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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1951
Page
3
Weather summary reports high and low temperatures for multiple cities, precipitation, and wind. Iowa forecast calls clearing Monday night with frost in the northeast and warmer Tuesday with showers spreading west to east by Wednesday night. Local notices include legal actions, marriages, births, and obituaries with names and dates where readable.
Emma Cuhel 77 of 2515 J Street SW Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital at 10 45 p m Sunday after a brief illness She came from Swisher and was a member of the Bohemian Moravian Brethren church Surviving are her daughter Mrs Emil Novak Cedar Rapids son Charles Cuhel Swisher five grandchildren four great grandchildren and sister Anna Kremar Cedar Rapids Services will be held at the Barta Hesser chapel at 2 p m Wednesday Burial in Anderson cemetery Friends may call after 4 p m Tuesday
Charles Robert Keller 73 of 1215 Twenty-first avenue SW Cedar Rapids died Saturday at Marion route 3 after a long illness. Born in Victor he belonged to the Reformed church at Ladora. Survived by wife Ella Thomas and son Charles of Cedar Rapids. Services at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Barta Hesser chapel with Rev. Fred erick Haag. Burial in Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
Mrs. Leland E. Kurth of 722 F avenue NW dies after long illness. Funeral set for 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Turner chapel with Rev. J. Richard Wagner of First Congregational Church officiating. Burial in Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
Jerry Ellenbolt, 14, remained in critical condition Monday after second and third degree burns suffered while climbing a 50 foot tower of Interstate Power Company on a Mississippi island. He was with Freddie and Gaylord Stewart when a ball of fire struck near the top and he fell. The boys rowed to McGregor for help as Dr. D F Pfeiffer attempted revival before transporting him to McGregor hospital.
State wide search is under way for Ralph Stearns 24 of Cedar Rapids who escaped from the state men's reformatory farm No 6 at Anamosa He walked away from the farm while assigned to evening chores Sunday Stearns is serving a 10 year term for forgery on a 1949 Boone county conviction He had been paroled from the reformatory in 1946 after a 15 month sentence for larceny in Polk county.
Fire Chief E P Kohout said Cedar Rapids will use fire prevention authorities to guide the replacement of the damaged Cargill soybean plant. The plan emphasizes modern installations and safety features to prevent future fires. About 200 residents urged restrictions on rebuilding, with final safety recommendations pending review. Protective controls from conferences between firemen and Cargill officials will be enforced.
A 17 year old boy Glen Brown of 605 Dewey Avenue NE received 30 days in the county jail for intoxication on a highway after refusing to name where he bought liquor. Arrested at 3 35 a m by a highway patrol the youth claimed memory loss. Driver Merle William Price 21 of 715 Sixth Street SE faced reckless driving charges. case held in county jail on $150 bond until June 15.
Anamosa Iowa 19 year old Des Moines youth Norman Bolyard has confessed to stabbing Hubert McGregor 23 of Norway Iowa with a sharpened table knife last Thursday. Bolyard claimed the attack followed belief McGregor had ratted on another inmate. McGregor wounded in chest and abdomen and is recovering. Bolyard in Hardin county for breaking and entering. McGregor also serving 10 years for the same crime. Relationships to a February 1950 Moran Morales case noted. Birr sentenced for Morales slaying.
Elmer F Grissel Jr of 2652 Fifth Avenue Road SW is announced winner of the Norge Count the Dots contest. He wins a Norge self defrosting refrigerator for posting the earliest May 27 postmark among about 2 366 entrants. Lisle and Reichle announce winner.
Mon day inspection northwest of Cedar Rapids in Johnson avenue area followed complaints to open ditches. A. L. Bennett the state engineer said a report will be filed with the county board of health in about a week. Henry J. Hood Otto Hanzlik and Walter Shupp chaired the county board of supervisors with Beeson and Sutera accompanying Bennett.
The will of Sarah G. Culkin died May 26 was admitted to probate. Merchants National Bank named executor with a $5,000 bond. Donald Murray, a nephew, inherits real estate at several Fifth Avenue SE addresses. Nieces Louis Burns and Edward Corrigan receive equal shares at 1016 Third Avenue SE. A grandnephew, Father John A. Murray, S. J., gets the Third Avenue SE property to fund Jesuit seminarians. Remaining estate divided equally among Donald Murray, Louis Burns, and Edward Corrigan. Stocks in AT&T, General Motors, Pure Oil, Willys Overland, Milwaukee Road, Continental Motors, and others allocated among named relatives.
James E. Coker, 29, of Vinton, charged with drunk driving after losing control on Highway 218 near Western. Passenger Alvin Matheny, 63, of Peoria, sentenced to five days in jail for intoxication on the highway after pleading guilty.
