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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1966

Page

3

Weather log and city court fines recap

The Daily Record weather page shows five day forecast with normal highs in the 70s and scattered thundershowers late in the week. Noon readings include high 84 low 64 and a 74 percent humidity, with sunrise at 6 45 and sunset at 7 21. City notices list multiple traffic code violations and drunkenness sentences with fines ranging from 10 to 100 dollars and suspendings for several individuals.

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Family notices announce births and names

Sept. 10 to the family of Jack Miller at 2030 Glass road NE a daughter. Sept. 11 to the families of James Turner at 118 Sixteenth street SE a son Francis Mally at 3215 Twelfth avenue SW a son John Immel at 521 Red Fox road SE a son Eugene Chihak at 160th avenue NE a daughter Robert Schooley at 1720 Ninth street NW a son Scott Hendryx at Center Point a daughter.

Jack Miller Glass Road James Turner Sixteenth Street Francis Mally Twelfth Avenue John Immel Red Fox Road Eugene Chihak Lewis Welke Eastview Avenue Robert Sickles Fourth Street Leo Owens Linwood Street Robert Musselbusch Clarence Gene Schmidt Liberty Drive Paul Shields Dunreath Drive Eugene Hancock Tipton James Haufle Seventh Avenue Jovon Schultz Montclair Drive

Community Birth Announcements and Local Notices

Multiple birth notices list individuals and residences in Des Moines and Wilmette with Sept. 10 dates for sons and daughters. Later items name people involved in separations and marriages, and report fire and medical incidents with times and locations across Iowa, including 412 Bowling Street SW third street SW and F avenue NW.

Municipal Court Records Speeding Violations

A list of individuals from multiple streets with speeding fines of 10 dollars plus costs and other penalties. Names include Joan W Ritchie Myron A Campbell Rose M Rozinek and several others with addresses in multiple locations. One case notes a 30 day suspended sentence for Kenneth J Hall and others show fines and costs. The document also references failing to have vehicle under control for Howard Curl Doris Chapman Donald Malecek among the named.

Joan W. Ritchie West Post Road Basil P. Slaton Ohio Street Myron A. Campbell Mt. Vernon Rose M. Rozinek Ely Joseph A. Suchan Gwendolyn Drive Gary L. Brock Second Street Gerald L. Tann Park Towne Place Eugene E. Balsiger Donna L. Zaerr Solon Gary L. Bryant Twentyfirst Avenue Ronald D. Utley First Street Kenneth J. Hall J Street Howard K. Curl Fourth Street Doris I. Chapman Eighth Street Donald Malecek

Obituary notices and funeral schedule for May Abrams and others

Notices list ages and residences for multiple deceased persons, with service times and church or cemetery details. Examples include Strawberry Point, Amana, Dyersville, Brooklyn, Rowley, Traer, Central City, Oelwein and Bucking ham areas, noting churches such as Emmanuel Lutheran, Amana Community church, Kramer's, Methodist, Zion American Lutheran, St. Stephan's Catholic and Buckingham cemetery burial.

Strawberry Point Frank Preuss Emmanuel Lutheran Feeney Knutson Toledo George A. Eberhart Henderson's Amana Fred Rohrbacher Amana Community Church Hoover-Valentine Marengo Dyersville Phil A. Ricken Kramer's Brooklyn Luther S. Niswander Kramer’s. Rowley Edgar Crain Methodist Church Howe’s Independence Wyoming David T. Emerson Zion American Lutheran Church Hayden’s. Traer Everett Crandall Erickson Buckingham Cemetery Central City William F. McCool St. Stephan’s Catholic Church Passmore-Murdoch Oelwein May Abrams Brant’s

Cedar Rapids Girl Drowns In Whittier Pool

Ruth Anne Bird two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs LeRoy Bird died after falling into a four foot pool at grandparents home in Whittier The child born December 27 1964 in Cedar Rapids was found by her mother and grandparents about 330 p m and died despite revival efforts Memorial services were planned for Wednesday at the Chapel of Memories in Belle Plaine burial at Cedar Memorial cemetery

Ruth Anne Bird Cedar Rapids Rayline Denise Curran Williams Whittier Edward Bird Belle Plaine Paul H. ‘Eggold St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Cedar Memorial Cemetery Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Chapel of Memories

C R Youth Injured In Cycle Accident

Howard D. Slaughter an 18 year old of 800 Eighth Avenue SW sustained a facial laceration and abrasions to the left arm in a motorcycle crash on Sixth Street SW near Tenth Avenue railroad tracks Sunday at 3 15 p m He was treated at St Luke s hospital and released Police said he riding alone lost control of the cycle which flipped on the tracks and he was charged with failing to have his vehicle under control.

