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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1964
Page
3
Washington AP The Senate finance committee voted to retain state gasoline tax and auto tag fee deductions for itemizers, while deferring the 4% tax credit on dividend income. The panel also backed a $2.2 billion two-year corporate tax cut and an alternative minimum deduction plan to aid low income filers.
Police investigated the theft of a portable 3 speed record player from the second floor of Tyler School on Twelfth Avenue and Eighth Street SE. Principal Keith D. Moreland reported the discovery after finding obscene notes. no forced entry was observed. The item was valued at $50.
Obituary snippets list several local deaths with ages and service times. Earlville Mrs Albert March aged unknown, service Saturday 1:30 at Immanuel Lutheran. Winthrop Martin J Brickley 65, service Saturday 9:30 at St Patrick's with rosary Thu-Fri 8. Traer Clarence Bohnsack 72, service Friday 2 at Erick. Williamsburg Mrs C C Chondt 64, service Friday 2 at St Pauls Lutheran. Ossian Reier Rogness 86, service Saturday 2 at Lutheran. Monticello Harry Hoag, service Saturday 2 at Goettsch's. Independence Mary Fiddler 90, service Saturday 2 at White's. The notices reference funeral homes McSwiggin Uhlmann and Schmidt Sons.
Kiernan testified that Wessling and Craig fled after a fatal shooting as Ogan sought to question three men about a burglary. Kiernan said Wessling smashed a clothing store window, took boxes, and fired four shots including at a cop, while warning others not to talk or risk death.
Navy Cmdr. Alan Shepard and two associates purchased 93 percent of the stock in the First National Bank of Baytown, totaling 1 851 shares. The deal, completed Wednesday, makes Shepard the principal owner. he resides in Houston, about 35 miles from Baytown.
A compact note highlights the popularity of want ads in the paper, inviting readers to check listings for jobs, services, and goods. The item emphasizes broad readership and quick leads for buyers and sellers alike.
A Chicago and North Western Railway Co suit seeks 33894.05 in Cedar Rapids federal court alleging Cedar Rapids based Kelly Industrial Radiator Co repaired diesel engine oil coolers with aluminum oxide grit blasting residues causing abrasive damage to engine parts upon return of the coolers.
U S attorney files information charging Lloyd K Aldinger doing business as Aldinger Farm Service with hauling steel buildings from Galesburg to Iowa Falls Popejoy and Hampton for King Construction Co. between May and June 1963. Counts include failure to require a driver to keep a daily log with potential fines from 500 to 2500 dollars. Fees for trips ranged from 63.71 to 95.10 dollars.
David A. Maker, 17, of 1203 Center Point road NE, pled innocent in municipal court to four traffic charges from a high speed chase on the northeast side. Judge Howard McLaughlin set a Jan. 27 trial. bond was $440. A fifth charge for possessing an altered license and a separate larceny case in district court Jan. 20 are also noted.
Terminal Race Realty Co and Regent Inc list officers and directors including Robert and Esther Armstrong, Margaret Race, Frank Race, Margaret Race Stamp and R D Metcalf. Regent Co include H M Becker O L Becker A L Smulekoff and Leo Smulekoff. Yuill and Gohmann acted as real estate brokers. No sale price announced.
Daisy M Zalesky 73 of 202 Eighteenth street NE Cedar Rapids lifelong resident and Gazette circulation employee died Thursday after brief illness born October 27 1890 Lisbon She survived by four Lisbon sisters Irene Andre Ellsworth Burge George McCall and Leona Zalesky Miss Zalesky belonged to Federated Church Lisbon Iota Epsilon of Phi Omicron and Gazette 25 Year Club She graduated from Lisbon High School and Cedar Rapids Business College Memorial services 1 30 p m Saturday Turner Chapel Rev Bernard Olson Kenwood Park Methodist Burial Lisbon Cemetery Friends may call until 1 p m Saturday Casket not to be opened after service Memorial gifts to Cancer Fund or Grace Episcopal Altar Guild
Fred C Meyers 92 longtime Cedar Rapids resident died Wednesday at home in Ottumwa. Born April 18 1871 in Cedarville Illinois he joined the Railway Mail Service in 1895 and was Cedar Rapids chief clerk 1929 to 1933 retiring 1941. Survived by wife Maude son Dr Robert Meyers and three grandchildren. Services Friday 10:30 Jay funeral home Ottumwa graveside 1:30 Rev J Richard Wagner Oak Hill Cedar Rapids.
