Weather and notices from Cedar Rapids area weekly edition
The page lists city highs and lows across major cities, plus an Iowa forecast with a mainly fair and warmer trend Sunday through Monday. It includes barometer, humidity, wind at Cedar Rapids airport, sunrise and sunset times, year-ago temps, and long list of obituaries and funeral notices across multiple towns with names and burial details.
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Minneapolis
Denver
Des Moines
New York
Fargo
Omaha
OS Fort Worth
Phoenix
Los Angeles
Seattle
Miami
Washington
Iowa
Health Camp Seeks Three Young Men For Staff
Camp Good Health will hire three staff members for the summer. Positions include a boy counselor who is a high school senior or college student, a truck driver with a clean driving record, and a custodian skilled in tools and repairs. Apply to A. T. Pleune, camp manager, 1946 Bever avenue SE, EM 2-3393, 8 to 9 a.m.
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Camp Good Health
A. T. Pleune
Bever Avenue SE
Sigourney Girl Hurt in Crash
Miss Elaine Faas, 16, of North English suffered minor cuts and bruises in a three vehicle crash on highway 149 near South English. Her car swerved into a Dairyland Products truck driven by Edward Edwards of Williamsburg after pausing for a farm driveway turn. Milk spilled on the road. she was not hospitalized.
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the Gazette
Sigourney
Elaine Faas
North English
Highway 149
South English
Miss Faas
Isadore Weber
Kinross
Dairyland Products
Edward Daniel Edwards
Williamsburg
Reuther Seeks Review Of Tank Contract Location
Walter P. Reuther, UAW president, urged Defense Secretary Wilson to review an army decision that awarded a 119 million dollar tank contract to the Chrysler-operated Newark plant instead of the Detroit tank arsenal. He also asked Labor Secretary Mitchell to declare Detroit a area of substantial labor surplus.
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Detroit
Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers Union
Defense
Wilson
Army
Newark, del
Detroit Tank Arsenal
Reuther
Mitchell
Peace and Normal Trade Restored Rapidly in Haiti
Haiti returns to stability after Daniel Fignolé's provisional presidency as stores and banks reopen and flights resume. Longshoremen back to work, post offices clear mountains of mail, and prices rise while 800 tourists await Ocean Monarch arrival. An election date may be set within two weeks.
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Haiti
Port AU Prince
Daniel Fignole
Surviving Mountain Crash Ends With Rescue Story
Mrs. LeMasurier recounted a crash ordeal with her husband Dalt and fellow survivor Dale Cowle. They endured heavy snow, improvised shelter from parachute material, drank melted snow, and ate minimal rations while waiting for rescue. Dalt died days after the crash from a head injury.
Hamburger With Clifton.NJ Chef George Onions
Chef George Onions works at a Clifton New Jersey restaurant. The report notes his culinary role and local ties in the Hudson area.
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Clifton
N. J
George Onions
Stassen Aides Push for Partial Arms Moratorium Dispute
Advisers to Arms Bidsen favor a potential one year pause on weapons tests, a plan opposed by the defense department. Officials cite risk of Soviet pretest acceleration and loss of U S testing experts. Stassen aims for an aerial inspection zone while Europe may join a continental scheme. Dulles says the priority is a quick agreement.
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Sen
Stassen
Defense Department
United States
Siberia
Alaska
Canada
Greenland
Russia
State Dulles
Family Reaches Home After Child Suffered Skull Fracture
The Donald Hofmeister family returned to Omaha with Deanna Lynn after a skull fracture was found on X rays taken after an auto crash near La Porte Indiana. Dr David Oak treated the girl and noted the trip home would cause no lasting harm.
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Omaha
Donald Hofmeister
Deanna
Russell Hofmaster
Donald
Hofmeisters
la Porte
Ind
Deanna Lynn
David D. Oak
Drill Instructor Accused of Scapegoating in Air Force Case
SAN ANTONIO AP A sick 110 pound drill instructor faces a special court martial on charges of striking recruits amid claims he was made a scapegoat by brass in a controversy over basic airmen abuse. Airman E O Roberts Jr says he helped a recruit from a bunk after a struggle and denies striking or harming others as witnesses. Disenbacher died two days after an Aug 18 1956 incident from heat exhaustion and kidney complications. Walker the key prosecution witness is stationed at Davis Monthan AFB Tucson Ariz.
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San Antonio
E. O. Roberts, Jr
Key West
Fla
Roberts
Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base Hospital
Robert Disenbacher
Disenbacher
Irman
George W. Walker
Springfield
Astoria
N. Y
Walker
Davis-Monthan Afb
Tucson
Ariz
Illinois Governor Signs Fiscal Reform Measures
Governor William G Stratton signed a package of fiscal reforms to curb future Hodge scandals. A new Department of Financial Institutions will assume many auditor duties and oversee currency exchanges savings and loan groups credit unions pawners societies and related bodies. A governor appointee will head it and may supervise state banks if voters approve in November 1958.
