Daily Record weather and notices June 8 1954 itemized
Daily Record weather data lists high and low temperatures for multiple cities with precipitation amounts for June and year-to-date figures. It includes wind at municipal airport, sunrise and sunset times, moon phase, and year-ago comparisons. The issue also reports births, divorce petitions and decrees, traffic fines, short circuit alarm, and funeral services across Iowa towns with names, ages, and locations.
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Lee Pa
Courthouse suit seeks 775 dollars in specific performance
Ernest Kosek sues John G. Willman doing business as Willman Company over a July 15 1953 contract. Kosek bought 15500 dollars worth of Hiawatha town bonds March 1 and the town paid Willman for curb and gutter work. The pact promised five percent of bond value as Kosek's fee if his bid guaranteed a market. The 775 dollars remains unpaid.
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Ernest Kosek
John G. Willman
Will Admitted to Probate for Three Decedents
Three wills were admitted to probate Monday. Dr. Dora Dietz dies May 29 with Guaranty Bank and Trust Company named executor and trustee. Land in Fremont County Wyoming to be kept, net income distributed quarterly to sister Anie Dietz Graves of Tucson. Mariah C. Miller dies May 11 leaving 17 shares National Oats Company stock and $1,500 to granddaughter Arlene Halstead with others sharing personal effects. Edward Nelson dies May 27 naming wife Charlotta Nelson as sole heir and executrix without bond.
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Dora Dietz
Guaranty Bank and Trust Company
Fremont County
Wyo
Anie Dietz
Graves
Tucson, Ariz
Mariah C. Miller
National Oats Company
Arlene Halstead
Marion
Helen I. Sterler
Ashton
David Miller
Cedar Rapids
Edward Nelson
Charlotta Nelson
Enrolled judgments awarded in five account suits
Tuesday saw five account suits adjudicated with judgments for plaintiffs. awards ranged from 109 to 301.50 dollars, naming defendants such as Rollie Fish and Mary Jones along with hospital plaintiffs Ocues, St. Luke’s Hospital, and individuals J P Bariel, K W Woodhouse, J R Flynn, Lester Ballew, and Pearl Ballew in various combinations.
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Ocues Hospital
Kent
Igaret Wittengl
J. P. Bariel
Rollie L
Betty Fish
K. W. Woodhouse
Donald G
Donna Hunt
St. Luke’s Hospital
Robert W
Mary Ann Jones
J. R. Flynn
Lester
Pearl Ballew
Lawsuit filed over auto damages in Cedar Rapids
Lawrence J. Schoonover of Cedar Rapids filed suit against John R. Davis of Norway for 71.46 alleging damages from a May 17, 1950, collision in front of 1561 Bever Avenue SE. The defendant allegedly drove negligently, striking Schoonover’s parked car.
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Lawrence J. Schoonover
Cedar Rapids
John R. Davis
Norway
Bever Avenue
Custody Battle Lost by Widow in Wisconsin Case
Madison UP A bitter custody dispute over Jeffrey a 3 year old orphan ended with victory for the state department of public welfare and denial of adoption by widow Dorothy Tschudy Monroe Wis The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled she lacks entitlement to adopt and that the department acted within authority in appeal of a county judge ruling Feb 15 that the widow should not have custody The widow contends the child was taken because her husband died before adoption could proceed The state cites other factors in the decision
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Madison
Goldenhaired
Jeffrey
Dorothy Tschudy
Monroe
Wis
Wisconsin Supreme Court
State Department of Public Welfare
Elton Morrison
Hearings Continue as McCarthy Clashes Over Army Case
In a tense session, McCarthy allies accuse the Army of Communist infiltration while Cohn testifies that Adams threatened to circulate an embarrassing report and urged silence on Kirke D. Lawton's Fort Monmouth command. Senators debate whether Clifford should testify as witnesses.
