Weekend Iowa forecast and local updates from Cedar Rapids
The forecast calls for mixed Sunday temperatures with light to moderate precipitation. Tuesday through Saturday show cooler to warmer trends with scattered showers, highs mid to upper 70s, and near normal nightly lows. May totals and barometer readings are noted along with numerous birth notices, divorce actions, fire alerts, traffic offenses, and official weather figures from the municipal airport.
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Iowa
Obituary notices and funeral services across multiple Iowa towns
A cluster of funeral service notices lists ages and times for services in Sigourney Waukon Independence Postville Manchester Tipton Kalona Wyoming Stanwood and Stanwood. Details include churches and times such as 2 pm 10 am 1:30 pm 2:30 pm and venues like Martins Swan Sons and Pilotsburg Methodist church with bodies at local homes or funeral homes.
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Sigourney
Clarence L. Heald
Powell’s
Waukon
Tongwana Kramer
Martin’s. Independence
A. L. Tribon
Methodist Church
Swanson's
Postville
Herman Gruel
Schultz
Monona
Glenn Tindell
Schutte’s. Manchester
Linnie J. Harbaugh
Gill's
Tipton
Irvin Henry Lovell
Sheets
Cahn
Pilotsburg Methodist Church
Peterseim’s
Sixth Street and Second Ave Gets New Traffic Signal
A new traffic signal began operation Monday at the intersection of Sixth Street and Second Avenue SW. The 12 inch red lens on Second Avenue and synchronization with the Sixth Street signal at Third Avenue aim to reduce congestion. Safety Commissioner Bob Johnson urged motorists to heed the new lights as they replace stop signs at the junction.
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Sixth Street
Second Avenue
Third Avenue
Bob Johnson
Tunisia to take dispute with France to U.N. council
Tunisia moves to bring its growing clash with France before the United Nations Security Council after weekend fighting near Remada. More than 5,000 Tunisians rallied in Tunis calling for evacuation of French troops as Corsican demonstrators cheered Algeria junta emissaries.
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Tunisia
France
U.N. Security Council
Tu ‘Nis
Remada
Tunis
Aoeah
New Test Blast Set Off by U S
Washington AP says the fourth US nuclear detonation in the Pacific series occurred Sunday and was announced Monday by the Defense Department and the Atomic Energy Commission.
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U.S
Washington
Defense Department
Atomic P Ener Commission
Nuzum Named Deputy City Treasurer in Cedar Rapids
Melvin A. Nuzum, 42, approved by Cedar Rapids City Council as deputy city treasurer on Walter Miller's staff at 450 dollars monthly. He will start June 1, with duties expanding due to water bill collection and pension work as the office plans for Miller's retirement. Nuzum previously managed Stivers Lincoln Edsel since May 1956 and has worked in Omaha and at Fort Crook.
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Melvin A. Nuzum
Cedar Rapids
Nuzum
Walter E. Miller
Stivers Lincoln-Edsel
Cave
Stewart Shank
Stivers
H. P. Smith Motors
Omaha
Martin
Fort Crook
Neb
Van
Noelridge Park Model Plane Meet Sought Near July 6
Noelridge Park is proposed for a model airplane meet on July 6 with 100 to 150 contestants from a 300 mile radius. Prizes total about 1200 dollars. Contest runs 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Liability insurance provided by the Academy of Model Aeronautics. Jaycees Boy Scouts Collins Radio Pan American World Airways co-sponsor event.
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Noelridge Park
Junior Chamber of Commerce
John Parks
Parksite
Daryl Engelhart
Political Posters Deface City Parks Draw Ire
Parks officials condemn political posters on trees in Ellis and Bever parks. Don Gardner says the weekend invasion irritates the department and led to an hour spent removing ads. Two candidate names are cited as offensive materials and the practice is illegal. Mayor Meaghan and Safety Commissioner Johnson urge removal.
