Weather drift with showers and cooler trend in Midwest
The Midwest forecast calls for Friday partly cloudy skies with scattered showers in the southeast portion and cooler conditions in the west. Highs 78 to 84, 84 to 89 in the southeast with gradual clearing Friday night. Saturday mostly fair and cool. Also reports births, marriages, and local notices from Des Moines and Cedar Rapids area.
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Hick End
Bismarck
Minneapolis
Chicago
New Orleans
Enver
New York
Duluth
Phoenix
Los Angeles
Seattle
Miami
Sioux City
Iowa
Services for John Schmuecker Held at St Patrick Church
The service for 71 year old John Schmuecker will be Saturday at 9 a.m. CST at St. Patrick's Church with the Rosary recited at the family home where the body remains.
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Watkins
John Schmuecker
St. Patrick's Church
Council To Study B Avenue Viaduct Recommendation
Cedar Rapids city council studied planning options for a B Avenue viaduct. The City Plan Commission proposal on viaduct plans and east west approaches was placed on file. First step remains repairing the A Avenue span while railroads' progress and financing questions are awaited.
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Cedar Rapids
City Plan Commission
Milo Sedlacek
Council
Plan Commission
George Cockburn
Commission
Housing Profit Without Capital in FHA Program
Los Angeles builder Arthur B. Weber testifies that FHA officials taught builders to profit from a postwar housing program without capital. Weber claims to have netted $387,543 on two projects and later sold his interest for $125,000. A government housing official says the Justice Department is asked to pursue criminal action in a $22 million Arlington Virginia insured apartment development.
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Washington
Los Angeles
Federal Housing Administration
Arthur B. Weber
FHA
Weber
Justice Department
Arlington
City Briefs Highlight Local Hospital Visits And Meetings
In Cedar Rapids area notices list Arthur L Bye at St Luke s hospital with an ankle ailment and William E Corbett at Mercy hospital where visitors are permitted. Dr C H Stark speaks at Catholic Laymen s club noon gathering at the Roosevelt Hotel. Ronald J Valenta and wife travel from Los Angeles to attend his mother Mrs W A Valenta s funeral at 526 Fifth Street SE. Mercy division G LA and B of LE picnic set for Sunday at Daniels Park. bring covered dish. Robin Jill Zinderman named at Temple Judah Friday Sabbath service. Community Chest budget conference continues Friday with YWCA and Salvation Army reps, 7:30 and 9 p m respectively.
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G.la
B. of
L.E
Mercy Division
L. E
Daniels Park
Temple Judah
Robin Jill Zinderman
Seymour Zinderman
Cedar Rapids
Second District G O P Contest Nearing Climax
Des Moines report on the second district Republican contest for the state central committee. L L Jurgemeyer leads after early entry from Clinton. B D Silliman of Cedar Rapids counters. Linn county has the largest stake, with 118 of 473 delegates and a pivotal vote. Committeewoman post sees Mrs Earl Zahradt running. Warren Rees retirements noted. Caucuses scheduled tonight and Friday ahead of the convention.
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Des Moines
State Central Committee
L. L. Jurgemeyer
Clinton
Clinton County
Jurgemeyer
Linn County
B. D. Silliman
Cedar Rapids
Jurge‘meyer
Linn
Dubuque
Earl,Zahradt
Thomas Tracey
Manchester
Tracey
Warren Rees
Anamosa
Savery Hotel
Cedar Rapids council alters daylight saving time stance
The Cedar Rapids council debated daylight saving time with Mayor Sedlacek opposing current practice and Attorney John Locher pressing for earlier rollback. After a lengthy exchange, a motion to change DST to take effect August 15 passed with support from Jones and others, ending in a split hall discussion and reflections from local critics.
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Sedlacek
DST
Council
Jones
Prochas' Ka
Shank
Martin Youth Stake in G O P Win
Des Moines AP Rep Thomas E Martin Republican candidate for the U S Senate told the Iowa Young Republican convention that young people have a greater stake in a Republican victory in November than any group. He said Ike must not be hamstrung by a Democratic congress and urged continued Young Republican support. The session adopted resolutions backing Eisenhower GOP candidates and lowering the voting age to 18.
