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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1964
Page
3
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy conditions with scattered showers, warmer in the southeast and cooler in the northwest, with highs in the 50s south and near 40s north. A list of city temperatures shows Chicago 48 27 and New York 40 30 among others. Birth notices report several newborns and families welcomed new children across multiple addresses, dated January 1963.
Alice D. Zeller 85 longtime Troy Mills resident and Linn County native died Saturday at her home. Born August 9 1878 near Ely she married Newton Zeller in 1898 who died in 1952. Survived by three daughters Mary Simpson Fayette Blanche Rickard Luella Zeller. three sons Clifford South Dakota Bennie Walker Earl Cedar Rapids. 13 grandchildren 16 great grandchildren. Services Tuesday 2 pm Troy Mills Methodist Church. Burial Troy Mills. Visitation at Murdoch Funeral Home Walker after 11 am Monday.
Ora Berry McQuitty 72 died Friday in a Cedar Rapids nursing home. Born at Urbana she lived in Walker 45 years after leaving Urbana. Survived by daughter Mrs James Larson of Houston Texas five grandchildren and two sisters Mrs Inez Haines LaPorte City and Mrs Charles Chamberlain Orlando Florida. Services Monday at 1:30 p.m. Murdoch chapel Center Point with burial in Urbana. Friends may call after 10 a.m. Sunday at Murdoch's Center Point.
Nina Mittan aged 56 of 1312 Eighth Street NW fractured her left wrist in a slip and fall in the 1000 block of Sixth Street SE Saturday night. She received treatment at Mercy Hospital and was released.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette, published daily with Sunday edition at Cedar Rapids Iowa, lists subscription and delivery details. Carrier rate is 50 cents weekly. night edition six issues a month 1.25. annual 13. afternoon editions and Sunday seven issues 1.35 monthly. 14 yearly. other states four per year. no mail subscription in towns with Gazette carrier service.
A list of death notices from towns including North English Iowa City Anamosa Independence Brandon Keota Oelwein Arlington Belle Plaine Garrison and Vinton. Names include Mrs Russell McArtor Elsie Jane Miller Joseph Duffy Alice McEvoy Melvin Cornwell Ora Berry McQuinty Harry Tinker Frank Klumph Hazel Bearbower J W Helscher Mary Becker Catherine O Leary Carol Chevalier Arthur Nichols Charles Hilton Agnes Army and Agnes Army with service details and church affiliations. Burial and rosary times are noted with churches and funeral homes.
The Port Authority envisions a vast World Trade Center complex in Manhattan with 4 million square feet for foreign trade use and agency space. Two 209 foot square towers will sit atop a plaza with reflect ing pools and archways, linked by express elevators reaching sky lobbies.
National Garages Inc Detroit consulting firm designed the parkade project details and engineering and remains retained. Expansion to 425 parking spaces from 312 and Kilian retail space to 17 000 square feet is planned with demolition starting in spring and new facility completion targeted for late fall 1964.
Davenport Central debaters place high with an eight round slate at the Coe Invitational. Sage D Aquila earns second in interpretation while Cedar Falls and Muscatine vie for second in debate. Muscatine tops sweepstakes with Cedar Falls and Davenport Central, and awards honor five divisions including extemp radio and oratory.
In downtown Atlanta on Saturday night at least 75 people were arrested during two racial demonstrations. The crowd protested a Crystal restaurant where Ku Klux Klan members were dining, with 30 arrests outside the Marietta Street site and 45 more outside the city jail after civil rights protesters refused to move.
Classified notice highlights low prices on hunting gear and equipment. Readers are urged to browse want ad classification 22A for deals and listings.
Defense Secretary McNamara tells a congressional energy committee that Russia threats will grow most in nuclear powered submarines and long range reconnaissance and attack systems. He opposed 160 million for nuclear power on a new aircraft carrier while Congress funded 280 million for conventional power. He ranks the carrier low, notes rising ship costs pricing the navy out of the market, and calls for cost cuts though defense could reach 80 billion a year.
