Weather recital and obituaries from Iowa city region
The report lists Saturday temperatures from multiple cities with a light rainfall note and a Sunday Monday forecast of partly cloudy and warmer conditions then cooler. It also details numerous birth notices in various towns with names and addresses, followed by obituary/service notices for individuals in churches and towns across the area.
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Bismarck
Minneapolis
Chicago
N.orleans
Denver
New York
Des Moines
Phoenix
L Angeles
Omaha
Miami
Seattle
Crash Victim James Osborn Services Set in Cedar Rapids
Funeral services are planned for James R. Osborn 27 of Cedar Rapids killed in a Saturday head on crash near Stanwood. The service will be Tuesday at 9 30 a m at Kuba Funeral Home and 10 a m at St Wenceslaus Church with Rev Frank Benda officiating. Burial will follow at St John s Cemetery. Parish rosary is Monday at 7 30 p m in the funeral home where friends may call after 11 a m. Osborn survived by his wife Kaye three children his mother Florence his father Donald two sisters Mrs Joseph Ruzicka Betty Osborn and two brothers John and Jack all of Cedar Rapids. He was a machinist s mate third class in the Navy and a member of St Wenceslaus Church stationed at Great Lakes Naval Base in Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Osborn
Cedar Rapids
Stanwood
Kuba
St. Wenceslaus Church
Frank Benda
St. John’s Cemetery
Kaye
Jimmy
Kim
Kerri
Florence Osborn
Donald Osborn
Joseph Ruzicka
Betty Osborn
John
Jack
Linwood
Leonard
Dennis
Turner
Cedar Memorial
Morgan
Harry P
Linwood Cemetery
Byers
Frances Mae
Oakdale
Davenport
Schoenfeld
Joseph J
St. Matthew’s
Monahan- Stewart Funeral Home
Arvada
Cole
Belgrade Train Collision Kills One, Injures Seventeen
Two passenger trains collided at the exit of Belgrade station, Yugoslavia, on Saturday. One person was killed and 17 were injured in the crash.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscription Rates and Address
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1863 by The Gazette Co. offers carriers at 50 cents per week and mail options: Night edition six issues 1.25 per month 13 per year, afternoon and Sunday seven issues 1.35 per month 14 per year, other states 23.40 per year. No mail subs in towns with carrier service. AP exclusive rights to local news and AP dispatches.
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the Gazette Co
Thyrd Ave
Cedar Mentee Iowa
Cedar Rapids
U. S. Territories
Dies of W. J. Fieseler in Cedar Rapids Area
William J. Fieseler 51 of Palo died suddenly Saturday afternoon. Born October 19, 1911, in Cedar Rapids he lived 41 years in the area before moving to Palo ten years ago. He was production superintendent for Highway Equipment Co and belonged to Hill Crest Country Club Mt. Vernon Blanche son William G. Fieseler of Palo mother Libbie Fieseler and sister Mrs. Robert Glee, both of Cedar Rapids. Funeral at Mona han Stewart on Monday with Rosary and service Tuesday at St Jude's by Rev R R Krapfl. Burial at St Joseph's Cemetery west of Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Palo
Fieseler
Highway Equipment Co
Hill Crest Country Club
Mt. Vernon
Blanche
William G. Lof Palo
Libbie Fieseler
Robert Glee
Monahan-Stewart Funeral Home
St. Jude’s Church
R. R. Krapfl
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Father Krapfl
N J Girl Clings To Hope For Leg Salvage
Eight year old Anita Crane in Camden faces a hopeful but uncertain battle to save her right leg after a freight train incident. Doctors at West Jersey hospital say chances are less than fifty percent and note recovery hinges on circulation. If the leg cannot be saved she prefers a wooden replacement if affordable.
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Camden
N. J
Anita Crane
Anita
West Jersey
Norman Ekbold
Classified Ad Sell It For What It’s Worth
An advertising pitch urges readers to place classified ads to sell items, promising to reach buyers who need what is offered. It provides the EM 2-1121 contact for an ad-taker and stresses timely placement for maximum value.
