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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1957
Page
4
Interstate temperatures mix with Iowa forecast and city traffic notes. The report lists highs and lows, precipitation, and barometer readings for several cities with a May total and normal figures. Traffic fines are itemized for several individuals, plus birth announcements and funeral notices from multiple towns.
Fires overheated air conditioner at 845 Second Avenue SE triggered a still alarm at 2 26 PM. Sprinkler and general alarms sounded at Allis Chalmers plant and nearby sites. A carburetor overflow sparked a car fire at First Avenue and 31st Street E with a still alarm at 5 58 PM. Other alarms included a smoke report at 1101 Avenue NW and a trash burn at 727 Fifth Avenue SE. A cigarette set fire damaged a Davenport at 2418 Reynolds Avenue SW with interior damage.
Cedar Rapids board of review opened its 1957 hearings on new assessed valuations with one appeal filed. Bernice Danberg seeks adjustment of 3955 dollars for 3840 Lennox Ave NE. The board set sessions through May 30 to receive appeals and issue rulings, with May 20 as the filing deadline.
Mercy Hospital petitioned the city council to vacate Ninth street SE from Sixth to Seventh avenues for a 2.375 million expansion. Councilmen sent the matter to the engineering department for review. Public Improvements Commissioner Halvorson voiced no objection. Attorney Locher said seven Ninth street NE lots were acquired with three houses to remain for temporary interns housing. A petition also asked to vacate part of Division street SE and turn it over to the hospital.
The Iowa House moved to reconsider a school aid driven tax plan after a long caucus. Democrats opposed the plan while Republicans defended it, arguing it would relieve property taxes. A sequence of votes tied to conference reports followed as legislators debated sales tax rates and distribution to school districts.
Don Wallace of Merchants National Bank was elected president of the Linn county chapter of the American Institute of Banking at the annual meeting Tuesday night in the Sheraton Montrose hotel. Ronald Ritchey of Peoples Bank and Trust Company was chosen first vice president and John Skogsbergh of Guaranty Bank and Trust Company second vice president. Darwin Majeres of United State Bank was named treasurer and Darlene King of Merchants was secretary.
Two wills were admitted to probate. Carrie Fowler died April 15 leaving $500 to Eda Palmer and $1,000 to John Fowler. A Norway Iowa dwelling goes to Dean Risdal with life tenancy for Lena Risdal. Remainder to Lena Risdal and Olisa Melhus. Prentiss Folwag named administrator with will annexed with $25 000 bond. Frank J. Popelka died April 21 leaving $500 to Elsner Kaspar and Martha Jackson and $300 to Esther Karban. rest to five sisters Emma Kaspar Mary Trojak Julia Kindead Alicin Hess and Bessie Kubick. Edward Kaspar confirmed executor without bond.
John K. Novak, 24, pled guilty to embezzlement by agent for taking about $1,000 of Nutrena Mills feed from Cedar Rapids warehouse over a year. Sentence suspended on restitu tion by June 2 after Novak agreed to repay Nutrena. Separate case: Daniel T. Halstead, 35, pled innocent to breaking and entering Quality Top dairy near Marion February 22.
Linn county jurors found for defendant Miles Hess in a four year old Springville accident case. The jury deliberated about one hour and awarded no damages to plaintiff Larry A. Pont.
On Wednesday plaintiffs dropped two suits: Roger Powers versus Leo Kaufman over a sales contract and Wency Gatto versus Bernard and Ethel Brown over a 1952 account. Collins Empl oyes Credit Union dismissed a charter mortgage foreclosure against Glenna Matthews, once Glenna McDaniel, with Harold McDaniel remaining as a defendant.
John and Kristine Shock sue on behalf of their minor son John Jr for $1,000 alleging injury when struck by a car owned by Ernest Tingle and driven by Alvin L. Zobel on Oct 28 1955 in Cedar Rapids. Fellows Sales Co sued J W Hume for $2,875.06 on a promissory note.
A fire damaged residence at 901 Thirty-sixth Street NE must stay unoccupied until health and building departments deem it habitable. Owned by Ethel Beardsley and occupied by Thelma Evans, the house was damaged last November. Dispute with the insurer delayed repairs, but a contractor has begun work.
Scott McIntyre was named head of the advance gifts section for the Golden Deed Crusade to raise funds for the United Cerebral Palsy Center. Jerome Nixon says coin collectors will be in businesses across Eastern Iowa with the American Legion overseeing canister distribution in Cedar Rapids. The Eastern Iowa goal is 34500 dollars to support therapy and education at the UCP Center serving Linn Tama Cedar Jones Johnson Poweshiek Iowa and Benton counties.
A reception for Gov Herschel Loveless precedes a ten dollar dinner in his honor May 11 in Cedar Rapids. Linn County Democratic central committee sponsors the event with Dinner Chair Frank Martin coordinating. Guests may meet Gov Loveless at 5 30 p m on the Chamber of Commerce building second floor. dinner serves on the fourth floor. Reservations through Mrs Jack Cohrs or Mrs James Wall. about 75 seats booked. dining room capacity limited.
