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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1955
Page
4
Daily Record reports highs and lows across cities for November 24 1955 with precipitation totals and wind data. Also lists ice and river stage figures, duck hunting hours, and several births in multiple towns plus service details for Mrs Julius E Hilliger.
High Twelve-Cedar Rapids gathering shows color pictures of Puree and Foreign student Martin Zirpel will address a ladies night at 6 30 p m Friday at the Roosevelt hotel. Temple Judah Cedar Rapids sabbath service topic The Desperate Hours with Rabbi Marvin M Reznikoff at 8 p m Friday. Century Cab new number. Mengel bedroom furniture ad Smulekoff's Used Furniture Annex features dividers and desks. Mrs Sadie Strait returns home after surgery at St Luke's hospital Nov 8. Pledges Sigma Alpha Epsilon Cedar Rapids Philip B Bell Class of 1958 Dartmouth. Blessing's Christmas gift card for hearing aid deadline Decembs 3. Mt Pleasant Iowa Wesleyan party Phi Delta Theta. St Matthew's dance Armor ballroom Friday Nov 25. Leo and his Pioneers. Catholic Laymen LeRoy Pederson speaks at Roosevelt hotel Friday noon Mental Retardation Its Implications.
Toddville resident Henry Groves, 43, lay in Mercy Hospital Thursday with a dislocated arm a severe facial laceration and possible concussion after a beating in Cedar Rapids. Police have few details but Groves said an stranger he met beat him a man he offered a ride home lived on Cedar Rapids southwest side. He was brought to the station by his wife at 3 25 a.m. and police plan to question him after release.
Robert Henry Calvert of Cedar Rapids was sentenced to three years in the State prison at Fort Madison in Jones County district court Wednesday morning. Judge J. E. Heiserman sentenced Calvert for a third offense of drunk driving.
About fifty Avoca area farmers met to protest the deer hunting season opening in Monroe County on December 3. They plan to post No deer hunting signs on farms and to patrol roads to deter hunters, citing protests in the Nishnabotna valley last year.
In Borneo, diamond formation and extraction persist as miners contend with sand in streams. Local workers report pockets of gem-bearing gravel, while environmental concerns rise over sediment disruption and river flows.
Senate discussion notes two labor views in Cedar Rapids area. One claim cites selective hiring building a strong workforce. another says peak seasonal production masks worker shortages. Iowa Employment Security Commission officials say area shows full employment but deny reclassification unless conditions change.
Cedar Rapids police probed a breakin at Kubicek's tavern 1623 J street SW. Patrolmen found an alley window broken at 2 30 a m. The operator reported $25 missing from a pinball machine and three cartons of cigarettes.
Peter Toton, 49, of 1895 Thirty third Avenue SW, suffered fractures of both arms in a grain elevator accident on his farm Wednesday afternoon. He was taken to Mercy Hospital in fairly good condition after his jacket caught in a power shaft pulled him into the machinery. friends helped free him.
Four All-Iowa Fair representatives Andy Hanson R K Doc Hunter Carl Kane and Ed Chamberlain will attend the International Association of Fairs and Expositions convention in Chicago Sunday through Wednesday They will be joined by Alex Fidler The group seeks new bandstand shows for next summer and notes the usual nighttime review is not planned Carnival for next year has been booked with William T Collins Shows which performed at the All-Iowa last summer and prior year
Mrs Nels Christensen 1231 Tenth Street SE Cedar Rapids died at home at 8 am Thursday after about four months illness Born in Buffalo Wyoming September 13 1887 she was a member of the Church of the Nazarene Surviving husband five daughters Genevieve Hintz Mrs Wilbur Sanger Ruth Bates Nellie Christensen all of Cedar Rapids and Mrs Robert Williams of Hiawatha two sons Melvin Hayek of Bell Gardens California and Harold Christensen of Marion 18 grandchildren and two brothers Charles Drummond of Dixon and Grover of Calamus Body at Janeba funeral home Funeral announcement to be made later
Ada Schemkemper 46 formerly of Cedar Rapids and Palo moved over 20 years ago to Quincy Illinois where she died at home. Survived by six brothers Gus James John C Richard Corpon along with Frank and Samuel and two sisters Mrs Glen Lint and Mrs Ollie Northrup. Friends may call at Murdoch Marion with graveside service Friday at 2 p.m. in Palo cemetery conducted by Rev Charles in Kirtley.
William A. Kil died Tuesday at a home of his son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs James Drew 117 Seventh Avenue SW. Services will be at 9 am Friday in St Patrick's Church by Rt Rev Msgr D J Lenihan. Rosary will be recited at 7 30 pm Thursday at Monahan Funeral Home with viewing. Burial in St John's Cemetery.
