Communism Gains Ground in Asia Says U S Official
In New York a State Department official warns that Chinese Reds are tightening control over Communist parties in free Asian nations. Deputy Undersecretary Robert Murphy says Asia faces a growing Communist base that could subvert governments by exploiting economic grievances.
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New York
State Department
Robert Murphy
Murphy
Indo-China
Red
China
U.S.S.R
Local court notes vagrancy speeding assault and motor vehicle case
Vagrancy Nettie Doman at large sentenced to 30 days in jail 20 days suspended. Speeding fines set at 10 dollars and costs for listed individuals including Edward Badenock Harriet Burrell Adrian Johnson Robert Wegmuller Clifford Oliphant Marjorie Guetzke Earlville George Buell. Assault and Battery Over Beadle pled guilty sentenced to 30 days in county jail with sentence suspended on good behavior. Kenneth Wayne Wright bound over to grand jury after preliminary hearing. F A Burchard versus Roy C and Inez Neal at 335 F avenue NW assessed 85 dollars.
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Nettie Doman
Edward Badenock
B Avenue NE
Harriet Burrell
Meadowbrook Drive
Adrian Johnson
Patterson
Kenneth Wayne Wright
Route for Hoover School Sewer Set
The Hoover elementary project will get a 3,600-foot sewer line along Johnson avenue NW at a cost of 28 000 dollars to serve the school only. The board rejected routing via Cox avenue due to engineering and cost and cited a public nuisance from septic overflow affecting Cedar Rapids area.
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Hoover Elementary
Johnson Avenue NW
Cox Avenue
Cox Area
Frank Young
Johnson Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Hoover
H. Franklin Kemp
B. A. Jensen
Nominations Disputed By Hick and Johnson
Washington AP Democratic Leader Johnson urged the senate to skip postwar nominations and focus on censuring Sen. McCarthy. Sen Hickenlooper scheduled a Thursday joint atomic energy committee hearing on two Atomic Energy Commission vacancies, with plans to push confirmation if approved.
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Washington
Johnson
Texas
Senate
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Sen. Hickenlooper
R-la
Joint Atomic Energy Committee
Atomic Energy Commission
Hickenlooper
Vaccine test details outline future immunization plan
Dr Hart E Van Riper outlines polio vaccine testing results and the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis plan. He notes 25,000,000 cubic centimeters ordered to keep facilities ready and 9,000,000 series of shots planned for three groups: non vaccinated study participants, first graders, and pregnant women.
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National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
National Foundation
Hart E. van Riper
Foundation
Freshman Class at Cornell Ranks High
MT VERNON This year’s Cornell college freshman class ranks high in mental ability tests, the strongest since 1950, says Dr. C DeWitt Norton head of the testing bureau. The average Cornell freshman compares with 65 percent of entrants at other colleges. The 256 enrolled come from 18 states led by Iowa with 130 students and Illinois with 97.
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MT. Vernon
Cornell College
C. DeWitt Norton
Cornell
Norton
Iowa
Illinois
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Colorado
South Dakota
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Missouri
Washington, D. C
Tape Treats Audiences With Music From Beyond Ear Range
Los Angeles Philharmonic to feature a tape recorder as soloist in two performances. Vladimir Ussachevsky and Otto Loening created Poem in Cycles and Bells of Tape recorders and Orchestra, using electronically extended tones beyond human hearing. The piece pairs Fantasy in Space and Sonic Contours, described as space music with novel tone color.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Valdimir Ussachevsky
Otto Loening
Ussachevsky
Columbia
Loening
Cedar Rapids Man Pleads Innocent To Fifth Drunk Driving Charge
Mallett L Hileman 355 Thirty-first Street Drive SE pleaded innocent to a fifth drunken driving charge since 1930 though Iowa law counts it as a third offense. Arrested near Marion after a pickup damaged a yard and fled, Hileman had prior convictions in Scott County in 1936 1941 1943 and 1953. He was arraigned before Judge Floyd Philbrick and released on $1000 bond.
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Cedar Rapids
Mallett L. Hileman
Iowa
Hileman
Marion
Scott County
Hireman
Floyd Philbrick
Watkins Repudiates McCarthy Charges On Senate Floor
Watkins defended the Senate subcommittee against Sen McCarthy alleging cowardice and hypocrisy. He recalled McCarthy failing to appear before the committee and questioned the rationale for his denials. Watkins denounced the censure as a lynching bee and warned of Communist propaganda exploiting the Senate’s image.
