January 31 1956 Daily Record weather and notices
Temperature readings across cities are listed with precipitation and forecasts. An Iowa forecast calls for cloudiness and light snow flurries with varying cold to mild conditions through Wednesday. Local obituaries, births, marriages, and service notices follow by city and funeral details.
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Bismarck
Minneapolis
Chicago
New Orlens
Denver
New York
Ange
Qin Iege
Fami
Seattle
Iowa
Obituary Notice for Mrs Hugh Murphy
Mrs Hugh Murphy of East Moline Illinois and a Cedar Rapids brother John E Benters are named in a funeral notice. Services will be held Thursday at 1 30 pm in Barta Hesser chapel with burial in Czech National cemetery. Friends may call after 2 pm Wednesday.
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Cedar Rapids
Hugh Murphy
East Moes
Ill
John E. Benters
Ralph ‘Colton
Sinclair Memorial Pres
Byterian Church
Czech National Cemetery
Two Cedar Rapids Officers To Receive FBI Award
The Cedar Rapids police receive the annual achievement award from the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI at a Roosevelt hotel dinner. Two patrolmen will be honored for serving together in a squad car. The selection is made by Chief William Kudina Safety Commissioner E A Prochaska and Gazette Editor Harry Boyd. Clinton Moyer will speak. guests include Mayor James Meaghan Sheriff James Smith and Captains Fred Carstens Vaude Fellwock and prior winners.
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Cedar Rapids
FBI
Roosevelt Hotel
Society
William Kudina
E. A. Prochaska
Gazette
Harry Boyd
Clinton Moyer
Public Safety
James Meaghan
James ‘Smith
Fred Carstens
Vaude Fellwock
Emotional stability linked to dieting success at Cornell
Cornell psychiatrists Dr. C. Douglas Darling and Dr. John Summerhill found emotionally stable students four times more likely to succeed on supervised diets. They noted overeating often follows minor emotional stress and tougher stresses hinder cutting calories. successful dieters tended to be alert, sociable, and have contented home lives.
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Ithaca, N. Y
Cornell University
C. Douglas Darling
John Summerhill
Cornell
Deaths Earl Piersall 63 in Cedar Rapids heart attack
Earl Piersall 63 of 710 Fifteenth Street SE died after a heart attack 3 30 p.m. Monday in the alley behind Port Fifteenth Street SE. He operated a filling station at 1432 Mt Vernon Ave SE and was pushing a car when he slumped. He was born October 21 1893 in Confidence West Virginia and married Iva L. Myers in 1915. Surviving: wife three sons a daughter two sisters two brothers five grandchildren two great grandchildren. Services and burial at Cedar Memorial at a later time. Friends may call at Turner chapel.
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Earl Piersall
Fifteenth Street
Port Fifteenth Street
Cedar Rapids
Piersall
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Mike Haddy
Mr. Piersall
Confidence
W. Va
Iva L. Myers
Bennett
Leo E. Snider
Davenport
Lloyd M. and
Dale §S
Arnold C. Piersall
Cedar Falls
Ioie Westman
New Castle
Wyo
Opal Matthew
Lead, S.D
John F
Salem
Ore
Charles O. Piersall
Judith Gap
Mont
Turner Chapel
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Services for Louis Kolnach
Louis Kolnach longtime Cedar Rapids resident and former employee of the Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric Company died Monday. Services will be at Turner chapel at 10 30 a m Wednesday conducted by Rev Frank Ward. Burial will follow and friends may call at the chapel.
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Louis Kolnach
Fifth Avenue SE
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company
Cedar Rapids
Turner Chapel
Frank Ward
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Rapids Crane Operator Dies After Brief Illness
Morris H. Benters 48 of 1218 Seventh Street SE Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital at 3 a.m. Tuesday after a brief illness. Born August 30 1907 in Davenport he was a member of Machinists Union No 831. Survived by wife Katharine Kalik Benters married March 7 1937 at Galena Illinois and two daughters Patricia Elaine and Nancy Jean both of Cedar Rapids. His mother also survived.
