Weather and local notices from Decorah area weekly page
Partly cloudy conditions with scattered showers expected across Iowa, highs in the 90s and humid air on Sunday and Monday. Community notices include speeding and intoxication fines, fire at a park shack, and numerous funeral services across multiple towns with times and burial details provided.
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Bismarck
Apolis
Chicago
N. Orleans
Denver
New York
Omaha
Angeles
Phoenix
Miam
Seattle
Iowa
Mixup Led U S Agents to Fight Over Defector Meeting
Senate internal security subcommittee рассказали что перепутанные агенты США пытались задержать советского пилота Пирогова в Вашингтоне в 1949 году. Барсов был арестован, но допущены ошибки идентификации между агентами. Фактор CIA не подтвержден, FBI не участвовал.
FTC Decrees Insurance Rules
The Federal Trade Commission issued strict new rules to prevent false and misleading advertising in accident and health insurance. Taking effect July 15, the rules bar eye catching terms and un explained coverage details, deceptive testimonials, statistics, and slogans.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
City Briefs and Local Notices Across Community
Hospital checkup for Jessie Hahn at St Luke's prompts public notice of an ice cream social at St Stephen's Lutheran church June 16. C F Puth Co reports thefts from June 1, with a $60 fan, $25 razor, $6 bath scale. June 16 one-day sale price 16c strawberry sundae at Dairy Queen. Irene Ilten to present two dance recitals at Coe chapel June 17 with tickets available. William R Savage named ISU research associate after physics PhD, honors Phi Kappa Phi Pi Mu Epsilon Phi Eta Sigma and Sigma Xi.
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St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church
Meadowbrook
Dairy Queen
Irene Ilten
Coe Chapel
William R. Savage
W. L. Savage
Circle Drive
Iowa State College
Ames
Phi Kappa Phi
Pi Mu Epsilon
Phi Eta Sigma Scholastic
Iowa State
Society of Sigma Xi
On Spot Years Is Caught at Last
Edward Medieros, 33, who lived near Fort Shafter after deserting his post, was convicted of desertion. He received two years hard labor and a dishonorable discharge. Medieros, a father of two, was arrested April 26.
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Honolulu
Edward Medieros
Fort Shafter
Medieros
Life Underwriter Officers Elected in Cedar Rapids
Kenneth E. Erger Friday was elected president of the Cedar Rapids Association of Life Underwriters succeeding Homer Moore. New officers include Raymond Ashlock vice president Robert Thiel secretary and O K Barkley treasurer. Directors are Chester Affeldt Larry Lubben and Richard Jenkins.
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Kenneth E. Erger Friday
Cedar Rapids
Ivan Clearwater
Cleo Edwards
Darrell Esicke
James Ensign
Donald Heald
Jenkins
Burnell Kehri
Herman Leichsenring
Lubben
Darrell Marchant
John Melton
Neil Montgomery
John O. Naber
Gertrude Nybakken
Carl Ostrem, Jr
Henry Peterson
Rollo Pickford
Earl Potter
Lowell Schwinger
Ray Short
Robert Stienstra
John Stuhr
Roy Taylor
Robert Threlkeld, Jr
Tom Termohlen
Thiel
Perry West
Richard Walker
John ‘Walsh
John Walters
Leola Zavodsky
Clifford Ziskovsky
Charles Galliher
Custody Release Given Shoulders After Perjury Sentence
Louis Shoulders former St. Louis police lieutenant tied to the Greenlease ransom money mystery was released from the federal medical center in Springfield Missouri Friday night. He had been there since July 16 1954 serving a three year perjury term and had multiple heart attacks. He was moved to St. Louis by private ambulance from relatives and completed his sentence with time off for good behavior.
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Springfield
Louis Shoulders
St. Louis
Greenlease
Federal
Medcal Center
Shoulders
B 57 Bombers Grounded Over Mechanical Issue
The Air Force announced that all B 57 jet bombers have been grounded since May 24 due to a mechanical difficulty. The Air Materiel Command and Martin Company of Baltimore, the aircraft manufacturer, are correcting the problem. No official figures on accident rate are available, though the plane showed a high rate when first put into service about four years ago.
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Washington
Air Force
Pentagon
Air Materiel Command
Martin Company of
Baltimore
Use Top Soil Only To Fill Lawn Depressions
Lawn experts say fill depressions with top soil rather than covering the entire lawn. Kentucky bluegrass is strong enough to recover with sun rain and plant food, and will build its own top soil.
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Kansas City
Better Lawn and Turf Institute
America
Europe
Asia
Continent
Commuters Stage Bridal Shower on Reading Line
In a Reading railroad Newtown local ride from Lawndale to Reading Terminal, Helen B. Corbett and F. Roy Kay Jr. were surprised with a bridal shower aboard the smoking car. Conductor Goodnow led celebrations as gifts and kitchen items were unveiled, witnessed by railroad staff and eager commuters.
