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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1972
Page
2
Cold and sunny forecast with mixed temps across cities and a week of minimal snowfall. Local notes include births and marriages in Cedar Rapids and nearby towns, fire and police calls, and public service announcements with schedule details and recent civic actions.
Richard E. Greenman aged 25 of 112 Seventh Avenue SW was arrested Thursday night on an assault and battery charge. He posted a $110 bond and was released. The charge was in an information filed by his wife Rebecca before Justice Vince Hart. She alleges he beat her at their home around 10 p.m. Thursday.
Ellis YMCA announces Phase II winter schedule beginning Monday at the Ellis branch. New classes include a girls cheerleading program with Jefferson cheerleaders at 4 p.m., tap and ballet for ages 7 to junior high, a drill team tryout February 5, and multiple youth activities such as crafts, boxing, modern dance, wrestling, gymnastics, basketball, drama, and swim instruction.
DES MOINES AP The Iowa senate confirmed three of Gov. Robert Ray's appointees to state commissions. Oliver Hanson of Durant was confirmed as state superintendent of banking for a term ending June 30, 1973. Harlan S. Lowe of Toledo was confirmed to the beer and liquor control commission from Jan. 1, 1973 to Dec. 31, 1977. Sam Brown of Council Bluffs was confirmed to the civil rights commission with a term ending June 30, 1973.
Police mark another tragedy as Gregory Foster aged 22 and Rocco Laurie aged 25 die after gunfire on Thursday night. Both officers were married. Foster leaves two children. The deaths are blamed on federal inaction on handgun controls, adding to grim year for city patrolmen following eleven killed last year.
Local readers spot Dennis the Menace strip featured daily in the Gazette classifieds page. The recurring panel remains a favorite among youngsters and collectors, with readers noting its humor amid the usual adverts and notices.
George J. De Groot 77 of 906 Twenty-seventh street NE died Friday after a long illness. A Cedar Rapids resident 32 years, born January 31 1894 in Blairsburg he married Edna Lucille Myers January 8 1924 in Eagle Grove and served in World War I. He worked for Rock Island Railroad 1920 1962 and belonged to St Pauls United Methodist Church Hanford American Legion post and Brotherhood of Railway Clerks. Surviving wife a daughter a sister and three grandchildren. Services Monday 1 p.m. at Chapel of Memories with Dr Arnold Herbst. Cedar Memorial burial. Kenneth William Broxey 57 of 1012 Second Street SW died Thursday after a long illness. A lifelong Cedar Rapids resident born October 31 1914 he married Bernice Holt September 21 1964 and worked as a guard for Burns Detective Agency. Surviving wife a daughter a son seven brothers and two half sisters. Services Monday 1 30 p.m. at Turner Chapel West with Rev Howard Harris. Linwood burial. Friends may call Turner Chapel West until 1 p.m. Monday. casket not to be opened after the service.
Florence Waite died Thursday after a long illness. Born March 7, 1897 in Rooks Creek Livingston County Illinois she was a Christian Church member. Survived by daughter Mrs Reed another daughter Frances Gibson Fayetteville Arkansas seven grandchildren a brother and three sisters. Body moved from Turner chapel west to the Lu gin Buel funeral home Lincoln Ark.
Robert O. Straughn, 77, once of Cedar Rapids, died in Fairmont, Minnesota. His sole survivor in Eastern Iowa is his daughter, Mrs. Franklin J. Vane of Cedar Rapids. Funeral services and burial took place in Fairmont on Wednesday.
Multiple obituary notices list funeral times and locations. Vincent J Condon and Leroy Dusty Rhodes are noted with Chapel of Memories and Cedar Memorial arrangements. Edward Jackson Gordon and Ty Ingersoll Turner chapel services are recorded with burial places and ministers. Donations suggested to Coe College scholarship fund St Luke's fund Linn County Humane Society or Iowa State Bar foundation.
Roy Harris, 21, of 1924 First Avenue NW, pled guilty Friday to robbing the Sheronick Grocery at 1436 L Street SW last July 5, taking 400 dollars in cash and checks. Sentencing set for February 24. bond totaling 2,000 dollars. Original charge was robbery with aggravation. additional charges of assault with intent to do great bodily harm and false uttering of a check are pending.
James L Blood 18 of 407 Lennox Avenue SE and two boys aged 15 and 16 charged with breaking and entering in a Monday Elmcrest Country Club break in. Whisky valued at 258.49 taken. Youth bureau processed, released to parents. Blood held in city jail pending arraignment.
Larry Gorham, 29, without a stated address, received a ten year state penitentiary term at Fort Madison after a guilty verdict for breaking into a southwest Cedar Rapids service station on April 21. Judge Harold Vietor allowed the sentence to run concurrently with a separate ten year term from a Buchanan county breaking and entering conviction. The county attorney had requested consecutive terms.
Fire officials say an electric stove defect may have caused a house fire that killed Ripella Thornton 5 and her mother and brother. The home was a total loss valued around 11 000 to 12 000 dollars amid zero degree weather and an oil furnace left empty. Neighbors described frantic rescue attempts and a man who rushed to warn others before fleeing.
Linn county Health Center and the board of supervisors clashed over a supposed simple agreement that the center would not move until old office space was rented. Health Director Ed Hanlon said the move to the Paul building was happening Friday and that no binding rental deal existed for the old quarters. Supervisor William Martin insisted no move should occur until rental was secured, while the others expressed hope the situation would be resolved amicably.
Harold Racz, 20, of rural Palo, was given a nine month suspended sentence in Linn district court on Friday for stealing a radiator and an oil cooler from a tractor on November 16. The parts were taken from a vehicle parked at 1825 Twenty-sixth Street NW. He was placed on one year of probation.
The Libel suit by art dealer Fernand Legros against Clifford Irving proceeds as State Supreme Court Justice Edward McCaffrey requires Irving to appear in person. Deposition on Irving assets follows a Friday morning arrival with his wife Edith and two children from Ibiza to attend the hearings.
CRESCO The Howard County Sheriff Percy Haven 69 announced Friday he will retire at the end of his present term December 31 He began work as a deputy in 1934 and was elected sheriff 20 years ago In California the Mojave desert recorded ground temperatures around 150 degrees in what geologists at USC called possibly the highest ever recorded
Emil Lamparek, owner of the frame home, said he arrived about ten minutes after the Orvil Thornton family fire began. Mrs. Thornton, 26, and her sons Preston Ripella, 5, and Orvil Thornton III, 3, died in the pre-dawn blaze after banging on Lamparek’s door seeking help. Lamparek, awakened by the alarm, rushed out but found no telephone to summon aid.
Norman Larson, 28, of 1506 First Avenue NE, was found walking without shoes and admitted to St Luke's Hospital on Friday for frozen feet. He remained in fairly good condition. Police report ongoing investigation into the case.
A concise want ad style notice inviting readers to solve buying renting selling or locating problems quickly. It emphasizes fast results and direct connections between buyers sellers renters and seekers. The item reads like a classifieds prompt urging action.
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