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Morris H. Benters
Seventh Street
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Manufacturing Company
Davenport
Machinists Union No
Katherine Kalik Benters
Galena
Ill
Patricia Elaine
Nancy Jean
Services for Clyde Jeff Stone at Turner Chapel
Clyde Jeff Stone longtime Cedar Rapids resident and former mail carrier died Sunday. Memorial services are set for 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Turner Chapel with Rev. Keith Taber of Kenwood Park Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial will follow in Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Clyde
Jeff” Stone
Sixth Street
Cedar Rapids
Turner Chapel
Keith Taber
Kenwood Park Presbyterian Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Fire Sweeps Downtown Des Moines Building Complex
Firemen battled a spreading blaze in a two story brick building housing seven firms and several apartments in Des Moines. Fireman James Martineau, 30, was treated for smoke inhalation and eye irritation but is reported in good condition. The fire started in a loft above the French Glass and Paint Company with multiple tenants including the Standard Bearing Company and Otis Elevator Company.
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Des Moines
James Martineau
Fire Department
Fine Arts
Deere Manufacturing and Polk Board Appeal Iowa Supreme Court
Deere Manufacturing Company of Des Moines and the Polk county board of review both appealed to the Iowa Supreme Court Tuesday over property assessments. The 1953 case began at the county level with disputes on actual value and tax figures, leading to a 1954 redetermination request and long record filings.
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DES Moines
Deere Manufacturing Company of
Polk County Board of Review
Iowa Supreme Court
Deere
Polk County District Court
Russell Jordan
Supremeourt
Waxide Paper sale to Crown Zel lerbach Corp announced
Kansas City report states Waxide Paper Company with plants in St. Louis and Kansas City agrees to sell to Crown Zel lerbach Corporation of San Francisco. The price is not disclosed.
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Kansas City
INS
Waxide Paper Company
St. Louis
Zellerbach Corporation of
San Francisco
New Pain Killer Tests Give Memory Loss and Other Benefits
Mayo Clinic anesthesiologist Dr. John S. Lundy reports Dolitrone as a local anesthetic causing amnesia after surgery or dental work. Trials show patients awake and compliant with memory gaps. A second drug, Heptacyclazine, may relieve chronic pain without addiction. A separate study introduces Chlorpactin, a chlorine derivative that rapidly inactivates polio and other viruses for potential hospital use.
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Rochester, Minn
John S. Lundy
Mayo Clinic
Lundy
Murray Sanders
University of Miami
Sanders
Manuel G. Soret
Trial Dates Set for Linn Equity and Law Cases
Linn county district court announced the January term trial assignments via Clerk Arthur Axmear. Law cases begin February 6 with Svacek estate and continue through March 26. Non jury trials run February 2 to March 15. Equity dockets start February 1 and run through March 30 with multiple guardianship and interparty suits listed.
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Law and Equity
Linn County District Court
Arthur Axmear
Joseph Svacek
Stohl
Nemer
Dierks
Tolander
Faaberg
Roberts
Samuelson
Kelly
Edaburn
Dodge
Markos
Claassen
Wilson
Hedges Company
Tompkins
Tapager
Williams
Standard Appliance
Jones
VonVoltenburg
Ungs
Koudelka
Pizinger
Unzicker
Rowell
Miller
Baxter Motors
McCarthy
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Tschirgi
Hoffman
Weber
Coutentos
Anderson
Foster
Johnson
Gassett
Rouse
Sturm
John Doyle Estate
Stone’s Truck Service
Ross
Kratchmer Furniture
Mackey
Shipe
Knake
Fisher
Linn Grand Jury Sworn In For Linn County Trial Term
A seven member grand jury was sworn Tuesday by Judge J E Heiserman for the January term. Jurors include Darold Armstrong Viola Arthur Daves Cedar Rapids Fred Baldwin Mt Vernon J F Hladkey Jr Bertram Roy E Plattenberger Lisbon H L Cress Washington and Clarence Evers Spring Grove. County Attorney Willis A Glassgow's office was present with matters for the jury. The panel was expected to finish its work Thursday.
