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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1962
Page
4
A Saturday forecast tracks rain chances and mild temperatures for the region with higher warmth to the northwest on Sunday and Monday. The report lists winds, humidity, sun and moon times, and a June birthday roll of families with new births and funeral notices across towns like Dysart Edgewood Marquette and Rich.
Duke University in Durham North Carolina voted to admit qualified applicants to degree programs in undergraduate colleges without regard to race creed or national origin. The trustees action makes Duke the third major North Carolina college to eliminate racial barriers in under a month.
A 16 year old, Templeman, shot three people at a farm near Chesterfield, loaded the weapons into a family car, and fled. He was traced after stopping for gas near Roanoke and arrested in Floyd county. He faces triple murder charges and a juvenile court hearing next Thursday.
The notice lists postage paid rates for Cedar Rapids and subscription options. Carrier delivery costs 45 cents weekly, mail editions 6 issues at 1.10 per month, 11 per year, and 7 issues on weeklies with unclear pricing. Subscriptions aren’t accepted in towns with carrier service. The text also states the paper uses AP news dispatches and local news content.
Mrs. Fred M. W. Mathis a Cedar Rapids resident for 38 years died Saturday at her Robbins road NE home. Born May 3 1892 Center Point she married in 1914 at Cedar Rapids. Surviving are her husband two sons Paul and Dale Center Point two daughters Mrs. Richard Armstrong Center Point and Millicent Mathis Marion a sister Nellie Hoagland Center Point and eight grandchildren. She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Services 1:30 Tuesday at Murdoch chapel Center Point by Pastor Albert Gerst Burial Center Point Friends may call Murdoch funeral home.
Marie M Safranek widow of John Safranek died Thursday in Long Beach California where she had lived since leaving Cedar Rapids 35 years ago She was born August 19 1876 in Kansas Survivors include her son George of Long Beach two sisters Mrs William Behle Fairfax and Anna Pfann Long Beach two brothers Frank Tehel Fairfax and George Tehel Central City two grandchildren and a great grandchild Services will be held Saturday in Long Beach The body will be brought to Teahen chapel where friends may call after 10 Tuesday Rosary 2 Tuesday by Rev Bernard White Fairfax Burial St Johns
Nettie L. Hildebrand wife of Earl W. Hildebrand of 628 Twenty-fifth Street NE Cedar Rapids died Saturday after a brief illness. Born February 9 1877 in Fayette County she married in 1897 at West Union. Survived by daughter Mrs Thomas Isbell of Van Nuys California sister Hattie A. Jones of Cedar Rapids a granddaughter and three great grandchildren. Member of First Christian church. Services at Beatty Buerle chapel at 1 30 Tuesday burial Oak Hill. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Sunday.
Rosena C McCreedy Chapler of Memories honored at 3 30 Monday service by Rev Edward L Beale at Sinclair Memorial Presbyterian Burial Cedar Memorial Friends may call at Beatty Bearles from noon Sunday to 11 am Monday Dolly Grace Smith service at Kenwood Methodist Church 1 30 Monday by Rev Bernard Olson Burial Cedar Memorial Friends may call at Turners Havlik Wendl C Monday 2 at Janeba Kuba funeral home Rev William Harnish Mt Herman lodge Burial Cedar Memorial
London AP report says Soviet jet bombers with guided missiles are being flown into Indonesia to bolster President Sukarno's air force, per the Sunday Telegraph.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver urged creating a domestic Peace Corps during Santa Clara University's first women’s graduation. She envisions college students serving in public schools, welfare recreation work, and juvenile court aid, as a national effort to redefine American service and history.
Hearst Publishing Co. has acquired complete ownership of the San Francisco News Call Bulletin from Apex Publishing. Since 1959 the paper had been jointly owned by Hearst and Scripps Howard to cut losses. Scripps Howard ran the News, Hearst handled business management.