Cedar Rapids city council introduced an ordinance tightening bonfire rules in fire limit zones. Zone 1 keeps bonfires banned near the central business area. Zone 2 bans fires except in approved incinerators or rubbish burners. The measure adds a 15 foot safety rule around walls and burnables and allows noncombustible receptacles two feet from structures with future council action planned.
Gen Nathan Twining says carrier task forces are very vulnerable to a single bomb and could be wiped out by megaton warheads. He notes a third of SAC is on permanent alert to launch 700 to 800 atom armed jets toward Russia in hours. The testimony, given to a House subcommittee, also suggests carriers could be sunk if hit within two miles. The Navy seeks 310 million for a nuclear powered super aircraft carrier.
Fifteen Iowa counties are conducting countywide polio vaccination drives using free vaccine this spring. The state health official notes dwindling supplies and a sharp drop in polio cases this year, with three cases reported so far, all non paralytic.
Lenora Elizabeth Plummer 1894 1921 born Ky died after long illness at Cedar Rapids wife of Harry Harvey Plummer resided 35 years at 1040 Third Avenue SE died Thursday Survived by husband a daughter Mrs Robert Schneider and brother Fred Croft Funeral services at Turner Chapel 1 30 p m Saturday by Rev Ernest S Worden Burial Cedar Memorial Friends may call after 5 p m Thursday Cedar Christian church member
Harold S. Davis of 2211 Ninth Avenue SW died Tuesday. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday in the Barta-Hesser chapel with Rev. Ernest Wor den of Cedar Christian church officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Memorial. Friends may call at the chapel.
Mrs Henry J Hromek of 1715 Second Avenue SE died Wednesday. Funeral services will be held in Turner Chapel at 3 30 p m Friday conducted by Dr Glenn I Hartong assisted by Chapter IH of PEO. Burial will follow at Oak Hill. Friends may call at the chapel.
Services for Miss Helen Louise Randa aged deceased will be held at 3 30 p m Friday in the Barta Hesser chapel. Rev Jack Oliver of First Christian church will conduct the service. Burial will be at Oak Hill. Friends may call at the chapel and may contribute to the Abiding Memorial of First Christian church if they wish.
James W. Yanecek of Fairfax died Tuesday. Services will be held at St. Patrick's Church in Fairfax at 9:30 a.m. Friday, with Rev. Bernard White officiating. Burial follows at Hala Cemetery. Rosary is recited at 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Teahen chapel, where friends may call.
The Cedar-Eagles Stars of Tomorrow revue runs Friday at 7 30 p m and Sunday at 2 30 p m in the Eagles auditorium. Milo Hodina says 20 Cedar Rapids acts perform for proceeds supporting the Ten Commandments monument plaza gift and maintenance costs. The Collins Radio band appears Friday and the Collins Radio Little German band performs Sunday.
The Retail Merchants bureau of the Chamber of Commerce reported on Thursday that 11065 was raised for its one day promotion fund. Jack Voorhies won first prize for donations from eight stores. This marked the first year memberships were granted for every 35 donated. Bureau spokesmen noted 298 new Chamber memberships so far.
The United States submitted to the United Nations a report detailing the Hungarian bloodbath as evidence of Soviet military intervention. It states the Pup ipet Radar regime lacks popular support and calls the intervention an imperialist act. The document, based on Budapest legation observations, was sent to the U N Special Hungary Committee for its late month conclusions.
General Manager A R Brant and an International Rubber Workers union representative said a new one year contract is likely to be signed this weekend. The 31 workers had been on strike since April 4 with wage increases averaging 20 cents an hour. Ernest Payne of Des Moines, the union international representative, noted workers approved the terms Wednesday night.
John X. Waters former Cedar Rapids Boy Scout executive has been named assistant secretary of the Cedar Rapids Marion Community Chest. He will handle public relations and administrative tasks for the Public Welfare bureau and work with the Linn County Council of Social Planning. Waters, 39, is married with a 10 year old son John Stephen and lives at 3123 C avenue NE.
The Cedar Rapids council approved appointing Mrs. Kenneth Bogaard to the City Plan Commission and Mrs. J Richard Wagner to the library board. Bogaard fills the unexpired term of Stewart Holmes and Wagner succeeds John S. Vavra. Wagner serves until April 7 1963, Bogaard until Jan. 1 1960. Both are the only women on their respective bodies among 20 men and four members.
Twenty Cedar Rapids residents will travel to Waterloo for the state Junior Chamber of Commerce annual convention. Two members, Jack Bergstrom and Herschel Stripe, went Thursday to judge awards with results announced Saturday. Cedar Rapids Jaycees entered eight classifications and won four plaques last year.
More than 150 Standard Oil Company dealers and sales agents gathered in Cedar Rapids for their annual sales meeting. Speakers at a noon luncheon at the Sheraton Montrose were R. W. Glasgow and L. E. Garnas of Des Moines. A business meeting followed after a morning program featuring a cinemascope film titled The Big Change.
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