Howard D. Slaughter Eighth Avenue SW Sixth Street Tenth Avenue Railroad St. Luke’s Hospital Slaughter

Band Group To Be Tried In October

Six members of The Pilgrims rock n roll band faced charges for contributing to the delinquency of minors and gained a continuance in Cedar Rapids municipal court. The trial, previously moved multiple times, is now set for the October term. Bail remains $110 for each defendant.

Pilgrims Loren Hullinger, Jr Donald Ibeling Cedar Rapids Michael Roe Kenneth H. Baker Wendl J. Rundos James C. Woelber Pipestone Minn James A. Groth Steen Greg C. Olsen Sioux Falls S.D

Deaths Mrs Esther Huntington 54 Cedar Rapids resident

Mrs Esther Marie Huntington 54 wife of Everett Huntington of 1406 Seventh avenue SE Cedar Rapids died Sunday after a long illness Born January 20 1912 in Faulkton South Dakota she married June 1 1946 in Salinas California Survived by husband two daughters Mrs David Groth Shellsburg and Mrs C J Nevel Des Moines a son Everett Huntington Cedar Rapids six grandchildren three sisters and seven brothers Memorial services are at Turner chapel at 3 p m Wednesday by Rev Richard Marceau Burial is Mt Clark cemetery Central City Friends may call at the chapel

Esther Marie Huntington Everett Huntington Seventh Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Faulkton S.D Salinas Calif David Groth Shellsburg C. J. Nevel Des Moines Jerry Stepanek Swisher Gregory Michel Erwin Anderson Marion David E. Silver el Paso Texas Stewart James John Ralph Central City Edward Prairieburg Benjamin Silver LaCrosse Wis Turner Chapel Richard Marseau Mt. Clark Cemetery

Cedar Rapids Woman Jessie Volz Dies After Illness

Jessie Anna Volz 87 of 820 Second Street NW widow of Otto J. Volz died at 1 10 p m Sunday after a brief illness Born in Ewing Nebraska August 14 1879 she married there February 24 1898 She was a member of the Latter Day Saints Surviving are three sons Charles of Palo Kenneth and Otto both of Cedar Rapids a daughter Mrs Wendl Stolba Cedar Rapids nine grandchildren 28 great grandchildren and five great great grandchildren Services at Beatty Bearle Funeral Home 1 30 p m Wednesday by Elder Lee Johnson Burial Linwood Cemetery Friends may call after 7 p m Monday

Daughers Clifford Williams Stephen Eikelbarner Kenneth Byers Harold Orr Cedar Rapids Beatty-Bearle Funeral Home John P. Woods Westminster Presbyterian Church Linwood Cemetery Beatty-Beurle’s Jessie Anna Volz Second Street NW Otto J. Volz Ewing Neb Volz Latter Day Saints Mormon Church Elder Lee Johnson Beatty-Bearle

Death of Cedar Rapids Resident Dorothy McDowell

Dorothy Evelyn McDowell wife of James P. McDowell of 408 I avenue NW Cedar Rapids died suddenly at her home at 1 a.m. Monday. She was a lifelong Cedar Rapids resident.

Dorothy Evelyn McDowell James P. McDowell I Avenue NW Cedar Rapids

Miss Blanche Gradert Dies After Long Illness

Cedar Rapids resident Miss Blanche Gradert who lived in Clinton most of her life died Sunday after a long illness. Born January 11, 1899 in West Side she was a member of Community church Clinton and Eastern Star. Surviving are two sisters Mrs. R. A. Furman Spirit Lake and Mrs. Philip Shive Cedar Rapids and a brother Robert G. Gradert Clinton. Memorial services are at Pape funeral home Clinton Tuesday at 1 30 p m. Burial will be in Oakland cemetery Clinton.

Blanche Gradert Cedar Rapids West Side Clinton Miss Gradert Eastern Star R. A. Furman Spirit Lake Philip Shive Robert G. Gradert Pape Oakland Cemetery

Memorial Service for Michael Leo Hagemann at St Patrick's

Memorial services announced for Michael Leo Hagemann with a Requiem High Mass at St Patrick's Church at 9 30 Tuesday by Father J Robert McDonald. Burial will be in Mt Calvary Cemetery. Rosaries at 7 p m by La Salle seniors 7 30 Knights of Columbus 8 Father McDonald and 8 30 Infant of Prague circle at Teahen funeral chapel with calling hours today.

