Weather and city notices from a midcentury paper
A dense page lists high and low temperatures for many cities with precipitation figures and barometric readings, followed by Iowa forecast notes predicting mainly cloudy skies with scattered showers and thunderstorms. It includes June totals, normal figures, and specific timings for sun and moon, plus year-to-date data. The section also records births, marriages, and a long list of local court decrees, traffic violations, accidents, and police actions with names and addresses, ending with a string of individual citations for traffic offenses and license issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riemares
Minnapolis
Incinna
N.orleans
Denver
New York
Miami
Spokane
Iowa
Obituaries and Funeral Services Across Iowa Towns
Funeral notices list services for numerous individuals across Tipton Anamosa Keota Vinton Monticello Cascade Winthrop Belle Plaine and Belle Plaine. Ages range from 34 to 88 with services at churches including Bible St Pauls American Lutheran Powell's Christian church St Marys Catholic and Methodist. Bodies at Powell s Devaney s Fawcett s and Peffer s.
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Tipton
Rudolph Hana
Bible Church
Sheets and Dahn
Anamosa
Lawrence H. Otten
St. Paul’s American Lutheran Church
Keota
Amos Rudolph
Powell’s. Keota
A. C. McNurlen
Yumatilla
Fla
Christian Church
Powell's
Fiery jet crashes into farmhouse killing three in Oklahoma
A U S Air Force T 33 trainer plunged from a rainstorm into a single dwelling near Ponca City Oklahoma killing two flyers Lieutenant Robert Irons and Chris Paulos both stationed at Vance Air Force Base and a nearby resident Dick Harman 68. The house four rooms was destroyed and witnesses described a fiery impact with debris scattered over six acres including a pickup driver hurt in shock and two unopened parachutes found in a field.
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Ponca City
Okla
Air Force
Dick Harman
Robert Irons
Chris Paulos
Vance Air Force Base
Enid
Irons
Paulos
Harman
Barham van Organ
Bill Clark
Politicians clash over Gestapo remark at public meeting
Walter demanded and received time to reply to Eaton's May 4 assertion. Eaton's remark about a Gestapo touched multiple agencies including the FBI the Interstate Commerce Commission the Securities and Exchange Commission and inspectors of railroad safety devices. Scherer described a vigorous exchange with Arens over television interviews and warned against implying a police state while Soviet propaganda exploited the remark.
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Walter
Eaton
FBI
Interstate Commerce Commission
Securities, and Exchange Commission
Scherer
Treasury Department
Arens
U.S
Additional Honors To Percy Walker For Saving Boy
Percy C. Walker of 2507 Cave NE received multiple honors for saving a 5-year-old boy who nearly drowned in the Mississippi river last summer. As service foreman for Northwestern Bell Telephone Co he earned 2 medals a $250 cash award and several merit certificates at a ceremony with fellow workers. He previously received the highest American Red Cross honor for life saving and his technique drew on a Red Cross course. The awards included the Vail medal the Bell System $250 the president's medal from the National Safety Council and certificates from the safety council and Northwestern Bell.
