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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1964
Page
3
The daily record outlines five day temperatures 4 to 8 degrees above normal from Thursday through next Monday. Normal highs range 83 to 90 and lows 66 to 71. Rainfall expected 0.5 to 1 inch, up to 2 inches in weekend storms. winds N 8 to 12 mph. Sunrise 5 58, sunset around 2 PM.
Marriage licenses listed for Gerald T. Carney Joyce N Hurt David Loyal Zierath Diane Kae Neverman Karl Reginald Clendening Karen Seille Wayne Griffioen Patricia A Norris Cedar Rapids etc. Also births in Waterloo Palo Cedar Rapids Marion and Denver and Houston area notices of town cases and obituaries with service times at St Marys churches and local funeral houses.
Senate and House Republicans on hand argued for Goldwater after the convention. Dirksen and Halleck predicted a November win over Johnson, saying the grace period is over and elections are decided in November. They warned against federal handouts and double talk.
Five teenage boys faced criminal charges in connection with two Palo break-ins this month at the Gibney-McVay Milk Distributing Co. and Kahler grocery. Three other youths were turned over to juvenile authorities as the investigation linked eight teens to the incidents, including vehicle thefts and loot from a parked car.
A series of minor penalties recorded for various individuals and addresses. John L. Petersen and others receive fines of 10 dollars plus costs for speeding. Joseph Anderson and Keith Keim fined 15 dollars and costs for violations. Robert E. Whittle and YMCA fined 10 dollars and costs for rubbish deposition. Ida Rubendall and Charles Frantz fined 10 dollars and costs for disobeying traffic signals. Ted W. [incomplete entry]
Vice presidential nominee Kitchel welcomed support from all Americans including groups like the Ku Klux Klan while rejecting white backlash as a campaign weapon. He urged affirmative action to address national issues. Rep. Earl Wilson of Indiana noted Goldwater’s shift since a June 30 preview saying no Republican could beat Johnson.
Workmen placing the base of the Statue of Liberty in 1886 filled the pedestal with silver coins. This historic act tied to the construction era highlights the monument’s early assembly details.
A plan to extend water mains to several northwest Cedar Rapids streets was revived after a prior rejection for insufficient interest. City officials noted 82 percent of residents on Twentieth street Zika avenue Sixteenth street Eighteenth street and Ellis Boulevard NW petitioned for water service, while a subset favored a joint sewer water extension project. Mayor Johnson urged department action to supply water to residents promptly.
The Linn County treasurer begins a campaign to collect an estimated 500000 in back personal property taxes dating to 1957. Distress warrants go out daily, served by deputies with notices of delinquency and authority to seize salable property. The effort targets business owners, tightens co operation with councils and chambers, and tracks new license applications to flag unpaid taxes.
Gene R Berry 26 of Center Point received a 100 fine plus costs for failure to yield in a fatal July 17 crash near Paris Linn County. The wreck killed Mrs Ray Mills 45 and her son Charles 17. Eight other truckers faced Burkart with seven getting suspended 10 fines for faulty equipment and one fined 10 for a broken windshield. Deputy Donovan Wright investigated and ticketed the other eight after returning to the scene.
Barry Goldwater's press secretary said he did not write for Deutsche National Zeitung and has not spoken with German editors. The weekly published an article under his name opposing a multilateral nuclear force. questions were sent May 27 and again later by a La Salle college assistant, to which no reply was given.
Linn county supervisors approved stop signs at four intersections on the Paris road, including the site of a July death in a car-truck collision. County Engineer William Harrington said the move is part of a trunk road program and many more stop intersections are planned after traffic counts by the Iowa Highway Commission.
John Clary, 25, of Central City, pled guilty Tuesday to a drunk driving charge and was fined $300 plus costs. He was arrested last Saturday near Alburnett after driving a borrowed car into a ditch.
Maurice Thomas Breen Jr of Springville received a suspended 30 day jail sentence on a spotty larceny charge. The 18 year old pled guilty to stealing a transistor radio from a railroad car near Springville after previously pleading innocent to grand larceny and having the charge reduced.
