Adenauer's CDU Defeated in Hesse Vote as Socialists Lead
In Frankfurt the CDU led by Adenauer suffered a heavy setback in Hesse with the Socialists capturing the province's vote while Bavaria favored the Christian Democrats. Neither side won a clear majority, forcing potential coalitions as Bonn braces for a national ratification debate. Bavaria shows CDU ahead, sustaining West Germany's upper house control and likely easing constitutional passage.
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Frankfurt
Adenauer
Christian Democrats
Hesse
Bavaria
Saar
Bonn
Socialists
West Germany
Bundesrat
Socialist Party
Free Democrats
Death notices for Joseph V. Barton services set
Joseph V. Barton of 1606 Fourteenth Avenue SE was killed in a Saturday auto accident. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Monday at Kuban funeral home where friends may call. Funeral services begin 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at Kuban and 9 a.m. at St. Wenceslaus Church officiated by Father Chihak and Fathers Kucera Bend a Ben da, with burial at St. John's. Cadets of St. George No. 45 Catholic Workmen to recite the rosary earlier.
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Anamosa
Rolly R. Duncan
Goettsch
Green Center
Oelwein
Max Crain
Hintz Funeral
Ossian
Glenn Dgloe
Schmitz
Quasqueton
Eugene Zerba
Union Church
Harris-Garrison
Millersburg
Tom Stahl
Powell
South English
Iowa City
Ellen Richardson
Hohenschuh
Cedar Rapids
Frank Neider
St. Mary’s Church
St. Joseph’s
McGovern Funeral Home
Henry Aldershot
Cathout
Memory Gardens
Oxford
George M. Venter
Federated Church
Riverside
Paul C. Smith
St. Joseph’s Lutheran Church
Reinbeck
Springville
Charles H. Colehour
Hunte Funeral Home
Mt. Carroll
Joseph V. Barton
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Kuban
St. Wenceslaus Church
Ansthony W. Chihak
Charles MR. Barton Kucera
Joseph Benda
St. John’s Cemetery
Father Chihak
Cadets of
St. George No. 45
Death Notice for Mary Emma Vopalka of Cedar Rapids
Mary Emma Vopalka 55 of 1235 First Street SE Cedar Rapids died Sunday night after a lingering illness. Born July 3, 1899 in Shueyville she lived in Cedar Rapids since 1903. Survived by husband Charles two daughters Helen and Mrs Myron Okken a son Adolph her mother Mrs Anna Pospishil a brother John Pospishil a sister Mrs Earl Rudish and three grandchildren. She was affiliated with St Wenceslaus church married in 1924. Friends may call at Kuba funeral home after 1 p.m. Tuesday. Funeral announcement later.
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Mary Emma Vopalka
First Street
Charles Vopalka
Shueyville
Cedar Rapids
Adolph
Myron Okken
Elgin
N. D
Helen Vopalka
Anna Pospishil
Infant Leslie Floyd Ockenfels dies at six weeks
Six week old Leslie Floyd Ockenfels, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold F. Ockenfels of Watkins, died at home at 5 a.m. Monday. Survived by five sisters, two brothers, and two grandfathers. Services at Brush chapel 2 p.m. Wednesday conducted by Capt. W R Wilkins of Salvation Army. Burial in Mound Hill cemetery, Watkins. Friends may call Tuesday.
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Leslie Floyd Ockenfels
Harold F. Ockenfels
Watkins
Monay
Alice
Carol
Patricia
Elaine
Diana
LeRoy
Harold
Floyd Montague
Los Angeles
Frank Ockenfels
Brush Chapel
W. R. Wilkins
Slayer of Editor Escapes From Ohio Pen
Canton Daily News editor Don R. Mellett was slain in a corruption probe. Prisoner Pat McDermott, serving life, walked out with a red haired woman visitor spotted nearby. Police suspect the visitor may have been used in the escape plot but alterations and phony IDs hindered identification.
