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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1967
Page
3
Marion Lions evening club outlines plans for an annual light bulb sale to raise funds for the Marion YMCA swimming pool and sight saving work. Canvassing of residential areas set for Sept 12 and 19 with first meeting at the Suburban at 6 15 p.m.
The Associated Press reports seven deaths during the Labor Day weekend in Iowa. Victims include Norma Frohbeese 60 of Davenport in a two car collision with her husband Herbert 64. John McAtee 27 of Hawarden in a Route 12 crash near Akron. Nadine Boggs 46 and Lucille Fuller 63 of Harlan in a crash south of Forest City. Geneva Jensen 73 of Jefferson in a car track collision near Grimes. Roger D Heldgrafer 23 of Wichita Kan in a one car crash near St Charles. Earl Curtis about 60 of Cresco in a two car collision near Cresco. and Rev Joseph Vollmecke pastor of St Stephen's Chester hospitalized with passenger Paulien Schmitz in satisfactory condition.
A car driven by 17 year old Leroy Prindle crashed into a telephone transformer on Route 61 north of Welton, destroying 15 repeaters and causing outages in at least 11 Jackson County communities. Service was restored later in the day and Prindle was reported in satisfactory condition at DeWitt Community Hospital.
Randall Hoffman 8 of rural Lamont died from injuries after being bucked from a horse and dragged by the stirrup. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Salem United Church of Christ Ludlow with the body at Martin funeral home. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hoffman. the family formerly lived in Waukon.
Mayo Perkins, 34, of 1123 Twelfth Avenue SE, was arrested by police Sunday evening on two warrants charging assault and battery and breaking and entering. He was taken from his home at 6:28 p.m. and held in Linn County Jail in lieu of 1110 bond.
OTTUMWA AP Two Californians won the sweepstakes at the National Antique Airplane Assn convention as 256 old planes and 28 home built models gathered. Derrill Hansen and Ray Stephen of Santa Clara earned the sweepstakes for their 1930 Steamman after 4000 hours of restoration and flew 2000 miles in 27 hours. John De Marie of Irving Texas was runner up with a 1928 Bird. Other honors named include Lady Antiquer of the Year Ann Pellegreno and Male Antiquer Herb Harkcom with additional awards for performances and aircraft types.
James W Bell and his wife 72 in Cedar Rapids were treated at Mercy hospital after a Saturday night crash on a Cascade Farley road. Bell suffered severe facial cuts and Mrs Bell a chipped shoulder bone as their car swerved to avoid a car entering from a side road.
Stanley Greigg, 36, elected in 1964 and defeated in 1966, has been appointed director of the post office department office of regional administration. He will oversee 15 regional offices and six postal data centers and previously served as dean of men at Morningside College in Sioux City.
Airman 2c William F Bucklin of Paine Field Washington was named outstanding airman in his unit. Jefferson high school alumnus. Also cited are Army specialist 5-c Edward L Prusia in Japan, Marine corporal Russell L Taylor at El Toro California, Pvt Wayne D Slezak on leave enroute from Fort Gordon to Lackland Air Base, and Airman Mc Douglas J Trachta enroute from Eglin to Vietnam.
Fire heavily damaged the back porch and kitchen of a two and a half story apartment building owned by Mrs. Harry L. Fee at 1025 Third avenue SE. Seven fire units responded at 10 35 a m. The blaze started from a lamp cord short on the back porch. Police diverted traffic and church crowds around the scene as hoses blocked streets. No damage estimate given.
Linn county deputies hunted William R. Wanatee 29 for failing to return from a work release assignment Sunday night. Wanatee is serving a 60 day drunk driving sentence from Clayton county and was working in Cedar Rapids while finishing his jail term. His home town is Tama.
Hettie Mathis 25 of 131 Fourteenth avenue SE was admitted to St Luke's hospital after a two car collision on Center Point road NE near Hollywood Boulevard. Her ankles were broken and Chester Mathis 26, her husband, was charged with failure to have his vehicle under control.
Fragmented ad listing includes carpentry cement work painting hauling and moving services plus a rapid placement section with job titles and pay scales. Mentions 24 hour sewer service and various phone numbers, addresses and rates for labor roles.
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