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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1962

Page

2

Weather and arrest notices from city report

Partly cloudy through Sunday with scattered thunderstorms and cooler northwest. Highs 70s to mid 80s, lows mid 50s to 60s. Rainfall Friday .31 inches, June total 2.19 inches. Short in feeder line on Twenty first avenue prompts local police warnings. speeding fines and driving-related penalties issued for multiple residents.

Loney New York Twenty-first Avenue J and Second Streets

Bank Robbery Pair Sentenced After Bank Safe Theft

Bank bandits George A. Mills and Darwin E. Coon entered a house where the banker and his wife Irene were present. They bound the couple, forced the banker to reveal the safe combo, and escaped with 3000 dollars. Mills and Coon received 20 years for bank robbery and 10 years for attempted jail break.

George A. Mills Upper Darby Darwin E. Coon Sioux City Hart Mills Coon

Unattended Truck Crashes Into House on Thirty-fourth Street

An unattended construction truck rolled from 610 Thirty Fourth Street SE and smashed into the home of Norman Hinkel at 3322 Soutter Avenue SE. A construction worker leaped aboard to stop it, but the vehicle rolled over bushes and hit the stoop before stopping. The Hinkel family were away in Minnesota.

Thirty-fourth Street Norman Hinkel Soutter Avenue Thirty Fourth Street Larry Martinson Avenue NE Hinkel Hinkels Minnesota

Obituary Notices from Springville and Nearby Towns

Obituary notices list ages and service times for several individuals including Springville Maggie Wood Worth 78 with services Sunday at 2, Manchester Margaret O Connor Drummy 76 with services Monday at 10 at St Patrick s church, Ryan Rosary Sunday at 8 at Shelly s Manchester Leander Crocke s Keota Richard Meier 42 of Kenner Louisiana Powell s Mechanicsville Eugene Gene L Davisson 63 services Monday at 2 at Hunter s Manchester Merrill H Run kle 73 services Tuesday at 1 30 with Masonic service Monday at 8 at Shelly s Toledo Mrs Delmar Freese 62 services Monday at 2 at EUB church Elkader Mrs William Steen 73 services Monday at 1 30 at St John s Evangelical church Garber Witt s.

Springville Maggie Wood Worth Hunter S Manchester Margaret O'Connor Drummy St. Patrick’s Church Ryan Rosary Shelly's Tipton Leander Crock E'S Keota Richard Meier Kenner Powell's Mechanicsville Eugene Gene” L. Davisson Hunter's Merrill H. Runkle Masonic Shelly’s. Toledo Delmar Freese EUB Elkader William Steen St John’s Evangelical Church Garber Witt’s

Car Strikes Bridge Near Wyoming Tan Highway 64

Harold Mar shall, 64, of Wyoming, is in fair condition at St. Luke's hospital Cedar Rapids from injuries after his car struck a bridge, left the road into a ditch West of Wyoming Tan Highway 64 about 6 a.m. Saturday. He suffered a compound fracture of the left leg a fractured pelvis lacerations and possible internal injuries. A Crescent Printing Co. partner, he drove early as his habit. Authorities are unsure what caused the loss of control.

Wyoming Harold Marshall St. Luke’s Hospital Cedar Rapids Crescent Printing Co

Northern Iowa roving federal judge vacancy debated by 50 lawyers

A district meeting with about 50 lawyers urged filling the vacant northern Iowa federal judgeship. The post, created as a roving judgeship to ease caseloads in both districts, remains open since Judge Graven retired nearly a year ago. The Kennedy administration considered McManus and J. E. Heiserman but faced Democratic opposition. The judgeship pays $22 500 annually and is effectively a lifetime post.

Iowa Graven Hanson Congress Roy Stephenson Des Moines Kennedy McManus J. E. Heiserman Anamosa Heiserman Democratic National Don Mitchell Fort Dodge Lex Hawkins Democratic

YMCA Director Earns Mayer Scholarship for Relaxation Study

Jerry Rosenberger YMCA health club director receives an Oscar G Mayer scholarship to study relaxation at George Williams College Chicago from June 24 to July 7 The program covers theory practice and teaching of relaxation He will attend a joint AMA and ASHA meeting on Sunday July 24 with speaker Bud Wilkinson OU football coach and President advisor on youth fitness.

