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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1958

Page

6

Weather and city notices reflect varied June climate data

City weather data show cool tonight with 50s lows. Friday warm with 70s highs. Noon and afternoon readings, barometer 30.07, NW winds 18 mph. Local births list several Marion Cedar Rapids and Central City residents. A fire at 2541 16th Ave NW caused a shed loss from faulty wiring. no injuries reported.

Chicago New Orleans Denver Islei New York Duluth Omaha Los Angeles Phoenix Miami Seattle Yowa Municipal 16Th Ft

Multiple traffic fines and obituaries listed in Iowa notices

A scanned community page lists names with fines for speeding and traffic violations, plus funeral and memorial services across towns including Monticello Anamosa Urbana Vinton and Kalona. It notes bond forfeiture for Clyde Watts and details service times and venues for numerous deceased residents.

Lamont Man Bound Over On Drunk Driving Charge

Special to The Cazette reports Henry Forsythe, 48, of Lamont, bound over to district court on a drunken driving charge after being jailed for failing to post a $350 bond. He was arrested Wednesday afternoon.

Cazette, Independence Henry Forsythe Lamont

American Field Service Banquet for 60 Students Planned

Seventy American Field Service students from 22 nations will visit Cedar Rapids and Amana on Monday and Tuesday. They arrive Monday at 5 p.m. at Washington high school, tour Amana colonies guided by Charles Selzer, dine at Ox Yoke Inn and Roosevelt hotel, with Rotary Lions Kiwanis Optimist and Linn County Reserve Officers sponsoring. Reservations due by Saturday noon via the Roosevelt or club members.

Cedar Rapids Amana Washington High School Charles Selzer Ox Yoke Inn Amana Refrigeration Company Roosevelt Hotel Rotary, Lions, Kiwanis and Optimist Clubs Linn County Reserve Officers Club AFL Kiwanis Club

Deaths Mrs. Raymond H. Rutherford of Cedar Rapids

Mrs. Raymond H. Rutherford formerly Mary Ann Holt died of cancer in Miami Wednesday night. Born December 21, 1908 in Cedar Rapids she attended Sweet Briar College and the University of Miami and belonged to Kappa Sigma Gamma and the Junior League. Surviving are two sons Edward Holt and Raymond B. Rutherford Jr. cremation planned in Miami with ashes to Cedar Rapids for burial at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Raymond H. Rutherford Cedar Rapids Miami Mary Ann Holt Edward S. Holt Sweet Briarscollege University of Miami Kappa Sg Gamma Rutherford Edward Holt Raymond B

Funeral services for Fannie M. Bower planned in Shueyville church

Services for Fannie M. Bower, who died Wednesday, will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in the Shueyville Evangelical United Brethren church with Rev. Charles Bellus officiating. Burial will follow in Shueyville cemetery. The body was moved from Turner chapel to the family home, where friends may call until 11:30 a.m. Friday.

Fannie M. Bowersox Shueyville

Funeral services for Frances Huber Zovel announced

Frances Huber Zovel died Wednesday. Services set for 10 a.m. Friday at Beatty-Bearle's conducted by Rt. Rev. Msgr. A. W. Chihak of St. Wenceslaus church. Burial will be at St. John's. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Thursday with a Rosary at 7 by Msgr. Chihak.

Frances Huber Zovel Wille Beatty-Bearle’'s A. W. Chihak St. Wenceslaus Church St. John’s Msgr Chihak

Services for Annie Mosley in Marshalltown church

Annie Mosley of 545 Hst SW died Tuesday. Funeral services will be held at Cumberlin Presbyterian Church in Marshalltown at 1 30 Saturday. Burial follows at Riverside Cemetery. Friends may call at the Turner Chapel until 9 p.m. Friday.

Annie Mosley Cumberlin Presbyterian Church Marshalltown Riverside Cemetery Turner Chapel

Services for Mrs Kvarda to be held at Janeba funeral home

Mrs. John B. Kvarda of 1806 Lst. SW died Tuesday and services will be held at 4 p.m. Friday in the Janeba funeral home conducted by Theodore B. Hlubucek. Burial will be at Czech National Friends. Visitors may call at the funeral home.

John B. Kvarda Lst Janeba Theodore B. Hlubucek

Services for Edward J Wise at Janeba Funeral Home

Edward J Wise died Tuesday at 1607 Third Street SW. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Janeba Funeral Home conducted by Rev John K Moore. Burial will be in Linwood. Friends may call.

Edward J. Wise Third St. SW Janeba John K. Moore Linwood

Florida Doctor Chosen as AMA President-Elect

Dr Louis McDonald Orr a neurologist from Orlando Florida was unanimously elected president elect of the American Medical Association in San Francisco He will assume the role at the Atlantic City convention in June 1959.

San Francisco Louis McDonald Orr Orlando Fla American Medical Association Atlantic City

Army Plans July Draft for Linn County Eight Men

Linn county draft board reports eight men will be called in July for induction. The group will report to Des Moines for induction on July 16, with orders already mailed to the draftees.

Linn County Des Moines

U. S. Cadets Begin Pacific Tour in Japan

Sixty cadets from the U S air force academy arrived at Tachikawa airbase in Fuchu Japan for a four day visit as part of a Pacific tour.