Deaths James M. Lehner 69 in Cedar Rapids
James M Lehner aged 69 of 945 Nineteenth Avenue SW Cedar Rapids died Saturday after a sudden illness He was born in Cascade on December 21 1894 and moved to Cedar Rapids twenty years ago He worked as an automobile salesman He is survived by Emily four sons and three daughters and by siblings and grandchildren Requiem Mass will be held Tuesday at St Jude s Catholic Church Burial follows at Mt Calvary cemetery The Rosary is set for 7 30 p m Monday at Teahen chapel with visitors welcome after 7 p m Sunday Burial schedules follow at Linwood and Cedar Memorial cemeteries and other obsequies are listed with local funeral homes
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James M. Lehner
Nineteenth Avenue
Cascade
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Lehner
St. Jude’s Catholic Church
The
Elks Club
Emily
James, Jr
New York
Charles
Barksdale Air Force Base
Louisiana
Michael
Patrick
William Murray
West Palm Beach
Fla
Edward Liven
Bettendorf
William Hudson
Nashville, Tenn
Allen Pedersen
Janice Lehner
Merton
Dubuque
Ray
Fillmore
John
Frank Rogers
William Skahill
Omaha
Neb
St. Jude’s ‘Church
Richard Krapfl
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Father Krapfl
Teahen Chapel
Milligan Edna Pearl longtime Linn county resident dies
Edna Pearl Milligan aged 67 dies after a long illness Friday night. Born January 25 1897 in College Township she lived with sister Mrs Lucille Elam at 1900 Ninth Street SW. Survived by one sister services at Beatty Bearle Funeral Home 1 30 p m Monday with Rev A T Washington of Sharon EUB Church burial Baker Cemetery friends may call at
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Edna Pearl Milligan
Linn County
College Township
Lucille Elam
Ninth Street
Beatty-Bearle Funeral Home
A. T.washington
Sharon Eub Ichurch
Baker Cemetery
Margaret Hawthorne Thomas, 87, Cedar Rapids resident
Margaret Hawthorne Thomas 87 of 1509 B avenue NE widow of James T. Thomas died Saturday after a brief illness. Born Sept 15 1877 in Mt Vernon she lived in Cedar Rapids 56 years. Survived by three daughters Mrs Harold V Nelson Mrs Michael Shearer and Mary Fahl a son Theodore H. 11 grandchildren 22 great grandchildren. Memorial services Turner chapel burial Cedar Memorial cemetery friends may call after 1 p.m. Sunday.
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Margaret Hawthorne Thomas
Avenue NE
James T. Thomas
Cedar Rapids
Mt. Vernon
Thomas
Harold V. Nelson
Crystal Lake
Michael Shearer
Minneapolis
Mary Fahl
Theodore H
Pythian Sisters
Turner Chapel
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Obituaries Notice for Woods and Thomas
Francis E Woods funeral set for Monday at 9 a.m. at Immaculate Conception church with burial at Mt Calvary. Parish rosary Sunday at 7 30 p.m. at Brady Mortuary with friends welcome. Harry Wesley Thomas to be laid to rest at Turner Chapel at noon Monday.
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Woods
Francis E
Immaculate Conception Church
Mt. Calvary
Brady Mortuary
Thomas
Harry Wesley
Turner Chapel
Two Iowa youths held on murder charge in football game death
Authorities filed open murder charges Saturday against Franklin Ward Berlin 19 of West Des Moines and Roger Kent Wykle 20 of State Center over the Sept 25 fight after the Ellsworth Fort Dodge junior college football game. James Ward 31 of Williams was found dead Sept 30 in his parked car from a skull fracture. The incident followed an altercation in Iowa Falls.
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Iowa Falls
Iowa
Paul Hodgson
Franklin Ward Berlin
West Des Moines
Roger Kent Wykle
State Center
Hamilton County
Hodgson
Berlin
Frank W. Berlin
Iowa Aeronautics Commission
James Ward
Williams
John Sear
Ward
Cantor’s Early TV Rise Sparked By Jest and Song
Izzy Iskowitch later known as Cantor became a pioneering figure on early television. He built fame with wife Ida and five daughters jokes, a long feud with George Jessel, and signature songs such as If You Knew Suzy and Ida. Orphaned as a child on New York’s East Side, he was raised by widowed grandmother Esther Cantor after being found on Hester Street, where he learned impersonations for tips.
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Cantor
Ida
George Jessel
Suzy
Izzy Iskowitch
New York
East Side
Esther Cantor
Three Planes Collide In Air Training Incident
Three military training planes touched in the air near Lovington New Mexico on Saturday causing two planes to crash. Second Lt. John F Segura from Louisville Kentucky and Second Lt. Van W Schutz from Antigo Wisconsin ejected and reported injuries though Schutz said he was not hurt. First Lt. William Bookout an instructor from Torrance California and student Second Lt. David Reynolds remained unharmed. The Reese Air Force Base commander said four planes were in formation when the collision occurred.
