Iowa City Area Weather and Obituaries Notice 1954
A condensed Iowa City area weather forecast for Saturday through Monday shows cloudy conditions with rain and snow, colder temperatures, and a high around the mid thirties. The report includes wind data from Municipal Airport and certain sundial times. Obituary notices mention services and memorials for local residents including Mary Alice Livezey Mildred M Howe and Wilma Wolfe with dates and locations of funeral arrangements.
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Iowa
Wellman
Mary Alice Livezey
Powell Funeral
Tipton
Mildred M. Howe
Sheets and Dahn Funeral Home
Rochester
Sigourney
C. C. Shean
Reynolds Funeral Home
Iowa City
Edwin B. Wilson
McGovern Funeral Home
Oakland Cemetery
Seek To Avert Chrysler Strike
Federal and state mediators offered help to avert a strike threat between the CIO United Auto Workers and Chrysler. The UAW planned a 7 am Tuesday strike against Chrysler's Automotive Body division, risking 30,000 immediate idlings and up to 150,000 long term. Negotiations were set for 10 am Monday with mediators Bowles and Sconyers involved, while Chrysler and the union offered no comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
Chrysler Corporation
UAW
Chrysler
Automotive
George E. Bowles
Michigan Labor Mediation Board
E. Marvin Sconyers
Detroit Federal
Union
Company
Two West German States Vote Today
Nine million voters in Bavaria and Hesse choose parliaments in elections that could test Chancellor Adenauer's grip on government. Bavaria names 204 members from 6.2 million voters while Hesse selects 96 from 3.1 million. Campaigning has been violent as national leaders campaign, with Adenauer and Socialist Erich Ollenhauer active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Bavaria
Hesse
Adenauer
Erich Ollenhauer
Yuletide Shopping Opens With Record City Traffic
Cedar Rapids merchants report a strong start to the Christmas season with a 25 percent jump in volume at a major downtown store and at least a 10 percent rise at another. Shoppers packed the streets and stores Friday and Saturday despite heavy parking demand, while officials called it a tremendous toy day and weather favored the brisk sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Coliseum
Tulsa widow says she fed rat poison to fifth husband
A Tulsa grandmother, Mrs. Nannie Doss, told police she poisoned her fifth husband Samuel Doss with rat poison in his coffee, five days before his death on October 6. Doss had been her fourth husband to die, with prior spouses from Alabama, North Carolina, Kansas, Florida, and Oklahoma. Investigators review earlier deaths from 1945 to 1953 to determine if similar poisonings occurred and exhumed a body for tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Harry Stege
Nannie Doss
Stege
Samuel Doss
Doss
Charlie Braggs
Alabama City
Ala
Lexington
N. C
Emporia
Kan
Jacksonville
Fla
J. Howard Edmondson
Frank Harrelson
A. A. Pate
Harrelson
Richard Ll. Morton Jr
Edmondson
Pope Pius XIII Returns to Vatican Amid Hiccups
Pope Pius XIII, 78, returned to his Vatican apartment weaker from a hiccup return that drained his strength. His private doctor ordered complete rest and he shortened his Castel Gandolfo trip, skipping a planned stop at the Madonna of Divine Love Basilica across the Tiber.
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Vatican City
Pius XIII
Vatican
Castel Gandolfo
Yoshida Decision To Quit Rocks Japanese Politics
Reports say Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida at a two hour conference on Saturday decided to retire soon from Japan's political scene. Possible successors include Ichiro Hatoyama who favors trade with Red China and Russia and Taketora Ogata who aligns with Yoshida. An unofficial word came from Liberal Conservative leaders as a trial balloon. If he remains, foes push to oust him.
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Tokyo
Shigeru Yoshida
Japan
Ichiro Hatoyama
China
Russia
Taketora Ogata
Yoshida
Ogata
Rescue chopper saves one of lightship crew amid severe seas
In southwest England rough seas threatened the South Goodwin lightship after a tanker tore it open. Maj Paul L Park's U S helicopter crew plucked Ronald Murton, 22, from danger after reports of seven men trapped below. Rescue forces considered chances of saving others very slim.
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U. S
Paul L. Park
Noble
Okla
Ronald Murton
Fireworks Blast That Killed Nine in Imus Factory
An explosion at a two story fireworks factory in Imus near Manila killed nine people and injured four others on Saturday. The blast occurred in the town located about 12 miles southwest of Manila and involved only the factory staff and nearby workers.
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Manila
Imus
Prisons Director Orders Probe of Remington Death
U S Prisons Director James V Bennett ordered a full investigation into the fatal beating of economist William W Remington at Lewisburg penitentiary He said he did not believe any official was at fault and expressed confidence in Lewisburg personnel. He noted Remington was progressing well with no believed danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
U. S
James V. Bennett
William W. Remington
Lewisburg, Pa
Bennett
Lewisburg
Remington
Collision injures four in highway crash
Zerba tried to left turn off the highway and collided with a car driven by Robert Bell of Rapid City South Dakota. Zerba and Mr and Mrs Bell were taken to Independence hospital for treatment of cuts bruises and shock. The Bell children were not hurt.
