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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1955
Page
1
Iowa forecast calls for fair skies with afternoon clouds and scattered thundershowers northwest Friday. Highs reach 90 to 96, lows 70 to 76, with continued heat and humidity through Saturday. City reports include birth notices and funeral service details for Cedar Rapids and Wellman communities.
Dorothy A. Tilton sues Robert A. Tilton while Joseph W. Weil petitions for divorce from Esther P. Weil in a pair of cases filed in the court.
At 8:56 P.M. a short in a dishwashing machine at 2520 Bever Avenue SE triggered the still alarm for company No. 6. Later at 9:23 P.M. a short in wiring on a trailer on Otis Road SE activated the still alarm for company No. 4.
Speeding fines imposed on Ronald L. Smith Gene P. Mick George H Armour Thelma M Armour Madison Wis Robert E Miller Robert S Jeffrey for ten to twenty dollars and costs. Failure to control vehicle Robert K Sickles fined twenty dollars and costs. Dog ordinance violation Joseph Stanek fined ten dollars and costs. Faulty brakes Gerald W Baker dismissed on payment of costs.
Multiple obituaries list funeral services in towns including Manchester Vinton Center Point and Cedar Rapids. Names include Mary Rhoda Lane Jack C Lynch John Kanke Bertha Kueny Joseph Rabik Henry Hawker Clarence McGuire Lew with specific service times locations and burial sites in community cemeteries.
Cedar Rapids municipal court recommended suspensions for two drivers. Robert K. Sickles of 8271 Third Street NW was fined 20 dollars and costs with a 60 day license suspension after a reckless driving charge was reduced to improper control. Ronald L. Smith of 343 Fifth Avenue SW was fined 20 dollars and costs and given a 30 day suspension for speeding after police observed drag racing in a Cedar Rapids street.
Nellie P Walters widow of Albert Walters died at home at 5 30 am Thursday she was 73 born DeWitt March 4 1875 member of St Matthew s Altar and Rosary Society ORC Women s Auxiliary and B of R T Surviving two daughters Mabelle Schillig Elgin IL Madeline Schnoelbeln Cedar Rapids a son Glenn Walters Cedar Rapids police department seven grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren Her husband a retired Rock Island conductor died March 26 1948 Services 9 am Saturday at St Matthew s Church Msgr J D Kearn Burial Cedar Memorial Rosary 8 pm Friday Brady mortuary callers after 11 am Friday
Phoebe Stanard 84 longtime Millersburg resident died at a Cedar Rapids nursing home at 10 25 am Thursday Survived by three sons Lester Center Point Ralph Cedar Rapids and Clair Cedar Falls a brother Ed Pope North English and six grandchildren Services at Millersburg Methodist Church of which she was a member Friends may call at Rohn funeral home Friday evening
Frank A. Diehl 64 of Mt Vernon died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 6 05 p m Wednesday after a brief illness. He was born in Chicago and formerly lived in Cedar Rapids. Survived by daughter Dolores Butteris Mt Vernon son John Seattle five sisters and two brothers all of Chicago. Body at Beatty Beurle mortuary.
Funeral services for Robert L. Taschner will be held at 9 a.m. Friday in Immaculate Conception Church with Rt. Rev. Msgr. W. H. Schulte presiding. Burial follows at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Msgr. Schulte and the Daughters of Isabella will lead the Rosary at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Barta-Hesser chapel, where friends may call.
J C Waddell a Cedar Rapids realtor and seven year resident died Wednesday. Services will be at 1 30 p m Friday in Turner chapel conducted by Rev Arnold H Mar ante of Westminster Presbyterian church. Burial in Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
Funeral services for Leslie J. Taschner of Cedar Rapids route 2 will be at 1 30 p m Friday in the Chapel of Memories Cedar Memorial Cemetery conducted by Dr H M Grant of Trinity Methodist church Friends may call at the Barta Hesser chapel
The Gazette clarifies that Robert Marshall Worcester II was an infant at death, not an 11 year old as earlier implied. The notice corrects the age and notes the brief life after birth.
