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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1964
Page
3
A mixed clipping reports forecasts for clear to partly cloudy conditions with highs in the 80s across several cities. It then lists numerous obituaries and funeral services from towns including Mt. Vernon Belle Plaine Manchester and Goettsch's Monticello with multiple names and service times.
Harold J. Ryan, 63, former Cedar Rapids resident, died Thursday in Waterloo from a heart attack. Funeral services set for 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Waterloo, with burial there. He worked for the Rock Island Railroad in Cedar Rapids from 1922 to 1942. Body at O’Keefe and Towne Funeral Home, Waterloo.
A barn a corn crib and a chicken house on Harvey Wagner’s farm ten miles southeast of Waukon burned near noon Saturday. The farm house burned about a year ago. The family was in the field when they saw the flames. About 1 800 bales of hay in the barn were destroyed. Cause of the fire was not immediately determined.
The eight men and four women jury handling the $20 million mail fraud and conspiracy case against James R. Hoffa and six co defendants will resume deliberations at 9 30 this morning after a 4 30 p m adjournment. They are housed at hotel accommodations near the Great Lakes naval base 30 miles north of Chicago.
Shadyrest Jersey of West Liberty showed the senior grand champion bull at the Parish 4 Jersey show in West Liberty. Wilbur Little of West Branch won the junior grand champion bull and also showed the champion junior female. Shadyrest exhibited the senior and grand champion female. Five exhibitors entered 31 head. Ken Freymuth of Atalissa won the judging contest. Mrs Wilbur Little won the women’s title and Bonnie Burmister of Wilton Junction took the junior title. Winners qualify for the All Iowa fair.
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In Bethlehem Pennsylvania ten year old Kim Shortell received a personal message from President Johnson after she started a neighborhood drive on April 7 to raise funds for victims of the Good Friday earthquake in Alaska. Congressman Rooney delivered the note praising her “unworthy accomplishment and one which deserves the admiration and praise of boys and girls everywhere a job well done.”
Cedar Rapids officer recognized Richard Kadlec 46 from photos filed on a January forgery warrant. Kadlec had left Cedar Rapids and returned six months later with police arrest at Third Avenue and Fourth Street SE. He was held on a $1000 bond.
Stamford Advocate reports former Republican congresswoman Clare Boothe Luce supports Sen. Thomas Dodd Democratic incumbent in Connecticut. The endorsement appears in the Saturday edition.
AP reports Malayan cholera epidemic death toll climbed to 91 on Saturday with another fatality confirmed in Trengganu state.
John C. Culver told the Coggon Harvest Home crowd that rural representation must drive farm policy and link rural and urban interests. He warned diminishing rural power threatens farm income, jobs, and rising food prices while urging Iowa and the nation to unite across regions.
Cedar Rapids youth John T. Akers 18 Central City youth Lyle L. Rose 19 faced charges after a dog shooting incident near Central City. Akers fired a .22 from a car. Rose carried a concealed weapon. They admitted driving to Wally Brown’s home last Sunday night and agreed to pay Brown 75 to cover the dog’s loss.
Imogene M. Floyd, 43, of Vinton, was returned to Cedar Rapids to face a charge of false uttering of checks. She was arrested in Benton County after allegedly passing a $50 check June 26 at the Sears Roebuck store without an account at the bank on the check.
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller announced from Albany that he would deploy national guard troops if needed in New York City and Rochester. He said rioting and looting from any source or reason would be met by the full force of the law.
Want ads push profits by delivering targeted results for buyers and sellers. Classified listings highlight available goods jobs and services with clear contact details and dates. The section emphasizes concise wording bold headlines and timely responses.
Police reported looting destroyed a restaurant and grocery on Clifton avenue while fires were set and quickly extinguished. Officers stopped a car with four Black men and found beer and knives. One man died after a rock tossed by a rioter struck him. chaos spread along Joseph avenue and Jefferson streets as curfew failed to curb crowds.
Washington AP reports a Soviet Venus mission likely failed to hit its target while attempting to reach Venus or gather close data. Sources say the spacecraft did not achieve the intended trajectory or encounter, leaving officials assessing the abortive encounter and mission status.
Irvin V Floerchinger Sr a Cedar Rapids resident and city streets department employee died at 2 10 p m Saturday after a sudden illness He was born November 21 1901 in Watkins Survived by a son Irvin D Floerchinger Cedar Rapids two granddaughters four brothers Edward Lester Elroy of Cedar Rapids Dewey New Hampton and two sisters Mrs George Sutcliffe Palo and Mrs Lawrence Kruger Cedar Rapids Memorial services set for Turner’s at 130 Tuesday Friends may call at the chapel after 1 p m Sunday
Mrs Lilley Amenta Mc Jimsey 79 former Cedar Rapids resident died Saturday morning after a long illness in Memphis Missouri Services will be at grave side Monday in Linwood Cemetery Brady's in charge of arrangements
Funeral arrangements and burial details for Dwyer Wilfred Patrick Sharron Ernest Elam Robert W Glessner Edward J Ainsworth Josephine Elizabeth George Earl Stebbins Helen Irene Book Monica J Petersen at Turner's and Beatty Beurle's chapels. Services scheduled at various times with several inurnments and visits.
At the national convention in Houston the Constitution Party elected national chairman Bert Ellis a Houston manufacturer’s representative. He succeeds Curtis Dall of Philadelphia. Mrs. O W McDaniel of Victoria Texas was chosen secretary and Wickliffe Vennard of Houston the party treasurer.
Grover Bridgeman, a Cedar Rapids salesman, helped rescue Harold Taylor after a car veered off a road near Dixon into 16 feet of water. The driver, 47, sustained head injuries and lung water. Bridgeman survived with a cut foot. The rescue occurred while the families barbecue in Roy Bridgeman’s yard near the Rock River.
The remarks describe rising investment in America's future through effort money and faith. Peace Corps volunteers are cited as building meaning worldwide while addressing hunger by delivering bread and milk to children in need.
Researchers led by Hans Neurath and Kenneth Walsh at the University of Washington have determined the detailed chemical structure of trypsin, the pancreatic enzyme that breaks down proteins. The work reveals the 223 amino acids in the active enzyme and 229 in the inactive precursor trypsinogen, outlining how activation occurs.
A sub committee plans no hoodlums as witnesses to avoid invoking Fifth Amendment rights. About 25 witnesses from federal undercover and police ranks will testify, aiming to link foreign crime syndicates with La Cosa Nostra. Joseph Valachi, a former mob killer, had testified the outfit dominates U S organized crime. A tip from Valachi, now in DC jail, prompted Wednesday arrests in Washington and New York as part of the drugs war.
In London British postmen working overtime this weekend processed 35 million letters that remained undelivered during a two week revolt against the government.
Rep. James Bromwell Iowa says constituents back his no vote on a $800 million wheat sale to Russia re shipping to Cuba under a credit plan. He notes mail shows district support for his other no votes and criticizes the administration for pressing the measure despite opposition. He recalls protests over cash on the barrelhead terms and congress’s last minute session to pass the bill.
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