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Percy C. Walker
Cave
Mississippi River
Walker
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Bell Telephone System
National Safety Council
The
Safety Council
Northwestern Bell
Three men plead guilty in Linn County court cases
Warren M Bascom 18 of Independence received 10 years at Anamosa reform school for breaking and entering after allegedly stealing 9.90 from his parents home on May 24 Iverson Vincent O 35 of SE Fort Madison was sentenced to 3 years for lascivious acts with a child involving a 15 year old in March Richard E Stark 25 of Marion got a suspended 5 month jail term for embezzling mortgaged property with a conditional sale and must repay 4 months later
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Linn County
Warren M. Bascom
Independence
Anamosa Men’s Reformatory
Edward O. Bascom
Spruce Ave
Bascom
Fort Madison State Penitentiary
Vincent O. Iverson
Sixth Ave
Iverson
Aiaarsht
Richard E. Stark
Marion
Stark
Smulekoff’s
Floyd Philbrick
Four More Wills Are Admitted to Probate
Four wills have been admitted to probate. The will of Charles F McIntosh, who died May 28, names his wife Ruby as sole heir with Merchants National Bank as administrator with a $10,000 bond. The will of Leslie A Dunn, who died May 26, leaves a life estate to his wife Eulalia and, after, to sons Leonard and Eugene and nephew Richard A Ware. Eugene Dunn is executor. The will of Samuel B Garrett, who died May 6, names wife Mamie as sole heir and executrix. Two nieces named in Adeline M Davis’s will, who died May 25, Marion Rinard of Cedar Rapids and Pauline Brown of Marion, were appointed administratrices with a $5,000 bond. Judgments entered in district court: Ross Sloan vs Dean A Jones for $352.89 and James A Largent vs Robert and Isabel Ramey for $228.27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. McIntosh
Ruby
Merchants National Bank
Leslie A. Dunn
Eulalia
Leonard
Eugene
Richard A. Ware
Eugene Dunn
Modeling School With C R Branch Goes Bankrupt
Elizabeth Ann Barnett of Des Moines filed a bankruptcy petition in U.S. district court for debts totaling 33,882 with 29,257 unsecured and assets of 50. The case notes 68 students from Des Moines and Cedar Rapids paid 250 each in fees for the Elizabeth Anne school of modeling and charm. Lawyer N B Mike Wilson said most students likely got their money’s worth but he listed them for possible refunds.
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Des Moines
Elizabeth Anne School of Modeling and Charm
Cedar Rapids
U.S. District Court
Elizabeth Ann Barnett
N. B
Mike” Wilson
Barnett
Stop Light Installed at First Ave and 15th West
A traffic actuated signal began operation Thursday at First Avenue and Fifteenth Street West. Safety Commissioner Bob Johnson urged drivers to heed the signal with a 12 inch overhead lens. Authorized by the State Highway Commission, it shows green for First Avenue unless cross traffic activates it on Fifteenth Street.
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First Ave
15Th West
First Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Bob Johnson
State Highway Commission
Deaths Leo Moraski 52 of Cedar Rapids
Leo Moraski a laboratory technician at Sanitation Laboratories died Thursday at University Hospitals Iowa City Born May 10 1906 in Assumption IL he moved from Lockport IL to Cedar Rapids He is survived by his wife Theresa a son Lt Robert Moraski two daughters Betty Jean and Barbara Ann his mother Mrs Francis Moraski three brothers and three sisters Services at St Patrick's Church Saturday at noon burial Mt Calvary Msgr Lenihan to preside Friends may call at Teahen chapel Friday after 1 p m with parish rosary at 7:30 p m
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Leo John Moraski
Tenth St
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Assumption, Ill
Cedar Rapids
Lockport
Ill
St. Patrick’s Church
Theresa
Robert Moraski
Shaw Air Force Base
S. C
Betty Jean
Barbara Ann
Francis Moraski
Jack
Joseph
Mack
Kewanee
Ann Berlinski
Tucson
Ariz
Louise Kempin
Betty Stewart
D. J. Lenihan
Mt. Calvary
Teahen Chapel
Msgr
Lenihan
Obituary notices for Cedar Rapids residents and others
Mrs. Arthur B. Steyne of Cedar Rapids dies after sudden illness at 72. Born 1883 at Center Junction she taught in Onslow and was active in Trinity Methodist Church. Survived by daughter Lucile Youtzy and son John Steyne. Services at Turner chapel. burial in Wyoming. Also notices Floyd Leatherberry and Mrs Sydney Kent with funeral details and burial plans.
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Arthur B. Steyne
Ninth Ave
Cedar Rapids
Center Junction
Edwin E
Lucile) Youtzy
John A. Steyne
Steyne
Trinity Methodist Church
Sunday
Delta
Onslow
Turner Chapel
Wyoming
Iowa
Ambulance Emergency Terms City Service Requirements
The provider must equip ambulances with company radios resuscitators an emergency floodlight and an electric current alternator. Drivers and attendants require Red Cross advanced first aid instructor certificates and oxygen therapist training. Minimum driver age is 21. Linen changes after each transport. 24 hour service including Sundays and holidays with continuous dispatcher. Emergency trips capped at 15 dollars per person in Cedar Rapids. Outside calls possible if standby gear available. Service directed by city council police and fire department. City protected from injury or damage claims. One year term.
