Weather and government notices from Iowa and nearby regions
The report lists marriage licenses and temperature readings for several cities including Minneapolis Denver Saltese Cedar Rapids and Omaha and details a forecast with partly cloudy days and a warming trend. It also covers legislative activity in the Iowa House with bills on fossils public funds road funds and pork turtle restrictions plus agency budget actions and traffic court outcomes across multiple communities with numerous fines and notices.
Cars Have Come Far From The 1769 Model
The note claims the first self propelled land vehicle was a steam model by Nicholas Gagnot, moving at 3 mph and stopping every 100 feet for steam. Gazette want ads are suggested for fast results, with Saturday 5 pm deadline and EM 21121 contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas Gagnot
Gazette
Medical practitioner shot in Chicago office dispute
Christian Science practitioner William Robert, 69, was shot and gravely wounded in his eight floor Chicago office by Edward Whitney, 58, who said he came to avenge his daughter's death 21 years earlier after the family used faith healing. Whitney surrendered his pistol to a traffic officer and was held without charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William Robert
Edward Whitney
Birmingham
Ala
Rubert
John Raiman
Robert
Whitney
Hearing on Senate Contest Delayed in Des Moines
A Iowa senate committee hearing to contest the election of Sen. Carl Hoschek of Burlington has been postponed until Monday. The challenge by Blythe C. Conn, a Burlington Republican, is delayed as Conn’s attorney Frank Elwood of Cresco is ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Senate
Carl Hoschek
Burlington
Hoschek
Blythe C. Conn
Conn
Frank Elwood
Cresco
Two Space Candidates Bewildered in Alaska News
FAIRBANKS Alaska AP two veteran air force test pilots Capt Tom Bogan 35 and Capt William Bradbury 33 were named among 105 candidates for mankind first space venture Their selection confirmed by air force officials They await detailed project information and remaining candidates final selection by late March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Alaska
Air Force
Tom Bogan
William Bradbury
Bogan
Bradbury
Eiel‘son Air Force Base
Here
Wright-Patterson Afb
Dayton
Goodland
Ind
Houston
London
Ont
Earth
Judge Scolds Jehovah's Witnesses Over Induction Refusal
Federal Judge Edwin R. Hicklin sentenced several members of the Jehovah's Witnesses to three years in prison for refusing induction into the armed services. He praised city officials for denying use of the Veterans Memorial auditorium for a district convention. Carl D. Heckman of Guthrie Center faced indictment on Dec. 4 for the same defiance. The auditorium managers had refused to rent the venue to the sect citing its war veteran dedication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPS
Edwin R. Hicklin
Jehovah's Witnesses
Armed Services
Veterans Memorial Auditorium
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Hicklin
Carl D. Heckman
Guthrie Center
Bodies of 3 Missing Sled Dogs Found in Antarctic
Tokyo reports the bodies of three of Japan's Antarctic expedition sled dogs found under ice and snow near Ongul Island. Two other dogs were alive when the party departed, but ten dogs remain unaccounted for as of Friday's update.
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Tokyo
Japan
Ongul Island
Frankfurt Anniversary Noted as Hitler Rise Recalled
The 26th anniversary of Hitler becoming chancellor and the Third Reich’s birth is cited. The German people largely ignored the anniversary, reflecting a muted public response.
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Frankfurt
UPI
Hitler
Third Reich
British Gallery Plans Churchill Art Display
Sir Winston Churchill tops British art again with a one man show at the Royal Academy of Art in March. Fifty canvases will be on exhibit during the first two weeks, many having toured in the United States Canada Australia and New Zealand. Only four other living artists have had single shows at Piccadilly's famed gallery.
