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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1962

Page

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Weather and public notices from Friday including temperatures and penalties

The record lists high and low temperatures for cities such as Bismarck Helena Chicago New Orleans Denver New York Detroit Omaha Los Angeles Miami Seattle and notes a forecast of scattered showers or thunderstorms east and south Saturday night with cooler conditions Saturday night and Sunday Highs expected in the 60s to 70s Northwest to Southeast A separate section logs rainfall totals May year to date barometer and humidity at noon plus a list of police traffic and local notices including fines suspensions and service times for various towns and individuals in Iowa and Wisconsin Including birth notices and multiple public safety entries

Bismarck Helena Chicago Orleans Denver New York Detroit Omaha L. Angeles Enoentx Miami Seattle

Titan I fires on 100th launch from Vandenberg base

A 98-foot Titan I missile thundered skyward at 3:43 p.m. CST from Vandenberg Air Force Base. The 110-ton rocket aimed at a 5,000 mile Pacific target marked the 100th launch, with officials not disclosing how close it came to impact.

Cole

Heart Fund drive nets $503.41 in Postville

Postville community Heart Fund drive raised 503 dollars 41 cents, with chairman Harold Christofferson reporting the final tally.

Postville Harold Christofferson

Jayne Mansfield divorces Mickey Hargitay in brief Hollywood act

Hollywood star Jayne Mansfield filed for divorce from Mickey Hargitay and held a news conference by her heart shaped pool. Publicist Stanley Bergman gatecrashed, but photographer frenzy and a Belgian handyman kept him out as Mansfield proclaimed reconciliation with Hargitay.

Hollywood Mickey Jayne Stanley Marcel Jayne Mansfield Mickey Hargitay Darling Stanley Bergman Berman Marcel Demaertelaere Hargi‘Jays

Executives Hail Blast at Warren in Chicago Speech

John Birch Society founder Robert Welch urged impeachment of Chief Justice Warren before 1500 Chicago Executives club members. Welch claimed Supreme Court decisions have eroded constitutional safeguards and said Warren deserves impeachment by the House. He noted broad American support.

Chicago John Birch Society Warren Executives Club Robert Welch Supreme Court House of Representatives

Municipal leaders share views on public service goals

Waterloo city clerk Larry Rimmer and eight officials described methods to improve city administration. Mayors O'Brien of Davenport and Bennett of Ottumwa urged follow through on complaints and comprehensive goals. Des Moines counsel Abels promoted loose leaf codes, while Cedar Falls mayor Nelson called for committee structures and clear staff aims. The Cedar Rapids visit closed with remarks from Johnson and Caldwell and an invocation by Dominick Loferski.

Gordon Bennett Ottumwa Charles Hanson Des Moines W. S. Nelson Cedar Falls Cedar Rapids Bob, Johnson Robert Caldwell Chamber of Commerce G. C. Gamerdiner Stuart League Dominick Loferski

Death of World War II veteran Ernest Wolfe at age 68

Ernest Theodore Wolfe 68 died Friday after a long illness at his home on 220 Fourth Street NW. A World War II veteran and former Bell Telephone employee, he was born September 14, 1901 in Bondurant and married Lily Hart in 1948 at Cedar Rapids. Survived by his wife, a daughter Dolores Wolfe of Woodward, three sons Leroy Wolfe Fort Campbell Ky DeVere Wolfe Cedar Rapids and Charles Wolfe Marion two sisters and eight grandchildren. He was active in the Presbyterian church Veterans of Foreign Wars Disabled Veterans and Tele phone Pioneers. Services Monday at Turner chapel at 3 led by Rev John P Woods. Burial Cedar Memorial with VFW at military rites. Friends may call at the chapel.

Ernest Theodore Wolfe Fourth Street Bell Telephone Co Bondurant Lily Hart Cedar Rapids Dolores Wolfe Woodward Leroy Wolfe Fort Campbell DeVere Wolfe Charles Wolfe Marion Joe T. Parrett Pasadena Calif Robert E. Hunter Wolfe Presbyterian Church Veterans of Foreign Wars Telephone Pioneers of America Turner Chapel John P. Woods Westminster Presbyterian Church Cedar Memorial VFW

Obituary: Bud O. E. Carpenter Dies at 102 Center Point Road

Bud O. E. Carpenter 102 Center Point road Hiawatha died Friday after a sudden illness. Born June 9 1913 in Clayton county he married Emma Lucille Cejka in 1934 at Manchester. Survived by wife a son Edward and daughter Patricia Ann plus three grandchildren and his mother Mrs. Henry Schnorr of Anamosa. Funeral at St Pauls Lutheran Marion Monday at 1 30 Rev E L Brandt with burial Cedar Memorial. Friends may call at Turner chapel until 11 Monday and at the church 12 30 to 1 25. Casket will not be opened after service.

