Weather and Birth Notices Plague May Day Records
Saturday reports show high and low temps across cities including Chicago Minneapolis Denver Des Moines and New Orleans with cloudiness and sprinkles in towns. Births list multiple families with names and addresses while divorce petitions and decrees note changes in several couples.
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Minneapolis
Denver
Moline
Des Moines
New Orleans
Fargo
Einer Ork
Fort Worth
Los Angeles
Miami Ashington
Cedar Rapids Residents Noted in Funeral Notices
Columbus Junction service for Robert Pierce 39 Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Methodist church. Troy Mills service for Mrs William Thompson 29 arranged at Murdoch funeral home Walker. Other Cedar Rapids names listed for notices include Frank W Bartos Frances M Billow Willis Gaines Elizabeth Harmes Burnell Aronson Rose McGraw Clarence Radeke Helen a Novotny Donald Fish Waneta Williams.
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Frank W. Bartos
Frances M. Billow
Willis Gaines
Elizabeth Harmes
Burnell J. Aronson
Rose McGraw
Cedar Rapids
Clarence Radeke
Helena Novotny
Victor
Donald Fish
Urbana
Waneta Williams
Columbus Junction
Robert Pierce
Troy Mills
William Thompson
Murdoch Funeral Home
Walker
Armed Forces Rascal bomber-carried system for battlefield support
The Rascal airborne launcher can fire bomber-carried missiles to strike targets miles away and provide Lacrosse ground support for troops in any weather, enabling flexible close air and ground cooperation.
Air Force Planes Displayed in Cedar Rapids
Several thousand residents braved a raw wind Saturday to inspect two air force planes brought to Cedar Rapids by Offutt Base as Armed Forces Day events. The T-33 trainer and B-25 bomber were opened for close inspection with pilots and reserve officers hosting a city luncheon.
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Air Force
Cedar Rapids
Offutt Air Force Base
Strategic Air Command
James Connell
Connell
Navy
Army
John N. Nichols
9151St Air Reserve Group
VFW Leader Denounces Japan Over Soldier Case
VFW commander Cooper Holt condemns Japan for seeking trial of William Girard in an accidental shooting on a U S firing range. Holt urges keeping Girard in U S custody, dropping charges, and demanding an apology. He also calls for Admiral Hubbard's removal from command.
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Kansas City
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Cooper T. Holt
Chattanooga
Tenn
Defense
Charles Wilson
William S. Girard
U.S
Irard
Ottawa-LaSalle
United States
Wilson
Miles M. Hubbard
Far East Command
Girard
Holt
Adm. Hubbard
Teachers urged to bolster youth faith in self and others
Dr. Ruth Strickland spoke to about 200 Iowa elementary teachers at the Association for Childhood Education session in the Sheraton-Montrose hotel. She urged nurturing belief in growth and in teachers, listening, thinking, and dig depth beyond surface TV schooling to foster confident, independent learners.
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Iowa
Association For Childhood Education
Sheraton-Montrose Hotel
Ruth Strickland
Indiana University
Iowans resist modern change says Hickerson during talk
Speaker Hickerson warned Iowa households face a shift as rural residents move to towns and out-migration rises. He cited population declines since 1900, lower than national income averages, and resistance to school consolidation and local government reform. He urged grassroots opportunity through industrial development and expanded salesmanship across counties.
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Hickerson
Iowa
Bandit Quartet Slips In For Major Department Store Robbery
Four masked bandits broke into Fame Inc department store in Cleveland by cutting a ceiling hole and sliding down a rope. They stunned the manager Irving Mills and four employees, then fled with between 50 000 and 60 000 using shotguns and 45 caliber pistols. The men wore straw hats trench coats and gloves and escaped after entering with armed surprise.
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Cleveland
INS
Fame, Inc
Irving Mills
Sporting Goods Aera
Women National Military Academy opens campaigns for leadership
Mrs Willis Vanderburg of Shell Rock, state legislative chairman, will be supported by the state federation for appointment as national legislative committee chairman. Vera Norman Pedersen of Sioux City, North Central region vice-chairman, will campaign as federation candidate for regional chairman.
St Luke's 1959 Class To Receive School Caps Today
Members of the St Luke's hospital school of nursing class of 1959 will receive caps in a 2 p.m. ceremony at St Paul's Methodist Church. Speakers include Dr. Ben Wolverton Hospital Superintendent Louis Blair and Barbara Anliker. A reception follows.
