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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1954

Page

2

Weather and legal notices from Cascade area October 16 1984

Friday highs and lows across many cities with a Sunday forecast of fair and warmer. Local weather notes include precipitation totals normal October figures and wind details at Municipal airport. Legal notices report reckless driving speed violations civil suits judgments and dismissals plus upcoming funeral services for Julia Flanigan and Sadie Merritt.

Bismarck M. Orleans Chicago New York Denver Phoenix Duluth San Diego

Boy held in dog incident back in reform school

Ten year old Joe Cooper remains in the Louisiana Training Institute as Judge Howell Heard reviews the case after a four hour hearing sparked by his schoolyard shotgun threat to save his dog from the city pound. Public reaction and petitions surround the decision.

Monroe Joe Cooper West Monroe Howell Heard Louisiana Training Institute Tina Clark Ransom School Joe Judge Heard Tippie Murphy Blackwell

No Candidate Can Lose in Balloting in East Germany

The East German election offers a single candidate list approved by the Communist bloc with no yes or no choice for 12 million voters. Molotov promoted turnout while Western reporters are barred from polling places as 97.6 percent are registered for a “free and secret vote.”

East Germany Berlin Germany Volkskammer Molotov Otto Grotewohl ADN East Berlin

Combine sales rise in 1952 output figures

A historical note explains 1952 farm machinery data showing a shift in bushel capacity, with figures climbing to over 1,600 bushels by year end, about three-fourths higher than the earlier 930 benchmark. The excerpt continues a discussion from page one.

Just a Tourist In Trip to US Spy Figure Says

The al leged mystery man in the French spy case claimed he was purely a tourist on his 1953 visit to the United States. Alfred Delarue known as Monsieur Charles testified about obtaining identity papers and a passport during his escape and subsequent protection by Jean Dides Paris police commissioner. The case ties to a wider probe of leaks and espionage involving Francois Mitterand and high security officials.

Versailles INS Alfred Delarue Monsieur Charles Delarue America Jean Dides Paris Dides Interior Ministry Francois Mitterand Defense Committee Mitterand Jean de Resseguier Jean Mons Rene Turpin Mons Turpin Roger Labrusse Miterand Algeria Isources

Man Fined for Parking in Prohibited Zone

Robert J. Jones, operator of a venetian blind concern, was fined 20 dollars and costs in police court on seven charges of parking in a prohibited zone two meter violations and one parking in an alley. Judge Patterson accepted Jones plea of guilty after summons for using a commercial vehicle near the Third avenue bridge. Jones protested that downtown prohibited zones are not consistently ticketed, noting other vehicles are ignored by street sweepers. Court spokesmen suggested he take the matter to police officials.

Robert J. Jones Patterson Jones Third Avenue Bridge

Actress Jane Powell Plans February Wedding

Santa Monica AP notes singing actress Jane Powell and Los Angeles dealer Patrick Nerney will marry early next month after obtaining a license Friday.

Jane Powell Santa Monica Patrick Nerney Los Angeles

Disk jockey warns of winds before WCRS outage during Hazel

In Ahoskie North Carolina a disk jockey at WCRS signaled an imminent disaster as Hurricane Hazel approached by playing The Breeze And I. The station went off air shortly after the warning.

Ahoskie, N. C WCRS

Kline Praises Ike On Expanding Farm Markets

Allan B. Kline president of the American Farm Bureau Federation welcomed President Eisenhower speech in Indianapolis. He said the president stressed expanding markets as essential to farm prosperity and endorsed a comprehensive approach based on the Agricultural Act of 1948-49 and the 1954 Farm Act.

Chicago Allan B. Kline American Farm Bureau Federation Eisenhower Kline Indianapolis

Woman torn from son during Hazel flood missing in Humber

Don Curtis, 22, searched for his mother after their floating home was struck by a second house on the Humber River in North York Ontario during Hurricane Hazel floods. He said the house lifted from its foundations and his mother disappeared as he clung to a tree. Police rescued him. he never saw his mother again.

Toronto North York Ont Don Curtis Humber

Chaplin Plans US Spoof Film In Funny European Tale

Charlie Chaplin announced plans for a new film spoof about a European little man traveling to America. He described the project as not bitter but very funny, aiming to satire the American dream without harshness.

London Charlie Chaplin U. S Europe America

Judge Patterson Suspends Four Licenses In Speed Case

Judge James E Patterson ordered suspensions for four motorists in municipal court after 28 speeders were fined. James J Conway got 30 days, Donald Twiselton 20 days, John C Baumhoefener 20 days, and Edith Swehla 20 days. Charles Papenius faces license denial until December 1 after a reckless driving plea with liquor involved. Twenty-five other speeders were fined 10 to 17 dollars.