Bud” O. E. Carpenter Center Point Road Hiawatha Clayton County Emma Lucille Cejka Manchester Edward Alldaughter Patricia Anne Carpenter Henry Schnorr Anamosa Carpenter St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Marion St. Paul's Lutheran Church E. L. Brandt Cedar Memorial Turner Chapel

Mrs Brock of Cedar Rapids Dies in Aurora

Mrs George J Brock a former Cedar Rapids resident died Friday in Aurora Illinois She was born April 19 1903 in Cedar Rapids Survived by her husband two daughters Margie Lou Brock and Mrs Carl E Hess both of Aurora her father Joseph C Rayman a sister Marie Barbara Rayman and two brothers Charles J Rayman and Stanley E Rayman all of Cedar Rapids Services are 9 Monday at Daleider funeral home then 9 30 Sacred Heart Church Aurora

George J. Brock Cedar Rapids Aurora Ill Margie Lou Brock Carl E. Hess Joseph C. Rayman Marie Barbara Rayman Charles J. Rayman Stanley E. Rayman Daleider Funeral Home Sacred Heart Church

Burglars Steal $70 From St Pauls Methodist Church

Don Ford the church janitor found a break in at St Pauls Methodist Church on Third Avenue SE after opening the building at about 8 am Saturday. About $70 was missing from offering envelopes emptied in the basement. entry may have been gained through a door in the temporary wall around a construction project.

St. Paul's Methodist Church Third Avenue SE Don Ford

Franco Decree Declares Emergency in Three Provinces

Madrid AP reports Generalissimo Franco proclaims a state of emergency in three northern industrial provinces to halt a wave of strikes spreading across Spain.

Madrid Franco Spain

Syria strengthens border guards over Kurdish tribal incursions

Damascus reports tightened frontier controls as Kurdish tribesmen flee Iraqi pursuit and threaten to cross into Syria. The move aims to prevent cross-border clashes and uphold security along the Syria Iraq boundary.

Damascus Syria

Three Cedar Rapids Men Charged After Accident Scene

Three Cedar Rapids men Harry Fawcett 36 Daniel Katz 24 and Walton Keller 44 were charged with resisting an officer after interfering with an investigation of a minor collision at Nineteenth street and Second avenue SE. They were released on 110 bond each and await municipal court. The patrol car driver Patrolman Robert Kacena Jr and a bystander Mrs Albert Nassif described a small crash with no injuries.

Cedar Rapids Nineteenth Street Second Avenue Harry B. Fawcett Blake Court Daniel Katz Memorial Drive Walton P. Keller F Avenue NE Robert Kacena, Jr Albert G.nassif Crescent Street Faaborg Fawcett Buresh Keller Katz Baresh Nassif Kacena

Titov defends Soviet space record amid Moscow orbit chatter

Titov insists Russia never lost a cosmonaut and that a missing astronaut would be exposed by family and grapevine networks. He spent time at an embassy reception chatting with Wernher von Braun while Mrs Titov reportedly picked mushrooms at home and was unconcerned by his spaceflight.

Russia Titov Wernher von Braun U.S von Braun van Braun

Wallace Olson elected 1963 Baptist moderator at Edgewood Cedar Rapids

The Rev. Wallace Olson of Olivet Baptist church in West Des Moines was elected moderator for the 1963 Baptist General Conference at Edgewood Baptist church Cedar The Rev. John Soneson of Calvary Baptist Cedar Falls was elected vice moderator Keynote speaker Rev. Robert Featherstone urged unwavering commitment as a divine command emphasizing total self involvement The conference announced new trustees and missions board members from multiple Iowa communities and heard missions address by Wilbur Sorley in Assam India The conference wraps with morning worship and Featherstone sermons on commitment and its propagation.

Wallace Olson Olivet Baptist Church West Des Moines Edgewood Baptist Church Cedar Rapids John Soneson Calvary Baptist Church Cedar Falls Robert Featherstone NGC David Brown Humboldt Philip Danielsen Edgewood Church Lawrence Stromberg Eldora Mauritz Wicklund Sioux City Ritchie Peterson Arthur Ralph Priebe West Liberty Frank Doten Iowa City David Matthews Thompson Board of Christian Education Eugene Linn Davenport Harry Madden Des Moines Gilmore Lawrence Wilbur Sorley Assam India Sorley Mr. Featherstone Edgewood Featherstone

Hill Fined and Suspended Sentence for Police Counts

Ralph Hill age 24 of 417 Sixth Street SE was fined 25 dollars plus costs and given a 15 day suspended jail term after pleading guilty to drunkenness and resisting an officer. He was arrested near 213 Fourth Street SE Friday after 6 p.m. and allegedly fought officers before being subdued and taken to the station.

