Weather and notices from a midwestern newspaper
A mixed weather summary lists highs and lows across multiple cities with precipitation amounts. It notes an upcoming forecast of partly cloudy, windy conditions with possible showers or thunderstorms, and lists date-specific notices of births and obituaries for various families in towns such as Glen Ostrander, Marlin Swartzendruber, Alfred Eastin, and Anna Huedepohl, among others.
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Bismarck
Minnapolis
Chicago
N.orleans
Denver
New York
D.moines
Omaha
Glen G. Ostrander
Coldstream Avenue
Marlin Swartzendruber
Harry J. Hawthorne
Emerald Avenue
James Everts
Hiawatha
Robert L. Sprague
Alburnett
Three Fire Calls in 1 1/2 Hours at Manchester
Manchester firemen answered three grass fire calls in 90 minutes. The first was at Mrs. Ed Lane’s farm west of town. The second at Dennis Rulifson’s home in town reignited after an outdoor fireplace. A truck became stuck during the second response, requiring water drainage, a payloader, a wrecker, and a coordinated freeing effort.
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Manchester
Ed Lane
Dennis Rulifson
Final Settlement of SP Rail Strike Told
A three man arbitration panel announced a final settlement of unresolved issues in the contract dispute between Southern Pacific and the Railway Clerks.
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San Francisco
Southern Pacific
Nurses to Meet in Iowa City on Drug Trends
The fifth district of the Iowa Nurses Association will hold its regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the new Pharmacy building in Iowa City. The topic is Trends in Drug Dispensing and Administration.
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Iowa City
The
Iowa Nurses’ Assn
Mrs William A Kanellis 1936 Car crash victim
Mrs William A Kanellis 26 a Cedar Rapids native died March 17 in a car accident near Niceville Florida Services are set for Tuesday at 10 in Brush Chapel Rev Ralph B Colton to officiate She was born Phyllis Hughson June 15 1936 Survivors include her husband two daughters parents Merlyn J Hughson route 2 a brother Richard in the navy in San Diego and grandmother Mary K Thompson Burial Linwood Friends may register at the chapel Monday Casket not opened
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Brush Chapel
William A. Kanellis
Cedar Rapids
Niceville
Fla
Ralph B. Colton
Kanellis
Phyllis Hughson
Merlyn J. Hughson
Route 2
Richard
Navy
San Diego
Mary K. Thompson
Linwood
Cedar Rapids Woman 82 Dies in Hinsdale Hospital
Mary Tlusty long time Cedar Rapids resident died at a Hinsdale Illinois hospital at age 82. She lived at 846 Fifteenth Street SE and was widow of Joseph Tlusty former assistant fire chief. Born Mary Hammersmith in Czechoslovakia on June 11 1880 she is survived by two sons Milo Western Springs Illinois and Jerome Cedar Rapids a brother James Hammersmith San Jose California and a half brother William Smith Los Angeles. She belonged to Anna Naprstek and Vlas tenky lodges and WBFA. Services at Hesser memorial chapel pending announced.
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Mary Tlusty
Cedar Rapids
Hinsdale, Ill
Fifteenth Street
Joseph Tlusty
Tlusty
Mary Hammersmith
Czechoslovakia
Milo
Western Springs
Ill
Jerome
James Hammersmith
San Jose
Calif
William Smith
Los Angeles
Anna Naprstek
Vlastenky
WBFA
Hesser
Memorial service for Laura A Shafer scheduled at Murdoch chapel
Laura A Shafer will be laid to rest after an 11 a.m. Monday service at Murdoch chapel conducted by Dr. Jackson Burns. Burial will follow at Cedar Memorial.
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Shafer
Laura A
Murdoch Chapel
Jackson Burns
Cedar Memorial
Want Ads Offer Jobs for Interested Readers
Local want ads invite job seekers to browse listings across occupations. Employers post openings with basic requirements and contact details for applicants to apply.
Dollar investment yields eight thousand dollar diamond find
Murfreesboro Arkansas AP a sawmill worker Fred Wood paid one dollar at the Arkansas diamond mine and found a 10 carat 40 point diamond valued at eight thousand to eight thousand five hundred dollars. Owner J R Johnston said Norton Zimmerman of American Diamond Syndicate in Chicago appraised it and will have it cut. Wood plans to mount the gem in a ring and keep it.
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Murfreesboro, Ark
Fred Wood
Arkansas
J. R. Johnston
Norton Zimmerman
American Diamond Syndicate
Chicago
Johnston
Zimmerman
Wood
Mississippi Ice Breaks Up Damaging McGregor Boats
Warm Saturday weather on the Mississippi at McGregor caused ice to move noon onward. Two large floats drifted downstream from the Bert Walters and Johnny Hill marinas. two private boathouses were pushed downstream. several other floats were driven into shore. Most damage occurred around 6 15 PM. total extent not yet known.
