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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1963
Page
3
Sunday weather outlook shows snow ending Monday night with a cold snap across the state. Regional temperatures list highs from 40s to 60s and multiple towns report precipitation. Public notices announce births, obituaries, and traffic fines along with service times for various towns including Vinton Vining Tama and Williamsburg.
In Topeka Kansas a 6 year old boy George Haefeker said his mother had been sick but not that she was dead. Police found the five room house empty of the parents with Alice Haefeker 37 dead from natural causes and Sgt Henry Haefeker the father ill and unaware for days. Autopsy found no trauma and he was treated at Forbes hospital.
Shawver, works manager at Square-D Cedar Rapids since 1957, resigns to lead operations for Anderson Electric Corp in Leeds Alabama starting Friday. He and wife plan to remain at 324 Indiandale Rd SE until spring break before moving near Birmingham. His civic roles include United Good Neighbors chair and United Community Service board member.
The United Community Service reviews a first meeting at noon Thursday in the YWCA with 47 invited executives from Cedar Rapids and Marion. The agenda includes forming an autonomous membership and electing a chairman as an ex officio UCS board member.
Mr and Mrs John W Huff of 1017 Nineteenth St SE seek a new trial claiming Linn County jurors did not follow judge Charles Penningroth instructions in damages after a May 15 1961 three car crash at Nineteenth St and Second Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA The Huffs were awarded 19850 totaling 14625 against Emma Doornink 4875 against Jack Eggleston and 26250 and 8750 against Doornink and Eggleston respectively The city was directed a verdict and the Huffs argue the verdict should be reconsidered to reflect joint damages The motion also requests that the directed verdict for the city be set aside due to Eggleston inspecting a defective street at the time of the accident.
Safety Commissioner Frank Bosh told council that 23 015 cars crossed the First Avenue Bridge in a 24 hour period last Friday. Counts on nearby bridges ranged from 11 464 to 14 876 to help plan a detour if the First Avenue Bridge is closed for a year during reconstruction.
First Lt John N Wilson son of Mr and Mrs Paul Wilson is now serving with the U S military supply mission in New Delhi India He is headquartered at the U S embassy
Mrs Richard Baskerville sues Dr. C L Fenner in district court claiming negligent dental examination on August 10 1961 led to unnecessary tooth extraction and $150 in costs. The suit seeks a jury trial.
Charles Chandler, 35, of Rock Island, Illinois, pled guilty in district court to drunk driving and was fined 300 dollars by Judge B J Maxwell. Chandler was arrested after his car collided with a vehicle driven by David Marth of 1508 Blairs Ferry road NE on a Saturday night.
A 16 year old Palo youth faced an assault and battery complaint filed by Covington resident Mrs. Ed Hulesenbeck. She said the teen and three other Linn county teens forced entry to the Hulesenbeck home Saturday night and targeted her 16 year old daughter. The oven door and a wooden chair were broken. Linn County Attorney Jack Fulton said the youth will be turned over to juvenile officials. the three others will not be charged.
Annabell Helin, 34, extradited after a federal prison sentence in West Virginia, pled innocent Monday in district court to a false check charge. The case contrasted with prior custody status and underscores ongoing legal proceedings.
Police state a defendant listed Rodney Ir as address passed seven checks totaling 124.75 in Linn County during the fall of 1959.
Four men returning from a Canadian fishing trip died when their small plane crashed after the pilot reported flying blind in fog and snow. The victims and four companions in a second plane had flown from Superior Wisconsin to Kakagi Lake in Ontario, about 50 miles north of International Falls, and were almost home when the lead craft went down.
Gerald Hopker aged 16 of 931 Fourth Street SW pled guilty in municipal court to turning off his rights to avoid arrest and two charges of failure to yield. He received 15 days in jail on the first charge and a $20 fine on the other two. He admitted failing to yield at Ninth Street and First Avenue NW and turning off lights to avoid capture. Police said he abandoned his car in an alley and was arrested at his home.
Nine Amish adults were ordered to pay fines with 20 day appeals while the tenth, Chris Raber, Perry Miller among them could face charges if they do not comply. They appeared in Justice Joe Koeppel's court posting $100 bond if appealing. No one paid fines. Amish children attend two private Oelwein-Hazleton district schools run and taught by Amish with only eighth grade education.
A weather summary notes snow and rain driven by moist air from the south meeting cold air from the northwest. Colder air will cover most of the state Monday night with lows from 15 to 20 in the northwest and 20s in the southeast. Burlington hit 53 Sunday while Mason City logged 36. Tuesday should be partly cloudy with temperatures near freezing.