Barney Steele 54 of 520 A avenue NE Cedar Rapids custodian of the national guard armory died Thursday after a brief illness Born November 15 1909 in Harlan Kentucky he was married to Veda Reynolds June 6 1931 in Harrison Arkansas Survived by wife two sons Raymond Lee in the navy Larry Eugene Cedar Rapids daughter JoAnne father Marshall Steele Clinton Illinois mother Elizabeth Stinehart Tayor Michigan four brothers and a sister Services will be announced later Friends may call at
John Thomas Ryan infant son of Mr and Mrs P Thomas Ryan of 129 Thirty third Street Drive SE died Wednesday at Mercy Hospital. Survived by parents sister Leah Ann and grandparents Mr and Mrs P A Ryan and Mr and Mrs Paul Ailie all of St Paul Minnesota. Graveside services at Mt Calvary Cemetery at 10 a.m. Friday conducted by Msgr William A Roach. Monahan Stewart Funeral Home handles arrangements.
Mrs Josephine Hadava dies with services Friday at Janeba Kuba funeral home and St Ludmila church officiated by Rev A L Zachar. Burial follows at St Johns. Omer W Compton funeral Saturday at 10 30 at Hesser Memorial chapel with Rev Barton Murray of Cedar Christian church. Burial Cedar Memorial. Friends may call chapel after 2 p m Friday.
Cedar Rapids local of the United Federation of Postal Clerks urged President Johnson to abolish the post office department's work measurement system. J. Preston Magoon, vice-president, said the WMS costs the government millions yearly and is unfair to the employer causing tension. He claimed it does not speed mail delivery.
Traffic accidents in Cedar Rapids caused two deaths in 1963, the lowest annual toll since 1960. Safety Commissioner Frank Bush praised local drivers as Cedar Rapids posted fewer fatalities than most Iowa cities, with Des Moines at 20 and Waterloo nine.
President Johnson politely declined a French suggestion to meet President De Gaulle at Martinique amid reports his duties bar travel abroad in the coming months. De Gaulle is expected to visit Mexico soon, and a Martinique encounter would be a way for the two leaders to meet. Johnson reportedly prefers a U S venue, noting Kennedy's 1961 Paris visit.
Northwestern Bell reports Cedar Rapids ending 1963 with 68 457 telephones in service. Daily calls average 306 000, nearly three per person, while long distance calls average 12 000 daily. Peak total reached 14 530 on November 27. Workforce includes 430 in field, 152 in traffic, 189 in plant, and 89 in business and other departments.
Hughes urged approval of truck use for his business and criticized interim committee testimony as a miscast guilt. He noted Smith, longtime campaign manager, would decide on his candidacy if he runs. Hughes praised the highway commission decision on asphalt use along 14 miles of Interstate 80 near Iowa City and urged legislative action only if asphalt bans are desired.
President Johnson nominated Cyrus Vance to succeed Roswell Gilpatric as deputy secretary of defense. Stephen Ailes was named secretary of the Army, replacing Vance, with Gilpatric resigning effective January 20 to return to private law practice in New York.
Tokyo officials reported a severe water shortage with the main reservoir supply dropping to a record low. The shortage prompted urgent measures as authorities warned residents to conserve water.
Goldwater charges that Johnson mischaracterizes defense spending and warns against trimming military strength. He criticizes the hate claim tied to Kennedy’s assassination and defends a strong deterrent posture. Johnson’s State of the Union referenced Kennedy’s legacy and condemned hate.
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