McQuilla residence at 926 Tenth Street SE. No injuries reported as five others living in rented rooms escaped. Officials said the basement fire started while thawing frozen pipes. heavy smoke and water damage affected the entire house.
John D. Feiereisen 82 of 1301 First St SE died after a brief illness. Survived by wife Marie Blazer Feiereisen, daughter Mrs Milo Kubasa, two sons, six grandchildren and one great grandchild, brother Michael. Services Tuesday 2 p.m. Brush chapel. Burial Czech National cemetery. Minnie A. Martin widow of Ernest L. Martin died Sunday after short illness. Survived by two daughters, four grandchildren. Memorial service Wednesday 1:30 p.m. Hesser Memorial chapel. Burial Lafayette cemetery. Freddie C. Hagen 77 died Sunday in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Three daughters, one brother, 11 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren. Services Tuesday 1:30 Fellmer's Keystone. Burial Van Horne.
Eleanor Traynor aged 88 of Cedar Rapids died Saturday after a brief illness. Born October 28, 1879 in Decatur Michigan, she was a retired schoolteacher who taught near Rolette North Dakota. Surviving are son Thomas Traynor Watertown Wisconsin sister Susan Moore Coloma Michigan and two grandsons. Memorial services at Turner Chapel East Tuesday at 1 30 pm with Rev Oliver W Albright. Burial in Decatur Michigan.
Mary Etta Gregory age 64 wife of LeRoy A. Gregory of 1245 Fifth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids died Monday after a long illness. Born Jones County November 6 1903 she wed in Cedar Rapids November 15 1920. Surviving are her husband three sisters Beatrice Hutton Louise Hakes and Edrie Widner and two brothers George McRoberts and Dale O McRoberts. She was a Church of the Brethren member. Services at Beatty Bearle funeral home 11 am Wednesday led by Rev Kenneth B Byerly. Friends welcome after 7 pm Monday.
Margaret Elizabeth Reynolds died Sunday at 93 after a long illness. She was born March 17, 1874 in Mt. Vernon and lived in Cedar Rapids fifty years. Survived by daughter Olivine Kohl, sons Harold and Leland Reynolds, and one grandchild, all of Cedar Rapids. Services 3 p.m. Tuesday at Chapel East with Rev. Warren L. Feller of Trinity Methodist Church. Burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call until 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. casket will not be opened after the service.
Dale J. Dodge 65 of 1310 Third street SW died Sunday after a long illness. He worked for Mobil Oil Co and the state of Iowa. Born December 3 1902 in Center Point he married Rachel Meade February 1 1924 in Monticello. Surviving wife and sister Mrs. Donald O. Markham of College Park Maryland. Memorial 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Turner Chapel East Rev E W Koberg Graveside Center Junction Iowa 11:45 a.m. Wednesday. Casket will not be opened. Contributions may be made to Cedar Rapids Children's Home.
Edna C. Winze lifelong Cedar Rapids resident dies Saturday after long illness. Born April 3, 1876 in Linn county. A son, Robert Patrick McGill, preceded her in death July 19, 1967. Service at Chapel East at 3 p.m. Wednesday by Dr. Glenn W. McMichael. Burial Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion. Friends may call at the chapel.
Memorial services announced for Frank E Sedlacek Tue 9 45 a m at Janeba Kuba funeral home West Requiem mass 10 a m at St Ludmila’s Church Rev A L Zachar Burial Czech National Also Alma Mae Ingle at Turner Chapel East 10 30 a m Tue Rev J Richard Wagner Burial Oak Hill Cemetery Elton D Wells at Kenwood Methodist Church 2 p m Tue Rev Paul Sommerville Rev Glen McMichael Burial Cedar Memorial Friends may call at Rohn funeral home until 10 30 a m Tue and at church after 12 30 p m Tue
Police took eight people into custody after a party at Mr. Larry's House of Styles, 110 First Street NW. James V. Lisk, 21, James Van Deusen, 19, and Darold Cooley, 18, charged with contributing to delinquency. Two 15 year olds and a 14 year old charged with curfew violations and released to parents. Two 16 year olds released without charges. Lisk held on $110 bond. Lisk also faced assault and battery warrant. Lisk sentenced to 30 days on each charge, concurrent. Cooley referred to juvenile authorities. Vandeusen to appear Monday.
Delores A Hartl of Mt. Vernon was charged with failure to yield at an intersection after a Sunday crash at Fourteenth Avenue and Third Street SE. The Hart vehicle struck by Eugene Riggins of Lost Valley Road injuring his wife Darlene 45 who received knee injuries and was released from Mercy hospital.
Witnesses from Revere Chelsea and Winthrop recount a rear end crash on a frigid morning. The MBTA moved passengers by bus as four pregnant women were rumored among the injured and rail brakes failed to grip in the snow.
Heartwater skier with no prior illness suffered a stroke on Friday just after her 22nd wedding anniversary and fell into a coma. Doctors declared no hope, but the husband Bill White agreed to donate if possible after discuss ions with family. Dr Shumway noted the heart might save another patient Kasperak.
Temperatures plummet to minus 13 at New Albin minus 12 at Elkader and minus 11 at Decorah as a cold high pressure system centered in West Virginia slowly releases its grip on the Midwest. A Montana storm moving eastward brings a milder air mass that should lift overnight lows into the teens above zero and bring cloudy skies with a chance of light precipitation through Wednesday.
A Cedar Rapids federal case centers on two West Branch parcels near the Herbert Hoover site. Realtor valuation places the .58 acre tract at 32900 dollars in a prime commercial spot near the business district. The Montgomery 1.44 acre plot and Speight parcel are also part of the five plus acres under dispute.
Firefighters responded to a trailer fire at the Prairie Creek trailer court near Forty-first Avenue and Bowling Street SW on Saturday afternoon. Officials said the blaze, likely caused by defective heat tape, destroyed the trailer which had been vacated days earlier and was formerly occupied by Don Wenman.
Virgil T. Dugan, 48, of 1604 Fourteenth Avenue SE, was arrested on a warrant for assault and battery. The complaint by Susan K. Steiner, 356 Ninth Street, Marion, alleges Dugan choked and struck her on June 6 after she refused to go home with him. He pled guilty in municipal court and received a 30 day suspended sentence.
A science adventure documentary airs Monday at 6 30 PM on Channel 9 in color highlighting Jacques-Yves Cousteau's explorations.
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