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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1957
Page
19
Iowa safety officials confirmed a new pay scale for highway patrol personnel to take effect July 1. Starting rookie patrolmen will earn 315 monthly with 365 after two years, plus up to 60 extra for 20 years of service. The plan also raises radio division operator pay from 3,300 to 4,320 yearly.
DES MOINES INS The legislative investigating committee set an open hearing for June 26 in its probe of alleged bid padding in the Iowa Highway Commission. The two day session begins with a closed meeting at 10 a.m. June 26 then a public hearing at 1 30 p.m. June 26 and ends June 27. Committee Counsel Swanson would not disclose witnesses.
The couple exchanged vows Sunday at St. Paul Evangelical and Reformed Church in Marengo. Donna Coover, daughter of Karl and Mrs. Coover of Williamsburg, wed Dale Ranfeld of Victor. The ceremony at 7 pm featured gladiolas and palms, with attendants in blue nylon eyelet gowns and white taffeta, and bridesmaids’ gowns matching the maid of honor’s style.
The ceremony featured yellow gladiolus and ivy arrangements. Junior bridesmaids were Linda Coover and Nina Rantfeld, with Donald McAdam as best man. Groomsmen Vern Folkmann and Richard Slaymaker. Ed McAdam and Tom Slaymaker seated guests. George McCallister as ringbearer. Keith Eggert sang, Mrs Jasmann played organ. After the service, a 250 guest reception in church parlors. Bride wore a gray sheath dress for a Florida wedding trip and works for Amana Refrigeration. bridegroom farms near Victor where they will reside.
Fred Ritchie a 65 year old farmer living a half mile west of What Cheer died Saturday night of a heart attack while watching television His wife found him dead in a chair He leaves seven children Services are Tuesday at 2 p m in Whyte funeral home burial in Sixteen cemetery
Mrs. Delma R. Ruffcorn 35 of Ankeny died at a Des Moines hospital from injuries after an early Sunday crash on highway 69 four miles north of the city. Deputy Gazzo said she tried to pass another vehicle, and Jerry Lundeen of Humboldt said Ruffcorn’s car lost control, climbed a six foot bank and rolled over.
A Sunday crash on highway 75 north of Rock Rapids left John Henry Gross, 94, of Detroit dead in his car. Gene Russell, 35, of Winona, Miss., a railroad section gang worker, was held on a charge of leaving the scene. Leon Berney and his wife Evelyn and their son of Rock Rapids were taken to a hospital in Sioux Falls after the collision.
A driver attempting to pass in a no passing zone near an underpass collided with the Berney car, causing Russell to strike the Gross car. Russell was later arrested in a bank car at the railroad yards.
Robert Burken of Davenport saved 2 year old Michael McCabe from drowning in the Van der Veer park lagoon. He pulled the child from the water and performed artificial respiration until brought to Mercy hospital, where the boy was reported in good condition. The McCabe family were visiting relatives in Davenport.
Cranbury New Jersey report quotes W Alton Jones, chairman of Cities Service Company, endorsing research as the most stabilizing influence in industry and a key to uninterrupted prosperity during an opening remarks.
A firm predicts a new product research laboratory will push U S industry to spend about $20 billion in 1962 on new plants and equipment for products arising from 1957 research. The forecast highlights broad industry investment driven by ongoing innovation.
The text mixes quirky personal quotes and a snapshot of press struggles. Lan Seager, tall in England, weds a much taller bride while William Dwight pushes for uncensored Red China coverage. Rail unions warn of tough times as five engineers plus Margaret highlight mixed sentiment following a grandchild birth.
London United Press reports Scotland Yard ordered Constable Stewart Dean to resign for refusing to shave his untidy four day beard. Dean appealed to Sir Nott Bower while suspended from guarding Buckingham Palace. The regu lations require duty to be clean and tidy with neatly trimmed hair.
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