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Cohn
McClellan
McCarthy
Army
Subcommittee
Adams
Symington
Sen. McCarthy
Senate
County election results outline for Glasgow and nearby races
In Monday's primary Glasgow county attorney nominee results show Reilly with 923 votes while Glasgow ran unopposed two years ago. Kulish leads Democrats for sheriff with 473 of 1,205 votes, Moore 370, DeVore 352. Smith seeks November challenge. Sutera and Hood noted as incumbents with strong showings. numerous county offices list GOP leads and no Democratic opposition.
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Reilly
Glassgow
G.O.P
Kulish
Marion
R. Neil Moore
Moore
Melvin DeVore
James H. Smith
Smith
L. M. Peters
Peters
Marion Farmer
Miles P. Sutera
Sutera
Henry J. Hood
Dudley Henderson
Otto F. Hanzlik
Frank Bates
Gerald Borgstahl
Arthur Axmear
Meres Richard D. Holden
Dempsy Jones
Robert Brosh
Army and Air Force Adopt Buddery System
Two or more men can enlist into the army with assurance they will take basic training together. The buddy system lets groups complete the first eight weeks of service within training units down to platoon level. Officials say it should lessen homesickness during the new enlistees first extended absence from home.
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Army
Air Force
Cedar Rapids
Shome
Death of Dr Dale Harmon 43 prominent Coe alumnus
Dr Dale Harmon 43 of 801 Staub Court NE Cedar Rapids a Cedar Rapids chiropractor and Coe College alumnus died at 3 55 p m Monday after a long illness at Veterans hospital Iowa City He was born August 8 1910 in Dallas Center and lived most of his life in Cedar Rapids A World War II veteran he served as cadet commander at Kelly Field and Hondo Texas before retiring as a major He was athletic coach and director at Clear Lake and later director of physical education at the school for the blind at Vinton He held multiple civic and fraternal affiliations Survivors include his wife Eleanor two sons Dale Edward and Harris Jay his mother Mrs Ellen Harmon of Des Moines four brothers and two sistersServices will be Thursday at 2 p m in the Barta Hesser chapel burial Cedar Memorial cemetery Friends may call after 4 p m Wednesday
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Dale Loftus Harmon
Staub Court
Cedar Rapids
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Dallas Center
Coe College
Harmon
Clear Lake
School For the Blind
Vinton
Kelly Field
Texas
Hondo Navigation School
Redistribution Center
West Coast Training Command
First Christian Church
Maine Lodge
the Brotherhood of Maine
American Legion Post
V. F. W. Crescent Lodge
Clan of
Cat Coe College
Elenor
Rock Island
Dale Edward
Harris Jay
Ellen Harmon
Des Moines
Ralph
Philadelphia
Frank
Charles
Cleveland
Ohio
Pershing
Syracuse
N. Y
Laura Goodwin
Fern Harmon
Cedar Rapids Woman Leona Lastuvka Dies in Iowa City
Leona Rose Lastuvka died at 12:45 a.m. Tuesday in University Hospitals Iowa City after a long illness. Born January 12, 1902 in Cedar Rapids, she was married February 6, 1925 to Philip Lastuvka of 1115 Twenty Fifth Street SE. Surviving are her husband, a daughter Mrs. B. J. Hennig of San Francisco, mother Mrs. Rose Dixon, brother Wesley J. Janda, and sister Mrs. Charles L. Bodine, all of Cedar Rapids. She was a Royal Neighbor member, Parlor City Camp 1799. Services at Turner Chapel at 10:30 a.m. Thursday by Rev. L. V. McDonough of All Saints Church. Burial in Cedar Memorial Chapel.