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Watkins
Subcommittee
McCarthy
Senate
Sen. McCarthy
America
U.S. Senate
State Court Upholds C R Man's Conviction
The Iowa Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the drunk driving conviction and three year sentence of James Bowker, 58, of Cedar Rapids. Bowker pled guilty to a third offense in Linn County on Oct 20, 1953. The court found the three year term proper and that the district court erred none. Bowker was sent to Fort Madison state penitentiary by the late Judge M C Hamiel.
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Iowa Supreme Court
James Bowker
Cedar Rapids
Bowker
Linn County
Fort Madison State Penitentiary
M. C. Hamiel
Two wills admitted to probate in district court
In district court on Tuesday two wills were probated. Edward Prochaska died November 4 naming wife Ella as sole heir and executrix without bond. Myrtle O Neal died November 3 leaving 1000 dollars for sister Dora Kerns last illness and burial. Personal belongings go to four children Sylva Baxa Mildred Lakers Irene Parizek and Vernon Tripkosh. Remainder divided equally between husband Edward J O Neal and the four children. Sylva Baxa and Vernon Tripkosh named executors without bond.
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Edward Prochaska
Ella
Myrtle O’neal
Dora Kerns
Sylva T. Baxa
Mildred M. Lakers
Irene F. Parizek
Vernon C. Tripkosh
Edward J. O’neal
Sylva Baxa
Vernon Tripkosh
Divorces and civil suits dismissed in county court
Two suits were dismissed Monday and Tuesday by plaintiffs. Edith L. Carlton’s divorce action against Kenneth H. Carlton was dismissed by Mrs. Carlton. A specific performance suit by M. Unzeitig, doing business as the Unzeitig Manufacturing Company, against L. M. Millsay, was dismissed by Unzeitig.
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Edith L. Carlton
Kenneth H. Carlton
Carlton
M. Unzeitig
Unzeitig Manufacturing Company
L. M. Millsay
Unzeitig
Collins Employer Credit Union Sues Fishers for Foreclosure
The Collins Employer Credit Union filed suit Tuesday against Faye E. Fisher and Ida M. Fisher seeking $446.31 and foreclosure of a chattel mortgage.
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Collins
Faye E
Ida M. Fisher
Waterloo Man 28 Hurt in Car Crash
Special to The Gazette James Peters 28 of Waterloo was injured Monday night in an auto accident 20 miles northwest of Oelwein on county road 2. He was a passenger in a car driven by his brother Tom of Fairbank. Tom lost control on a curve. another passenger Al Herman of Waterloo escaped injury. Peters suffered severe head and facial cuts.
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Oelwein
James Peters
Waterloo
Here
Peters
Tom
Fairbank
al Herman
U.S. to Supply Grain to Turkey
The United States announced an aid package to Turkey totaling about 500 000 tons of grain. The plan includes 100 000 tons of wheat now in exchange for chrome, another 100 000 tons via foreign aid funds, and a final portion to be sold by the Commodity Credit Corporation in Turkish lira to cover wheat and feed grains.
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Washington
U. S
Turkey
State Department
Commodity Credit Corporation
Action on Electric Rate Postponed in Iowa City
The Iowa City council postponed a vote on a proposed electric rate increase after three hours of argument. A city consultant supported a five percent hike while Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric urged a 14.3 percent rise. No date was set for the franchise vote. the company's franchise expired in September.