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J. E. Heiserman
Linn County District Court
Darold Armstrong
Viola
Arthur Daves
Cedar Rapids
Fred Baldwin
Mt. Vernon
J. F. Hladkey, Jr
Bertram
Roy E. Plattenberger
Lisbon
H. L. Cress
Washington
Clarence Evers
Spring Grove
Willis A. Glassgow
Youth Pleads Innocent To Charge of Assault
Richard Ledvina 18 of Marion pled innocent in district court to assault with intent to inflict great bodily injury for a Dec 19 attack on William Verlet Howe 34 of Marion. Ledvina was arrested by the sheriff Saturday and posted $500 bond. The Quaas ImplementCo sued Marvin F. Bassett for 716.97 in a collision damage suit. LaVerne Barmore dismissed a damage suit against Opal C and John W Shannon.
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Richard Ledvina
Marion
Ledvina
William Verlet Howe
Quaas Implement Company
Coggan Tuesday
Marvin F. Bassett
Cedar Rapids
Homeowner Posts Sign Over Littering From Plaza
Peter Rothwell in Tonawanda New York chastises town officials and nearby stores by posting a lawn sign blaming lack of enforcement for two years of trash blowing onto his yard. The sign calls for action after failed pleas to the town board.
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Tonawanda
N.Y
Peter Rothwell
Mistletoe and Rat Traps Aid Wildlife Studies at UC Range
In Hopland California researchers at the UC Mendocino range station use mistletoe baited traps to catch deer for two studies. A trap mechanism linked to rats helps capture deer while bands of deer graze with sheep to compare grazing competition and shared parasites. Other deer are tagged to track movement and lifespan on the natural range.
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Hopland
Calif
University of California
Menidocino
Woman testifies husband forced family into cave
Dessie Wood testified that her husband forced the family to live in a cave where snakes crawled over their baby. She obtained a divorce and custody of the children.
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Denver
Dessie Woodmansee
Mystery of Bose Death Revived in Japan
Tokyo reports revive the Subhas Chandra Bose mystery with claims of a vast Indian fortune carried from Formosa to Japan. The Indian government calls for a full inquiry while Japan says evidence supports Bose’s death in a wartime crash.
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Bose
Japan
Tokyo
INS
Subhas Chandra Bose
Asia
Chandra Bose
India
C. S. Bose
Joseon Formosa
Iwao Takakura
Farm Receipts Rise One Percent in 30 Day Period
The Agriculture Department reported prices received by farmers rose one percent for the 30 days ending Jan 15. The parity ratio held at 80 percent, unchanged from mid December and about 7 percent below a year ago. Higher meat, vegetables, strawberries, and potatoes prices drove the uptick. higher feeder livestock costs and larger per acre taxes and interest increased farm costs.
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Washington
INS
Agriculture Department
Department
Crop Reporting Board
Harness dealer reports booming business in horse gear
WAUKESHA Wis AP William Landsberg runs a horse equipment shop at a busy crossroads. He notes growing demand as working families take up riding, a shift from luxury to everyday pleasure. Since 1926 he has gathered vintage carriages including a 75 year old horse-drawn station wagon and a 300 piece bit collection. The horse is here to stay.
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Waukesha
Wis
William Landsberg
Landsberg
Sharness
Gravity Aids Nose Drops Inhaling Method
Buffalo researchers advise tilting the head back and sideways to use gravity and coat both nostrils, guiding medicine to the mucous membrane rather than the throat. By avoiding sniffing, more solution stays in the nasal passage, potentially reducing waste.
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Buffalo, N. Y
Amner Company
Snow crushes miners shack killing 14 in Japan
In Maebashi Japan a nine foot snowdrift collapsed the flimsy mining shack while miners slept, killing 14. Emergency crews recovered the victims as rescue operations continued in frigid conditions.
