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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1959

Page

2

Notable Weather Week Across Midwest and City Updates

A midweek temperature spread spans from 92 in Bismarck to 69 in New York with scattered showers forecast for Thursday night and Friday. City reports include births at St Luke's and out-of-town arrivals, plus local traffic fines and incidents, with prescient notes on barometer reading and sunrise times.

Bismarck Mineapolis Chicago Orleans Denver New York Duluth Omaha L. Angeles Phoenix Miami

Kohl Arraignment Delayed in Linn County Case

Kohl 24, Cedar Rapids resident, was sentenced in Davenport on a rape charge and will not be brought to Cedar Rapids for arraignment on a similar Linn County charge at this time. Judge Grant ordered immediate transfer to the state penitentiary for a 75 year sentence. A hold will be placed so Kohl can be brought back for future arraignment. He was convicted in Davenport for a April 18 knifepoint assault on a housewife and is accused of assaulting a local woman last year.

Johnny Lee Kohl Cedar Rapids Davenport Kohl

Man Held on Drunk Driving and Car Theft

A 36 year old Cedar Rapids resident Joseph H Rogue was arrested early Thursday on a drunk driving charge and theft of a stolen car. Deputy Larry Mc Ginnis spotted Rogue in a damaged vehicle in the 2400 block of Sixteenth Ave SW and arrested him. The car had been stolen earlier that evening from W R Cherry at 2650 Country Club Parkway SE. Rogue is to be arraigned in district court. Myrtle S Bills pled innocent to drunk driving after Marion police stopped her for erratic driving.

Cedar Rapids Joseph H. Rogue Marley Hotel Larry McGinnis Sixteenth Ave W. R. Cherry Country Club Parkway Second Ave Fifth St Myrtle S. Bills Thirty-fifth St Marion

Car Truck Collision Suit Seeks 23970.07 Against Kieffer

A personal injury suit filed Thursday seeks 23970.07 against Carl Kieffer. Kenneth L. Green alleges injuries from a Nov 6 collision on Sixth St SW when his truck was rear ended by a car driven by Kieffer. The Meints Swartz wrongful death case was dismissed after settlement. Nassif versus Reilly seeks 1300 for rent at 1127 Third St SE.

Carl Kieffer Kenneth L. Green Sixth St. SW Kieffer Carol K. Meints John H. Swartz David L Samuel J. Nassif James H. Reilly Third St. SE

Parolee Arraigned on Check Forgery Charge

John D. Hayes a parolee from Amamosa reformatory was arraigned on a $65 check forgery charge for a May 27 Cedar Rapids bank incident. He allegedly forged the name J. C. Harris and endorsed the check in his own name. Hayes on parole from Amamosa faces related larceny records.

John D. Hayes Eighth St. SE Anamosa Reformatory Hayes Cedar Rapids J. C. Harris Willis Glassgow Anamosa Sioux City

Correction: Driver Robert C. Schneider Address Update

A Wednesday correction fixes the address for Robert C. Schneider fined for drunk driving. The correct address is 606 Third St. NW, not the previously listed SW location.

Robert C. Schneider Third St

Cedar Rapids Board Rules on Three Building Issues

Cedar Rapids Board of Health reviews two vacant building cases at 3412 Johnson Ave NW and 3300 Old Marion Rd NE and an illegal apartment matter at 841 Fourth Ave SE. Assistant Health Officer Carl Smith urges inspection for possible condemnation, with building department checks slated before further action.

Cedar Rapids 7Th St Smith Building Department Fourth Ave Jacob Richman

May Sets Record for United Air Lines in Cedar Rapids

United Air Lines reports a record May in Cedar Rapids with 42 percent higher gross business than a year earlier and 3,509 passenger boardings up 21 percent. Revenue and cargo rose to new highs while added station services and staff growth to 28 supported the surge, said Station Manager C. I. McIntyre.

United Air Lines Cedar Rapids C. Ic. McIntyre

Deaths Louis F. Stary 71 Taft hotel resident

Louis F. Stary 71 a lifelong Cedar Rapids resident and retired Quaker Oats employee died suddenly Thursday morning. A World War I navy veteran he left two sisters including Mollie Stary and a brother. Services at Kuba funeral home with time to be announced.

Louis F. Stary Taft Hotel Cedar Rapids Mollie Stary Kuba

Services for Frank Hines Freeman

Funeral services for Frank Hines Freeman will be held in Turner chapel at 1 30 p.m. Friday conducted by Rev John K Moore of Asbury Methodist Church. Burial will be in Cedar Memorial cemetery with military honors by Hanford Post American Legion. Friends may call at the chapel.