Fuchu Japan U. S. Air Force Academy Tachikawa Airbase

Cedar Rapids urges ban on fireworks to prevent injuries

Mayor Meaghan cites state law prohibiting individuals from shooting fireworks in the city and urges residents to avoid fireworks after Wednesday's accident. The Cedar Rapids city council denied a private request to shoot firecrackers in a backyard on July 4, noting Iowa code limits permits to municipalities and certain organizations.

Meaghan Hunter Cedar Rapids Alvin Ee Eleventh St Iowa

Hoffa Summons Set in Probe of Highway Scandal

Senate rackets committee opened a probe into Indiana highway scandals naming Teamsters Union President James R. Hoffa and Lake County Indiana prosecutor Metro Holovachka as figures to be questioned. The panel suggested possible obstruction of justice and scheduled Hoffa as a witness for next week’s hearings.

Hoffa Summons Washington Senate Teamsters Union James R. Hoffa Lake County Ind McClellan D-Ark Hoffa Metro Holovachka Holovachka New York Max Raddock Marion County Carpenters Union Indiana Robert F. Kennedy Kennedy

Methodists Seek Red China Admission Under Conditions

The Iowa Des Moines Methodist Conference backed a policy urging U S admission of Red China to the United Nations if Formosa independence is recognized, Korea unification proceeds under UN supervision, and Americans held in China are released. It also urged UN supervised suspension of nuclear tests and a hospital for alcoholic care via state liquor profits.

Iowa City

B 52 Explodes at Maine Air Base

LIMESTONE Maine AP a huge B 52 jet bomber explodes on a parking apron at Loring air force base Thursday and was destroyed in a roaring inferno. No one was aboard the plane and the air force said there were no casualties. Capt Daniel J Martin said the 8 million dollar giant was unarmed and under repairs when it caught fire and exploded. Maintenance workers fled the flaming aircraft and all were believed to have made it to safety. No cause of the blast was immediately indicated.

Limestone Maine Loring Air Force Base Air Force Daniel J. Martin

Grandpa McCoy Enrolls in Night School on Channel 9

Grandpa McCoy enrolls in night school, starting Thursday at 7:30 PM on Channel 9. The program airs weekly as part of a local educational series.

Grandpa McCoy Channel 9

Olson elected head of Dakota Conference in South Dakota

The Rev. C. F. Olson, longtime Iowa Free Methodist superintendent, was elected president of the Dakota Conference during its annual meeting at Valley City. He has lived in Cedar Rapids since 1944 and will move to Wessington Springs after the Iowa Conference meeting in August.

C. F. Olson Iowa The Free Methodist Church Olson Cedar Rapids Valley City N.C Leslie R. Marston

Soviet Stand On Lebanon Draws U S Reaction

U S accused the Soviet Union of blocking U N action to defend Lebanon's independence while Lincoln White of the State Department cited past Soviet Korea defenses. In Beirut, hard fighting in Tripoli left at least six dead and twenty injured after more than four hours of combat.

Washington U.S Russia U.N Lebanon Lincoln White State Department Britain White Korea Beirut Tripoli

Fox ties Boston Post pressure to federal forces and tax cases

The article reports on Fox alleging powerful federal forces pressured the Boston Post to close, tying the move to Bernard Goldfine and the Herald Traveler, with Fox detailing tax liens and IRS actions in 1956 57. It notes Fox’s testimony in open session and reactions from Robert Choate and others.

Fox Boston Herald Traveler Corporation Bernard Goldfine

United States rejects ban on protests at UN headquarters

The United States told the Soviet Union it would not bar future demonstrations at the Park Avenue United Nations headquarters. The note follows clashes in which seven New York City police were hurt and 12 demonstrators arrested over protests against executions in Hungary. The U S delegation denied incitement and upheld the right to peaceful assembly.

United Nations U.S Soviet Union U.N New York City Imre Nagy United States

Turncoat La Rance Sullivan Marries in Marin City

A sister reports that La Rance Sullivan, who recently returned to the United States after years in Communist China, has married. The note confirms the marriage and location in Marin City, California.

Marin City Calif la Rance Sullivan U.S China

Goldfine-Tied SEC Hearing Turns Heated in Boston

Congress probes Bernard Goldfine and the East Boston Company over delayed financial reports from 1948 to 1956. Former SEC Chair J Sinclair Armstrong denies favoritism as subcommittee members condemn testimony as evasive. Judge McCarthy notes Goldfine paid hotel bills for him but avoided favors.

Securities and Exchange Commission Goldfine East Boston SEC J. Sinclair Armstrong Congress Subcommittee Boston William McCarthy New York

Indian Poet Dom Moraes Wins Hawthornden Prize

London AP reports 19 year old Indian poet Dom Moraes won Britain's Hawthornden prize for A Beginning published four years after he began writing it. Moraes is a student at Oxford University.

London Dom Moraes Britain The News Chronicle Moraes Oxford University

Delhi Gets 5 Million Gallon Water Permit

Delhi Iowa was authorized to withdraw up to 5 million gallons of water per year from two wells to be drilled near the town. The 10 year permit by Water Commissioner Richard Bullard allows up to 250 gallons per minute, with all water to be used within the city limits.

