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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1965
Page
2
Cartoon panel caption notes a hat tip to R O Stowe at 2715 Havelek Blvd, Los Angeles 16 California.
Marion firefighters battled a blaze Friday afternoon at the Grant Williams Fordtown building on Eighth Avenue and Twenty sixth Street. Fire Chief James Reynolds said attic storage suffered considerable damage while no vehicles or other contents were harmed. Cause remains under investigation.
Dee Hastings, 81, died of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning. His body was found Thursday at the Jim Lepard house by Hastings' brother D. W. Hastings, who had been living alone there after moving in. A clogged flue on a wood and coal stove allowed fumes to enter the residence. Services for Mr. Hastings will be held today in Waukon.
The number of Amish farmers served with property seizure writs for nonpayment of fines tied to Iowa school law violations rose to five with two more notices. Buchanan county officials seized Enos Mullett's two milk cows and 400 bushels of oats on Joe Brontager's farm, following earlier notices to Chris Raber Adin Yutzy and William Bontrager. The group of 16 Amish men faces repeated court fines of 24 dollars per violation for lacking children in state-certified schools.
Dennis Troester, 20, Elkader, suffered a broken ankle Friday night when the car he rode in left Highway 52 north of Garnaville and struck a telephone pole. The driver Peter Berns, 21, Garnavillo, was uninjured. the 1966 car had only 600 miles. The crash occurred 22 miles north of Garnavillo.
An earthquake shook Los Angeles Friday afternoon with rolling shocks swaying high rise apartments and offices. No damage was reported.
Gerald Patrick Spencer 22 of rural Wash ta died when his car veered from a blacktop near Quimby two miles west, plunging into a creek bed. The Cherokee County crash occurred Saturday according to AP reports.
The Linn County Multiple Sclerosis chapter elected five new directors Ed Padzensky Grant Williams Keith Fleck and Mrs. Robert Trachta of Cedar Rapids and Emil M Reyhons of Mt. Vernon Re elected to the board were Fred Breckner Robert Clemens Elizabeth Dearborn Rose Harrington Willard Hughes Michael Kelly Otto Lambertsen Richard Longeway George Matias Joseph Palumbo Mrs F E Richards Forrest Rosser Mrs Leo Smith and Ruth Thornton.
A long snippet of classified ads lists painting and decorating Paul Straub tree trimming hauling and cleanup services with phone numbers, plus carpentry remodeling piano teaching computer technology instruction and job openings at Quaker Oats Co. and Iowa Tech. various trades, office, and restaurant positions are noted with contact details.
Dale Wayne Fielder aged 42 of 1649 Forty-second Street SE pled innocent in mayor's court to drunkenness. Mayor Richard Zenisek set a trial date for Tuesday November 23. Fielder was discharged from the Cedar Rapids fire department for conduct unbecoming a member and detrimental to the department. He was a fire captain and was arrested Thursday night by Fairfax police.
Charles Egge of Decorah escaped with minor injuries when his car was nearly split in half by striking a cement culvert wing on old Highway 62 north of Decorah at 2 30 a.m. He suffered head and knee lacerations and is in good condition at Decorah Hospital. He was charged with speeding.
The City Council of Cedar Rapids Iowa will hold a public hearing December 15 1965 at 9 00 A M C S T at City Hall on proposed plans specifications and contract forms for water works improvements including a 1 000 000 gallon elevated storage tank and related foundations Bids with 10 percent certified checks must be sealed and submitted to the City Clerk by hearing time Proposals may be opened and awarded later The city reserves right to reject bids and to accept bids for potable water delivery as well Plans and contract documents are available at City Hall and Howard R Green Co for 25 per set with deposits refundable on return of plans in usable condition
Notice of probate in Linn County Iowa for Ruth M. Thompson deceased. Richard F. Nazette named executor with filing and claims deadlines. Second publication date November 13 1965. Cedar Rapids Iowa attorney Nazette Bramwell represents estate.
City of Cedar Rapids announces on file a plat and schedule of final sanitary sewer assessments for Trent Street Southwest area. Hearing set December 9 1965 at 9 A M to consider objections filed in writing within twenty days of first publication. Harold G Schaefer City Clerk. Published Nov 12 13, 1965.
Notice to interested parties that on November 8 1965 the will of James R Daman deceased was admitted to probate in Linn County Iowa. Leonard R Hanson named executor with six months to file claims. Attorneys Matias Matias serve as executors counsel. second publication November 20 1965.
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