Frank Hines Freeman Daniels St Turner Chapel John K. Moore Asbury Methodist Church Cedar Memorial Cemetery Hanford Post American Legion

Funeral services for Lydia Deal to be held Friday

Lydia Deal died Wednesday. Services conducted in Beatty-Bearle's at 3 PM Friday by Dr. Glenn Hartong of Trinity Methodist Church. Burial at Linwood Chapel.

Lydia Deal Beatty-Bearle’s Glenn Hartong Trinity Methodist Church Linwood

Services for Mrs. John Guttenfelder Friday in Ellis Park Church of God

Funeral services for Mrs. John Guttenfelder will be held Friday at 2 30 PM in the Ellis Park Church of God with Rev Earl Osnes officiating. Burial will follow at Linwood. Friends may call at Kuba funeral home until 11 AM Friday.

John Guttenfelder Ellis Park

St James Church Women Organize Camp Good Health

St James Methodists hold Operation Housecleaning as part of Camp Good Health. Mrs Arthur Lawrence chairs the Woman's Society event with Mrs C E Anthony and Mrs William Bell leading planning. Camp staff report June 15 and children arrive June 18.

Camp Good Health St. James Methodist Church C. E. Anthony William Bell Charles Blecher Robert Brooks M. J. Busenbark M. D. Caviness Emil Dvorak Grant Ellis Harry Evans Charles Hess Chester Jones Arthur Lawrence Gene Minder Emma McCullough Paul Nosek Mary Serbousek Norman Su Jones Brooks Sutliff Lawrence Lenway Samek Hayward Edmunds Woman's Society A. T. Pleune

Keokuk Man Slain. Stepson Held on Murder Charge

A 45 year old Keokuk man was fatally stabbed Wednesday night in his home. Police say his stepson Peter Cale 17 admitted stabbing him with a bayonet during an argument and murder charges were pending.

Keokuk UPI Peter Cale Clarence Ruttan

Escapees Break From Penitentiary After Knifepoint Takeover

Four inmates escaped from the Iowa state pen Wednesday at 2 a.m. after sawing cell bars and forcing two guards at knifepoint. They fled over an 8 foot fence in a stolen car, abandoning the vehicle about 100 miles west of Fort Madison. Names include Woodson, Boerger, Girdler, and Jones, each with prior sentences. Conway spotted the fugitives and Iowa law allows escape charges.

The Gazette Albia Woodson Keokuk Boerger Girdler Jones Fort Madison Conway Iowa

C Street SW Closed for Oil Work This Friday

The city street department will close C Street SW from the iCzech national cemetery to the Prairie Creek Bridge Friday starting at 7 a.m. Barricades will block the road until work finishes, with detours directing private haulers and refuse trucks to Bowling Street to Highway 30 then east to 30 and north to the dump.

C Street iCzech National Cemetery Prairie Creek Bridge City Street Department Bowling Street

Cedar Rapids Youth Wins Mathis Grant for Priesthood Study

James W. Ernst of C R Winner is named recipient of the $1 000 Alphonse and Julia Mathis award at Loras College Dubuque for education and support toward the priesthood in the Archdiocese of Dubuque. Ernst son of Mr and Mrs Vincent P Ernst 637 Eighth Ave SE is a 1960 graduate of Immaculate Conception High School and philosophy major at Loras. The award was announced at commencement by Rt Rev Msgr D V Foley president of Loras College. He is the fourth annual Mathis grant winner.

Cedar Rapids Alphonse and Julia ‘Mathis Loras College Dubuque Archdiocese of James W. Ernst Vincent P. Ernst Eighth Ave Ernest Immaculate Conception High School Loras D. V. Foley Ernst Mathis Mathis-Pfohl Foundation

Catholic Laymen hear Jesuit editor Friday noon

The Rev Jene Jakubek S J editor of Black Robe will speak at a Catholic Laymen's club meeting Friday noon in the Sheraton Montrose hotel. Also notes on Dale Carnegie class, conventions, a rummage sale, and local ads.

Jene Jakubek S.J Black Robe Catholic Laymen’s Club Sheraton-Montrose Hotel

X-Ray Clinic Schedules Free Chest X-Rays in Linn County

Mobile X-ray units from the Linn County Tuberculosis Association will be in Central City from 8 30 to 11 30 a m and in Coggon from 1 to 4 p m The Eagle’s supermarket at 2821 First Ave SE will host sessions from 1 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m Friday offering free chest X-rays.

Linn County Tuberculosis Assa Central City Eagle’s First Ave

Yugoslav Officials Visit U S Highway Experts in Iowa Tour

Yugoslav highway chief Vasilije Dragovic and six officials toured U S highway plants in Cedar Rapids Iowa with an interpreter. They discussed US traffic and construction, funding limits, and planned Yugoslav expressways to bolster tourism and regional links.