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Lovington
N. M
Reese Air Force Base
Lubbock
John F. Segura
Louisville
van W. Schutz
Antigo
Wis
Schutz
Segura
William Bookout
Torrance
Cailif
Reese
Bookout
David Reynolds
Richard Kimball
Youth Charged in Stolen Car Case Near Ely
Jerry Huff, 17, was charged with larceny of a motor vehicle after allegedly stealing a 1964 car from the Sam Shannon residence in Ely. Deputies said Huff admitted the theft and the car, owned by Kenneth Shaw of Dubuque, was found demolished in a ditch south of Ely. Ricky Shaw, visiting his mother, drove the car to the Ely residence.
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Jerry Huff
Ely
Sam Shannon
Huff
Kenneth Shaw
Dubuque
Shaw
Ricky
Shannon
Shipwreck survivor paddles to shore after 40 foot waves
A shipwreck survivor clung to wreckage as 40 foot waves surged. She swam toward land sighting possibly France or Jersey, reached a cliff and found aid at a farmhouse. She was hospitalized Saturday night. One victim, Robert Fraser, of the 1961 Cambridge boat race crew, was feared dead along with his parents and friend Michael McCowan.
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France
Jersey
Robert Fraser
Michael McCowan
Car Show Opens Monday in Cedar Rapids
The 1965 Automotive World Exhibit debuts Monday and runs through Tuesday in downtown Cedar Rapids on Second Street SE between Second and Third Avenues. Sponsored by Greater Downtown Cedar Rapids Inc in cooperation with the Central Retail Merchants Bureau and Cedar Rapids Automobile Dealers Assn. A drawing for a new car takes place at 1 p.m. Saturday on Second Street SE linked to the show.
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Automotive World
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids, Inc
Central Retail Merchants Bureau
Cedar Rapids Automobile Dealers Assa
Second Street SE
Second
Third Avenues
Second Street
Rifle Discharges Wound Belle Plaine Hunter
A 17 year old Belle Plaine youth Richard Cornelis was reported in good condition at Mercy hospital with bullet wounds in both thighs. He was accidentally shot while squirrel hunting near the Iowa river south of Belle Plaine when a companion Roger Hughes turned suddenly causing a semi automatic rifle to discharge.
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Belle Plaine
Richard Cornelis
Mercy Hospital
Iowa River
Roger Hughes
Southern Educator Named To Lead Job Corps
President Johnson appoints Dr Otis A Singletary 44 chancellor of the University of North Carolina to head the Job Corps. The program will offer basic education work and training for youth with an initial enrollment of about 40000 in year one and 100000 in year two.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Otis A. Singletary
University of North Carolina
Humphrey discusses school prayer and test ban stance in South Bend
Humphrey urged peaceful purposes and enforcement to enforce a ban on underground tests despite the 1963 test ban treaty. He said he did not favor a constitutional amendment to permit prayers in public schools and noted church leaders testified against the proposal in Congress.
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Humphrey
South Bend
Barry Goldwater
Congress
New York Girl Found Dead After Alps Snowstorm
A 22 year old New York woman Lynn Babcock died of exhaustion and cold after a snowstorm in the Austrian Alps near Linz. She traveling with a man nicknamed LBJ was found at the airport area around the plane ramp. A Johnson appearance at a reception preceded the incident and a gold plated LBJ pin was found on her.
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Linz
Austria
New York
Hik
Johnson
Lynn Babcock
Katonah
N.Y
LBJ
Edict Delays Dock Strike For 70 Days
A federal judge signed a preliminary injunction delaying a major port strike by the AFL-CIO International Longshoremen's Association for 70 days. Dockworkers had returned to work after a prior restraining order, extending cooling off under Taft-Hartley, with concerns that a resumed strike would imperil national health and safety.
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Edict
New York
Afl-Cio International Longshoremen’s Assn
Gulf Coast
U.S. District Court
Irving Ben Cooper
Cedar Rapids Teachers Win Posts at Iowa Federation
Two Cedar Rapids teachers were elected to Iowa Federation of Teachers posts at its Des Moines convention. H Johann Eschbach was re elected as vice president and Ken Moore became legislative chairman. Harold Blackledge Jr. failed to win re election as vice president. Des Moines attorney Jack Spaulding was elected president. William No rden Davenport became second vice president. Mike Giles Council Bluffs named secretary. Gwendolyn Moats Des Moines elected treasurer.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Federation of Teachers
H. Johann Eschbach
Ken Moore
Harold Blackledge, Jr
Jack Spaulding
Des Moines
William Nordean
Davenport
Mike Giles
Council Bluffs
Gwendolyn Moats
Pioneer Negroes Tie Knot at Clemson Wedding
Harvey Gantt and Lucinda Brawley, the first Negro students admitted to Clemson, wed Saturday near Hopkins, S C. Gantt, 23, from Charleston, joined Clemson after Iowa State transfer and plans to continue architecture studies. Lucinda Brawley’s family says both will remain at Clemson.