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Springfield
Ill
William G. Stratton
Senate probes Teamsters funds and international ties
McClellan said the senate hearing will examine relations between several international union officials and employers in a Midwest city and possibly New York City. The committee will close a chapter on its investigation of Teamsters Union President Dave Beck, who faces accusations of misappropriating union funds. Dave Beck Jr. and Joseph E. McEvoy are to be questioned regarding testimony that they benefited from union funds.
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Raw
McClellan
Senate
Midwest
Chicago
New York City
Teamsters Union
Dave Beck
Dave Beck, Jr
Joseph E. McEvoy
Beck
Teamsters
Beck Fears Plan To Cripple Unions
AP reports that Teamsters president Dave Beck says Senator McClellan has introduced a right-to-work amendment to a civil rights bill. The measure would bar conditions that force union membership for employment, opposing Beck and the ongoing rackets inquiry.
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Washington
Dave Beck
Teamsters Union
McClellan
D-Ark
Beck
Flood hearings cite Oklahoma damages and urgent dam need
Testimony from Dover witnesses recounts one million dollars in flood damage and a lumber business owner breaks down describing losses. Subcommittee members show emotion as the hearing wraps. officials urge faster congressional dam authorization to reduce flood damage. Col John D Bristol notes Oklahoma flood damage estimates at 32 044 million may understate further losses by business owners and workers.
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Dover, Okla
Phil Smith
Dover
Subcommittee
Edmundson
John D. Bristol
The
Engineers
Oklahoma
Deaths Mrs Alden Beauregard Dies After Lingering Illness
Mrs. Alden Beauregard 61 died Friday in an Iowa City hospital after a lingering illness. Services are today at 2 p.m. in Wilton Junction with burial there. She lived at 1110 Thirty-first Street NE before moving to West Chester in April and was born February 15, 1896 in Cedar County. Survived by her husband and four sons Wayne Darrell Leonard and Kenneth plus 13 grandchildren. Burial in Wilton Junction.
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Wilton Junction
Alden Beauregard
Iowa City
Leonard
Washington, Ia
Kenneth
Anamosa
Griffith Funeral
Rome
Death notice of William E. Halton former Cedar Rapids resident
William E Halton a former Cedar Rapids resident died in Miami Florida at 1 p m Saturday The body will be brought to Turner chapel for services at 1 30 p m Wednesday conducted by Dr H Hughes Dill of St Pauls Methodist church and Mizpah Lodge AF AM Burial will be in Cedar Memorial cemetery Friends may call at the chapel after 10 am Wednesday
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William E.halton
Cedar Rapids
Miami
Fla
Turner Chapel
H. Hughes Dill
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Mizpah Lodge
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Services for Myron Roy Bon
Services for Myron Roy Bon of 1714 Park Avenue SE will be held in Turner chapel at 1 30 p m Monday with Dr. Theodore Lilley of the First Presbyterian church officiating. Burial follows in Crown Hill Cemetery Indianapolis Tuesday afternoon. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Myron Roy Bonsib
Park Avenue SE
Turner Chapel
Theodore Lilley
First Presbyterian Church
Indianapolis
Crown Hill Cemetery
Services for Fannie V Mayberry Widow of R R Mayberry
Services for Fannie V. Mayberry widow of R R Mayberry of 1413 First Avenue West will be held Monday at 3 30 p m in Turner chapel conducted by Dr H Hughes Dill of St Pauls Methodist Church. Cremation committal. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Fannie V. Mayberry
R. R. Mayberry
First Avenue West
Turner Chapel
H. Hughes Dill
St. Paul’s ,Methodist Church
Karl J. Schmidt Services Set At Beatty-Bearle Chapel
Services for Karl J. Schmidt will be held at Beatty-Bearle chapel at 1 30 p m Monday. He died at his home 2929 Meadowbrook drive se Friday. Rev J Richard Wagner of First Congregational church and Mizpah lodge will officiate. Burial is Cedar Memorial. Master Masons meet Mizpah lodge at 1 p m Monday at the Masonic hall to attend. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Beatty - Bearle Chapel
Karl J. Schmidt
Meadowbrook Drive
J. Richard Wagner
First Congregational Church
Mizpah Lodge
Cedar Memorial
Masonic Hall
Services for Joe Lorene Scheduled at Janeba Funeral Home
Services for Joe Lorene of route 12 who died Thursday will be conducted at 2 30 p m Sunday in the Janeba funeral home by Rev Don Anderson of Calvary Baptist church Burial to be in Czech National Friends may call at the funeral home for further details
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Joe Lorene
Route 12
Janeba
Don Anderson
Calvary ‘Baptist Church
Funeral services for Mrs Ira A Barnes in Cedar Memorial area
Mrs Ira A Barnes of 140 Thirty third Street NE died Saturday. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in the Barta Hesser chapel led by Rev Bernard G Olson of Kenwood Park Methodist. Burial will be cremation with committal at Cedar Memorial. Friends may visit the chapel after 2 p.m. Sunday.
