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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1969
Page
2
The report outlines a five day Iowa forecast with below normal temperatures and light precipitation, plus a long list of local court actions, fines, and reported births and deaths. It also notes police reports on incidents and city notices.
Cedar Rapids city Assessor Dale Piersall urges residents to apply now for homestead tax credit and military service exemption to avoid spring congestion. Applications must be filed by July 2 at the assessor’s office on the fifth door of city hall May's island. Office hours are 8 am to 1 pm Monday through Friday. For questions call 164 8121.
A panel heard oral arguments in a Cedar Rapids federal case over a trucking merger dispute. Plaintiffs Edith Messinger as executor and Cedar Rapids Steel Transportation allege wrongdoing as several trucking firms intervene. ICC is the defendant with prior injunctions and multiple judges involved.
Cedar Rapids and Marion received a federal grant adjustment of $1 041 for the Squaw Creek unitary sewer, bringing total aid to $211 041. The change equals 33 percent of project cost after completing the sanitary sewer work last year. The 3 841 adjustment accounts for final construction cost versus estimate.
Philadelphia hospitals report dramatic gains with L-dopa in Parkinson patients. About 25 percent show nearly complete recovery after six months and many others improve. Episcopal Hospital notes 10 of 351 patients nearly free of symptoms, while UPenn Hospital reports 25 percent of 70 to 80 patients improved significantly.
Mrs. Robert Babbage aged 4 died Saturday after a brief illness. Born Seal 20 in Cedar Rapids she was a lifelong resident and retired employee of Wilson and Co. Surviving are two sons Robert and Milton Babbage of Cedar Rapids three grandchildren five great grandchildren two brothers Frank of Cedar Rapids and Charles Miller of Solon Requiem Mass Wednesday at 1 9 a.m. at St Wenceslaus Church burial Czech National Cemetery Rosary recited Tuesday at 7 0 p.m. at Kiba funeral home east where friends may call after 7 p.m.
Margaret M Richter daughter of Mr and Mrs J Robert Richter 92 Heefner Street Hiawatha died Sunday after brief illness She was born May 4 1950 in Racine Wisconsin graduated from Heelan High School Sioux City attended college Survived by brother Thomas Richter Sioux City sister Ruth Richter at home grandparents Mary Richter Westminster California Leaie McKeown Janesville Wisconsin and a great grandmother She was a member of St Pius X Catholic Church The parish Rosary will be recited at Turner Chapel East at 8 PM Monday by Rev John Sims The body to Godager funeral home Muscoda Wisconsin Rosary 8 PM Tuesday at Godager Services St Johns Catholic Church Muscoda Wednesday Burial Muscoda Casket not opened at any time.
Obituaries note Michael O Neal of Hiawatha died after a long illness with Mass at St Pius X and burial at Cedar Memorial. Other notices include Abdo Omar, Johan Nemec, Alf Wertz and Roberta Wertz with family survivors, memorials, and funeral arrangements in Cedar Rapids Texas and Lebanon context.
Alfred Baumann Lee Danial 87 of Cedar Rapids died after a short illness. He was a retired brick mason and Bricklayers Local 1 member and leaves a son and nine Cedar Rapids grandchildren. services Tuesday at St Patrick's Church. A second obituary reports Alfred Baumann 97 of Cedar Rapids died after residence there 28 years. survived by Grace Davis his wife and four children. services Tuesday at Zion Presbyterian Coggan and burial at Oak Wood Monticello.
Richard Beach, 4, of 872 Eleventh Street NE and Cedar Rapids resident for 50 years, died Sunday after a long illness. Born in Mt. Vernon on Sept 2, 1884, he married Ethel Hester Vowles in Cedar Rapids on Nov 21, 1906. Surviving are his wife a daughter Bernice Diehl a sister Grace Sivers and one granddaughter and one great granddaughter. Services, Beatty Burial likely.
The Cedar Rapids Gazelle notes a 1:30 p.m. Wednesday funeral at the First Assembly of God with Rev. Fred R. Gottwald officiating. Interment is at Mt. Vernon Cemetery. Friends may call at Beatty-Bearle's after 7 p.m. Monday.
Linn County Sheriff Walter Grant addressed reports of a prisoner failing to return to jail. Lloyd Kephart 28 had not returned from work in Marian on Saturday but records show he left the reformatory at 7 p.m. and again at 8 p.m. to fetch cigarettes with jail approval. The sheriff warned jailers against laxity and noted other work release participants are housed locally to facilitate transportation.
Wesley Dusek 76 of 1857 E avenue NE died Monday after a brief illness. Born in Czechoslovakia March 17 1892 he lived in Cedar Rapids since 1913. Survived by wife Agnes and two children. Funeral services Thursday at 10 a m at the Xuba funeral home burial in Czech National Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 p m Tuesday.
Memorial services are set for Tandl and Madle Beauiem on Tuesday at 3 am at St. Wenceslaus Church officiated by Rev. James Milota. Burial will follow at St. Tahn's Cemetery.
Larry and Anna Mumby of Oxford filed a Linn County suit against Russell and Beverly Lehman seeking 25 000 in damages. They allege the defendants converted 2100 in inventory, goodwill, license and personal property to their own use after terminating the lease and operating the tavern in Lost Nation Cedar Rapids area. The suit seeks 160 actual damages and 10 000 punitive damages.
National Cylinder Gas division of Chemetron Corp filed an $87,838.46 mortgage foreclosure case in Linn district court against Midwest Welding Supplies Inc. The suit concerns the defendant's inventory.
A 28 year old Terrance D Clark of 118 Sixteenth Street SE faces a Cedar Rapids assault charge filed Monday in municipal court. He remains jailed without bond on parole violation concerns and consideration of revocation is noted. A separate case lists a mortgage foreclosure action by The Bohemian Savings and Loan Assn against William N Yates and Gladys N Yates for 7021.58.
Cairo reports say Egypt's top commanders were in Ismailia observing shelling when a round hit a group including General Riad who died after hospital admission. He is described as the second ranking officer after the defense minister and was posthumously awarded the Star of Honor.
Four Linton youths were to be moved from jail in Lacrosse Wisconsin to Preston Minnesota for arraignment on breaking and entering charges. The youths have been linked to burglaries in Minnesota and breakins at Genoa Monona and Pecorah in Iowa.
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