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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1968
Page
1
The page reports temperatures across cities, rainfall totals for October, and barometric and humidity readings at a Gazette weather station. It includes sunrise and sunset times, a year-ago comparison, and multiple court notices and memorial service announcements from Iowa towns, listing names, ages, and service times.
City Brief notes John L Hunt son of Mr and Mrs Herbert C Hunt 1513 First Ave SE named to North Texas State University spring honor roll. Other notices list Miss Marys Town House Coiffures ads and promotions plus a former Cedar Rapids resident Della Jennison death in Albia with services in Moravia.
Meth-Wick Manor executive director Roy Parker will attend the Seventh annual meeting and conference of the American Assn of Homes for the Aging in San Francisco from October 28 to 31. Speaker lineup includes Dr Woodrow Morris of the University of Iowa Institute of Gerontology.
Special to The Gazette reports a Waubeek blaze near 6:30 p.m. Friday blamed on faulty wiring damaged the Merie Lentzkows residence along the river. Owner Dorothy McCally of Cedar Rapids not home. Lentzkow injured by a broken window while investigating. Central City fire department extinguished the flames.
Dr. Thomas P. Potter a retired United Methodist minister died in Johnson City Tennessee after a long illness. Born October 27 1875 in Blairstown he served pastorates in Tipton State Center Albia Conrad and Preston and rode the Upper Iowa circuit. He was statistician for thirty years in the Upper Iowa conference and later worked in Chicago for benevolent giving and edited the Annual Minutes and Journal of the Methodist church in New York City from 1925 to 1944. He is survived by his wife a daughter Ruth Crosby two sons Paul B Potter and Thomas P Potter Jr six grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Memorial services are planned at Turner chapel East at 1:30 PM Tuesday. Burial will be Cedar Memorial cemetery with calling after 11 AM Monday.
Dr Curtis L Layton a Cedar Rapids dentist and World War I veteran died at his Lake Macbride home after a long illness He was born July 27 1890 in Elgin married Helen Pfeffer August 2 1919 in Cedar Rapids He leaves a son Dr Curtis L Layton Jr of Clinton two granddaughters and two brothers Leon of West Union Willis of Scottsdale Arizona The service is at Chapel East on Monday at 3 p m with burial at Cedar Memorial Funeral home invites calling until 2 30 p m and notes contributions to a charity of choice are welcome
Ada Luella Stewart 2626 Country Club Parkway SE Cedar Rapids widow of A. C. Stewart died Friday after a long illness. Born July 8, 1879 in Newhall she lived in Cedar Rapids over 60 years and was active in Westminster Presbyterian church Westminster Ladies Guild and Eastern Star. Survived by two daughters Mrs. Robert Buckingham Reno Nevada and Mrs. Robert Yaw Cedar Rapids a son Forrest W. Stewart Cedar Rapids six grandchildren and a great granddaughter. Funeral at chapel east at 10 30 a m Tuesday with Dr John P Woods burial Chapel of Memories. Friends may call at the chapel.
Park Ridge sophomore Susan Morris rode in the lead car as Coe College held a homecoming parade with floats honoring the Cornell Rams. The football game started at 1 30 p m at Kingston Stadium and was followed by a Victory Bell celebration and coffee in the PUB. Tequilla Brass from St Louis would perform at the Armor Ballroom dance at 9 p m with the Crimson and Gold Fiesta as the theme.
Two women remained in fairly good condition at St. Luke’s hospital after a head-on crash Friday evening at First Avenue and Twenty Fourth Street East. Carrie P. Wickler, 71, of Monona, and Winifred Merriman, 69, of 613 Fifteenth Street SE, suffered lacerations and abrasions and were admitted. The Wickler car, traveling west on First Avenue, was struck by a vehicle driven by Martin L. Caldwell, 624 Fourteenth Street SE, who swerved into its path to avoid a car ahead. No charges were filed.
Overnight lows in the seven state Midwest ranged in the 20s. Ames and Waterloo and Mason City each recorded a trace of precipitation with lows near 33 to 34. Sioux Falls South Dakota and Alliance Nebraska logged 26. Valentine Imperial 28, North Platte 27, Sidney and Norfolk Nebraska 29.
The Civitan club announced it will provide partial financial backing to the Big Brothers of Linn County and donate volunteer help. Formed since May 1968, the club is led by acting president Paul D. Koehler.
