Iowa Weather Summary and June Precipitation Update
Iowa forecast calls for generally fair skies with cooler north and west areas and highs in the 80s to 90s across the southeast. June total precipitation stands at 0.0008 inches, with daily conditions noting no significant rainfall at many stations. Nearby city readings include Chicago 86-67 and Seattle 66-51, while various towns report mild to warm temperatures and scattered showers possible through the period. A series of local notices cover births, engagements, and service announcements across Cedar Rapids and neighboring communities.
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Bismarck
Chicago
Denver
Angeles
Miami
Seattle
Iowa
Clubhouse Bids For Jones Park Under Estimates
Bids for a golf clubhouse at Jones Memorial park came in near the engineer’s estimate of 25 000 with a low general contract bid from Berger Construction at 17 208 26 plus alternates. The overall bid total 24 944 26 excludes water and sewer alternates while a contract decision will be announced Thursday after review by architects Crites and Peiffer.
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Jones Memorial Park
Crites
Peiffer
Berger Construction Company
Paulson Electric
Acme Electric
Fandel Electric
Don Gardner
Georgia Acts To Block Guard Use
ATLANTA AP Gov. Marvin Griffin issued an executive order to prevent national guardsmen from following federal orders without his written approval. The decree aims to block federal court orders on school integration in Georgia, stating no U.S. government command to Georgia militia will be obeyed until certified constitutional by the governor.
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Atlanta
Marvin Griffin
Georgia
Little Rock
U.S
State of Georgia
State of
May Ban Parking on The F Avenue Bridge
Safety Commissioner Bob Johnson said on Monday that all parking on the F Avenue Bridge may be banned if newly installed 10 hour meters fail to attract enough use. The meters charge 25 cents for all day parking and replace older meters that offered shorter limits at higher rates.
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F Avenue
Bob Johnson
Johnson
No Ice on Sebago Lake Marks Unusual Winter Milestone
Mild weather kept Sebago Lake Maine's top tourist draw free of ice for much of the 1957 58 winter, the third time in fifty years. The shoreline area benefited from open water conditions appealing to visitors and local recreationists.
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Sebago Lake
Maine
Cedar Rapids Council Appoints Building Code Appeal Board
Cedar Rapids appoints a non-salaried Board of Appeals to handle protest cases under the new city building code. Named by Mayor Jim Meaghan with council approval, the board includes Fire Chief Jesse G. Hunter, Don D. Schindler, LD. M. Schumacher, Waldo W. Wegner, and a Rinderknecht foreman and vice-president. Terms run July 1 to June 30, 1959 through 1962. The building official serves ex officio. First meeting planned for July with election of chair and review of duties.
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Cedar Rapids
Jim Meaghan
Jesse G. Hunter
Don D. Schindler
R. W. Rinderknecht Construction Company
LD. M. Schumacher
Rinderknecht
Waldo W. Wegner
Loomis Brothers
Meaghan
Benefit Ball Game Next Monday for Injured Fireman
Fire Chief Jesse Hunter announced a fund to cover medical expenses for Ralph Rauch a 34 year old Cedar Rapids fireman who lost an eye and suffered facial injuries from an aerial bomb at a fireworks display. The Cedar Rapids Braves will host a benefit game next Monday with proceeds to Rauch fund tickets 1 each available at local stores and fire stations. Rauch is in good condition and may return to work after planned plastic and dental procedures.
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Jesse Hunter
Ralph Rauch
Seventh Ave
Hunter
Munday Ranch
Frank Pfaff
Cedar Rapids Braves
Rauch
Pfaff
Lawman
Cedar Rapids-Davenport
Soviet Asked To Release 9 Yanks
United States ambassador Llewellyn Thompson urged the Soviet foreign ministry to free nine American airmen forced down over Soviet Armenia after a U S air transport was denied entry. Washington rejected Russian claims the DC 6A violated Soviet airspace and said the crew and passengers are unharmed and cared for while the plane traveled from Weisbaden to Tehran and Karachi with cargo for Iran and Pakistan.
