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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1966
Page
3
Sunday temperatures ranged from 64 to 99 with several cities showing varying highs and lows. Five day forecast calls for 5 to 8 degrees above normal and scattered thunderstorms with half to three quarters of an inch precipitation. July rainfall totals and pool levels reported. births listed for multiple families in Coralville, Marion, Solon and Milliion area with several newborns and parent details.
Marriage licenses listed for numerous couples from Cedar Rapids Chicago State Center Davenport Ames Vinton Albia Center Point Los Angeles and more with names such as Faulchier Warren Coonfare Barbat Nuttall Koshatha Lehman and others. Also divorce petition Sparrgrove Carter decrees Carter and other society items including listed penalties traffic violations and Iowa deaths across several towns with service details and funeral notices.
Abigail Timmons, 18, of West Chester Wyoming county won the 1965 Iowa Ayrshire princess title at the state picnic hosted near Humboldt. Her sister Linda won in 1964, and Darlene Mohr of Tipton held the 1965 crown. Abigail will compete Oct 26-27 in Des Moines at the Savery Hotel. Jim Droste and his father John topped the cattle judging contest.
General A. G. L. McNaughton who built Canada's army into a modern fighting force during World War II died Monday in Montbello Quebec at age 79. The former commander led Canadian forces through pivotal campaigns and helped shape postwar defense strategy.
A weekend storm blasted farms across Delaware and Clayton counties with hail up to hours long and heavy rain. Dozens of farmers listed including Stoecker Schrader Heinrich Becker Etshheidt McNulty Thompson Voss Schmuecker Wendell faced extensive crop and garden losses towns like Edgewood and Strawberry Point reported flash floods and bridges washed out Backbone State Park closed after a flood road washout and hundreds of trees uprooted in the storm area.
Tornadoes roared through several Midwestern states Sunday night and Monday morning. No deaths were reported though a Wadena Minnesota home was demolished. Funnels were seen around Minneapolis Saint Paul and near Forest Lake while a twister touched down near Rochester. A Minneapolis temperature plunge from 92 to 70 occurred in minutes. Storms overturned two planes at La Crosse Wisconsin and tore a roof from a McHenry Illinois building with a tree driven through a house. Police reported a tornado at Saugatuck Michigan.
Dennis Schneider 18 sustained a fractured ankle Sunday after his motorcycle collided with a car at First Avenue and Fifteenth Street. He was reported in good condition Monday at St. Luke's Hospital. The car was driven by Carl W. Bower 56 of 1509 Fourteenth Avenue SW who was charged with failure to yield the right of way.
Cedar Rapids Rotarians heard Raymond K. Merrill general solicitor for the Milwaukee road describe current railroad merger proposals as confusing and frustrating He highlighted Union Pacific Rock Island and Milwaukee North Western as key cases arguing Midwest competition would decline with UP through connections while Milwaukee North Western merger would strengthen regional lines He noted the ICC has delayed mergers after years of study and that the Milwaukee has a long merger history including recent reorganization Robert Thiersch became Rotary president replacing Clarence McIntyre.
Judge Warren J. Rees sentenced Robert G. Ritchison age 29 of 2478 C street SW to two consecutive three year terms at Anamosa reformatory after guilty pleas for lascivious acts with Cedar Rapids children under 16. He pled guilty Feb 20 to an act with a Cedar Rapids girl under 16 and June 27 to another act with an eight year old Cedar Rapids girl.
James W. Morgan, 2242 Twelfth Avenue SE, pleads innocent to larceny of a motor vehicle. He appeared before Judge Warren J. Rees after being accused of stealing a car on April 27 from Richard L. Brown of Cedar Rapids.
Across four municipal pools 6 391 swimmers sought relief as 1 970 at Ellis 1 790 at Noelridge 1 577 at Bever and 1 054 at Jones reflected hot Sunday. Officials expect new records with temps rising while park activity and water use surged and the zoo pigs faced heat.
Rita M. Horner and her daughter Robin Kathleen Horner sue Gee Grading and Excavating Co and Hawkeye Security Insurance Co of Cedar Rapids for 11059.62 tied to late husband Robert Horner’s industrial death. They seek lump sum payment for remaining 300 weekly installments with five percent discount, after 39 installments paid by June 28, with the insurance carrier cited as the workers compensation vessel.
A Cedar Rapids man files a $6,682.64 automobile damage suit against Lemuel Walls of Holly Springs Mississippi for negligent driving. Paul McNall says his car stopped at a traffic signal at Nineteenth Street and First Avenue East July 27 1965 when Walls rear ended it. He seeks 6500 for medical costs disability pain and suffering and 182.64 for car repairs.
