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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 29, 1963

Page

3

The Weather Indher Dad Low Temperatures Monday

A fragment notes cold conditions with low temperatures expected Monday. Details on exact numbers or locations are missing, leaving the forecast unclear.

Indher

Winter Weather Forecast and Legislative Debate Summary

The forecast calls for cloudy, colder conditions through Wednesday with light snow in many areas. Lows Tuesday night range from 5 to 10 below in the northwest and 5 to 10 above in the southeast. Wednesday highs 5 to 15. The outlook shows mostly cloudy skies with light snow in the east and little temperature change Thursday. In the Iowa legislature, debate opened on the Shaff plan for reapportionment. 11 bills were received including sheriff uniforms, night deputy patrols, anti age discrimination, constitutional appointment powers, and tax/education property exemptions.

County Boards of Supervisors Board of Supervisors Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Senate

Municipal Court Notices Summarize Multiple Case Fines

Police division records list several individuals fined for speeding failing to control driving without license and leaving scene of accident with amounts ranging from 10 to 100 dollars plus costs. Names and addresses include Roger Leith 1442 Fourth Avenue SE and William J Bright 407 J Avenue NW among others. Community church service notices follow civic entries with locations and prayer schedules.

Roger Leith Fourth Avenue Lawrence E. Schminke Norway Jerry W. Larson Seventh Avenue Louis J. Harapat Seventh Street Jeramia D. Donavan Dennis Drive Donald E. Michel E Avenue NW Betty L. Morrison Second Street Donald A. Hughes Lincolnway Trailer Court Robert L. Soukup Mt. Vernon Road William J. Bright J Avenue NW

Court Reporter Issue Spreads To Supervisors

Controversy over municipal and juvenile court reporters in Cedar Rapids spread to the Linn county board of supervisors. The board debated funding and whether two reporters are needed while planning a meeting with judges and the county attorney to decide next steps.

Court Reporter Cedar Rapids Linn County Board of Supervisors Dudley Henderson Miles Sutera Bob Johnson

Clay to join Lehman Brothers as senior partner

General Lucius Clay will join Lehman Brothers as a senior partner, subject to New York Stock Exchange approval. Clay, retired from the army, previously chaired Continental Can and served as Kennedy's personal representative to Berlin from 1961.

NEW York Lucius Clay Lehman Brothers New York Stock Exchange Clay Continental Can Kennedy Berlin

County probes funding for second reporter

Henderson says an opinion from Fulton is sought on whether the county can withdraw funds for a second reporter. The county attorney, the board, and judges plan a meeting, but Scolaro and Judge Hullinger are out of town and the session will wait until they return.

Henderson Fulton Anthony Scolaro Hullinger

Weather record may still be made in Cedar Rapids

A Cedar Rapids cold front moving in by midday Tuesday threatens to push a sub zero reading into the record books for the eighteenth straight day. Forecaster Carl Hatfield notes the 24 hour low may still occur before midnight if the front does not stall west of the area.

Cedar Rapids Carl Hatfield FAA Municipal Airport Nebraska Lincoln Mercury Grand Island North Platte Hatfield

Phone Rates Drop Across Regions Under New Revisions

Interstate telephone rates were cut by 50 million in 1959 with another 46 million reduction in interstate revenues adopted last year under separations procedures enabling 41 states to reduce intrastate rates by 40 million. The Bell system said the changes will substantially benefit residence customers with reductions up to 43 percent in some areas.

American Telephone & Telegraph Co Bell Companies

Kathy Nolan Appears on The Untouchables Profile

Kathy Nolan guests as the wife of a Chicago mobster in a Tuesday evening segment on KCRG TV 9. The show airs at 8 30 PM and focuses on crime family dynamics as depicted in the series.

Kathy Nolan Chicago Kcrg-Tv

Deaths Clyde Hawkins longtime Cedar Rapids resident

Clyde Warren Hawkins 55 years a Cedar Rapids resident died Monday after a long illness. Born Sept 23 1882 in Wapelio county he married Cora Mae Johnson in Buchanan county Sept 20 1905. He retired as a locomotive engineer in 1949 after 40 years of service. Surviving are his wife two sons a daughter five grandchildren and one great grandchild. A daughter Helen Marie preceded him in death. He belonged to the Presbyterian church Disabled Veterans and retired railroad groups and was past president of the Brotherhood of Firemen and Enginemen. Services at Turner chapel Thursday at 1 30 by Rev Allen S VanCleve burial Cedar Memorial. Friends may call.

Clyde Warren Hawkins Eleventh Street Cedar Rapids Wapelio Cora Mae Johnson Buchanan County Russell W Clifford W. Hankins Marvin Gard Helen Marie Hankins Presbyterian Church National Assn Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Brotherhood of Firemen Turner Chapel Allen S. VanCleve Central Park Presbyterian Church Cedar Memorial

Obituary: Oren A Carter Sr veteran and Cedar Rapids resident

Oren Allison Carter 66 of 314 A avenue NW Cedar Rapids died Tuesday after a long illness. Born Marengo March 9 1896 he married Elizabeth Chase May 1 1950 in Iowa City. Survived by wife two daughters Gladys Rhoda and Delores two sons Oren A Jr and Richard L four stepchildren and two sisters. Funeral services at Beatty Bearle at 1 30 Friday with burial Linwood and military honors at the grave chapel after 1 p m Wednesday.

