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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1958
Page
6
May day weather updates show highs and lows across cities with a forecast of partly cloudy skies and mild conditions Friday and Saturday. The edition lists numerous births with parent names and residences from Cedar Rapids, Marion, North English, Blairstown, Marengo, and Winthrop.
Corrine Stearns and Ralph Stearns plus LaVonne Weis and Floyd Weis are involved in divorce decrees. Various local incidents include alarms for rubbish and a flare at Bave NE, vagrancy case, and several fines for traffic and public safety offenses. Obituaries and funeral notices for local residents list several services in towns like Iowa City Belle Plaine McGregor Tipton Keota and surrounding churches.
A fund drive in 65 townships of north Fayette County raised $463.73 for the Iowa Crippled Children's Society, reported by Mrs. Allen Brown, chairwoman.
The Community Welfare Foundation of Cedar Rapids will hold its annual meeting next Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Guaranty Bank and Trust office. Officers will be elected for the coming year and a board term of Rob ert C. Armstrong expires, with L. P. Boudreaux indicating Armstrong may be reappointed for a 7 year term subject to the chamber board approval. The non profit foundation receives bequests, invests funds and distributes proceeds to charitable causes.
In Davenport Iowa final arguments set for Thursday in the federal income tax evasion trial of John Roshek 52 Dubuque department store owner. He and his brother Thomas 44 face charges of evading 36168 in corporate income taxes for 1951-53 with a mistrial declared for Thomas due to illness.
Mary Morris, 16, fell 20 feet on a rugged trail near Juneau. With two broken places in her back and bleeding hands, she crawled and then pulled herself for four hours to reach safety at her home. She was hospitalized in Juneau with the fractures and cast, in good condition.
Pravda fired its second broadside of the week at President Tito and the Yugoslav Communist party, citing foreign criticism from the Czechoslovak weekly Tvorba. It followed a stronger attack from Peiping's People's Daily, alleging Tito’s party veered from Marxism Leninism and contained concealed attacks on the Soviet Union.
New York AP reports a group led by Irwin Wolfson proposes a 50 story Grand Central City office complex replacing the six story terminal building. Target completion in 1961 with cost near 100 million dollars and over 3 million square feet of rental area. The Pentagon currently tops with 6 million square feet.
An itinerant photographer and salesman from Illinois, Dale Cady of the Quad Cities area, was arrested in West Branch by Cedar County Sheriff Elwood Hemmingway and an Aledo, Illinois sheriff. He was taken to Aledo to face charges of obtaining money under false pretenses.
Tokyo reports Japan becomes the first nation to accept President Eisenhower's invitation to a conference aimed at keeping Antarctica out of the cold war. The move signals early international coordination on polar affairs.
Washington AP reports a Citizens Committee for the Hoover Report says President Eisenhower might send a presidential reorganization plan to Congress by mid May to speed defense reform. The plan would bypass normal approval by requiring only a majority in either house if enacted automatically after submission.
William Stumpff 85 longtime Cedar Rapids resident and carpenter died Thursday after a long illness. Born April 13, 1890 in Holden Missouri he married Emilie Geiger in Davenport in 1916. Survived by wife three sons Ray G and L G two daughters and two brothers. services Saturday 1 30 p m Turner chapel Rev Theodore A Youngquist First Lutheran Church burial Cedar Memorial.
LeRoy J. Shaw, a 30 year Western Union technician and Cedar Rapids resident born January 7 1907 in Rose Hill, died Wednesday of a heart attack. Survived by wife Cora three daughters Mary Jean Carol Ann Kay and Tommy a brother Le land of Oskaloosa. Services at St Andrew's Evangelical United Brethren church at 1 30 p m Saturday by Rev Hubert Sunderman with Mizpah lodge burial at Linwood. Friends may call Brady mortuary Friday and until 11 a m Saturday.
