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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1955
Page
1
Washington dispatch reports the United States weighing Israel requests for jet fighters and anti submarine weapons. Howard Handleman reports on the Tuesday consideration of the plea amid Cold War tensions and aid debates in Washington.
Republican Rep. James Dolliver returned from a month abroad with a congressional delegation, touring western Europe and the Soviet Union. He notes Denmark’s polio vaccines, European civil aviation expansion, limited Soviet industrial output, and predicts no immediate uprising. He recounts Romania’s hospitality, a Bucharest dinner, and a Corn Song introduction, plus a souvenir white corn ear from an Odessa collective farm.
Delmar Bear and Joyce Bear along with Anna Tichy and Louis Tichy are named in separte civil cases. A still alarm fire on Burlington avenue and Hawthorne drive SW at 11:48 a.m. Monday from rubbish sparks caused minor roof damage at 1208 Sixth avenue SE with a general alarm at 10:16 p.m. Monday by companies 3, 6 and No 2 aerial.
Speeding cases list fines for Robert Chester Earl Dim Mick Harold Louvar and others. Funeral services announced for Dr Charles E Dutton George E Barnhart Newton Whetstine Francis J Sherbon Jr Laura Lloyd with burial plans and funeral homes named.
Delaware County Sheriff Arthur Longseth investigates the burglary of $35 in change from the Carl Swede Hansen service station in Manchester. Entry was gained by forcing a rear window, officials said.
In Moscow Molotov and Bulganin avoided committing to a fixed path for a reunified Germany. Pinay and MacMillan countered Soviet views, arguing the security treaty and NATO provide protections for neighboring states and that reunified Germany would be within NATO, with vague language left for negotiation.
ATLANTA UP Gov Marvin Griffin says Georgia will abandon all state parks rather than permit the mingling of the races as ordered by the U S Supreme Court. He asserts a policy to protect segregation and resists forced integration in public recreation areas.
PATE POCAHONTAS IOWA Wil liam L Reese 21 of Mallard was killed instantly early Tuesday when the car he was driving smashed into a bridge on Iowa 17 and rolled into a ditch Officers said Reese apparently fell asleep Denny B Strong 24 Mallard owner of the car was injured The accident happened about 5% miles south of here
Taxi drivers in Des Moines walked off for about ninety minutes to attend a union meeting. Details of the meeting were not immediately known. The report notes a brief labor halt amid ongoing tensions.
Israel's foreign ministry spokesman said on Tuesday night that Israel fully endorses UN Secretary General Hammarskjold's proposals to restore a lasting cease-fire on the Negev Sinai frontier.
Israeli Ambassador Abba Eban met with Assistant Secretary of State George Allen to urge a specific list of weapons and to warn that Egypt receives 75 to 100 million dollars in arms from Czechoslovakia. He cited Egyptian submarines and the blockade of the Suez Canal and Aqaba straits as severing Israel's sea lifeline and leaving it encircled by hostile neighbors.
Secretary of State Dulles pressed Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov in Geneva over shipments of tanks jet fighters and artillery to Egypt. Molotov reportedly defended the armaments as normal commercial dealings despite Washington protest. Egypt pays with cotton and rice. Details of the talk remain secret.
Syrian Premier Said El Ghazzi and Defense Minister Rashad Barmada flew from Damascus to Cairo with a military mission to establish a Syrian Egyptian defense pact. El Ghazzi said Syria secured a ten million dollar loan from Saudi Arabia to ease economic hardship and finance the pact.
A wind driven brush fire on a 12 mile front burned about 6000 acres and threatened 200 homes and ranches including those of Hollywood stars Alan Ladd and Eve Arden. Gusts up to 45 mph fanned the blaze which reached the coast via Sycamore canyon. Over 200 firefighters operated from Ladd's ranch. no homes were burned.
Joseph Lloyd Mounts 32 of Belle Plaine was fined 75 dollars and costs in Carnal's court on reckless driving. Sheriff Russell Kern filed the charge after a Tama intersection crash between Mounts and Kenneth Irish 45 of Toledo. Irish received a sprained neck and his wife a sprained ankle.
Tama County Sheriff Russell Kern was reported resting comfortably Tuesday after suffering an acute indigestion attack Monday evening while leaving the courthouse. He was taken to his home at the county jail and treated by a physician. Initial reports misidentified a heart attack. the doctor said there was no indication of one.
A district court jury in Strawberry Point found Alfred Hartke not guilty of drunk driving after a one hour deliberation following his September arrest there. Earlier, Robert Ballard of Iowa City pled guilty to a drunk driving charge and was fined $300 plus costs by Judge G B Rich.
Burglars obtained 74 dollars in cash from the Wieting theater in Toledo. The breakin occurred Sunday night and was not discovered until late Monday. Entry was gained through a door onto the rear escape.
