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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1961
Page
9
Iowa Board of Regents pauses ISU dormitory phone installations to study policy after earlier approval to allow private rooms at Iowa State and Iowa University. Two dorms wired, third in progress. debate over cost and need continues.
Sigourney Iowa Addie Kadel 101 lifelong Keokuk county resident dies in Sigourney nursing home She born December 15 1859 on a farm east of here one of nine children resident of nursing home since September 1955 No immediate survivors Services set for Monday at 2 PM at Evangelical and Reformed Church of which she was a member
The Iowa House approved 86 to 2 a senate-backed bill to raise district court judges in the Tenth district Eastern Iowa and the Fourteenth district Northern Iowa from three to four. Sponsors cite heavy caseloads in the Tenth and district size in the Fourteenth. Tenth includes Grundy Black Hawk Buchanan and Delaware counties. Fourteenth covers Buena Vista Clay Dickinson Emmet Humboldt Kossuth Palo Alto and Pocahontas counties.
State of Iowa Linn County notice is hereb given that undersigned has this anth day of February appointed and qualified as Executor of the estate Nellie Comley late of Linn County deceased All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment Those having claims against the same will present them authenticated in the office of the Clerk of Linn County District Court Rogers & J Gomer Executor L Benesh Attorney Dept
Incorporation under Iowa law of Aviation Services Inc with $100000 capital. Begins March 1 1961 with perpetual existence and authority for any lawful business. Initial registered office 1912 Fifth Avenue Southeast Cedar Rapids Iowa and registered agent George H Olmsted Jr. Directors George H Olmsted Jr Ellen Jane Olmsted and Charles S Gaskill.
Notice is given that on March 11 1961 a will purporting to be the last will of the deceased Vrzal will be presented for proof and admission to probate in the District Court Cedar Rapids Iowa. Dated March 10 1961 at Cedar Rapids Iowa. Joseph J Severa Attorney.
The estate of the late dt ow of Linn County Iowa is administered by Paul M. Clark as Executor. All persons indebted to the estate should pay promptly. credits must be filed with the office of the Clerk of the District Court of Linn County Iowa. Fisher and Yarowsky serve as attorneys for the estate.
Notice states that on February 1 1961 Rose Spacer was appointed and qualified as sole executrix of the estate of John J Franta in Linn County Iowa. Creditors must present claims to the Linn County District Court before a stated deadline, with representation by Dale Stentz Attorney.
Notice states that on March 23 1961 executors were appointed for the estate of a deceased Linn County resident and that claimants must file promptly with the Clerk. It also notes a separate notice of appointment of administrator with will annexed dated March 3 1961 for another Linn County estate and urges creditors to present authenticated claims to the Clerk of County Court, with Holmes & Holmes representing the administrator.
In Selma Alabama two high school students tested rock n roll versus quiet growth on corn and oats. Jimmie Griffith and John Martin fed sprouts 10 hours of music daily at Jimmie's home and grew faster than the quiet batch at John's. Oats fared worse but still showed some boost from sound. The project was displayed with a radio demonstration.
On March 10 1961 the undersigned was appointed and qualified as executor of Charles B. Knox’s estate, Linn County Iowa. All persons indebted should make payment, and those with claims must file with Clerk of court as required. Sargent Spangler Hines Pence, Attorneys, handle the matter.
Iowa Linn County notices announce appointments for multiple estates. Executrix Mary Wach late of Linn County. Administratrix Betty Lee O'Brien. Administrators with will annexed Charles Mac and Maud G Merritt. Executors E Morgan and Mildred C Gunsolus. Creditors and those with claims must file promptly.
Mrs. Dick Carstens died Friday in Lisbon after a brief heart illness. Born in Germany on July 5, 1872, she married Dick Carstens in 1893 and lived as a farmer with her husband. She is survived by her 96-year-old husband, a daughter in Oxford Junction, a son in Lisbon, six grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, and one great great grandson. Services are Sunday at 1 p.m. in Morgan chapel Lisbon and 2:30 p.m. at the Lutheran church in Olin, with interment in Olin cemetery.
Rep H R Gross accuses President Kennedy's brother in law of amending laws without Congress and creating a haven for draft dodgers. He questions Shriver and Hershey authority over the Peace Corps draft deferment plan and mocks the program's costs and feasibility.
Agriculture Secretary Orville L. Freeman announced raises in support prices for dairy products, rice, and peanuts. He projected farm income rising from 1 to 2 billion dollars this year and noted it would be hard to gauge consumer price impact. The milk price rise would total about 0.125 to 0.25 cents per quart wholesale.
The Army Corps of Engineers ordered an emergency cut-back in Coralville dam outflow from 7 000 to 5 500 cubic feet per second at 4 p m. Iowa City Water Service Co requested the change to clean sedimentation basins. Flow later raised to 7 500 cfs to recover time.
A garbled page fragment shows a mix of small ads and notices. It lists services from septic pumping and hauling to concrete work and home repairs, plus menus and business promotions, with phone-style contact lines and scattered product mentions. The text references Linda Sands inquiries and multiple businesses across varied trades.
Daily readers are urged to check the Gazette for prompt action Want Ads each day. The notice emphasizes timely responses to sale postings and community listings featured in the newspaper.
The notice advertises a low cost Gazette service inviting readers to call Empire 2-112 for details. It highlights affordable rates and a quick setup, aiming to attract customers seeking economical newspaper placement.
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