Charles Papenius Twenty-fifth Avenue Maynard L. Durham Carthage Sonny Joe Martin Alburnett Ralph S. Hindman Laurel Charles W. Kunath Elgin Ill Clifford DeMoss Anamosa Joe M. Cortez A Avenue Arthur W. Reuter Wheaton James B. Jones Mound Avenue David E. Dietz F Avenue Carlos Strand North Liberty Harry C. Giese Thirty-sixth Avenue Robert R. Beck Fifth Street Frances C. Dibble Franklin Avenue David English Bencke Road Dolores E. Smith Sixth Robert Vrbicek First Avenue SE Walter E. Mohr Marion James J. Conway Donald Twiselton Third Avenue SE James E. Patterson C Street W Thirteenth Avenue John C. Baumhoefener Johnson Avenue NW Williams Boulevard Edith Swehla Eighth Avenue SE First Avenue First Third Patterson

City Briefs Report Funeral Attendance and Local Notices

Mary Bach of 336 Crescent SE returned from Omaha after attending her sister Stacia Budin s funeral. Feathers renovated and pillows from old feather beds advertised by Feather Co. Infant Ill Mark Allen White 10 month old son of Mrs Carol White 2224 Pine SE is hospitalized at University Hospitals Iowa City for an intestinal condition. St Andrew s EUB Church will hold a rummage sale October 19 at the church.

Mary Bachman Crescent Street Omaha Stacia Budin Mark Allen White Carol White Pine Avenue University Hospitals Iowa City St. Andrew’s EUB Church

Plane Driver Survives Hazel Then Plans Hangarless Flight

In Raleigh North Carolina Earl Noe sought hangar space for his light plane just before Hurricane Hazel. With no space available he tied the craft to the ground outside. The hangar collapsed and planes inside were smashed, but Noe's plane remained untouched.

Raleigh, N. C Earl Noe Noe

Television Crime Inquiry Opens Hearings On TV Violence

Washington reports the senate juvenile delinquency subcommittee will start public hearings Tuesday to study how television crime and horror programs affect children.

Washington Senate

Judge postpones Colbert sentencing to Oct 29

Courthouse Judge Floyd Philbrick moved sentencing of Jerome J. Colbert from Oct. 22 to Oct. 29 at 10 a.m. Colbert had pled guilty to manslaughter in the May 1 traffic deaths of Rickey Sojka 4 and Rose Ann Sojka 3. The delay was to allow her attorney time to prepare evidence for court.

Floyd Philbrick Jerome J. Colbert Colbert Rickey Sojka Rose Ann Sojka Milo Sojka

Randall Pleads Guilty in Cedar Rapids Larceny Case

Alan Randall pleaded guilty to larceny in Cedar Rapids and was sentenced by Judge Floyd Philbrick to 30 days in jail with four months suspended. He and Raymond Randall, unrelated, were accused of taking 35 dollars from George Close on August 27. Raymond also pled guilty and received a four months suspended sentence.

Alan Randall Cedar Rapids Floyd Philbrick Linn County Randall Raymond E. Randall George Close Randalls Raymond Randall

Verdict Guilty In Hammer Case

Frederick Hammer found guilty of assault with intent to kill estranged wife Andrea Luckenbach Hammer. Sentencing set Oct. 22. Also convicted of simple assault in shooting Woodrow Long, the wife’s horse trainer. Both victims recovered.

Wilmington Del Frederick Hammer Andrea Luckenbach Hammer Hammer Woodrow Long

Deaths Sulcik services for Mrs August Sulcik

Funeral services for Mrs. August Sulcik of 1217 Memorial Drive SE Cedar Rapids, who died Friday, will be held at Janeba Funeral Home at 2 30 p m Sunday conducted by Theodore B Hlubcek. Burial in Czech National Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home. Mrs Sulcik was a member of Ceske Vlastenky and other organizations.

Cascade St. Martin’s Catholic Church Julia Flanigan Flanigan Temple Hill Calvary Cemetery Devaney Funeral Home Clarence Sadie Merritt Chapman Funeral Home Sulcik August Sulcik Memorial Drive Cedar Rapids Janeba Theodore B. Hlubucek Czech National Cemetery Subik Ceske Vlastenky

Laymen's Sunday Observances Planned Across Eastern Iowa

Laymen's Sunday services will be held in churches across Eastern Iowa with major events in Maynard Presbyterian Church including afternoon and evening meetings for the Presbyterian Men's group in Dubuque Presbytery. Speakers include Dr. Elwyn A. Smith and Rev. Philip B. Lewis. In Genesee near Buckingham Laymen's Sunday will feature Perry Greer. Cedar Rapids churches list multiple speakers at First Baptist St. Pauls Methodist Kenwood Methodist Central Park Presbyterian Westminster Presbyterian First Presbyterian Daniels Park Presbyterian and others Trinity and John Huss Methodist and Kenwood Presbyterian also announcing Laymen's services.

