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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1970
Page
7
The Daily Record lists Saturday weather with highs to 64 and varied precip none for Jan total 0.0. cites multiple city temps and barometer readings. It also reports January births and a long list of funeral services for towns including Cascade Manchester Olin Prairieburg Ryan South English Springville and Winston.
Harriett Jane Smith 76 of 1121 Twelfth Street NE Cedar Rapids died Saturday after a long illness. Born Anamosa Sep 16 1893 she is survived by two sons Kenneth and Ernest McGowan both Cedar Rapids, sister Agnes Kyle five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She was a member of First Christian church and the American Legion auxiliary. Services at Beatty Bearle chapel 10:30 a.m. Tuesday led by Rev Douglas Beltz. Interment Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call after 7 p.m. Sunday at Beatty Bearle.
Charles C. Lintner 64 independent gravel contractor resident of Cedar Rapids and Amana for 16 years died Saturday after brief illness. Born July 11 1905 in York Nebraska he married Ruth Vavra January 26 1932. Surviving wife son Charles of Ankeny and two grandchildren. Funeral service Tuesday 1 30 pm at Trinity Methodist with Marengo Masonic lodge Knights Templar escort. Interment Cedar Memorial. Beurle's after 6 pm Sunday. Master Masons meet 1 10 pm Tuesday at Beatty Beurle's. Contributions may go to Daughters of the Nile Shriners crippled children's hospital fund.
Edgar Williams 422 Sixth St SE Cedar Rapids lifelong resident died Saturday after a long illness Born July 8 1898 he married Dorothy Clarke Sept 22 1932 in Rock Island Ill He retired from Penick and Ford was a Grain Millers Local 100 member Faith United Methodist Church Surviving wife daughter Shirley Noble two sons Richard and Gerald two brothers Percy and Louis Cedar Rapids two sisters Mrs Frank Entas and Mrs Lucian Savage six grandchildren Memorial services 130 p m Tuesday at Turner's East by Rev Tom Hawkins Burial Cedar Memorial Friends may call at Turner's East
Memorial services for Edna Marie Crowley will be held at St Jude’s Catholic Church at 10 a.m. Monday led by Right Rev Msgr Clarence J Crowley of Lincoln Nebraska. Burial will be at Mt Calvary. The parish rosary is at 7 30 p.m. Sunday in Turner Chapel West followed by the Immaculate Heart of Mary circle rosary at 8 p.m. Sunday. Jean Joycce Northrup services in Turner Chapel West at 3 p.m. Monday conducted by Rev E E Ross. Burial at Oak Hill Cemetery.
A partial list from Camp Good Health honoring various individuals with memorial donations. Notable contributions include Suther land Dows from Commercial Office Employee of Iowa Electric Light & Power Company amounting to 12.468 dollars and 10 cents, George Sneberg from Legionette Bowling League 21.59, and donations from Doris and Al 20.00. Other memorials mention Howard Green, Ira Lee Smart, Mrs. John Starman, Ethel B. Hart, Anna Starman, and W. T. Cunningham with donors such as Sneberg, R. W. D., and Ted and Anita. Additional items reference Cedar Rapids Lodge No. 4-Degree of Honor Protective Association and various family acknowledgments.
Pavel Belyayev, 44, veteran Soviet cosmonaut who commanded Voskhod 2 in March 1965, which enabled Aleksei Leonov to spend 10 minutes in space, died Saturday from complications after gastric ulcers surgery. Tass reports acute gastric intestinal hemorrhage as cause. honored as Hero of the Soviet Union and Pilot-Cosmonaut.
Previous balance 1969 camp budget shows a total of 12,665 dollars and 94 cents. Yet to be raised amounts to 3,834 dollars and 6 cents.
Six people were arrested on drug charges after Cedar Rapids police raided a gathering at 1216 Second Avenue SE shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday. Four men and two women faced Iowa uniform narcotics law violations. two others were cited for other offenses. A quantity of marijuana and other narcotics was confiscated.
A Nigerian military source said federal troops near overrunning Ukli airstrip, Biafra's sole international link, with Owerri reportedly fallen. No official government confirmation. Biafran agency denied air service to UK had stopped. Diplomats fear 500 to 1,000 Westerners may be trapped if Uli falls.