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Des Moines
Thomas E. Martin
U. S. Senate
Iowa
Ike
Hoover
Martin
Eisenhower
Crane Runs Wild On Tulsa Streets
A 20 ton crane crashed through Tulsa traffic on 15th street for seven blocks before striking a car and stopping four feet inside a drugstore. Operator E. J. McKenzie said brakes failed after passing about 20 vehicles. Car owner M. L. Stirling suffered a concussion and bruises as the vehicle was demolished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
15Th Street
E. J. McKenzie
M. L. Stirling
Church at Iowa City Files $1000 Suit Over Funds
The Community Church of Christ in Iowa City sues Walter Garwood and Ray June for $1000 alleging the amount is part of the church building fund. The petition seeks a court order to return the funds to the church.
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Iowa City
Community Church of Christ
Walter Garwood
Ray June
Move Launched In Iowa City Time Change Backlash
A group of Iowa City businessmen began a campaign to restore standard time. Petitions with over 200 signatures circulated in 12 downtown stores seeking a return to standard time by July 31. Farmers and merchants report lost business from daylight time as Johnson County farmers already align with standard time. The city council, led by Mayor Leroy S. Mercer, weighing the petition amid wider proposals from other cities.
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Iowa City
Leroy S. Mercer
Johnson County
Paul McNutt
Segaton County Farm Bureau
City urges national Daylight Saving time adoption
Mayor Walter Beuse authorized to write President Eisenhower urging nationwide daylight saving time. Councilman Walter Moeller, a key advocate in the Quad Cities, says national adoption would end coast to coast confusion as some cities observe daylight time and others do not.
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Walter Beuse
Eisenhower
Walter Moeller
Quad Cities
Consolidation Petition Filed For Goggon School District
A petition seeking a consolidation election in the Goggon area was filed with County Superintendent Walter A. Shupp. The earlier June 7 merger vote failed to gain approval for voters in Goggon Red Stone and Ryan districts across Linn Delaware counties.
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Coggan
Walter A. Shupp
Shupp
Goggon
Red and
Stone
Linn County
Ryan
Delaware County
Huskey Sentenced to Three Years for Third Offense Drunk Driving
James B. Huskey 55 of 517 Fourteenth Street NE was sentenced by Judge Floyd Philbrick to a term not to exceed three years in the Fort Madison penitentiary for a third offense drunk driving. Huskey, found guilty by Linn County jury on April 28, had a motion for new trial denied.
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James B. Huskey
Fourteenth Street
Fort Madison
Floyd Philbrick
Huskey
Linn County
Executors Appointed in Rathje Estate Codicil Shifts Names
Fred Steuber and Edward Rathje were named executors in probate for John Rathje. Wednesday's Gazette showed Steuber and Henry Krahling as executors, but a codicil substituted Edward Rathje for Krahling, who is deceased.
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Fred Steuber
Edward Rathje
John Rathje
Steuber
Henry ‘Krahling
Krahling
Will of Charles H. Stark Admitted to Probate
The will of Charles H. Stark, who died July 3, was admitted to probate Thursday. It leaves one half of his estate to his wife with a life interest in the other half for her benefit. After Mrs. Stark's death the remaining portion goes to the Stark children. Mrs. Stark is named executrix without bond.
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Charles H. Stark
Stark
U S Technicians Leave Indo China
Gen. Earle FE Partridge announced that FEAF technicians sent to Indo China have been evacuated. Only FEAF personnel remaining are air crews and support staff operating C 119 flying boxcars of the 315th air division.
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Tokyo
Earle FE. Partridge
Far East
Debt of Nation Tops 271 Billion
President Eisenhower announced the federal debt at the close of the 1954 fiscal year reached 271,341,040,494 dollars. The law sets the borrowing limit at 275 billion dollars, leaving a potential margin of about 3.7 billion.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Boy Clutched by Bear Leaves Boy Hospitalized
In Toronto a 9 year old boy fed a polar bear at the zoo and was mauled when he clambered over a safety fence. The bear seized him in its claws for nearly five minutes. He is recovering with his right arm mangled beyond repair. The incident occurred after he climbed into the animal enclosure to feed peanuts.
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Toronto
Larry Williams
Iowa Weather Poses Big Challenge for Forecasters
Des Moines reports that Iowa presents extreme forecasting difficulties due to mixed air masses from the Gulf of Mexico Pacific coast and Canada. Meteorologists explain the bowl shaped convergence, timing errors of a few hours or miles can ruin forecasts, unlike simpler coastal or regional patterns elsewhere.
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Iowa
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Coast
Canada
Demos Propose Lobbying Code for Ethics Reform
Iowa Democratic platform committee approves a resolution barring legislators from receiving fees for lobbying and drafting bills. Polk County Attorney Clyde Herring, the gubernatorial nominee, urges a new ethics code to separate public and private interests in legislation.
