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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1954
Page
2
The report covers a five day forecast with snow warnings for northern Iowa and mixed precipitations across the region. It notes temperatures ranging from lows in the teens to highs in the 30s, expected drifting snow, and warmer days later in the week. Local death notices, civil judgments, and funeral services are listed for multiple towns including Monona Traer Manchester Oelwein Blairstown and Iowa City.
Barbara J. Hickman is granted a divorce from Richard C. Hickman in a court decree. The ruling finalizes the petition for dissolution of marriage with no custody specifics disclosed in the available text.
A defective gas burner at 1637 Thirty-second Street NE caused a still alarm at 6 02 p.m. Monday by company 7. Company 7 checked the heating plant at 742 Forty-third Street NE at 6 45 p.m. Monday. Smoke was reported but no fire found at 1505 J Street SW at 8 55 E Grand er still alarm by company 5.
Disorderly conduct sentences of 15 days for Oscar Per rigo and Helen Sellers. Vagrancy case sent to district court for Joseph Beltran with bond set at 110 dollars. Virginia Troye forfeits 55 dollar bond for reckless driving. Richard English fined 2 dollars plus costs for failing to stop at a stop sign. Tholma Borg forfeits 10 dollar appearance bond for improper turn. Rhoda Larimer and James Cloos among others fined or forfeited for accident-related and traffic offenses. A list includes numerous individuals with bonds or fines ranging from 2 to 21 dollars and several appearance bonds forfeited. Remaining items reference Home Town Dairies, Inc. vs Richard G. Shana- as part of the docket.
Des Moines Iowa attorney general elect Dayton Countryman of Nevada will take office Wednesday succeeding Leo A Hoegh who will leave the payroll until inaugurated as governor on January 13 Countryman was elected November 2 to both the short term and the long term beginning January 1 his background includes service as Story county attorney and he plans to continue the Larson Hoegh aggressive law enforcement programs.
Vernon Jefferson a 25 year old Indian asked for more time to enter a plea on a charge of assault with intent to commit murder in the death of Clinton Brown of Tama. Judge R M O'Bryan set Dec 7 at 10 a m for attorney and plea and bond at 15000. Robert Halverson a 19 year old Dunbar farm youth was sent to juvenile court on manslaughter charges in the fatal shooting.
The first shipment of U S military aid including tanks and other equipment arrived in Karachi Pakistan. Prime Minister Mohammed Ali hailed a steady flow of military equipment from the United States. An advisory group under Brig Gen William T Sexton will assist the Pakistan army in using the equipment while not conducting training as in Turkey.
Funeral services for Margaret E. Colehour widow of Charles H. Colehour will be held Wednesday at 10 am in Hunte funeral home. Burial at Mt Carroll. Born April 28 1872 in Jones county she died Monday at 10:30 am at her son Donalds home in Anamosa. She was a longtime Linn county resident. Survivors include two sons Donald and Robert a daughter Mrs Geo Maxfield of Robins and four great grandchildren.
The British freighter Tresillian sank 44 miles off Cork after a hurricane like gale. At least 15 of her 40 crew drowned with 19 survivors and three bodies recovered. The five day storm has raised the seafaring death toll to 37 across involved ships. The master Captain Winter perished.
A bid to settle the dispute between Iowa hospitals and medical specialists was rejected by the Iowa State Medical Society and the board of medical examiners. The groups said progress is encouraging and a conference may be scheduled Wednesday to discuss new arrangements for hospital laboratories. The legal issue stems from a February attorney general ruling that hospitals hire specialists illegally under current setups.
In New Brunswick New Jersey a pet burro being moved from Arizona ate its destination tag. Railway Express agents retrieved the tag fragment and traced the burro’s route to Douglas Aziz. The Douglas agent identified the intended recipient as Mrs Philip Crockett.
Blair urged the trucking industry to cover its full share of highway rebuilding and maintenance while supporting a fair tax system. Speaking at a nine state reciprocity meeting in Des Moines he noted reciprocity talks must enable free highway commerce. Russell MacCleery cited concerns with ton mile and axle mile taxes and their administration.
Rollin Frink retired yard conductor for the Rock Island railroad died at 5 am Tuesday at his home 1112 Twenty seventh street NE Born 67 years ago at Friend Nebraska he came to Cedar Rapids 62 years ago A World War I veteran he was active in St Pauls Methodist Crescent lodge AF and AM Iowa Consistory El Kahir Shrine AAONMS Cedar Chapter OES Ambar Grotto and Gethsemane White Shrine Survived by his wife Lulu a son Nathan Frink of Cedar Rapids a daughter Mrs James Gray of Omaha and four grandsons Services Thursday at 1 30 pm in Barta Hesser chapel with entombment in Cedar Memorial cemetery Master Masons to meet at 1 pm.
P H Boyson a former Cedar Rapids jeweler aged 78 died Sunday in Long Beach California where he had worked for 29 years Funeral services were set for Tuesday in Long Beach with burial planned at Cedar Falls Thursday at 3 pm He was born October 21 1876 on a Grundy County farm and began in Cedar Falls in 1898 before moving to Cedar Rapids later operating with his brother George The business moved multiple times before settling at 213 Third Avenue SE He and his son Dayton were partners in Long Beach and his wife Hal Dayton died years ago.
William J. Herms of 1560 Fifth Ave SE Cedar Rapids died at home after a long illness. Born January 4 1892 in Racine Wisconsin he married Josephine LeGrand January 22 1951 in Cedar Rapids. Surviving are his wife a sister Mrs H B Dolan of Detroit and stepson Roger L LeGrand of Cedar Rapids. He was a parishioner at Immaculate Conception church with services Thursday at 9 am Monsignor William H Schulte will preside. Burial in Mt Calvary cemetery. Rosary at 8 pm Wednesday at Turner chapel. Friends may call.