Police search for a thief who grabbed a purse containing about $90 from 79-year-old Bessie Hall of 113 Tenth Street SE as she walked on the 800 block of Second Avenue SE. A young man in a light jacket approached from behind and snatched the bag around 8:15 Saturday night.
A former Cedar Rapids woman who was in Panama during the uprising has been evacuated from the Canal Zone and is due to arrive today. Mrs John Kriz told her mother, Mrs Ena Ford, that she flew to South Carolina in a military transport and would reach Cedar Rapids Sunday at 11 43 a m.
The text recalls Harold Drew and others but focuses on Governor Hughes announcing and defending a reapportionment plan. He pledges prudent economy and humane service while urging fair treatment for urban and rural residents. He notes the Shaff plan’s defeat and expresses confidence in a new, constitutional approach.
An earthquake across Formosa caused 40 deaths and over 200 injuries with thousands left homeless. A large fire in Chiayi destroyed 124 houses. No Americans among the casualties. Tremors ranged from grade three in Taipei to grade five in the south.
An exhibit titled In Memoriam John Fitzgerald Kennedy runs January 21 to April 30 at the Library of Congress. It features 123 photographs of President Kennedy and his family selected from 164 sent this month by Magnum Photos, Inc. Also on display are about six photos by Elliott Erwitt from the White House during his work on the book PT-109 by Robert Donovan.
Iowa Democratic leaders said a May visit by President Johnson could occur along with other high ranking officials. The Midwest Conference will hold panels May 8 and 9 in Des Moines to kick off the party platform with assured blue ribbon participation from Washington officials.
Cuban sugar, once premium in the United States, now largely goes to the communist bloc. Diplomatic sources suggest a possible modest rise in output despite heavy rainfall and early harvest problems. They estimate 4 million to 4.2 million tons as a rough figure, not firm yet.
Four prominent Black leaders met with President Johnson to press for quick action on civil rights and poverty relief. They urged advancing the civil rights bill to the House floor by month’s end and highlighted education and job retraining needs.
The agency notes that warnings may be shortened for spot TV, focusing on two misrepresentation risks. First, ads suggesting smoking improves health or downplays hazards. Second, promotions portraying smoking as pleasurable, essential to personal development, or socially desirable.
A 21 year old Norway man was treated for minor injuries after his car collided with a train in the 900 block of Third Street SE around 9 40 Saturday. John M Brecht was treated at Mercy hospital for injuries to his nose and both knees. An investigation remains ongoing.
C Emory Hilton aged 61 died after a long illness in a Cedar Rapids hospital. He served 43 years as an Milwaukee railroad foreman and four years as Atkins justice of the peace. He was a member of Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church and leaves wife Gladys Fisher, a daughter Colleen Becker, a son Larry Hilton, three brothers, two sisters, and five grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at 1 30 at Peffer's Belle Plaine with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Elzy Franklin Downey a Cedar Rapids resident for four months died in a local hospital after a brief illness. Born January 8 1875 in Marshall county Illinois he was a Chicago public schools teacher and Calumet high school principal. Surviving are three sisters Laura E Thornton Mrs George Ramsey and Alvin I Peterson. He belonged to the Methodist church Masonic lodge Consistory and Shrine in Chicago. The body will be moved from Turner's to the Sheldon funeral home in Chicago for services and burial.
Memorials for Koutnik Sylvester and Barkley Edna May note services at Kuba and Hesser chapels with early Monday burials at Grand Meadow and Cedar Memorial. Turners Blanche Elizabeth and Mayme Sherwood Ramsey held at Cedar Memorial with 1:30 and 3 p.m. services. Lucile A Hickman also to Cedar Memorial with 3 p.m. service. Williams Mrs David at St Patrick's Church 9:30 a.m. with Rosaries and burial at Mt Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call. caskets not opened after service.
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