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Moscow
U.S
Llewellyn Thompson
Foreign Ministry
Armenia
Washington
U.S. Defense Department
Weisbaden
Germany
Tehran
Karachi
Iran
Pakistan
Iowa
Roshek Brothers Sentencing Set in Des Moines
John J. Roshek and his brother Thomas, Dubuque merchants, are ordered to appear in federal court August 4 for sentencing on income tax evasion charges. Judge Henry N. Graven denied motions for a new trial or to arrest judgment. John J. Roshek, 52, was convicted on five counts. Thomas offered no defense.
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Des Moines
John J. Roshek
Thomas
Dubuque
Henry N. Graven
Deaths Lloyd B Keyser 57 Dies After Brief Illness
Lloyd B Keyser 57 of 1622 Greeneave NE died Sunday after a brief illness. Born November 7 1900 in Belle Plaine he lived in Cedar Rapids 44 years and worked as foreman in the electrical repair shop at Iowa Electric Light and Power Co for 37 years. Survived by wife Ethel Orr Keyser a son Lloyd A of Cedar Rapids and three sisters Maude Weymer Westbrook MI Mrs Will Palmer Belle Plaine and Mrs Will Dudley Troy Mills. Funeral at Janeba Funeral Home 2 pm Wednesday with Rev Reuben J Tjaden burial Oak Hill. Friends may call after 2 pm Tuesday. Memorial Fund Central Park Presbyterian Church suggested.
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Lloyd B. Keyser
Greeneave
Belle Plaine
Cedar Rapids
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Court Clash Over NAACP Contempt Fine
The NAACP refused compliance leading a state judge on July 25 1956 to hold the organization in contempt and levy a 100000 fine. The Alabama Supreme Court twice denied review prompting an appeal to the United States Supreme Court.
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NAACP
Alabama Supreme Court
Association
Rights of Members and Free Association in Alabama Case
Harlan holds that immunity from state scrutiny of membership lists protects members rights to private interests and free association under the 14th Amendment. Alabama failed to justify the disclosure’s deterrent effect, reversing civil contempt and the $100,000 fine for NAACP. The Supreme Court instructs the Alabama Supreme Court to grant a hearing on the state’s right to bar the association from doing business in Alabama.
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Harlan
Alabama
NAACP
Supreme Court
Alabama Supreme Court
Ashland Woman Dies at 70 After Living With Son
Mrs. Harry J. Bex of Ashland Wisconsin, aged 70, died at her son's home on Sunday. Born January 23, 1888, in Croydon England, she had lived with son Norman on R Route 3 since March. Survived by three other sons Robert K. Cedar Rapids Leslie E. Batavia Ill Kenneth D. Ashland. two daughters Eugene Owens Cedar Rapids Gladys Stephens Aurora Ill. two sisters and one brother in England. Body taken from Beatty Bearle's to Claydon Frost mortuary in Ashland. services set for Wednesday.
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Harry J. Bex
Ashland
Wis
Norman
Croydon
England
Robert K
Cedar Rapids
Leslie E
Batavia, Ill
Kenneth D
Eugene
Jean) Owens
Wilbur
Gladys) Stephens
Aurora
Ill
Beatty-Bearle’s
Claydon Frost Mortuary
St Lukes schooling education wing project plan and land purchases
Armstrong announced the West property across from the nurses home was acquired from Coe college to support a new St Luke's education wing. Plans and specifications for bidding are due by late July. The hospital also expanded by acquiring the B avenue right of way for the project and added a parking lot on Waterloo Railroad land with five times the capacity to replace spaces lost.