Hagemann Michael Leo St. Patrick’s Church J. Robert McDonald Mt. Calvary Cemetery la Salle High School Knights of Columbus Father McDonald Infant of Prague Circle Teahen

Six Month Term For Breakin By Craig Bean

Craig R. Bean of Hiawatha pled guilty to breaking and entering and was sentenced by Judge B J Maxwell to six months in the county jail. The term runs concurrently with a five month municipal court sentence from August 29 for driving with a suspended license reckless driving attempting to elude police and assault and battery. Bean was charged in district court with breaking into the Corner Tavern in Palo March 28 and taking about 40 dollars worth of beer and cigarettes. The judge authorized work release if employment is found and set the sentence to begin August 1 when Bean was first incarcerated on this charge.

Craig R. Bean Hiawatha B. J. Maxwell Bean iCorner Palo Maxwell

Elderly Des Moines Woman Found Beaten to Death

Police responding to a prowler report found Bertha Kauffman an elderly woman in her eighties dead in her north Des Moines apartment. Investigators said she died from a blow to the head with a blunt instrument after a tenant reported his own unit had been rifled.

Des Moines Bertha Kauffman

Model Circuses Draw 5163 At Veterans Memorial Armory

The Karl King Ring model circus drew 5163 attendees over the weekend in the Veterans Memorial armory. The final show Sunday afternoon drew more than 3000 spectators, per Nat Hull assistant superintendent of recreation. The Cedar Rapids play grounds and recreation commission sponsored the event.

Armory of Veterans Memorial Building Nat Hull Karl King Iowa Circus Model Builders Organization Cedar Rapids Playgrounds and Recreation Commission

Witness Takes Fifth Amendment In Federal Court

A former Waterloo girl refuses to answer questions about prostitution in the trial of Aubrey Willingham underway in Cedar Rapids federal court. The witness, Alice Tillman now Mrs. Alice Scott, testified she traveled to Bay City Michigan and that Willingham paid for her plane ticket. The judge allowed cross examination after ruling on the hostility motion and Willingham is defended by Al Frerichs with an Iowa jury seated from multiple towns.

Waterloo Aubrey Willingham Cedar Rapids Willingham Alice Tillman Alice Scott Scott Pittsburgh Bay City Mich Charles Ehrhart United States District Attorney Ehrhart Edward J. McManus McManus Mrs. Scott al Frerichs Dorothy E. Fritz Oxford Junction Marie Cavanaugh Victor Dale M. Bell North English Forrest L. McCalley Alburnett Barbara P. Cassidy Harlan W. Hawker Thomas G. Streets Monticello J. W. Boyd Kathleen V. Bohr W. Wayne Kendrick Marion Edith Coy Shellsburg Charles G. Bader Belle Plaine

Vandals damage Asbury Church and nearby houses

Weekend vandalism at Asbury Methodist Church 351 Twenty-sixth Avenue SW left pamphlets torn and pages scattered. Intruders emptied a wall mounted fire extinguisher in the hallway and caused waterless chaos. Similar acts occurred August 31 at First Presbyterian on Third Avenue SE and Peoples Unitarian Church.

Asbury Church Asbury Methodist Church Twenty-sixth Avenue Third Avenue First Presbyterian Church Peoples Unitarian Church

Appeal Filed by Jerry Everett in Iowa Supreme Court

Jerry Joe Everett, 23, an inmate at Fort Madison state penitentiary, appealed a breaking and entering conviction to the Iowa Supreme Court on Monday. He had been sentenced July 15 to ten years in Fort Madison after a jury found him guilty of breaking into Briner's Grocery in Springville.

Jerry Joe Everett State Fort Madison Iowa Supreme Court Briner Springville

Judge assigns 500 dollar judgment in Cedar Rapids case

Judge Harold D. Victor enters a 500 dollar judgment against Louis D. Huffman Jr. after Huffman failed to appear for a hearing. Huffman forfeited his bond August 29 on a false uttering of a check charge, with the surety Resolu te Insurance Co. given up to 61 days to pay. Huffman is accused of passing a 21 dollar bad check to Family Shoe store in Cedar Rapids.

Harold D. Victor Monnday Louis D. Huffman, Jr Fifth Street Huffman Vietor Resolute Insurance Co Cedar Rapids

Judge Maxwell Sentences Bates on False Uttering Charge

Dennis Bates, 22, of Garden Grove California, received a seven year suspended sentence to the men's reformatory at Anamosa after pleading guilty to false uttering of a check. The offense involved writing a $50 bad check to Eagle Food Center No. 89 on July 9.