Rock and bottle throwing youths attacked police, damaged property, and looted in Buffalo's east side. Two fires caused 275000 dollars in damage. a west side church and a van dals start are noted. Ten arrests for malicious mischief and related charges.
Authorities said a $20 bill passed at the First National Bank of Marion was counterfeit. The note, bearing serial number L06081864D, was sent to the Federal Reserve Bank in Chicago where it was officially confirmed as fake.
Cleveland AP reports that Paris peace talks could influence Eugene McCarthy's stance on endorsing Hubert Humphrey. McCarthy said the shift toward peace might enable Humphrey to adopt a position closer to what he has been seeking.
Secretary of Defense Clifford told the Business Council that hardliners in Moscow may push NATO to bolster Europe defenses after the Soviet led invasion of Czechoslovakia. He warned the action’s political flaws and the Soviet justification threaten Western economic and security ties.
An Associated Press report details the McCarthy volunteer drive with costly overhangs including a $77,000 Indiana phone bill and missing rental cars. A Washington hotel suite incident and vanished office equipment highlight lax controls as the campaign faces $6 to $7 million in costs and $400,000 in debts.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 lists subscription options including carrier and mail rates for night, afternoon and Sunday editions. It notes that no mail service is available where Gazette carrier service exists and states The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights to local news and AP dispatches.
Salt Lake City AP report says church comptroller George Jarvis announced losses during a scheme involving accountant La Mar Kay and ally Seldon Darrow. Investigators found phony requisitions and forged checks, with about sixty four thousand five hundred dollars recovered and warrants pending for Kay and Darrow.
Michael P. Dalgliesh, 24, of 519 Fourteenth Street SE, posted 110 dollars bond early Saturday for assault and battery and was released. Virginia Fleagle, 1270 Fourth Avenue SE, signed the affidavit saying Dalgliesh visited her home, grabbed her around the neck, and slammed her into a refrigerator injuring her face.
Salyer said HUD and S. M. Dix Co reviewed a $58,019.30 list of miscellaneous urban renewal costs including move planning and taxes. The allowed portion totaled $13,774.90 paid to Kenwood Transfer for Rubias Hardware relocation. The $71,794.20 claim is the largest relocation claim yet in urban renewal.
Report notes that Apollo 7 conditions include mobile yet ineffective systems, with Eisele's unit broken. Ground doctors would monitor heartbeat and respiration as astronauts contend with colds. If pressure fails to equalize, ear drum rupture could ground the mission.
Robert Caruso 19 of 837 Fifth avenue SE pled innocent in Linn district court on a breaking and entering charge. He was arrested Wednesday in connection with the Monday breakin at Washington high school and held in the Linn county jail Saturday on a ten percent of a $1,000 bond.
Police answered a disturbance call in the 800 block of Eighth Street SE and arrested James W. Collins 21 of 914 Eighth Street SE and a 17-year-old for resisting an officer. Donald E. Washington 18 of 1113 Third Street SE faced intoxication charges and was held at the city jail.
Two Cedar Rapids women aged 19 face breaking and entering charges after entering Clancy's Ltd. at 200 First Avenue NE through an improperly secured door. Joyce A. Lacy of 1114 Eleventh Street NW and Barbara S. Carr of 3701 Sixteenth Avenue SW are held in the city jail. Loss valued at $77.50 includes three sweaters and a shirt.
Friday awards listed for Pack 42 at Garfield School include Gary Newenswander Ron Dunham Rick Thompson Larry Wise Kelly Neil Robbie Deaver Gene Thorpe Donald Zimmerman Kurt Bradley Brad Fleckenstein Bob Essig Matt Steitzer Gary Schmidt Mark Dunham Mark Berry and John Seery. Pack 97 awards were presented Thursday at Grant School to Jim McClean Eddie Athoff Mike Olson Jim Johnson Steve Sandquist Todd Polehna Rusty Zitek Kenlyn Aarhus Jeff Stuckenschneider James Terhune Gary Moss Carl Olson Ricky Samek Dean Uthoff Melvin Hinton Randy Rompot David Kuelper Robert Moody Doug Parrish Bob Lowe Mark Hruska Greg Manhart Ron Harrelson and Robert Harrelson.
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