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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1959

Page

1

Temperatures and rainfall forecast across major cities

The daily outlook lists high and low temperatures for cities including Bismarck Minneapolis Chicago New Orleans Denver New York Duluth Omaha Los Angeles Phoenix Miami Seattle with precipitation around .01 to .17 inches. Forecast calls for generally fair weather tonight and Thursday with cooler readings east and south central and warmer conditions in the west.

Bismarck Mineapolis Chicago N. Orleans Denver New York Duluth Omaha Ll. Angeles Phoenix Miami SI Seattle

Cedar Rapids School Enrollment Expected to Rise

Cedar Rapids public schools expect about 400 more students than forecast this fall. On the first day 17,186 pupils attended, with Dean Stoakes noting enrollment could reach near 17,300 as families return from vacations. The University of Iowa had projected 16,900 students for the season.

Cedar Rapids Dean Stoakes Asst Stoakes University of Iowa

Six Teenage Girls and Two Men Missing in Alaska Plane

Six teenage girls working as magazine salespeople and two men were overdue on a Tanana to McGrath flight. Searchers reported seeing wreckage 30 miles northwest of McGrath. The group included C. A. Bailey of Chicago and Pilot Bud Priest of Anchorage. the girls named Rosie Johnson Diane Pelson Shirley Salasar Cathy Clark Alberta Mc Kellop and Virginia.

Fairbanks Alaska Tanana McGrath C. A. Bailey Chicago Bud Priest Anchorage Rosie Johnson Diane Pelson Shirley Salasar Cathy Clark Alberta McKellop Virginia

Jeopardy Seen For 1960 Budget

Washington AP reports Elmer B. Staats deputy director of the budget bureau warned Congress that the 1960 balanced budget is in jeopardy. Spending is expected to exceed Eisenhower’s January forecast of 77.03 billion, with outlays possibly between 78.4 and 79 billion, leaning to the higher figure.

Washington Budget Bureau Congress Elmer B. Staats Eisenhower Senate Civil Service Committee

Cedar Rapids annexation trial details sewer plan reach

In Linn County District Court the annexation dispute over about 12 square miles continues after a 4 year legal saga since 1955. Witnesses from Howard R. Green Co. describe the Prairie Creek sewer project planned to serve 8 5 to 8 6 square miles and up to 26 million gallons daily for up to 150 000 people, with lift stations needed in some areas.

Linn County District Court Hotchkiss Prairie Creek Cedar Rapids Belle Archer Irma Hawthorne Drive

Chiang Kai-shek Raises Taxes to Pay Flood Damage Costs

In Taipei on Tuesday President Chiang Kai-shek temporarily boosted tax rates by 15 to 40 percent to fund flood relief and repair efforts. This policy move targets immediate reconstruction funding amid regional flooding pressures.

Taipei Chiang Kai-shek

Deaths James Madden Skinner 60

James Madden Skinner 60 of 301 Cottage Grove SE died Tuesday after a brief illness. Born December 16 1898 in Joliet Illinois he married Bertha Tapper November 29 1928 in Cedar Rapids. He served as supervising engineer on Armstrongs building project and was a World War I army veteran. Surviving are his wife two sons a sister and other relatives. Burial Friday at Oak Hill with services by Dr Francis W Pritchard. Memorials may go to the American Cancer Society.

James Madden Skinner Cottage Grove Ave Howard, R. Green Co Joliet Ill Bertha Tapper Cedar Rapids Wesleyan University Middletown Il A. Im Francis W. Pritchard Oak Hill American Cancer Society

Ben C Bush dies in Rutledge after Cedar Rapids life

Cedar Rapids resident Ben C Bush died Monday night in Rutledge Tennessee where he had lived for 18 years since leaving Cedar Rapids. Born June 27 1888 in Illinois he is survived by his wife Eva two daughters Gladys Aldridge and Marjorie McDonough four sons Charles of Wellman Richard Ernest of Boone and Kenneth of Knoxville Tenn Funeral services and burial are planned for Thursday in Rutledge.

Ben C. Bush Cedar Rapids Rutledge Tenn Mr. Bush Illinois Eva Gladys Aldridge Marjorie McDonough Charles Wellman Richard Ernest Boone Kenneth Knoxville

Services for Mrs Francis J Scolion

Funeral services for Mrs. Francis J. Scolion of 311 Sixth Street NE are set for Friday at 9 at Immaculate Conception Church. Rt Rev Msgr Maurice Sheehy will preside and burial will be at Mt Calvary. Friends may visit Monahan Stewart Funeral Home where Msgr Sheehy will recite the rosary Thursday at 8.

Francis J. Scolion Sixth St. NE Immaculate Conception Church Maurice Sheehy Mt. Calvary Monahan-Stewart Funeral Home Msgr. Sheehy

Services Friday for Samuel M. Carr 80

Samuel Michael Carr 80 a retired farmer of Shellsburg died in Vinton after a brief illness born December 29 1878 in Ohio. Survived by two daughters Mrs George Hatton Oak Park Illinois and Mrs Arthur Rankin Pale a son James A Carr Shellsburg a sister and a brother his wife Mary died 1950. He served on Shellsburg school board and Canton township trustee. Services 1:30 p.m. Friday Turner chapel Cedar Rapids burial Palo cemetery.