A theater disturbance drew three squad cars to the State Theater in Cedar Rapids. William W. Noble and Kenton M. Hutchison were fined five dollars each in municipal court. Malverne F. Hutchison was dismissed. The charges were filed by theater manager Dean Jones after an argument and brief altercation.
Hillcrest area residents and city officials will meet with the school board Monday at 10 a.m. on mud and drainage problems. Mayor Milo Sedlacek said the Thursday 3:30 p.m. session was postponed due to A A Bass attending a family death in Sioux City.
Atty. Gen. Dayton Countryman said the state will not appeal the injunction blocking enforcement of the new egg grading law. District Judge Ray Fountain issued the order, which becomes effective once a $5,000 bond is posted. Gov. Hoegh noted an Iowa egg seller is earning a 2 cent per dozen premium by complying with the law.
A group of 12 Russians on a U S farm tour experiences Iowa hospitality with home meals at farms visits to extension offices and Chamber dinners in several cities They share light moments a juke box a jeweler's window and chewing gum while Iowa hosts note growing personal connections and see Russians as real people The visit includes luncheon with the Waterloo Chamber of Commerce and farm visits near Reinbeck and Black Hawk County to Stover Hearst farms with Holstein cattle reflecting the broad exchange.
Ruth Thompson asked the city council to rezone a lot on the north side of Thirty Fourth Street NE west of First Avenue from multiple residence to neighborhood shopping so a beauty salon could operate. The request was referred to the City Plan Commission for study and recommendations. The Kenwood Park addition would be affected by the proposal.
A $61,097.47 wrongful death suit was filed Thursday for the estate of 30 year old Martello area farmer Jack E. Orr. He died June 3 1954 after his car was struck by a Midwest Hiawatha train at a poorly marked crossing west of Martello. The Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific Railroad Company is named as defendant with allegations the crossing had bad visibility and that the railroad knew of the condition.
The will of Hallie I. Bunting who died June 15 was admitted to probate. His widow Lydia receives a life interest in the car and the house at 611 Twenty-seventh Street NE. Upon her death the car goes to Caroline Samuelson and real estate splits among Effie Miller Isabel Butterfield Norma Bunting and Norman Bunting. A $100 payment is set for nephew Howard Bunting on Mrs. Bunting's death. The remainder goes to Mrs. Bunting. George and Charles Andrew named executors without bond.
Robert D. Fouts in Cedar Rapids pled guilty to a May 29 Marion break-in at the Jones Novak Heating Co. He received a term not to exceed 10 years at Fort Madison penitentiary by Judge Charles Penningroth. Co-defendant William D. Campbell remains jailed in default of bond.
John C. Holley 41 of Cedar Rapids pleaded innocent to two counts of false pretenses. He was arrested in April and accused of obtaining $91 from two Cedar Rapids residents for insurance policies. He is jailed on $1,500 bond on each count.
Hosein Kalell 28 of 4515 E Avenue NE was ordered to enter a plea by 10 a.m. August 1 to a lascivious acts with a child charge. He is free on a $1,000 bond after Monday’s arrest on a complaint from a 15 year old girl.
The city schedules 53 properties for sidewalk assessments under Order No. 2 for 1955. Deadline is August 8 for owners to complete work or let the city do it with costs assessed. bids will also be taken. Project covers 9335 square feet on sections of Third to Sixteenth avenues SE, Fifth and Fourteenth streets SE, and Mt. Vernon road SE. Public Improvements Commissioner Stolba notes Order No. 2 is larger than 1954 and a third order may follow. unit price on Order No. 1 was 44 cents per square foot, with 55 to 60 cents considered a good price.
Collins Radio Company named four new directors at a Thursday meeting. The appointees are L. E. Bessemer, vice president manufacturing. R. T. Cox, vice president engineering. J. G. Flynn Jr., vice president sales. and M. W. Burrell, advanced from second vice president to vice president. J. B. Tuthill was named assistant vice president finance.