Des Moines UPI Delhi Richard Bullard Bullard

Contracts Let for Independence Road

A contract for resurfacing 5 blocks in the Independence business section has been let to Dieseh Construction Company of Waterloo for 38702 dollars. Work is to be completed by October 14.

Independence Dieseh Construction Company Waterloo

Two Youths Hurt in Falls from Horses

Eastern Iowa boys were hurt Wednesday afternoon when they fell off horses. Duane Schneider, 14, of Independence, is hospitalized in good condition. He and Mrs. Edwin Leehey of Fairbank are also listed in good condition at Oelwein hospital.

Marion News Iowa Duane Schneider Edgar Schneider Independence Oelwein Hospital Edwin Leehey Fair Fairbank

Shellsburg man pleads innocent to statutory rape charge

Austin N. Peterson, 22, pled innocent in Linn County District Court to a statutory rape charge connected to a Cedar Rapids high school sophomore who turned 15 this week. Police reported details of the complaint.

Shellsburg Linn County Austin N. Peterson Cedar Rapids

Lawsuit Dismissed Over Real Estate Title Dispute

Plaintiffs Syria and Hattie Ross had sought clear title to property under a contract with Maynard and Teresa Hail. The action was dismissed Thursday, ending the dispute.

Maynard Teresa Hail Syria Hattie Ross

City Briefs Span Local Health, Business, and Community News

Mercy hospital patient City Briefs notes surgery for City, Dennis Lloyd at Mercy. Barber shops plan short closures Wednesday and Friday next week. Aug 14 grand opening for Jutrillic Lanes with Stratalift Ball Return. Iowa Historical Society elects 93 new members in June including John F Farley Cedar Rapids.

Dennis Lloyd Mercy Hospital A.M.F

United Fund Elects Directors at Columbus Junction

Columbus Junction coverage: the newly organized United Fund elects directors including Wilma Roundy Robert Crooks Vera Coon Bill Fulton Ann Lowe Connie Ford Raymond Hendrickson Neil Weber Jane Gabriel Wilma Henson H Lee Huston Hope Dunn Paul Smith Earl Schlutz and Jocelyn Pedersen with Smith named president.

Columbus Junction United Fund Wilma Roundy Robert Crooks Vera Coon Bill Fulton Ann Lowe Connie Ford Raymond Hendrickson Neil Weber Jane Gabriel Wilma Henson H. Lee Huston Hope Dunn Paul Smith Earl Schlutz Jocelyn Pedersen Smith

Monona Girl Hurt In Leap From Tractor

A 15 year old Monona girl leaped from a tractor after it and a car sideswiped causing the vehicle to overturn. Beverly Berger escaped injury by jumping clear as the tractor tipped. Sylvester Lotta, driver of the car, was shaken up. The accident occurred on a county road west of Froelich.

the Gazette Monona Beverly Berger Sylvester Lotta Froelich

Gladys Cole Injured In One Car Crash Near Here

Gladys Cole McKingham, 49, of Grundy Center, is listed in fair condition at a Waterloo hospital after a Monday afternoon one car crash near here. She sustained neck back and nose injuries.

McKingham Gladys Cole Grundy Center Waterloo Here

Pastor Lilley to Lead Buffalo First Presbyterian Church

Dr. Theodore G. Lilley longtime Cedar Rapids First Presbyterian pastor resigns to accept a Buffalo New York pastorate. He plans a congregational meeting July 6 to dissolve the Cedar Rapids relationship by August 15 and start in Buffalo in September. The Buffalo church founded 1812 has about 1500 members.

Theodore G. Lilley First Presbyterian Church Cedar Rapids Buffalo N. Y Lilley First Presbyterian Ohio Ohio State University Chicago Theological Seminary Buena Vista Coe Colleges Sioux City Chicago Salt Lake City Rotary Club Salvation Army Coe College Iowa Consistory Cedar Rapids Presbytery Executives Club Council of Churches Ministerial Association Linn County Cancer Society

Rebels Call Off Missile Walkout

Detroit Chrysler guided missile plant resumes normal operation as a three day UAW rebel walkout ends. Local 1245 members vote to return to work per international union order or face discipline. UAW president threatened administrator action, risking removal of local officers. Circuit court order aided mass picketing halt.

Detroit Chrrysler United Auto Workers

Man Found Dead in Car Near Cedar Rapids

Roy P. Jordan, 60, of 407 Cave NW Cedar Rapids, died by carbon monoxide poisoning while in his car, discovery made Thursday at 8 45 a.m. by farmer Robert Stark. The death occurred 8 to 12 hours earlier. Jordan, employed at Model Launderers and Cleaners, resided in Cedar Rapids four years. He is survived by two sons, two daughters, two brothers and three sisters. Body at Turners funeral home.

Roy P. Jordan Cave Linn County Jordan iCedar Rapids Robert Stark E Avenue Road Les Burianek Roy Jordan Cedar Rapids Meade County Kentucky Turners Funeral Home

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