Harold J. Murray formerly of Cedar Rapids died in Dallas on Tuesday. Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Matthew's Church conducted by Rt. Rev. Megr. J. D. Kearn. Burial follows in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Msgr. Kearn will recite the Rosary at 8 p.m. Friday at Monahan Funeral Home, with viewing after 11 a.m. Friday.
WAUKON AP Sarah Burnham age 100 oldest resident of Allamakee county died in a Waukon hospital on Thursday She was born in a log house near Waukon and left ten children plus many grandchildren and great grandchildren She celebrated her hundredth birthday last June 5 and resided with daughter Mrs Cecil Chapman
President Eisenhower celebrated Thanksgiving with his family at the Gettysburg farm and marked two months since his heart attack. He resumed full government duties, will meet GOP Chairman Leonard Hall, and plans to return to Washington for Christmas while plans for a White House Christmas were already in motion.
Washington officials reported the November Seattle crash killing 27 of 74 on board involved a Billings Montana engine issue four days earlier. Pilot William J. McDougall said he could not feather a propeller, causing drag and contributing to the disaster. The same engine failed at Seattle and, after starting for takeoff with three engines, the pilot relied on wind drag to raise the fourth engine.
David Plowman a 28 year old from Moline was charged with drunk driving in a true information filed by County Attorney Willis A Glassgow. Bond was set at 500 dollars and he must enter a plea by 11 a m November 30 at arraignment before Judge Charles Penningroth. He was arrested early Wednesday by Deputy Sheriff Harry Ackerman at the junction of highways 30 and 84 south of Cedar Rapids.
Two Marion girls Dorothy Hansen age 20 and Susan Norley age 5 were injured in a Wednesday two car crash at Fourth Avenue and Third Street SE. They rode with Darrell Freese of Marion and were treated for cuts and bruises at St. Luke's hospital. Police cited Freese and Floyd Popinger of 274 Highland Drive NW as the other drivers in the collision.
Abdallah Igram, chairman of Retarded Children's week, said the Parents' March campaign has seen strong support for retarded children in Cedar Rapids. He noted some areas were not reached and urged un contacted residents to send contributions to Retarded Children in care of the postmaster.
Reported absence of some families at home accompanies fund raising for retarded children in Cedar Rapids. The Parents March plans to distribute educational material about retardation and invites requests for the folder Give Thanks that Retarded Children Can Be Helped with a contribution to the postmaster. The Linn County Association for Retarded Children reports a copy of Tuesday's Child, a motion picture about retarded children, and offers showings by arranging via Mrs Edward Dougherty at 25450.
Cedar Rapids police sought a hit and run driver, possibly from Illinois, after a car wreck on the northwest side at 2 a.m. The vehicle tore through three poles and shed doors, clocks, radios, and clothing. The car was registered to W. W. Gardner of Bloomington, Illinois, not listed as stolen.
A 16 year old Cedar Rapids youth was arrested hours after breaking into the Salvation Army office at 1123 Third Street SE and taking 85 dollars from desks. Detective Capt. John Kuba said the boy would be turned over to juvenile authorities. He took 74 dollars in currency and 10 dollars in quarters.
Davenport reports a dairy workers strike enters its second day as AFL drivers and production workers walk out at nine dairies. Negotiations began in July with the union seeking higher wages and benefits, while offers from companies include smaller raises and a union shop rejected by Iowa law.
Eastern Iowa areas including Cedar Rapids report temporary vaccine shortages while the rest of the state enjoys plentiful supplies. Dr. Ralph Heeren of the state health department says distribution will be adjusted and shipments are en route. Demand remains focused on children ages 3 to 12 and pregnant women until broader availability arrives.
The plan divides 3-12 year olds across states and allocates 80 percent of Iowa’s share to doctors for patient use in commercial channels while 20 percent is reserved by the state health department for state institutions and medically indigent citizens, served through county relief agencies.
Bonn reports Communist East Germany faces a potato famine and dire food shortages this winter. Cities report potato supplies growing ever more catastrophic, prompting desperate measures such as deploying untrained worker brigades to harvest. The downturn is blamed on a shortage of farm laborers as thousands have fled to the West in recent years.
Paul Hughett a 50 year old postal employee was charged with stealing Christmas seal money from envelopes to the Sangamon County Tuberculosis Association. Agents say about 50 letters containing 100 to 150 dollars were taken and never delivered. He had worked 17 years and was found handling letters to pocket cash.
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