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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1963
Page
3
A cold front drives temperatures to 10 to 15 below zero in the northwest and near zero to five above in the southeast by Friday morning, with continued cold and scattered snow through Friday. Northerly winds 20 to 35 mph bring 1 to 3 inches statewide. Outlook calls for more cold, cloudy skies and additional snow east Saturday. Normal January totals and local conditions noted, plus family notices of births and two named divorce actions.
Shirley A. Clark reports a boy playing with matches in a basement at 2241 Grande Avenue SE on Wednesday at 11 40 a m. The incident occurred in the Rus sell area and prompted caution.
Speeding fines issued to Leroy Kling at 4415 E avenue NE Bob Bengtson 1327 Third avenue SW Gordon Parsons 2925 Johnson avenue NW Gerald Clark Hiawatha James McLaughlin Tower trailer terrace Jim Hoover 71 Devonwood avenue SW William Dalziel 1735 C avenue NE Alice Burns 2307 Bever avenue SE each fined 10 dollars and costs Improper registration Norman Hopkins route three fined 10 dollars and costs Disobeying traffic signal Alvin Hanson 3643 Old Marion road NE Darwin Bell 1709 Keith drive NE each fined 10 dollars and costs Drunkenness Frank McCollum 185 Eighteenth avenue SW 30 days in jail.
A wooden gavel symbolizing friendship between Canada and the United States was presented to the Thursday Optimist Club of Cedar Rapids. The traveling gift started in August 1961 in Iowa City and has since moved through Levis Quebec and other clubs. Ivor Stanley received it from Harry L. Brown, with the log book noting each club recipient.
Washington AP reports a British parliament member says Britain will construct four submarines capable of launching Polaris missiles with an estimated total cost near 700 million dollars. The plan aims to enhance nuclear deterrence amid postwar defense spending debates.
Deaths of Keota Leo R Malley 77 and Decorah Hilda Halverson 74 noted with funeral times at St Marys parish and Wash ington Prairie Lutheran church Rosary planned Thursday at 8 Powell s. Other notices include Steine s Decorah Hans A Bergsrud 76 Spear Fish SD. London Mrs John Petersen 71 at Zion United Church of Christ. West Union Emma House 82 and Clara Schlatter 98 at Methodist Burnham and Wood. Manchester Ella M First 57 Shelly s. Belle Plaine Margaret Nie land 56 Fellmer s Keystone. Wellman Mrs Clive Mahoney Tadlock 85. burial in Oxford cemetery. Winthrop Carrie McKay 79 Congregational church with Friday calling hours at Fawcett s.
Lutie Shipma Dykhuizen 39 Cedar Rapids resident and wife of Jacob Dykhuizen died Wednesday after a sudden illness. Born February 22, 1885 in the Netherlands she married in 1904 in Fulton NL. Survived by husband four daughters two sons a brother 17 grandchildren and 37 great grandchildren. Services at Turner chapel 3 p.m. Saturday conducted by William Humble. Burial Linwood. Friends may call at the chapel.
Frank Ackerman died Wednesday evening after a long illness at age 67. He was born July 24, 1878 in Somersetshire England and lived in Cedar Rapids 49 years, a retired railway inspector, survived by his wife Eva M. Girton, a daughter in Malden Washington, a son in Cedar Rapids, and several relatives including nine grandchildren. Services are 1:30 Saturday at Hesser Memorial chapel with burial at Cedar Memorial. Gertrude O Kvach died Thursday after a long illness at Cedar Rapids residence 34 years. Born September 19, 1910 in Newhall she married in 1938 and is survived by husband Edward Kvach two sons Gary and Frank a daughter Mrs. William Barger, three grandchildren, father Martin Olson a brother Merle Olson and sister Mrs. Bernard Early. She was a member of First Lutheran church and the Women’s Barbershoppers. Services are 1:30 Saturday by Dr Theodore A Youngquist with burial at Cedar Memorial. friends may call at the chapel.
Irene Leidigh a Cedar Rapids resident and practical nurse died Thursday at age 58. She was born January 27 1887 in Bertram township and was the widow of Earl Leidigh who resided at 1815 Eighth avenue SE. Surviving are two daughters and other listed relatives.
Mrs. Leidigh, of Cedar Rapids, leaves five grandchildren and three sisters Nellie Berry of St. Paul Julia Trosky of Chicago and Myrtle Long of Shellsburg. Her husband died in 1940 and a daughter Myrtle in 1919. She belonged to the Central Church of Christ. Burial will be at Dunkard. Services and calling hours at Turner chapel.
Obituaries list funeral services for Mrs John Minninger at St Patrick’s church at 9:30 Friday with burial at Mt Calvary. Thomas Allen Thompson to be buried at Riverside Anamosa after service at Beatty Bearle. Merle Morris Mason to be buried at Campbell after 10:30 service at Turner chapel. Samuel Lunn Menary to be buried at Cedar Memorial after 1:30 service at Turner chapel.