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Philadelphia
Reading Railroad
Newtown
Helen B. Corbett
F. Roy Kay, Jr
Helen
Lawndale
Kay
Charles H. Goodnow
Reading Terminal
Sidney
Rhoads
Reading
Joseph A. Fisher
Terminal
Harry Deitelbaum
Roy
Deaths Leonard G Gardner Cedar Rapids brakeman
Leonard Glen Gardner 330 Avenue NW Cedar Rapids brakeman for the Rock Island railroad died suddenly Saturday morning in Burlington. Born December 16, 1899 in Nebraska City Nebraska he married Velma Clouse February 5 1922 in St Joseph Missouri. Survived by wife five sons Robert Keith Thomas Ivan and Frank all of Cedar Rapids his parents Frank and … Gardner of Nebraska City three brothers and four sisters and three grandchildren. Services Tuesday 1:30 pm Turner Chapel conducted by Rev A J Stokes with burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call after 1 pm Sunday.
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Leonard Glen Gardner
Avenue NW
Rock Island Railroad
Cedar Rapids
Burlington
Nebraska City
Neb
Velma Clouse
St. Joseph
Robert
Keith
Thomas
Ivan
Frank Gardner
Leonard Gardner
John Gardner
Omaha
Merle Gardner
Marvin Waller
Phoenix
Ariz
Norman Hardick
Jerry Gibson
Rosetta Gardner
A. J. Stokes
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Memorial services for Allison Stephens III and Beatrice Crew
Private services were held in the Turner chapel Saturday for Allison Stephens III at home and Beatrice Crew of Santiago Chile. A cremation was completed.
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Allison Stephens III
Beatrice Crew
Santiago
Chile
Turner Chapel
Ane
Western Forest Fires Devastate Arizona and New Mexico
About 150 wind driven fires swept through national forests in Arizona and New Mexico on Saturday. Lightning sparked most blazes as crews including troops fought the flames on more than 20 000 acres. The Sitgraves fire near Holbrook, Arizona, burned 18 600 acres and forced evacuations of sixty homes.
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Albuquerque
Arizona
New Mexico
Sitgraves National Forest
Holbrook
Ariz
Cedar Rapids Woman Ruth Miller Dies at Home
Ruth Rosetta Miller 85 died at 4 p.m. Friday at her Cedar Rapids home after a sudden illness. Born March 25, 1871 in Ohio, she moved from Colorado to Cedar Rapids in 1900 and lived at 1515 Ellis Blvd NW for 56 years. Survived by brother Charles F. Miller of Hill City Kansas. nephew William H. Probst. six nieces including Mrs. J. F. Berry and Bertha Miller. burial at Linwood Cemetery after services at St. James Methodist Church and Turner Chapel.
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Ruth Rosetta Miller
Ellis Boulevard
Cedar Rapids
Ohio
Colorado
Miss Miller
Charles F. Miller
Hills City
Kan
William H. Probst
J. F. Berry
Bertha Miller
Edna Miller
Gertrude Green
Fallbrook
Calif
Jesse Ford
Seattle
Wash
Ruth Tubbs
Florida
Dorothy Miller
St. James
Death notice for Miss Jennie Bell Bellon of Fairfax
Miss Jennie Bell Bellon longtime Fairfax resident died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 2 50 am Saturday after a brief illness She was born August 15 1869 in Johnson county Survived by sister in law Mrs Frank Bellon and nephew Howard Bellon both of route 1 Cedar Rapids Member of Fairfax Methodist church Funeral at Turner chapel 3 30 pm Monday by Rev Tom Sears Burial in Linwood cemetery Cedar Rapids Friends may call at the chapel
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Jennie Bell Bellon
Fairfax
Cedar Rapids
Johnson County
Miss Bellon
Frank Bellon
Howard Bellon
Route 1
Fairfax Methodist Church
Turner Chapel
Tom Sears
Linwood
Infant Patrick E Stephens Dies in Cedar Rapids Hospital
Patrick Edward Stephens infant son of Mr and Mrs William A Stephens of 1300 Oakland Road NE Cedar Rapids died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 4 35 p m Friday Surviving besides the parents are a brother William and other family members not listed in full in the notice
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Patrick Edward Stephens
William A. Stephens
Oakland Road
Cedar Rapids
William
Briton Reveals Crabb Wrote Before Disappearance
Sir Francis Rose, a Briton in Paris, says Lionel Crabb wrote him the day he vanished on April 19 during a Portsmouth harbor dive near the Soviet cruiser Ordzhonikidze. The note claimed Crabb would be in clover the first of the month and that he had sold his invention.
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Paris
Lionel Crabb
Crabb
Cafe operator facing two charges and threat of suit
Carl Bower, operator of Hi Way cafe at 120 First Street NE, was charged Saturday with refusing admittance to police and disturbing the peace after a confrontation over arresting a drunken man. Bonds totaled 130 dollars and his case was set for Monday in municipal court. He previously faced a similar charge and was acquitted.
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Carl Bower
First Street
Bower
Odd Practices in Folklore Study by Dr Hand
A UCLA folklore scholar compiles a comprehensive American folklore book. He notes European origins of many superstitions with an American twist, citing shoes thrown at newlyweds as fertility symbols and wearing a boy’s hat signaling a kiss.