Death notice from San Diego California reports Edna Howard widow of Dr Banner Howard died last Saturday. She lived in Cedar Rapids over 60 years before moving to California four years ago. Survived by three daughters Ruth Howard Davenport Mrs Diego Morellice and Mrs Jack Kennedy California two sons Dale San Diego and Owen Cascade eight grandchildren and two sisters Mrs Charles Hense and Frank Cargin Cedar Rapids. Services will be held in San Diego Wednesday.
Mrs Mary Josephine McGow an 58 of 1604 A avenue NE died Monday noon in a Cedar Rapids hospital after moving from Grand Mound 40 years ago. Born September 13 1897 at Grand Mound she belonged to Immaculate Conception church and WCOOF court No 727. Survived by three daughters two sons 12 grandchildren and a brother. Rosary and funeral details noted with services at Immaculate Conception and Teahen chapel with calling hours listed.
Services for Mrs Homer W Prine of 1739 Sixth avenue SE will be conducted at 1 30 p m Wednesday in the Barta Hesser chapel by Rev Jack Oliver of First Christian church Burial will be in Cedar Memorial cemetery Friends may call at the chapel
Lowden residents will vote on December 14 on a 295000 bond for a new high school building. The school board set the date after petitions from 317 district residents were presented. A public hearing on the proposed high school will be held Monday, December 5.
United Press reports a premature snowstorm striking Texas on Tuesday with two to four inches in Amarillo and one to two inches in Lubbock, disrupting travel and daily activity across the affected regions.
Governor Leo Hoegh asks state department heads for progress reports on increased efficiency and economy. He wants updates on three points: use of state-owned vehicles, use of state printing facilities, and avoiding unnecessary staff growth. He also seeks best thinking on general economy improvements.
Grinnell college prepares for the installation of its seventh president Dr Howard R Bowen who will deliver The Free Mind as his inaugural address The formal ceremonies begin at 230 pm in Darby gymnasium with an academic procession and greetings from trustees faculty delegates and guests after John W Norris Marshalltown class of 1925 presides as Grinnell trustees president
Duane Wolters 21 of Luana was to bring wife and newborn son home from Postville hospital on Monday but his truck skidded on wet pavement near Clermont. He braked to avoid a cow, the vehicle rolled, landed on its wheels straddling a fence. Wolters suffered cuts and bruises and was treated at the hospital.
Walt Disney plans a circus as the centerpiece of a six week Christmas celebration at Disneyland in Anaheim California. The event marks a major attraction for the famed park and its visitors during the holiday season.
London AP Harold Philby challenged a Labour MP to repeat accusations that he engaged in dubious third man activities in the Burgess Maclean spy case. He described the claims as comment and gossip and cited the Official Secrets Act as preventing discussion of Burgess and Maclean.
DES MOINES Iowa a new law aimed at reckless driving and speeding has raised license revocations in the first ten months of the year 2 218 licenses were revoked up 42 from the prior year The law enacted last July allows revocation for speeding three times in a year or reckless driving twice in a year Also revocations include drunk driving failure to stop and aid at an accident and motor vehicle manslaughter Milo W Chalfant says revocations rather than suspensions reflect stricter enforcement Though suspensions fell from 3342 to 3110 last year as campaigns prompted judge recommended suspensions for first offense speeding
A deadly Queensland tiger snake clung to an Australian Convair’s undercarriage for 600 miles from Brisbane to Sydney. Passengers waited as porter Dinny Lyons killed the reptile with an iron bar after the plane landed. Officials marveled at the snake’s grip against the slipstream during take-off and landing.
Thomas W. Burns a Chicago Athletic Association doorman for 45 years left an estate valued around 185000 after death on Oct 27. Examiners found in a safe deposit box stocks totaling about 180000 bonds worth 3000 and 1800 in cash. Burns resided with a cousin.
Kenneth J. Wieter 28 of Muscatine Iowa was held for trial on an arson charge in Los Angeles. His arraignment is set for November 21 with $2,500 bail. Wieter allegedly set two fires in a Hollywood Boulevard office building on October 29, admitted by arson detective D M Buxton. Damages estimated at $10,000, risking a radio station, several restaurants and the Stanley Warner Theater.
County Attorney Willis A. Glassgow announced the Linn county district court schedule for the November term. The list shows dates and defendants: Nov 21 Henges, Wilson, Valandingham for drunken driving and desertion. Nov 28 Calabret, Hawkins, Moody for drunken driving and Buell for lascivious acts. Dec 5 Topinka and Anthony for embezzlement and indecent plays plus illegal liquor sale, Canyon for breaking and entering. Dec 12 Baresh, Ward, Trimble, Schroeder for offenses including drunken driving and embezzlement. Dec 19 Kalell, Morrison for lascivious acts, Fairbanks and Benn for drunken driving, Woods for drunken driving, Lumpa for car theft.