Oren Allison Carter A Avenue NW Marengo Elizabeth Chase Iowa City Cedar Rapids Gladys Rhoda Delores Carter Richmond, Va Oren A., Jr Richard L. Carter Goldie Kohl Pearl Whetstine Denver Beatty-Bearle Funeral Home Linwood

Obituary for John W. Mendenhall 1897 1960

John W. Mendenhall 66 of 1124 K Street SW died Saturday in Hammond Indiana after a brief illness. Born January 16 1897 at Mount Vernon he lived in Cedar Rapids most of his life and worked 18 years for Iowa Steel retiring in 1960. Survived by sister Alice East and brother Herbert Mendenhall burial in Sigourney with services Thursday by Rev. W A Mason. Friends may call at the chapel.

John W. Mendenhall K Street Iowa Steel and Iron Works Hammond Ind Mt. Vernon Cedar Rapids Iowa Steel Lena L Alice East Calumet City Ill Herbert Mendenhall Hot Springs Ark Beatty-Bearle W. A. Mason The Free Methodist Church Sigourney

Williams widow Luella E dies in Colorado

Luella E Williams widow of Thomas A Williams died in LaVeta Colorado last Thursday She was born December 15 1870 in Baldwin and later lived in Cedar Rapids She leaves a daughter Yvette Williams of LaVeta three grandchildren and five great grandchildren Graveside services set for 10 Wednesday at Waterford cemetery near Maquoketa Friends may visit Turner chapel until 9 p m Tuesday

Luella E. Williams Thomas A. Williams LaVeta Colo Baldwin Cedar Rapids Yvette Williams Waterford Cemetery Maquoketa Turner Chapel

Obituary: Sol Harris Dies in Des Moines After Cedar Rapids Life

Sol Harris a former Cedar Rapids resident died Saturday at the Iowa Jewish Home for the Aged in Des Moines where he had lived the last 15 years. Services were held in Des Moines with burial in Jewish Glendale cemetery. Survivors include a sister Mrs. Max Scheer of Peoria Ill and a brother Albert J Harris of Des Moines.

Sol Harris Cedar Rapids Des Moines

Townsend Widow Helen Townsend Dies in Pasadena Home

Helen Faye Townsend formerly of 1908 Fifth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids and longtime resident who moved to Pasadena about ten years ago died January 24. Her passing is reported as a local obituary notice.

Helen Faye Townsend Fifth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Pasadena

Memorial services held Monday for Cedar Rapids church member

Memorial services were conducted there Monday for a member of Peoples Church in Cedar Rapids.

Peoples Church Cedar Rapids

Burglaries Sweep Cedar Rapids and Marion Hit Medalla Stations

A police confession ties Shelton to multiple breakins across Cedar Rapids and Marion from late 1961 to early 1963. He admitted thefts at Cecil Brothers Standard Service, Igram's grocery, Madden's Skelly station, and several others, with amounts ranging from pennies to $89. The Madden station faced three burglaries, and a Hatch and Brookman Lumber Co. break-in yielded nothing. Officers Reed and Barnes credited the quiet police work leading to arrests.

Cedar Rapids Marion Cecil Brothers Standard Sixteenth Avenue Sixth Street Shelton Madden’s Marion Reed James Barnes Matias Igram’s Steggall First Avenue Skelly First Avenue Cash Register al Smith Conoco Koenig Sinclair Ellis Boulevard Kenwood 66 Kenwood Sinclair First Avenue NE Cecil Brothers Izer Conoco Sinclair Himes Texaco Center Point Road Lloyd’s Skelley Sixteenth Street Madden Skelly College Cities Hatch and Brookman Lumber Co Eighth Avenue SE Charles A. Merulla Tenth Street

Courthouse $200 700 Asked In Fatal Auto Accident Suits

Three lawsuits totaling 200 700 were filed in district court over a September Cedar Rapids crash that killed Raymond E Trafton 75 and Bess Trafton 72 of Paton Iowa and seriously injured their son Raymond B Trafton of Los Alamitos California The son seeks 160 000 for head leg chest and internal injuries The administrator requests 20 000 for each death and 700 for car damage Defendants are John L Marshall 23 Muscatine and the Charles L Mull and Sons truck line of Muscatine The accident occurred when the elder Trafton turned left at highways 218 and 30 The Trafton car and a semi driven by Marshall collided head on A jury trial was requested.

Cedar Rapids Raymond E. Trafton Bess Paton Iowa Raymond B. Trafton Los Alamitos Calif Robert C. Trafton John L. Marshall Muscatine Charles L. Mull and Sons Trafton Marshall

Guffey Receives Suspended Sentence After Guilty Plea

Howard A. Guffey, 38, of route three, draws a six month suspended sentence after pleading guilty to false uttering of a check. Restitution of 25 dollars for a January 15 bogus check drawn on Peoples Bank of Cedar Rapids required. Judge Charles Penningroth presided. Edward W. Hamilton, 41, of Charles City, awaits plea on uttering a forged instrument charge for two $50 checks written last Friday and forging Glen Katcher's name.

