Weather and Death Notices From Cedar Rapids Area
The Cedar Rapids region reports mostly normal temperatures with a few showers forecast through the week and a half inch total precipitation. Community obituaries note several deaths and funeral services across towns including Quasqueton Strawberry Point Anamosa Vinton Aurora Manchester Traer Tama and Tama.
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Frog Weather Prophet in Ticonderoga Village
A 12 year old frog that never leaps is the town's popular weather forecaster in Ticonderoga. Wallace Blood notes when the frog rests it's fair weather, and when active and hungry a storm may come. The frog walks upright like a bear, a trait the owner attributes to his indoor life.
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Ticonderoga
N.Y
Wallace Blood
Blood
Washington granite monument unveiled on Cambridge common
A monument carved from 32 tons of Vermont granite was unveiled on Cambridge common to honor George Washington. The event occurred Monday and was attended by local officials and residents.
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Cambridge, Mass
Vermont
George Washington
Cambridge
Arizona Pines Hold Vast US Forests
Arizona contains the most extensive pine forests in the United States, spanning large tracts across multiple counties and supporting diverse timber, wildlife, and recreation opportunities.
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Arizona
United States
Man Escapes Hospitals to Duck Surgery
Joseph Nemeth, 40, of Scranton Pennsylvania, fled Mercy hospital Springfield Hale hospital Haverhill and was committed to Northampton state hospital for observation after repeatedly escaping to avoid an operation for ruptured kidney and bowel injuries. He was last found on hospital grounds and remains under state care.
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Springfield
Mass
Massachusetts
Joseph Nemeth
Scranton
Northampton State Hospital
Mercy
Haverhill Hospital
Thompsonville
Conn
Haverhill
New Jersey State Hospital
Trenton
Deaths Hannah S Livingston 87 Mt Vernon resident
Mrs Hannah S Livingston aged 87 died at her home 124 Third Avenue North Mt Vernon at 635 PM Monday after a lingering illness. She was born December 1 1862 in Davis County and moved to Mt Vernon seven years ago from Bloomfield. Survived by daughter Hazel Livingston and two grandchildren Richard and Lois Livingston Cedar Rapids. Funeral 330 PM Thursday Turner Chapel with Rev Howard Palmer. Burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call after noon Wednesday.
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Hannah S. Livingston
Third Avenue N
Mt. Vernon
Livingston
Davis County
Bloomfield
Hazel Livingston
Richard
Lois Livingston
Cedar Rapids
Howard Palmer
Mt. Vernon Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Funeral services for three year old Jeffrey Butt
Funeral services for Jeffrey Charles Butt three year old son of Mr and Mrs Robert M Butt will be held at Turner chapel at 10 30 a m Wednesday conducted by Reverend Ralph Krueger pastor First Lutheran Church Iowa City Burial will be in Linwood cemetery Friends may call at the chapel
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Quasqueton
Carrie Timsom
Union Church
Harris-Garrison Funeral Home
Strawberry Point
Jack J. Simek
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
the Gill Funeral Home
Anamosa
Victor Martin Holub
First Baptist Church
Spangler Cemetery
Manchester
Etta Hull Moore
Dubuque
Oakland Cemetery
Traer—William Parkhouse
United Presbyterian Church
Buckingham Cemetery
Tama
Anna Hoffman
Wilder
Idaho
Mason Funeral Home
Oak Hill Cemetery
Jeffrey Charles Butt
Robert M. Butt
Ellis Terrace
Cedar Rapids
Turner Chapel
Ralph Krueger
First Lutheran Church
Iowa City
Linwood Cemetery
Mrs Laura Melendy 73 Former Cedar Rapids Resident
Mrs Laura Melendy 73 longtime Cedar Rapids resident and widow of Charles B Melendy died in a Cedar Rapids hospital after an extended illness. She resided in Cedar Rapids 25 years. The body is at Beatty chapel with services to be announced. Burial will be at Shell Rock.
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Laura Melendy
Fourth Avenue SE
Charles B. Melendy
Cedar Rapids
Beatty Chapel
Shell Rock
Funeral services for Mrs Florence O. Austin
Funeral services for Mrs Florence O Austin, wife of Ellsworth W Austin, will be held at Turner chapel at 4 30 p m Wednesday. A reader from the First Church of Christ Scientist will officiate and cremation will follow. Friends may attend.
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Florence O. Austin
Ellsworth W. Austin
Bever Avenue SE
Turner Chapel
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Services for Robert L. Ramsey at Beatty chapel
Robert L. Ramsey died Sunday and services will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Beatty chapel conducted by Rev. S. E. Dooty. Burial is at Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Friends may visit the chapel prior to the service.
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Robert L. Ramsey
Tenth Street NW
Beatty Chapel
S. E. Dooty
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
William Penn Led In State Publicity
Harrisburg report notes William Penn, founder of the first Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce in 1690, used glossy claims to attract settlers and business. He described the commonwealth as air sweet and clear with serene skies, pleasant rivers, and bountiful woods.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
William Penn
Penn
Chamber of Commerce
Commonwealth
Eight Thousand Square Dancers to Lead Santa Monica Jubilee
Eight thousand square dancers or more will stage the world’s largest square dance on July 13 as a highlight of Santa Monica’s diamond jubilee celebration.