Richard Atkins Ellis Boulevard John Cabalka Second Avenue Bernice Busher John Casper YMCA Gerald Thompson Cherry Hill Road James Christensen West Branch Robert Fultz Kessler Road David Shelton Helen Donisthorpe Leo Konicek Blairstown Roger Williers Linnwood Street Gary Swarth Tipton Richard Singer Second Street Karen Johnson Lake Avenue Donald Fleshren Wildwood Drive F Hoger Abraham Sixth Street Marilyn Singleton Marion Betty Phillips William Wilmot Fortyfirst Street Carl Williams Benton Street Linda Caraway Wyoming Harvey Hanse Meadowbrook Drive Rob Heslop Ralph Hill Homer Summers Francis Kester Coggon Jeo Konicek Marengo Sixth Street SE Hill Fourth Street SE

Dakin Named President of Iowa UN Association Division

Al lin Dakin dean at the University of Iowa was elected president of the Iowa Division of the American Association for the United Nations. The change was announced Friday in Des Moines. Dakin leads the Iowa City institution and will guide the division's activities.

Titov Flies To Seattle For World’s Fair Visit

Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov arrived in Seattle aboard a United Airlines jet from Baltimore to inspect the Seattle World's Fair, arriving Saturday.

Titov Seattle Gherman Titov Baltimore United Air Lines

City Briefs and Local Advertisements Highlight Community Events

NCO Negro Civic Organization to meet Monday at 8 p.m. at the YMCA. Kling Discount Store offers discounts on potted plants and Mother's Day gifts. Collins Radio seeks women assembly operators 18 to 45 with details in the women’s section. Dr C K Lane joins Dr W A Mason at 1007 3rd Ave SE Cedar Rapids. Dr Russell Anthony of 2123 Country Club Parkway SE leads a cultural center fundraising campaign. Tropic Lanes advertises open lanes and special bowling rates through Sunday. E W Lieske to represent Iowa credit unions at the International credit union meeting in Madison May 7–12. Tropic Lanes also promotes Summer Leagues for mixed and every group. call EM 3-9653.

Russell Anthony Country Club Parkway SE Cedar Rapids Iowa State E. W. Lieske Collins Employes Credit Union Iowa International Credit Union Organization Madison Wis

Gary Wulfsberg Wins Seattle Science Fair First

Gary Wulfsberg, Washington high school, captured first place at the national science fair in Seattle. He earned entry rights by ranking top in the Cedar Rapids regional, shared a $1000 travel prize with his teacher, and was named an alternate winner of a society award while competing among 387 finalists from 45 states and foreign countries.

Seattle Gary Wulfsberg Washington Smith U.S B. B. Hickenlooper Crea Wulfsberg Iowa Wolf Cedar Rapids Linn Cedar Rapids Exposition A. Dwight Anders Canada Puerto Rico Germany Italy Japan

Linn County Chairman Arouses For Overnight Dance

As the evening wore on to the strains of Gibby GIbson's orchestra, Linn County Chairman J. D. Weimer was found absent. A telephone call sent him from bed about 11 p.m. he dressed and arrived at the dance before it ended.

Services for Mrs. Paul Niemann Held Sunday

Funeral services for Mrs. Paul Niemann aged 53 will be held Sunday at 2 30 p m at St John Lutheran Church in Sumner. She died Thursday of a heart attack. The body is at Milnes Funeral Home. Mr Niemann works in construction.

Sumner St. John American Lutheran Church Paul Niemann Niemann Milnes Funeral Home

KCRG-TV 9 Delivers 5 News Final Saturday Night

KCRG-TV 9 airs its 10 PM Saturday news roundup with a concise wrap of the day's top stories. Weather and traffic briefs accompany the closing segment as anchors summarize local developments.

Kcrg-Tv

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C.R. Weather Mississippi Dubuque Sesess Burlington Keokuk Neenah, Wis Harold Steen Mr. Steen A. A. Steens Regal Avenue NE Twentyfirst Avenue Third Street Second Avenue SE Fredonia Arnold Wagner Methodist Church Stacy’s Columbus ‘Junction Waukon — Holver Harrison's Evelyn Fortier Brant’s. Mt. Vernon Fred Bear Baxter S. i Vandenberg Air Heart Fund James Bacon Brooklyn Jane Belgium Pierson Ie Filis Blvd Robert Ray University of Iowa Larry Rimmer Waterloo Ray O’brien Leonard Abels E. A. Borrows W. B. Crosby Marshalltown John E. Lapes 3Rd Ave Ernest Wolfe Bud O. E. Carpenter Mrs George Brock Lynn Fanborg George Matias Matias Glenn-Titov Baptists John B. Turner & Son Second Avenue 5S. E Dakin Nco—Negro Civic Organization Kling Discount Store Collins Radio Collins Ad Adv C. K.lane W. A. Mason 3Rd Ave. SE Empire Linn Democrats Linn County Sheraton-Montrose Lewis E. Lint Harold Hughes Ida Grove Lint E. B. Smith Ames Frank W. Less Melvin Wolf Dale Dever Roy R. Gillette Corbin Crawford Ainsworth John M. Ely, Jr Roy L. Greene Maurice Barker Tom Neenan Keith Kennedy Center Point Nick Lillies Jack Fulton Teawine Marina Venter Kennedy Ricca American Chemical Society Collins 35Th Street N.E Collins Rapio Company CepCar Rapids
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