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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1956
Page
2
A dense page lists forecast temperatures for cities including Bismarck Minneapolis Chicago New York and Phoenix with notes on a cool period and possible snow. Iowa forecasts describe cloud cover snow chances and a warming trend midweek. Local police and court entries cover fines jail sentences and traffic violations.
Cedar Rapids residents Floyd P. Knapp and Rufus L. Ostrander received jail terms after license issues. Knapp, driving on an Illinois license with an Iowa suspension pending proof of financial responsibility, drew 15 days. Ostrander, with no prior record, received three days for driving while suspended.
NEW DELHI Prime Minister Nehru delivered a strong critique of Soviet action in Hungary calling it a grave situation and saying Hungary seeks freedom and is bound to triumph. He urged withdrawal of foreign troops from Egypt and Hungary and favored UN observers to verify facts. Britain and France would lose from their actions.
United Fire and Casualty again asks Ely mansion at 2222 First Avenue NE be rezoned from R-2 to permit an insurance office. City Plan Commission to study. site now four acres with 25‑room house. If approved, firm may replace or remodel the mansion. plan could affect existing 1949 First Avenue SE project.
Decorah AP reports Dr Oscar L Olson who led Luther from 1921 to 1932 died of a heart attack. He served as English professor until 1951 and helped build KWLC radio, Preus auditorium and a co educational shift. Survived by widow and two sons.
Mabel E Shufelt Horsky 79 longtime Cedar Rapids resident died in a local hospital at 7 15 p m Sunday born August 13 1877 in Shunk Sullivan County Pennsylvania she left two daughters Gladys Turner and Mrs Frank Gerarodt a son Robert Shufelt two sisters and four brothers survive plus a grandson and three great granddaughters known as a breeder of fancy hybrid cage birds she held the Governors trophy at a national show in Cincinnati and wrote for national bird magazines services are set for 1 30 p m Tuesday at Beatty Bearle chapel with burial in Linwood cemetery contact details at the chapel after 7 p m Monday
Adeline K. Elliott of Cedar Rapids died after a lingering illness in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Born in Burlington she had lived here 40 years and was retired from Cherry-Burrell after 37 years. Surviving siblings include two Cedar Rapids sisters and three brothers. Funeral arrangements set for Immaculate Conception Church with Rosaries at Monahan funeral home.
St Boniface church tribute notes a war veteran and longtime Cedar Rapids resident. Surviving include wife Betty and four children Michael John Maureen Margaret and Mark, all of Anaheim. Also his mother Mrs Merrifield of Cedar Rapids two sisters Miss Griffin and Mrs Trevarthen two brothers George and Bruce and an uncle George Merrifield of Cedar Rapids. Services and burial will be in Anaheim.
Mrs. Annetta Gaston aged 74 died Sunday at a Cedar Rapids nursing home after moving to the city in 1946. Born Dysart June 7 1891 she lived with sister Miss Harriett Clough at 1502 C Avenue NE. Surviving siblings include Mrs. Charles Champbell of Grinnell and Dr. Hal E. Clough of Fort Dodge. Her husband whom she wed July 11 1919 died November 12 1946. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Dysart Methodist church with Overton Funeral Home handling arrangements.
Lucille Ann Gorman infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Gorman of 3121 Grovecourt SE Cedar Rapids died Monday morning. Survived by parents grandparents Mr and Mrs Joe McEnany and Mr and Mrs John Gorman all of Cedar Rapids. Services were at Brady mortuary at 3 p.m. Monday officiated by Rt Rev Msgr James D Kearn. Burial in Mt Calvary Cemetery.
Charles T. Kelly died at 9 15 A M Monday at the home of his niece Mrs Clarence Turner 1725 Washington avenue SE where he lived. He belonged to St Patrick's church. The body is at Teahen chapel. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
John H. Webster died suddenly at Cedar Rapids hospital at 9 a.m. Monday. He was 74 and resided at 230 Miller avenue SW. The body lies at Murdoch funeral home in Marion and funeral arrangements will be announced later.