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Columbus
INS
Canton
Ohio
Sunday
Pat McDermott
Don R. Mellett
Canton Daily News
Ralph W. Alvis
McDermott
Nancy Mack
Alvis
Mellett
Underworld
Licenses of 2 More Motorists Suspended
Municipal Judge Charles Benesh suspended two licenses and denied two others access to new licenses. Carroll Gray 83 Fifteenth Avenue SW and Wesley Fiala 512 Seventh Street SE received 30 day suspensions for speeding and reckless driving respectively. Loren Jones 1256 Twenty second Avenue SW faced a 20 day license renewal ban for speeding and expired license. Edith J Cuba Marion barred from a new license until Feb 1.
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Donovan Morrison
Marion
Roman Szmanski
First Street
George Harmer
Bever Avenue
Edith Kouba
Loren Jones
Richard Carson
Thirty-fourth Street
Wesley Fiala
Seventh Street
Harold Fulton
Oxford
John Wink
Sixteenth Avenue
Michael Donnelly
Nassau Street
Leon Blair
C Avenue
Derwin Elliott
Eighteenth ‘Street
Creta Garvin
Carroll Gray
Fifteenth Avenue
Emmett Carolen
Tenth Avenue
Sterling McNelly
Fifth Avenue
Twenty-second Avenue
John Huff
Second ‘Street
Donald Albaugh
Second Street
John England
Twenty-first Street
Doris Youngton
Emerald Avenue
Eugene Shirtz
Fourteenth Street
Orville Long
Mound Avenue
Walter ‘Harvey
Louisa Street
Robert Gerdes
George Miller
Oakland Road
Victor Kadlee
Jir
Eugene McConaughy
John Shebetka
Verinal Street
Frederick Schindtler
B Avenue
Glenn Schade
Eleventh Avenue
Raymond Cray
North Liberty
Arthur Parker, Jr
Thirty-fifth Street
Vernon Montague
James Doyle
Manchester
Waldo Shellenberger
Thirteenth Avenue
Frank Bedell
Staub Court
Louis Colbert
H Street
Helen Dvorak
Guy Steele
Robert Carter
West Liberty
Herbert Hoover
Oskaloosa
Harry Yates
Ames
James Fox
E Avenue
James Miller
Grundy Center
Paul Knudson
Waterloo
Mildred Lang
Ladora
Alvin Vondracek
Swisher
Charles Benesh
Fifteenth Avenue SW
Seventh Street SE
Edith J’cuba
Cone
Death of Cleveland Attorney Jerome C. Fisher
Jerome C. Fisher prominent Cleveland attorney died after a heart attack at a luncheon last Tuesday in Cleveland. Memorial services were held Friday. He is survived by his wife Katharine Bingham and two married daughters. The Fisher home is 18650 Parkland Drive Shaker Heights. His wife is the former Katharine Bingham, formerly of Cedar Rapids, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Bingham.
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Jerome C. Fisher
Cleveland
Katharine Bingham
Canan
W. Bingham
Cedar Rapids
Fisher
Parkland Drive
Shaker Heights
Cedar Rapids Resident John Walker Dies at 1:45 PM
John Albert Walker of Cedar Rapids died Sunday at 1:45 p.m. in a local hospital after decades as a city resident. Born December 14, 1888 in North Dakota, he was survived by son Russell, daughter Florence, and brother Arthur, all in California. Services are set for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Beatty-Bearle chapel with Rev. Frank H. Ward, burial in Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may visit after 7 p.m. Tuesday.
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John Albert Walker
Fifth Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
North Dakota
Russell
Florence
Arthur
California
Beatty-Bearle Chapel
Frank H. Ward
Oak Hill Cemetery
Lohrville Farmer Shot. Questioning Held Pending Condition
Sheriff says questioning in the shooting of 22 year old Jack Lauver will wait on his condition. Lauver, shot Sunday at his Lohrville area farm, is listed in critical condition at a Lake City hospital with a abdomen wound. No charge has been filed.