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Don Gardner
Ellis and
Bever
Gardner
Jm Meaghan
Bob Johnson
Itoo
Committee backs aid to railroads and loan guarantees
The Senate Commerce Committee approved a program to aid the railroads economy and recommended repealing the 3 percent freight transportation tax and the 10 percent passenger tax. It also favorably reported a separate bill authorizing government loan guarantees up to 700 million dollars for capital equipment.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Ste
Mrs William Tehel Dies at 80 in Cedar Rapids
Anna Tehel widow of William Tehel of 318 Fairway Terrace SE Cedar Rapids died after a brief illness Saturday. Born Aug 10 1877 she married April 15 1902. Mr Tehel died in 1942. Survived by daughters Mrs C C Pitlik and Mrs Merl Holloway. Services at Turner chapel 3 30 p m Tuesday by Rt Rev Msgr J D Kearn burial at Czech National Friends may call at the chapel.
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Anna Tehel
William Tehel
Fairway Terrace
Cedar Rapids
Tehel
J. D. Kearn
Sister Mary Irma 71 Dies After Lingering Illness
Sister Mary Irma born Catherine Welch November 4 1886 Mechanicsville died Sunday at Mercy hospital after a lingering illness. She entered the convent in 1906 taught in Waterloo Cedar Rapids and Oelwein. Two sisters survive Sister Mary Bernarda and Mrs Winifred Dyson. Services Tuesday Mt Mercy college chapel Reverend Edgar Kurt burial Mt Calvary. The Rt Rev Msgr George A Stemm to preach the sermon. Body taken from Monahan funeral home to Sacred Heart convent for calling hours.
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Mary Irma
Sacred Heart Convent
Mercy Hospital
Catherine Welch
Mechanicsville
Cedar Rapids
Mt. Mercy College
Edgar Kurt
Mt. Calvary
George A. Stemm
Monahan
Lisbon man John Barnicle dies after long illness
John Snyder Barnicle of Lisbon a former Cedar Rapids resident and retired Rock Island railroad ticket agent died Sunday after a long illness. Born September 24 1865 at McConnellsburg he is survived by a brother W H of Lincoln Nebraska and a sister Mrs Elizabeth Prendergast of Lisbon. He belonged to First Evangelical and Reformed church Crescent lodge No 25 AF and AM Apollo Commandery and El Kahir shrine. Services are 1 30 p m Wednesday at Turner chapel officiated by Rev E K Schneider and Crescent lodge AF AM. Burial at Linwood. Friends may call at the chapel. All Master Masons are asked to meet Crescent lodge at the Masonic hall at 1 p m Wednesday to attend the service.
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John Snyder Barnicle
Lisbon
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island Railroad
McConnellsburg
W. H
Lincoln
Neb
Elizabeth Prendergast
Sheme
Apollo
Mary Jane Hershey 71 dies at Cedar Rapids nursing home
Mary Jane Hershey wife of Mark Hershey 1217 Fifteenth Street SE Cedar Rapids died at 1 05 pm in a Cedar Rapids nursing home born March 17 1887 in Nebraska married January 19 1952 Surviving are husband a sister Elizabeth Bishop of Chula Vista California two brothers Clarence and Grover Marianna of Iowa City a stepdaughter Margaret Irving of Washington DC and three stepsons Clifford C and Harry H Hershey Arcadia California and D L Hershey Phoenix Arizona Services 3 30 pm Wednesday Beatty Bearles First Assembly of God burial Oak Hill friends may call after 7 pm at the chapel
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Mary Jane Hershey
Mark Hershey
Fifteenth ‘St. SE
Cedar Rapids
Nebraska
Elizabeth Bishop
Chula Vista
Calif
Clarence
Grover Marianna
Iowa City
Margaret Irving
Washington, D. C
Clifford C
Harry H. Hershey
Arcadia
D. L. Hershey
Phoenix
Ariz
Beatty-Bearle’s
L. N. Huffman
First Assembly of God Church
Burial
Oak Hill
Adeline Karst Davis, 82, Dies After Brief Illness
Adeline Karst Davis aged 82 of 1040 Fifth Ave SE Cedar Rapids widow of Herbert A. Davis died Sunday after a brief illness. Born April 8 1876 in Waterloo she moved to Cedar Rapids from Des Moines. Survived by two nieces Marian Rinard Cedar Rapids Pauline Brown Marion. She belonged to Unity Center church. Services at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday conducted by Mabel Swanson burial Linwood. Friends may call at the chapel after 6 p.m. Monday.