Howard A. Guffey Route Three Charles Penningroth Guffey Peoples Bank of Cedar Rapids Edward W. Hamilton Charles City Hamilton Glen Katcher

Man Seeks $41 975 Auto Accident Suit

Donald T. Pejchl files a district court suit seeking 41 975.51 for injuries from a Nov 10 collision on First Ave E at Third St. Defendant Dan W. Oakley drove a truck that struck Pejchl from behind. Request breaks down 40 000 for pain and suffering and the remainder for wages medical bills and car damage.

Donald T. Pejchl Twelfth Street Dan W. Oakley Second Avenue Pejchl First Avenue E Third Street Oakley

Four Soviet Migs Arrive in India for Training and Study

Four Soviet Mig fighter jets arrived in Bombay in crates on a Soviet ship. Officials say the aircraft will be used mainly for training and as models for Indian builders. Soviet technicians will soon help set up manufacture of Migs in India.

New Delhi Bombay India

Pleads Innocent To Desertion Charge

Harold Ockenfels 50 of 1026 Eleventh Street NE pled innocent to desertion and abandonment of children at arraignment before Judge Donald Barnes. He is accused of deserting four children ages 9 11 12 and 14.

Harold Ockenfels Eleventh Street Donald Barnes Ockenfels

West Germany, France clash sinks Europe unity bid

The Brussels talks collapse as De Gaulle blocks Britain from joining the Common Market. Five nations urge a commission study while U S officials warn against wrecking European unification. Spaak Lefevre Lans stress European unity despite setback.

Spaak Joseph Lans Theo Lefevre France Europe U. S Western

Brazil to Send 20 Marines to Havana Embassy

Rio de Janeiro reports Brazil will deploy 20 Marines to its Havana embassy to maintain security after two Cuban refugees were killed in unclear circumstances.

Rio DE Janeiro UPI Brazil Havana

Plot To Kidnap Ford Reported

Caracas Venezuela AP El Mundo reports Henry Ford II received police protection after a communist plot to kidnap the manufacturer. Ford visited Valencia to inspect a new auto assembly plant as communists and Castro supporters use terror tactics to topple President Betancourt.

Caracas Venezuela el Mundo Henry Ford II Ford Valencia Fidel Castro Betancourt

Like Grand Central Station bed sale

Mrs Chyba sold a SIMMONS day bed with Beautyrest mattress after one month of use. The listing notes many prospective buyers and urges readers to place want ads for unused furniture and appliances. Dial EM 2-112 for placement.

Simmons Charles Chyba

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Daily Record C.R. Weather Cis Wokadee Dave Riee H. H. Shannafelt Methodist Church Holm’s. Elkader Mike Bente Peace Evangelical and Reformed Church Witt’s. Williamsburg Lewis A.hanson St. Michael’s Church Holbrook Rosary McSwiggin and Uhlmann Tipton Kathryn Christian Sheets and da W. Scott Gundlach East Side Church of Christ Brant’s. Decorah Joe Wilhelm St. Bridget’s Church Bluffton Brooklyn Flem Orr St. Patrick’s Church Bramer’s. Mechanicsville William Zimmerman Horner's. Wellman Esther Ashby Hamilton Powell’s St. Luke's David Johnston Lakeside Keith Clark Peasta Robert Shaffer Eldon Stueck Atkins David Davis Ninth Avenue SW David Steiner Peace Avenue NW Ronald Dodge Greg Keith Forty-third Street Paul Fuller James Huff Lisbon Loren Fligg Mobile Home Court No. 2 Robert Sonka First Avenue SE Roger Girtton Clarence James Halliburton Ellis Boulevard NW George McCloskey Edward Gard Eighth Avenue Hiawatha Edward Schulte Marcellus Winn Clifton Street Donald Lynch Eastern Boulevard Charles Woods Woods J. R. Kinnan Fourth Street Lincoln Park Mich Wayne G. Basler, Jr Basler al Swenson Vinton Wayne G. Basler Maple Drive Beloit Wis Ronald Cooke Cooke Frank Fora Fourteenth Avenue Milpitas A. J. Ryden Ryden Elmer Nelson Avenue NW Gloria K. Behn John D. Behn Rachel N. Heral William L. Heral Fairlane Drive Farm Market Fruitland Boulevard Sutera Howard McLaughlin Jack Fulton McLaughlin Loren Hullinger, Jr John E. Lapes Clyde Hawkins Oren Carter John Mendenhall Luella Williams Helen F. Townsend Jay W. Hesser John Kuban Madden Station William R. Madden Swenson Howard Guffey Man Macmillan Washington European Unity Movement Brussels Rusk Schroeder Erhard Britain West Germany Italy Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg de Gaulle Organization European Free Trade Assn U.S John Tuthill Common Market Commission Six Monahan-Stewart Funeral Home WM. J. Stewart John B. Turner & Son 2Nd Ave. S.E Central Station Vlember Murdoch Marion Z
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