The will of Elmer A. Johnson who died October 21 is among four admitted to probate. His daughter Ella Miller receives 5000. his widow Iva gets personal effects and half the rest, with the other half to pass to their daughter after Iva’s death. Hope Kurtz named executrix without bond. Other wills name Ernst H. Ruge’s widow Jessie as sole heir and executrix. Emily F. Lundon leaves Cedar Rapids real estate to Frank A. Bedell and Dorothy M. Lundon with Bedell named executor. Willis F. Johnson’s will leaves 1000 and one third of patents or copyrights to daughter Donna, rest to widow Lillian who is executrix without bond.
Mildred W Millburn 36 pleaded innocent to assault with intent to inflict great bodily injury at arraignment in Judge Floyd Philbrick's court. Millburn, free on 500 bond, had the case continued and set for trial during the January term rather than the November term. the charge stems from a October 27 stabbing of her former husband Joseph W Carter 46 who is recovering from a back wound.
Eugene Stackhouse a 32 year old Wyoming man pled guilty to a drunk driving charge in Marion. Judge Floyd Philbrick imposed a $300 fine plus costs with allowance to pay $50 down and $25 monthly after his Monday night arrest by Deputy Sheriff Harry Ackerman following a minor accident.
The Linn County grand jury, consisting of one woman and six men, was sworn in by Judge Charles Penningroth. It will likely sit through Wednesday and is examining six criminal cases. Jurors include Mrs. Marion Savage of Jackson, Edward Zobac of Bertram, Dave McCreery of Alburnett, Clarence Beltz of Linn, Carl Krapf of Monroe, William Barta of Clinton, and Everett Obrecht of Cedar Rapids.
Henry J. Christopher, 50, of York Pennsylvania, was ordered to enter a plea by 10 a.m. November 14 at arraignment before Judge Floyd Philbrick. Bond was set at $2,000. Christopher, returned to Cedar Rapids from York by detectives, is charged with cashing a forged $65 check in Cedar Rapids on December 18, 1954.
The Cedar Rapids Broadcasting Corporation filed a 389.14 dollar collection suit Tuesday against Allen H. Embury, former manager of KPIG. The petition alleges Embury failed to repay sums owed to the station and seeks recovery of the specified amount plus costs.
Jack Dalton of Erwin North Carolina smashed glass from several mailboxes at the Erwin post office as an attempted plan to go to jail and avoid liquor after separating from his wife. Police jailed him to await federal action.
A report notes that an individual paid himself 389.14 dollars to which he was not entitled during his tenure as station manager, raising questions about improper disbursement and fiduciary conduct.
Becker Roofing Company filed a civil action against C. M. Christianson seeking 838 dollars and 18 cents claimed as due on four promissory notes.
Des Moines building trades workers stayed off the job to aid two union backed candidates in the city election. An estimated 2,000 to 3,000 construction workers participated with nearly all AFL locals involved. The stoppage aimed to boost city council candidates Robert Conley and Frank McGowan against Mrs. Jack Cleveland and Harold Teachout, with other allied trades reportedly joining the action.
CHICAGO. Theophil C. Kammbholz, NLRB general counsel, urged constant watch over labor laws and administration. Speaking to 600 officials at their convention, he called labor relations dynamic and said new applications of law are needed as social and economic conditions change, noting Taft-Hartley rulings reflect this evolution.
An anonymous New Yorker covered a $2500 dinner tab for 171 attendees at Hollywoods Christopher event marking its 10th anniversary. Father James Keller explained the host is a private NY man who admires Christopher films and asked his name not be revealed.
Eliza Luckett of Hawards Heath England who as a child could not attend school will turn 107 on Wednesday. Asked what she would like for a birthday present she said a bottle of whisky.
Iowa lawmakers will not launch a committee inquiry into the Disputed resignation of Dr. Donald Kyer superintendent of the Independence State Mental Health Institute. Rep. Henry Stevens says action is administrative and not within legislative jurisdiction. The Nov. 15 meeting in Mt Pleasant was noted. Kyer's resignation dispute involves the State Board of Control and Gov Hoegh.
Washington AP Chair Matt Philip Young said the Civil Service Commission backs employee freedom to discuss public information and to do so openly. He testified to a House subcommittee probing federal information policies and news withholding amid criticism by Louisville editor James S. Pope who labeled the policy arrogant. The commission argued it may withhold records to protect its administrative functions.
The Defense Department issued a draft call for 8000 men in January, all to be assigned to the Army. The Navy will skip January drafts, resuming in February. January marks the second consecutive month the Army has drafted 8000, after monthly drafts of 10000 previously.
Johnson School invites parents to inspect a recently completed addition during an open house tonight. Ice cream social tickets go on sale to raise funds for a coffee urn, china cups, a tape recorder, and draperies, sponsored by the PTA.
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