Linn supervisors deny reopening Cedar Rapids road near Mt Vernon
The Linn county board denied a petition to reopen a 900-foot road north of Mt. Vernon road near Forty-fourth Street SE Cedar Rapids. The road platted in 1924 was never built. Actions included cigarette licenses granted to multiple local businesses and new clerks on the clerk of court staff with salaries set. Public official bonds were approved for two trustees. Non jury trials scheduled for the week of Aug 12 include speeding and welfare related appeals.
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Linn Board of Supervisors
Mt. Vernon Road
Forty-fourth Street
Cedar Rapids
Dutch Elm Disease Confirmed at Linn County Home
The Linn County home northeast of Marion has confirmed Dutch elm disease in two dead trees. A county crew will cut down and burn them immediately, with samples sent to the city testing lab confirming the diagnosis. At least six other elms show disease signs per Richard Alman.
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Linn County
Marion
Dudley Henderson
Linn Board of Supervisors
Richard Alman
County Conservation Board
Criminal Case Assignments for July Term Told
Assignment of criminal cases for the July term of district court was announced by Presiding Judge William Eads. Week by week list includes driving under suspension, indecent exposure, desertion and abandonment of children, false uttering, assault with intent to injure, and robbery related charges among others with juries set for July weeks and August begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Eads
Kenneth M. Strinmoen
John Higgins
Charles Fields
Wilbert Smid
Clamor Luker
Harry Cisler
Douglas Hanson
Darryn R. Porter
Jerry Larson
Donald Lowder
Ray Davies
Harold Ockenfels
Robert Goddard
Frederick Lindner
Robert Brecht
Raymond Cisler
Steven Stratton
David Gable
Robert Kinkead
Leland Stephen
William Achey
Luelling Chadwick
Joyce Chadwick
Ray Iben, Jr
John McKee
Herbert Wenzel
Lucille King
Social welfare meeting notes Linn county attendees
About 20 Linn county social welfare workers and one from Jones county attended a meeting. The text cites damages of 1500 dollars for medical bills and loss of time plus 2000 dollars for alleged social welfare employment damages involving a person named Helen Bray.
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Helen Bray
Linn County
Jones County
Picketing injunction against union ended at Cedar Rapids
A temporary injunction against mass picketing by Local 785 of the United Packinghouse Workers at Witwer Grocer Co. was dissolved this week by Judge Charles Penningroth. The injunction had been issued February 11 and a strike between the union and the company was settled June 3, sixteen weeks after it began.
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United Packinghouse Workers Union
Witwer Grocer Co
Cedar Rapids
Charles Penningroth
County buys land to curb traffic hazard near county home
Linn county board of supervisors approves purchasing a 42 foot by quarter mile right of way along east side of highway 13 north of the county home. The strip covers a hill that blocks north sight distance and will be leveled to remove the danger. The Iowa highway commission authorizes the purchase and will reimburse the full cost.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
William Harrington
Iowa Highway Commission
David Upah Sues for 3500 Over Assault in Marion
David Upah of Cedar Rapids filed a district court suit against Bruce E. Marolf of Marion seeking 3500 for injuries from a violent assault that fractured his jaw. Upah states he required seven days of hospitalization after the incident.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
David Upah
Twentythird Street
Bruce E. Marolf
Eighth Avenue
Upah
Franks Sues for 5660 in Auto Collision Damages
Jesse Franks of 2204 Ninth Street SW sues Frank L. Witte of Van Horne in district court for 5660.50 claiming injuries from a two car accident on September 27 1962. He alleges his southbound vehicle on Highway 218 north of the Johnson County line was rear ended causing neck injury and bruises.
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Jesse Franks
Ninth Street
Frank L. Witte
van Horne
Franks
Johnson County
Witte
Parole Revoked for Frank Wachal After DUI Arrest
Frank Wachal, 52, of 3016 Avenue NW, had his parole revoked by Judge Charles Pennington after a parole-agent recommendation. The revocation followed his arrest Saturday at 10 45 p m on Highway 150 in Hiawatha on a drunk driving charge, with the new one year penitentiary sentence to apply at Ft Madison.
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Frank Wachal
Avenue NW
Ft. Madison
Charles Penningroth
Wachal
Harold Cerveny
Highway 150
Hiawatha
Contempt Sentence Slated for Nonpayment and Court Action
Michael G. Taylor waives to the grand jury. Joseph Hrvol charged with contempt for failing to pay child support and failing to return Carl to his Chicago mother. Judge B J Maxwell grants a 10 day suspended sentence on condition Hrvol resumes $12 weekly payments. Taylor, 17, faces assault and mistreatment claims. bond set at $5,000. Public records note pending grand jury decision.
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Joseph Hrvol
D Avenue NE
B. J. Maxwell
Maxwell
Hrvol
Anna
Carl
Chicago
Michael G. Taylor
First Avenue SW
Loren Hullinger, Jr
Taylor
Parkades
Jack Fulton
Driver 38 Jailed for Unpaid Drunk Driving Fine
Donald R. Santee, 38, of 1026 Eleventh Street NE, was ordered confined in Linn County jail for failure to pay 175 dollars of a drunk driving fine. He had been fined 300 dollars on February 15, 1961, with installments of 50 dollars monthly. the remaining 175 dollars will be retired at 3.33 dollars per day in jail.
