This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 21 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1963
Page
3
A brutal cold wave sweeps across Iowa with subzero temperatures. North to south lows range from 5 below to 5 above, delaying schools in East Iowa and forcing factory curtailments in Fort Dodge. Forecast calls for scattered light snow as winds shift southward.
Across multiple states on January 24 temperatures plunged to record lows with 9 in Greenville and Spartanburg and as low as 30 below in Kingston Springs and Somerset. Michigan reports 12 below in Detroit and 15 below in Columbus Ohio. Snow and ice disrupted roads, caused power outages, and threatened crops from Texas to New York, while strong winds and ice jams closed river traffic on the Mississippi.
County Attorney William OConnell announced charges filed against 11 Amish parents in Oelwein area over school attendance. University of Iowa law professor Sam Fahr helped steer talks toward compliance with state law. Sheriff Hart took custody for those charged as discussions with the school board aim to resolve the dispute.
Veteran AP correspondent John Roderick offers a timely analysis on Red China as a global threat noting its population turmoil and lack of nuclear weapons while Kennedy labels it a chief obstacle to peace. The feature appears with Parade magazine personality profile in Cedar Rapids Sunday edition.
Central City William A Ea rly 79 services Friday at 2 assmore's friends may donate to memorial fund for John C Clegg library. Quasqueton Bruno Tiele bein 95 services Friday 1 30 Congregational church at Kiene body at family home. Fawcett's Winthrop Springville Alvy Dickey 79 graveside Friday 3 Hazel Knoll cemetery Hunte's. Manchester John W Kruger 56 services Saturday 1 30 Methodist church Shelly's. West Branch Kathryn Ann King 7 weeks daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred King services Friday 11 Barker's. Arlington Will Seedorfs 83 services Friday 1 30 Method ist church Gleim's.
An Iowa weather report notes temperatures plummeted to 11 below zero overnight, reached 9 below earlier but dropped to 5 above by afternoon. By Thursday afternoon readings were forecast to rise to around 15 above with warmer overnight lows.
Three more frostbite cases overnight were reported by St Luke's hospital including one hand and two feet. Mercy did not report any frostbite. A Cedar Rapids woman admitted with severe frostbite will not have her fingers amputated, according to a St Luke's spokesman.
An average temperature of 9 below in Cedar Rapids from noon Wednesday to noon Thursday broke a gas sendout record by over a million cubic feet. James Colbert, manager of Iowa Illinois Gas Co, said 67,865,000 cubic feet were sent out, up from 66,643,008 the prior 24 hours, with propane supplements from the Cedar Rapids plant for the third time this week.
A TV listing notes a Thursday 8 30 p m air time for The Captain Steals A Cook episode on McHale's Navy as part of TY 9 and invites an admiral to be impressed.
President Kennedy will meet the presidents of the Central American republics and Panama in San Jose Costa Rica on March 18 19 and 20 in a working conference. Mrs Kennedy will not accompany the president. The White House stressed it is not a state visit.
The Flintstones announce a major TV event airing Friday at 7 30 p m on KCRG TV 9 promising nationwide attention and excitement.
Mrs. Gus Peterson a Cedar Rapids resident for years died Thursday in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a long illness. Born February 2, 1890 in Omaha she was survived by her husband a son Edward Mann in the armed forces overseas a daughter Mrs Edmund Van Orsdale and a sister Elizabeth Budreau. She belonged to St. Wenceslaus church. Services Saturday at 9 30 at St. Wenceslaus with Rt Rev Msgr Anthony Chihak. burial at St. John's. Rosary Friday at 7 30 p.m. Brady mortuary viewing after 1 p.m. Friday.
Frances Libbie Christie is to be laid to rest at Turner Chapel at 10 30 Friday with the Rev Leonard Deaver officiating Burial will follow at Czech National Cemetery.
Johnson objects to a $3,026 sound value for his property noting actual value is higher and usually set after a sale. Kulish explains sound value uses neighborhood prices as a guide and will be supplied to the council, while actual value is hard to determine without a sale. Johnson questions fairness of the Cleminshaw survey and state tax commission duties.
Under cross examination Schneider said he masked with a scarf during the November 1962 hold up at a Coralville service station. The state rested after witnesses described a prior sale of a .45 pistol to Schneider for the Shannon’s supper club holdup in North Liberty.
A Cedar Rapids man, Harry Behrens, was seriously injured when his westbound car was struck broadside by a Chicago North Western freight at the Wilson avenue crossing. Behrens, 56, was at St. Luke's hospital in fair condition with fractured ribs and spinal injuries.
The Iowa House approved the county home bill 83 to 22 despite objections about nursing home licensing. Supporters argued it reduces tax return complexity and may not cut state revenue, with opponents warning of regressive effects and calling for a broader study of county home needs.
Three 16 year old Cedar Rapids youths were arrested in a year old theft ring with five other Ely teens and a Cedar Rapids boy. They admitted larcenies including breaking into a cabin near Palisades State Park and stealing engine heads radiators a blow torch and an ax. Malloy 20 of Ely charged with breaking and entering. Juvenile probation office to handle disposition.
Governor Farris Bryant calls a third special legislative session to pursue reapportionment after August and November efforts failed. A U.S. district court warned it will reapportion if populous areas are not given more representation by the April session.
OSKALOOSA AP John J Chuck 39 of Burlington was killed when struck by a car on highway 163 Wednesday authorities said Chuck was standing behind his stopped car on the highway and was struck by a car driven by Willis DeGoey of New Sharon The accident happened about 15 miles northwest of here.
A TV guide item notes that Leave It to Beaver will air Thursday at 7 30 pm on KCRG TV 9. The plot centers on Beaver planning a costly gift for a girl, highlighting the show’s humorous setup.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.