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Rockwell City
George Dahke
Jack Lauver
Lohrville
Lauver
Lake City
Dahlke
Seven St Wenceslaus Students Are Honored
Seven St Wenceslaus high school students are named winners in a National Essay Association contest. Their articles will appear in the organization's anthology to be printed in January. Winners include Joan Sebetka Mary Lou Drahozal Sharyn Staskal Rita Havlik Barbara Tresnak Almeda Tauber and Jeanne Fiala.
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St. Wenceslaus High School
National Essay Association
Joan Sebetka
Mary Lou Drahozal
Sharyn Staskal
Rita Havlik
Barbara Tresnak
Almeda Tauber
Jeanne Fiala
Kilpatrick Death Ruled Accidental
Earl W. Kilpatrick 48 of Cedar Rapids died from a fall at the island plaza seawall. Deputy Coroner ruled the incident accidental after witnesses said he toppled from the seawall while sitting on it near the east side of the plaza. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at Monahan funeral home with burial in Mt. Calvary cemetery. he was born in Waukon and resided in Cedar Rapids two years. Surviving include a son in Germany, two daughters, and his parents and several siblings.
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Earl W. Kilpatrick
Seventh Avenue SE
Island Plaza
Les Burianek
Kilpatrick
Third Avenue Bridge
Monahan Funeral Home
A. W. Chihak
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Waukon
Cedar Rapids
Pfc
Richard Kilpatrick
Germany
Loy Harvey
Frances L. Kilpatrick
San Angelo
Texas
William Kilpatrick
Charles
Newton
James
James Drew
Gerald O'Neill
Budget Hearings Raise Demands for State Agencies
State agencies push for higher sums as Real Estate Commission seeks 30,239 annually and Commerce Commission requests 271,414. Employment Security lines up 148,781 admin costs for pensions plus 125,000 for old plan liquidation. Development Commission seeks 126,000 a year, a 58 percent rise. State Board of Control plans about a 40 percent operating boost for 14 institutions.
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Real Estate Commission
The
Commerce Commission
State Employment Security Commission
Iowa Development Commission
Employment Security
Iowa
Development Commission
State Board of Control
Iowa Banker Denies Embezzlement Charge
Marshalltown Iowa State Center bank president W L Haesemeyer 43 pleaded innocent to one embezzlement count in a bank shortage case. He also faces charges of making false statements and excessive loans to a bank officer. A bill of particulars was requested and a hearing set for December 7. He remains free on a $20000 bond.
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Marshalltown
INS
State Center
W. L. Haesemeyer
Haesemeyer
Safe Driving Day Proclaimed in Iowa for Dec 15
Gov. Leo Elthon issued a proclamation designating December 15 as Safe Driving Day in Iowa. The action follows former Gov. Beardsley’s request to make the entire 24 hour period free of traffic accidents. Beardsley, killed in a traffic crash, had urged counties to join the nationwide effort.
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Des Moines
Leo Elthon
Iowa
William S. Beardsley
Beardsley
Birdsall Resigns Post As Wright County Attorney
Ben Birdsall resigned as Wright County Attorney effective December 1 to become general manager of the Midwest Limestone Company in Gilmore City. Ralph Austin of Clarion will serve as acting county attorney until January 1, with the board to select a full-term successor at the January 2 meeting.
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Clarion
Ben Birdsall
Wright County
Birdsall
Midwest Limestone Company
Gilmore City
Wright County Board of Supervisors
Ralph Austin
Jury Begins in Miller Manslaughter Trial
Prospective jurors are being interviewed in Judge Charles Penningroth's court for the trial of Stefan Miller 38 of Swisher on manslaughter charges in the February 18 crash that killed Highway Patrolman Harold DeGear. Defense is Kenneth L. Moon. state is Richard Nazette.
