Post 788 Elects Officers for VFW
William E. Likens elected commander and Mrs. Wiley I. McCalley elected post auxiliary president. New officers include Cletus Delheimer, Robert Weitz, Zig Tony, Robert Anderle, John Watson, Ed Smith, and auxiliary leaders Myrtle Caldwell and others with roles as senior vice president, junior vice president, chaplain, treasurer, secretary, guards, color bearers, banner bearers, flag bearer, and historian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Likens
Tenth Street
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Wiley I. McCalley
Thirty-second Street
Cletus Delheimer
Robert Weitz
Zig Tony
Robert Anderle
John Watson
Ed Smith
Myrtle Caldwell
C. F. Delheimer
Emil Erickson
Carl Durbala
Joe E. Hawkins
Joseph Gaskill
Gladys Schomel
Joyce Roth
Gertrude Duffy
Joan Smith
Doris Johanos
Phylis Engstrom
Dorothy Nemeck
Florence Shannon
Suspect vandals started fire at Helmsmen Inc
Fire officials said young vandals may have set a fire at Helmsmen Inc 210 Twenty ninth street SE Tuesday evening They reported someone opened a valve on a tank of LP gas at the rear ignited the gas The heat caused the safety valve on a second tank to open releasing more gas An off duty fireman Donald Maack saw the blaze and directed another person to call in an alarm at 5 43 p m Damage was limited to siding and some roofing of the one story building The fire occurred at the rear in a metal box used for storing small gas cylinders
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helmsmen, Inc
Twenty-ninth Street
Donald Maack
Notable Columnists and Sports Snippets Listed
A newspaper page lists columnists by section and page, including Pearson Anderson 6A, Drummonds 6A, Raskin 6A, Andelman 5 ya, Jacobys bridge 12B, Van Buren 16B, Bombeck picture page, Sylvia Porter 1B, Sam Shulsky 128, Mort Reed on coins 3B, Payette 4B, Dick West 2B, Stamps Prunce, and Considine. Sports includes Gus Schrader 1D and Jack Ogden meet preps 5D.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Andelman
Sylvia Porter
Sam Shulsky
General Mort Reeed
Virginia Payette
Dick West
Stamps Prunce
Bob Considine
Gus Schrader
Jack Ogden
Patrolman Promoted to Sergeant in Cedar Rapids Police
John T Kuhn of 304 Thirty second Street NW has been named sergeant in the Cedar Rapids police department effective Friday. The 37 year old former patrolman since April 1 1957 will head the safety education division of the traffic bureau succeeding Lt George Davis who has retired. Kuhn a Walker native attended local schools and served three years in the army. He is married with three children and was appointed by the city council on the recommendation of Public Safety Commissioner John Oberthien.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Kuhn
Thirty-second Street
Cedar Rapids
Kuhn
George Davis
Traffic Bureau
Davis
Walker
Army
Public Safety
John Oberthien
Overheated Oven Blamed for Fire on Fourteenth Street
Fire Tuesday evening damaged a second floor apartment at 408 Fourteenth Street SE. Firemen said an overheated oven ignited built in cabinets, with no one home when the blaze started. Alarm reported at 5 40 p m. Firemen limited damage to the cabinets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon Louvare
Fourteenth Street SE
Motorcycle Crash Injures Two Riders in Maplewood
Two motorcycle riders were injured when their bike struck a parked car on First Avenue at Sixteenth Street. Randall Holveck, 18, of 1014 Bauerrichter Street, was charged with failure to have vehicle under control after the 8:30 a.m. collision. Richard Comried, 16, of 930 Maplewood Drive NE, and a second rider were taken to St. Luke's Hospital with leg injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Comried
Maplewood Drive
St. Luke’s Hospital
Holveck
First Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Mildred
Randall Holveck
Bauerrichter
Marion
Sixteenth Police
Also Mentioned on This Page
William Likens
Wiley McCalley
Editorial
Pearson-Anderson
Drummonds
A. H. Raskin
Leonard Lyons
Jack Gaver
Rick DuBrow
Craemer
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Girdle
S.M.L
Lycra
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Craemer's
Dacron
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Foundation
Lindale
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