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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1958
Page
3
The Daily Record itemizes disturbances including a noise complaint against Alvin Devghne, a public nuisance charge against Melvin and Woolen, and multiple court actions with numerous defendants across addresses in SE and SW, plus births and weather notes. It also lists traffic violations, notables like divorces petitions, and upcoming services for Iowa deaths, reflecting a busy local legal and civic scene.
Obituary notices from Cedar Rapids and Palo include Arthur Reynolds of Palo, died after a long illness with several children and a sister named Ettie Owens listed as survivors. Other death notices mention Miss Hoston, Rex A. King, and Toalina Toalinka among local residents, with details on burial plans, churches, and cemeteries.
Secretary of Defense McElroy urged that military disputes be settled within the executive branch rather than rushing to Congress, while criticizing a provision allowing top officers to seek congressional action. He praised the bill for flexibility and unified planning, stressing preservation of separate services as strong, distinct organizations.
Mr Robert E Devis of 400 Edgewood Rd NW reports several people viewed boats after a low cost Gazelle Want Ad. The ad promises to advertise for as low as 50 a day and suggests formatting tips to attract buyers or hirers.
State Fire School will be held on the campus at Iowa State College on January 17 to 20 as part of a broader firemanship program. The event will feature practical demonstrations, pump operation, and officer training. Also in this brief, LEO Leeper, son of Mrs. Edward Oge, returns from a 36 day leave, Carlton Lake MD announces new offices, and Lions Club speaker Dr. Erle Colzaza will discuss global affairs at the Roosevelt Hotel.
Francis M Powell 47 of 1932 Twenty second Ave took his life Tuesday at Powers truck stop locker area in Cedar Rapids He used a .22 caliber pistol and was found by coworkers A Homer Alaska native he had lived in Cedar Rapids several years Survived by wife Genevieve Richards to host a piano and voice recital at her studio Saturday night in West Union Amy Blane and voice students perform
Cedar Rapids workers protest a Dallas sub-contractor at Collins Radio Company's new manufacturing building on Cave avenue Cedar Rapids. Laborers quit at 4 a.m. on Wednesday, halting concrete pouring as they opposed out of town workers while Cedar Rapids men were idle. The Mobley-Speed firm, Dallas, employed the workers. the union claims no involvement and says the dispute is between local laborers and management.
Gov. Loveless said a special session to extend unemployment benefits is unlikely. President Eisenhower signed a law enabling federal loans to states for longer jobless payments, but Iowa may need a constitutional amendment and a two-session vote plus a referendum, delaying any change past 1960. The state fund surpassed 100 million dollars as benefits rose.
Linn county supervisors set June 20 at 10 am to open bids for a concrete bridge on Fortieth Street over Indian Creek replacing the old structure east of Cedar Rapids near Vernon Road. They also approved a bid letting of 195931.27 for drainage and culvert work on the McKinzie Coggon Tray Milks Road with contracts awarded to Henry Brothers Construction Ossian at 104897.22 and Gersen Constructing Des Moines at 8408. Works should finish this summer funded by Linn county farm-to-market funds.
In Linn County district court Judge B J Maxwell granted a new trial Tuesday in a $62 750 damage suit. Plaintiff James Fox sought damages for injuries from a February 1856 accident near Strawberry Point while riding in a Ferland truck. The jury had ruled for Wayne Farland doing business as Farland Transportation Company. The new trial hinges on alleged errors in the judge's jury instructions.
Texan Myron Kinley and his crew extinguished a 42 day oil well fire at Ahwaz in Iran's Tan oilfield. They faced extreme heat and desert snakes. one Iranian worker died from a snake bite. Kinley, famed for capping an Iraqi well in 1956 and extinguishing a methane gas fire in Italy in 1952, led the operation that reportedly freed the well from dangerous gas pressure.
Mountain villagers reportedly stripped valuables from bodies after a crash that killed 48 people inMexico. A Red Cross worker said little jewelry remained and some remains showed signs of knife or slashing wounds. Investigators probed how electrical storm and takeoff from a peak led to the disaster. The crash killed 13 American passengers from California and four American engineers among the crew.
President Eisenhower signed two bills authorizing the Federal Housing Administration to return underwriting mortgages on home purchases. The action expands federal support for home loans and real estate financing.
A 23 year old man Edwin T Sleep of 71d Fourth Ave SE Heple was found guilty in Linn county court of giving beer to a minor. Judge Charles Peoningroth imposed a 90 day jail term suspended on condition Sleep does not repeat the offense. The incident involved a male companion at a camp site Friday afternoon.
Pleads innocent at Route 3 Tuesday to a charge of appropriation of found property. State says the defendant allegedly converted a wallet found on Sixteenth Avenue Tavern night. The wallet owner, John Flood of 412 Tenth, said it contained about $30. Builders Memorial, Inc. filed 236,402.80 against M. G. Hasbrook.
Afternoon highs reached up to 86 in Council Bluffs while Meson City and Dubuque reported varied readings. Lows Tuesday night hovered near 58 in Cedar Rapids and Dubuque with adjustments through Wednesday. Forecasts call for temperate rises of roughly 4 to 10 degrees above normal in the southwest to southeast over the next several days.
Democratic notes Trumpet predictions for California's general election as Brown and Knowland claim victory in early primaries. Brown thanks Republicans and vows to press on with party aligned issues while Knowland seeks reelection. both emphasize campaign momentum across a wide regional sweep. Roosevelt and Crispus race described in brief, with Roosevelt winning renomination and preparing for November showdown against a Republican lane.
Washington AP reports the State Department said all 12 nations invited by President Eisenhower to attend a conference on neutralizing Antarctica have accepted. The Soviet Union sent a note Monday that goes beyond acceptance, agreeing to participate and backing a treaty ensuring freedom of scientific exploration and guaranteeing peaceful use of the continent.
A nearly five million dollar contract funds a Purcell journalism memorial at Iowa’s University of Iowa City. The Hampton Chronicle publisher Collins Gats will oversee the contract awarded by the United States Signal Supply Company after long service from Purcell. The award honors Tom Purcell a longtime editor and publisher, who began his paper career in 1890 and died while serving as editor in 1930s.
Police clashed with followers of opposition presidential candidate Humberto Delgado Tuesday night. Several injured as confrontations broke out amid the campaign activity in Fortugal area.
The regular Tune meeting of Winneshirk Harracks No 1266 will be held Wednesday at 8 pm in Decorar. Kay Moore of Iowa, president of the auxiliary of Leon, visits the local barnais for an indeling and auttinry.
The trip of Milton plans to visit Central American countries was postponed after the state department cited difficulties in arranging convenient dates for all stops. Department Press Officer Lincoln White declined to link the postponement to any issues involving Vice President Nixon or recent events in South America.
An AP report says a 0.124 Globemaster Crashed during takeoff at Travis AFB California, killing six crewmen en route to Honolulu and Tachikawa after being diverted. Eyewitnesses blame power failure. two crewmen survived with serious injuries. Air Force officials would not confirm a cause or identify crew members.
Iowa Executive Council upheld Supt. Joe Gronstal's charter action for a new Coralville bank and set conditions. The plan, led by G. Tignmsee and two Mason bankers, faces required approvals of financial structure, building, and insurance before charter activation.
In Pietrasanta a designer reveals that Argentine authorities ordered the beheading of marble statues depicting Juan Peron and Heron Ya, intended for a Peronist mausoleum. The heads, each weighing about 1,000 pounds, were covered and removed after the 1955 Peronist overthrow, with little disclosure from officials or the Works.
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