Edward Mines aged 49 was released from the county jail on Wednesday and said goodbye to guards. He then walked down the steps and suffered a heart attack and died.
City council acted on a 19 signer petition about conditions at a Twelfth avenue SW apartment house. They ordered investigations by four agencies the building inspector fire department health department and Humane Society to report back before any further action.
Wayne F. Lumpa, 18, from Iowa City escaped from jail after overpowering the kitchen cook Lucille Axmear and tearing a telephone from the wall. He fled through a back entrance and was last seen in a cornfield east of town. Lumpa, serving seven years for a bad check, had parole revoked and later was apprehended in Oxford, Ohio.
Local responses to the supervisors' proposed sanitary district show broad backing with caveats. Kemp supports the board and favors a single large district, Hoyt backs the plan but questions changes, Sutera calls it best for Cedar Rapids and fringe residents, Cockburn notes informal praise pending a formal review, Caldwell says Chamber favors the plan but actions were not taken.
Muscatine County Board of Supervisors appointed William Hening, 37, of Muscatine as county treasurer effective September 1. Hening, an auditor at Muscatine Bank and Trust, replaces Mervin Shafer who resigned. The board also accepted resignations of first deputy Thelma Nowell and second deputy Darlene Seter.
Bloodhounds traced the body of 14 year old Stephanie Bryan to a shallow grave near Dead Man's cabin in northern California. Burglary suspect Bur ton Abbott, UC graduate student, is under murder and kidnapping investigation. Abbott's ties to the mountain cabin and found girl’s belongings link him to the case.
Torrential rains sparked a severe flood in El Paso causing hundreds to evacuate. Water from Mt. Franklin rose to Mountain View window sills as roads rail lines were washed out and boulders debris blocked routes. Fort Bliss soldiers and National Guard ferried residents to the coliseum. No serious injuries reported. The Rio Grande rose five feet but stayed within banks.
Cedar Rapids native Hammill, born July 7 1887, is running for mayor with a background in legal and real estate fields. The fall ballot also lists open posts including bailiff, four council seats, and two municipal court judgeships.
City council reapproved changes to three City Lines routes after Safety Commissioner Prochaska urged fixes for safety. Buses at Vernon Heights Bever Park and Ellis park will revert to older turn points to improve service and reduce conflicts, with City Lines given 30 days to implement. Mayor Sedlacek plans a meeting with Manager Denton to discuss petitions and driver practices.
Peiping radio said North Viet Nam premier Ho Chi Minh left Communist China for home on Thursday signaling a return from talks with Chinese officials. The report did not provide further details on the trip or talks.
President Eisenhower reported to lawmakers that Russia seems to aim for some achievement at Geneva. He noted friendly Russian posture and visitor exchanges but warned no major shifts yet. Officials expect possible reduced tensions at upcoming conferences if dialogue continues.
Sioux City police and Madison County deputies questioned more suspects in the case of 21 month old Donna Sue Davis, abducted July 10 and found dead July 11 on a Nebraska road. Detectives said progress is slow with ongoing door knocking and interviews.
City briefs report a Sunday noon picnic at CeMar Acres hosted by Local 110 D P O and Credit Union and a Masonic family picnic Friday at Ellis Park river pavilion. Also noted are a Cedar Rapids arrest of 17 year old Francis M Busher for AWOL from Chanute AFB Illinois and three Cedar Rapids church musicians attending a Church Music Conference at Cornell College Mt Vernon.
Federal Judge William F. Riley refused to remove Wayne G. Cook as special master in the 40 million dollar treble damage suit brought by First Iowa Hydro-Electric Cooperative of Muscatine against several utility firms. Riley also overruled requests to void depositions, finding no conflict of interest or prejudice. Named plaintiffs include Harry J. Strong among organizers.
Donna Kalous daughter of Mr and Mrs Adolph Kalous 2658 Mt Vernon Ave SE was elected national vice president of the central region of Future Homemakers of America at the tenth convention on the Iowa State college campus. The 17 year old McKinley high senior serves as state music chairman of Iowa FHA and has four years in the organization with about 300 members attending.
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