Thomas F. Kenney, 29, was found guilty of burglary by a Linn district court jury after a trial that opened Monday. He was accused of stealing several watches from Mrs. Clara Severn at 1513 Second Street SW during the weekend of February 1 and was given until August 7 to enter new motions.
Paulson Electric Company sues Lee Sturm and E J Amish with R O Amish seeking foreclosure of a mechanic’s lien for 2638.38. The action names conservative parties and requests judgment as prayed.
Mayor Bob Johnson challenged reports of delays in Cedar Rapids highway planning under the 1962 federal act. Planning Director Don Salyer outlined the eight required elements, noting shifts toward economic studies and traffic patterns and the absence of an up to date origin destination survey since 1956. The city has begun interim data work with the school population study and may seek state technical help as a 1968 origin destination survey approaches. Cedar Rapids was named among 79 areas not yet showing sufficient progress, though time remains to meet requirements.
A jewel thief causes trouble for the men of 77 Sunset Strip during a Wednesday night broadcast at 9 00 on KCRG TV 9. The caper disrupts the episode prompting local viewers to tune in for updates and police reports.
Earl W. Hildebrand 89 of 628 Twenty-fifth Street NE Cedar Rapids died after a brief illness Born July 26 1875 he worked as a Rock Island Lines brakeman later owned Johnson Nut Co and belonged to Knights of Pythias Dokies and Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen Surviving daughter Lucille Isbell of Van Nuys Calif and three great grandchildren His wife Nettie L died 1962 Funeral services Saturday 1 30 pm Beatty Bearle funeral home Oak Hill burial Oak Hill Dr Charles Dean Dowling 60 Massillon Ohio physician and World War II veteran died Born December 20 1903 he was married to Virginia Davis formerly of Cedar Rapids Surviving wife and daughter Patrice Lee Dowling of Massillon Funeral services Friday 2 pm Chapel of Memories Cedar Memorial Cemetery services by Brady mortuary.
Mrs. Joseph L. Konecny lifelong Cedar Rapids resident born Jan 4 1888 died Tuesday at 315 Crescent SE. Survived by husband three daughters two sisters and two grandchildren. Funeral Friday 1:30 p.m. Turner chapel with Rev. William Harnish. burial Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may call after 1 p.m.
Mrs. Robert E. Abernathy 39 of 242 Johnson Avenue NW Cedar Rapids died Tuesday after a long illness. Born January 29 1925 in Aurora she married July 17 1948 in Cedar Rapids. Survived by husband two daughters Mary Alexia and Ann Marie father Ross Hamilton and stepmother Ruby Hamilton sister Vivian Cashen burial at Cedar Memorials cemetery funeral at Trinity Lutheran Church Friday with Reverend Koeburg. Friends may call Turner chapel then church. casket will not be opened after service.
Mrs Frank Parmeter Word learns of the death of her sister in law Mrs Frank Parmeter at her daughter s home in Washington DC. A former Cedar Rapids resident she was buried in Arlington Cemetery on Thursday.
Memorial services announced for John P Conway Thursday at 9 am at St. Matthew's Church with burial at Mt Calvary and rosaries at Monahan Stewart funeral home. Donald Charles Lingo to be buried at Spring Grove with chapel service Thursday at 1 30 pm by Rev John W Ried.
Two suits filed Wednesday in Cedar Rapids federal court allege unpaid overtime for Irvin Blattner and Ralph E. Pratt both Cedar Rapids truck drivers. Willman Co. of Hiawatha named as defendant. Blattner seeks 140.30 and Pratt 719.70. portions cover unpaid overtime and damages. A second suit by Farmers Home Administration targets Clayton Ulrich Cedar Falls for 13 Holstein cows mortgaged by Feekers of Shell Rock with claimed value 1 600 46 plus 6 percent interest from 1962. Council clerk noted O Gene Maddox Des Moines admitted to the U S Bar in the northern district of Iowa.
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