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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1967

Page

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Weather summary and five day forecast from local station

Sunday highs and lows listed for several cities with precipitation. Five day forecast calls for 5 to 10 degree below normal temperatures, showers and thunderstorms Tuesday night through Friday, with total rainfall around a quarter to three fourths of an inch. Normal May highs 66 to 73 and lows 43 to 51. barometer steady at 29.60 inches and humidity near 58 percent at noon.

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Legislature votes to repeal urban bond approval and expands financing

The Senate passed HF 289 by 39 to 12 to strike state voter approval for municipal industrial bond issues and remove project limits on revenue bonds. The chamber also advanced HF683 HF684 HF691 and SF168 affecting trucking, registration, fees, and theft penalties. Several marriage and divorce petitions noted along with a sequence of local incident reports and traffic violations.

Obituary Notices From Iowa Areas

Obituary notices list several local deaths with ages and service details. Viola Davis 75 of Murdoch's Springville. Roy William Bensmiller 75 of Sigourney. Nettie Clendenen Myhra 63 of Holm's Manchester. Henry Frank Prymek 72 of Riverside. Catherina Katie Andrews 87 of Walker. Services scheduled on Tuesday or Wednesday at listed churches. burial or family visitation details included.

Neff Grace Trinity Church Waukon Campbell’s Vinton Viola—Blanche A. Davis Murdoch’s Springville Sigourney Roy William Bensmiller Lancaster Christian Church Holm’s Manchester Nettie Clendenen Myhra Gill-Bohnenkamp Riverside Henry Frank Prymek United Church of Christ Lone Tree Sorden and Adams Walker — Catherina Katie” Andrews

Sheriff Warns Of Home Movie Selling Scheme

Linn county residents report a phony home movie photographer identifying as E. E. Kirby and claiming to be with Columbia Studios of America. Mrs. Joe McNeal of Center Point paid $4 for a family movie that never happened. other neighbors and callers in Cedar Rapids and Hiawatha report similar experiences.

Linn County Walter Grant Joe McNeal Center Point Kirby Grant

Hunt for Girl 10 Called Off in Ontario Search

Burlington Ontario AP report says Marianne Schuett age 10 disappeared April 27 after entering a black Renault station wagon. Police and volunteers spent ten days rechecking swamps and hills. officer notes slim chance of finding her alive as Renault wagon owners are being checked from a company list.

Burlington Ont Marianne Schuett Auto Company

Weather Alert Signals Severe Storms on Sunday Afternoon

Weather watch continued from page one as a storm or tornado alert extends for several hours late Sunday after noon.

Windy Cool Weather Forecast for Iowa Monday Night

Cool temperatures grip Iowa with clouds and a little rain expected Tuesday. Highs stay in the 60s Tuesday as showers pass through, while Cedar Rapids recorded 0.14 inch of rain on a windy Sunday afternoon.

Iowa Weather Bureau Cedar Rapids Dubuque and Spencer Council Bluffs Davenport

Donovan Duz The Weather On Channel 9

The station airs a weekday weather segment titled Donovan Duz The Weather with 10 PM updates on Channel 9. It covers current conditions and short-term forecasts delivered during The 10 O'Clock News sports segment.

Donovan Duz Channel 9

Obituary for Katerina Lorenc of Cedar Rapids

Mrs Katerina Lorenc 73 of 1223 Fourth Street SE Cedar Rapids widow of Vaclav Lorenc died after a long illness Born in Kurnace Czechoslovakia Aug 26 1893 she came to the United States in 1920 and lived in Cedar Rapids since She is survived by a daughter Mrs James Ivey two sons Wendl Jr and Anthony Lorenc a sister Miss Barbara Nemec and a brother Adolf Nemec both in Czechoslovakia and two grandsons Memorial services are set at Kuba funeral home Tuesday at 2 p m by Jerry Drahovzal Burial will be in Czech National cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home

Katerina Lorenc Fourth Street Vaclav Lorenc Kurnace Czechoslovakia United States Cedar Rapids Lodge Karel IV ZCBJ Czernarsky Spolek James Ivey Wendl, Jr Anthony Lorenc

Obituary of John E Stevenson 92 Cedar Rapids resident

John Ellis Stevenson 92 formerly of 413 Fourth Avenue SW Cedar Rapids died Saturday after a long illness Born June 17 1874 in Tama county he married Gertrude Ethel McAnulty Feb 9 1898 He was a retired Crandic railroad conductor and held many lodge church and railroad retirement memberships Surviving daughter two sisters and two brothers Memorial services Tuesday 1 30 p m Turner chapel east Crescent lodge Master Masons to meet at 1 p m Masonic hall En tombment Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Friends may call at Turner chapel

John Ellis Stevenson Fourth Avenue Cedar Rapids Tama County Gertrude Ethel McAnulty Crandic Lines Trinity Methodist Church Crescent Lodge Iowa el Kahir Shrine OBS Gethsemane White Shrine Brotherhood of Railroad Turner Chapel Warren L. Feller Masonic Hall Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories

Obituary: James E. Line 1886 1966 Cedar Rapids Resident

James E. Line 81 of 527 Seventh Street SE died Monday after a long illness. A Rock Island railroad office clerk for 37 years he retired in 1964. Born May 7 1886 in Waterloo he married Ocea D Lorenzen in Cedar Rapids in 1938. Survivors include his wife. Services at Beatty Bearle Funeral Home Wednesday at 3 30 p m conducted by Joseph Mikulas of Jehovahs Witnesses Burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call after 1 p m Tuesday at the funeral home.