After a post game rally honoring the Iowa team, Coach Eva shevski and QB Kenny Ploen received roses as the group prepared for California. Officials note Iowa’s Rose Bowl selection will wait until after next Saturday’s regular season finale and ticket distribution plans for about 14 000 seats are debated by the Board of Control committee.
A major snowstorm blankets the Rocky Mountain region, delivering up to a foot of snow in northeastern Colorado and eight inches in parts of Wyoming. Highways close, schools shut, and traffic snarled as the storm spreads into Kansas and Nebraska. Western Nebraska reports three to four inches.
Special to The Gazette. In Iowa City three trophies were taken from the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity house over the weekend. One trophy was an all-SUI bowling trophy and the other two were homecoming trophies. The theft was reported to police Sunday night.
Thirty-one people died when a Colombian airliner crashed in the mountains west of Cali on Sunday. Initial reports indicate a catastrophic failure led to the crash and loss of life.
Five bids for a three section corrosion of northeast Cedar Rapids sewers came in under the engineer estimate of about 24 863. Bjornsen Construction Co topped the list at 20 905 50 with 17 177 2 911 and 817 50 for sections 1 2 and 3 respectively. Other bidders included Hennessy Brothers D and E Excavating Dan Christensen and Ernster and Company of Waterloo. Councilmen referred bids to the engineering department for checking before contract action next Friday.
Iowa Governor-elect Herschel Loveless met about 40 of the 46 Democratic lawmakers in Des Moines to discuss governing priorities. He urged cooperation with Republicans on what is best for Iowa and warned the party’s strength depends on delivering good government and economy.
Paris dispatch reports a typhoon obliterated about 53,000 homes in South Vietnam last week and left 20 or more people dead or missing.
J W Herbert Ross 287 Twelfth avenue SW pleads innocent to breaking and entering the Machine Products Company burglary on June 20. James F Robertson 2533 Sixteenth street NW given until Wednesday at 10 am to plead to a false check charge for cashing a $70 check at a Cedar Rapids motel last Tuesday. Donovan L Young 5544 Klinger street SW given until next Monday at 9 am to plead to indecent exposure after incidents in a car at several locations Friday afternoon.
A foreclosure suit filed by Bohemian Savings and Loan Association targets E. Merle and Angela Cadwallader along with the Iowa Tax Commission and the state of Iowa over a real estate mortgage. A promissory note suit against Marvin D. and Mrs. LeVelle was dismissed Monday by plaintiff F. W. Templeman.
A Hungarian rail worker from Szombathely secretly ferried his wife and three relatives aboard a locomotive and sped past the St Gotthard checkpoint into Austria seeking political asylum. Austrian police noted the daring border crossing and asylum request.
BELGRADE AP Milovan Djilas former Yugoslav vice president and ex aide to Tito was arrested Monday according to a family member. Djilas once Tito's right hand man split with Tito in 1954 advocating broader democratic freedoms. He no longer holds government office. He recently described the Hungarian Revolution as the start of a Communist decline and argued Yugoslav communism broke from Moscow. Tito denied Yugoslavia's responsibility for Hungary in a recent speech.
Parks Commissioner Don Gardner said sewer easement problems require curtailing building over an interceptor in 6% acre Riverside park tract. Penick and Ford face reduced usable area and a likely adjust down from the $154,000 offer. City plans to refer rezoning angles to the Plan Commission after receiving a revised proposal.
Cedar Rapids approved annexation of about 15 acres north of downtown for industrial use. The Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company petitioned for M-2 heavy industrial zoning, with plan details deferred to the City Plan Commission. The land lies within a 127 acre industrial area near Milwaukee railroad tracks and Fiftieth Street NE.
Anne Rowe aged 19 testified in Los Angeles that her husband left her and news stories later revealed he was engaged to her former school friend. She described the situation as unbearable and sought a divorce.
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