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Leona Rose Lastuvka
Philip Lastuvka
Twenty-fifth Street
Cedar Rapids
University Hospitals
Iowa City
B. J. Hennig
San Francisco
Rose Dixon
Wesley J. Janda
Charles L. Bodine
Hall
Lastuvka
Royal Neighbors
Turner Chapel
Il. V. McDonough
All Saints Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Mrs B L Lee 76 Dies in Des Moines Heart Attack
Mrs B L Lee aged 76 mother of Mrs Loren W Remington died Tuesday at Iowa Lutheran hospital Des Moines after suffering a heart attack last Thursday while visiting daughter Mrs Colyer Sisam. She leaves son Don W Lee of Houston Texas and daughter Mrs Gerald McKeely of Delhi seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. A Trinity Episcopal Church member and Eastern Star Mason will hold services Thursday at 2 p.m. in Holliday funeral chapel Monmouth Illinois.
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B. L. Lee
Loren W. Remington
Thirty-first Street
Iowa Lutheran Hospital
Des Moines
Lee
Colyer Sisam
Don W. Lee
Houston
Texas
Gerald McKeely
Delhi
Trinity Episcopal Church
Eastern Star Chapter
Monmouth
Ill
Holliday Funeral
Mrs Horner 89 Cedar Rapids resident dies. services planned
Mrs John C Horner aged 89 of 1049 Center Point road NE died Monday after sixty years in Cedar Rapids. Survived by husband two sons Paul Mechanicl sville and Walter M Springfield Il. two daughters Adda Hobel Cedar Rapids and Florence Clapp Albany Ore. four grandchildren six great grandchildren. Friends may call at the family home. Funeral services will be at Cedar Memorial chapel with burial possibly in Cedar Memorial cemetery.
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John C. Horner
Center Point Road
Cedar Rapids
Paul
Mechanjicsville
Walter M
Springfield
Ill
Adda Hobel
Florence Clapp
Albany
Ore
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Wadden Services for Charles R Wadden
Charles R Wadden of Cedar Rapids a 27 year resident and building superintendent for the Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric Company died Sunday Funeral services will be held in Turner chapel at 10 30 a m Wednesday with Rev Z F Pauk pastor Hus Memorial Presbyterian church Burial will follow in the National Cemetery at Keokuk with military services at 2 30 p m conducted by the Keokuk American Legion post Friends may call at the chapel
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Wadden
Charles R. Wadden
Sixth Street
Cedar Rapids
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company
Turner Chapel
Z. F. Pauk
Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church
National Cemetery
Keokuk
Cedar Rapids Man Charles E Miller 62 Dies After Illness
Charles E Miller 62 died Tuesday at 3 30 am in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a lingering illness. He was born February 8 1892 in Cedar Rapids. Surviving are a brother William and three sisters Mrs William Randall Mrs Agnes Smith and Mrs Jane Weiland all of Cedar Rapids. Body at Monahan funeral home where friends may call Wednesday afternoon and evening and Father Chihak will recite the Rosary at 730 pm Wednesday. Funeral announcement will be made later.
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Charles E. Miller
Cedar Rapids
William
William Randall
Agnes [Smith
Jane Weiland
Monahan
Chihak
Andrle Services for Mrs Katerina Andrle Held in Cedar Rapids
Services for Mrs Katerina Andrle of 384 Sixteenth Street S E who died in a Cedar Rapids hospital on Sunday will take place Wednesday beginning at 8 30 a m in the Kuba funeral home and at 9 a m in St Wenceslaus church with Rev Anthony W Chihak officiating burial will be in St Johns cemetery Father Chihak St Marys the Rosary
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Katerina Andrle
Sixteenth Street
S.E
Cedar Rapids
Kuba
St. Wenceslaus Church
Anthony W. Chihak
St. John’s Cemetery
Father Chihak
St. Mary's the Rosary
Rosary and Knights of Columbus Events At Funeral Home
Society and the Sanctuary Guild will recite the Rosary at the funeral home Tuesday at 7 30 PM The Knights of Columbus will follow at 8 PM Friends may call at the chapel for views and condolences
Cedar Rapids man C. J. Hasley dies in Davenport