B. J. Maxwell Dennis Bates Garden Grove Calif Anamosa Eagle Food Center

Petition Seeks Mandamus to Permit Salvage Yard

Royce G and Shirley M Leon of Cedar Rapids filed a petition asking a writ of mandamus against city officials to issue a special permit allowing continued operation of their auto salvage yard at 903 Waconia Ave SW. The council refused the permit on Sept 7, calling the action capricious and illegal.

Royce G Shirley M. Leon Cedar Rapids Leons Robert M. L. Johnson Frank Bush Robert Gardner Stewart Shank Donald Canney Jesse Hunter Robert Ellison Waconia Avenue

Judge Overrules Werner Demurral in Drunk Driving Case

Warren J. Rees overruled the demurrer filed by Delmar D. Werner 27 of 135 Thirty-fourth street drive SE. Werner had pled innocent to a second offense drunk driving charge. An assistant county attorney said demurrers are usually filed before pleas.

Warren J. Rees Delmar D. Werner Thirty-fourth Street Werner

Lisbon Youth Must Serve Seven Year Reformatory Term

Judge Maxwell revoked the probation of 18 year old Steven R. Batcheller of Lisbon and ordered a seven year sentence at the Anamosa men's reformatory. The sentence, imposed March 10, followed a false uttering of a $50 check on Aug 27, 1965 to Smitty's Skelly service in Cedar Rapids. The revocation was recommended by the Iowa state board of parole citing probation violations.

B. J. Maxwell Steven R. Batcheller Lisbon Anamosa Batcheller Smitty Skelly Cedar Rapids Iowa State Board of Parole

Break in Reported at Lyle Patten Farm North of Robins

Linn county deputy sheriffs say a break in at the Lyle Patten farm north of Robins was reported Sunday but not yet investigated. The filing lists a civil matter: Grant William Leasing Co Inc versus National Thermal Service Inc for 2256.35. Two cases, false uttering a check and motor vehicle without owner's consent, involving Marion A. Stoner, were submitted to the grand jury.

Lyle Patten Robins Linn County Grant William Leasing Co., Inc National Thermal Service, Inc Jack Fulton Marion A. Stoner Warren J. Rees

Knights of Pythias Hold State Convention Sessions

Cedar Rapids Mayor Bob Johnson greeted about 400 Knights of Pythias members and auxiliaries as their state convention opened at the Roosevelt hotel. Dozen club members were announced Har ry Heiserman Charles City R W Metcalf Ottumwa Arthur Foster Tabor Robert Cleveland Oakland. Otto E Nobis Stockton Calif to speak at banquet. Public speaking contest offers 8000 in scholarships for 1967 with topic A Moral and Ethical Code for Teen-Agers.

Cedar Rapids Bob Johnson Knights of Pythias Roosevelt Hotel Pythias Harry Heiserman Manchester R. W. Metcalf Charles City Peter Adams Ottumwa Arthur Foster Tabor Robert Cleveland Oakland Otto E. Nobis Stockton Calif

Ethiopian Defense Minister Merrid Mengesha Dies at 32

Ethiopian defense minister Lt Gen Merrid Mengesha died unexpectedly Saturday at age 32 after battling chronic diabetes. The sudden death in Addis Ababa shocks officials and military circles.

Addis Ababa Ethiopia Merrid Mengesha

City Briefs roundup highlights local events and notices

Local notices include UAW senior citizens potluck at Ellis branch YMCA, Pearl restringing at Nelson Jewelers, Sertoma speaker Frank Nye at Elkis club, and Jaycees steak fry at Izaak Walton League park. Also reports of $80 stolen from 3820 Vine SE, a car radio theft, Kiwanis talk by Dick Clausen, Western Bohemian fraternal hours, Agfa-Gevaert speaker at Cedar Rapids Y club, fabric sale at Twenty percent discount, Roy Hurt bicycle accident, and Hiawatha barber shop hours plus Wallys rug cleaning ad.

Man Fined For Leaving Scene Of Car Crash

Gordon O Straw, 33, of 716 Tenth Street NW, was fined $25 and costs by Municipal Judge Howard Mc Laughlin for leaving the scene of a traffic accident at E Avenue and First Street NW last Wednesday at 8 50 p m without providing his name and address.

Fred H. Whitmore Eighteenth Street iBeulah G. Zigler Miller Avenue Andrew Sorenson Fourth Street Gary W. Colwell Iowa City Richard L. Jordan Bowling Street Barry W. Jennings Nilsen Road Thomas F. McEnany Sixteenth Street Gordon O. Straw Tenth Street Connie J. Martin Twenty-eighth Street Larry E. Heller Oakland Road John R. Williams Kenneth L. Coultier Arthur E. Potter Christoffer Nelson Tenth Street NW Straw E Avenue First Street NW Howard McLaughlin

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