Iowa Maynard Presbyterian Church Dubuque Presbytery Elwyn A. Smith University of Dubuque Philip B. Lewis Third Presbyterian Church Dubuque Perry Greer Black ‘Hawk County Genesee Methodist Church Buckingham Cedar Rapids Ernest McMillan Robert Miedke Charles Severn First Baptist Louis B. Blair Claude Runner St. Paul’s Methodist W. R. Haworth Ralph Jackson Kenwood Methodist Don Hunt Central Park Presbyterian Earl B. Delzell Westminster Presbyterian Philip H. Mounts Lee B. Winterberg Ernest F. Pence Robert W. Bradley First Presbyterian R. E. Hill Dwight Krumholtz Daniels Park Presbyterian Cedar

Raftsman Willis Survives Pacific Drift to Samoa

Willis, who drifted 11 000 miles aboard a primitive raft, met Gov Lowe after a rapid Pacific crossing aided by Humboldt current. He described a bare bones voyage, raw dolphin diet, and attempts to land near Tutuila island before winds pushed him away. He plans magazine pieces and a book. his wife Tess resides in New York.

Pacific Samoa Willis Tutuila Island Pago Pago Tess New York

Bank Bandits Strike Homer Bank for $30,000

Two unmasked bandits wearing gloves held up the First National Bank of Homer at noon. They forced a bookkeeper to open a walk-in safe and fled with $30,000 in bags, driving away in a car. State police launched roadblocks with twelve squad cars and two planes aiding the pursuit.

Homer Ill First National Bank of Illinois

Three Women Hurt in Crash Near Iowa City

Three St. Louis women were injured in a car train collision at a crossing on highway 218 about 12 miles south of Iowa City. The injured persons were Mrs Samuel McCluney 71 and her daughter Louise 41 and Mildred McCluney 72. They were taken to a local hospital with non serious injuries.

Iowa City INS St. Louis Samuel McCluney Louise McCluney Mildred McCluney

Also Mentioned on This Page

C. R. Weather Municipal Mississippi LaCrosse Rise Prairie du Chien McGregor Davenport Keokuk Fall Roy W Plank Taft Hotel Mary Ann Younce Sixth Street SE Harold Bierbrodt Eighth Street SE Lawrence A. Williams Daniels Street Percy S. Hammond Washington Avenue Clayton L. Lowe Twenty-ninth Avenue Nelson Lewis Swisher Charles Strand Richard E. Kelley Eighth Street M. H. Nielsen Kenneth McGee Maine Township Western Auto Supply Company Raymond Myrtle A. Ban Harold Rasmussen Fifth Avenue SE R. G. Bausch James Edward Dora J. ‘Inerney Second Street Mercy Hospital John T Stacia Bell Bowman Lumber Company H. B. Kerr Devoe and Raynolds Company Rochester Richard Northrup Second Avenue Culver General “Tire, Inc Spiegel, Inc Haegg Coal Company James Beeson City of George G. Bowser Stanley D. Cady L. H. Carle Eldo Martin Exchange State Bank of Springville W. R Donna McMurrin St. Luke’s Hospital Merle E Ada Coon John R. Pringle Edward W. Smiley A. G. Kegler Franz Beryl M. Sprecher Miller and Flannery Clinic G. C Bernice R. Clarke Newman’s Department Store Jimmy Ross LeRoy N Nancy Boots Kelsey’s Garage Elias W Edith Jane Faust Joe Topinka Vera Young Tenth Street Charlie’s Grocery Roy Mary Leeper Ginsberg Or Charles Mabel Williams Hogan Brothers Service Clifford Morrison Robert Stumpf Harry F. Decious Archie E. Bauman M. W Farmer Benjamin H. O’meara L. A Alice Langswager R. W. Tanager Company Bertha Lee Smith Gehrens E. J. Dahms Bishop Stoddard Cafeteria B. D. Silliman Malvern D Simmons Paul H. Giblin Gazette Company John L. Sears Hugh A. Mulligan Parents’ Petition Joey Tom Reedy Socialist Unity (Communist) Party Christian Democrats National Democrats Liberal Democrats Farmers Party Communist Youth Women’s League Trade Unions A. L. Swanson Reform School Mrs. Clark Mollie Cooper Lionel Green Mothers At PTA M. G. Griggs By Fred Painton Congress St. Lawrence Seaway Farm Credit Administration Farm Cooperative Service Department of Agriculture John E. Lapes 3Rd Ave Mt. Vernon Rd Ree Po Dj Atca Son U.S Murdoch Center Point Walker Feather Co Television Crime Inquiry Mullin Westinghouse 16Th Ave 16Th Avenue
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