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Des Moines
Platform Committee
Iowa Democratic Party
Polk County
Clyde Herring
Herring
Platform Group
Convicted Author Loses Plea in San Quentin Case
SAN FRANCISCO AP Daryl Chessman, convicted author, lost his latest bid to escape death. The California Supreme Court denied his petition for a writ of habeas corpus and a stay of execution at San Quentin's gas chamber.
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San Francisco
Daryl Chessman
San Quentin
State Supreme Court
Three Killed at Fireworks Plant Blast in Cranbury
State police report three people died and three were seriously injured in an explosion and ensuing fire at the Unexcelled Chemical Company fireworks plant in Cranbury New Jersey on Thursday. The blast caused extensive damage and prompted emergency response crews to assist at the scene. Investigators began assessing the cause and securing the site.
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Cranbury, N. J
Nixon Appeals for Indo China War Relief Donations
Vice President Richard Nixon urged Americans to donate to Indo-Chinese war relief. He acknowledged disputed Viet Nam decisions yet stressed that the nation should not turn its back on war victims. The appeal was made in New York during a nationally broadcast address.
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New York
Nixon
Viet Nam
FCC Approves Iowa Radio Station Deals
The FCC approved transfer of control of KXGI Fort Madison Iowa to J R Livesay R Earl Baker and Greg Rouleau for 44000 dollars. It also authorized Dr Edward Schons and William E Schons to buy KLIL Estherville Iowa for 19000 dollars with equal fifty percent stakes. The commission granted permission for the Schons to acquire WKAI Macomb Illinois for 22000 dollars.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
KXGI
Fort Madison
J. R. Livesay
R. Earl Baker
Greg Rouleau
Edward Schons
William E. Schons
KLIL
Estherville
Schons
WKAI
Macomb
Air Force cancels surplus sale of silver mistaken as brass
The Air Force aborted a surplus sale at Wilkins Air Depot near Shelby Ohio after discovering unused medals offered for disposal contained silver rather than brass. Officials say no materials were delivered and cancellation follows two applicable laws. Dispatches note about 57 tons involved with bids of 1.90 and 4 per pound.
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Washington
Air Force
Wilkins Air Depot
Shelby
Ohio
Treasury
Deaths Simon A. Goldsberry, 93, of Linn County
Simon A. Goldsberry, 93, longtime Paris community resident and builder of heavy machinery, died Wednesday. Survived by wife, daughter Mrs. Pearle Mills, four other children, ten grandchildren, and 17 great grandchildren. Services Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Passmore funeral home Central City. burial in country cemetery four miles northwest of Central City.
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Simon A. Goldsberry
Pearle Mills
Fourth Avenue
Mt. Vernon
Mr. Goldsberry
Paris
Linn County
Goldsberry
Mills
Ray
Cedar Rapids
Francis
Central City
Arthur
Northville
Mich
Blanche Welsh
el Cajon
Calif
Passmore Funeral Home
Jessie Lou Fite obituary notices Cedar Rapids widow dies at nursing home
Jessie Lou Fite widow of Fred Fite died in a Cedar Rapids nursing home at 9 40 a m Thursday after a long illness. Born December 24 1864 at Anamosa she is survived by son Frederick Fite of Cedar Rapids two daughters Martha of Orange Texas and Elsie Mefford of Monmouth Illinois eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren Services will be at Turner chapel 1 30 p m Monday with Rev Samuel C Ritchhart of Ellis Park Church of God Burial in Oak Shade Cemetery Marion Friends may call at the chapel
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Jessie Lou Fite
Fred iFite
Third Street
Cedar Rapids
Anamosa
Frederick Fite
Martha
Orange
Texas
Elsie Mefford
Monmouth
Ill
Turner Chapel
Samuel C. Ritchhart
Ellis Park
Obituary Notice for Cedar Rapids Resident Frank J. Stritesky
Services for Frank J. Stritesky aging 108 Sixth Street NW Cedar Rapids retired Rock Island switchman and lifelong resident will be held at 1 30 p m Friday in Beatty Bearle chapel Reverend Z F Pauk of Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church will conduct the service Burial will follow at the Czech National Cemetery Friends may call at the chapel
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Frank J. Stritesky
Sixth Street
Rock Island
Cedar Rapids
Beatty-Bearle Chapel
Z. F. Pauk
Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church
Czech National Cemetery
Services for Mrs Marie Kudrna to be held Friday
Services for Mrs Marie Kosina Kudrna aged 79 of 18th Avenue SW will be conducted at 8 30 a m Friday in the local chapel. The obituary notes the late Mrs Kudrna died Tuesday and requests memorials to a chosen charity.