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Robert Bell
Rapid City
City Briefs Third Degree Work at Maine lodge meeting
Third Degree work will be conferred by Third Degree Work-Maine lodge No 643 I C C F at its meeting Friday at 730 p m at 838 First Avenue NE Refreshments will be served. The brief item lists several toastmasters and local event details.
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Maine Lodge
I.C.C.F
First Avenue
Rotary Club Meeting Features Adolph Tepinka Talk
Cedar Rapids area events list talks and activities including Adolph Tepinka speaking on All About Furfural at the Rotary Club meeting at the Montrose hotel. Also notes CAP speaker Captain Ed Whisler at noon, plus student council appointments at the University of Iowa and other community notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Tepinka
All
Rotary Club
Ed. Whisler
Civil Air Patrol Unit
Cedar Rapids
Montrose Hotel
University of Iowa
SUI
Mary Farr
Avenue NE
Emilie Lathrop
Twelfth Avenue SE
Deaths Mrs John Kret Schmar Cedar Rapids Resident
Funeral services for Mrs John Kret Schmar of Cedar Rapids will be held at Trinity Lutheran church at 3 p.m. Monday with Pastor E H Widmann officiating. Burial follows at Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call at Beatty Bearle chapel until 11 a.m. Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kretschmar
Cedar Rapids
Trinity Lutheran Church
E. H. Widmann
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Beatty-Bearle Chapel
Services for Charles Mohme in Cedar Rapids
Charles Mohme 80 of 1620 Second Avenue SE Cedar Rapids died Friday. Services will be in Turner chapel at 1:30 p.m. Monday with burial in Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Charles Mohme
Second Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Turner Chapel
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Services for Henry Banke Sr. at Turner Chapel
Henry Banke Sr. dies Saturday at 811 L Street SW. Services set for 3:30 p.m. Monday in Turner Chapel with Rev. Leonard Deaver of Salem Evangelical United Brethren Church officiating. Burial follows. Friends may visit at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Banke, Sr
L Street
Turner Chapel
Leonard Deaver
Salem Evangelical United Brethren Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Services for George Sadlon in Shellsburg Monday
George Sadlon of Shellsburg died Friday. Services will be at Shellsburg Federated Church at 1 30 p.m. Monday, with burial in Shellsburg Cemetery. Friends may call at Barta Hesser chapel from 2 p.m. Sunday until 9 a.m. Monday.
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George Sadlon
Shellsburg
Services for Linn county farmer Frank Bena
Funeral services for Frank Bena a Linn county farmer who died Friday after a long illness will be held Monday at 8 30 a m in Brush chapel and at 9 a m in All Saints church officiated by Rev L V McDonough Burial will follow in St Johns cemetery Father McDonough will recite the Rosary at 8 p m today in the Brosh chapel where friends may call
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Frank Bena
Linn County
Brush Chapel
All Saints Church
L. V. McDonough
St. John’s Cemetery
Father McDonough
Brosh Chapel
Camp Good Health and Memorials Noted in Patchy Ledger
A fragmented ledger item records Camp Good Health with a $136.39 tag and memorials for Will Van ON and J. M. Ahern totaling $159.59, alongside a $5.00 Cleveland school P.T.A. entry, amounting to $156.89 in apparent expenses or donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TONE
Will van
J. M. Ahern
Cleveland
P.T.A
U S Refuses Supports for Inter American Banking System
At the Petropolis conference Latin American delegations express disappointment as the U S treasury official Andrew Oberg rejects new financial obligations or participation in creating an inter American banking system while promising future discussion once a plan is developed. A drafting group including Colombia Ecuador Chile Cuba and Haiti was named to study the Cuban proposal and its basis.
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Petropolis
Brazil
INS
United States
U. S. Treasury
Andrew Oberg
U. S
Colombia
Ecuador
Chile
Cuba
Haiti
Iowa G O P Leaders Differ on Tax Issue
Des Moines AP reports differences among Iowa Republican leaders on raising state revenue. Rep Dewey Goode prefers broadening the sales tax base, while Gov elect Leo Hoegh supports increasing the income tax to boost revenue. Goode notes such an increase would conflict with the 1953 GOP platform stating opposition to income tax increases.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Dewey Goode
Bloomfield
Leo A. Hoegh
Goode
G.O.P
Honking Horn at Cops Draws Police Attention
Donald F. Wilson aged 44 of 2615 Williams boulevard SW was booked on a drunk driving count about 4 15 p m Saturday by Cedar Rapids police. Wilson was arrested at Sixteenth avenue and J street SW after honking his horn at officers several times drawing their attention.