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St. Luke's
St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing
St.Paul’s Methodist Church
Ben Wolverton
Louis Blair
Barbara Anliker
Cedar Rapids
Janet Blackledge
Sheryl Edwards
Gayle Greenman
Jacqueline Livesay
Janis Pickerill
Rosalie Rankin
Pope inducts Wyszynski as cardinal in Vatican ceremony
Pope Pius XII elevates Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski prime of Poland in a 12 minute rite in the throne room. The Pontiff issues an encyclical urging Polish faithful to stay loyal to Catholicism on the 300th anniversary of St. Andrew Bobola's martyrdom. Wyszynski was named to the college in 1953 but could not attend Rome earlier due to fear of the regime.
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Vatican City
Ins
Pius XII
Poland
Papal
Stefan Cardinal ‘Wyszynski
Andrew Bobola
Wyszynski
College of Cardinals
Rome
Gomulka
Vatican
Elvis Records Prompt Screams in Cedar Rapids
Police raced to the Oliver Splichal home on 700 Twenty seventh street NE after 9:30 p.m. when neighbors heard a woman scream. There they found 16 year old Janet Splichal entertaining a group of girls flipping Elvis records. one girl screamed and was calmed by officers.
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Elvis Presley
Cedar Rapids
Oliver Splichal
Twentyseventh
Janet Splichal
Gale Long
City Plan Commission Meets To Discuss Local Development
City Plan Commission will meet Tuesday at noon in the Roosevelt hotel. Community notices list speakers and events including Optimist Club talks, an Allied Industrial League outing June 4 at Camp Wapsie, a Cedar Rapids Stamp Club meeting with auction, Jaycee activities, and multiple toastmaster gatherings.
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Plan Commission
City Plan Commission
Roosevelt Hotel
Optimist Club
James Marvin
Allied Industrial League, Board and Guests
Camp Wapsie
Central City
Stamp Club
Cedar Rapids Stamp Club
Sheraton-Montrose
Jaycee Toastmasters
Jaycee Toastmasters Club
Sheraton- Montrose Hotel
Marion Jones
Paul Schneider
Dean Hasty
Bill Maljby
John Naber
Rudy Braun
Deaths Joseph Ruffin of Cedar Rapids
Joseph Ruffin a Cedar Rapids resident and retired merchant died in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a long illness. He was born in Lebanon about 70 years ago and survived by daughters Mrs. Alex Haddy Mrs. Clark Haddy and Mrs. Nate Hoodhood and sons Roy Ruffin and Frank Ruffin. Services at Turner chapel and St George Syrian Orthodox church with burial in St George cemetery.
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Joseph Ruffin
Fifth Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Lebanon
Alex Haddy
Clark Haddy
Nate Hoodhood
Grand Rapids
Mich
Roy Ruffin
Wichita, Kan
Frank Ruffin
Johanna
Katrina Ruffin
Julia Slaman
Tom Ruffin
Alex Ruffin
Ruffin
St. George Syrian Orthodox Church
Turner Chapel
St. George Church
George Ghannam
St. George Cemetery
Friends May Feall
Father Ghannam
Services for Vera L. Fuller at Turner Chapel
Vera L. Fuller wife of Charles Fuller 911 D Avenue NW died Thursday. Services will be conducted in Turner Chapel at 1 30 p m Monday by the Rev Howard Strong and the Navy Mother's Club. Burial Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Vera L. Fuller
Charles Fuller
Avenne NW
Turner Chapel
Howard Strong
Navy Mother’s Club
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Services for Willis Bud LeRoy Jeffries Arranged
Former Cedar Rapids resident Willis Bud LeRoy Jeffries died in Chicago Wednesday. Services will be held at Turner chapel at 3 30 p m Monday with Rev. J P Gable of Marion officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Willis
Bud” LeRoy ‘Jeffries
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Turner Chapel
J. P. Gable
Marion
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Services for Gerald Bennett Held at Brady Mortuary
Gerald Bennett of 809 Eighth Street SE will have services at Brady Mortuary at 1 30 p m on Monday. Burial is in Cedar Memorial. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Gerald Bennett
Eighth Street
Brady Mortuary
Cedar Memorial
Services planned for Frank Novotny of Shueyville
Services will be held in Brush chapel at 1 30 p m Sunday for Frank Novotny of Shueyville Burial will follow at Shueyville cemetery Friends may call at the chapel
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Frank Novotny
Shueyville
Brush Chapel
Deadline for 1957 assessment appeals in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids assessment appeals deadline is Monday at 2 p.m. in city hall as the board of review opens. City Assessor W W Kulish said actions on three pending appeals will follow May 20, with board meetings continuing through month end. no new formal appeals were filed after last week’s sessions.
