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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1969
Page
3
Temperature and precipitation figures for Atlanta and Miami are listed with a weekend outlook. The page also reports a long set of births, including many Iowa families, followed by a lengthy list of funeral services and obituaries for towns such as Anamosa Belle Plaine Decorah Independence Lisbon Mt. Vernon and others.
Michael Shea, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shea, received a Murray scholarship from Paul Neuhauser associate dean of the University of Iowa College of Law. The Murray awards honor scholarship promise leadership and total grants exceed $6,000.
A compact want ad invites readers to use classified help to solve buying or selling problems. The listing highlights guidance for crafting effective ads and connecting buyers with sellers through the paper’s marketplace.
Senator Barry Goldwater urged demonstrations of support for U.S. forces in Vietnam on Veterans Day and planned two days of protests to begin November 13. He argued the Moratorium drew excessive attention and claimed most Americans did not participate in war protests.
A playful note touting want ads as easy fun and affordable, inviting readers to place small classified notices and find bargains.
Three men Raul Gomez 22 Marian McCune 21 and Roger Swim 21 were held in Linn county jail on five thousand dollar bonds after narcotics raids. They faced charges under the uniform state narcotics act before Municipal Judge John Reilly. Two Indianapolis men Fred L. Gordon 22 and Charles H. Stevens 21 were arraigned on lesser charges with Gordon receiving a 60 day suspended sentence for resisting execution of process and a vagrancy dismissal for Stevens. Gomez Gordon and Stevens were ordered to take the next bus to Indianapolis as police escorted them to the depot. McCune and Swim were arrested at the Washington avenue address and car.
City briefs report the Cedar Rapids board of education will hold a regular meeting Monday at 7 30 p m in the Kennedy high school auditorium 4545 Weing road NE Also open house at Duffy Headquarters 219 1st Ave SE Sunday 2 to 5 p m Meet Duffy for Safety Commissioner Also Kiwanis talk by David Smith Cedar Rapids Public Library Tuesday at 12 10 p m Town House on Today s Need For A Public Library The 3rd Annual B'nai B'rith art auction at Temple Judah Lindsay Lane SE today at 2 p m Exhibit opens at noon Free admission Public invited
Sveda, 57, recalled discovering cyclamate in 1939 at the University of Illinois and licensing the patent to Dupont in Cleveland, later sub-licensed to Abbott Laboratories. Abbott notes the sweetener could cost about 14 million dollars annually, accounts for 4 percent of sales, and is in line with health department recommendations to restrict cyclamate-based artificial sweetness.
New York AP reports five police officers were injured Saturday during a scuffle with pickets protesting the Shah of Iran's current U.S. visit.
Secretary of Labor George Schultz told business leaders in Hot Springs that he expects many tensions and possible strikes in the near term. He defended free collective bargaining and said the Federal Mediation Service will be active while government intervention will be limited to national emergencies.
President Nixon met Saturday at Camp David with CIA Director Richard Helms and executive director Robert Cushman to discuss agency matters.
Obituaries list Grace M Listebarger 77 of Cedar Rapids died after a long illness born May 8 1892 in Fairfax a retired music teacher member of Trinity United Methodist church and Eastern Star survived by brother Kenneth Listebarger services at Cedar Memorial chapel Tuesday burial Linwood Cemetery Memorial fund for Trinity United Methodist Church. Also notes Mrs Lee Reinhard died aged 60 of Toledo Iowa services Monday First United Methodist Church Toledo burial Woodlawn Cemetery born May 7 1909 taught in Tama County rural schools and worked for Collins Radio later moved to Cedar Rapids in 1959 survived by daughters Betty Reinhard and Mrs James Barnes two granddaughters sister and brothers with services in Cedar Rapids and Nebraska City memorial Heart Fund. Additional notices include Grace M Coughlin and George Harriman Driscoll with service details and Cedar Memorial references.
Mrs. Carlton E Wickham 86 a Cedar Rapids resident for 30 years died Friday after a long illness Born near Marengo March 5 1883 she was married in Cedar Rapids Jan 10 1938 Surviving her husband two daughters Rose Pedersen of Chicago and Mrs Russell Stratton of Swisher a son Nate Anderson Cedar Rapids a sister Myrtle Weathers Sedalia Mo 12 grandchildren and several great grandchildren She was a member of First Lutheran church Services Beatty Bearle chapel at 1 30 p m Wednesday by Pastor John M Jensen Interment LaFayette cemetery near Alburnett Friends may call at Beatty Bearles after 7 p m Sunday.
Mrs. Jessie B. Bauman 84 resident of Cedar Rapids for 60 years died Friday after a long illness. Born September 12, 1885 in Nebraska City Nebraska she is survived by two sons Richard J. Bauman Swisher and Edward G. Bauman San Pedro California two sisters Mrs V J Koelch Lockland Ohio and Mrs Charles Dicken man Beatrice Nebraska.
Lewis B. Maytag, president of National Airlines, was bumped from a Houston to Miami flight when the National jet was canceled for mechanical or scheduling problems. He completed the trip later on Delta Airlines.
A new automatic mail directory system will operate in San Francisco by November 15 to manage the large mail volume for army personnel in Vietnam, the post reports.
An advertiser urges readers to place farm equipment want ads in the newspaper want ad columns calling attention to the Dial 369-1234 contact.
Congregants attend services at Chapel West Linwood Cemetery and Turner Chapel West Monday for multiple individuals. Interments follow at Linwood Cemetery and Cedar Memorial with details of casket policy, Masons meeting, and calling hours noted.
Six year old Donna Chase daughter of Mr and Mrs James Chase at 417 Tenth Street SE was injured Saturday afternoon in a car pedestrian crash at Tenth Street SE and Fifth Avenue. She was admitted to Mercy Hospital in satisfactory condition Saturday night. Police said she was moving against a red light when struck. The car was driven by Dennis J Schmidt 25 of 516 Eighth Street NW.
About 150 attendees from Ohio Indiana Illinois Michigan Iowa Missouri and Wisconsin joined nearly 100 families in Chicago to mobilize aid for prisoners of war and missing in action. Mrs. M. L. Haag of Reunite Our Families said the group would press business leaders to back employees. A Red Cross representative will urge clergy in 19 countries to contact North Vietnam to protest prisoner conditions.
Classified note invites readers to place want ads to attract buyers for items they want and provides a contact phone number 369 1234 for readers to call. The terse item emphasizes direct buyer seller outreach.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette and The Associated Press hold exclusive rights to publish local news and AP dispatches. The notice emphasizes the paper’s entitlement to republication and the protection of its content.
In memory notices for L. W. Herdlicka Mrs. Vern G. Kelley William J. Fieseler and others appear alongside a Home freezers promotion. The fragment notes gifts from families and friends in Des Moines and local names while claiming quick sales via a low cost, fast advertising feature.
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