Refugees flooding into Hong Kong in early May and the first five months of 1962 crowd registration offices to obtain identity papers. Officials say they will deport illegal immigrants, yet no major roundup occurs as crowds line up, many from Macao, to work and travel freely.
Reverend Billy Graham in Chicago at McCormick Place during the Chicago Crusade warned that modern escapism through imagination and pleasure leads people away from reality. He urged audiences to confront God, sin, and judgment rather than retreat into dream worlds. He named imagination as the first popular escape used by the unregenerate heart.
The council meets at 10 a m at City Hall with an invocation by Rev Nicholas Habib. A public hearing is set on an ordinance defining accessory buildings and private property signs. Residents protest zoning changes along East Post road SE. Petitions seek changes for parcels between 24th and 29th avenues SW. Funeral directors seek curb cut on Fifth avenue SE. Don Freel requests drainage ditch work at 38th street SE.
The speaker links vanity in imagination to seeking escape in distant pleasures. He cites the Prodigal Son choosing city delights over home and learning through loss that real peace comes from facing life and acting. He warns against pursuing pleasure and drowning troubles in alcohol.
Grinnell Alumni Association honored Leonard T Paula 1922 with an alumni award for 40 years a science teacher and prominent in Cedar Rapids church and youth groups during commencement and reunion activities.
Iowa City boy William Jensen eleven, son of Robert L Jensen, sustained a fractured leg when his bicycle collided with a car driven by Walter L. Jackson fifty four at an intersection. He remained in fair condition at University hospitals.
Atty Gen Evan Hultman ruled that election officials must offer voters a ballot on the Iowa constitutional judicial amendment in the Monday primary. He said failure to provide a ballot is fraud and unconstitutional, and that election judges must offer ballots on constitutional questions.
Howard Utley, 36, of Toddville, was arrested by Cedar Rapids police on a charge of assault and battery after an altercation around 11:50 p.m. Friday in the 300 block of Third Street N E. Earl Edward, 38, of 1257 Sixteenth Avenue SW, suffered lacerations to the nose and lip and was treated at Mercy hospital.
An automobile carrying Archbishop of Canterbury Michael Ramsey collided with a military vehicle near Barnet England on Saturday night. Police said no one sustained injuries.
Jackson testified that he approved a $500 a month retainer and relied on an inaccurately asserted balance sheet for Estes. He claimed the inventories were not fully checked and noted a disclaimer on the scope. Agriculture officials referenced a departmental ethics review and questioned the audit’s credibility. Jackson admitted he did not examine any books before issuing the statement.
In Moscow, five money and jewelry speculators were sentenced to death by a city court as part of the government crackdown on black marketers. The ruling underscores wartime price and trade controls.
The Market Place of Millions frames classified ads as the supermarket of promotion, offering broad reach and accessible pricing. Local merchants see daily exposure across categories, with concise copy driving shopper interest and quick response.
The thirty third national convention of Mexican border veterans and the seventeenth national convention of the auxiliary will meet in Cedar Rapids at the Sheraton Montrose hotel Friday through Sunday. Sessions include reminiscences Friday evening, convention photos, songs, and cards Saturday evening, a memorial service Sunday at 10 a.m., and a noon banquet to close. Col. Erwin Larson of Charles City will speak.
CAPE CANAVERAL AP The submarine Thomas Edison fired two Polaris missiles from 90 feet depth about 50 miles off shore. The launches came three hours apart as part of a four shot test series. The missiles rose on air columns to the surface and sped over 1500 miles down range. The navy plans to deploy the sub with seven other Polaris submarines on operational patrols.
George N. Michael 77 lifelong Walker resident and farmer died Saturday at his home. Born July 2 1884 he married Elizabeth Lammers on Feb 1 1910 in Dyersville. Surviving sons Edmund Leonard and Donald of Walker, siblings and eleven grandchildren. Services Tuesday 10 a.m. Sacred Heart Church Walker burial Sacred Heart Cemetery. Rosary at Murdoch Funeral Home Sunday and Monday nights at 8.
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