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Adeline Karst Davis
Fifth Ave
Herbert A. Davis
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Marian Rinard
Pauline Brown
Marion
Death of Ellis Brown in Cedar Rapids
Ellis Brown a Cedar Rapids resident for 60 years died at 7 45 am Sunday in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a sudden illness Graveside services will be held at Oak Hills at 10 am Tuesday conducted by Rev H L Sunderman of St Andrew's Evangelical United Brethren Church Friends may call at Beatty Bearle's from 7 30 to 9 pm Monday
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Ellis Brown
Cedar Rapids
Oak Hills
H. L. Sunderman
St. Andrew's
Death Notice for Joseph A. Gregor 74 Cedar Rapids
Joseph A. Gregor 74 of 217 Tenth Ave SE died Sunday after a brief illness. Born in Czechoslovakia on March 3 1884 he came to Cedar Rapids in 1912. Survived by four sons Joseph and others. He was employed at Quaker Oats Company for 30 years.ме
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Joseph A. Gregor
Tenth Ave. SE
Quaker Oats Company
Czechoslovakia
Cedar Rapids
Joseph
Funeral Services for Three Czechoslovaks Held at Kuba
John Paul and Alois from Czechoslovakia are to be remembered with services at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Kuba funeral home conducted by Theodore B. Hlubucek. Burial follows at Czech National. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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John
Cedar Rapids Foreman Allen Kearney Dies After Illness
Allen Bartlett Kearney aged 62, longtime Cedar Rapids resident and retired Pullman Company foreman, died Monday after a sudden illness. Born July 3, 1893 in Gilroy California, he married Rena Johnson in 1923. Survived by his wife and sister Eunice Waite of Richmond California, he belonged to First Lutheran church and American Legion post 10. Services Wednesday at 3 p.m. in Turner chapel. burial at Cedar Memorial.
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Allen Bartlett Kearney
Boice Road
Cedar Rapids
Pullman Company
Richmond
Calif
Gilroy
Rena Johnson
Berkley
Eunice Waite
Kearney
First Lutheran Church
The
American Legion
Turner Chapel
Theodore A. Youngquist
Cedar Memorial
Fairfax Man Elmer Yanecek Dies After Brief Illness
Elmer Yanecek a lifelong Fairfax resident and North Western railroad employee died Monday after a brief illness. Born April 1 1899 in Fairfax he married Sophia Odland July 2 1924 in Vinton. Surviving are his wife a daughter Mrs Agnes Utley of Toddville four sisters Emma Boland Bessie Hromatko Josie Stewart Mary Zrudsky and a brother Frank. Services will be at Turner chapel 1 30 p m Thursday with burial in Fairfax. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Tuesday.
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Elmer Yanecek
Fairfax
North Western Railroad
Sophia Odland
Vinton
Agnes Utley
Toddville
Emma Boland
Bessie Hromatko
Ocheyedan
Josie Stewart
Winnipeg
Canada
Mary Zrudsky
Cedar Rapids
Frank
Blairstown
Turner Chapel
Fairfax.iends
Frances Kroul 85 Solon widow died after lingering illness
Frances Kroul age 85 of Solon route 2 died Sunday after a lingering illness. Born August 22 1872 in Czechoslovakia she came to the area at 17. Surviving daughters Mrs Ernest Klima Solon and Mrs Molly Volesky Cedar Rapids and sons Milo North Liberty and Charles Fairfax. Husband Charles died in 1948. Services at Brush chapel Cedar Rapids 2 p.m. Wednesday burial Oakland cemetery Solon. Friends may call at the chapel Tuesday.