Jerry Rosenberger YMCA Oscar G.mayer George Williams College Chicago Rosenberger American Medical Assn American School Health Assn Bud Wilkinson University of Oklahoma

Pact Averts Ozark Troop

ST LOUIS AP A pilots strike on Ozark Airlines scheduled for midnight Friday did not start after an eleventh hour settlement announced Saturday. Federal mediator Frank Switzer said negotiations began Friday morning and ongoing terms were not released. The union sought a 2 percent wage rise and pension contributions around 7.5 percent of payroll. The prior pilot salary scale ranged from 420 dollars monthly for first year copilots to 1310 dollars for captains with eight years, with jet-prop pilots at 1544 dollars monthly.

ST. Louis Ozark Airlines Frank Switzer

Wagner Named TVA Chairman

Aubrey Wagner longtime TVA official named chairman of the board by President Kennedy succeeding Herbert Vogel who will resign June 30 Wagner has served since 1934 including as general manager prior to this appointment

Washington (Ap Aubrey Wagner Tennessee Valley Authority Kennedy Wagner TVA Herbert Vogel

Lightning strikes civil defense siren in Calhoun

A civil defense warning signal in Calhoun Georgia sounded for about 20 minutes Friday night. Police switchboards were clogged as anxious residents called to report the alarm.

Calhoun UPI Civil Defense

Two Ill. Sisters and Grandchildren Remembered in Funeral

Mrs Caroline Fried of Assumption and Mrs Mayme Ross of Armington Ill and two grandchildren are mourned with services set for 10 am Tuesday at All Saints Church Rev Edmund J Becker will preside Burial will be at Mt Calvary Cemetery Rosaries are planned Sunday at 730 pm by St Bernadette's Circle and 8 pm by the Catholic Laymen's Club and Holy Name Society Friends may donate to Hawkeye Area Council Tribute Fund in lieu of flowers

Caroline Fried Assumption Ill Mayme Ross Armingston Monathan-Stewart All Saints Church Edmund J. Becker Mt. Calvary Cemetery Monahan-Stewart St. Bernadette’s Circle Ilub Father Becker Holy Name Society Hawkeye Area

Two Men Injured in Motorcycle Accidents in Cedar Rapids

Two men sustained injuries in separate Cedar Rapids motorcycle crashes Friday afternoon. John Weaver, 19, of Hiawatha, hit a tree on First Avenue E between Seventh and Eighth streets. treated and released from St Luke's Hospital. Richard Shley, 18, of 1512 Tenth Avenue SE, suffered a leg cut when his bike, with Richard K. Johnson driving, veered while turning onto Fifteenth Street from B Avenue NW. Shley treated and released from St Luke's.

Cedar Rapids John Weaver Hiawatha First Avenue E Seventh Eighth Streets St. Luke’s Hospital Richard Shley Tenth Avenue SE Fifteenth Street B Avenue NW Richard K. Johnson E Avenue NE Shley St. Luke's

Last British Troops End Jamaica Occupation

The last British troops have left Kingston signaling Jamaica's move to full independence, ending a 300 year occupation as the island prepares to become independent in August.

Kingston Jamaica

Stevenson Defends UN Veto as Kashmir Talks Die

United Nations reports Russia vetoed a plan to convene India and Pakistan for Kashmir talks. Adlai Stevenson condemned the move calling the veto an obstruction to international cooperation. Morozov accused the U.S. of instigation as the council failed to produce a concrete solution after months of debate.

United Nations Russia Security Council India Pakistan Kashmir U.S Adlai Stevenson U.N V. K. Krishna Menon Stevenson Morozov Premier Khrushchev General Assembly

Runkle Dies at 73 After Heart Attack at Methwick Manor

Merrill H. Runkle 73 a Methwick Manor resident died Friday evening of a heart attack born July 26 1888 Tipton Iowa. He married Ava Dunham in 1913 and lived in Des Moines before moving to a farm north of Manchester in 1918. Survivors include his wife a daughter Mrs W E Stone of Laurel Miss a son John J H of Nampa Idaho two sisters and five grandchildren. Masonic services will be held at Shelly funeral home Manchester Monday at p.m. Burial at Oakland Cemetery Manchester.