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Ing
Armstrong
Coe .College
B Avenue
Tenth
Twelfth Streets
Waterloo Railroad
Tenth Street
Rossellini Bergman proxy marriage suit hears completed
Rome based reports say hearings finished Monday in director Roberto Rossellini's lawsuit seeking annulment of his Mexican proxy marriage to Ingrid Bergman. The case hinges on the validity of the proxy ceremony and related legal questions raised in court.
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Rome
Roberto Rossellini
Ingrid Bergman
Firing of Evasive Teacher Upheld
The Supreme Court upheld the 1954 firing of veteran Philadelphia English teacher Herman Beilan for refusing to answer whether he directed Communist activities in 1944. The 5-4 decision, with Bur ton writing for the majority, found no due process violation, while dissents by Warren and others warned of overreach.
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Supreme Court
Philadelphia
Herman Beilan
Communist Political Association
Burton
Warren
Douglas, Black
Brennan
Beilan
Kids at Camp Good Health Welcome Visitors to Pool
The wading pool drew crowds at Camp Good Health as warm weather arrived in Iowa. Fifty autos filled the jeep parking area for the first visitors day, with 45 boys and 45 girls expected to occupy cabins as two more children arrived this week. A larger playground and a future ballground improve the site. Young parishioners led a morning service while 19 children and 2 counselors attended All Saints church. Knights of Columbus provided transport. Managers urge groups to arrange visits or entertainment, with contact numbers for Mrs Schroeder and the manager. Camp funded by Gazette contributors and selected by physicians through the Visiting Nurses Association.
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Camp Good Health
Iowa
Jeamp
Tony Plenner
Young Pie
Central Park Presbyterian Church
All Saints Church
Knights of Columbus
Supreme Court bars enforcing loyalty oath tax exemption rule
The court ruled 7 1 that California must place the burden of proof on the state to prove disqualification for tax exemption. The decision lets the law stand but bars enforcement until procedures change. Justice Brennan wrote two opinions. Clark filed two dissents. Warren recused. The appeals involved loyalty oaths for church officials seeking tax exemptions and veterans denied veterans' property tax relief for not signing oaths.
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Supreme Court
California
Brennan
Justice Clark
Warren
Costello Loses Bid for New Trial in Tax Evasion Case
New York gambler Frank Costello lost a bid for review of his 1954 income tax evasion conviction. He was sentenced to five years, released on $25,000 bail after eleven months, and awaiting final action on contentions for a new trial.
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Frank Costello
New York
Supreme Court rules Eisenhower had no authority over Wiener
The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision by Justice Frankfurter, held that Eisenhower lacked authority over Myron Wiener as a member of the old War Claims Commission. Wiener was appointed by President Truman on June 8, 1950, and dismissed on December 10, 1953 after he refused to resign. The commission was abolished.
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Supreme Court
Preside Eisenhower
Myron Wiener
Old War Claims Commission
Justice Frankfurter
Wiener
Turman
Eisenhower
Wiener suit over illegal removal seeks back pay from commission
On July 1 and August 20 1954 Wiener sued in the U S Court of Claims for 8254 back pay claiming his removal was illegal. He argued pay accrued from firing to abolition of the commission. The court dismissed, saying Congress did not limit the President's removal power when creating the commission. Wiener contends the President lacked cause required removal when the creating law did not list causes.
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Weiner
U.S. Court of Claims
Court For Claims
Congress
Wiener Soen
Commission
Fox Aims Libel Suit Against Sherman Adams
John Fox instructed his attorney to pursue a libel case against Sherman Adams in a sworn testimony, alleging Adams used federal influence to aid Fox's business rival Bernard Goldfine. Adams denied the charges as malicious and vicious. No specific claims detailed.
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Washington
John Fox
Sherman Adams
Fox
Adams
Bernard Goldfine
Lift Parking Ban On Wilson Avenue And Second Street
Cedar Rapids city council split 3 to 1 over lifting the no parking zones on Wilson Avenue and Second Street SW near Wilson School. Johnson’s proposal, backed by Meaghan and Gardner, would restore parking. Halvorson opposed citing deviation from a pattern of removing parking.
