Governor's Day Fete Dropped For This Year
The Chamber of Commerce board scrapped plans for a governor's day celebration this fall, citing conflicts. Vice president M G Linkletter cited impractical scheduling, noting past events were held in spring or summer. The group also considered city anniversaries but dropped the idea due to the 1939 centennial celebration.
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Chamber of Commerce
M. G. Linkletter
Chamber
George Hanry
Retail Bureau
Leon's
Car chase ends in curve crash injuring three teens
Three Cedar Rapids teens were injured when a car chased by a police squad rammed off a curve at the South Eleventh Street Grand Avenue intersection. Driver Francis Evans, 18, was transferred to University hospitals, while Sharon Brown and Wayne Armstrong, both 18, remained hospitalized with varying injuries. Police continue investigation.
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Cedar Rapids
South Eleventh Street
Grand Avenue
St. Luke’s
Sharon Brown
Twenty-first Avenue
Wayne Armstrong
Sixth Street
Miss Brown
Armstrong
Francis Michael Evans
J Street
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Marion
Evans
Marion Girl To Be Missionary in Chile
Priscilla Tanner, daughter of LaVere D. Tanner, has arrived in Santiago Chile to study Spanish for two months before serving a three year missionary assignment for the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society. A 1955 Marion High School graduate she completed a Kingdom Ministry course at South Lansing New York and attended State College of Iowa Cedar Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priscilla Tanner
LaVere D. Tanner
Ninth Avenue
Santiago
Chile
Miss Tanner
Punta Ave
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York
Marion High School
The
Kingdom Ministry School
South Lansing
N. Y
State College of Iowa
Cedar Falls
Marion police court fines list from Judge Miles Adams
This week in the police court of Judge Miles Adams several defendants were cited for traffic offenses. Names include Douglas R. Fuller Raymond L. Jacobs John E. McGill Frank H. Collings Norman P. Van Houweling David L. Mason Paul M. Welton Bessie Hughes Roger D. Willits Herbert H. Dryman David L. Soden Linda F. Westercamp Alfred E. Gudenhauf Kathleen C. Jensen Franklin M. Kopp Phillip A. Younker with various fines and bonds for speeding excessive noise stop sign failure to yield driving without lights and load/overflow violations local Cedar Rapids Des Moines and Cabot connections appear in the docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles Adams
Douglas R. Fuller
Twenty-second Street
Raymond L. Jacobs
Sixth Avenue
John E. McGill
Cabot
Frank H. Collings
Twentieth Street
Cedar Rapids
Norman P. van Houweling
Des Moines
David L. Mason
Eighth Avenue
Paul M. Welton
Northview Drive
Bessie Hughes
L Street
Roger D. Willits
Linwood Street
Herbert H. Dryman
Springville
David L. Soden
Eleventh Avenue
Linda F. Westercamp
Thirty-fifth Street
Alfred E. Gudenhauf
Twenty-fifth Street
Robert A. Hender
Thirtieth Street
Rapid Building Permits Boost City Construction Pace
New house construction kept a rapid pace through September says deputy city clerk Mildred Stickney. As of October 1 the city reported 163 single family homes with two duplexes, nine more houses and one fewer duplex than the previous year. Several other permits were issued for additions repairs and two commercial projects including Linn County Farm Bureau’s 53000 dollar building.
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Mildred Stickney
Everett Lurth
Second Street
H. L. Lockwood
Twelfth Street
Kenneth Twachtmann
Second Avenue
Agnes Cooper
Tenth Street
George Knott
Seventeenth Street
Linn County
Farm Bureau
Tenth Avenue
John O'Neill
Douglas Court
J. O. Sheets
Henderson Drive
Walter Morgan
Seventh Avenue
Arthur Davis
Twenty-eighth Street
Marion Man Shot. 22 Hospitalized in Fair Condition
John Thomas West, 22, of 1675 14 Sixth Avenue, was hospitalized at St. Luke's after a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Police reported the case under investigation. West was taken to the hospital by Baxter Ambulance Service. His wife heard a gunshot in the kitchen before finding him in the living room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
John Thomas West
Sixth Avenue
St. Luke’s Hospital
West
Baxter Ambulance Service
Evangelist to Speak at First Baptist Church weeklong series
The Rev. Don C. Galehr from Peoria Illinois will lead nightly services at 7 30 for a week at First Baptist as part of the church 125th anniversary celebration The Rev McKee noted the program offers inter faith outreach opportunities Also Kiwanis speaker Walter Hayter summer exchange student will address Thursday ladies night Dinner at 615 at the Suburban Margaret McGowan patient at Mercy hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don C. Galehr
Peoria
First Baptist Church
Galehr
Decatur
Carterville
Ill
William A. McKee
McKee
Kiwanis Club
Walter Hayter
Costa Rica
Homecoming Events Planned for Strawberry Point
Strawberry Point prepares a weekend homecoming with a Friday parade at 3 p.m. followed by a dance after the game. The homecoming queen will be crowned at halftime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strawberry Point
Prisoner Nabbed Near Springville
Robert Nightingale, 43, of Des Moines, who walked away from a reformatory farm near Anamosa, was arrested near Springville at about 6:30 p.m. by Patrolman Maurice Jacobs and returned to the reformatory. Nightingale has a long record including forgery in 1949, arson in 1953 with $75,000 damage, and prior charges of breaking and entering, car theft, and escape.
