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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1967
Page
5
United Press International reports nine Iowa fatalities from weekend crashes. Victims include Paul Michael Dahlhauser 22 of West Bend who died after a rollover near Algona, Jerry Carpenter 76 of Knoxville struck in a crosswalk, and 3 ½ month old Margaret Schlumbohm of Tripoli formerly Oelwein, among others.
Iowa Tax Commissioner Lynn Potter vows to challenge a ruling by colleagues Burrows and Prentis that city owned parking facilities are exempt from the new 3 percent service tax. He calls the move a dirty trick done while he was in Davenport for a tax hearing and says municipal garages and lots are taxable.
William Prull, a farmer northeast of Martelle, is hospitalized at St. Luke's Cedar Rapids with a crushed left wrist and a broken left arm after a cornpicker accident Friday evening while he was getting his machine ready.
Sioux City AP reports State Treasurer Paul Franzenburg disputes claims of a population decline in Iowa between 1960 and 1966. He cites 80 000 new jobs in six years and notes rural losses but urban areas and special censuses show a combined population gain of 108 850.
Two groups of youths are questioned regarding vandalism including defaced traffic signs and painted cars on Sept. 25 and Sept. 27. Investigation turned over to juvenile authorities. On Sunday ten youths aged 15 to 17 were questioned about melon-throwing incidents, also referred to juvenile authorities.
Joanne Muffley of Matteson Ir becomes president of the girls Standards Board in Garbee hall at Upper Iowa college. Officers include Sandy Bodde vice president Linda King secretary and Jan Sproatt treasurer. Members named are Sue Wedeking Bev Plegenkuhle Sue Buenneke Trina Greco and Georgana Miller.
Report lists Iowa members on key Senate roll calls including votes on NASA funding cuts, public works reductions, UN sanctions, and Subversive Activities Board rider. Names mentioned include Miller Hickenlooper, with party lines and outcomes.
Alvin Davenbaugh 71 a Fayette and Buchanan counties businessman and farmer died Sunday at Peoples hospital Independence He lived on a Lamont area farm the last decade Born Brandon 1896 married Eunice Page Lamont 1947 Surviving wife son Marion daughter Rue Farnum four grandchildren and four sisters Services Tuesday 2 pm Grace Methodist church Masonic services Monday 8 Kreusel Fawcett American Legion at Mt Hope cemetery Independence Casket to remain closed after services
Myrtle C Freeman 83 lifelong Coggon resident died Sunday in a Manchester hospital. Born April 18 1884 near Coggon she married John H Frommee March 2 1904. Surviving son Clair Freeman two brothers John and Charles DeWoody sister Elbert Kee one granddaughter two great grandchildren. Services 2 pm Tuesday at First Christian church Coggon Rev Hugh W Ghormley burial Coggon cemetery. Friends may call Murdoch chapel after 6 pm Monday memorial gifts to church fund.
ELKADER AArkansas man Robert Ray Dudley 26 of Stamps Ark was found in a cornfield after a one car accident five and one half miles northeast of Elkader on Highway 128 He lay injured for nine hours before crawling to the highway shoulder at about 11 am He was found by Rev John Zerhusen of Clayton Center and taken to Elkader hospital in fair condition with a broken leg and shoulder injuries.
Charges of failure to yield right of way and failure to have control were filed against Dr. Raymond Grant 63 of Volga after a two car collision late Saturday at a county road intersection two miles east of Arlington.
A vehicle driven by Robert Smith 30 of Oelwein collided with another car. Dr. Grant escaped with minor injuries and received treatment at Oelwein hospital. Smith and two passengers Bobby Rasmussen 12 and Loren Haun 26 were seriously hurt. Rasmussen remained in Independence hospital in serious condition. Smith later moved to Waterloo in fair condition and Haun was listed as good in Oelwein. The trio had been returning from a squirrel hunting expedition when the accident occurred.
Ridgeway Winneshiek county sheriff's officers are investigating a breakin at the Sunnyside tavern. The entry was gained by breaking a back window about 3 a.m. Loss includes seven to nine cases of beer eight to ten cartons of cigarettes and a small amount of cash.
A terse promotional line asserts want ads operate as a computer driven tool to quickly pair sellers with interested buyers. It emphasizes speed and efficiency in locating customers. The tone mirrors midcentury marketplace ads promoting modern efficiency.
Richard Jasperson and Thomas Clauson both 17 were arrested in Manchester Saturday night on larceny of a motor vehicle charges. The car, taken from the Wild Life dance hall in Independence and owned by Howard Willard of Winthrop, suffered no damage.
John E. Meyer an 18 year old Stanford student from Des Moines Iowa shot himself in the Beta Chi fraternity living room early Sunday. Deputies said two brothers found him on a couch with a bullet wound, dying four hours later. A note near a .38 caliber pistol cited money problems and dislike of conforming to society.
The excerpt presents a stark stance on personal agency over life and death. It frames death as a chosen path within an uncompromising, existential worldview, emphasizing self-determination without external constraints.
The American Cancer Society reports a continued rise in lung cancer deaths while deaths from most other cancers decline. The society links smoking to lung cancer and urges federal warnings on cigarette packs and ads. Over the last decade male deaths rose 55 percent and female deaths 46 percent. It notes declines in uterine cancer and colon rectum due to early detection.
Services were held at St. Pauls Lutheran Church for Mrs. Arthur Mohrman age 71 who died in a Prairie du Chien hospital from injuries suffered in a two week old car crash Her husband was not seriously hurt in the crash.
Millersburg residents expect a central water system this year after 67 of 69 potential users signed water agreements. Voters approved the plan 89 percent on September 14. An FHA loan of 42000 has been committed until June 30, 1968. Test drilling will begin soon and bid letting is next. The town, founded in 1852, has relied on private and cooperative wells. Negotiations have lasted 18 months.
Thomas Davison, 44, of Shellsburg, was arrested by the highway patrol on the Shellsburg Palo road Friday night and charged with drunk driving. He posted a $500 bond in Justice Howard Runyon's court.
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