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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1955
Page
2
Partly sunny Sunday with highs near 80 in the Cedar Rapids region. No precipitation reported for Saturday. temperatures ranged to the mid 70s. Local weather includes ENE wind at 10 knots and astronomical times for sun and moon. Also listed are births, marriages, and funeral services for nearby towns, including Strawberry Point and Dysart, with services scheduled Monday and burial sites noted.
Sen. Walter F. George and Sen. William F. Knowland warn that a Belgrade meeting with Yugoslavia's Marshal Tito is a Soviet move to neutralize Tito and strengthen Moscow's bargaining power. They say Tito remains neutral and not a full Western ally, limiting Yugoslavia's resistance to potential Soviet aggression. The U.S. has aided Yugoslavia with agricultural goods and military items.
Maxine Weed of Cedar Rapids was elected president of the National Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association of Town. George Uhl, Bernie McMorris, Bob Robertson and Peg Keeler elected as vice presidents and secretary respectively. Elected to trustees were Harriett Waterloo Marge Jan and others from Cedar Rapids Mason City Ottumwa Council Bluffs and Ames.
Des Moines AP report notes a spring Iowa NAACP conference meeting adopting a resolution opposing reporting crime by race. Budget committee members include Mrs. Viola Gibson Cedar Rapids J B Morris Jr Mrs Guy Greene Ike Smalls and Mrs Rose Johnson all Des Moines.
Betty Ann Davies a leading British actress died in Manchester England after six days recovering from an appendix operation She was 44 and died in hospital authorities said on Saturday the AP reported
President Eisenhower relaxed at his Gettysburg farm Saturday after unsettled weather forced him to cancel plans to play golf.
Marion police said LeRoy Lee of 103 Fourth Avenue SW stepped on the gas instead of the brake Saturday evening. His car struck the Herbert Dunn residence porch at 1115 Fifth Avenue, nearly destroying it. No injuries were reported. Lee, his wife, and two children were passengers.
City briefs list events from Amvets post meetings to luncheon talks at the YMCA and Roosevelt hotel. Highlights include Parole officer Oscar Story speaking on employing parolees, an attorney addressing humorous courtroom incidents, and the Thirty-fourth infantry division reunion set for Omaha Paxton hotel dates.
The condition of Rodney Dee Brodie a 3 year old separated Siamese twin in Illinois Research hospital after a brain hemorrhage on May 5 remains unchanged.
University of Iowa nursing student Virginia Kay Taylor 20 of Tulsa Oklahoma won the Miss Cedar Rapids crown beating 10 contestants. The sophomore at SUI was crowned at an Armory ballroom event and will represent Cedar Rapids in the 1955 Miss Iowa contest at Clear Lake.
A toy poodle was named best of show at the Cedar Rapids Kennel Association seventh annual all breed show and fifth annual obedience trial held at Hawkeye Downs. The winner is owned by Mrs. Robert D. Levy of Miami Beach Florida.
Helen C. Kieck 86 dies after long illness in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Survived by two sons Albert F. Kieck and Dr E G Kieck a sister Augusta Schumacher brother Hans Dressen and three grandchildren. Funeral and burial plans set for Springfield Nebraska and Cedar Rapids Iowa with services at the Methodist church and Springfield cemetery.
The Cedar Rapids resident died after a long illness. Funeral services will be at Oak Hill cemetery at 10 30 a m Monday with the Rev Samuel C Richhart of Ellis Park Church of God officiating. Friends may call at Beatty Bearle chapel until 9 p.m Sunday.
Services for Robert Wilson Ringsmuth 927 Norwood Drive SE lifelong Cedar Rapids resident and manager of Spiegel's J and R Motor Co will be conducted in the First Congregational Church Thursday or on a date to be announced.
Word was received of the death of Mrs Daisy Wallen of Aberdeen South Dakota formerly Daisy Dunn of Cedar Rapids. She is survived by a brother D D Dunn of Cedar Rapids a daughter Mrs Betty McNickle and a grandson of Aberdeen.
Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Anton C. Marek of 2118 Third Street SW follow her death on Friday. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Janeba Funeral Home with Rev. Zdenek F. Pauk officiating. Burial in Czech National Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
West Germans vote in Rhineland Palatinate elections to decide whether Chancellor Konrad Adenauer’s coalition will be endorsed. About 2.25 million voters face a wide range from Communists to the neo Nazi Party of Good Germans. The result is expected to favor the Christian Democratic Federation with strong but not overwhelming support similar to 1953.
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy told a Catholic War Veterans gathering in Appleton Wisconsin that President Eisenhower did nothing to free American servicemen held by Chinese Communists. He challenged official assertions about POWs saying 481 Americans remain in Communist prisons from the Korean War era and criticized the White House for hiding the truth.
In Cedar Rapids and other towns dogs are praised for alerting owners when fires start. At Central City a dog belonging to the Marek family barked to wake parents and three children allowing escape before the farm home burned. In Ottumwa Mrs. Susan Moeller’s dog barked to warn of a roof fire on May 6 at 607 Third Street SW.
Ed die B. Jones, 18, a student at the Iowa School for the Deaf in Waterloo, was struck and killed by an eastbound Milwaukee passenger train six miles east of Council Bluffs. Crew members said Jones appeared aware of the whistle but did not hear it.
London AP reports Archbishop Cyril Garbett aged 80 and second in command of the Church of England, in serious condition following surgery for an intestinal obstruction. He underwent operation Saturday and doctors said condition was serious.
The Big Four discuss aims of a top level meeting to hint at solutions for world problems. Molotov notes such talks cannot solve all issues but could guide later talks. He backs Vienna as site for a leaders panel with Eisenhower Bulganin Faure Eden. Dulles backs Lausanne proposed by MacMillan and Pinay.
Minnesota grants courts power to impound license plates of vehicles used by certain violators. Families may obtain special plates with X W prefix and four digits for identification, issued for a $3 fee with court permission. Convicted drivers are prohibited from driving while family access remains.
An estimated 80 000 people packed Wembley stadium in London to hear Billy Graham open a week-long Crusade for Christ. He urged attendees to join the fight against sin and suffering in a spiritual war against evil and disease.
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