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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1963
Page
3
Weather forecast for the region includes fair conditions east and scattered showers in the west with possible thunderstorms, cooler northwest Saturday and highs in the 80s to 90s. Noon readings show varied temperatures and humidity around 49 percent with a SW wind at 10 mph. The page also lists July births and marriages across Cedar Rapids, Marion, Tipton, Monticello, and Waterloo, with details of newborns and families.
Speeding fines paid by Donald C. Peterson and others, each $10 plus costs. Failing to yield results include $10 fine or suspended payment for John Robertson and Myrtle Sedlacek. Prohibited passing fines. defrauding innkeeper yields one day time served credits. Drunkenness led to 30 day suspended sentence for John Burns. Obscure entries list names and addresses with services noted for Martin’s in Dyersville and Henry J. Faha.
James D. Rogers 21, of 1262 Thirty-third Street NE Cedar Rapids, died from a self inflicted gunshot in the Marley hotel lobby at about 1 20 a m after a confrontation with a woman friend and a prior police warning. Witnesses Marge Baird 43 and Lars E Larsen 67 reported the events to police. Rogers had been involved in a disturbance at the One Eighteen club and returned to the Marley hotel where he killed himself with a .44 caliber revolver. He had served two years in the army and is survived by his parents a brother in the navy and a grandmother. Memorial services will be in Turner chapel with burial at Cedar Memorial cemetery.
Richard F. Nazette former Linn County attorney was chosen as president of the Linn County Bar Association. Winfield White became president-elect with Byron Riley Jr as vice president James Nemmers treasurer and Carl Hendrickson Jr secretary. Directors named include Ernest Pence Bryce Fisher and Morris Allen Warren Kintzinger of Collins Radio Co named an associate member.
Milwaukee plans a spring immunization program treating 70 percent of its 118000 elm trees with a serum developed by Dr. Dale M. Norris of the University of Wisconsin. The method uses injections into the sap to distribute insecticide and kill elm bark beetles carrying Dutch elm disease. The project costs about 240 per tree and requires a two week window in spring.
The looming railroad walkout endangers mail and parcel post for firms such as Allis-Chalmers Universal Engineering Iowa Steel and Iron and Iowa Manufacturing. Weld rod supplier Link-Belt Speeder relies on rail, while Collins Radio less affected. Wilson Co. could reroute with flexibility per Plant Manager Henry Amalong.
Burglars stole 350 in charge receipts from a Cedar Rapids home while residents were at work. Mrs. Robert Seeley reported two entry times, first in the morning and again after she returned to work. The receipts were from a service station formerly owned by Seeley.
The Gazette Company board of directors elected Malcolm Thompson Jr as secretary and Richard F. Millen as assistant treasurer. Millen, now controller and director, succeeds Louis J. Nilles, who retires. Other officers named are Joseph F. Hladkey Jr as president and treasurer and William C. Crawford as vice president. Mrs. John L. Miller was re-elected a director.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower and First Lady arrived in Boone after a railroad tour with about 15 onlookers and two FBI escort cars. They planned no public appearances during a brief Iowa stop before returning to their Gettysburg farm. Eisenhower voiced support for Republicans while declining to name candidates, saying he would help as needed.
In Vienna a Communist court at Sokolovoi sentenced two young Czechs to prison terms on Wednesday for hooliganism.
A charge against Michael G. Taylor a 17 year old of 2125 First avenue SW for assault with intent to commit rape was moved Wednesday from district court to Cedar Rapids juvenile court. District Judge B J Maxwell ordered the transfer in the best interest of all concerned. Taylor is accused of assaulting a 17 year old girl June 29 in the Cedar Rapids Parkade. The case can be returned to district court at any time by Juvenile Judge Howard McLaughlin.
Edward L. Dingle age 25 of 107 H avenue NW pled innocent to driving with a suspended license at arraignment before Judge Charles Penningroth. Police report he was arrested June 25 at 9 p m for driving on Eighth avenue SE without truck lights. Court records show a November 9 1961 charge for failure to post financial responsibility.
Clamor Luker of Strawberry Point was fined 500 dollars and costs by Judge B J Maxwell after pleading guilty to a second offense drunk driving charge. Luker had pleaded not guilty on April 11 and was arrested April 7 about three and a half miles southeast of Cedar Rapids on Ivanhoe road. His first conviction occurred July 2 1956 in Jones county.
Mrs. Ray Potts reported to the Linn County sheriff’s office that burglars broke into her garage on route two while she and her husband were on vacation and stole tools.
A suit is filed for separate maintenance between Mary E De Wald and James F DeWald. The action requests court relief related to marital separations and associated remedies.
Low bids totaling 1 679 382 dollars were reported for the Warren G Harding junior high bid session. Apparent low general contractor Abell Howe Co Cedar Rapids 1 198 639 plus alternates. Mechanical bids from Cummings Plumbing Cedar Rapids 334 331 plus 38100 for air conditioning. Electrical low Acme Electric Cedar Rapids 146 412. Building size about 132 000 sf with cost estimate near 13 dollars per sf. taft junior high bids opening August 20.
Obituary notes 13 year old Mary Joanne Daly of Cedar Rapids died in Naperville Illinois from injuries after a dormitory fall. She attended a Campfire Girls celebration in Lisle and was a St Ludmila parish member. Surviving: parents sister Susan brothers James Michael grandparents Daly and Zelezny. Funeral services pending with ro sary at Janeba Kuba funeral home.
Charles E Earl Haines 74 longtime Cedar Rapids resident and former Coggan dentist died in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a lingering illness. He was born Oct. 28 1888 in Urbana and married Dora E. Baughman in 1912. Surviving are his wife three sons a daughter two sisters and 13 grandchildren. Services set for Beatty Bearle funeral home Saturday at 1 30 with burial at Cedar Memorial. Friends may call Friday after 1 p.m.
Larry Lee McGinnis aged 27 former Linn County deputy sheriff from September 1957 to May 1961 died Wednesday of a heart attack at his Indianapolis home. Born May 29, 1936 in Mattoon Illinois he was survived by his wife two sons Steve and Andy a daughter Karen his parents of Mattoon and a half brother Mac of Chicago. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Friday at Schilling Funeral Home Mattoon with burial there.
John J. Timm 69 of 342 Twenty first Street NW Cedar Rapids died at home at 2 a m Thursday after a brief illness He born December 9 1893 at Belle Plaine married Elsie Rathie April 15 1917 in Cedar Rapids He is survived by his wife daughter Catherine Moore of Fairfax Va son Edwin of Rock Island Ill seven grandchildren He was a deacon and Lutheran school board member at Trinity Lutheran Church Memorial services 1 30 p m Saturday Trinity Lutheran Church Rev E W Koberg Burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery Turner Chapel until 9 p m Friday and at the church 11 a m to 1 25 p m Saturday Casket will not be opened after the service.
Cedar Rapids resident Mrs Lenore Dvorak 606 First Avenue NW died Wednesday after a long illness. Born Chelsea February 21 1891 she is survived by her husband four sons Florian Richard Louis and Henry 15 grandchildren two great grandchildren and a brother Frank Polka. Services are at St Patrick's church Saturday at 9 30 a m with burial at Mt Calvary. Rosaries Friday at 8 p m parish and 7 30 p m Knights of Columbus Teahen chapel friends may call after 7 30 Thursday.
Funeral details list a service at Turner chapel at 1 30 p m Friday by the Rev A T Washington with burial at Linwood cemetery. Another service for Mrs Vincent Malik set at Kuba funeral home then 9 30 at St Wenceslaus church with burial at St John s. Rosaries scheduled for 7 30 and 8 p m.
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