29 Nov 1958
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1958
Page
1
Highs and lows across cities with precipitation notes and a detailed municipal police blotter. It lists temperatures for Bismarck Chicago New Orleans Denver and others, wind and humidity data, sunrise and sunset times, and a long roster of traffic violations and fines followed by funeral notices from several towns.
Bruce Anderson a Gazette carrier age 12 reported losing ten one dollar bills in a brown envelope on Saturday after slipping on Twenty second avenue SW between Ninth and Eleventh streets. He returned home shaken but found the money missing when he searched later. Anyone finding the ten dollars should call Bruce at EM 2 4002 or the Gazette circulation department EM 2 712.
The report shows Cedar Rapids down 1 percent in October 1957 while Waterloo, Dubuque, Des Moines, and Sioux City rose 10, 5, 3, and 1 percent respectively. For January–October 1958 Dubuque rose 6 percent and Des Moines fell 2 percent, with other cities unchanged.
Ashihei Hino, a Japanese novelist, says in Tokyo Shimbun that the U S slight progress in Negro status is visible in cities like Little Rock. He recalls visiting Little Rock and finding whites and colored people living in harmony with facilities comparable to New York Chicago and Boston. He argues the school incident is not the peak of the problem.
Armed clashes unfold in Algiers and western Algeria as Nationalist rebels attack mobile polling units. A candidate, Achouri Ben Aissa, is wounded while a deputy race pivots on continued French rule amid casualties reported among rebels and voters.
A reflective verse on life as a gathering of days. It contrasts those who gather roses with those who endure weeds, noting the bud about to bloom and the inevitable loom of days already lived. It questions reaching full bloom and the value of memories formed along the way.
The Hermitage home of Andrew Jackson will be pictured on a 44 cent stamp issued March 16 with its first day sale at Hermitage, Tennessee.
Larry Catterton interrupted his Los Angeles news broadcast to report a brush fire near the station and announce an off air break while fire crews responded. The blaze caused temporary disruption as firefighters tackled the control room fire risk.
W. W. Schotanus will be ordained Sunday as deacon in the Presbyterian church in Atlanta. The Rev. W. M. Schotanus, his son, will be in charge of the service.
Hal Boyle narrates a Thanksgiving idyll where Marybelle and Jim enjoy an ideal day. Relatives display generosity, harmony rules the table, and the morning shadows fade as they realize the dream may end at 6 a.m. when the day’s promise remains unrealized.
Emma W. Anderson lifelong Cedar Rapids resident died Friday. Born December 21, 1874 in Cedar Rapids she lived recently at 223 Second Ave. SW. Survived by son John B. Anderson of Cedar Rapids. husband John died in 1926. Services at Brady's 1:30 Monday with Rev. Hubert L. Sunderman of St. Andrew's EUB Church. Burial at Linwood. Friends may call after 10 a.m. Sunday at the mortuary.
Services begin 2:30 Sunday at Barta-Hesser's followed by 3 service at St. John's Syrian Orthodox Church conducted by Rev. Father Michael. Burial at St. George's Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel with Trisagion services held Saturday at 8.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 lists subscription options including carrier 45 cents a week and mail plans. Night edition $1.10 monthly or $11 yearly. afternoon and Sunday $1.20 monthly or $12 yearly. nationwide $20.50 yearly. No mail subscriptions in towns with Gazette carrier service.
Mercy hospital holds observer status for City Briefs resident Huebbe at 958 Twelfth St NE with visitors allowed. Various items report a hotel room theft of a piggy bank and $12 in quarters by Annette O’Brien, gun theft from a car of James K. Phipps, public open houses in the Empire area, a street hole damaging James Cassidy’s car, and a series of local police incidents including a charge against Joseph Cernin and arrests of Robert and Audrey Prenosil for assault warrants.
Britain's air ministry confirmed London has not seen the sun for 13 days. The statement underscores a prolonged blackout affecting daily life and public sentiment.
Allan J. Brauer of 695 Blairs Ferry Road NE filed in Linn County District Court to annul a 30 day suspension of his chauffeur license imposed by the Iowa Department of Public Safety Brauer says he was fined 10 dollars on October 9 for disobeying a stop sign and that the suspension until December 15 was beyond the department s jurisdiction He notes similar challenges in Black Hawk County where two cases resulted in suspensions being annulled and seeks a writ of certiorari to obtain records from the department.
Sylvester and Thelma Burton file a Linn district court action against Laverne F Hartman seeking 5585 for Mrs Burton and 1200 plus 68 24 for car damage from a Feb 21 collision on First avenue W A jury trial is requested.
Will dated November 13 entrusts executor Curtis Boles to share the estate with niece Mabel Berryman who is confirmed executrix. Estate details indicate distribution among named relatives.
Kilian Co. files an account suit against Robert and Joyce Simmons seeking $171.42 in damages or payment. Court action ordered to recover the stated amount.
Washington UPI report notes the average U.S. family grew as a baby boom shifts household size. From 1948 to 1958 the share with two or more children under 18 living at home rose from 11.2 million to 16.4 million.
A fast moving snowstorm dumped the heaviest falls of the season across the East after blanketing the Midwest. Regions from northern New England to western Pennsylvania saw more than 10 inches of snow with dangerous driving conditions and several fatalities from ice slick highways.
The Rev Karl E Swanberg pastor of mn at Denver Colo will move to Denver January 15 The Swanbergs and their two sons previously lived in Cedar Rapids Mrs Swanberg is the daughter of the late Prof and Mrs LeRoy D Weld
The new manse of Memorial Presbyterian Church in Cedar Rapids will be dedicated Sunday at 3 15 p m. An open house at 23 Twenty fourth Ave SW runs 3 to 5 p m with Rev Joseph Havlik and Rev Reuben Tjaden taking part. The old manse at 621 Ninth Ave SE will become a Sunday school annex once occupied.
Turin struggles with 80000 pigeons blamed for fevers and vandalism. City fathers vote to capture 10000 birds and donate them to Arezzo and Mantua. Pigeon-lovers protest as dawn nets deploy. by dusk 79,900 pigeons still fly over city hall.
Kuala Lumpur AP reports a pending Malayan bill targets foreign government owned banks. The measure would liquidate the Bank of China controlled by the Red China government, a major lender in Malaya.
The American Bible Society lists next week’s program readings. Sunday Psalm 103:1-22, Monday Psalm 121:1-8, Tuesday Isaiah 40:1-31, Wednesday Isaiah 53:1-12, Thursday Isaiah 55:1-13, Friday Micah 6:6-15, Saturday Matthew 5:1-16.
The navy announced that twin nuclear powered ballistic missile submarines now under construction will be named after Abraham Lincoln and Robert E Lee.
Limoges France AP Poujade a rightist figure of the Fourth Republic ends his campaign and withdraws as a candidate in the runoff vote next Sunday. He had earlier won 51 deputies in 1956 and folds his daily paper French Fraternity.
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