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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1963
Page
3
Detec tive Harold Barger resigned after walking off his post during a Hy Vee break-in probe. He turned in badge and gun and notified superiors by phone, with council accepting the resignation at a special session.
A water heater overheated at 1109 Ellis Boulevard NW on Tuesday at 7:25 a.m. No injuries reported and firefighters responded to the scene.
A regional death notice lists individuals from Iowa towns with ages and funeral service times. South English Fannie M Brower services Friday 1 30 English River Church of the Brethren Powell s Hazleton Donald McKenzie 75 services Friday 2 Brant s in Oelwein Tipton Herman Albert 76 services Thursday 2 30 Sheets and Dahn Lone Tree John George Zeigler 67 services Friday 1 30 Methodist church Sorden and Adams Kalona Mrs Andrew Schrock 70 Yoders Iowa City Edward L Schump 91 services Thursday 2 Cathout s Cascade Nellie Boyle 99 services Friday 9 30 St Mary s church Devaney s
Clay county officials raided the Pink Elephant supper club in Marquette at 12:20 a.m. confiscating about 100 bottles of liquor. County attorney H. K. Roggensack plans charges against owner Robert Ries and bartender Charles Sauer. Two customers were released. Sheriff Milton Klink said the raid cited complaints to Des Moines, with deputies Earl Sterling Robert Potter and McGregor Marshal George Vogel assisting.
York says U S warships carry no dummy shells but notes non explosive plaster projectiles appear in some surface target practice. Navy spokesman confirms both live and inert ammunition are used in gunnery over the Capes area, which lies in international waters. Operations suspend when other ships or aircraft enter the zone.
The disaster tally spans multiple states with missing residents in Wise County Arno and river valley flood control efforts by the Tennessee Valley Authority. Rescue crews cope as trains halt in east Tennessee and Alabama witnesses tornado damage. Severe weather stretches into Georgia South Carolina with property harm and road hazards reported.
Des Moines Gov Harold Hughes met Wednesday with John Bickel a Cedar Rapids real estate man and with William Q Johnson an Iowa Falls car dealer about vacancies on the Iowa highway commission both Republicans. Former State Sen Walter Edelen Garner Democrat discussed potential appointment to the liquor control commission. The governor aims to fill two highway vacancies this week and one liquor post likely replacing C J Burris. Bickel and Cedar Rapids Democrat J D Weimer met with Hughes and later with his aide Dwight Jensen for extended discussions.
Harry Hebard, 16, confessed slayer of five family members, was found criminally insane by County Judge James Byers and committed to Central State Hospital at Waupun.
Moscow AP reports the director and chief engineer of a Kazakhstan plastic goods factory were sentenced to death for embezzling state funds. The case highlights corruption issues tied to state resources and industrial management in Central Asia.
Detectives described the break in as a rip job after prying the safe door loose from 40 rivets. The safe held about 1400 dollars in cash and checks with 187 dollars in a cardboard box. Merchandise from the stamp redemption center, including three electric razors, three watches, an alarm clock, a transistor radio, a cigarette lighter, a man's billfold, and cuff links, were taken. Police checked the store at 2 08 a.m.
Ray Jewell, 44, of Mechanicsville, was admitted to St Luke's hospital with alkaline burns to his right leg and thigh after caustic acid splashed on him while dumping it into a tank in Collins Radio Co's plating department. Officials said burns were minor and admission was precautionary.
Calvin Martin found his Sigourney cafe dining room filled with smoke at 5 a.m. Wednesday after an outside neon sign apparently shorted and sparked a fire in an inner wall. Damage remained minor.
Public hearing for rezoning the northeast corner of Edgewood Road NW and First Avenue plus 3217 Westwood Drive NW and 2931 Wave land Drive NW. Hearing on repealing notice provisions for board of adjustment. Petitions from Kenneth D and Jean M Parkers for a child nursery at 3176 Avenue NW and Star Jewelry for extension of time on going out of business sale license. Action on ordinance fixing rates by Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co.
Former Cedar Rapids city council member Harry Whitfield died March 7 in Carlsbad California. He served from 1918 to 1922 and is survived by his son Joseph Whitfield who resides in Carlsbad.
Henry August Lorenzen 73 of 1124 Sixteenth Avenue SW Cedar Rapids died Wednesday after a brief illness Born in Veil Schleswig Holstein Germany he was a Pen ick and Ford employee 21 years until retirement in 1957 He was a Trinity Lutheran Church and Local 100 Grain Millers Union member Surviving are his wife Margaret Kray Lorenzen three sons Fred Earl Donald all of Cedar Rapids four grandsons one great granddaughter and a sister Freda Carstensen of Veil Germany Services will be held Friday at 1 at Rohn Funeral Home with Rev E Koberg of Trinity Lutheran Church Burial at Cedar Memorial Friends may call at the funeral home Thursday
Marie Michel Grabau died Tuesday at her daughter Mrs Raymond E Myers home in Cedar Rapids after forty years residence. Born August 21 1822 near Atkins she leaves daughter Arthur C Grabau of Warren Michigan six grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. A lifelong Lutheran and member of Trinity Lutheran since 1923 she aided in Ladies Aid. Services at Turner chapel at 3 Friday with Rev E W Koberg burial Cedar Methe chapel after 1 Thursday.