Leo Russell 67 a former Cedar Rapids resident died Tuesday in Peoria Born March 15 1891 in Lisbon he worked as a gardener for the Peoria Park District He married Ida Williams in Cedar Rapids February 24 1917 She survives along with two brothers Estel of Cedar Rapids and James of Dearborn Michigan Funeral services are 830 a.m. Friday at Wilton Mortuary Peoria followed by 9 a.m. mass at St Patrick's Church Burial will be at Mt Calvary Cedar Rapids Saturday Friends may call Teahen Chapel after 6 p.m. Friday Rosary led by Rt Rev Msgr D J Lenihan at 730 p.m. Friday
Marion LeRoy Gladwin, 411 Eighth St SE, employee of St Luke's hospital, died Wednesday after a sudden illness. Born June 9, 1900 in Johnson county, he leaves three sons Harley Cedar Rapids Vernon L Fort Worth Texas Marvin L Long Beach Calif, one daughter Carol Jean Mick Cedar Rapids, two sisters Rose Spar grove Central City and Myrtle Long Wellman. Services at Turner chapel 3:30 p.m. Saturday by Rev Ernest S Worden Cedar Christian church. Burial Cedar Memorial. friends may call at the chapel.
Funeral services for Mrs. Fred Nelson will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Methodist Church in Fremont Nebraska with Rev Max McComley officiating. Lattin Dugan Funeral Home of Fremont is in charge. A sister of William J Hemmer died Wednesday. Surviving are daughter Marie Weegtly of Denver and son Andrew Nelson of Omaha.
CAPE CANAVERAL AP A Polaris test vehicle burst apart after takeoff with a fireball but the navy said the rocket behaved as expected. The 35 foot long Lockheed missile rose vertically for 20 seconds before a violent explosion split it in two and it spiraled down burning. A white puff of smoke about five miles off the coast indicated one section likely fell into the Atlantic. The navy stated the breakup was expected and the test appeared normal.
Cedar Rapids marine corps recruiters announce that Thomas M. Covington and Donald G. West, both 18 and students at Jefferson high school, have enlisted under the 120 day delay program and will begin active duty on July 30. Covington resides at 305 Thirteenth St. SW and West at Quarry Ave. SW.
Emil Kenkel a 57 year old Shelby County farmer died when a tractor overturned on him while plowing a field on his farm near Defiance. A neighbor found the body. Funeral services are planned for Saturday.
Harris Bennett reports the death of Ange line Lewis McCorkle widow of Dr. C A McCorkle. A Cedar Rapids resident 63 years she moved to San Antonio five years ago born July 22 1863 at Palo. Survived by a son in law Mrs A C Smith. body to be brought to Turner chapel for funeral arrangements to be announced later.
Victoria Sue OConnor infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Berg OConnor of route 2 died in Cedar Rapids hospital Wednesday. Born May 6 she was laid to rest at Cedar Memorial in a graveside service at 10 a.m. Friday conducted by Rev. William Pfeffer of Knox Presbyterian Church. Friends may call at Turner Chapel until 9 p.m. Thursday.
Services for Adolph Troyak of 1522 Sixth Ave SE are set for Friday at 1:30 pm at Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church with Rev. Joseph Havlik officiating. Burial will be at Cedar Memorial. Friends may call at Barta Hesser Chapel until 10 am Friday.
Carbondale Illinois Henry L Wilson 50 associate professor of literature at Southern Illinois University was fatally injured in a collision between his car and an Illinois Central freight train Wednesday. Wilson had taught at five schools since 1946 including the University of Iowa.
The dread disease of cholera provides excitement for KIT Carson at 6:00 p.m. Thursday on iChannel 9 as a local programming teaser.
The Iowa Evangelical United Brethren Churches meeting in Cedar Rapids authorized two new Faith mission churches one in northeast Cedar Rapids and another in Davenport. Bids are in and construction will begin soon. The conference also approved a 126000 dollar mission budget for 1959 and heard reports on camp facilities, a new wing at Cedar Falls Western Home for the Aged, and youth fundraising for a camp swimming pool. Dr. H W Kaebnick urged rapid mission expansion, ministerial recruitment, and new Christian media to reach growing suburban populations.
Four letters opposing the Cedar Rapids street paving program were submitted to the city council and referred to City Engineer Leo Johnson for review. A public hearing on the roughly $630,000, 32-location project is set for May 15, with objectors naming Ninth Avenue SW and Prairie Drive NE among sites. Supporters included Anna Nosek and J Agnes E Meskimen for Twenty-first Street SW.
Decorah hosts the 3rd annual Norwegian May festival on May 17 Independence Day in Decorah under Luther College Woman's club auspices. The program features Norse music food costumes and crafts for attendees.