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Los Angeles
Wayland Hand
University of California
Europe
Hand
North Carolina
Coal shipments to Newcastle top 100000 tons
The Board of Trade announced that in the past year 100000 tons of coal were moved to Newcastle. The report highlights a significant coal flow into the city despite changing trade patterns.
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London
Board of Trade
Newcastle
Jean Gabin Stars In Stormy Waters on Channel 9 Theatre
French icon Jean Gabin appears in Stormy Waters on Channel 9 Theatre this Saturday at 10 15 p m. The program highlights Gabin in a late evening slot promising classic film drama.
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Jean Gabin
Channel 9
Cedar Rapids Teen Pleads Guilty in Larceny Case
Courthouse story about Sonja Rowray a 17 year old from Cedar Rapids who pled guilty to larceny and received a suspended sentence up to five years at Rockwell City women’s reformatory. Judge Floyd Philbrick ordered custody with the Iowa Board of Parole. The arrest followed a report by Fred Fordice of Swisher claiming Rowray took his wrist watch while he slept in a car on May 5 and refused to return it after multiple requests.
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Sonja Rowray
Cedar Rapids
Women’s Reformatory
Rockwell City
Floyd Philbrick
Miss Rowray
Iowa Board of Parole
Sheriff’s Office
Fred Fordice
Swisher
Fordice
Cedar Rapids Man Pleads Guilty In Delinquency Case
Wayne W. Young, 40, pled guilty to lascivious acts with a child in Cedar Rapids. Judge Floyd Philbrick sentenced him to up to three years at Fort Madison penitentiary after arrest by the sheriff's office on a complaint from the girl and her mother.
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Cedar Rapids
Fort Madison
Wayne W. Young
Floyd Philbrick
Willis A. Glassgow
Young
Sheriff’s Office
Loaded pistol taken from George Rose home near Marion
The sheriff's office investigated the theft of a loaded .38 caliber pistol from the George Rose residence near Marion. Rose reported the gun, described as an army service weapon, was taken from a bedroom after first missing it on Thursday night.
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Sheriff's Office
George Rose
Marion
Rose
Judgment awards in two account suits recognized
Judgments were entered for plaintiffs Friday. Dean Clark trading as Pat's D X service won $935.82 against Marvin L Broker. Polk Brothers Central Appliance and Furniture Co won $463.57 against William L Parkin.
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Dean Clark
Pat’s
D-X Service
Marvin
L. Broker
Polk Brothers ‘Central Appliance and Furniture Company
William L. Parkin
Edgar A. Guest Poet of the People Visits a Tulip Bed
The narrator recalls meeting Edgar A. Guest who shifts from a tale of woe to inviting a visit to his blooming tulip bed. He mentions new flowers bought in the fall and a bronze tulip that stands tall as a handsome addition to the collection.
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Edgar A. Guest
the Poet of
the People
Test of Love theater show clocks Saturday 6:30
A note announces a play titled Test of Love on Saturday at 6:30 in Chan Ne. The tease hints at comedic elements and a lively stage performance.
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iTane
Channe
Two Cedar Rapids Banks Boost Savings Interest to Two Percent
Cedar Rapids largest banks Merchants National and Peoples Bank and Trust will start paying two percent on savings from July 1. Other local banks likely to follow. current rate is one percent, in effect since 1937. Some note 2.5 percent on three year certificates, but few use it. Bank officials plan to decide at next meetings.
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Cedar Rapids
Merchants National and Peoples Bank and Trust Company
Guaranty
First Trust and Savings
United State Bank
Guaranty Bank
Frank Stastny
First Trust and Savings Bank
Charles Kriz
Weather Outlook for Mid June to Mid July
The weather bureau reports an 180 day outlook from mid June to mid July. Temperatures are expected below normal west of the Continental Divide and in the north Atlantic states and Gulf Coast. The rest of the nation should see above normal temperatures with the Midwest showing the largest departures. Rainfall likely above normal in the northwest and southern Mississippi Valley. below normal in the East and Southwest.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Continental Divide
North Atlantic States
Gulf Coast
Midwest
Mississippi Valley
Jury Awards Woman 30000 Damages in Keokuk Suit
Thelma Meyers of Nauvoo Illinois won 30000 in a civil suit against Montgomery Ward in Keokuk. The district court awarded 10000 actual damages and 20000 exemplary damages after she was charged with embezzling 92 in 1953. A grand jury did not indict.
Washington Reunion Set For Cedar Rapids Country Club
One hundred eighty reservations have been made for the Old Washington high school reunion tonight at the Cedar Rapids Country club. An informal reception and cocktail hour begins at 6 pm, with dinner served at 7 pm.
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Old Washington High School
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Dennis James Hosts CHANCE OF A LIFE Variety Show
Dennis James emcees top variety entertainment on CHANCE OF A LIFE. Viewers will watch Saturday at 8 00 p.m. on Channel 9.
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Dennis James
Channel 9
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