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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1963

Page

6

Weather rounds up from cities with varied highs and lows

Saturday reported highs ranging from 78 to 103 degrees with lows from 44 to 71 across cities including Indianapolis New Orleans Denver and Seattle. Forecast calls for Sunday and Monday partly cloudy and a bit warmer in the north with highs in the 80s.

Min’apolis Cage Orleans Denver New York D.moines Omaha L.angeles Phoenix Miami Seattle

Coat stolen from Younkers at Lindale Plaza

A theft report from Lindale Plaza states a $100 three-quarter length suede coat with mink collar was taken from the ready-to-wear department of Younkers. The incident occurred between 10 30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Store manager Ted Kooser filed the report.

Younkers Lindale Plaza Ted Kooser

Iowa Conference on Religion This Week

Des Moines reports that Mathew Altmann executive director of the National Catholic Conference for Interracial Justice will speak at the Iowa Conference on Religion and Race on September 12. Altmann helped organize the National Conference on Religion and Race in Chicago. The event opens with a mass meeting at North High School led by Dr. Donald Boles, chairman of the Governor's Committee on Human Rights.

Des Moines Washington, D.C Mathew Altmann National Catholic Conference For Interracial Justice Savory Hotel Altmann Chicago Iowa North High School Donald Boles Governor’s Committee On Human Rights

Gazette Subscription Rates Listed for Cedar Rapids Edition

The notice details carrier and mail rates for the Cedar Rapids Gazette including night and afternoon editions. Carrier price 45 cents. Night edition 6 issues one dollar. Monthly and yearly mail rates vary by edition and region, with different figures for other states and territories. No mail subscriptions accepted in towns with Gazette carrier service.

U.S. Territories

AP News Text Rights Notice

The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to local news printed in this newspaper and to all AP news dispatches for republication. This notice asserts AP ownership and license scope for print and distribution.

Associated Press

Obituaries and Funeral Times Across Iowa Communities

A compilation of death notices and funeral details for residents including What Cheer Eli Strasser 67 Vinton Dr W L Westphal 2 Fry and Holland Strawberry Point Miss Ula Coykendall 89 Manchester Albert Sandhagen 70 Oelwein John Necker 77 Martelle Flora Hart 73 Anamosa Etta Folkerts 80 Iowa City Mrs James Reha 66 Erna Updegraff 63 Independence Mrs Robert Elderton 79 Mary Borchers 96 Fairfax Ella M Harrington 76 Tipton William H McClellan 93 Stanwood Mrs Hugo Stoke 65 with service times and church locations across towns. Burial details noted for Clarence Cemetery.

Strawberry Point Ula Mary Coykendall Gill’s Anamosa Etta Folkerts iServices St.Paul’s Lutheran Church Goettsch’s Iowa City James Reha McGovern-Dwyer Erna Updegraff Beckman’s. Independence Robert Elderton Hawe’s. Independence Mary Borchers Hawe’s

Sweet Adelines Stage Fourth Annual Barbershop Parade

A near capacity crowd of about 1,100 attended Cedar Rapids Sweet Adelines Cedar Rhapsody chapter concert at Coe College auditorium Saturday. The event showcased four quartets and a 59 member chorus directed by Mrs Verne Eggleston with hosts Jean Piepe as emcee and performances by Notorieties Rip Chords Mello Dees and Rhapsichords.

Coe College Auditorium Cedar Rhapsody Sweet Adelines, Inc Verne Eggleston Jean Piepe Vinton Pleasantaires Quartet Notorieties Minneapolis Rip Chords Mello- Dees Rhapsichords Cedar Rapids

Another in Train Robbery Captured

London AP reports James Hussey a 30 year old house painter was arrested and charged as a gang member in Britain's great train robbery marking the tenth arrest. Four others are charged for participation and five for receiving a share of the 7.28 million loot.

London (Ap James Hussey Britain

Man Vanishes With Welding Supplies From Store

A man described as knowing welding supplies disappeared with merchandise valued at 154 from The Kacena Co. at 829 Second Avenue SE around 10 am Saturday. He was about 30, six feet tall to six feet two inches, weighing over 200 pounds, and had placed an order before saying he would load his car. He did not return.

Kacena Co Second Avenue SE

Disappeared in ’37 Declared Dead Then Reappears in Minneapolis

A Minneapolis man who vanished in 1937 and was legally dead for 15 years reappears when Dorothy Wilmar, 40, applies to wed William Pratt, 53. The license is blocked by lack of record of Pratt’s divorce from his first wife, who remarried two months after the death declaration and has four children. Judge Amdahl says divorce can proceed quickly if the first wife consents. Pratt had left to find a larger house and declined to reveal his whereabouts.

