Fatal Marion crash linked to failure to yield traffic signs
Mrs Gordon Warnke 1435 Twelfth street was charged with failure to yield after a two car crash in Marion left 13 month old Sheila Bennett dead. Sheila Bennett was the daughter of Dr William and Mrs. Bennett and died after being thrown from the Bennett car which overturned at Eleventh street and Fourteenth Avenue. Mrs Bennett and two other children were injured. Mr and Mrs Warnke and their daughter were also injured. Burial for Sheila Bennett is planned at Mt Calvary with a prayer service at Murdoch chapel. Survivors include parents Denise Brian Bruce and other relatives. The fatality marked Marion’s first death since 1959.
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Gordon Warnke
Twelfth Street
Marion
Sheila Bennett
William Bennett
Eleventh Street
Bennett
Brian
Sheila
Fourteenth Avenue
Warnke
Bennett Auto
Dick Cayler
Cedar Rapids
Cayler
Sheila Lake Bennett
Denise
Bruce
Chester Bennett
Blair, Neb
Victor Petersen
West Branch
Laura Bennett
Blair
John Jensen
William E. Blessington
Murdoch Chapel
Mt. Calvary
Safety check lanes process hundreds of vehicles
Police reported 1 173 cars and 23 trucks passed through the east end shopping center safety checks Tuesday and Wednesday. Two trucks and 317 cars were rejected first time. 167 vehicles returned for recheck.
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East End
Leighton W. Ford
Local meeting events and ads from community notes
A report notes a meeting at Tom Leu’s home and a planned tour for the third week of July. It mentions a motor workshop at Robert Blin’s home led by him with a citizenship quiz, a circulation department job opening at Marion Gazette, and Lagerquist Studio offering natural color portraits with an introductory offer of $11.95 for eight poses plus air conditioning and appointment phone 377-3129.
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Tom Leu
Robert Blin
Lagerquist
Marion YMCA Saturday Schedule and Local Ads
The Marion YMCA branch lists tennis lessons at 9 a.m. and a Saturday shop for Father gifts at Irwins with a sale on swimwear. Nordman Jewelers advertises gift selections and Nordman open till 9 p.m. Storms Variety and Irwins offer specials. F T Plummer announces recent surgery at St Luke's. Jumbo striped bath towels advertised at $1.19, others at 58c.
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YMCA
Marion Branch
Father
Nordman Jewelers
Martian Lad Visits Earth Cartoon Show on TV
A Martian lad visits Earth in a Saturday Cartoon feature hosted by ventriloquist Paul Winchell and his character Jerry Mahoney on Television 9 at 11 a.m. The program promises family friendly humor and familiar puppet antics.
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Martian Lad
Earth
Paul Winchell
Jerry Mahoney
Realtors Say Owner Has Right To Refuse To Sell
Washington AP report states the National Association of Real Estate Boards opposes any effort to force owners to sell to African Americans against their will. NAREB emphasizes owners may set terms and Realtors must follow them, with concern over state laws entering this field. The White House and various officials debate property and human rights in housing policy.
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Washington
National Association of Real Estate Boards
NAREB
Nareb Board of Directors
Nareb Brokers
White House
David Lawrence
Committee For Equal Opportunity In Housing
Kennedy
New York
Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Sunday: Nazi Sabotage Plot Failed
A coast guard encounter on Long Island leads to discovery of buried explosives and a failed 1942 sabotage plan by eight German saboteurs. The Sunday Cedar Rapids Gazette will feature the dramatic events and broader WWII espionage context.
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Long Island
Coast
Cedar Rapids
U.S
13000 Guardsmen To Go Off Federal Duty
About 13 000 Alabama army and air national guardsmen will be released from federal active duty at midnight Sunday, the army announced Friday. Another 3 500 Alabama guardsmen called into federal service Tuesday to compel admission of Negroes to the state university will remain on duty.
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Washington
Alabama Army
Air National
Wichita City Commission Acts To End Jobs Discrimination
The Wichita city commission voted Thursday to stop discrimination against Negro applicants for city jobs, aiming to quell a protest demonstration.
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Wichita
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Dad
Nordman’s
van Note
Walter B. van Note
A. Roy Kepple
Dunkard
Stanley Clark
Adv
Sorg Pharmacy
Marion Post
American Legion
Police Department
Baker
Garth Baker
St. Paul’s Lutheran
Concordia Theological Seminary
Springfield
Ill
E. L. Brandt
St. Paul’s Church
Aitkin
Crosby, Minn
Carolyn Stade
Moving Sale
Marion T.V
C. L. Morningstar
Linn-Mar Construction Co
Kensinger Realtors
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Farmers State Bank
Marion and
Alburnett
Eager Beavers
Romantic
WEBER
Vogue
Ivory
Tropicana
Center Pt. Rd
K. T. Marshall & Garnett Crimson Glory
Charlotte Arms Pernet
Talisman
Green Thumbs
Hardware & Garden Center
30Th St
Mt Vernon Rd
Sun
Marion Gazette Office
Irwins
Irwins Clothing
F. T. Plummer
St. Luke’s Hospital
Schenley Reserve
Schenley
Schenley Distillers CO
N.Y.C
Second St. SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Briggs-Stratton
Coats
Eschenley
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