Cedar Rapids America Vasilije Dragovic Yugoslavia Federal Road Commission Rudolf Cimolini Boris Blazevski Radojica Jankovic Lovro Gasparovic Dusan Ivic Vuko Vucinic Dragovic United States Sheraton-Montrose Iowa Manufacturing Company Richard Murphy International Cooperation Administration Vladislav Stergar Julius Dohany

Payment Period Extended for North-Side Park Purchase

City gains more time to pay for the 150 acre north side park area as part of a new agreement on the 150000 purchase. The bond issue to cover the cost has not yet been approved.

Bauer property sale sets payment on delivery of abstract

The $105,500 balance can be paid on abstract delivery before Sept 1 instead of this month. The 150 acre site west of city limits between Glass road NE and the Milwaukee tracks will host a future golf course and park. A house and garage will be removed after six months' notice not before June 30, 1960. Property bought from Ben and Dora Bauer.

Glassroad NE Milwaukee Tracks Ben Dora Bauer

Second Polio Death Reported in Des Moines

Susan Justine Christensen nine, daughter of Norman V. and Mrs. Christensen, died of bulbar poliomyelitis in Des Moines. It marked the second bulbar polio death in 24 hours. Susan and her twin Sally Jo had three polio vaccine shots, the last about three years ago. Arrangements were made for a booster shot Thursday. The state health department urged boosters for those whose three injections were completed over a year ago.

Des Moines Susan Justine Christensen Norman V. Christensen Susan Sally Jo Iowa Deparment of Health

These Dogs Dislike Left Handed Petting

In Cedar Rapids on Wednesday two children were bitten on the left hand by dogs. David McIntyre, 11, was bitten and the dog was caught by his parents and handed to the dog catcher. Becky Baumgartner, 5, was later bitten on the left hand by a neighbor's dog which was kept tied up and under observation.

Cedar Rapids David McIntyre Eighteenth St. SE David Becky Baumgartner Oakland Rd

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Daily Record C. R. Weather Municipal Mississippi Battrosse Nodge Smai Lucised McGregor St. Luke's John Adams Bertram Rd Harold Hills John Brown Melvin Sissel Tinton Theodore Huffer Solon Albion Wall 36Th Ave Paul Stadtmueller Chester Bascom Newhall Leonard Kamberling 27Th St. NW James Klein 14Th Ave. SE Tucson Keith Roe Killeen Texas Robert Blazek Mr. Blazek Frank Blazek 20Th St. SE Memphis Robert Christenson Christenson Melvin Christenson Memorial Dr. SE Moerce Pribane Margaret A. Fisher John D. Fisher John H. Meliver Theresa A. Pisarik Charles D. Vyskocil Carol Ann Miller Robert J. Sojka Kathy Karns William Jackson Marion Jacobs Robert W. Lind Lisbon Kay D. Jilovec Mt. Vernon Richard L. Bendsen Moline Lyla J. Dye Krne Helen Mulford Iowa City Willard Martin 21St St David Jones Park Ave Roger McMurrin Megal Robert Schneider 3Rd St. NW Cyrus van Deusen van Horne John Thayer Gerald Heald Bave Charles Barrett Donald Coufal Haven Ct Carl Satchett Ist Ave Reckless Iving James Trimble Ave Jimmy Rich 2Nd Ave Leland Swalley 2Nd St Manchester Marcus Eugene Dufoe Worthington Shelly’s. Waukon Floyd Kolsrud Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church Bakke-Hanson Marengo John F. Rock Harrison's Frank A. Yarrington Morley Morley Evanelical United Brethren Church Yoettsch's Earlville Rolin Davey Earlville Methodist Church Clifton’s Linn Janeba Funeral Home Joseph J. Janeba Board of Health Rules C.R. United Air Lines Freeman Services Mrs. Deal Services Mrs. Guttenfelder St. James Church Women Houseclean Rohn Funeral Home Third Avenue C.R Dale Carnegie James D. Marshall Sunset Drive New London Tom Dunlop Eighth St. NW Eighth Ave. SW Joe W Carberry Insurance Incorporated 1St Ave Empire Carberry-Stamy Incorporated John Arthurs Zinnias Pierson’s Florists Ellis Blvd James Colbert Iowa Association For Retarded Children Colibert Linn County Association St. George Church Tenth St. SE Gibson’s Locker Edward Naify Dingle Parkcourt SE St.Luke’s Hospital Fifttieth St Cave NE Rapids Chevrolet George L. Moran Altoona NEW Collins Collins Radio Company Wadell U.S Mervin Nelson Mediterranean Sea Near East Europe Western Asia Greece Turkey Middle East Iowa Manufacturing Co Frank D’aquila Iowa Manufacturing Export Sales Company Peoria D.M John E. Lapes 3Rd Ave Mt. Vernon Rd John B. Turner & Son Second Avenue S. E
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