C J Hasley age 46 an insurance salesman from Cedar Rapids died early Tuesday in Davenport He was born July 1 1907 in Norway Ia Survived by daughter Sharon Voss Davenport father John Hasley Norway two brothers Leo Walford and Charles Phoenix Ariz and a grandson Burial is planned at St Michael's Cemetery Norway with burial later at Teahen Chapel Cedar Rapids and services at Holy Trinity Church Walford to be announced
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C. J. Hasley
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Norway
Sharon Voss
John Hasley
Leo
Walford
Charles
Phoenix
Ariz
Holy Trinity Church
St. Michael's Cemetery
Mrs Lee Eckert Services Set In Cedar Rapids Chapel
Services for Mrs Lee Eckert lifelong Cedar Rapids resident who died Sunday after long illness will be held at Turner chapel at 3 30 p m Wednesday by Rev D A Loferski rector of St John's Episcopal church Entombment will be in the Chapel of Memories Friends may call at the chapel
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Lee Eckert
Fifteenth Street SE
Cedar Rapids
Turner Chapel
D. A. Loferski
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Cedar Rapids debates eight foot ceilings in homes
Cedar Rapids officials hear a push to enforce an eight foot three inch ceiling standard in all Iowa cities of 15 000 or more while builders warn strict enforcement could push prefab housing outside city limits. Lawyers argue state law and local code must be upheld amid broader questions for Des Moines Waterloo and other cities.
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Cedar Rapids
Lilly
Lawrence
State of
Iowa
William P. Ellwood
Holmes
Atorney Ellwood
Des Moines
Waterloo
Council Bluffs
Sioux City
Ottumwa
Iowa City
Burlington
Ellwood
FHA
C. W. Garberson
Garberson
Cedar Rapids Home Builders Association
Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board
AFL Carpenters Union
Cedar Rapids Master Plumbers
iPiping
Guarantees Held Up in Guatemala
President Jacobo Arbenz suspended constitutional guarantees across Guatemala for 30 days including freedom of press movement assembly and correspondence. The cabinet said no decree was needed as peace and order are threatened after a week-long roundup of opposition leaders.
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Guatemala City
Guatemala
Jacobo Arbenz
Hoegh Wins Iowa Governor Nomination In Light Vote
Attorney General Hoegh edges rivals in a statewide GOP renomination race amid an unusually light turnout. He carries 77 counties to 13 for Nicholas and 3 for Lynes Palmer, with strong support in river counties and inland districts while stressing a pro conscience, anti liquor-by-the-drink platform.
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Hough
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Rural letter carriers gather for second district convention
About 80 rural letter carriers and their wives attended a second district convention here Saturday.
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Calmar
Marengo Man Drowns in Leech Lake Minnesota
Special to The Gazette. Emil Timmerman, 59, of Marengo, drowned when his boat capsized during a late Monday storm on Leech Lake near Walker. Winds up to five feet tossed waves. Timmerman attempted to swim to shore while Archie Crowbaugh was saved by staying with the boat. Timmerman survived by his wife and two daughters. his body had not yet been recovered. Everett James flew to Minnesota. a separate storm fire in Detroit Lakes killed Oscar Pearson, 65.
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Emil Timmerman
Leech Lake
Walker
Minn
Timmerman
Archie Crowbaugh
Crowbaugh
Minnesota
Everett James
Detroit Lakes
Oscar Pearson
Couple Injured In Marion Crash
Two Linn county residents were hurt in a two car collision at Fifth avenue and Tenth street in Marion around 4 30 p m Monday. Donna Kreamer about 21 of Central City and Joe Ironside 22 of Coggan were thrown from their car which was struck broadside by another vehicle at the intersection. They were taken by Ambulance Service to Mercy hospital where attendants said injuries were not serious mostly skid burns. Driver of other car was Roxy Laminate of Peoria. He was not hurt.
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Linn County
Fifth Avenue
Tenth Street
Donna Kreamer
Central City
Joe Ironside
Coggan
Mercy Hospital
Roxy Laminate
Peoria
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