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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1963

Page

3

Weather and notices from Cedar Rapids area forecast

The bulletin lists daily highs and lows across several cities with precipitation notes and forecasts for Tuesday night and Wednesday. It includes temperatures for Bismarck through New York, Duluth, Omaha, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Miami, Seattle, and local noon readings. It also reports births listed by Mercy on July 15 and various local incidents, speeding fines, license violations, and suspensions from Cedar Rapids with names and addresses.

Bismarck Mineapolis Chicago N.orleans Denver New York Duluth Omaha L. Angeles Phoenix Miam Seattle

Vinton Advances Sewage Plant Ahead of Schedule

Mayor Paul F. Greene notes Vinton improved its treatment plant without compulsion and completed the project early. Engineer George Ahrens confirms all required work was done and the facility has operated satisfactorily since December 1962.

Paul F. Greene Vinton George Ahrens Howard R. Green Co Ahrens Waterloo Gazette

Contractor Arrested in Bank Shortage Case in Indiana

FBI agents arrested Ernest W. Mullins Jr., a Northbrook contractor, on charges tied to an alleged $800,000 shortage at Farmers State Bank of Brookston. Glen Garrett, bank cashier since 1945, faces accusations over a $30,000 CD issued without authority and the two men allegedly collaborated in the deal. Garrett, free on $5,000 bond, says the FBI estimate is too high.

Chicago FBI Northbrook Ill Farmers State Bank Brookston Ind Ernest W. Mullins, Jr Mullins Glen Garrett Federal Deposit Insurance Corp Federal Reserve System Garrett Calvin Howard Garrott John F. Garrott I. Floyd Garrett Battle Ground State Budget Commission

Injured Girl Returns Home After City Hall Fall

Linda L. Walker, 19, who fell 18 feet down an elevator shaft at city hall on June 29, has returned home from St. Luke's hospital. Major injuries included a collapsed lung and broken ribs as she recuperates over the summer. she is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy L Walker of 154 Nineteenth Street NW.

Linda L. Walker City Hall St. Luke’s Hospital Miss Walker Roy L. Walker Nineteenth Street NW

Obituary Notices From Iowa Cities

Manchester Ada Wendel 79 services Wednesday at 2 Methodist church Gill's Iowa City Sarah Elkins 87 burial Kirksville Missouri Iowa City Mabel Wright 71 services Thursday at 2 Cathout's Belle Plaine Pertha Osborn 81 services Thursday at 10 30 Peffer's Anamosa Carlos Herr 86 services Thursday at 2 Goettsch's

Manchester Ada Wendel Methodist Church Gill’s Iowa City Sarah Elkins Kirksville Mabel Wright Cathout’s Belle Plaine Pertha Osborn Peffer’s Anamosa Carlos Herr Goettsch’s

Indian Delegation Heads to Russia and Czechoslovakia

An Indian weapons seeking delegation departed New Delhi on Tuesday for a three week tour of Russia and Czechoslovakia. The group plans talks amid a chorus of harsh rhetoric from Western powers about communism and the Chinese party.

U S Russia India Yugoslavia Communist Party of China New Delhi Moscow Czechoslovakia

Beat Formidable Odds for Twins

Mrs Harold Moore of Chester Virginia surprised the odds by delivering twin girls in Petersburg on Sunday night. Her family has produced twins in four generations spanning more than a century, with the man odds at 57 309 761 to 1. The father works as a chemical firm engineer and was away. The Moores also have an older daughter Diane four. The twins are named A and B.

Petersburg Harold Moore Moores Diane

U S Canada to Shut 28 DEW Radar Stations

The United States and Canada will close 28 of the 68 distant early warning radar stations along the Arctic DEW line. Eight Alaska and 20 Canada sites are affected, with 123 Canadian and 60 American employees reassigned. The system remains capable of warning of an attack if needed.

Washington UPI United States Canada Arctic Alaska Aleutian Islands Greenland Iceland Federal Electric Co U.S. Air Force

Baton Rouge Visit Triggers Denunciation of Sit-ins

In Baton Rouge Rev. C. C. Addison archbishop of the African Universal Church denounces sit-ins and mass demonstrations as harming his people. He spoke during a visit to the Louisiana sovereignty commission, watchdog on segregation for the state, urging restraint and order.

New York C. C. Addison African Universal Church Baton Rouge Louisiana Sovereignty Commission

Cedar Rapids youth fined for reckless driving after girl rides hood

Robert C. Davenport, 17, pled guilty to reckless driving for driving south on Blakely boulevard SE with Colleen Ballard riding on the hood. He surrendered his license for 60 days and paid a $25 fine. Ballard, 15, suffered severe facial injuries but is in good condition at Mercy hospital.