John C. Lepper an 18 year old of 500 First Avenue NE pled guilty to injuring and tampering with a vehicle. Judge Warren J. Rees fined him 100 dollars with 50 suspended. Lepper along with John R. Machacek and James L. McDonald faced theft charges for taking a spare tire from a Cedar Rapids man’s car. McDonald received a 30 day suspended jail term and Machacek was fined 100 dollars and costs.
William Wooldridge 43 sworn in as the first sergeant major of the army the highest ranking enlisted man. He will advise Gen Harold Johnson and represents a career spanning 25 years with service in Europe Japan Vietnam and Africa. He earned Silver Stars in Aachen and the Bulge and led the First Infantry Division's sergeant major postwar duties.
Clarence M. Musel, 48, of 815 Oakland road NE, pled to reckless driving and paid a $100 fine plus costs after a judge dismissed a drunk driving charge due to newly discovered evidence. He was arrested February 19 after a collision at Oakland road and O avenue NE.
In Grenada Mississippi about 25 patrolmen with shotguns carbines and tear gas cleared two Negro crowds numbering around 300 and about 100 white onlookers near the county jail. A Negro man was clubbed and arrested. Separate incidents followed in Louisiana and North Carolina with marches and protests as officials monitor civil rights actions.
ISTANBUL AP The leader of Turkey's leftist Labor party urged a nationwide passive resistance program against Americans. He called for Turks to avoid trade with Americans, refuse to assist them, and sever all personal relations.
Mrs. Benjamina Turner 83 widow of Michael H Turner and long time Cedar Rapids resident died Sunday after a long illness. She lived at 618 Fifth Avenue SE and was born July 13 1882 in New York. Surviving daughter Mary of Cedar Rapids. Requiem Mass Tuesday 9 am at Immaculate Conception Church. Burial Mt Calvary. Parish Rosary Monday 730 pm Brady Mortuary. Friends may call there.
Helen Kacena Stark 74 of Cedar Rapids and Meth-Wick Manor, a noted voice teacher at home studios Mt. Mercy and Cornell colleges, directs church choirs and was a charter member of the Czech Fine Arts Society. Survived by daughter Adolph Topinka and son John L. Stark, with services Tuesday at Turner Chapel. Burial Oak Hill Cemetery. Memorials to Beethoven Club Tribute Fund or Century Fund of Peoples Church.
The report cites an oil storage depot strike 130 miles west-northwest of Hanoi with two buildings damaged. Ground fighting in South Vietnam eases to light patrols. A Viet Cong regiment in the northwest Saigon area suffers heavy losses, at least 238 dead, as US forces lure them into battle. Helicopter losses total 13 with crashes near Ca Mau Chu Lai. A Skyhawk from Constellation disappears near Vinh. pilot missing. An air force Phantom is downed over North Vietnam but crew rescued.
Gregory L. Sanders, 20, of Palo, received 90 days in jail on three counts intoxication reckless driving and resisting due process of execution after a Sunday crash on the Shellsburg Palo road. He was chased by deputies and Shellsburg police traveling over 100 mph before wrecking through fences and poles. Eldon Kevin Clark Bradley Keller suffered injuries. Sanders and Kevin Keller uninjured. Car damaged beyond repair. owned by David Hubbard.
Mary Burkhalter 89 longtime Cedar Rapids Public Library librarian died after a brief illness. Born August 8 1876 in New Rochelle New York she was a member of First Presbyterian church and Monday Art club. Memorial services at Turner chapel Wednesday 9 am with burial at Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call until 9 pm Tuesday. Casket remains closed after service.
Esther May Howe died Sunday after a long illness at age 72. Born March 11 1894 in Wilcox Nebraska she married Jesse W Howe August 15 1912 in Boone Iowa. Survived by husband two daughters Dorothy Carson Houston Texas Kathryn Galey Centerville one son Major Jack W Howe USAF near London 11 grandchildren one great grandchild and sister Mrs Marjory Sadilek Cedar Rapids. Funeral services pending. Friends may call at Turner chapel.
Memorial services for John Francis DeLay set as requiem high mass Tuesday at 9 30 am at St Patrick s Church with Father J Robert McDonald officiating Burial will follow at Mt Calvary Cemetery A rosary will be held Monday at 3 pm at Teahen Chapel conducted by Father McDonald Friends may call at the chapel
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