Merrill H. Runkle Methwick Manor Tipton Cedar Rapids Washington High School Grinnell College Ava Dunham Clinton Des Moines Manchester W. E. Stone l Laurel John JH Nampa Idaho Fred Killen Shelly’s Oakland Cemetery

Widow Margaret Reasland Rites Set in Cedar Rapids

Margaret Mae Reasland widow of Robert F. Reasland long time Cedar Rapids resident died Friday after a brief illness. Born March 6, 1892 in Mt. Vernon she leaves four Cedar Rapids daughters, one in Ottumwa, a son in Pleasant Hill California, two sisters, a brother, eleven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. She belonged to St James Methodist Church. Services at Turner chapel Monday at 3 led by Dr Ralph J Barron. Burial Cedar Memorial. Friends may call.

Margaret Mae Reasland Robert F. Reasland Fifteenth Avenue Cedar Rapids Mt. Vernon Roland Gott Pat Alexander Carl Beck Otto Simmer Ottumwa Robert A. Reasland Pleasant Hill Calif Jane Walton Spring

Clarence Young dies after long illness at 55

Clarence James Young of Twenty-ninth Avenue SW Cedar Rapids died Saturday after a long illness. Born October 15, 1906 in Thornburg, he married Olive Smith in 1930 at Sigourney. Survived by wife, two sons Keith and Ronald, three daughters and ten grandchildren. Services Monday at Turner chapel at 1 30 led by Rev N L Wogen. Burial Cedar Memorial. Friends may call after 2 Saturday.

Clarence James Young Twenty-ninth Avenue Cedar Rapids Thornburg Olive Smith Sigourney Keith Columbus Ohio Ronald Wilbert Feickert Charles Wesbrook Donald Cryder Mabel Lenton

Renewal Site To Be Studied In Cedar Rapids Visit

A Chicago urban renewal field rep will visit Cedar Rapids July 10 to inspect a proposed site near St. Luke's hospital as Cedar Rapids seeks advance funds for a detailed survey. Don Salyer told the urban renewal board. Bob Madson reviewed a relocation conference in Chicago. The board recommended starting Cedar Rapids five year capital improvements planning and asked for an $8,000 1963 operating budget, up $1,000 from this year.

Chicago Cedar Rapids St. Luke's Hospital Cedar’ Rapids Don ‘Salyer City Hall Bob Madson

Belt-Wearers Freed of Tolls on July Fourth

Tampa UPI reports the Florida Turnpike Authority will excuse all motorists wearing seat belts from tolls during the July 4 holiday to encourage use of safety devices.

Tampa UPI Florida Turnpike Authority

Driver Charged After One-Car Crash Near Postville

OSSIAN-Frank Thel 18 of Postville charged with reckless driving after a Friday night one car crash on Highway 52 three miles east of there. Passenger Stan Walters 15 of Postville hospitalized in good condition.

Ossian Frank Thel Postville Highway 52 Stan Walters

Coe Students Tour Exposed as Service Project

Coe College Chaplain John Walker led a group of 14 students on a two week service project at Tougaloo College near Jackson Mississippi. Three students were questioned by a Biloxi sheriff after visiting a Negro family and the next night one of the trio plus two others were jailed in Clarksdale for 20 hours. Walker defended the trip as peaceful and focused on community work with Tougaloo students social workers and leaders.

Coe College John Walker Coe Tougaloo Southern Christian College Jackson Miss Biloxi Clarksdale Mississippi Walker

Dog bite victim treated at Mercy hospital

City Briefs report 52 year old Don Wilson of 1537 C avenue NE treated Friday at Mercy hospital for a dog bite on his right hand. Bowling ad announces 4 for 1 dollar per person Sunday until midnight at Cedar Rapids Bowl. Edgewood Road entrance to May's City Lanes advertised. Returns notice states M. E. Warner, Washington high school industrial drawing instructor, has returned from the U S Air Force academy where he participated in the graphics division program of the American Society for Engineering Summer workshop.