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Frances Kroul
Solon
Charles Kroul
Ely
Czechoslovakia
Ernest Klima
Molly Volesky
Cedar Rapids
Milo
North Liberty
Charles
Fairfax
Brush Chapel
Oakland Cemetery
Services for Pearl Myers in Turner chapel Tuesday
Funeral services for Pearl Myers formerly of 432 Seventh St SE will be held at 10 30 a m Tuesday in the Turner chapel conducted by Henry Men singer of the Sunshine Mission. Burial will be in Shiloh cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Pearl Myers
Seventh St. SE
Turner Chapel
Henry Mensinger
Sunshine Mission
Shiloh
Services for Joseph Paseka Held at Janeba Funeral Home
Joseph Paseka of 1113 First St SW died Saturday. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Janeba Funeral Home conducted by Theodore B. Hlubucek. Burial will be at Czech National Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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Joseph Paseka
First St. SW
Janeba
Theodore B. Hlubucek
Death notices for Miss Mae Wickey in Cedar Rapids
Longtime Cedar Rapids resident Miss Mae Wickey of 608 Third Ave SW died Monday in a Cedar Rapids hospital. The body is at Rohn Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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Mae Wickey
Third Ave
Cedar Rapids
Rohn
Bertelli Apparent Low Bidder on 2 Sidewalk Projects
Ray Bertelli was the apparent low bidder at 4178.60 against Haegg Construction Co at 4561.20 for two city sidewalk projects under order No 3 1958. The bids were referred to the engineering department for study before contract action at the upcoming Thursday meeting.
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Ray Bertelli
Haegg Construction Company
Engineering Department
Seventh Streets
Bertelli
Secretary General Cancels North Africa Trip
United Nations chief Dag Hammarskjold canceled a trip to Minneapolis on Monday due to the critical situation in North Africa and the Middle East. He had hoped to speak at the World Health Organization's 10th anniversary meeting Monday night.
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United Nations
Dag Hammarskjold
Minneapolis
North Africa
Middle East
World Health Organization
Court action trims Linn County docket as term ends
A $15,935.50 personal injury and auto damage suit by Dar Porter was dismissed Monday in Linn County. Edward H. Spear’s $5,000 counterclaim was dismissed as well. The April term petit jury is discharged for the rest of the term. remaining cases are settled or continued to September. Clara A. Klehroth’s will, dated April 21, admitted to probate naming Warren and Shirley as equal heirs with Warren confirmed as executor.
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Algiers
Raoul Salan
Salan
Algeria
Corsica
Linn
Dar Porter
Edward H. Spear
Linn County
Clara A. Klehroth
Warrenand Shirley
Arren
Courtwork on Unfair Labor Practices Faces Federal State Clash
The March 1952 to June 1953 proceedings questioned whether union conduct qualified as an unfair labor practice under the national act, challenging state court jurisdiction. The case centered on Paul Russell who sued a union for $50,000 after mass picketing, with a jury awarding $10,000, while justices debated duplicative remedies and Taft-Hartley implications.
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Gonzales
Frankfuter
National Board
Warren
NLRB
Alabama Electrician
Paul .Russell
Calumet and Hecla Consolidated Copper Company
Decatur
Nlrb Board
Russell
Unclear Labor Tensions Prompt Concerted Company Actions
Fragmentary OCR notes describe union related labor unrest and successive actions by injured parties as emotions influence corporate responses during disputes. The text hints at coordinated activities by companies in reaction to union pressures, but details are incomplete.
Pay Protest Over Police Guard Duty Compensation
Attorney for Patrolman Clinton Farrington protests the city’s plan to pay only the difference between his regular salary and national guard pay for July 6 to 20 at Camp Dodge. He cites a 1956 attorney general opinion and seeks full police pay plus guard pay, with a declaratory judgment to follow after legal review. City officials defer to legal department as council studies the issue.