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Maebashi
Japan
Porchlight Drive For Polio Fund In Linn Tonight
Porchlight drive and Mothers March on Polio set for Linn County tonight between 7 and 8 as fundraisers for the March of Dimes. Rebekah lodges oversee the canvassing while a polio dance at Old Hickory Inn on Thursday adds more net proceeds to the campaign total of 3777.17 dollars through Monday.
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Linn County
Rebekah Lodges
Old Hickory Inn
First Avenue
Farm Youth Hit By Stray Bullet Near Waukon
Cletus Frink, 15, was struck in the left arm by a stray .22 bullet while doing chores with his brother Roland south of Waukon. He suffered a broken arm and was taken to Veterans Memorial hospital as Allamakee county authorities investigate the shooting.
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Gazette
Waukon
Cletus Frink
Herbert Frink
Roland
Wau‘kon
Veterans ‘Memorial Hospital
Allamakee
British H-Test Planned for Hydrogen Bomb in Pacific
The London News Chronicle on Tuesday said Jess Britain will explode its first hydrogen bomb somewhere in the South Pacific next year. The report notes the project aims to establish Britain's nuclear capability in the postwar era.
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London
London News Chronicle
Britain
South Pacific
Deere land Company Reports Higher Year Profit
New York AP reports Deere land Company posted net income of 28,336,207 for the year ended Oct 31, 3.91 per share, up from 20,620,616 or 2.76 per share in the prior year.
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NEW York
Deereland Company
Congress Debates Shale Lesson on Glen Canyon
Rep. Craig Hosmer demonstrates a fish bowl experiment using shale from the Colorado and San Juan rivers to claim the Upper Colorado water storage project would become a billion dollar mudhole. Senators Watkins and Kuchel trade charges as Californians oppose while four Upper Colorado states push for approval. The Glen Canyon reservoir would hold 26 million acre feet of water.
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Washington
INS
Capitol
Craig Hosmer
Calif
Upper
Colorado
William A. Dawson
Utah
Hosmer
Rado
San Juan River
Glen Canyon Dam
Californian
Congress
Glen Canyon
Smoke Overcomes Whittier Couple in Fire Hazard Incident
Mr. and Mrs. George Minish of Whittier were overcome by smoke from a defective coal burning stove furnace in their home. They were found by Mrs. Minish after 5:30 a.m. Tuesday and transported to St. Luke's hospital in Cedar Rapids in fairly good condition. Authorities said the incident occurred after the couple noticed furnace smoking before going to bed. The Minishes had recently been in Ames and left two children with grandparents in Springville.
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Whittier
George Minish
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Minish
Cedar Rapids Hospital
Minishes
Ames
Springville
Candidacy Filed For Senate Nomination By Wilcox Evans
The Democratic contest for the U.S. senate seat continues with Lymund Wilcox of Jefferson and R. M. Evans of Arnolds Park announcing candidacies. No Republican candidates yet for senator or governor. B B Hickenlooper and Leo A Hoegh are expected to seek reelection with uncertain opposition.
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U.S. Senate
Lymund Wilcox
Jefferson
R. M. Evans
Arnolds Park
B. B. Hickenlooper
Leo A. Hoeghl
Truman Praises Ike Pact Reply
former President Harry S Truman praised President Eisenhower reply to Bulganin friendship pact proposal calling it the best thing he has done in foreign affairs since taking office in the White House
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New York
Harry S. Truman
Eisenhower
Bulganin
White House
Cooper Plans to Try for Senate
Ambassador John Sherman Cooper said he will stay in India and not seek the U.S. Senate this year. The statement ends GOP hopes he resigns as ambassador to challenge Senator Clement of Kentucky.
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Washington
INS
John Sherman Coope
India
U.S
Senate
Yea Cooper
G.O.P
Urgin
Clement
D-Ky
Singapore Police Stations Bombing Injures Officers
Singapore police report three stations bombed injuring seven officers. Authorities say suspected Communists may be behind the attacks.
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Singapore
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