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McGregor
Mississippi
Bert Walters
Johnny Hill
New Book Scorned as Inaccurate by U S Ambassador
U S Ambassador Jonathan Bingham labeled the best selling novel A Shade of Difference wholly inaccurate and distorted in its portrayal of the United Nations and its members, with emphasis on Africans. He spoke at an Africa conference at Marymount College in Tarrytown New York.
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Tarrytown
N.Y
U.S
Jonathan Bingham
U.N
Bingham
Marymount College
Grass Fires Spur City Warnings as Season Advances
By 9 p.m. Saturday Cedar Rapids reported 22 grass fires since Friday midnight. The department warns against burning trash as fires break out on city edges and pose a risk to homes and buildings. Dispatcher Bob Smith recalls up to 33 fires in one day.
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Cedar Rapids
Bob Smith
Central Fire Station
Britain Quietly Sets Deals With Soviet and China
British officials pursue two major contracts with the Soviet Union and Red China. The Board of Trade allows oil pipe sales to Russia to aid Middlesbrough based South Durham Steel and Iron. Britain also weighs accepting a Moscow offer to sell up to two million tons of Soviet oil annually to boost its shipbuilding output. Talks with Lu Hsuchang in London surface early trade plans.
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London
Soviet Union
Red China
Board of Trade
South Durham Steel and Iron Co
Middlesborough
Britain
Russia
Bonn
Washington
Moscow
Grandma's Cookie Co. Safebreakers Nabbed After Cookie Heist
Houston AP reports a cookie shop break in ended without a safe theft. Norman Whitfield Kembre, 45, confronted the intruders after hearing glass and saw two youths, nine and seven, helping haul cookies from the bakery. The girl leader Pat and a boy accomplice sang to police, while all minors were released to guardians. The incident netted a balance of 1,091.82 dollars in club memory donations and local garden club listings.
Son Is Born After Mother Died in Caesarean
In Longview Washington a 32 year old mother Mrs Frank Tatham died from an aortic aneurysm during a rush to hospital after a Caesarean section delivered a son 10 to 15 minutes later. The baby weighed 6 pounds 1 ounce and was reported in good condition. The doctor said post mortem Caesareans are rare.
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Longview
Wash
Frank Tatham
Barn Fire Destroys Howard Reeder Farm Structure
A barn on the Howard Reeder farm six miles west of Hopkinton was destroyed by a Saturday afternoon blaze. Hopkinton and Ryan fire departments battled the fire, discovered at 4 p.m., with all livestock saved except one animal. The farm is rented by Mr. and Mrs. John Turnis.
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Hopkinton
Howard Reeder
Here
Ryan
John Turnis
Wisconsin graduate remembered at memorial service
Frymental in its founding. He was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin where he was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. Services will be conducted in the Turner chapel at 1:30 Monday by the Rev. James R. Gundrum. Friends may call at the chapel after 3 p.m. today until 1 p.m. Monday. The casket will not be opened after the service. The family suggest that friends may, if they wish, contribute to the Memorial Fund of St. Michael's church.
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University of Wisconsin
Phi Kappa Psi
Turner Chapel
James R. Gundrum
St. Michael’s Church
Kennedy dedicates airport in visit with vows on supersonic future
Thousands line barriers as President Kennedy walks to a terminal and wreaths a memorial for Lt Cmdr Edward H. O Hare. He speaks of U S aims to develop airliners three times the speed of sound and vows U S leadership. Gov Kerner Sen Douglas and Mayor Daley accompany him for a 22 mile drive to downtown Chicago amid large crowds and banners.
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Kennedy
Cmdr
Edward H. O’hare
U.S
Daley
Mindszenty Could Win Freedom if He Seeks Amnesty
Budapest AP reports a government spokesman said Cardinal Mindszenty may win freedom by asking for amnesty. The 71 year old cardinal has been in refuge at the U S legation in Budapest for six years and could stay in Hungary as a normal citizen but not as primate of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Budapest
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
U.S
Legation
Hungary
Powell Calls Negroes to Boycott NAACP
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell of Harlem urged about 2,500 attendees at a human rights crusade rally to boycott the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People alleging white leadership. He said Negroes should control their own organizations and seize opportunities for themselves.
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New York
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem Democrat
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Powell
Human Rights Crusade
Kennedy aid plan faces tough reception in Congress
The Clay committee’s critique of U S aid policy questions the reach and approach of foreign assistance. It warns against financing government run enterprises and urges sharper aims for aid to 95 recipient countries while noting possible cuts under Kennedy.
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U.S
U. S
Union Suggests Boost Go for Unemployment
DETROIT AP A construction electricians union proposed that a 25 cent hourly raise for its members be redirected into a pool to fund supplemental unemployment benefits for about 650 idle members. Local 8 covers 2150 workers across Wayne Oakland and Macomb counties. The Detroit Electrical Contractors Assn 400 members will respond by April 8. Daniel Diamond business manager says the union currently pays no benefits to laid off workers.
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Detroit
Wayne
Oakland
Macomb
Detroit Electrical Contractors Assn
Daniel Diamond
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
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Anna Laura Buck
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Horace H. Brutzman
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Paul Klink
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Cultus Club
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