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The
Iowa City
Iowa City Council
John Bauer
Iown-Illinois Gas and Electric Company
U S. Runs Out of Beef and Gravy for Schools
Des Moines reports the federal surplus beef and gravy supply has ended for the Iowa school lunch program. No more shipments of surplus frozen hamburger will arrive. The 1953 54 totals included 2 186 955 pounds of beef and gravy costing 827 325 and 851 169 pounds of hamburger costing 304 269.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Iowa Department of Public Instruction
Arshall C. Jewell
Distribution Ag
Deaths Ethel W. Eaton longtime Cedar Rapids resident
Ethel W. Eaton wife of Earle W. Eaton of 312 Sixth street SE died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 7 p.m. Monday after a long illness. Born April 17, 1892 in Williamsburg she married Dec. 5, 1989 in Cedar Rapids. Surviving are her husband a son George Carroll Evans of Detroit three sisters Florence Davis Mabel Hicks and Frances Swartzlander four stepdaughters Mrs George Montgomery Victor Mrs Harold Riley Keokuk Ruth Wack of Fresno and Letta Robinson of Garrison and three grandchildren. She was a member of the Congregational church Gold Star Mothers and a past president of the barber’s auxiliary. Services will be held at Turner chapel at 1:30 p.m. Thursday burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Ethel W. Eaton
Earle W. Eaton
Sixth Street
Cedar Rapids
Williamsburg
George Carroll Evans
Detroit
Florence Davis
Mabel Hicks
Frances Swartzlander
Des Moines
Effie C Kennedy Dies In Cedar Rapids At 77
Effie Clara Kennedy widow of Charles D Kennedy died at 5 45 pm Monday at her daughter’s home 2320 E avenue NE Cedar Rapids after a long illness Born February 8 1868 in Mechanicsville she lived in Chicago years and moved to Cedar Rapids in 1933 Survived by son Jack Seaver Philadelphia sister Mrs William Woerheide St Louis four grandchildren and two great grandchildren Her services are at Turner chapel 3 30 pm Wednesday conducted by a First Church of Christ Scientist reader Cremation will follow Friends may donate to a charity of their choice
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Effie Clara Kennedy
Charles D. Kennedy
Cedar Rapids
A. H. Talbot
E Avenue
Mechanicsville
Chicago
Jack Seaver
Philadelphia
William Woerheide
St.uis
Turner Chapel
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Infant Judy Koss Dies. Private Funeral Held
Private funeral services were conducted in the Brush chapel at 11 a.m. Tuesday for Judy Koss infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leo E. Koss of 101 Ely avenue SW Judy died Monday evening. Surviving are her parents a sister Janice and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Edward Koss Cedar Rapids Mr. and Mrs. Roy Adams Solon and great grandparents Mrs Aloise Navratil Cedar Rapids Mr. and Mrs. William Adams Lisbon and Mrs. Anna Bednashek Mt. Vernon.
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Brush Chapel
Judy Koss
Leo E. Koss
Ely Avenue
Judy
Janice
Edward Koss
Cedar Rapids
Roy Adams
Solon
Aloise Navratil
William Adams
Lisbon
Anna Bednashek
Mt. Vernon
John T. Brice 69 dies at Tama after long oats career
John Thomas Brice, 69, longtime National Oats employee, died Tuesday at his Tama home. Born in 1885, he retired last year and moved to his boyhood town. Survived by wife and two sons John of Cedar Rapids and Thomas of St. Paul. Services Thursday at 2 p.m. at Harrison Funeral Home Tama. Burial in Oakhill Cemetery Tama.
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John Thomas Brice
Tama
Brice
John
Cedar Rapids
Thomas
St. Paul
Harrison Funeral
Oakhill
Obituary for Fred Clymer in Mt. Vernon area
Services for Fred Clymer who lived in the Mt. Vernon and Bertram vicinities for 68 years will be held at Beatty-Bearle chapel at 1 30 p m Wednesday with Rev Frank H Ward officiating Burial is set at Campbell cemetery six miles east of Cedar Rapids on the old Mt Vernon road Friends may call at the chapel.
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Fred Clymer
Mt. Vernon
Bertram
Beatty-Bearle Chapel
Frank H. Ward
Campbell Cemetery
Cedar Rapids
Mt. Vernon Road
Cedar Rapids Bus Wage Talks Resumed After Recess
Representatives of Cedar Rapids bus drivers and National City Lines officials reopened contract talks Tuesday at the Montrose hotel. The session lacked a federal conciliator and follows a three week recess caused by the death of Edward Fitzgerald in Chicago. Rapids drivers seek an extension of their contract that expired in September.
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Cedar Rapids
National City Lines
Montrose Hotel
Edward Fitzgerald
Chicago
Rem Rapids
University of Iowa student fined. license suspended
James R. Harbison, a UI sophomore, was fined 105 dollars for speeding with 22.50 suspended on condition he refrain from driving until November 30. He surrendered his license and car registration after a Sunday arrest and appeared in police court.