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Wilson Avenue
Second Street
Wilson School
Cedar Rapids
Swede Halvorson
Rob Johnson
Ayor Jim Meaghan
Don Gardner
Johnson
Stewart Shank
Second
J Street
Wilson
Twenty-sixth Avenue
Halvorson
Florida
Courthouse Girl 18 Charged With Buying Beer
An 18 year old Cedar Rapids girl Marsha Kay Baker of 208 Third St NW was charged in district court with securing beer as a minor. Police say she bought a 26 pack using another person's license at First Avenue and Thirteenth Street E after arrest Saturday night.
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Cedar Rapids
Marsha Kay Baker
Third St
First Avenue
Thirteenth Street
Sheriff Probes Wapsi Cabin Breakin Reported by Linn Sheriff
A cabin breakin on the Wapsie river is under Linn County sheriff investigation. Mrs. Clara Butler of 529 Cave NE reports fishing poles keels a revolver and coins taken in the last two weeks. Judgment for 74.53 awarded A W Peterson Company Inc in an account suit against Charles and Mabel Williams.
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Linn County
Sheriff’s Office
Clara Butler
Cave
Wapsie River
A. W. Peterson Company, Inc
Charles and
Mabel Williams
Skin Diver Slain By Companion in Freak Accident
Corpus Christi AP report: Kenneth Clayburne killed his friend Joe Bludworth Jr during an underwater skin diving trip seven miles south of Port Aransas Texas. Clayburne mistook Bludworth for a fish at 65 feet and hit him with a spear gun then surfaced with the victim. Bludworth 22 a University of Texas student died aboard a coast guard cutter.
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Corpus Christi
Joe Bludworth, Jr
Kenneth Clayburne
Bludworth
Port Aransas
Texas
Clayburne
San Antonio
Coast Guard
Port Kansas
University of Texas
Payment controversy recounted by Bergfield before committee
Bergfield testified money collected from truckers in a 1958 campaign was not turned over to an official but returned after a February phone call with Ropes who said he would not seek re election. He recalled past work for Herbert Reed and later ads for Commissioner Ray Thompson, unsure why the switch occurred. He could not confirm Unity club membership was required for all city workers or link his February termination to returning $150.
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Ropes
Powers
Bergfield
Herbert Reed
Panora
Ray Thompson
Reed
Thompson
Unity Club
Commission
Henson Named To Succeed Kluss as Library Trustee
Cedar Rapids city council named Fred C. Henson to the library board to replace Fred J. Kluss on the non salaried panel. Four incumbents were reappointed and term realignments to comply with state law set six year terms beginning July 1 with a lot to determine start terms. Henson, 51, administrative editor of the ORCB monthly, has lived in Cedar Rapids since 1909 and built a 2000 book personal library.
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Fred C. Henson
Library Trustees
Cedar Rapids
Henson
Cave
Order of
Washington High School
Fred J. Kluss
Kluss
Library Board
Meaghan
ORCB
WMT Radio
the Gazette
Iowa Highway Patrol eyeing three district HQs in 1957 plan
Atty Gen Norman Erbe says the Iowa highway patrol could build three district headquarters with 1957 legislature funds. Patrol Chief Herrick notes long rent burden and potential changes as car company subsidies end, possibly adding 40000 yearly car costs and affecting Cedar Rapids Fort Dodge and other site plans. Oscar Strauss says governor approval required.
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Des Moines
UPI
Norman Erbe
Iowa Highway Patrol
David Herrick
Kerrick
Oscar Strauss
Strauss
William S. Beardsley
Herrick
Cedar Rapids
Fort Dodge
Students Split on Classroom TV Effectiveness at USD
A University of South Dakota poll found 61 percent of students consider classroom television more effective than other teaching methods, 11 percent say it is less effective, and 28 percent notice no difference.
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Vermillion, S.D
UPI
University of South Dakota
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