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Cedar Rapids
Trio Broke Into Liquor Store Twice Arrested in Cedar Rapids
Three Cedar Rapids youths two of them high school students were arrested after breaking into a southwest side liquor store on two separate occasions. They used bricks and Pop bottles to smash the plate glass front, carrying out an armload of liquor each trip before police stopped them. Landgren 19 and two 15 year olds were jailed pending county attorney action. Police also recovered five tires stolen from a local service station.
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Cedar Rapids
Southwest Side
John Kuban
Delbert Landgren
Third Street
Kuba
Lauren Drive
Landgren
Jim Shannon
Shannon
Discarded Cigaret Triggers Fire Alarm at May Drug Store
A discarded cigarette fell into a cold air duct at the May drug store on Second Street SE late Saturday afternoon. The cigarette ignited lint in the duct, causing smoke and a fire alarm. No damage was reported.
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May Drug Store
Second Street
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Mercy Ray
Harold
Bowling Street
Eggert
William
Tenth Street
Rezabek
John
Third Avenue
Fletcher
Hartley
Ivan
Sixteenth Street
Kramer
Sixth Street
Schmidt
Springville
St. Luke’s
May Haskell
Robert
Morris
Francis
Quasqueton
Clyde
Jerold
Center Point
Cosgrove
Eighth Street NW
Reeder
Wayne
Vernon
Chester
James
Curtis
Twelfth Avenue
Mason
Henry
Austin
Williamsburg
Hunter
Duvall
Rex
Ninth Avenue
Towe
Weldon
Norway
Hansen
Hiawatha
Gowrie
Leonard Jansa
Mr.Jansa
Edwin A. Kroger
B Avenue NE
Richard P. Huber
Bonnie G. Huber
Luella Tuttle
James L. Tuttle
Joan Taylor
Lowell D. Taylor
C.R
Bezdek's Florist
Marion Blvd
Turner Service
Turner’s
Turner's
John B. Turner & Son
2Nd Ave. Se
Associated Press
Beck
John T. O'Brien
Teamsters Union
Dr. Strickland
Towa
Congress
Commonwealth
Bandit Quartet
Averly
Kinsey Memorials
Pope
Red
Elvis
Dale’s Fruit Market
Center Point Road
Clair Rausch
YMCA
Abe Lincoln
Jaycee Committee
The
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Sisters of Mercy
Ercy Hospital Women’s Auxiliary
Cedar ‘Rapids Accident Prevention Association
Downing Box Company
Air Force Reserve
R.L. Daniels
9688Th
Air Reserve Squadron
Air Reserve Center
Red China
Pierson’s Florists
Ellis Blvd
Adv
ORC
Cedar Rapids Hearing Society
Hawkeye Toastmasters
Bill Lynn
Ted Capek
Joe Sears
Oren Redenbaugh
Frank Meyers
Carroll Luckey
Ralph Hoover
Jim Jarras
Lloyd Miller
George Coontz
Tom Termohlen
Oscar Amador
Bruce Boland
Ymca Toastmasters Club
Bishop Cafeteria
Jerry Boice
Don Hansen
William C. Lucas
Duane Hirsch
T. A. Parks
Bill Windus
Don Healy
James Lightner
Merrill Ludvigson
J. L. Dalton
Chris Fedde
Warren Bruene
Rotary Club
John H. Maninger
American Meat Institute
National Canners Association
Iowa Farmer
Safety Center
Ambulance Service Company
Dial Empire
Empire
Joman
Fuller Services
Jeffries Services
Bennett Services
Trio
Iowa Memorial Co
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Lapes Florist
Beatty
Mortuary
Clarence Beatty
Arthur Beurle
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