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Anamosa
Robert Nightengale
Des Moines
Springville
Maurice Jacobs
Reforma
Nightingale
Reformatory
LeMars
Three Pennsylvanians Charged at Sigourney
Three Pennsylvania residents faced arraignment in Justice J. R. Hermanstorfer's court for a break in attempt. Gilbert Mihoc 24 McKeesport was charged with carrying a concealed weapon and held on 3000 dollars bond. Harold Carman 17 Duquesne and Carol Kay Hickle 17 McKeesport were bound over to district court on related charges after admitting travel in a stolen car and prior break ins. Police nabbed them Tuesday at a service station near Sigourney.
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Sigourney
Pennsylvania
J. R. Hermanstorfer
Gilbert Mihoc
McKeesport
Harold Carman
Duquesne
Carol Kay Hickle
John Wallerich
West Coast
Iowa
Here
Woman killed crossing Grand avenue in Des Moines
Mrs. Charles Short, 50, of Des Moines, was struck by a truck and killed while crossing Grand avenue in the 4300 block, authorities said.
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Des Moines
Charles Short
Grand Avenue
Lions Candy Day planned by Cedar Rapids Lions in Iowa
Cedar Rapids Lions join many Iowa clubs for Candy Day Friday with members giving away candy rolls and collecting donations for Iowa Light Conservation. Proceeds support Eye Bank work, Braille programs, Leader Dogs, and rehabilitation for the blind, as Gov Hughes proclaims Lions Candy Day.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Lions Clubs
Iowa Light Conservation
Candy Day
Robert F. Zink
The
Town City
State Rehabilitation Center
Des Moines
State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Vinton
Rochester
Mich
Harold E. Hughes
Waterloo Man Admits Setting $50,000 Blaze
Willie Lee Thompkins, 39, of Waterloo, signed a statement admitting he started the fire at the Paul E. Ray Paving Co. plant north of Cedar Falls with a can of oil after being fired. An explosion and ensuing flames damaged six storage tanks containing asphalt and fuel oil, with estimated losses around $50,000. Sheriff Elmer Hightower turned the statement over to the county attorney for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Paul E. Ray Paving Co
Cedar Falls
Elmer Hightower
Willie Lee Thompkins
Hightower
Thompkins
Man 25 Hurt When Dragged Black by Car
Ralph Hill of Orchard Trailer court east of Cedar Rapids was treated at St. Luke's hospital for injuries after being dragged by a car. Deputy Russ Pratt said Hill fought with his wife at the trailer court near Highway 13 and Mt. Vernon road around 2 AM. He grabbed the rear bumper as she drove away with her father and was dragged for a distance.
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Ralph Hill
Orchard Trailer Court
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
Russ Pratt
Linn County
Hill
Highway 13
Mt. Vernon Road
Pratt
Motorcycle Rider Is Hurt in Crash
David H. St. Clair aged 36 of 513 McKinley Street SE was listed in fairly good condition at St. Luke's hospital with cuts and bruises after a motorcycle crash at 8 45 p m Wednesday on Mt Vernon road four miles east of Cedar Rapids The cycle skidded 202 feet off the road He was charged with failure to have his vehicle under control by Linn County Deputy Donovan Wright The accident occurred at the sharp curve near the intersection with highway 94
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David H. St. Clair
McKinley Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
Linn County
Donovan Wright
St. Clair
Mt. Vernon Road
Cedar Rapids
Linn county courthouse lists 47 criminal trials this October
Linn district court schedules forty seven trials for the October term. Week of Oct 14 includes Gorby and Denham with larceny and drunken driving charges. Week of Oct 21 features Janey, Brooks and others for desertion, false uttering of checks and more. Week of Oct 28 names Prochaska and McAfee for shoplifting among others. Week of Nov 4 lists Peacock and Cronk for desertion and third offense driving. Week of Nov 12 covers Gustafson and Denham in abortion-related cases. Week of Nov 18 includes Kramer and Hurwitz for various offenses. Week of Nov 25 (non jury) covers Czachowski speeding and other charges.
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Linn District Court
Ray V. Gorby
Herbert P. Bobzien
Stonewall Denham
Eugene Herdliska
Roy Rolson
Donald Lowder
Donald Young
Robert Janey
Raymond Brooks
John Blarton
Kyle W. Risher
Walter Joy
Robert Goddard
Gene Hicks
Charles Wicher
Violet Prochaska
Mary B. McAfee
James Furnish
Karen Carnicle
R. E. Brown
Edward Dingle
Joseph Servey
Gilbert Williams
Bobby Peacock
Ray Davies
Mabel Cronk
John Conner
Martin Benter
Ronald Lint
Ursil M. Heck
Donald Bruce
Oscar Gustafson
Gaylen Crail
Connie Boe
Carmen Wilson
Larry Howe
Thomas Herold
Postmaster in Fairbank Dies After Truck Stop
Fairbank postmaster John Reckemmer, 39, collapsed with a fatal heart attack Wednesday afternoon while seated in his pickup in front of a furniture store after loading a piece of furniture. He is survived by his wife and three children. The body was taken to Hintz funeral home in Oelwein.
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Gazette
Fairbank
John Reckemmer
Hintz
Oelwein
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Franklin M. Kopp
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Phillip A. Younker
Switzerland
Ray
Time Shop
Man
6Th Ave
YMCA
Marion Branch
Studebaker
First National Motor Bank
9Th Avenue
L1th Street
Stebor Motors
First National Bank
Adv
QUEEN
Baptist Church
Storm
Margaret McGowan
Central Avenue
Mercy Hospital
Vince
7Th Ave
Tory
C. R
Blaze
Kenwood
North American van Lines
van" van Fossen Moving
Lowe
5Th Avenue
Marien
Dr. Scholl
ARION
First National Bank of
Manion
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