Burglars broke into the Econogas service station in Coralville Saturday night prying open a fire safe with a crowbar to steal about $30. The incident was reported to authorities and investigation continues.
Mrs. Clifton Daniel, daughter of former President Truman, has welcomed her third child a son. The birth mirrors the two older boys in the family.
The industry says 13 000 firemen would be dismissed and 25 000 jobs cut over five years under new rules that also raise about 150 000 salaries. Crews could enter yards without standby pay and wage costs exceed 592 million annually. Unions dispute employer discretion and note bargaining traditions. PMID: Eisenhower appointed board recommended changes. National Mediation Board failed to resolve the impasse. The railroads promise prompt action to end featherbedding.
Washington AP reports the White House will name W Averell Harriman as undersecretary of state for political affairs replacing George McGhee. McGhee will take an important ambassadorial post once formalities are cleared. country not named.
In Wiesbaden Germany the AP reports that traffic accidents across West Germany increased by 5.7 percent in 1962 from 1961 and exceeded one million for the first time marking a record year for road crashes.
Cedar Rapids resident Okel Emery Book 37 years died Sunday after a sudden illness. Born March 15 1902 in Maquoketa he married Gladys Davis in 1929 in Cedar Rapids IA. Surviving wife two brothers LeRoy and Cecil G Book of Cedar Rapids two daughters Ann and Janet Bohm and two grandchildren. Services 10 30 Tuesday Turner chapel burial Cedar Memorial. Friends may call at the chapel. Mr Bohm was a member of Calvary Baptist church. Services 1 30 Tuesday Hesser Memorial chapel burial Cedar Memorial. Friends may call at the chapel.
Bertha M Grethen died at her daughter’s home after a long illness. Born July 19 1884 in Mallard she lived eight years in Cedar Rapids. Survived by three daughters Elaine Beagle Mary Pieratt and Margaret Mulroney. three sons Earl Oliver and Edward. ten brothers and sisters. 11 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Member of Trinity Episcopal Church Emmetsburg. Body moved from Turner mortuary to Ellsworth funeral home Emmetsburg for services.
Nettie L. Cole 66 Cedar Rapids resident widow of Elmer Cole died Sunday after a brief illness. Born November 23 1884 in Dyersville she is survived by son Howard E. Cole of Cedar Rapids two daughters Golda Ocheltree of San Jose California and Viola Hershey of Santa Maria California five grandchildren 14 great grandchildren four sisters Blanche Goerdt Lula Baseman Ethel Stewart of Cedar Rapids Bertha Coon of Colesburg private services held at Turner chapel at 1 30 Wednesday with Rev Charles Q Wallace of St Pauls Methodist burial Cedar Memorial.
Walter Bohm of 326 Fourteenth Street SE died Saturday after a short illness. Born March 28 1901 in Berggrad Germany he married Agnes Minor in 1939. He was a Cedar Rapids resident 21 years. Survivors include his wife and a son Fred.
CLEAN New York Fibre Forming Co employees in Olean begin their third week of voluntary unpaid work to avert shutdown. Local 22 president Robert Easley says workers maintain dignity despite payroll delays. Company president Charles Nolan praises the staff and expects about one week’s wages to be paid soon. Mayor Morris and others seek community financial aid as the plant fights insolvency.
George Montgomery of 923 Tenth Street SE Cedar Rapids died Sunday after a long illness. Born October 24 1884 in Union County Arkansas he was a member of Bethel AME Church. Survived by brother Gordon Montgomery of Kansas City services 3 Wednesday at Bethel Church conducted by Rev John S Thomas burial Oak Hill friends may call at Turner chapel after 1 Tuesday.
Services for Carl Basemann Tuesday at 2 at Janeba Kuba Funeral Home by Jerry Drahovzal. Burial Cedar Memorial. Mrs Louis Mickelsen Tuesday at 10 at Teahen Chapel by Rev W D Marth.
The Witwer Grocer Co strike enters its fourth week as the United Packinghouse Workers prepare for the first formal negotiation session since the walkout. The 2 p.m. meeting in the Federal Mediation Service office will include mediator Robert McCann after prior NLRB investigations and a company written proposal.
New York AP Irving S. Olds 76 longtime head of U S Steel Corp died Monday at his Manhattan home after a long illness.
Dr. William Carlos Williams, a leading American poet for four decades, died of a cerebral hemorrhage at his Rutherford home Monday at age 79.
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