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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1954
Page
2
Saturday shows scattered thundershowers mainly northeast. highs 85 to 98 across regions. No precipitation reported at 6:30 pm. sunrise 4:42 am, sunset 7:43 pm. Births listed include multiple Cedar Rapids and Des Moines entries with July 9 10 dates.
Mr and Mrs Clement Ozburn announce a daughter born July 9 at Mercy Hospital Anamosa. The infant’s maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs E A Ralston of Elys appendixed. Maynard resident Mrs Dave Barnholt 74 dies after long illness. funeral arrangements pending. Dysart service for Fred Dethleff 62 at Zion Lutheran church. Iowa City services for Emma Zentmire 91 at Oathout funeral home. Burial in Charm Ia.
City board to meet at 3 p.m. Monday in city hall council room. Floyd Kitchen returns home after nearly two months in a veterans hacnita MeUOpseas. Amphibious Marines shown at Optimist Club noon meeting in Roosevelt hotel. Cedar Rapids air force reserve squadron meets at Municipal airport Monday at 7:15 for facility inspection. Rotary Club hosts luncheon Monday noon at Montrose hotel. Rev. Jack Oliver new Cedar Rapids First Christian pastor and family arrived from Coffeyville Kan occupying parsonage 358 Garden Drive SE. Maine lodge No. 643 I O C F meets Friday 8 p.m. 838 First Avenue NE. by laws read. Glenn H. Smith, 38, charged with indecent exposure. released on $500 bond. arrested at home Saturday.
Cleveland AP report says Leo Stawicki, 48, a steel worker, told Bay Village police he saw a tall, bushy haired man in a white shirt near the Sheppard home the night of Marilyn Sheppard's murder. He described a 190-pound, 6-foot figure staring as he passed, aligning with Dr. Samuel Sheppard's earlier account. Dr Sheppard testified about the slaying as investigators pursue the case hours after the crime occurred between 1 and 6 a m.
Miami prosecutors interviewed a mystery man as part of the inquiry into the sadistic kidnapping and slaying of 7 year old Judith Ann Roberts. George A Brautigam led investigators who brought the man to his office as others left abruptly.
The CSA central committee will meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the CSPS hall. The Junior American Czech lodge will hold a meeting and watermelon feast Monday at 8 p.m. in the Ellis park pavilion. Feed and labor account for 70 to 80 percent of the cost of producing milk.
The Senate urged states and cities to pass protections for children from discarded refrigerators. A nondebate resolution noted at least 79 children aged 2 to 12 had died since 1948 after being trapped in refrigerators, as disposal reached two to three million units annually.
Iowa City cab driver Frank H. Pierce 43 was arrested Saturday night for disorderly conduct after a fight. Police found baseball lottery tickets on him and charged him with possession as well. He is held in the Iowa City jail in default of bonds of 125 dollars for the lottery charge and 30 dollars for disorderly conduct.
Brownie the mongrel traveled 16 miles to guard the grave of Raymond Sobieski Jr. at St Francis cemetery Petoskey after the boy drowned. The dog, pale from grief and with cut paws, lingered beside the grave awaiting the boy’s return and appeared near death from a broken heart.
Waldo B. Waddington, 59, a Cedar Rapids resident who spent 31 years in Iowa prisons on a murder charge, died at the Anamosa reform school’s hospital after a heart attack. He was paroled in 1952 for the crime, later arrested again on a morals charge, and returned to prison before being moved to the reformatory for insanity.
Larry Lindquist a Franklin high school June graduate plans chemical engineering at Iowa State college after receiving one of two Rock Island scholarships. The 17 year old lives with grandparents H L Bosworth at 122 Eighteenth street NE Cedar Rapids. The award provides 500 dollars yearly for four years and includes a trainee program option within the railroad.
Mrs Anna Fee aged 89 dies after brief illness at home. Born January 10 1873 in Monti Iowa she lived in Iowa all her life. She is survived by son Harry Fee Sr two brothers Mike Moroney Cherokee and John Moroney Wadena Minnesota eleven grandchildren and ten great grandchildren Funeral services Tuesday at 9 am in Immaculate Conception Church Monsignor Schulte to preside Rosary Monday at 8 pm at Monahan funeral home with visiting hours Sunday afternoon and Monday
Kathy Massey infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald James Massey route 3 Cedar Rapids died in a Cedar Rapids hospital Saturday. Surviving include sister Linda at home and grandmother Mrs Mary Massey of Maquoketa. Private services were conducted in Beatty Bearle chapel Saturday afternoon.
Raymond Etzel aged 60 a lifelong Linn county resident died Saturday at 7 55 p m at his home 225 Sixth Avenue Marion He moved to Marion from a Toddville farm last January and had farmed in Linn county most of his life Friends may call at Murdoch chapel Sunday evening
The Thorne case pits mother Marion Thorne and fiancee Maureen Ragen after his death amid narcotics rumors. Private detectives, lawyers, and a coroner’s review clash over whether foul play, natural causes, or a self administered drug alcohol mix killed him. A medical panel may order exhumation to resolve the dispute.
President Eisenhower signed a bill to dispose of up to one billion dollars in surplus farm commodities abroad. The plan creates new markets, expands exports, and aids friendly nations with foreign currency purchases. It authorizes CCC reimbursements up to 700 million dollars, reserves 300 million for famine relief, and allows surplus to reach U S areas in distress and programs for needy persons.
Cedar Rapids police escorted a convoy traveling from Camp Lincoln in Springfield Illinois to the Coe College campus after a training session at Camp Ripley Minnesota. The unit was transported from the Illinois base to the Minnesota training site before proceeding to Cedar Rapids.
Senators George and Carlson expect the Senate Finance Committee to approve the social security bill with minimal changes to coverage. The measure, already passed by the House, would expand coverage to about 101 million more people and raise the wage base from 3600 to 4200 dollars while boosting benefits.
A 40-vehicle army ordnance unit bivouacked at Coe College gymnasium in Cedar Rapids on Saturday night during its march to an unspecified destination. Local authorities coordinated lodging and security for the contingent.
Colorado Governor Dan Thornton predicts farm price supports will dominate the 1954 campaign. He argues farmers will accept flexible supports from 75 to 90 percent of parity if informed of the facts and urges adoption of Eisenhower’s proposal.
The Central City board challenged county board actions approving a 1940s era merger into Marion Rural, with nine families and nine school children living in the contested area. The April 27 election brought 40 acre tracts from Alburnett into Marion Rural, while the Alburnett board has not sought settlement. The dispute could proceed to district court if dissatisfied parties appeal. The assessed value of the contested area is $83,299.
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover outlined a long range goal to identify and control foreign spy rings rather than arresting individual spies immediately. He summarized the bureau's activities for the fiscal year ending June 20 noting continued focus on espionage and counter intelligence with patience as a virtue in arrests.
Five adventurers aboard the raft Lehi drifted 18 miles off San Francisco as a sea scout vessel headed to supply fuel. After a tow and a defiant reply the party kept spirits high and planned to rig sails amid becalmed seas near the Farallon islands.
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