James E. Line Seventh Street Rock Island Railroad Cedar Rapids Rock Island Waterloo Ocea D. Lorenzen Beatty-Bearle Funeral Joseph Mikulas Jehovah’s Witnesses Oak Hill Cemetery

Alice May Fisher 80 dies in Cedar Rapids

Alice May Fisher 80 widow of Richard Fisher long time Cedar Rapids resident died Sunday at her daughter’s home 1645 D avenue NE Born July 18 1886 in Beatrice Neb married February 2 1903 in Beatrice Neb She was a member of Central Park Presbyterian church and Winter Temple 78 Pythian Sisters Surviving two sisters a twin brother two grandchildren and six great grandchildren Funeral service Thursday 1 30 p m at the home with Rev Allen S Van Cleve and the Pythian Sisters Burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery Friends may call after 1 p m Tuesday

Alice May Fisher Eleventh Avenue SE Richard Fisher Cedar Rapids Frank P. Richardson D Avenue Barneston Neb Beatrice Central Park Presbyterian Church Winter Temple Fred Welch Cody Wyo Harvey Schriener Hastings Allen Ray Pike Beatty - Bearle Funeral Home Allen S. van Cleve Cedar Memorial Cemetery

Elmer DeVere Rouse Dies After Brief Illness

Elmer DeVere Rouse 40 of 808 Camburn Court SE Cedar Rapids died Monday after a brief illness. Born April 17 1927 in Urbana he married Mary Jo Brewer April 20 1948 in Marion. A World War II veteran and First Christian church member, he was yard foreman for Heather Co. Surviving in addition to his

Elmer DeVere Rouse Camburn Court SE Cedar Rapids Heather Co Urbana Mary Jo Brewer Marion First Christian Church

Petrzelka 79 Fairfax resident dies after long illness

Joseph Petrzelka age 79 of Fairfax dies Monday after a long illness. Born December 28 1887 in Amana he married Anna Plotz in 1912 in Norway where they farmed until 1949 then moved to Fairfax. He was a member of St Patrick’s Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. Survived by his wife three sons two daughters a sister and a brother fourteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Requiem high mass will be held at St Patrick’s Fairfax Thursday at 10 am with burial in St Patrick’s Cemetery. Rosaries set for Tuesday by the Knights of Columbus and Wednesday by Father White at Teahen chapel.

Joseph Petrzelka Fairfax Amana Anna Plotz Norway St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Knights of Columbus Cedar Rapids Joseph A. Petrzelka Donald Petrzelka Williamsville N.Y David St. Patrick’s Cemetery Father White Teahen Chapel

Mary F Conway, 88, Dies After Illness in Cedar Rapids

Mary F Conway, 88, formerly of 863 Fourth Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, died Monday in a nursing home after a lengthy illness. Born June 4, 1878 in Castle Grove, she came to Cedar Rapids in 1956. Survived by her son and husband James M Conway, she will be buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Anamosa. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 10 a.m. at St Patrick's Church, Anamosa. Rosary will be recited Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Monahan Stewart Funeral Home.

Mary F. Conway Fourth Avenue SE Castle Grove Cedar Rapids James M. Conway St. Patrick’s Church Anamosa George Stemm Holy Cross Cemetery Wm. A. Roach Immaculate Conception Curch Monahan-Stewart

George Miller 77 Dies After Long Illness in Waterloo Home

George Miller a longtime employee of Williams and Hunting and Cedar Rapids resident of 50 years died at a Waterloo nursing home after a long illness. He was born February 11 1890 in Braidwood Illinois. Surviving are sisters Ruth Herman Mabel Snail Eleanor Partridge and brothers Albert and Roy Miller all of Cedar Rapids Services are at Beatty Bearle Funeral Home at 1 pm Wednesday burial in Shiloh Cemetery Hawatha Friends may call after 6 pm Tuesday.

George Miller Williams & Hunting Cedar Rapids Waterloo Braidwood Ill Ruth S. Herman Fourth Avenue SE Mabel Snail Eleanor Partridge Kewanee Albert R Roy Miller Beatty-Bearle Shiloh Hiawatha

Funeral notice for Burt by Bethany church asks burial at Oakland

A funeral is set near Tuesday at 1 30 at the Rohn funeral home conducted by the Rev Mary A White of Bethany Congregational Church Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery Manchester.