Services for Leslie Floyd Ockenfels, son of Mr and Mrs Harold Ockenfels of Watkins, who died Monday, will be held at Brush chapel at 2 pm Wednesday with burial in Mound Hill cemetery at Watkins. Friends may call at the chapel.
J A Bert Walker a Cedar Rapids resident for more than fifty years died Sunday in the city his services will be held at Beatty Bearle chapel at 10 30 a m Wednesday conducted by the Rev Frank H Ward burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery friends may call at the chapel
Theodore Dounis, 62, owner of the Taft Grill and Cedar Rapids resident since 1946, died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 6 10 p m after a long illness. Born in Vatse Greece he was a member of the order of Ahepa.
The deceased was affiliated with the Hellenic Orthodox St John the Baptist Church. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Hellenic church conducted by Dr Elias George. Burial follows in St John’s Cemetery in Linwood. Friends may call at Brady Mortuary from 7 p.m. Tuesday until noon Wednesday.
Senate Democratic Leader Johnson and colleagues supported the administration against a naval blockade of Red China. Republican Leader Knowland defended his position while open to alternatives. White House aides said Eisenhower endorsed Dulles and discussed the policy with him.
The Defense Department prepares legislation for military pay raises averaging 8 to 11 percent, with a new bill targeting career servicemen and variable rates by individual rank and length of service. Army Secretary Stevens told a Retired Officers Association meeting that Congress would be asked next year for a substantial raise, while Rep. Vinson of Georgia will push the issue as the top priority of the House Armed Services Committee.
Secretary Dulles argues preparedness deters war and supports a continental defense system to ruin Red bomber plans. He emphasizes allied airfields, air power, and a strong NATO-style stance with Canada and other nations to deter aggression and counter Soviet expansion. He also warns of Communist subversion and exploitation of underdeveloped countries.
Churdan trucker Floyd Russell testified Miller's car traveled 45 to 50 mph before ramming a parked car and killing Highway Patrolman Harold De Gear. Miller faces a second degree manslaughter trial in De Gear's February incident on Sixth Street near Twentieth Avenue SW. Jury seated in Judge Penningroth's court heard Russell describe the fatal sequence and Miller's sudden lane change.
Donald D. Rhodes, 18, of Marion pled guilty to attempting to break and enter and was sentenced to a term not to exceed five years at the Anamosa reformatory. Judge Floyd Philbrick tied the sentence to a parallel five year term from June 29, with suspension revoked after Rhodes’ later entry into a Marion laundromat.
Donald F. Wilson aged 44 of 2015 Williams Boulevard SW pled guilty to a drunk driving charge. He was fined $300 and costs by Judge Floyd Philbrick after his arrest by Cedar Rapids police Saturday night at Sixteenth Avenue and J Street SW for honking his horn at an on patrol car.
Two complaints were filed this week. Smulekoff Furniture Company sues Dr. John H. Fox and H. V. Lippert of Dyersville for possession of home furniture valued at 788.42 dollars. Harper and McIntyre sue R. L. Sweet doing business as Sweet Millwork Company for 323.60 dollars on an alleged promissory note.
James R. Flynn Tuesday won a $92 judgment against Alvin and Carol Lingo in an account suit.
The four day old daughter of Les Paul and Mary Ford died Tuesday in New York. The infant Colleen was born prematurely and was the couple’s first child. Paul has two sons from a previous marriage.
Cynthia Ann Figgins, 20 months, daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Figgins of Kalona, is reported in fair condition in the polio ward at University hospitals. She was admitted last week after contracting polio.
A detailed committee report outlines expanded high school facilities including six classrooms totaling 8,214 square feet, a 4,905 square foot reading room, a main gymnasium of 90 by 150 feet, and a 60 by 100 foot pool area. It calls for year‑round pool use and a second pool, with new courses in home economics, business, and industry.
The project outlines a 7,056 square foot facility featuring a 40 by 48 band and orchestra room a 30 by 48 vocal room and a 29 by 39 small rehearsal room. Additional spaces include practice rooms offices libraries instrument robe and uniform storage rooms.
The layout allocates seven thousand eight hundred fifty five square feet for a main office, principal and assistant offices, intercom and washroom facilities, a store room, a record vault, a faculty mailbox area, counselors reception and four counselors offices, a health center, student activity center, faculty room, and a small kitchen.
CHICAGO AP Janice Mullinger of Manly Iowa won the open class Angus summer yearling division blue ribbon at the International Live stock Exposition following her junior grand champion steer Shorty. Iowa State College and other Iowa exhibitors earned top placings across Hampshire Shropshire Berkshire Duroc and Shorthorn categories with multiple pen and individual awards.
Iowa exhibitors swept the junior livestock feeding contests at the International Live Stock Show in Chicago. The Iowa herd won the ten head show over Illinois, with five class winners, four second places and one third among the entries.
The Senate failed to muster a 49 member quorum with about 25 present for Tuesday's roll call, McCarthy among the absent. Leadership secured a 3 pm Wednesday deadline for general censure debate, with time split between pro and anti sides and panel of leaders assigning speaking slots.
Arthur G. Jackson 23, lover of Lorraine Clark, found guilty of three counts of adultery and given one year for each, with a fourth count on file. Lorraine Clark pled guilty to second degree murder of her husband, sentenced to life with eligibility for parole in 15 years.
Tokyo reports at least six dead and 29 missing after a ferocious wind and rain storm hit Japan on Tuesday. Authorities assess damage and ongoing search operations across affected areas.
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