Cedar Rapids Robert C. Davenport Twenty-fourth Avenue Blakely Boulevard Colleen Ballard Davenport Miss Ballard Mercy Hospital

Deaths Rites Thursday For Kent Hayes

Funeral services for Kent J. Hayes and his wife Rose of Cedar Rapids follow a three car crash near Spirit Lake. The rites will be held at St. Patrick's Church in Cedar Rapids with burial at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Hayes born December 23 1902 and employed by Wilson and Co. Surviving family includes his mother and sister. Rose Hayes born October 17 1907 in Ossian and married June 22 1940 in Cedar Rapids. Surviving relatives include a brother and seven sisters.

Kent J. Hayes Thirteenth Street NW Spirit Lake St. Patrick’s Church J. Robert McDonald Mt. Calvary Cemetery Brady Mortuary Mr. Hayes Newhall Wilson and Co Cedar Rapids Nellie Hayes Ellen Miller Hayes Rose Schissel Ossian Ralph Schissel R. G. Schupanitz John Kelly Clermont Charles Rothmeyer Calmar Lumir Bena Paul Bibby William Weaver J. J. Schneberger

Henry J. Roth dies of heart attack in Cedar Rapids

Henry J. Roth 511 Seventh Street SE died at his home Monday from a heart attack. A paint contractor for 35 years, he retired in Cedar Rapids. Survived by wife A Marian Melsha and brother William of Seattle. He was a World War I veteran and life member of Union 447 and Hanford Post of the American Legion. Services at Kuba funeral home Friday with time to be announced. callers welcome after 7 Wednesday.

Henry J. Roth Seventh Street Cedar Rapids A. Marian Melsha William Seattle Wash Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers Union Hanford Post American Legion

Walter A. Davis Former Cedar Rapids Resident Dies

Walter A. Davis who moved to New York from Cedar Rapids in March died July 8 at his Farmingdale home. Services were held last Wednesday and burial took place at Evergreen Cemetery in Brooklyn. In Cedar Rapids he lived with his son and daughter in law Walter R. Davis and his wife at 294 Thunderbird road SE.

Walter A. Davis New York Cedar Rapids Farmingdale Evergreen Cemetery Brooklyn Davis Walter R. Davis Thunderbird Road

Cedar Rapids Siblings listed in obituary notice

The obituary notes brothers Emil Obed and Porter of Cedar Rapids and Milo of Lisbon along with three sisters Mrs Carl Thompson and Mrs Marvin Ford both of Cedar Rapids and Mrs Richard Farmer of San Francisco. Services are planned for Friday at Benson.

Emil Obed Porter Cedar Rapids Milo Lisbon Carl Thompson Marvin Ford Richard Farmer San Francisco Benson

Obituaries and funeral services listed for several individuals

Multiple funeral notices detail Wednesday services at churches including Immaculate Conception and St Matthew's with burials at Mt Calvary Cedar Memorial and IOOF Cemetery. Names include Genevieve Whelan Austie Tomec Ted Vernimont Elizabeth Louise Moes and others with callers at Brady Mortuary and Monahan Stewart funeral home.

Whelan Genevieve Immaculate Conception William A. Roach Mt. Calvary Brady Mortuary Tomec Austie Ioof Victor Vernimont Ted St. Matthew’s Church James D. Kearn Catholic Daughters of America Monahan-Stewart Moes Elizabeth Louise Turner D. A. Jarrert Cedar Memorial Cemetery

Senate hearing on civil rights bill sparks debate over heaven and segregation

At a judiciary committee session, Ervin denounced the omnibus civil rights package as unconstitutional and unnecessary while criticizing the public accommodations provision. Wallace and Hart argued about heaven and unity, noting humanity beyond skin color. Long defended the bill, insisting it creates no new rights.

Wallace Heaven God Hart Judiciary Committee Ervin

More Liquor Licenses Issued in Iowa by State Board

The Iowa liquor control commission on Tuesday issued numerous liquor-by-the-drink licenses across the state. Names include American Legion posts in Manchester and Oelwein, VFW in Oelwein, and various taverns, hotels, and clubs in Decorah, Cascade, Marengo, Bennett, Spillville, and Calmar, with license fees ranging from 300 to 1000 dollars.

Des Moines UPI Iowa Liquor Control Commission American Legion Manchester VFW Oelwein Ross Reid South Winn Calmar Fraternal Benevolent Assn Cedar Rapids Leland O. Brown Lansing Roy FE. Davis Mahogany Room Michael J. Berger Berger’s Max L. Slaughter Esquire Tavern Eugene L Evelyn M. Wylie G & E Tap & Grill Bennett Sylvan Anton Elizabeth Wennat the Rainbow Pete Strang Pete’s Place Cascade Norman C. Johnson Doose Marengo American Legion Club Inc Bennatz-Symonds Decorah Civic Improvement Assn Spillville Mealey

Nuclear test ban talks yield cautious optimism in Moscow

U S and British delegates led by Harriman and Hailsham meet with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko in the Spiridonovka palace for about three hours as hopes rise for a treaty banning all nuclear tests except underground. Khrushchev conferred with France's de Jean amid aloofness from Paris.