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London
Winston Churchill
Winston
Royal Academy of Art
U.S
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Piccadilly
Royal Academy
Sir Winston
Deaths Elizabeth Bender 81 Cedar Rapids widow
Elizabeth Bender 81 of 504 Tenth Street SE widow of John Bender and Cedar Rapids resident 16 years died Friday Born in Butler Pennsylvania she leaves three daughters Mrs Ralph Wagner Moorland Mrs Elmer Dunn and Miss Agnes Bender Cedar Rapids and six sons James Moorland Paul Fort Dodge Walter Roy John and Melvin Cedar Rapids She had lived with daughter Agnes Services at Immaculate Conception Church Monday at 9 led by Rt Rev Msgr Maurice Sheehy Burial at Armah Rosary by K of C at 8 Saturday parish at 4 Sunday at Brady’s friends may call after 7 p.m. Saturday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Bender
Tenth St
John Bender
Cedar Rapids
Butler
Ralph Wagner
Moorland
Elmer Dunn
Agnes Bender
James
Paul
Fort Dodge
Walter
Roy
John
Melvin
Maurice Sheehy
Armah
K. of C
Brady’s
Fairfax farmer John Buresh Rites Held
John Jerome Buresh 82, retired Fairfax farmer, died Thursday. Survived by 3 daughters and 2 sons, all of Fairfax and Cedar Rapids. 5 brothers and 2 sisters. Wife Anna died 1955. Services by Rev. R J Tjaden and Fidelitas lodge 364 AF and AM at 2 Saturday, burial Fairfax cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel. donations to cancer fund suggested. Master Masons to meet at Fairfax at 1 p.m. for services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jerome Buresh
Fairfax
Fidelitas Lodge
Iowa
A. A. Selzer
Ruth Buresh
Bolek B. Wishniewsky
Ernest
Robert
Cedar Rapids
Anna
Barta-Hesser
R. J. Tjaden
Fairfax Cemetery
Infant Robert Lee Butler Dies in Hiawatha
Infant Robert Lee Butler, son of Mr. and Mrs. James N. Butler of Hiawatha, died Thursday. He was born November 22, 1958. He is survived by a brother James Jr. Services will be at Rohn's Saturday at 2 conducted by Rt. Rev. Msgr. D. J. Lenihan. Burial will be Cedar Memorial. Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lee Butler
James N. Butler
Hiawatha
James, Jr
Rohn
D. J. Lenihan
Cedar Memorial
Howard C. Reppert,Jr
D-Des Moines
Miller Pooh
Murdoch’s
Marion
H. L
Shohjone
Park and Shop meeting set for next Wednesday
A joint meeting of three merchant groups convenes next Wednesday to discuss the Park and Shop program. The luncheon at noon will be at the Sheraton Montrose hotel with the 1958 1959 Chamber of Commerce Retail Merchants executive committees and the Civic Partnership Association. Robert O'Meara, CDA chair, says full arrangements may take until late February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park
Retail Merchants Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Civic Parennerce Association
Bureau
Sheraton- Montrose
Merchants’ Organization
Robert O’meara
CDA
Atomic Clock Installed at Chase Manhattan Bank
New York AP reports a cesium powered atomic clock started at Chase Manhattan bank in the financial district. Mayor Wagner pressed the start button to activate a 24 by 18 inch timepiece that measures the bank building’s age in years days hours and minutes, with the radioactive source buried 90 feet underground.
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New York
Financial District
Chase Manhattan Bank
Wagner
Iowa tax bill passes after debates on revenue loss
The Iowa Senate approved a tax bill 50 to 0 and the House 66 to 34 amid concerns the state would lose revenue. Gov Loveless weighed estimates from 7.5 million to under 100 thousand, deciding not to veto but not to sign, citing simplification aims and retroactive depreciation.
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Senate
House
Loveless
Iowa
Services for Howard E Henderson at Turner's Monday
Services for Howard E Henderson will be held at Turner's at 1 30 Monday conducted by the first reader of the First Church of Christ Scientist Burial will follow in Cedar Memorial Friends may call at the chapel
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Howard E. Henderson
Turner’s
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Cedar Memorial
Fat
Services for Joseph Bandor Set at Teahen's and St. John's
Funeral services for Joseph Bandor are planned at Teahen's on Saturday at 11 with burial at St. John's. The Rosary will be recited at 7:30 Friday at the chapel, and friends may call there.