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Ira A. Barnes
Thirty-third Street
Bernard G. Olson
Kenwood Park Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial
Memorial service set for Mrs. Jesse D. Barker
Mrs. Jesse D. Barker 83 of 356 Seventeenth Street SE dies Friday. Services at Immaculate Conception Church Monday at 10:30 a.m. Burial in Mt Calvary Cemetery. Rosary at Monahan Funeral Home this evening at 8 p.m. Friends may call after 1 p.m. today.
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Monona
Henry Buckman
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Farmersburg
Schultz Funeral Home
Riverside
Charles Strabala
St. Mary’s Church
Mt. Olivet
Lorden-Adams Funeral
Lisbon
Hiram J. Emerson
Morgan Funeral Home
Wyoming
William Henderson
Wallace Funeral Home
South Mineral Cemetery
Minnie Millsap
Sigourney
George W. Coon
Reynolds Funeral Home
Tipton
Mattie Spear
Sheets and Dahn Funeral Home
Tipton Masonic Cemetery
Mary Denise
Marengo
M. M. Starry
Oak Hill
Williamsburg
Hoover Funeral Home
Iowa City
Charles Gill
Beckman’s
Oakland Cemetery
Center Point
James MacArthur
First Methodist Church
Palo Cemetery
Murdoch Funeral Home
Immaculate Conception Church
Jesse D. Barker
Seventeenth Street SE
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Monahan Funeral Home
Influenza Toll Rises in Philippines to About 500
The influenza epidemic sweeping the Philippines killed nearly 500 people by Saturday and afflicted an estimated 250000 residents. Health authorities warned the outbreak could worsen as the disease spread nationwide.
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Manila
Philippines
Aid for Poland awaits action this week in Washington
U S backed aid package for Poland totals 95 million dollars tied to a one billion dollar farm surplus program. The plan includes 35.7 million in cotton 32 million in wheat 10 million in fats and oils 4 million in coal mining equipment and 13.3 million for transport costs. Poland will repay in zlotys and a 30 million dollar loan from the Eisenhower emergency fund is also planned via Eximbank. Senate action is complete and House final action is expected Monday amid Republican criticism over aiding a communist nation allied with Moscow.
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Washington
Poland
Warsaw
U.S
House
Senate
United Press
Eisenhower
Special
Export-Import Bank
Moscow
William F. Knowland
Calif
State Department
Gomulka
Cedar Rapids Groups Announce Luncheon Meetings and PreEnrollment
Cedar Rapids Optimists and Rotary and Jaycee clubs schedule noon luncheons at the Roosevelt hotel with speakers including C R Optimist officer Clair Rausch and Rotary guest Charlie Burkart. Kenwood Pre-School pre-enrollment set for Monday June 3 at 8:45 to 9:30 a.m. at Kenwood Presbyterian Church.
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C.R. Optimists
Clair Rausch
Cedar Rapids
Optimist Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Kenwood
Kenwood Presbyterian Church
Community notices and events in Cedar Rapids area
Local announcements list a 5 45 p m gathering in Bishop cafeteria with speakers Roy King Joe Sears Byron Bell Jim Schwendinger and others and a greenhouse sale offering 20 discount on porch box bed ding plants house plants pottery at Cash and Carry Pier son s Florists 1800 Ellis Blvd NW open Sunday Also a homecoming leave for Airman 2/c David LeVan son of Mrs Loretta Burns from Keesler AFB to Maine plus a dance by American Legion Auxiliary at Royale Ball Room Fairfax Iowa June 6 1957 Music by Leonard Raymon. Cedar Rapids Evening Optimists host George Nissen film and talk on trampoline history at Roosevelt hotel June 1957. fall term registration for St Mark s Lutheran Church pre school June 8 1957 10 am 2 pm EM 4 6979. YMCA Toastmasters meeting 6 pm Tuesday in Bishop cafeteria featuring listed speakers. Gazette want ads promoting low cost for sale ads via EM 2 1121. Retail Merchants luncheon at Sheraton Montrose hotel discussing distributive education with state and Iowa City business officials.
West Union Farmer Injured in Tractor Mishap
Harold Hammersland, 61, a farmer between West Union and Ossian, fell from a tractor while planting corn on his son Harold Jr s farm Saturday. He suffered chest injuries and was hospitalized in New Hampton.
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West Union
Harold Hammersland
Ossian
Harold, Jr
Hammersland
New Hampton
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Everett W. Sevening
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Eli T. Nemer
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Novak Monument Co
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Charlie Burkart
Elmcrest Golf and Country Club
Sheraton-Montrose
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William Plock
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Iowa Memorial Co
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