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Red Cross
Cedar Rapids
Police Department
Fire Department
Airman's Family Of 5 Die in Fire
An Albany Georgia garage apartment fire killed Barbara Chapman 27 and her three daughters Karen 5 Sharon 4 and Susan 11 months and her son Billy 2. Sgt W E Chapman stationed in Germany. Officials planned to fly him home as relatives note the family had been visiting Mr and Mrs Mack Wood who run a jewelry store and lived above the garage.
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Albany, Ga
Gemen
Barbara Chapman
W. E. Chapman
Karen
Sharon
Billy
Susan
Chapman
Germany
Wood
De Gaulle Rebukes Soustelle Over Algeria Tactics
Paris AP reports Premier De Gaulle reproached Jacques Soustelle as he returned from Algiers. Soustelle leads the insurgent officer and settler coalition pressing to oust party politicians and delay Algerian municipal elections. De Gaulle hints elections may be postponed beyond the initial month target.
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Paris
de Gaulle
Jacques Soustelle
Algeria
France
Soustelle
Algiers
Thal
CAB Talks and Misunderstanding Brought to Board Meeting
Durfee cites a serious misunderstanding after Kunzig served as Ruddick's trusted assistant for over two years and previously worked for Ross Rizley. Hector's motion awaits full board reunion after his Florida trip, with Durfee opposing. Chan Gurney and G. Joseph Minetti concur with Durfee's telegram to Patterson.
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Ruddick
Kunzig
Ross Rizley
Durfee
Hector
Florida
Durifee
Catholic Laymen to Meet at Sheraton-Montrose Hotel
Catholic Laymen plan a Friday noon gathering at the Sheraton-Montrose hotel with J W Swaner of Iowa City speaking on Human Relationships in Business. Also note the Cedar Rapids post office will sell 3 cent Gunston Hall commemorative stamps starting Friday with 50,000 stamps in green. Major and Mrs Shanahan and daughters Valerie Colleen Kathleen are visiting relatives at 2743 Meadowbrook Drive SE while he serves with the marine corps at Camp Lejeune North Carolina.
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Sheraton-Montrose
J. W. Swaner
Iowa City
Gunston Hall
Cedar Rapids
T. C. Shanahan
Valerie
Colleen
Kathleen
Townsend Furor Blazes at Annual Townsend Convention
At Memorial Coliseum 92 year old Dr Francis E Townsend unseated a quiet session with a bold finance proposal amid a crowd eager for change The Townsend Plan advocates change to social security tax and benefits and seeks repeal of the current law The plan will be reviewed by Congress Ways and Means on June 18 and Townsend supporters push for a 2 percent tax on gross national income and a lower retirement age to 60
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Francis E. Townsend
Townsend Clubs
Memorial Coliseum
Dr. Townsend
Robert C. Townsend
Townsend
Capone Cohort Given Sentence
Paul The Waiter Ricca, one of the last Capone era figures, was sentenced to nine years in prison and fined fifteen thousand dollars for income tax evasion in Chicago.
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Chicago
Paul
Ricca
Old Capone
Missing U S Sergeant Believed Seized by Czechoslovak Border Guards
A 34 year old U S Army sergeant, James Cole of Connellsville Pennsylvania, vanished while fishing near the Thaya river border north of Vienna. Police suspect he was seized by Czechoslovak border guards, possibly while crossing to a river island. He was reported missing to the U S Embassy and Prague was asked to seek his release.
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Vienna
USS
Czechoslovakia
James Cole
Connellsville
Thaya
Here
Cechoslovakia
Hardegg
Stokerau
Cole
Munich
West Germany
U.S
Washington
Prague
Councilmen Back Park Expansion and Golf Course Plans
Cedar Rapids city council backed City Plan Commission recommendations to study acquiring additional parkland as the city grows and to explore land in the north or east areas for park use and a nine hole golf course. Parks Commissioner Don Gardiner said the search will continue. The council also approved a $2500 contract with Newman Brothers to build a comfort station in Van Vechten Park.