The council approved voluntary annexation of a 65 acre parcel north of Blairs Ferry road NE and east of Hiawatha over Mayor Bob Johnson’s objections. Property owners are Glanville C. Wheeler and George J. and Opal Mae Svoboda. Johnson cited road maintenance disputes with the county and suggested annexing additional property east of the street.
Weather continues across the high plains with heavy blowing snow producing blizzard conditions in parts of Montana and the Dakotas. Temperatures plummeted 40 to 50 degrees from 24 hours earlier as snow spread from Montana and Wyoming through the Missouri valley to the upper Great Lakes. Winds peaked near 60 mph in northwest Montana then eased, with snow depths of four to six inches in Montana and South Dakota.
DES MOINES Iowa State Safety Commissioner Carl Pesch said he may decide later Thursday whether to use auto license revalidation tags in 1964 rather than issue new plates. He met the state board of control to discuss production and costs problems in making plates at the Anamosa reformatory.
The Soviet Union launched regular passenger and cargo service to Cuba using three ships, expanding direct maritime links between Moscow and Havana.
Robert C. Armstrong of Armstrong's store was named Boss of the Year by the Cedar Rapids Junior Chamber of Commerce in absentia during Bosses' Night. Azzeddine Cherif cited Armstrong's long civic leadership and support for the Jaycees. an Armstrong employee has sat on the Jaycee board for five consecutive years. This was the second annual award.
Glasgow parent Mary McKeown will take 20 month old Margaret to Rochester Minnesota for Mayo Clinic examination after eye removal in New York. Funded by Mrs. Maria Ramsay of Reno, this marks a third U S. visit to seek cancer treatment for the child.
Gen Paul D Harkins US forces commander in South Vietnam warns against criticizing the valor of the Republic of Vietnam soldiers fighting communist guerrillas. He says such critics disserve thousands of gallant men defending their country after the Ap Bac setback on January 21.
The U S Communist Party backed the Soviet Union in Moscow’s conflict with Communist China. It criticized Chinese leaders as dogmatic and sectarian while praising Khrushchev’s peace stance during the Cuban crisis, marking the party’s first public stance in the split.
McCray and Carr, both juniors at Washington High, are at the center of a corridor push and outside scuffle following a goosing dispute. Police and juvenile officers gather statements. Carr to be questioned, assault charge to municipal court, no racial trouble reported. Carr is the son of Albert and Mrs. Carr. McCray and his wife live at 1719 Fourth Avenue SE.
Robert Fitzsimmons, principal of Washington High School, told The Gazette Thursday noon that the school acknowledges a fight occurred between two individuals after the game Friday night January 4. He said the school is investigating and has not decided on any disciplinary action, and he could not comment further at this time.
A noted Canadian journalist offers two AP sourced essays on how Canadians view the United States. The first piece, The Yankee Invasion, analyzes cross border sentiment and friendliness, to be published in The Sunday Cedar Rapids Gazette.
The Kennedy remarks transcript created dispute as Brandon and officials discuss authorization to quote. White House figures say a backgrounder was shown to reporters without explicit authorization, prompting questions about future press briefings and leadership stance on Cuba.
A 29 year old youth worker Louis C Marsh died after attempting to separate rival Harlem gangs the Playboys and the Untouchables. Marsh from Philadelphia joined City Youth Board attended Temple University and Yale Divinity School. Four youths were charged with felonious assault. police said no racial issue was involved.
Attorney General Kennedy asked the Subversive Activities Control Board to register Advance, a New York City group he says was organized by the Communist party in February 1960. He accuses it of aiding the party through picket lines protests propaganda and related activities.
AP report from Manila says one of the city’s New Year’s quadruplets died on Thursday while the remaining three infant girls were described as in fair condition.
A Daniels Park delegation urged Cedar Rapids city officials to address a severe air pollution problem blamed on National Oats Co. The mayor and health officer outlined steps, including a new pollution gauge and a February survey by state and federal officials, with plans to cut 99 percent of the nuisance over time.
In Washington Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois delivered a Shakespearean aside during the Senate pro tempore election, praising Carl Hayden of Arizona while invoking George Aiken of Vermont. Dirksen avoided naming Shakespeare in the Congressional Record yet his oratory remained forceful as Hayden’s renomination proceeded.
A global update program anchored by Ron Cochran on ABC Evening Report at 6 15 p m outlines major developments from around the world. Viewers are briefed on key political economic and social events with brief regional insights.
Katanga leader Moise Tshombe, freed from house arrest, urged his scattered gendarmes to avoid firing on U.N. troops advancing toward Sakania after traveling from Mokambo. The U.N. had demanded freedom of movement. Tshombe said he wants to prevent massacre and protect his people.
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