Minneapolis Dorothy Wilmar William Pratt Piatt Douglas Amdahl Family Court Pratt Marie Young Puck Virginia Young

Kennedy May Address Cuba Troop Reduction in Comes Back

Kennedy indicated a possible news conference or letter to present views on Cuba after intelligence suggested a 20 month decline in Soviet troops there. He and Secretary Rusk urged evacuation of all Russian forces. Goldwater’s stance seen as keeping Cuba issue active for 1964 campaign.

Kennedy U.S Cuba Rusk Goldwater

Drunk Driver Held After Cedar Rapids Collision

Albert Hill of 910 Seventh Avenue SE is jailed on drunk driving charges after a two car crash at First Avenue and Tenth Street East in Cedar Rapids. His car collided with a vehicle driven by James Plank of Mt. Vernon at 8:56 p.m. Saturday. no injuries were reported.

Albert Hill Seventh Avenue Cedar Rapids First Avenue Tenth Street Hill James Plank Mt. Vernon

Tipton Tot Dies Of Head Injuries

Dean Spies, son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Spies of Tipton area, died Saturday morning from a cranial hemorrhage after a tractor accident. A 10 year old brother was driving the tractor that struck him, and the child would have turned one year old September 15.

Tipton Dean Spies Ralph Spies Here

Johnson lauds minority contributions and Finnish link

Johnson defends civic responsibility against deportation or persecution and hails minority impact. He praises a notable American figure in Finland, Rowan, as among the nation’s outstanding young representatives.

Johnson Rowan Finland

Linn County School Board Candidates For Area 4

Three candidates seek two Linn county school board seats in Monday's election. Incumbents include Mrs L A Johnston Springville and Ernest Kosek Cedar Rapids Marion district. Area 4 covers Marion Rural Springville area Linn Mar Mt Vernon Lisbon Rogers Grove districts. Terms start Oct 7 for six years.

Linn County School Board Area L. A. Johnston Springville William S. Armstrong Marion Springville Consolidated Linn-Mar Mt. Vernon Lisbon Consolidated Rogers Grove Marion H. Savage Coggan George Michel Route 3 Virgil Heins Center Point

Civic Chorus Rehearsal Opens Ninth Season

The Cedar Rapids Civic Chorus begins its ninth annual season with a Monday rehearsal at Riverside Recreation Center at 7 p.m. Directed by Terrence Carlson and sponsored by the Cedar Rapids Playground and Recreation Commission, the group invites all singers to attend.

Cedar Rapids

Accidentally Shot While Cleaning Pistol

A 37-year-old Cedar Rapids man, Ernest L. Logan, was accidentally shot in the lower abdomen while cleaning a .22 caliber pistol at his home on Saturday. He received treatment at Mercy Hospital and was released. The incident occurred at 3:26 p.m. at 139 Carter Street NW.

Cedar Rapids Ernest L. Logan Carter Street Mercy Hospital Logan

Want Ads Drive Profits with Readable Results

Classifieds focus on concise wants and needs. Advertisers seek quick responses from readers who spot clear offers and requests. The page emphasizes transaction urgency and local supply chains.

Reporter’s Labor Day Nude Camp Diary Reveal

A Roanoke Times reporter spends Labor Day weekend at Buck's Kin lodge a nudist camp. She describes nerves at arrival and gradual comfort as she undresses, meets campers, tours tents, and endures sunburn and the feel of freedom without clothes.

Susan Lewis The Roanoke Times Virginia

Girl Scout Tea at Public Library in Manchester

The Girl Scouts host a tea Monday from 3 30 to 5 pm at the Manchester public library. They will present new handbooks that go on sale that day.

Manchester

Obituary for Charles E. Cleaves 31 Amana man dies

Charles E. Cleaves 31 of route 1 Amana died Saturday morning after a sudden illness in the Veterans Hospital Iowa City. A machinist at Nissen Company he was born March 10 1932 in Princeton Kentucky. He served in Korea. Surviving wife Delores Ramsey Cleaves four children Kathryn Charles Jr Richard Donald mother Macie Cleaves two sisters Loraine Butler Shirley Garno two brothers James Clarence services Brush chapel 2 Tuesday Rev Bernard White burial Hale Cemetery Rosary 7 30 Monday at chapel friends may call after 3 Monday

