Weather Outlook and City Reports Across the Nation
The bulletin lists Sunday highs and lows for several cities led by Minneapolis and New York with mixed precipitation. It forecasts a Monday night of clear to partly cloudy skies, moderating winds, and subfreezing lows, followed by mostly cloudy conditions and scattered light snow Tuesday. A five day trend anticipates below normal temperatures and light to moderate snow. The report also covers recurring local notices, court calendars, and service updates.
Britain and Philippines open Southeast Asia defense talks
London discussions focus on Southeast Asian security as Britain and the Philippines address Indonesian volunteer threats to Northern Borneo. Britain deploys paratrooper units to Brunei and positions about 2,000 more troops on alert, with around 3,000 already there, amid a disputed Malay federation plan.
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London
Britain
Philippines
Southeast Asia
Borneo
Brunei
Singapore
Indonesia
Northern
Indonesian Borneo
Achmad Jani
Northern Borneo
Sultanate of
Sarawak
North Borneo
Malaysia
Malaya
Speeding Fines and Bonds Set in Municipal Court
Police division reports David Burgess of 104 Twenty-seventh Street NE fined 15 dollars plus costs for speeding. Carl Mullins of Pleasantville forfeits 15 dollar bond. Donald King of 324 Eighth Avenue SW and James Coffman of 3710 Richmond Road NE are listed in the docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Freel
Route One
Marion
James White
Dover Street
Raymond Carter
Davenport
Elias Bain
Twenty Seventh Street
Joyce Kline
Washington Avenue
David Long
E Avenue NW
Joseph Repstein
Elm Avenue
Larry Viers
Louisa Street
Edwin Helm
Sixth Street
Dennis van de Venter
Vinton
Harold Raver
First Street
Jacob Griston
Frank Chase
Joseph Botello
David Burgess
Twenty-seventh Street
Carl Mullens
Pleasantville
Donald King
Eighth Avenue
James Coffman
Richmond Road
State legislature raises salaries for new commissions
The article notes salary levels for state commissions and changes to appointments. Martin has chaired the commerce commission since last July after being elected with Gov. Hughes in 1958. commissioners earn 9000 dollars annually. Carter, appointed to employment security in 1957, earns 8800 dollars. Barry will replace Keir, shifting highway commission to Democrats. Hughes must appoint Republicans to balance party representation. Crawford, named to replace Conway, earns 8800 dollars. Potter, an accountant, lost a senate bid to Leo Elthan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry
Robert Keir
Spencer
Highway Commission
Hughes
Barry Motor Co
Danbury
Crawford
Walter I. Conway
Muscatine
Potter
Leo Elthan
Senate
Yevtushenko Publishes Tenth Book in Moscow
AP reports poet Yevtushenko issued his tenth poetry collection A Sweep of an Arm in Moscow. The first printing reached 100,000 copies, unusually large for poetry editions in the Western world.
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Moscow
Yevgeny Yevtushenko
Nevada A Test Site Picket Draws Office Strike Line
In Las Vegas, office workers began a strike Monday and formed a picket line at the Nevada test site. The Atomic Energy Commission said other crafts were honoring the line.
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Las Vegas
Nevada Test Site
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Driest January in San Francisco Since 1849
The city marked its 26th straight day without rain, making January the driest on record since 1849. AP reports the stretch began in late December and continued through the final week of the month.
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San Francisco
49Ers
Cedar Rapids Sees Historic Subzero Streaks In 1912 And 1936
State climatologist Paul Waite reports Cedar Rapids’ readings show four days below zero in January 1912 with highs of -3, -11, -7, -2 and a sequence of -4 to -5 from January 10 to 12. The 1936 cold spell nearly matched this, posting 15 subzero days from January 19 to February 2.
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Tures
Cedar Rapids
Paul Waite
United States Weather Bureau
Des Moines
Jjan
Cedar Rapids Weather of 1936 Cold Spell Headlined Daily News
Cedar Rapids residents treated the 1936 deep freeze as major news with page one coverage nearly every day. The 650-foot snow drift near Walker blocked tracks. two youngsters died in Stanwood as a home burned. Colder pipes froze many and coal rationing began amid milk shortages, with schools closed and vehicles delayed.
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Cedar Rapids
the Gazette
Rock Island
Walker
Stanwood
Iowa
Des Moines Weather Bureau
Page
Sarah Hutton
Palo
Union Station
Jurors Chosen In Two Linn County Drunk Driving Trials
District court on Monday selected juries for two Linn County men facing reckless driving charges. Duane A. McVay 26 Viola faces trial before Judge Donald P. Barnes after a December 23 arrest near Central City on Highway 13. Ray Huff 31 Marion faces trial before Judge Charles Penningroth after an October 20 accident near Marion on Highway 150. An alternate juror Paul Redeker was named.