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Donald F. Wilson
Williams Boulevard
Cedar Rapids
Wilson
Sixteenth Avenue
J Street
Bennett to File Stiff New Charge Against McCarthy
Senator Wallace F. Bennett announced he will file a strong new censure charge against Senator Joseph R. McCarthy as the Senate resumes debate on censure. Leaders suggested the process could last two weeks with discussions over long or even round-the-clock sessions to reach a vote.
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Washington
ULP
Wallace F. Bennett
Utah
Joseph R. McCarthy
Senate
William F. Knowland
McCarthy
Edward Bennett Williams
Wisconsin
Everett M. Dirksen
R. Ill
Bennett
National Association of Manufacturers
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
John J. Sparkman
D-Ala
West Coast Smog Clamps Down On Travel
Los Angeles area endures a fourth day of dense fog and smog with about 2000 traffic accidents. The fog stretches 20 miles inland along a 200 mile coastal strip and disrupts air sea and highway travel. Off duty police help manage snarls on the county’s highway system.
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Los Angeles
California
Riverside business manager Paul C. Smith dies suddenly
Paul C. Smith 48, manager of the Piper Grain and Milling Company office in Riverside, died suddenly Saturday during a hunting trip at Dike. Born September 7, 1906, he is survived by his wife and three children Richard Ronald and Liane. Funeral services are being arranged.
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Riverside
Paul C. Smith
Piper Grain and Milling Company
Dike
Smith
J. T. Nielsons
Richard
Ronald
Liane
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Edward H. Plummer
June Rauter
Arthur W. Swanson
Lois Swanson
Theodore DeForest
Dixie Caldwell
Earle W. LeVan
Dora Marie Peterson
Richard L. Chesney
Della L. Cameron
Lawrence F. Kilbride
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Jerry E. Fehlhofer
Springville
Joyce Marie Trokosh
Marion
Howard Powers
Charlotte Lillie
Alburnett
Joseph M. Bridges
Anabelle Lea Sturtz
Mt. Vernon
St. Luke's
Bert J. McNally
Georgia Mae Miller
Herold L. Miller
Frances Ann Stamats
Peter O. Stamats
Betty Lou Hendrickson
Lloyd C. Hendrickson
North Liberty
W. W. Young
Beckman’s
Wilma F. Wolfe
T. L. Wolfe
Johnston-Morgan
Oxford
George Venter
Braet
Ledvina
Edward
Fifteenth Avenue
Rusk
George, Jr
Fifteenth Street
Potter
Center Point
Kadell
Edmund
E Avenue NE
Vandilille
Louis
Seventeenth Avenue
Hunt
Modesto
Calif
Lloyd Holsinger
Holsinger
George Victorine
Mr. Holsinger
Wayne Holsinger
Clifford Hartson
Ethel Hartson
Marionetta McNally
Nor
John E. Lapes
Florist
3Rd Avenue
Mt. Vernon Ave
Jay W. Hesser, Sr
Barta-Hesser
Cedar Rapids’ Funeral Home Beautiful
Jay W. Hesser, Jr
Partaltesser Ducerdl
Fifth Avenue and
Eighth Street
DIAL
Yuletide
Pope
Associated Press
Nicholas Scodemaro
Bronx, N. Y
England
Midlands
Beatty-Bearle Mortuary
Third Avenue
Third Street
Rainbow
Betz Monuments
Jaycee
Nick’s Resaurant
A Avenue NE
Don E. Griffith
Bill McMaster
al Shank
Don Usuanis
Jack Hart
Tom Collins
Bill Malloy
Don Fahrenskrog
Paul Schneider
John Mangold
Blake St. Clair
John Battin
Harold Griess
Harry Whitehead
Dr. Naibert
Granby Building
Hawkeye
Bishop's Cafeteria
Milt Carlson
Lloyd Miller
Byron Bell
G. Nordstrom
John Berney
Alex Hofferber
Dean Miller
Henry Ek
Herman Klemesrud
Ralph Western
Ross Wilson
Bob Eppell
Frank Guyott
Brad
Brad’s Marine
YMCA
Ymca Toastmasters Club
Frank Byers, Jr
Eugene Donat
Robert Geiger
Wilbur Lahr
Gordon March
Fred Schulte
Roland Vander Hamm
Herman Ginsberg
Morris Katzoff
12Th St. S.E
Optimist Club
Roosevelt Hotel
ROHN
Funeral Home
Third Ave. S.W
Bethany Sportsmen
Bethany Congregational Church
The
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
John X. Jamrich
Coe College
Chamber of Commerce
Soviet Union
Chamber
Kretschmar Services
Banke Services
Sadlon Services
Bena Services
Mar
Iowa Memorial Co
Hea
Teahen Funeral Home
First Ave
N.W
Murdoch Funeral Homes
Walker
Novak Monument Co
Svithips
U.S
Latin America
Aire
WBE
Grant Wood
Turner Mortuary
John B. Turner & Son
2Nd Ave. SE
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