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Iowa City
James R. Harbison
University of Iowa
Harbison
Shah and Queen to Make Three Week U S Visit
Tehran sources say Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and Queen Soraya will undertake a three week visit to the United States soon. They are expected to meet American leaders during the trip.
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Tehran
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Queen Soraya
U. S
Lions Club Luncheon Speaker at Roosevelt Hotel
Mrs. George Newland will speak at the Lions Club luncheon Thursday at noon in the Roosevelt hotel. The 1955 Chevrolet Special 2 door is offered here for 1899 dollars with a large heater. Ahepa Cedar Rapids chapter meets Wednesday 8:30 p.m. at the Hellenic Orthodox church hall. Attorn ey Raymond N. Klass to speak Thursday at the Oklahoma State Bar Association meeting in Tulsa. Kilwinning Lodge of Perfection meets Wednesday 8 p.m. at the Scottish Rite temple with a social hour and refreshments. Megan Nursing Home has vacancies for men and women private rooms at 1111 3rd St. SW.
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Lions Club
George Newland
Roosevelt Hotel
Ahepa
Cedar Rapids
The
Order of Ahepa
Hellenic Orthodox
Oklahoma
Raymond N. Klass
Tulsa
Oklahoma State Bar Association
Kilwinning Lodge
Kilwinning Lodge of Perfection
Megan Nursing Home
3Rd St
Emergency surgery for Judy Steggall in Mercy Hospital
Judy Steggall of 141 Nineteenth Avenue SW underwent an emergency appendectomy Monday night at Mercy hospital. Visitors are permitted. Other notices include KC Knights meeting, Jaycee committee gathering, a correction about a forum on farmer liability insurance, a death notice for Lewis Adams, and miscellaneous furniture sale items with contact details.
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Judy Steggall
Nineteenth Avenue SW
Mercy Hospital
Four Hunters Fined in Fayette Justice Court
Four eastern Iowa pheasant hunters were fined $20 each in Fayette justice court on charges of carrying assembled weapons in a vehicle and hunting without a license. The defendants are Benny Buchheiml and James Kaster of Elkader Ed Kurse and Edward Howell of Hawkeye and Nick Nowels of Denison.
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Opayette
Iowa
Justice Court
Benny Buchheim l
James Kaster
Elikader
Ed Kurse
Edward Howell
Hawkeye
Nick Nowels
Denison
Glandular Deficiency Linked to Diabetes Awareness Drive
Diabetes stems from a glandular deficiency that hinders energy production from starches and sugars. Early detection eases control, and the American Diabetes Association urges free tests this week in Linn County laboratories at St. Luke's Mercy hospitals Higley building and the Security Laboratory.
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American Diabetes Association
Linn County Medical Society
St. Luke's and
Mercy Hospitals
Higley Building Laboratory
First Lady Eisenhower Goes on Shopping Spree in New York
Mrs Dwight D Eisenhower spends Monday at the Waldorf Towers in New York buying a dozen hats and spring dresses after flying in on the Presidents new Super Constellation. Secret Service guards escort her through a fashion showing with three top makers. She returns to Washington via Idlewild after about a 3 30 pm stop.
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New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Waldorf Towers
Bermuda
Eisenhower
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Secret Service
Couturieres
Rail Segregation Outlawing Asked by ICC Examiner
An Interstate Commerce Commission examiner recommended that the ICC outlaw racial segregation on interstate railroads. Howard Hosmer said Negro passengers face unreasonable disadvantage in waiting rooms and cars, urging full equal travel rights across the country. The findings cover rail lines and waiting areas in a case brought by the NAACP against major railroads.
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Washington
INS
Interstate Commerce Commission
Howard Hosmer
Commission
Justice Department
ICC
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Ike Receives 43-Pound Thanksgiving Gobbler
President Eisenhower accepted a 43 pound bronze gobbler named Kentucky Colonel from Perry Browning head of the National Turkey Federation. Browning raised the bird on a Kentucky farm and officials said the president hopes to raise his own turkey at his Gettysburg area farmhouse once completed.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Perry Browning
National Turkey Federation
Winchester
Kentucky
Browning
Gettysburg
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Patsy” Stoll
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