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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 25, 1966

Page

8

Daily Record Weather and Obituary Notices

The bulletin lists high and low temperatures for Bismarck Minneapolis Chicago and other cities, with precipitation totals for September and year-to-date figures. It notes barometer steady at 29.89, humidity 88 percent at 6 p.m., and wind from E-NE at 12 mph. It also records numerous obituaries and funeral notices across towns including Marengo, Martelle, Shellsburg, Tipton, Van Horne, and Victor with service times, burial locations, and affiliated churches.

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Memory Donations From Friends Highlight Local Fund Drive

The record lists several donations including Midland Industries foundation 200.00 and 9,792.93 total for Camp Good Health. Memorials note tributes to Wesley E. Sila 10.00 and Betty Ann Young. Other gifts honor Mrs. Lillian Kahler and a birthday for Rich from the Daughters of Isabella Circle 534 and Edith and George Pierce.

Ann Young Add Rich Isabella Circle Lillian Kahler Edith and George Pierce

Reasoner Challenges Us Not To Be Automatons

Iowa born Harry Reasoner CBS White House correspondent warned 750 at the Cedar Rapids Electrical Engineers banquet against cynicism and automation. He argued citizenship means concern for the U.S. and that computers symbolize new technology, urging open discussion of rapid change and its effects on society.

Reasoner Iowa Cedar Rapids Institute of Electrical Engineers Robert Noyer Reasemer U.S Oscar Wilde Sia Collins Radio

City Briefs Reported Theft Of Stolen Cash And Amplifier

Joe Stanek of 2424 Woodland drive SW reported $600 in twenty dollar bills stolen from a wall cubby hole in his upstairs bedroom within the last 30 days. Roy Heising of 627 Thirty-fifth street SE said an amplifier was stolen from the Knights of Columbus hall on Avenue NE between Sept 9 and 12.

Joe Stanek Woodland Drive Roy Heising Thirty-fifth Street Knights of Columbus Avenue NE Heising

Two from Iowa City Hurt in C R Mishap

Carol M. Miller age 29 and her one year old son James were treated and released from St. Luke s hospital after minor injuries in a two car accident on First avenue near Center Point road. They were passengers in a car driven by Marvin Miller age 28 who rear ended a car driven by Richard E Garfield age 21 of Marengo. Mrs Miller suffered a dislocated thumb and James a cut lip. No charges were filed.

Carol M. Miller Iowa City James St. Luke's Hospital

Moynihan, Retired Marengo Editor, Dies at 81

E A Moynihan 81 longtime editor of the Marengo Republican died early Saturday in Marengo He was born August 11 1885 and lived there most of his life He worked for several Iowa papers and later as a clothing store clerk Surviving are a brother Irwin of Chicago and sister Genevieve Burns of Marengo Services at St Patrick's Church Monday 930 am Rosary Sunday night at Hoover Valentine funeral home

Chelsea Arthur Graham Hrabak’s Rector Cemetery Marengo Carl Danskin Hoover- Valentine Ladora Emmett A. Moyniihan St. Patrick’s Church Rosary Hoover-Valentine Martelle Robert Byrd Harold Byrd Goettsch’s Anamosa Shellsburg Voris Richart Fry and Holland Vinton Springville Sherman G Taggart Murdoch Funeral Home Tipton Harold George Kensinger Crestview West Branch Sheets and Sons Tipton Masonic Raymond Williams Sheets and Son van Horne Frank Young St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church Fellmer's Keystone Victor Fred Ranfeld McAninch’s Emmett A. Moynihan Marengo Republican Moynihan Dennis Nellie Flannigan Moynihan Marengo High School Emma Hanggi St. Paul Northern Pacific Railroad Iowa City Republican de Witt Observer Blairstown Press Ladora News Williamsburg Journal-Tribune Marengo Council of the Knights of Columbus Rotary Club Irwin Chicago Genevieve Burns St. Patrick's Church Hoover-Valentine Funeral Home

Seven-year-old Sara Hesser Injured in Bicycle Crash

Sara Hesser, seven, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Hesser of 320 Red Fox Road SE, was listed in good condition after a bicycle accident on Indiandale Road SE. Police say the seat detached, she lost control, hit a pole cable support, and suffered a deep forehead laceration, abrasions, and a skull fracture.

Sara Hesser Jay Hesser Red Fox Road SE Sara Indiandale Road SE

Countries to hold economic trade meetings in NY and Delhi

Al Ahram reports developing nations will convene economic and trade talks in New York and New Delhi this year. The first gathering will occur this month at United Nations headquarters after IMF and World Bank meetings.