Merne Albaugh Rath longtime Cedar Rapids resident and widow of Walter Rath died Tuesday morning in a Cedar Rapids nursing home after a long illness. Born October 14 1883 at Marshalltown she had no immediate relatives. Services will be Thursday at 3 in Turner chapel conducted by Rev Louis Trzil of Prairieburg with burial in Shiloh cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
Edward L. Schump, 91, died at his daughter Mrs. W. L. Struve’s home on 2700 Franklin Ave NE. Born January 30, 1872 in Iowa City, he married Myra January 9, 1896. He leaves two daughters Mrs. W. N. Helme of Minneapolis and Mrs. W. L. Struve of Cedar Rapids, and a son Richard R. Schump of East Dundee Illinois, among others.
Mr. Schump, a longtime Iowa City resident for 85 years before relocating to Cedar Rapids in 1957, leaves behind grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Services will be at Oathout's in Iowa City at 2 p.m. Thursday with burial at Oakland Cemetery.
Obituaries list multiple funeral services and burials including Nan Kathleen-Grave side in Oak Hill at 10 30 Thursday Zella Leona Turner Chapel service Thursday noon Rev Edward J McNulty graveside Immaculate Conception cemetery Armah burial Oak Hill Rosary Turner Chapel 7 30 Wednesday Rev McNulty Otto Henry Turner Chapel 1 30 Thursday Rev Charles Q Wallace burial Oak Hill Dunshee Mary Louise Turner Chapel 1 30 Friday Rev James Gundrum burial Oak Hill Friends may call at Bacher Herbert O Friday Giles funeral home Burlington and Brady mortuary Wednesday body taken to Burlington Thursday Stoltenberg Mrs Arnold 1 30 Thursday Kuba funeral home Rev Edward L Beall burial Cedar Memorial
A legislative move to raise semi trailer length limits in Iowa faced delay after a Wednesday discussion. Backers argued longer rigs ease national routes while opponents warned of increased highway hazards. The proposal would lift semis from 50 to 55 feet, with two trailer outfits allowed up to 60 feet, while current law reserves 60 feet for house trailers only.
Soviet editor Alexei Adzhubei and his wife left Rome with a sealed envelope from Pope John XXIII for Premier Nikita Khrushchev. No contents were disclosed.
Donald J. Carnicle a 39 year old resident pled guilty in municipal court to false uttering of a check and received a 30 day suspended sentence by Judge Loren M Hullinger Jr. The charge concerns a $15 bogus check written at Eagle's on July 1 1962.
Moscow acknowledged the five day old Syrian revolutionary regime and voiced willingness to maintain friendly relations with the new government. The move signals diplomatic recognition amid upheaval in Syria.
The record lists contributions to Camp Good Health including $10 from Mrs. Will Kirwin and $5 from Nina OEVES, plus in memory gifts for John V. Rompotl, Mrs. R. D. Taylor, Mrs. W. We, Maury Betzer, Earl B. Delzell, Dr. L. E. MacLaughlin, and Nettie Cole from various individuals. A previous 1963 budget balance stands at $924.82, with a current total of $978.82.
Kennedy contrasts pre 1957 growth with post 1957 trends noting unemployment rising from under four to around six percent and investment shrinking from 11 percent of output to about 9 percent. He cites budget deterioration and a $5 billion gold loss, insisting a more disciplined policy is needed to reduce debt relative to the economy.
Two Prairieburg hired hands, Marion Foley age 28 and Noble Morgan age 56, were taken to Iowa City for lie detector tests after conflicting stories about a head wound Foley suffered during a shooting at the Stickel farm. Morgan says the rifle fired during a struggle. Foley says Morgan shot him three times. Linn County officials await lie detector results before filing charges.
The House Government Operations Subcommittee will examine the administration's public information program on March 19 and 21. White House press secretary Salinger canceled an April press conference, as the same media figures will testify at the hearings in Warrenton and Washington. Rep. John Moss leads the inquiry into government information control during the Cold War.
Uganda becomes the 119th member state of the World Health Organization marking its accession to the agency. The announcement confirms Uganda's full membership status under the organization's global health framework.
AFL CIO president George Meany urged the House Ways and Means Committee for an immediate 10 billion dollar tax cut. He warned a small cut would not stimulate the economy and a three year extension would blunt impact. He proposed retroactive benefits to January 1 and targeted relief for the lowest tax bracket.
Thieves burglarized two Sigourney mills Tuesday night. The Sigourney Elevator, operated by Walter Fagan, lost $20 from an unlocked safe and cash register after entering via a basement window. The Walter Appleget mill was hit as well with $1.75 taken after entry through a side door.
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