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Columbia
S. C
Harvey Gantt
Lucinda Brawley
Clemson Univerisity
Hopkins
Here
Ernest Brawley
Lucinda
Gantt
Charleston
Clemson
Iowa State University
Longshoremen Lockout Threat Looms Over Nation
The 60,000 longshoremen from Maine to Texas could resume their walkout 70 days from now under law, in a contract dispute with ship owners. A restraining order was issued by Judge Frederick Van Pelt Bryan after a Justice Department action based on a board of inquiry appointed by President Johnson, which said the walkout imperiled national health and safety.
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Maine
Texas
U.S. District Court
Frederick van Pelt Bryan
Justice Department
Department
Johnson
Camp Good Health Budget Update and Donations Noted
The Gazette records a 1964 budget item of 9,219.00 with 1,547.36 still to be raised. Contributions include 7,641.64 in memory of W F Wegous and 25.00 5.00 for Mary and Everett Chandler from M D G.
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W. F. Wegous
Mary
Everett Chandler
TOLRE
Democrats Move Style Show To Armor Ballroom For Capacity
A high demand for tickets to the style show featuring Mrs. Edward M Kennedy forces relocation to the Armor Ballroom, adding space for 1 000 spectators. Mrs Kennedy will woo voters for Culver in Cedar Rapids with a press conference at the Montrose hotel and a YWCA coffee the next morning.
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Edward M. Kennedy
Armor
Culver For Congress
Town House Convention Hall
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Edward Kennedy
Cedar Rapids
John Culver
U.S
House of Representatives
Culver
Viet Cong Ambushed Inside Saigon Police Night Firefight
In Saigon police ambushed a Viet Cong force Saturday night, killing one fighter and capturing another. The firefight occurred in a city area as authorities tightened security measures.
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Saigon
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Harry Rauls
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Thomas Watts
Center Point Road
Verlyn Krafock
Lowden
Arthur Goodale
Hiawatha
Jack L. Johnson
Bowling Street
Gary Cornwaite
Central City
Lester Ronald
Norman Pint
Blairs Ferry Road
James McMullen
Coldstream Avenue
Maurice Port
Richard Carpenter
Eighth Avenue SE
Maurice Eggers
Tipton
Richard Womacka
First Avenue NW
Dave C. Powers
Red Bud Road
Donald Nost
Lisbon
John Robinson
Twentyninth Street
Bill Condran
Twelfth Avenue
John Wharton
Oakland Road
James Hinton
Donald Parr
Knoll Street
Andrew Yount
Thirty-fifth Street
Gary Pokorney
Twenty-eighth Street
Alfred Smith
Kencrest Drive
Bert Miller
Morgan’s
Shellsburg
Mary Geiken
Zion
Fellmer’s
Keystone
London
Henrybsen
Chapman’s
Clarence
Kalona
Murrie S. Miller
Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church
Yoder
Wilhelmine Roeniig
Community Church
Hoover-Valentine
Marengo
West Union
Ernest Buenzow
Burnham and Wood
Dysart
Fred Stroh
Overton’s
Iowa City
Robert John Ford
Beckman’s
West Liberty
Joe McLaughlin
McGovern-Dwyer
Robert M. Ford
Dye’s. Alburnett
Ada B. Frick
Baxter’s
Osborn
Great Lakes, Nl
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Associated Press
W. J. Fieseler
William J. Fieseler
Route One
N.J
Brady
5Th Ave
Funeral Service
Ambulance Service
Clinton
Tumthong
Indianapolis Zoo
Edna P. Milligan
James Thomas
Hester Street
John E. Lapes
3Rd Ave
Essel
Kinsey
Hunter
Benton County
Verne McClurg
Cornelis
Hughes
N. Y
Alps
Susan
Cooper
National Health and Safety
C.R
Novak Monument CO
Wolf’s Apparel
Thomas Hyde
Stewart Udall
Interior
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
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William R. Smith
Jack Fulton
Robert Matias
Dale Crosier
Walter Grant
William Linstrom
Charles Werner
Kenneth Perry
Myron Oxley
Montrose Hotel
YWCA
Viet Cong
Ellis Blvd
Turner's
Oan B. Turner
Ave. S.E
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