Milford L Bud Myers 46 charged with second offense drunk driving and pleads innocent at arraignment before Judge Floyd Philbrick. Arrested near 1712 Fifteenth Avenue SE after police traced him from the city dump where he works under city agreement. Past records show a 1950 guilty plea to drunk driving. Frances Lillian Niles files suit for separate maintenance against Leighton R Niles.
Mt Vernon deputies investigated a break in at the William Sedlacek home. Jewelry valued at 285 plus 20 in coins were missing. Found later were two watches two bank keys and a $150 note in Sedlacek's apartment. Items kept in a pried cedar chest. Entry likely via a passthrough while residents were away Memorial Day.
Des Moines reports a $400 shortage at the downtown Cedar Rapids state liquor store. State Liquor Commissioner George Scott says the audit did not reveal the cause and the full investigation will be presented to the commission. Auditor Harry O. Brownlie was to return to Cedar Rapids to continue work. Ralph Hartwig, the store manager, notified the commission of the shortage found when daily receipts were totaled. Chairman A A Coburn dismisses rumors as unconfirmed.
The bill details allow quicker removal of snow from city property and set a five year maximum for land or building leases with notices for longer than three years. It adds noxious fumes and fly ash to public nuisance controls and permits bonding of all officials against embezzlement. City clerks in smaller cities face mandatory publication of proceedings and finances. Older records may be destroyed or given to historical groups if approved.
Cedar Rapids city council approved sidewalks for the new Grant Wood school area. The plan includes a concrete sidewalk west of Twenty-sixth street SE and a school built sidewalk on the north side of School street between Twenty fifth and Twenty-sixth streets. Additional sidewalks on Twenty-sixth and Twenty-fifth streets and rock surfacing were referred for engineering recommendations.
Report describes rapid cleanup progress by Sunday after a tornado struck Marshalltown. Utility crews work round the clock to restore power and phones. More than 100000 visitors impeded work, trampled plants, and looted homes, while local shops faced shortages as Red Cross plans aid with lumber dealers for rebuilding.
The listing shows KCRG broadcast times for a morning to night cycle with anchors Dick Yoakam Pat Patterson Fulton Lewis and Fred Hall. It includes 7 a.m. 7:30 a.m. 12 noon 6:15 p.m. 7 p.m. 7:15 p.m. and 10 p.m. news segments plus Mutual Newsreel and world voices.
The 1951 Boys State includes a notable group of siblings and cousins. Raymond Moss and Rus sell Moss, 15, sons of Mildred Moss of Waterloo, headline a family delegation. Also enrolled are three Piper cousins Nick J. of Ames David L. of Eldora and Mahlon L. of Marshalltown, each from different Iowa towns.
Chinese prisoners of war confirmed U S Eighth Army claims of wholesale slaughter of attacking Reds. Prisoners say entire battalions were wiped out by mass Allied artillery with battalions reduced to about 150 men and companies to under 50.
Acheson warned against delaying Soviet entry into the Far East after WWII. He cited Yalta terms granting Russia parts of Sakhalin and Kuriles in exchange for entering three months after Europe’s end, while noting China’s social revolution and limits of American aid to sustain recipient governments.
City reports list hospital treatment for Harold Crain at St. Luke's with visiting allowed, plus multiple local meetings and events. Plan Commission to meet at 7 30 p.m. in city hall council room. Parlor City 1779 R N A memorial practice at Foresters hall Tuesday 7 p.m. Chamber luncheon at noon Tuesday Roosevelt hotel. Dr Julian Huxley lecture 8 15 tonight at St Paul’s church open to public. Cedar Rapids Booster club speaker Gus Schrader at Alcove 1529 First Ave SE 7 30 a.m. Thursday. Robert T McCarthy to graduate from Marquette June 13 in Milwaukee. Linn County Recorder Dempsy Jones invited to national highway safety conference June 13 15 in Washington. Army Private Robert E Graves on 14 day furlough visiting Cedar Rapids mother. Thefts reported at First Presbyterian church coat 79 dollars and glasses 20 dollars. Irene Warner and Mary Davenport victims. Earl Caraway and son Sgt Harry Caraway left Cedar Rapids for Fort Benning Columbus Ga. WAC Cpl Margaret Radloff to Camp Stoneham California for Far East duty. Visiting officials include Lt and Mrs Don Bruce and Sgt Leonard Bruce. Garfield Cub Scout pack 24 summer picnic at Daniels Park with flags, awards to 15 Cubs and two advancing to Webelos. Don Denny Cubmaster. Lester Wright assistant.
An explosion at a Du Pont plant near Birmingham killed three men who were mixing dynamite. The blast occurred Monday, tearing apart the facility and triggering拨 immediate investigations into the accident.
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