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Stefan Miller
Swisher
Miller
Harold DeGear
DeGear
Charles Penningroth
Kenneth L. Moon
Richard Nazette
Mother Wins Custody Of Child In Hearing
A Cedar Rapids woman Mildred K Eddy was awarded custody of Wesley Kobylak Jr by Judge Floyd Philbrick after a hearing. The court found Wesley Kobylak wrongfully holding the boy under terms of a 1953 divorce. The judge ordered visitation for Kobylak on alternate Saturdays and Sundays.
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Cedar Rapids
Floyd Philbrick
Mildred K. Eddy
Wesley Kobylak, Jr
Wesley Kobylak
Kobylak
Grand Jury to Hear Charge Against Cortez
A district court set aside a charge accusing Frederick P. Cortez of Cedar Rapids of selling a .22 caliber pistol to a minor. The case will go to the next grand jury session. Cortez, 22, was released on his own recognizance. The will of George S. Geyer, who died Oct. 30, was admitted to probate naming Annie E. Geyer as sole heir and executrix without bond.
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Cedar Rapids
District Court
Frederick P. Cortez
Avenue NE
Cortez
George S. Geyer
Annie E. Geyer
Divorce suit against Mary A Morris dismissed
A divorce action filed against Mary A. Morris was dismissed Monday by George W. Morris.
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Mary A. Morris
George W. Morris
Elthon Attends First Executive Council Session
Des Moines reports Gov. Leo Elthon held his first executive council meeting and news conference after succeeding Gov. Beardsley. He will serve until Jan. 13, then become lieutenant governor and preside over budget hearings with Hoegh preparing the budget.
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Des Moines
Leo Elthon
Elthon
Beardsley
Jerery
Here
Elthan
Senate Chamber
Leo A. Hoegh
McCarthy Rally Slated Tonight in New York
A rally in support of Len McCarthy is scheduled for tonight at Madison Square Garden. Organized by Ten Million Americans Mobilizing for Justice, the event aims to push for 10 million petition signatures opposing the Senate motion to reaffirm McCarthy.
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New York
Len
McCarthy
Madison Square Garden
For Justice
Senate
McCarthy clashed on censure drive as Johnson defends him
Senate debate heated over McCarthy censure with Johnson supporting his alert on communism and Bennett unveiling a new amendment accusing McCarthy of deception and labeling the censure session a lynching. McCarthy left hospital amid talk of defeating a filibuster and continuing to press investigations.
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McCarthy
Senate
Bennett
Watkins
Communist Party
Watkins weighs trimming McCarthy censure language
Senatorial debate centers on whether to drop parts of a resolution condemning McCarthy for abusing Brig. Gen. Ralph W. Zwicker. Watkins says removing the clause would strengthen the charge and denies any compromise. He defends the committee against McCarthy's accusations and calls the special session orderly and free of mob spirit.
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Bennett
McCarthy
Communist Party
Watkins
Utah
Sen. Hendrickson
N. J
Ralph W. Zwicker
Senate
Hospital Plan Offered To Doctors In Iowa Dispute
Louis B. Blair president of the Iowa Hospital Association said a new plan to settle the dispute with the Iowa Medical Society is being prepared and will be submitted for their consideration and then to Atty. Gen. Leo Hoegh for ruling. Blair refused to reveal details while both sides study the proposal.
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Louis B. Blair
Iowa Hospital Association
Iowa Medical Society
The
Hospital Association
Blair
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Medical Society
Atty
Leo A. Hoegh
Newton
Stabbing at Audubon Under Investigation
Auditor Dale Levis said charges against Pearl Jones in the Saturday stabbing of Gene Jackson at a local Audubon filling station remain undecided. Jackson, 30, was hospitalized in fairly good condition as investigators continue to assess the circumstances. Jones, 70, was not detained.
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Audubon (Ap
Atty
Dale Levis
Pearl Jones
Audubon
Gene Jackson
Jones
Jackson
Levis
Flight Dive Pay for Hollywood Assistants Sets Rates
Hollywood assist ant directors will receive 35 dollars per flight on airborne work and 22 dollars per dive for underwater tasks as part of a newly announced contract.
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Hollywood
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