The Iowa Conservation Commission said on Thursday that people receiving old age assistance are not required to hold fishing licenses. The panel noted several requests for clarification on this point.
The 12 jurors, eight women and four men, heard the case in Linn County District Court after a three day trial. Judge Floyd Philbrick presided as Bill Wimberly, 35, Tulsa musician, faces a $900 theft charge from a Roosevelt hotel room last fall and contends he was not in the hotel when the alleged crime occurred.
Three judgments in account suits were entered in favor of Mercy Hospital against Lester O Leftwich for 649.60 and Sharon Gordon for 124.23. Also Lora E Byers executrix of Albert G Byers estate won against Dorse and Thelma Avis for 117.15. Morris Plan Company filed a 244 promissory note suit against John and Fay Elder.
The Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce sold 18 acres to the Cedar Rapids Block Company and completed the purchase of Hunter airport for future industrial expansion. The remaining Chamber land totals about 29 acres with an easement for a Crandie spur and plans note no immediate industrial prospects. The airport, 138 acres, will be zoned heavy industrial and served by Prairie Creek sewer when available. operations will continue during development.
Sen. Anderson states a Senate committee found the Defense Department canceled an 18.7 million dollar rocket test program to hand to private contractors. The move allegedly delayed development of intermediate and intercontinental ballistic missiles by up to nine months and cost the government millions. The inquiry centers on the March 1957 Air Force cancelation of further Holloman Missile Development Center construction in New Mexico.
Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Lewis Strauss said future U S nuclear tests of any significance in the Pacific would be announced as they occur. He defended delaying an April 28 explosion saying it was a very small device and denied remarks about revealing only half the tests or aiding the Russians.
Topeka AP reports George Docking the first Democratic Kansas governor in 20 years, announces a bid for re election. He previously won the office two years ago and remains a key political figure in the state.
University of Chicago and Cambridge participants conducted an ESP test across 3000 miles. Michael Garner sent mental symbols to 10 Cambridge students while Lee Hook and Laurence Victor joined a reciprocal phase. They used Zener cards, with 20 second intervals, and will compare master sheets to analyze results.
Cedar Rapids officials schedule a May 19 hearing to consider renaming three Cedar Hills streets Meaghan Road NW Peace Avenue NW and Drinkward Street NW. The City Plan Commission recommendations would extend West Post Road Holly Avenue and Gordon Avenue to specific lot lines. The council will hear residents before final action on the ordinance.
Delegates at the Industrial Safety Association final session elected officers and filled a board. Dr. T. J. Bulat of the Pioneer-Central division of Ben dix Aviation Corp spoke on radioisotopes safety and potential future use. Dan Brady of Newton was elected president to succeed Eugene C. Pugh. New board members include George Gable, Frank Countryman, Arnold Atchison, and C. W. Sloan among others.
Cedar Rapids will launch a 72 hour fault equipment notice program for drivers. Safety Commissioner Bob Johnson says milder enforcement replaces tickets with corrective notices and a signed form sent to the police department.
Moscow confirms V. M. Molotov continues as Soviet ambassador to Outer Mongolia. A Tass dispatch notes he and Mongolia's acting foreign minister Byanbaataryn Ochirbat exchanged ratifications on a trade agreement on April 30.
The Rt. Rev. Msgr Leo C Sterck will deliver the baccalaureate sermon at 11 a m June 1 at Sacred Heart Cathedral Davenport for St Ambrose and Marycrest graduates. Commencement for the two Davenport colleges follows at 3 p m June 1 on St Ambrose campus.
Harley Haskins, 57, pleaded guilty to abusing two girl pupils and was fined $500 and costs on each of two counts. He received a rousing welcome from about 1,000 pupils and parents at Northridge Elementary as the school board reinstated him ten minutes later amid the controversy. Assistant county prosecutor Herbert Jacobson criticized the reception as an attempt to whitewash the principal.
Kenneth Hilpspre of Eagle Grove was named Iowa Motor Truck Association driver of the month for his life saving actions at an accident last December in Des Moines.
Marie Stocker of Webster pled guilty to false drawing and uttering a check in Tom Johnston justice court. She was fined $10 plus costs and ordered to pay the amount of the bad check.
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