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Santa Monica
Narrow comic exchange from Chuckle Doc page
A grim punchline follows a husband’s joke about medicine curing his wife, ending with the revelation that she died the day before. The vignette relies on dark humor to twist expectations and provoke a shock response through succinct dialogue.
Pole Sitter Challenges Underwater Tax Protester From Lake
Ian Norman the pole sitter atop a 30 foot perch near Barbeton Ohio challenges Paul Abbot who dwells beneath Lake Shafer Indiana to endure longer. Norman vows not to shave until he climbs down and aims to beat the 118 day pole sitting record.
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Barberton
Ohio
Ian “Red
Norman
Paul Abbot
Lake Shafer
Ind
Abbot
Red
Gladys
Charlie Lupica
Cleveland
Navy Plans in Korean Struggle Expand Air Cover
Washington dispatch reports Navy planes are deployed to protect U S shipping from submarines in the Korean conflict. Marine ground units to the Far East will be led by Brig General Edward A Craig with air units under Brig General Thomas J Cushman. The move signals a need for air cover to safeguard U S forces heading to Korea.
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Washington
Navy
U.S
Far East
Edward A. Craig
Thomas J. Cushman
Korean
Korea
July Fourth Poem Reflects on Freedom and Safety
Edgar A. Guest reflects on Independence Day traditions from past revelry to modern safe and sane observances. The verse recalls children, fireworks, and cannons while questioning what liberty costs in a risk cautious era.
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Freedom
Krakatoa Volcano Erupts with Mud and Stones
In Jakarta U S S Krakatoa volcano between Java and Sumatra erupted four times on Monday. A Dutch ship crew reported mud and rocks were hurled as high as half a mile into the air.
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Jakarta
Krakatoa
Java
Sumatra
Warsaw court sentences 38 to death for wartime murders
Warsaw military court convicted Wiktor Stryewski on 70 charges of murdering Communists and aiding the Gestapo. Thirty-eight death sentences were handed down on Monday, with no verdict announced yet on the remaining 32 counts.
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Warsaw
Wiktor Stryewski
Gestapo
Stryewski
Watches Lost and Clothes Stolen Reported in City Briefs
Marilyn Brown reports a $45 wrist watch missing since June 16 between the Keen-Teen club and Ellis park. Agnes Zack says a bag of clothing valued at $15 was stolen from the Immaculate Conception church entry while she attended mass.
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Marilyn Brown
B Avenue NW
Ellis Park
Agnes Zack
Avenue NE
Immaculate Conception Church
Federal Agency Takes Charge in Indian Shooting
Elmer Snatchee a 31 year old Tama Indian involved in the fatal shooting of Norval Mitchell 26 Tama was moved to Linn county jail Monday night by FBI agents. He is held on a federal charge for a crime on an Indian reservation. Witnesses say Snatchee fired three shots from a 12 gauge shotgun after a drinking party. one shot entered Mitchells right side and caused instant death. FBI investigators continued the probe Tuesday.
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Elmer Snatchee
Tama
Mitchell
Snatchee
Tama Indian Held For Drunk Driving
Tama Indian Billy Wascakuk, 29, is jailed in Linn county on a drunk driving charge after his car left a ditch on Johnson avenue NW around 2 am. A passenger, Roger A. Morgan, 45, also of Tama, is held for intoxication. Deputies arrested them following a Cedar Rapids police report. The crash occurred outside city limits.
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Billy Wascakuk
Linn County
Johnson Avenue NW
Wascakuk
Roger A. Morgan
Tama
James Smith
Harlan Snyder
Cedar Rapids
Four Men Charged with Drunk Driving at Tama
Special to The Gazette report lists four men booked in Mayor E. C. Carnal's court in Tama on drunken driving charges. Jack D. Zatechka Montour arrested 11:20 am on highway 30 east Tama and held for $500 bond. Leonard L. Flowers Tama arrested 2:30 am on city route 30 east Tama and posted $500 bond. Milo Buffalo Indian arrested early Sunday on highway 30 west of Tama and held for $500 bond. Arthur L. Merritt Buckingham arrested 6:45 pm on county road north of Toledo and held for $500 bond.
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Tama
E. C. Carnal
Highway Patrol
Jack D. Zatechka
Montour
Toledo
Leonard L. Flowers
East Tama
Milo Buffalo
Arthur L. Merritt
R.F.D
Buckingham
British Commander Denies Australian Raid In Japan
Lt. Gen. H. C. H. Robertson said American F-80s and one Korean Mustang strafed near American positions around Suwon by mistake. He insisted no Australian aircraft were in the air at the time of the attack.
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Tokyo
Japan
Suwon
H. C. H. Robertson
Reds of Western Lands To Fight Schuman Plan
Communist parties of seven Western European countries join in a common protest against the Schuman plan labeling it an instrument of enslavement and war. They charge it as a step toward preparing war against the Soviet Union and allied peoples.