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Cedar Rapids
City Plan Commission
Don Gardiner
Newman Brothers
van Vechten Park
Dixon Missed Council Seat By One Vote
Crewe Virginia W L Dixon failed to win a town council seat by a single vote because he cast his ballot for the candidate who defeated him. He acknowledged casting the deciding ballot for his rival in a surprising twist to the local election outcome.
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Crewe
W. L. Dixon
Trial of $75,000 Suit Transferred To Cedar Rapids
A $75,000 damage suit against the Chicago and North Western railroad was moved to Cedar Rapids federal court from Minnesota. Charles Hartman of Cedar Rapids, administrator of Nellie L. Hartman’s estate, seeks a jury trial alleging negligence for a fatal 1956 crossing collision at the E Avenue NW crossing. The petition cites no warning signals, excessive speed, and blind-crossing risks, filed March 26 in Minneapolis with venue change for convenience.
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Chicago and North Western Railroad
Cedar Rapids
Minneapolis
Nazarene group seeks right to build chapel on Twenty-ninth Street
Oakland Church of the Nazarene filed a petition with the city council requesting permission to erect a chapel on the south side of Twenty-ninth Street West of Wildwood Court with an off street parking lot across the intersection. A future plan adds a church building adjacent to the chapel. Council referred the matter to engineering safety building and legal departments for review. Jaye P Morgan and her brother were guests of Pat Boone on Channel 9 at 8 PM.
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Twenty-ninth Street
Oakland Church of the Nazarene
Wildwood Court
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Daily Record
C. R. ‘Weather
Mississippi
LaCrosse
Lansing
Dam No
McGregor
Dubuque
Davenport
St. Luke's
Herron
Charles
Lauren Dr
Whetto
Howard
Hiawatha
Mosby
Andrew
10Th St. NE
Fortner
Glen
32Nd St. NE
Shetler
Robert
Beverave. SE
Zabokitsky
Loren
22Nd St
Rhatigan
Vrba
Clarence
28Th Ave
Hoyt
James
Oxford
Elam
Elvin
Kriz
LaVerne
6Th
Syracuse
N.Y
Frank N. Stepanek
Frank III
Stepanek
Catherine Covert
Coe College
Lawrence Laurienzo
Fr. Belvoir
Sharon Aa Gromman
Shirley Smalley
Roger B. Smalley
Yvonne Stutzman
James Stutzman
Charlotte Robertson
John Robertson, Jr
Bave
Earle Simmons
Springville
Terrance Kelly
Franklin Ave
Bruce Millsap
27Th St
Bruce Burton
Alburnett
Jerry Becker
50Th St
Larry Gorman
Ist Ave
Richard Hoskins
Center Point Rd
Melvin Buckner
35Th St
George Harapot
34Th St
Roger Stephen
Cottage Grove Ave
Charles Kniffen
Fruitland Blvd
Donald Campbell
Mt. Vernon
Evelyn Reed
Benton St
Karen Eastin
Aerd
Loraine St
Harley Goodwin
6Th St
Robert White
Clear Lake
Virgil Klenk
5Th Ave
Janeba Funeral Home
Joseph J. Janeba
Teahen
1St Ave
John B. Turner & Son
Percy Walker
Ross Sloan
Dean A. Jones
James A.largent
Isabel Ramey
C.R. Branch
Rohn Funeral Home
Third Ave
Leo J. Moraski
A, B. Steyne
Leatherberry Services
Floyd C. Leatherberry
Second Ave
Chapel of Memories
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Edward McNulty
Hanford Post
American Legion
Brady Mortuary
Kent Services
Sydney Kent
Reece Funeral Home
Ottumwa
John E. Lapes
Elder Townsend
Turner Lake
Capone
Yank
Police
Nazarene Group
Jaye P. Morgan
Pat Boone
Howie Hustles
Gazette
St. SE
Hawthorne
Ice Box
Sturdy Ltd
Mrs
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