Shellsburg Samuel Michael Carr Vinton Ohio George Hatton Oak Park Ill Arthur Rankin Pale James A. Carr Mary Carr Theschool Canton Township Turner Chapel Cedar Rapids Marion H. Williams Palo Cemetery

Editor of Finnish Paper to Visit Cedar Rapids Two Days

Pentti Kalervo Sorvali editor in chief of Maakansa the Agrarian party paper will visit Cedar Rapids for two days arriving from Chicago. He will speak at Washington High School and tour The Gazette plant then visit local farms Amanas and join a dinner with Dr Hamad and A Madanni as guests of honor.

William J. Meaney Carl Badger Cedar Rapids C.R Finland Pentti Kalervo Sorvali Maakansa Agrarian Party Helsinki Tapiola University of Helsinki Sorvali Interior Ministry Deei Deers Nordic Cooperation Committee Finnish Broadcasting Co The Journalists Association For Agrarian Journalists Association Scandinavian Europe England China Soviet Union Russia State Department Chicago West Coast Washington High School Gazette Dr. M. Hammad United Arab Republic A. Madanni United Nations

Collision at Intersection Ends First Local Traffic Fatality Since 1953

A boy riding on the rear of a truck collided at an intersection. He did not survive. Services set for 9 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph's church with a rosary at 8 15 p.m. Wednesday in Murdoch chapel. Burial is Thursday at 2 p.m. at St. Mary's cemetery in Lycurgus near Waukon. Surviving are his parents two brothers and two sisters and his grandparents Mr and Mrs Michael Sweeney of Waukon.

Sweet Marion St. Joseph’s Church Murdoch St. Mary’s Lycurgus Waukon Michael Sweeney Fof

Pheasant Season Dates Stir Fray Over Friday Opening

Gov. Loveless urged a Friday start for the pheasant season to ease traffic from a University of Iowa football game. Many workers protested, saying they could not take Friday off, risking missing the opening day scheduled for Saturday, November 7.

Herschel Loveless University of Iowa

Eisenhower and De Gaulle Share Lunch at Elysee Palace

At the Elysee palace luncheon Ike and De Gaulle dined on eggs with sauce, grilled fish, chicken, and pears with wines including Chateau Rieussec 1945 and Haut Brion 1952. French photographers shouted Serrez les mains as Eisenhower initially hesitated before De Gaulle gripped and pumped his hand.

de Gaulle Elysee Palace Lanson Mr. Eisenhower

Mt Vernon Man Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement by Bailee

Ted Hoeverman formerly of Mt. Vernon pleaded guilty before Judge Floyd Philbrick to embezzlement by bailee for taking a TV set loaned by a Mt. Vernon couple and moving it to Columbus Nebraska. He received a bench parole for the 10 year sentence.

Ted Hoeverman Floyd Philbrick Hoeverman Mt. Vernon Columbus Neb

Will Admitted Names Heir and Executrix

Robert C. Leefers died August seventh and named his sister Sioux Fuhrmeister as sole heir and executrix in the probate file.

Robert C. Leefers Sioux Fuhrmeister

Judgment for Lumber Supply Co

Judgment for Lumber Supply Co awarded to William T. Kendall for $4,204.22 on account.

Lumber Supply Co William T. Kendall

Iowa official orders magazines held amid crime and youth concerns

Erbe announced a list of objectionable publications and urged judicial review to judge subjectionable material. Magazine dealers across Iowa complied by removing the titles from racks by Tuesday afternoon amid praise from church and civic groups.

Erbe Seidler Iowa

Wolf Files Bill Against Cartels

Rep Leonard Wolf of Iowa introduced legislation to build an American foreign policy against world monopolies including cartels. He urged the President to seek UN support to curb restraints on international trade and to back resolutions promoting anti cartel goals. Wolf cites a reversal of prior policy under President Eisenhower and notes 142 products are controlled by cartels harming development efforts.

Gazette Washington Leonard Wolf Iowa Ednesday Iowa Democrat Congress United States United Nations Wolf Eisenhower

Indians see easing along northeast border amid border troop shifts

Indiaman reports the northeast frontier has eased with Chinese forces possibly retreating from recent border outposts. It notes increased Chinese troop concentrations along the Tibet Sikkim border while Bhutan and Sikkim pledge protection. Nehru faces questions in parliament over the Menon Thimayya dispute as deputies demand sessions and Thimayya's letter.

Man Tibet Sikkim India Bhutan Jigme Dorji Calcutta Nehru

Riots Rock Calcutta Over Food Policy Amid Communist Protests

Rioting erupted in Calcutta as mobs led by communists protested Bengal State food distribution policies. Authorities say seven killed and at least thirty wounded as red led arson and bomb squads seized key areas and clashed with police through Tuesday night.

Calcutta Bengal Kerala

Veto- Continued Provisions Hit Bill Costs

The veto continues from Page 1 with requests exceeding by about $30 million. The measure includes funding for 10 Iowa professors, plus a $100,000 allocation for planning on the Iowa River for the Flint Creek levee district.

Iowa Iowa River Flint Creek

Iowas Republicans split on Eisenhower veto override

Three of Iowa's four Republican representatives Schwengel Gross and Hoeven voted to sustain Eisenhowers public works veto. Jensen was the sole Republican to vote override. All four Iowa Democrats Wolf Carter Coad and Smith voted to override.

Iowa House Eisenhower Schwengel Gross Hoeven Rep Jensen House Appropriations Committee Wolf Carter Coad Smith

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