Burt Rohn Funeral Mary A. White Bethany Congregational Church Oakland Cemetery Manchester

Marion Cyclist Sentenced on Two Counts

Gary D. Stansbury of Marion received 60 days in county jail after pleading guilty to reckless driving and attempting to elude police. He was arrested on Midway Drive NW after speeding away from a pursuing patrol car early Sunday. Judge Loren M. Hullinger Jr. imposed the sentence.

Richard E. Wilson Springville Daniel J. Attey Blairs Ferry Road Paul C. Langendorfer Mt. Vernon Road Esther A. Drago Marion Larry L. Kuehl Norman Drive Steven A. Metzger Second Avenue William G. Viers Susan D. Kopecky Ellis Boulevard James D. Dales Clifton Street William H. Dirks Eastview Avenue Miriam M. Wilson Miller Avenue Linda L. Goddell Cox Avenue Lamont M. Constable Charlene J. McCune Second Ave Robert H. Eden Anamosa Benjamin L. Britton Tenth Street Willie B. Sexton Fourth Avenue John C. Fossum Westwood Drive Donald G. Davis Thirty-first Street Dan J. Slife Emerson Avenue George W. Zalesky Swisher Dean M. Hartman Twentieth Street Deana K. Cook Twenty-fifth Street Angelia P. Davis Old Marion Road Timothy J. Puckhaber Fifth Street David B. Austell Park Towne Place Alma R. Bott B Avenue Frank J. Vanourney Fifth Avenue Alan J. Bailey Eighth Avenue James C. Kienast Gary D. Stansbury Thirty-fifth Street James H. Hollland Edward A. Lee Eighth Street Kenneth Crosby First Street Harvey Mannen Midway Drive Stansbury Jacelyn Drive Wiley Boulevard NW Loren M. Hullinger, Jr

Pope Sues Monarch Life Over Policy Lapse

Charles W. Pope of 1314 M Avenue NE filed a declaratory judgment petition against Monarch Life Insurance Co of Springfield Massachusetts. He seeks to resolve a dispute over alleged premium lapses on a policy issued April 7, 1961 while Pope was a field underwriter for Monarch in Cedar Rapids. Pope claims all payments were made.

Charles W. Pope M Avenue Monarch Life Insurance Co Springfield Mass Pope Monarch Insurance Companies Cedar Rapids

Deadline for Half Of Linn Taxes Is Midnight Tonight

Linn county residents must mail first half personal and real estate tax payments by midnight Monday to avoid penalties. Tax treasurer Wendl Kulish urged timely payments and noted checks should be made payable to either Wendl Kulish or the Linn county treasurer.

Linn County Wendl Kulish Linn

C R Man Fined For Drunk Driving

John B. O'Brien aged 60 of 1333 Third Street NW pled guilty to drunk driving. Judge B J Maxwell fined him 300 dollars and costs and revoked his license for 60 days after a collision at 1312 Fourth Street NW on April 1.

John B. O’brien Third Street NW B. J. Maxwell Fourth Street NW

Manuel Uribe Pleads Innocent To Drunk Driving

Manuel J. Uribe, 33, of 522 Seventh Avenue, Marion, pled innocent before Judge B. J. Maxwell to a drunk driving charge. He was arrested by a deputy sheriff on Highway 150 near Midway on April 5.

Manuel J. Uribe Seventh Avenue Marion B. J. Maxwell Midway

Charges Against Two Dismissed In County Court

County Attorney William Faches dismissed larceny charges against Dennis Watson and a forged instrument charge against Lyle M. Kelly due to insufficient evidence. Watson, 28, of Cedar Rapids, was among the defendants affected by the ruling.

Richard H. Martenia Cedar Rapids Kelly Mt. Vernon Bank and Trust Mary H. Johnston Federal Leavenworth Kan Faches William Faches Dennis Watson Lyle M. Kelly Watson

Shoplifting Adds 30 Days to Term for Local Man

Ralph W. Post, 51, of Monmouth, received a 30 day jail sentence on a shoplifting charge. The term will run concurrently with a separate 30 day sentence issued Friday for an intoxication charge. Post allegedly tried to take a steam and dry iron from Armstrong's department store last Thursday.

Ralph W. Post Monmouth Post Armstrong’s

Tax bill details exemptions and base changes in HF702

The article outlines service tax exemptions for health providers and barbershops, and notes taxation plans for newspapers based on state circulation. Miller's amendment to HF702 would fund the Petersen Foundation for higher state school aid by raising revenue through a 3 percent sales tax, a 100 percent income tax rate, a corporate three-factor formula, and a 4 percent surtax on intangibles.

Petersen Foundation

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