Charles E. Cleaves Route 1 Amana Veterans Hospital Iowa City Nissen Company Princeton U.S Delores Ramsey Cleaves Kathryn Charles, Jr Richard Donald Macie Cleaves Bowling Green Ohio Loraine Butler Anamosa Shirley Garno James Cedar Rapids Clarence Waterville Brush Chapel Bernard White Hala Ida Forbes A Avenue NW Birmingham Mich David Stamy Columbiana Walter Forbes Forbes Donald Hin Superior Wis John Fosnacht George Fos Tucson Cedar Christian Church Hesser Memorial Chapel Barton Murray Linwood

Camp Good Health Memorials and Local Obituaries

A Cedar Rapids fund list notes various memories and donations in memory of Tatiana Kattchee and others from numerous donors and groups. Obituary notices for Ida Forbes of Cedar Rapids detail her death in Birmingham and her long service running the Forbes Grocery with survivors and funeral details. Budget figures show total receipts of 7,823.55 against a 1963 budget of 9,669.00 with 1,845.45 yet to be raised.

Death of George Cabalka 80 Cedar Rapids

George Cabalka aged 80 of 1626 Fourteenth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids died Friday night after a brief illness He was born November 25 1882 in Keokuk and lived most of his life in Cedar Rapids A retired ship ping clerk he previously worked for Cedar Rapids Candy Co He was a member of Sinclair Memorial Presbyterian Church and Mizpah Lodge 639 AF AM His wife Libbie Kouba Cabalka died November 27 1955 Burial will be at Oak Hill Friends may call after noon Sunday Central time

George Cabalka Fourteenth Avenue SE Keokuk Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids Candy Co Sinclair Memorial Presbyterian Church Mizpah Lodge Libbie Kouba Cabalka Brush Chapel Edward Beall Oak Hill

Vance Cancels Vietnam Visit

Army Secretary Vance canceled his planned trip to South Vietnam on the Far Eastern tour set to begin Wednesday. Several other defense department officials were also set to postpone trips there following a State Department travel restriction amid unsettled conditions in Vietnam.

Washington Army Vance South Vietnam Defense Department State Department Vietnam

Wallace vows to take any risk on integration

Governor Wallace said he would take any risk to fight racial integration but did not answer whether he would bar Negro pupils from white schools. The remarks were delivered during a Saturday night statement in Birmingham.

Birmingham Wallace

Also Mentioned on This Page

Daily Record C.R. Weather Municipal Linn County Medical Society Mercy Robert Wethington Kenneth Davies Terry Ditch Fourth Avenue SE Harold Spersslage Alburnett David McPherson Kenneth Maryk Sioux Drive NW Robert Canfield David DeWitt Thirteenth Street St. Luke's Milton Shuey Clark Road Allan Kickbush Blairs Ferry Road Ronald Davis Center Point Road Stuart J. Good Myrl C. Edler James B. Sheets C Avenue James J. Fashimpaur Second Avenue Craig E. Hoepner Tower Trailer Terrace Abe I. Goemaat Twentysixth Street Gene F. Knoernschild Hiawatha Charles L. Wagner Marielle John M. Higgins, Sr Bennett Duane F. Steinhart Che Eli Strasser Whyte’s Sweet Adelines Man Novak Monument CO Ave John E. Lapes 3Rd Ave C.R. Man Tipton Tot North Carolina Jeanne Swanner Graham N.C Atlantic City Barbara Ann Gloede Indiana Marcia Jane Pinkstaff Alabama Judy Short Arkansas Donna Axum Georgia Nancy Middleton Linn Board Ernest Kosek Twenty Seventh Street Drive Civic Chorus Brady 5Th Ave By Susan Lewis Winchester Buck Kinsey Memorial Seem Gare Beatty-Beurle Beatty-Beurie’s Beatty - Beurle Girl Scout ALL Faiths Jay W. Hesser Charles Cleaves Father White Tatiana L. Kattchee Mfg. Co. Engineering Dept Hunters Co., Inc Sera Tatiana Ll. Kattchee Hunter Mfg. Co., Inc C.E.J Fred H. Killen Robert Eluki Horizon Club Victor Kattchee Kenneth W. Kirby Practical Nurses Assa Tatiana Kattchee Herbert Gerstman Stanley Moen Ronald B. Moore Ken Elderkin Barnard Scott Les Smith Scuba Club Cecil Robert T. Warren Anna A. Gordon Plock William Tur Charles Q. Wallace Cedar Memorial Vanderpool William Chester Turner William Harnish Lovelett Roger Maxwell Ariz Wise Bernice John Hardy First Christian Church Mt Moriah Kansas City Haufle Russell E St. Patrick’s Church J. Robert McDonald Mt. Calvary Knights of Columbus Father Mc Armon Magdelena Broshchapel Cost John B. Turner & Son Ave. S
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