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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1956
Page
2
Weather summary and daily police blotter detail from the area outline a Friday with frigid lows and modest precipitation in multiple cities. The report includes forecasted fair to partly cloudy conditions, temperature ranges, and wind data alongside numerous local traffic violations and civil suits filed and adjudicated.
City Briefs report Mrs Hugo Struve returning from Rochester Minnesota after hospitalization. Miss Sara Reed YWCA executive travels to Laurel Mississippi where her father William Victor Reed has died. Mrs Gladys Baer returns from Florida after naval aviation graduation for son David. A motorist is fined for speeding and drag racing on First Avenue W. A panel discussion on casualty and property insurance is set by the Iowa Association of Insurance Agents. Louis J Alber to speak on winning the Cold War at Fruehaus Management club event. Cub Pack 17 awards presented at Buchanan School with multiple recipients named.
A Cedar Rapids home at 1341 Twenty-first Avenue SW was ransacked Friday evening with drawers and a closet opened and clothing scattered. The Longs returned at 7:50 PM to find the living room light on but no theft confirmed. An attempted breakin at Fillmore School was investigated after a window grate was found dislodged and a pane broken.
Charles W. DeMoss, 56, of 1430 Fourth Avenue SE, pled guilty to a second offense drunk driving charge. He was fined $500 plus costs in Judge Charles Penningroth’s court after being arrested on Mt. Vernon Road SE last week. He may pay $100 down and $50 monthly. Records show a prior drunk driving conviction in Henry County.
Marilyn Hayden, a sophomore from Downers Grove Illinois, was selected as Coe College's honorary cadet colonel during intermission at the annual military ball in Armory ballroom. The winner was chosen from six candidates and represents Delta Delta Delta.
The Langham bankruptcy trustee sues Oliver Swab to reclassify a 1952 conveyance of 1846 Sixteenth Avenue SW as a mortgage. Langham allegedly loaned Swab 15000 with rent of 275 monthly and a 17500 buyback option, seeking an accounting of rents and profits.
Mary Lillian Woolsoncroft widow of Marvin Woolsoncroft dies in a Cedar Rapids nursing home at 11 50 p m Friday after a long illness. Born December 17 1872 in St Louis she moved to Cedar Rapids ten years ago. Survived by son Donald Lawrence and D V Lawrence of St Paul and daughters Milton Selzer Scotts Bluff Neb J J Gavagan Chicago and F L Nickeson Corpus Christi 10 grandchildren 12 great grandchildren member of Episcopal church private services Monday 11 am Turner chapel cremation committal flowers omitted donate to cancer fund requested.
Alfred J Vozenislek 21 of 1850 Forty-fourth Street SE Friday pled guilty to breaking and entering. Judge Charles Penningroth gave a suspended four month sentence in Linn County jail. Vozenislek and Douglas Hunt 18 were arrested for breaking into a shed on the Joe Conway place Mt Vernon Road and taking copper wire. Hunt’s case is not yet disposed of and he is held on $1000 bond.
Matilda Stastny 81 lifelong Ely resident died after a brief illness at a Cedar Rapids hospital. Born near Ely November 29 1875 she belonged to Dorcas society ZCBJ lodge Ely Rebekah lodge and the American Legion auxiliary. Survived by daughter Viola Becicka son Lumir Truhlar stepson Joseph Stastny twelve grandchildren five great grandchildren three sisters and husband who died in 1949. Services Monday at Brosh chapel conducted by Rev. H J Lee with burial in Czech National cemetery. friends may call Sunday.
Richard D. Pollet of 1601 Sixth Street NW faces two lawsuits demanding 1202.89 together with claims from Nick R. Dinora of Springfield Illinois for 940.59 for car damage from a July 17 1955 collision in Springfield and Culver Motors of Cedar Rapids seeks 262.30 for repairs to Pollet's car.
Mrs. Verle Sisco of 2217 Pine avenue SE reports her dog was shot Friday with a .22 caliber bullet. Officers transported the dog to an animal clinic. the bullet passed through the animal. In court, two lawsuits were dismissed, Joyce Greiner v Kenneth Greiner and O Kenneth Faaberg v Archie Roberts. Sondra Leither won a marriage annulment and restored her maiden name Sondra Moore.