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Joseph Bandor
Teahen’s
St. John’s
Services for Elmer Hurst in Turner's at 3 Saturday
Funeral services for Elmer Hurst will be held at Turner's at 3 on Saturday with the Rev. Percy Burt of Waterloo presiding. Burial will be in Oak Hill. Friends may call at the chapel prior to the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Hurst
Turners’s
Percy Burt
Waterloo
Oak Hill
Storm Services for Mrs Howard Storm
Funeral services for Mrs. Howard C. Storm will be held at Turner's Chapel at 10 30 Saturday with burial in Cedar Meade after services.
Traffic Toll Drops Grim Yet Grim Pictures Remain
U S traffic deaths fell to about 37 000 in 1958 the lowest since 1954 but the National Safety Council warns the toll and losses remain high. Crippling injuries reached about 1 300 000 with costs estimated at 5.4 billion dollars while travel rose 5 percent.
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Chicago
U.S
National Safety Council
Mass Flunking Stirs Anger of Miami Students
At the University of Miami physics department nearly 70 percent failed the final exams causing anger among students. Of 319 finishers from 400 starting the freshman course 221 failed and 48 earned D grades. The department chair cited bad preparation as the cause.
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Miami
Harry Robertson
Youth explains stabbing girlfriend over gangster film in theater
In Furukawa Japan a male youth stabbed his girlfriend with a dagger during a theater viewing. He said he was worked up by the gangster picture they were watching, according to police reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Furukawa
Japan
UPI
Cherry-Burrell acquires Spiraflex and NJ assets
Cherry-Burrell Carb. of Cedar Rapids buys Spiraflex Inc. of Englewood New Jersey including assets and patent rights. Spiraflex, four years old, developed ceiling mounted spiral conveying system for automatic storage and selective removal. Employees Ted Holland and Tom Woodson join Cherry-Burrell as integration proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Cherry- Burrell Carb
Cedar Rapids
Spiraflex Inc
Englewood
N.J
Cherry-Burrell
Howard H. Cherry, Jr
Spiraflex
Richmond Manufacturing Co
Cherry
Samuel Olson Manufacturing Co
Chicago
Ted Holland
Tom Woodson
Linn County Auto Plate Penalty Ends Saturday
About 11 000 auto owners in Linn county face penalties for 1959 license plates as a 5 percent per month fee begins after Saturday noon. Deputy treasurer Lloyd Curtis expects around 37 000 plates sold by closing time. 48 000 cars were registered last year and the count has likely grown. Registration windows operate 8 a.m. to noon Saturday.
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Linn County
Lloyd Curtis
Four Appear on Criminal Counts in District Court
Four persons faced district court on Thursday and Friday on criminal charges. Frank F. Wills, 49, Marion route 1, paid a $300 drunk driving fine after pleading guilty for an incident on highway 74 near Covington. Michael G. Coombs, 20, 310 Sixth Ave SW, pled guilty to falsely stating his age as 21 to obtain a liquor permit, with sentencing delayed until Saturday. A 17 year old was ordered to return next Wednesday to plead to a car theft charge. Theodore J. Anderson, 1156 Cave NW, is accused of taking a car from the Cherry Burrell Corp parking lot, and Elizabeth Busby, 37, 1311 Oakland Road NE, pleaded innocent to forging a $161.79 check endorsement on December 22 at a supermarket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank F. Wills
Marion
Covington
Michael G. Coombs
Sixth Ave
Coombs
Theodore J. Anderson
Cave
Joe Zbanek
Ely
Cherry-Burrell Corp
Elizabeth Busby
Oakland Road
Woman Sues Hospital Over Bed Fall in Linn County
Emily Samuelson sues St Luke's Hospital in Linn County District Court for 15000 damages claiming a hip fracture from falling from a hospital bed on February 5 while unattended and unsupported at mealtime. The petition cites negligence by hospital staff.