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Linn County
Duane A. McVay
Viola
Donald P. Barnes
McVay
Central City
Highway 13
Dorothy M. Benson
Royal H. Sommers
Bernard van Etten
Louis Zobac
Milo L. Wiele
Thomas J. Mullin
Vincent A. Wroiblewski
Alfred Danker
Charles Penningroth
Ray Huff
Fifth Avenue
Marion
Highway 150
Laurene Bowman
Curtis L. Jones
William Womacka
Luella McDonnell
Wilma Sadilek
Gred Healey
Andy Miller
Lyle Bruere
Alice M. Niles
Frank L. Pokorney
Ray Lehman
Eldora M. Hazlett
Paul Redeker
Family Treated After Inhaling Chimney Fumes
Mrs. Jerry DeFord age 22 and her two sons David age 2 and Dennis 14 months of 1636 Sixth Street NW were treated at Mercy hospital Monday for ill effects from fumes inhaled through a stopped up chimney flue. They were released in good condition after treatment.
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Jerry DeFord
Sixth Street NW
David
Dennis
Mercy Hospital
Friendly Nations Fight For Britain Common Market
Five Western European ministers from West Germany Italy Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg pressed a late bid to keep Britain in the Common Market to prevent French dominance of Western Europe. They warned the outcome would shape the Western alliance and the role of the United States and Britain in Europe.
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Brussels
Friends
Britain
Europe
West Germany
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Western Alliance
U.S
Khrushchev
de Gaulle
Soviet Union
West Ger
Mans
Common Market Commission
Hoffa Rule Out National Transportation Strike
United States union leader James R. Hoffa says there will be no nationwide transportation strike, arguing such a walkout would defeat its purpose. He compared the power to call a strike to possessing the atomic bomb, urging stability and dialogue rather than action.
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Sters
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Senator McClellan
Mr. Hoffa
McClellan
Two Cedar Rapids Men Charged With Drunk Driving
Linn county attorney's office filed charges Monday against Merle Casteel 49 of 131 Twenty-sixth Street NW and Earl T Boxrude 53 of 2124 Eighth Avenue SW both accused of drunken driving. Casteel a third offender was arrested Saturday on Eighth Avenue SW with prior convictions in 1936 and 1957. Boxrude was arrested Saturday on First Avenue W at Fifteenth Street and fell ill in his city jail cell Sunday morning before being treated at St Luke's hospital and reported in fair condition Monday afternoon.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Merle Casteel
Twenty-sixth Street
Eighth Avenue
Jones County
Earl T. Boxrude
First Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Boxrude
St. Luke's Hospital
Linn Deputy Car Damaged in County Crash
Cedar Rapids police report damage estimated at 450 dollars to a Linn County sheriff's car after an accident Saturday. Deputy Lyle Shook's vehicle, traveling west on Second Avenue SW, was struck when Marvin Gard, 60, of 208 Eighteenth Street NW, turned in front of it. Gard faced an improper turn charge. The crash occurred about 4 05 p.m. in the 1000 block.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Second Avenue
Lyle Shook
Marvin Gard
Eighteenth ‘Street
Shook
Gard
Suit Filed Over Promissory Note Between Fishers and Rottons
Richard J. and Alvis E. Fisher sue W. L. and N. Jeanne Rotton for 3965 dollars on a promissory note. The action seeks judgment for the debt with costs.
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Richard J. and
Alvis E. Fisher
W. L
N. Jeanne Rotton
Dinner Delayed Yet Fatal Heart Attack Claims Wrigley
Francis James Wrigley suffered a heart attack just before Christmas after a postponed family reunion and Christmas dinner in Macon Georgia. The 49 year old collapsed and died of a second heart attack shortly after the meal.
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Macon
Francis James Wrigley
Wrigley
Police Record Four More Hit-and-Run Reports
Four Cedar Rapids car owners reported hit-and-run incidents over the weekend at police headquarters. The victims are John Goldensoph of 208 Third Street NW Fred Oster of 1409 Second Avenue SE Ellen Dynes of 1202 Thirty sixth Street SE and Larry Lawrence of 2201 First Avenue SW. All said their cars were struck while parked at the curb.
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Cedar Rapids
John Goldensoph
Third Street
Fred Ositer
Second Avenue
Ellen Dynes
Thirty
Sixth Street
Larry Lawrence
First Avenue
Chase Sentenced After Fight With Patrolman
Cedar Rapids man Frank T. Chase, 34, was sentenced to 30 days in the county jail after pleading guilty to a drunkenness charge following a late Saturday confrontation with Patrolman William Long outside the Oasis tavern. Long sustained a sprained arm and minor injuries. Chase received 23 stitches for head wounds.
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Cedar
Chase
William Long
Long
Gary Merrill Stars as Dangerously Sick Actor on BEN CASEY
At 9 PM Monday Gary Merrill portrays a dangerously ill actor in a tense BEN CASEY episode on KCRG TV 9. Viewers follow a troubling medical mystery as the character battles illness and suspense builds.