Mrs. Jennie Bauman Laird 84 a Cedar Rapids resident since 1936 died at a Cedar Rapids nursing home at 2 15 am Saturday after a lingering illness. Born Mt. Vernon Sept 11 1871 she was affiliated with Trinity Methodist church. Surviving are three sons Earl Y and David Cedar Rapids Paul Rock Island seven grandchildren eight great grandchildren and three sisters. Funeral 2 pm Monday at Rohn Funeral Home with Dr H M Grant of Trinity Methodist Church. burial Walker cemetery. Friends may call Sunday.
Tom Becicka a retired farmer from Ely died in a Cedar Rapids hospital Thursday. Services will be at 2 p m Sunday at Rogers Grove church near Ely with Rev Francis R Laren officiating. Burial will follow in Rogers Grove cemetery. Friends may call at the eee chapel until 10 a m Sunday.
Iowa City 10 year old Michael Delaney Jr son of Mr and Mrs Delaney was listed in fair condition at Mercy hospital after being struck by a car He sustained head and leg cuts and a brain concussion in the incident
Funeral services for Hemming B Jen sen of 900 E avenue NW will be held at 1 30 p m Monday in the Brady mortuary with Rt Rev Msgr D J Lenihan officiating. Burial follows at Mt Calvary Cemetery.
Police in Bloomington Illinois report a thief stole the witness stand microphone from the circuit court room on Saturday. The incident occurred in the public area of the courthouse and police are investigating with no injuries reported.
A Cedar Rapids couple were fined $10 for letting their dog run at large, while a neighbor facing the same charge was fined $5. Judge George Farmer cited standard penalties but noted cases can vary. The couple questioned the difference as to why others were fined differently, with the judge recalling the neighbor’s prior appearance but not the details.
The Johnson County Republican convention in Iowa City endorsed a “fair share of national income” for farmers while rejecting a fixed stance on price supports. It warned against rigid or flexible supports pricing crops out of the market and urged subsidies tied to conservation intensity. The party backed education aid and local-controlled federal road building.
A survey aims to craft a long range solution for the Marion Cedar Rapids sewer issue. Marion households would pay 50 percent of Cedar Rapids water bills at a shared rate, with outside water charges 50 percent higher than Cedar Rapids basic rates. Final mutual details to be set at a Wednesday meeting among city officials and consultants.
Seven Brandon high school students traveled to Des Moines for the boys state basketball semifinal in a 1933 hearse driven by E. E. Miller. The group included Barbara Bowers, Donna Allbaugh, Darwin Miller, John Herman, Mary Decker, Orlene Blue, and Verne Bagley, ages 16 to 17.
The Rev. Gordon C. Lund national director of public relations for Lutheran Evangelism Mission will preach at 8:30 and 11 a.m. services in First Lutheran Church Cedar Rapids. He will discuss Go, Preach, Teach and plans a Sunday afternoon meeting with Lutheran churches in Cedar Rapids preparing for a September preaching mission. The participating churches are members of the National Lutheran Council. Lund is a United Lutheran pastor and Midland College alumnus. He has served on public relations staffs at Midland College and Texas Christian University.
The text outlines a clergyman’s path from Hamma Divinity School Springfield to a Greenville Ohio pastorate before taking a senior post in 1955 with headquarters in New York. It notes ties to Wittenberg College in Springfield and a connection to versity.
The Cedar Rapids churches list midweek Lent services with varied sermons and times. First Baptist schedules a 7 30 p m service led by Dr Floyd Massey Jr Salem EUB hosts a Wednesday sermon Lust and Gluttony Grace Episcopal offers a Tuesday noon luncheon service by Rev A J Staples of Independence, plus Friday Stations of the Cross The series continues at St Mark s Lutheran Trinity Zion and other congregations with themed sermons such as It Is Finished The Unfinished Task Jesus Peter and Bad Company and The Savior Victorious at specified evenings and times
A meeting to discuss starting a Disciples of Christ church in Cedar Rapids is set for 7 30 p m Sunday at Marion Christian Church. Speakers include Dr Loren E F Lair and Rev W W McReynolds. Roy E Barnes chairs. Cedar Rapids and Marion church boards are invited. no site yet chosen.
In Dubuque, the retired Archbishop Henry Patrick Rohlman marks his eightieth birthday on St. Patrick’s Day and reflects on his years of service to the church.
Davenport police detained 32 year old Samuel Baker in connection with the death of 49 year old Lester Thomsen, a tavern operator. Thomsen died after an alleged fight at the tavern. an autopsy was ordered to determine cause of death.
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