Prof Leslie G Moeller of the University of Iowa school of journalism has been named chairman of the committee on professional freedom and responsibility of the Association for Education in Journalism A national association of university teachers of journalism The committee represents the association in public service work and evaluates the divisions efforts in that field
Steve Lyle Schroeder 20 of 941% M street SW arrested by Cedar Rapids detectives Saturday night on larceny charge. Connected to a January 4 theft at Kaylynn Gulf station 1435 Mt. Vernon road SE. Station owner Charles Robinson said $1,300 in cash and checks stolen. Schroeder, a former employee, held in $2,000 bond.
Lawler Iowa faced a daylong water outage when a youth named Matt Keut lost control of his car and damaged a water hydrant. Officials said the water supply was shut off to repair the hydrant and associated underground pipes.
New York to Boston officials and citizens push Senior Power to aid retirees facing high living costs. Local measures include reduced transit fares, cheaper meals and drugs, and tax exemptions, with examples in New York, San Francisco, Milwaukee, and Boston.
Senior Men's Christian club meets Tuesday at 1 30 p.m. in the YMCA for a navy film. Downtown Kiwanis speaker Wednesday noon at the Roosevelt will discuss The Washington Report. Jaycee Toastmasters plan Tuesday 7 30 a.m. talks at Bishops downtown. Veterans Administration rep Jack Bowers assists veterans Friday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in room 318 Federal Building. Temple Judah hosts congressman John Culver Monday 7 30 p.m. followed by Q A. Sisterhood social action sponsors event. Geological Tour student Susan Novak part of a 30 student Simpson College Hawaiian islands term. Fire damages living room at 119 Twenty Sixth Street Drive SE from an electric paint remover.
Alice Sampson of Fairfax died Saturday after a short illness at age 85. Born in 1884 in Arlington Illinois, she moved to Fairfax area as a child and attended Dixon College. She married Tom Sampson in 1905 and was a longtime member of St Patrick's church and its Altar and Rosary society. Survived by four daughters, 18 grandchildren, four great grandchildren. Visitation after 5 p.m. Sunday at Stewart Funeral Home. Memorial services Tuesday at St Patrick's, burial in the church cemetery. Rosary at 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Luther College announces the Seventh Annual Institute in American Studies for Scandinavian Educators to be held July 1 to 31 on the Luther campus. Warren Berg, professor and chairman of economics and business administration, is named director. last year 43 participants from five countries attended. The program began in 1964 under Dr. Knut Gunderson and has drawn over 200 teachers from Finland, Iceland, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.
Waterloo Iowa February 1 appointment of G Earl Burum as Wapsipinicon area council Boy Scouts of America Scout executive announced by L A Sheets. Burum previously led Southern Iowa council Ottumwa and held roles in Omaha Miami El Paso. He is a Colorado State graduate with a family of six.
Don Dunn executive vice-president of the United Federation of Postal Clerks spoke in Cedar Rapids on Saturday night and Sunday at the Machinists hall addressing the Old Timers party. About 75 postal employees attended as two retirees were honored. Dunn outlined UFPC opposition to a private postal corporation proposal and was set to speak again at a Second District UFPC meeting.
The Rev. Robert Wagner aged 26 native of Cascade died Thursday from a brain tumor at University hospitals in Iowa City. Ordained in June, he had served as associate pastor at St. Columbkille’s Catholic Church in Dubuque since then. Rites are set for Monday at 10 at St Peter's Temple Hill church south of Cascade and Tuesday at 11 in his Dubuque parish. Surviving: his father Marvin of Cascade four sisters and one brother.
Damaged cells in ex cigarette smokers show less change than long term smokers, with evidence of cellular disintegration and renewal after quitting. Researchers include Dr Auerbach, Dr E Cuyler Hammond, and Lawrence Garfinkel of the Cancer Society, examining epidemiology and statistics.
Elvis T. Lacey, 47, of 203 L avenue NW, sustained a head laceration when his car struck the Sixteenth avenue bridge Saturday night. Treated at Mercy Hospital and released. the 1956 car was totaled. Police charged Lacey with failing to have his car under control.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette announces subscription and carrier rates for day and night editions in 1883. It lists prices: six issues monthly 1.70, annual 16, Sunday 1.85 annually, and territorial rates at 27. Also notes AP use for republication of news.
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