Don Wilson C Avenue NE Mercy Hospital M. E. Warner Washington U. S.air Force Academy American Society For Engineering

Area church votes to repair Oelwein church building

Members of First Presbyterian in Oelwein approve an 87000 repair project by an 80 percent vote. Other Iowa church notices include St. Mark's Cedar Rapids building vote, Rev. Wayne Stumme keynote at Lutheran Homes Muscatine festival, and pastor changes in Iowa churches.

First Presbyterian Church Oelwein St. Mark’s Methodist Church Cedar Rapids C. S. Hempstead Wayne C. Stumme England Muscatine Russell Hunter Iowa City Hubert L. Sunderman Columbus Junction Presbyterian Church

Fifteen Days for Shoplifting in Municipal Court

Frank F. Myers, 60, of 1501 J Street SW, was sentenced to 15 days in the county jail after pleading guilty in municipal court to larceny by shoplifting. He was arrested Friday night outside the Sixteenth Avenue Me Too grocery store with a bottle of aspirin and a box of snuff.

Frank F. Myers J Street Myers Sixteenth Avenue Me Too

Postal Service Rates and Territorial Coverage Noted

A garbled item references seven week by mail editions, pricing of 1.10 and 20.50 in scripts, and carrier service across territories. It notes borders and towns with Ga vender accents, suggesting regional distribution details and subscription costs.

Eeallasion Oatiten

Eisenhower addresses wives of Republicans at New Hampshire breakfast

Ike tells 75 women at Rep Bass home in New Hampshire to teach liberty and responsibility at home and in clubs. He avoids partisanship on defense budget cuts and jokes about breakfast appetite while urging support for candidates who share his principles.

Congress Rep Bass N.H Pennsylvania

Appeal of I 80 condemnation award in Iowa City

Kenneth Belle and Laurence Short appealed a $14,000 sheriff's jury award for their property at the north edge of Iowa City. The property is part of the Interstate 80 project and the pair seek $60,000 in district court.

Iowa City Kenneth Belle Laurence Short

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Daily Record C.R. Weather Dubuque Davenport Burlington Revereee Bonnie Rawson E Avenue Richard Finley Eleventh Street Jesse Bromley I Avenue Orville Schrage Atkins Peter Swearinger Fourth Avenue David Novak Richard Boyer Walter Bucher Bruce Pangborn Roger Willits Linwood Street Wayne Wall Third Street SE John Sawyer Raymond Frasher Fourth Street SE Perry Welsh J Avenue NW Corwin Trinkle Trip Irene John E. Lapes 3Rd Ave John B. Turner & Son 2Nd Ave. S.E Pact Averts Ozark Troop Lightning Stars Martin Milton Besser Council Soviet Union Platon Morozov Ireland Margaret Reasland Clarence Young Superior First Avenue SE Hertz R. E. Hertz Edgewood Road May Ren Janelle Casey Nazarene International Youth Institute Estes Park Colo Third Order Secular of Our Lady of Marion Auley Mt. Mercy College Piccadilly Tavern Hotel Roosevelt Bob Preston Charles Penningroth Whitney Point N. Y Harold Evelyn Fields Pierson’s Florists Ellis Blvd Meletios Tripodakis Boston Midwest Iakovos Charlotte N.C Floyd Maynard Long Beach Volga Volga Methodist Church Maynards Colesbury Lee Chiew Borneo Sigourney Methodist Church Sarawak Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church Waukon Reuben’ Grossheusch Sheboygan Wis The Eppley Sisters Gospel Quintet York, Pa First Baptist Church J. B. Jardine Trinity Episcopal Church G. F. Clark Beatty-Beurle Third Ave Clarence Beatty Arthur Beurle Ike Hanana Bumpkin Wire Emerson Electric Iowa Electric GH & Power Company
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