Moscow U.S Gromyko W. Averell Harriman Lord Hailsham Khrushchev Maurice de Jean Harriman and Hailshan Kremlin Valerian Zorin Geneva Spiridonovka Palace Hailsham

Iowa Faces Tax Ruling Questions On Liquor Law

Iowa's liquor by the drink law prompts legal questions from the liquor control commission's Larry Scalise. Key issues seek to define alcoholic beverages, Sunday use of bottles, and how Daylight Saving time affects 1 am closing. Officials worry about loopholes in convention and private gathering exemptions.

Des Moines UPI Iowa Attorney General's Office Larry Scalise Liquor Control Commission Atty Evan Hultman Scalise

Locate Son in East Ends Disappearance Mystery

John M. Ely Jr and Mrs Ely report their son John M Ely III 18 has been missing since July 5 and may be visiting friends in the east The youth finished his freshman year at Iowa State University and was taking summer courses at Coe College at the time he vanished

John M. Ely, Jr John M. Ely, III Ely the Gazette Iowa State University Coe College

Lutherans Urge Action to End Racial Discrimination

The Rev Dr Franklin Clark Fry president of the Lutheran Church in America urged the church's 3.2 million members in New York on Sunday to act against racial discrimination.

New York Franklin Clark Fry Lutheran Church In America

Gazette Want Ads Tell Readers About Buyers Fast

Classified plea urging readers to use Gazette want ads to locate buyers quickly by calling EM 2-1121 for placement and inquiries.

Gazette

Doran Committee Guides State Agency Rulemaking

The Doran committee lacks veto power over agency rules and can only issue recommendations to the next legislature, while liquor state law directs agencies on what to do but not how to execute it.

Doran

Severe storm lashes Chicago area with heavy rain and outages

A severe storm hit northeastern Illinois with 2.19 inches of rain at Midway in six hours. Lightning damaged two homes, power lines were downed, and 16 underpasses flooded while 2,100 telephones failed. A funnel cloud over Tinley Park triggered a tornado alert that did not produce a touchdown.

Chicago Illinois Midway Airport Tinley Park

Vig Thorger A. Vig obituary notes Cedar Rapids roots

Thorger A. Vig, 65, former Cedar Rapids resident, died Monday in Benson Arizona. Born April 14, 1898 in Norway, he lived in Cedar Rapids most of his life and later moved to Arizona. He worked for the Link-Belt Speeder Co. Survived by his wife and a son, Robert, of Kansas City.

Thorger A. Vig Cedar Rapids Benson Ariz Mr. Vig Arizona Link-Belt Speeder Co Norway Robert Kansas City

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Daily Record C.R. Weather Mississippi Cecces Dubuque C.R Robert Levy Fifteenth Street Lumir Visek C Avenue NE Carl Crane Eighteenth Street Eugene Sullivan Teresa Drive St. Luke's Lee Ramsey Wesley Drive Marion E. Harrison Shellsburg John N. Wilson Maplewood Drive Milo F. Parizek Center Point Robert N. Wilson Blairstown Donald H. Labs Hiawatha William G. Harrington JoAnn Remington Darrell E. Wiley Arlene A. Kula Robert G. Bruns Patricia McDowell John F. Stenberg Patricia Schimberg Ronald D. Appleby Eva Holst Independence Diana F. Welshhoms Harold G. Welshhoms Iris A. Hepker Leland O. Hepker Seventeenth Avenue Tenth Street SE First Avenue SE LaVern O. Eggleston Center Point Road William T. Johnson Donald E. Arnold E Avenue Ralph L. Triplett Memorial Drive Archie J. Otten Sixteenth Street William F. Smith Tenth Street Harry F. Fordice la Donna Safarik Fourth Avenue Robert D. Brown LaPorte City Floyd A. Fisher Twenty-ninth Street Larry D. Ryan Thirty-second Street Merle D. Cole Seventeenth Street Charles L. Smith First Avenue NW Robert H. Heathman Second Street Alvin K. Holmbeck Minneapolis Robert Davenport Twenty-fourth Avenue SE Wendell L. Oliver E Avenue NE Clyde Morris Harold Hamm State Health Department Cedar Falls Reds John E. Lapes 3Rd Ave Kent Hayes Kuba Funeral Home By John Hightower German Democratic Republic West Germany Hultman John M. Elys, Jr East Turner’s Soon B. Turner & Son Ave. S.E Monahan Stewart Funeral Home 1St Ave WM. J. Stewart Beatty-Bearle Murdoch Walker Center Marion “Acedar Rapids Marion
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