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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1956
Page
1
The page lists various obituaries services for Ronald Nizh Carrie B atures in Iowa locales including Decorah, Masonville, and Davenport. It notes burial details, cemetery names, and schedule notes, with weather and birth notices, plus police court items and births in several Cedar Rapids area families.
Funeral services for Olla P. White 60 of Cedar Rapids and Manchester will be Friday at 1:48 PM at Shelley Funeral Home with burial in Cedar Memorial Cemetery Cedar Rapids. The body arrives Thursday morning and remains at the funeral home until noon Friday for viewing. The two sons The Weathers were identified as her children by a previous marriage and accompanied by a minister.
The Kapa Ann excursion boat on the Cedar River at Cedar Heads may be moved to the Mississippi for use near Clinton. Owner Mrs. Paul Miller of Cedar Rapids awaits Highway Commission approval for a 24 by 84 foot vessel, requiring special escort cars and widened highways. The boat, three years old and licensed for 150, is valued at about 22,500 and has nine bowling alleys and a dance floor.
An 80 year old Mrs Frank Zachar dies after illness. scattered lines mention Mrs White shot, body found near Cedar Rapids, and family survivors. Fragments reference a funeral Mass at St. Wenceslas, rosaries, and parish activities. Connections to towns Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, and Walker are noted amid uncertain names and dates.
A stream of death notices from Cedar Rapids and area lists the passing of C. H. Stauffacher a 77 year old retired Congregationalist minister long connected with Salem Evangelical United Brethren Church and a pioneer in Masonic circles. Also noted are deaths of Ludwig Joike Grace Woodring and Mary Stadler with brief biographical details and funeral arrangements in local churches and cemeteries.
The Navy informed WALLINGTON that it is facing serious trouble with its second submarine Wy Se Se, which began loading in July but has not yet been seaworthy. The vessel was launched on July 5 and remains non-operational as of now.
In Linnaise Howard P. Danaher 48 of 213 entered a guilty plea to drunken driving on Tuesday led to a $300 fine plus costs and a payment plan of $30 monthly. Edwin L. Goertz 34 of 1415 Fourth Street SE pled not guilty to a second offense drunk driving after a Walker incident. He had previous DUI conviction from May 18 in Branlin County and was held on $500 bond. Court records show police observed the offenses in the 900 block of First Street SW and details note ongoing payment arrangements and potential sentencing.
Five payments favoring plaintiffs were awarded in district court Tuesday and Wednesday. Judgments entered include Collins Employees Credit Union versus Heyra and Donald McLane for $1,142.40 and One Finance Company versus Warne Gardner for $925.57. Also in replevin related suits, Asca Loon Company versus Melvin and Sindra Comreid for $223.00, Jack Simpson versus James and Taymond Tissier for $29.10 on an auto accident claim, and $158.13 on an account due on a contract in favor of Treasures on Tell Inc. against Bell Tracy and Raymond Bell.
The Linn county board of supervisors met Tuesday and approved three routine matters. They authorized erecting a stop sign at the intersection of county roads Sand in Boulder township to slow eastbound traffic toward Canton. A report from the Hawatha justice court was reviewed, authorizing vacation of an unused road near Waubeek after a bearing morning hearing.
J W Herbert Ross of 287 Awolfth avenue SW Weenies was given time to plead Monday to a breaking and entering charge. Ross reportedly surrendered at the police station and admitted two breakins including into Machine Products Company 79 Wilson avenue SW Tuet Jan 120. He faces trial with defense appointed by the court.
A cow strayed onto Old Highway 30 near Micdachan Creek bridge east of Cedar Rays and was struck by a vehicle driven by Mt. Vernon resident Freevick Bicrnburg. Deputy Phil Hoover found the cow injured and later died. The cow’s owner could not be identified, and the driver reported possible stray status.
A 27 year old Cedar Rapids man Leland Loeffler faced a four month term and a $300 fine after pleading guilty to illegal whisky possession in a case linked to Skyway taverns. The sentencing was suspended by Judge Floyd Philbrick, with two accompanying civil suits noted.
President Eisenhower framed his election victory as a mandate to extend his programs, while pledging to work with a Democratic-controlled Congress. He stressed domestic goals, warned on rising prices, and urged cautious U.N. diplomacy with Hungary and the Middle East, alongside potential talks with Soviet leaders. He noted a possible vacation waits on international events.
In Woodbury County a boy who shot his father remains at large after a gun blast. Sheriff Elwin Lunde cautioned that investigators are pursuing leads across the county. The extent of the father’s injuries was not immediately known.
October at the Easter Seal Rehabilitation Center in Cuskar Tapiris set a new record as the largest month since opening. The center serves handicapped children and adults at no charge and has operated since spring 1854.
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