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Marie Kosina Kudrna
Eighteenth Avenue
Funeral services announced for Janeba at St. Ludmila’s
The funeral mass for Janeba will be held at St. Ludmila's with the Rev. Frank R. Hruby officiating. Burial will follow at St. John's Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home prior to services.
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Janeba
St. Ludmila’s
Frank R. Hruby
St. John’s Cemetery
Father Hruby
Frances Horak Valenta obituary notice
Frances Horak Valenta 90 widow of Wesley A Valenta died at 526 Fifth street SE Cedar Rapids at 1 a m Thursday after a long illness born near Ely Sept 9 1863 came to Cedar Rapids in 1887 Surviving a daughter Mrs Ewald A Dingler Milwaukee two sons Edward Cedar Rapids and Ronald Los Angeles a grandson Kenneth A Dingler Milwaukee and four sisters Emma Horak Clara Wittengl Bertha De Mers all of Cedar Rapids and Matilda Stastny Ely Her husband married at Ely Nov 22 1882 died Feb 18 1952 service at Brosh chapel 2 p m Saturday Rev Zdenek F Pauk Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church burial Czech National cemetery Friends may call at the chapel Friday
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Frances Horak Valenta
Wesley A. Valenta
Fifth Street
Ely
Cedar Rapids
Ewald A. Dingler
Milwaukee
Edward
Ronald
Los Angeles
Kenneth A. Dingler
Emma Horak
Clara Wittengl
Bertha de Mers
Matilda Stastny
Brosh Chapel
Zdenek F. Pauk
Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church
Czech National Cemetery
Funeral services for Thomas Edward McLaughlin at Immaculate Conception
Thomas Edward McLaughlin former owner of the avenue barber shop will be honored with services at 9 a.m. Friday in Immaculate Conception Church. Burial follows at Mt Calvary Cemetery. Msgr. William H. Schulte will preside and lead prayers with the Holy Name Society at 7 p.m. Thursday at Brady Mortuary, where friends may call.
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Thomas Edward McLaughlin
Twelfth Street
Avenue
Immaculate Conception Church
William H. Schulte
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Msgr. Schulte
Holy Name Society
Brady Mortuary
Widow Mary Bartels Dies in Pasadena
Mary Bartels aged about 75 widow of William H. Bartels died in Pasadena California on Monday. A former Cedar Rapids resident she had lately lived with her niece Mrs Roger Graham. Graveside services will be held Saturday forenoon at Linwood cemetery Cedar Rapids with Brosh chapel in charge.
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Mary Bartels
William H. Bartels
Pasadena
Calif
Cedar Rapids
Roger Graham
Linwood Cemetery
Brosh Chapel
Funeral rites for Dr Mantz long-time Cedar Rapids physician
Services for Dr. R L Mantz 79 who died at Spencer will be conducted in Turner chapel at 1 30 p m Friday DST by Elder Adam Ruby and Elder T A Nickum. Entombment in Chapel of Memories. Friends may call at the chapel.
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R. L. Mantz
Cedar Rapids
Spencer
Turner Chapel
Adam Ruby
T. A. Nickum
Chapel of Memories
Funeral services for 8 year old Wilber D Lentz Jr
Services will be held in Turner chapel at 3 30 p m Saturday conducted by Rev A J Stokes of the Interdenominational church. Burial follows in Shiloh cemetery. The family resides at 2228 Bowling Street SW. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Wilber Dewaine Lentz, Jr
Wilber D. Lentz
Bowling Street
Turner Chapel
A. J. Stokes
Interdenominational Church
Shiloh
Moody Dies Among Nation's Wealthiest Figures
GALVESTON UP reports W. L. Moody Jr., 89, head of a 406 million dollar empire, died of pneumonia. He was praised as one of the ten richest men yet largely private, with Moody and Company holdings in cotton, insurance and banking, 30 hotels, 10 ranches, railroads, a newspaper and oil interests.
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Galveston
W. L. Moody, Jr
W. L. Moody and Company
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Third Avenue
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3Rd Ave
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Silliman
B. B. Hickenlooper
Harrison Spangler
Benton, Jones
Delaware
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John Locher
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Prochaska
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