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Gary Merrill
Kcrg-Tv
Ben Casey
Deaths Hedvika Hubert 69 Cedar Rapids resident
Hedvika Hubert 69 wife of Andrew Hubert died after a lingering illness Monday. Born Oct 15 1893 in Moravia she lived in Cedar Rapids since 1921. Survived by husband a daughter Mrs Louis Va nourny and a son Emil both of Cedar Rapids two grandchildren and a Z C B J member. Services Thursday at 2 at Janeba Kuba funeral home with burial at Czech National. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Tuesday.
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Hedvika Hubert
Andrew Hubert
Seventeenth Ave
Moravia
Cedar Rapids
Louis Vanourny
Emil
Z. C. B. J. Lodge
Janeba-Kuba
Jerry Drahovzal
Miss Kathryn Gallagher Dies. Former Nurse of Mercy Hospital
Kathryn Gallagher 62 a Cedar Rapids resident and former Mercy Hospital nurse died Sunday. Born August 14 1879 at Mount Auburn she belonged to St Patrick s church. Service at St Patrick s on Tuesday at 9 30 led by Rev J Robert McDonald Burial will be in St Patrick s Cemetery Fairfax Friends may visit Teahen chapel where Mercy Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae will recite the rosary at 7 Monday Father McDonald and the Parish at 8
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Kathryn Frances Gallagher
Cedar Rapids
Mt. Auburn
Gallagher
Mercy Hospital
St. Patrick’s Church
St. Patrick's Church
J. Robert McDonald
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Fairfax
Teahen Chapel
Mercy Hospital School of Nursing
Father McDonald
Death of Clark W. Shaffer in Florida
Word reached Mrs. Frank Mittlested of Cedar Rapids that her brother Clark W. Shaffer died in Dunedin Florida at 77. Former Cedar Rapids resident, he was married in Cedar Rapids to Stella Brooks who preceded him in death on December 6. Services were planned in Dunedin with cremation at Linwood Cemetery in Cedar Rapids.
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Frank Mittlested
Parkcourt SE
Dunedin
Fla
Clark W. Shaffer
Cedar Rapids
Stella Brooks
Linwood Cemetery
Services Elias Lester Brush chapel Tuesday at 2
Jerry Drahov officiated at services for Elias Lester at the Lester Brush chapel on Tuesday at 2. Burial followed at Rogers Grove Cemetery near Ely.
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Elias, Lester
Brush Chapel
Jerry Drahovzal
Rogers Grove Cemetery
Ely
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Wales
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County Boards of Supervisors
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St. Luke's
Mervin Peterson
B Avenue
Hiawatha
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Gene Wink
Glen Suits
Seventh Avenue
Marvin Hanson
Ronald Beach
Glenoak Farm
Lloyd Seastrom
Ridge Drive
Ames
Henry A. Hellinga
Lester J. Ziegler
Jerry D. Ziegler
Bernice M. Lopata
Emil M. Lopata
George Irish
Nancy L. Trish
Harry H. Plummer
Grace Plummer
John H. Wright
Meinard Backstrom
Melvin R. Barthelman
Connie M. Grimm
Charles E. Collins
Mary A. Musil
August R. Smith
Margaret M. Loughren
Prairieburg
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Second Street
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Lach
Alan Pratt
Eleventh Street
Elsie Beam
Crestlwood Drive
St. Joseph’s Church
Mc‘Namara’s
Anamosa
Manchester
Eliza A. Hardien
Shelly's
Ryan
John Supple
Shelly’s
Earlville
Donald E. Thi‘bodeau
Methodist Church
Delhi
Wilmington
Del
Bramer’s
Herman Wiebel
Trinity Lutheran Church
Williamsburg
Lewis A. Hanson
McSwiggin and Uhlmann
S. Castalia
Elwood Blue
EUB
Schutte’s
Postville
Mechanicsville
Rose Shrope
St. Mary’s Church
Rosary
Horner
Marengo
Nora Hartin
Hoover's
Stacy’s
Iowa City
Walter Shoquist
Beckman’s. West Branch
Erick Leslie Verlo
Aubrey Verlo
Barker's
Lone Tree
St. Joseph's ‘Cemetery
Regina Duffy
Peter Duffy
Kamchatka
Mitchell
Pierson
Ellis Blvd
Commerce Post
Yevtushenko
Nevada
Coe College
Chambers
WPA
Middle West
United States
Weather News
Oskaloosa
Page One
John B. Turner & Son
2Nd Ave. S.E
By Tom Ochiltree
Linn
Beatty-Beurle
Third Ave
Boas
M Beatty- Beurle
Funnal
St. Luke’s Hospital
Lawrence Staley
Alrview Drive SE
Staley
Kathryn Gallagher
John E. Lapes
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