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Donald R. Santee
Eleventh Street
Linn County
Charles Penningroth
Santee
New Regulations Aired For Social Workers
An all day briefing at the Linn county courthouse outlined new federal and state rules affecting social welfare departments and their services. The session highlighted compliance steps, funding changes, and expected impacts on local agencies and clients.
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Linn County
Truck Driver Ordered To Plead Monday
Edward L. Dingle, 25, with no address, was given until Monday to plead to a charge of driving while his license was suspended when he was at the scene.
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Edward L. Dingle
Dingle Faces Charge After Traffic Stop in Cedar Rapids
Dingle was arraigned Tuesday before Judge B. J. Maxwell. He was arrested June 25 at 9 p.m. by Cedar Rapids police who said he was driving on Eighth avenue SE without lights on. His license had been suspended Oct. 16, 1961 for failure to post financial responsibility.
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Dingle
Cedar Rapids
Eighth Avenue SE
Suits Filed Against Hilmer Over Promissory Note
Arland L. and Geraldine P. Miller sue Ralph A. Hilmer for 2200 dollars on a promissory note. The action seeks repayment plus applicable costs.
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Arland L
Geraldine P. Miller
Ralph A. Hilmer
Three Suffer Mild Injuries in Accidents
A Milwaukee man and his son, 30 and 10, had minor injuries when a car hit a dip at Eastern boulevard and Liberty drive SE. Cedar Rapids resident Mae Pooler, 57, reported possible back injuries after a rear collision with a bus on Williams boulevard SW. Bernard White, 58, of Decorah, was charged with following too closely and posted a $15 bond.
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Young Son
Eastern Boulevard
Liberty Drive
Cedar Rapids
Mae Pooler
Center Point Road
St. Luke’s Hospital
Joseph Pooler
Bernard White
Decorah
Williams Boulevard
White
Beckwith Indicted For Evers Murder
The Hinds county grand jury indicted Byron de La Beckwith on Tuesday for the murder of civil rights leader Medgar Evers in Jackson Mississippi.
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Jackson, Miss
Hinds County
Byron de la Beckwith
Medgar Evers
Physicist Dr Seth Nicholson Dies at 72
Los Angeles AP reports Dr. Seth Nicholson who discovered four of Jupiter’s twelve moons died Tuesday at age 72. He was a noted astronomer credited with identifying four Jovian moons and contributing to planetary science.
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Los Angeles
Seth Nicholson
Jupiter
Calvert Extra Promotes Soft Whiskey Dream
The ad touts Calvert Extra as the ideal soft whiskey with an 80 proof claim. It notes countless failed Soft Whiskey experiments at Louisville distilleries and warns that trying the product may lead some to abandon hard liquor.
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Louisville
Iowa Road Use Tax Surges by 15.5 Million
Iowa road use tax collections for the year ending June 30 rose to 125,152,507 from 109,717,629 last year, with primary and secondary highway funding up, and city street aid increasing to 15,798,350. Additional gains occurred in income tax, sales tax, use tax, and gasoline tax, as six‑month motor fuel tax totals rose by 2,109,363.
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Iowa
M. L. Abrahamson
Fund
Carl H. Krause
Grandmother of First Negro Astronaut Dies
Mary S. Baker 77 mother of Ed Dwight Jr is the grandmother of the nations first Negro astronaut. She died after a brief illness in Sioux City Iowa. Dwight Jr 29 of Kansas City Kan was named among nine pilots recently selected as future astronauts by NASA.
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Sioux City
UPI
Mary S. Baker
Edward Dwight, Jr
Kansas City
Kan
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Dwight
Baker
Dubuque
Iowa Drops Temporary Driver Suspension Policy
DES MOINES AP The state safety department will suspend temporarily its policy of suspending licenses of persons charged with drunk driving to allow the implied consent law to work. Commissioner William F. Sueppel said the policy will be discontinued to encourage arrestees to take the test. Refusers face license revocations of 120 days for the first offense, six months for the second, and one year for subsequent refusals.
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Des Moines
State Safety Department
William F. Sueppel
Sueppel
Thrifty Classifieds Highlight Daily Buys
Thrifty. Today's classified section showcases affordable deals and essential buys for readers. Deals include everyday household items and practical offerings from local sellers.
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Courthouse News
Cigaret
Palisades Bait and Sports
Comet Cut Rate Oil Co
Center Point
Twin Pines
Andrew's Grocery
Toddville
Freeman Dee Ketchum
Waubeek
Lighthouse Inn
Wayside Inn
Troy Mills
Palo Coffee Shop
Nadine Griffin
Marvel McCright
Melvin McCalley
Doris Gance
Otter Creek Township
Joseph W. Stoddard
Melvin J. McCalley
H. C. Dilley
Nick Williams
Franklin Township
Don Cover
John Nagel
Leo Lawrence
Fhe
Raymond King
David Stevens
Marie Thompson
Ernest Farris
John Czachowski
William Kendall
Milwaukee
Donald Lyedthe
Dennis
Beckwith
Evers
Calycrt
Calvert
Calvert Distillers Company
Kentucky
Mais
South Bend
Howard
SUN
Jamaica
Plains
Alka Seltzer
Lilly
Kingsford
Dolly Madison
Brown
16Th Avenue
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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