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St. Luke’s Hospital
Linn County
Emily Samuelson
Wills Named Heirs and Executors. Lawsuit Filed
Wills admit Dr Rudolph Vorpahl and Florence as sole heir and executrix. Mary Svoboda and Tom as sole heir and executor. Mary E Donnan estate to Esther and six other children to share remainder. William Donnan named administrator with $1000 bond. Judgment for Coggan Livestock against Ralph Langhoff. Suit filed Iowa Steel Employes Credit Union vs Raymond and Barbara Jo Alkire for 2349.77 on promissory note.
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Rudolph A. Vorpahl
Cedar i Rapids
Florence
Mary Svoboda
Tom
Mary E. Donnan
Esther
William Donnan
Iowa Steel ‘Employes Credit Union
Raymond
Barbara Jo Alkire
Boy Burned as Baby Is Awarded $350000
In Poughkeepsie New York a five year old severely burned as an infant while bathing in an apartment sink received 350000 in state supreme court damages. The father William Spring was granted 250000 for damages medical and hospital costs. The suit cited Gedney Development Corp. as owner of the apartment and noted future operations planned over six years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
State Supreme Court
William Spring
Gedney Development Corp
Spring
Parking plan eyed to curb meter violations in town
Johnson discusses a $3 parking fine proposal and alternatives such as chalking cars and enforcing one hour limits. He notes letters show residents want longer parking. offstreet lots could host extended stays and support a park and shop plan, eliminating the $3 fine to improve the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Eisenhower warns aid cuts would raise defense costs
President Eisenhower told a national conference on exchange of persons that any reduction in foreign aid spending would force a much larger increase in defense outlays. He urged continued support for mutual aid and loan programs as essential to peace and U S safety.
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Washington
Eisenhower
U.S
National Conference On Exchange of
America
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Harley Stewart
Bismarck
Apolis
Ella Rider
Center Point
du- Denver
Saltese
Jane Bradish
Uluth
Omaha
Suzanne Warner
Cedar Rap
Anggles
Phoenix
Seattle
C. R. Weather
Municipal
Prutsary
State General Fund
State Department of Social Welfare
St. Luke's
Dean Faulkner
Aave. NW
Byron Hensch
Crestwood Dr
M. Louis Kepler
Mt. Vernon
Eugene Miller
Lisbon
Dean Fedler
Iowa City
Hans Walker
43Rd St. NE
Donald Stumpff
Norway
Billie Long
Oxford
Lakeland
Fla
David T. Suchomels
Suchomel
Thomas F. Suchomel
35Th St. SE
A. A. Herrbachs
Elma L. Ballard
Clarence F. Ballard
Florence Handel
Donald Handel
Phyllis J. Melsha
Terry D. Melsha
Wilard Walters
Harry Howell
Dearborn
Mich
Lowell Weeter
Old Maron Rd
William Gratchen
Amana
Virginia McClary
Sinclair Ave
Martha Mathews
G Ave
Thomas Reed
K Ave
Max Padzensky
A Ave. NE
Harold] Lisk
Oskaloosa
David Gillaspie
Madison St
Donald Shanklin
3Rd Ave
Stanley Corum
33Rd St
Ernest Pap ‘Penius
30Th St. Dr
Ralph Daringer
Bowling St
Margaret Strain
27Th St. Dr
Vernon Poehlein
Charles Morgan
Verdetta Schuchard
William Montgomery
Grande Ave
Leland Wake
Fruitland Blvd
Hugh Ferell
Washington Jave
Courtney Mayne
Staub Ct
Era Boe
Lawrence Berends
Wilmer Werner
William Delmar
Cathout’s
Christian Science Exponent
British Gallery
Churchill
John J. Buresh
Kortson Services
Henderson Services
Bandor Services
Hurst Services
Storm Services
Howard c. Storm
Jin Turner
Third Street
Sted
Vermont
Missouri
Toledo
John B. Turner & Son
2Nd Ave. S.E
Coggan Livestock Sales Co
Ralph Langhoff
John E. Lapes
Mt. Vernon Rd
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