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Clinton Farrington
National Guard
Camp Dodge
Robert Wilson
Farrington
Police
Wilson
Bob Johnson
Iowa
Ample FHA Loan Funds Cited by Cedar Rapids Realtors
Cedar Rapids realtors heard Monday that ample money is available now for FHA loans with expectations of more funds in coming months. Don ald E. Gough of Iowa Securities Co led the panel, noting a loan demand dip from slower industrial expansion. The panel urged that each deal stand on its own feet and stressed credit, income, and family size over rigid FHA rules. Accompanying speakers were Milton E. Shuey of Prudential and Herbert E. Craig of Bankers Life.
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Cedar Rapids Realtors
Donald E. Gough
Iowa Securities Company
Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board
Jefferson High School Dedication in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids community celebrated the Jefferson high dedication with speeches from Dr. Carl C. Kesler and school officials. Leo A. Daly Company’s W. W. Keenan presented the building, praised by Delbert Miller and B. A. Jensen for community support. Students expressed optimism about future adaptability and achievements. The program included a choir performance as Washington high school’s dedication is noted to follow May 18.
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Cole
Carl C. Kesler
Cedar Rapids
Jefferson High
Thomas Jefferson
Dr. Kesler
W. W. Keenan
Leo A. Daly
Leo Daly
West Coast
B. A. Jensen
Jensen
Delbert Miller
Jefferson
W. L. Paxson
Clyde Parker
Arthur Deamer
John K. Moore
Asbury Methodist Church
Robert Harter
Hope Lutheran
Kalinikos
Tschaikovsky
Carlsons
Washington High School
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Daily Record
C. R. Weather
Mississippi
LaCrosse
Lansing
Dam No
McGregor
Dubuque
Davenport
Keokuk
Shonka
Leland
2Nd St
Gustaffson
Duane
Staub Ct
Ramsey
Sisco
Lyle
6Th St. SE
St. Luke's
Celton
Sheldon
E. Dean
Landayt
Victor
Robinson
Burton
20Th St. SE
Berry
David
31St St. NE
Wurtz
Conrad
St. SE
Abodeely
Kenneth
33Rd St. NE
Jacksonville
Fla
David Darwin Baer
Scott
Baer
Carl Cooley
Mary P. Cousins
Burl Cousins
Leland G. Every
Colesburg
Juleen Bushkofsky
Bruce Woodson
Marolyn Meyer
4Th St. SE
3Rd St. SE
Mt. Vernonrd. SE
Marvin Hansen
B Ave
Walter Benter
12Th Ave
Raymond Aldrige
Dominic Sanchez
15Th St
Lee Alitz
Stanley Miller
Dean Carr
E Ave. NW
Earl Hanson
6Th St
Lee Ilen
13Th St
Max Gradwell
Robert Fox
9Th St
Leo Platz
Oscar Benz
3Rd Ave
Eleanor Tilley
Lennox Ave
Richard Brant
25Th St
Edna Enz
Red Wing
Minn
Noisy Muffler
Ronald Williams
Ery Zhorne
Tama
Robert Schulte
Norway
Gearhart Borcheding
Hampton
Karl Wolfthal
New York
Elmer Medinger
Ellis Blvd
Second Ave
Ajaccio
Paris
John B. Turner & Son
Shank
Miller
C. R. Council
Mt. Vernon Rd
John S. Barnicle
Mrs
Allen B. Kearney
Paseka Services
Miss Mae Wickey
Day
Frankfurter
National Labor Relations Board
California
Alabama
Taft-Hartley
Barta- Hesser's
Barta-Hesser GhreakHon
Fifth Avenue
Jay W. Hesser
Jeff
Keenan
Gary Bean
Jim Novy
Cochairmen
Navy
Standard Appliance CO
Dial EM
Appliance Company
2Nd Ave
10Th St. SE
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