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Reds
Western Lands
Schuman Plan
Berlin
ADN
France
Germany
Italy
Great Britain
Holland
Belgium
Luxembourg
Zion American Lutheran elects new church officers
Malvern Morten sen elected as trustee at Zion American Lutheran church. Ezra Wenndt named deacon, Ronald Holtz secretary, and A. E. Stampe treasurer.
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Wyoming
Malvern
Mortensen
Zion American Lutheran Church
Ezra Wenndt
Ronald Holtz
A. E. Stampe
Motorist Runs Into Parked Car Rider Charged in City Crash
Wesley Long 30 of 2230 Otis road SE caused a crash after his vehicle struck a parked car while he was attacked by Frank Jonas 24 of Kenridge Terrace NE who was charged with drunkenness. Officers reported a series of minor city accidents with few injuries and multiple charges for drivers failing to stay under control or leaving the scene.
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Wesley Long
Otis Road
Long
Ray Murdock
Donald Ankney
First Avenue E
Fifteenth Street
Frank Jonas
Kenridge Terrace
Jonas
John Moses
Third Street
Henry Fielder
Second Street
Eighth Avenue
First Streets
Stanley Hinkley
Des Moines
Thomas Velky
Shueyville
Bowling Streets
George Krejci
Blue Moon Tavern
Krejci
First Avenue
Richard Taft
Fifteenth Avenue
Henry Schulze
Thirty-third Street
Center Point Road
Schulze
Robert Cypra
James Nolan
First Avenue W
Highway 218
Nolan
Mercy Hospital
Iowa Violent Death Toll 14 During Holiday Weekend
Fourteen people have died in Iowa during the four day July Fourth holiday period with seven auto deaths, three drownings, one train strike, two murders, and one heart attack after a car left the road. Patrols enforce a tough policy as homebound travel rises. A Denver girl, Lynne Langdon, 3, died when a truck backed from a driveway near Des Moines. Harry Price, 25, of Des Moines, died in a crash north of Waterloo. George Glumac, also of Des Moines, survived with minor injuries as passengers in the other car.
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Iowa
State Safety Council
Denver
Des Moines
Lynne Langdon
Wesley Langdon
Alfred O. Dixon
Harry Price
Waterloo
George Glumac
Price
Glumac
Iowa Lake
Dale Fitzwater Loses Wallet After Late Night Nap
Dale Fitzwater of 524 Twelfth Street SE parked on Third Street SE near Eighth Avenue around 3 a.m. to sleep briefly. He awoke to find $54 missing after three unidentified youths ran away with his billfold.
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Dale Fitzwater
Twelfth Street
Third Street
Eighth Avenue
Fitzwater
Cedar Rapids School Board Tackles Art, Finance and Expansion
The Cedar Rapids school board OKs color reproductions of Grant Wood Young Corn by Associated American Artists with royalties to the Wood estate and free copies for the district. An Iowa audit is planned within 90 days. Electric rewiring bids were rejected as high. 40 acres near Garfield to be annexed. Pension study expected by September and land purchase option for Garfield to lapse. Harrison painting contract awarded. Tyler teacher Maxine Jones resigns to move to Phoenix.
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Grant Wood
Cedar Rapids
Associated American Artists Galleries
New York
Wood
Iowa
Board of Education
Franklin
McKinley
Cedar Rapids Electric Supply Company
Roosevelt
Wilson
Heinze Electric Company
Childs and Smith
North
Marion
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Garfield
Maxine H. Jones
Tyler School
Miss Jones
Phoenix
Ariz
School board approves bids and fiscal report for 1949 50
The Cedar Rapids district awarded coal and fuel supply bids to three firms and named Cedar Rapids banks as deniers for school funds. A $24 450 bid from Matthews Plumbing won for heating and ventilating upgrades in several schools. Additional bids for physical edge supplies and first aid goods went to six dealers as the annual 1949 50 report was approved.
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Body Coal Company
Haegg Coal
Ray
Cedar Rapids
Ives-Frana Coal Company
Matthews Plumbing and By
Garfield
Jackson
Polk
Tyler
van Buren
J. W
Ragh
Tom Bowker
Sporting Goods Dealers. Co
Trenc
E. W. Lindquel
Bette Davis To Seek Mexican Divorce From Sherry
Bette Davis planned a quick divorce from William Grant Sherry in Juarez across the border, aiming to remarry if allowed. Sherry’s wife contends for California divorce, while Davis seeks custody of her daughter Barbara and a home for Sherry.
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Hollywood
Ins
Bal Davis
William Grantry
Juarez
el Paso
Merrill
California
Sherry
Barbara
Miss Dry
Storms Helped English Fleet Defeat Armada in 1588
Severe storms battered the Spanish Armada during the 1588 clash, hampering ships and aiding the English fleet in securing a decisive victory off the coast. The tempestuous weather fractured the Spanish division and tilted the battle in favor of Elizabethan forces led by Sir Francis Drake and Lord Howard.
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Glenway Drive
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Wm. J. Stewart
Edgar A. Guest
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Ray Moore Agency
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John B. Turner & Son Funeral Directors
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C. H. Fisher
University of Michigan
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