Cairo New York New Delhi al Ahram United Nations International Monetary Fund International Bank For Reconstruction and Development

Marines Hold Quang Tri Front In Malaya War

U S Marines describe tactics in the DMZ area with a plan to blunt a superior enemy by delaying action and heavy support. Hastings and Prairie aim to block North Vietnamese forces from taking Quang Tri city and nearby outposts Cam Lo and Dong Ha. Captured documents show the 224B division repelled but rebuilt within two months.

Hastings Prairie Quang Tri Cam Lo Dong Ha Cereghhino

Soviet Union announces gift and 1965 trade shifts with China

The Soviet Union pledged about 2 million in consumer goods to Hanoi and reported 1965 exports to China at 191.67 million, down from 135.3 million in 1964, with a long decline from the late 1950s peak of about 3.9 billion yearly in goods.

Hanoi China Moscow- Peking Soviet Union Peking

Ford and Chrysler Reconsider 1967 Car Price Cuts

Willis Ford and Chrysler executives weigh whether to roll back price hikes after last week's announcements. Ford’s average rise tops $113 while Chrysler’s ranges from $92 to $103, compared with General Motors’ $54 increase. The industry expects 1967 purchases to cost more than 1966.

Detroit Ford Chrysler General Motors

C R Man Arrested Defrauding Charge

James J. Lacy aged 23 of 327 F Avenue NW was arrested Saturday night on a defrauding an inn keeper charge for failing to pay a 1.68 meal bill at the Butterfly Cafe. He posted a 110 bond and was released from custody.

James J. Lacy F Avenue NW Lacy

Nearly Third of Inch Of Rain for Saturday

The Cedar Rapids area received .31 inch of rain Saturday. It was the third rain of the month. Total precipitation for September now totals 1.62 inches, far below the normal 3.97 inches for September.

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Obituary Notices for W. A. Leefers and Mary Weidlich

W A Leefers 88 Cedar Rapids printing shop owner and longtime post master and lodge member dies after sudden illness at home. He leaves a son William G Leefers and three grandchildren with memorials at Turners and Mt Hermon lodge services followed by Oak Hill burial. Mary Weidlich 65 years Cedar Rapids resident born Bavaria dies after long illness. Survived by two daughters Emily Forsythe and Mrs Grant Brownell with services at Brady's and Linwood burial.

William A. Leefers Second Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Leefers Press Tipton William G. Leefers Leefers Tipton Advertiser West Liberty Enterprise Wingert and Leefers Metcalf Printing Co First Lutheran Church Mt. Hermon Lodge A. F A. M Iowa el Kahir Shrine Cedar Mt. Hermon Cedar Chapter Turner’s George W. Carlson Chapel of Memories Hermon Mary Weidlich Thirteenth Avenue Anton Weidlich Bavaria Germany U.S Emily Forsythe Grant Brownell Brady’s J. Robert McDonald Linwood

Drowning of Cedar Rapids Resident Edward Cutchlow

Edward Cutchlow a Cedar Rapids resident and Penick and Ford employee drowned Saturday in the Coralville reservoir after a boat accident. He was born June 7 1904 in Spiro Oklahoma married Frankie E Weems November 23 1933 in Kansas City Kansas. He leaves a widow a son Billy two grandchildren his father six brothers a sister a foster daughter and several in law relations. He was a Mt Zion Baptist church member and AFL CIO Grain Millers union. Friends may call after 1 p m today.

Edward Cutchlow Fifteenth Street Cedar Rapids Penick and Ford Coralville Spiro Okla Frankie E. Weems Kansas City Kaw Billy Henry Cutchlow Roy Cutchlow Jesse Rogers Los Angeles James Sacramento Calif Vernon Pasadena George Kan Ray Cutchlow Seattle Fannie Choates Anna Choates Poteau Oklo Mt. Zion Baptist Church Grain Millers’ Union Afl-Cio Turner’s

Death of Homer L. Walker at 62 in Cedar Rapids

Homer L. Walker aged 62 of 720 Seventh Avenue SE Cedar Rapids died at 2 15 p m Saturday after a long illness Born May 8 1904 in Moss Point Mississippi he married Lulu B Reed March 24 1926 in Cedar Rapids He belonged to Bethel AME church steward board Mason ic lodge and Negro Civic club Survived by wife two daughters Jeanne Mitchell Cedar Rapids and Vivian Sharp Des Moines and seven grandchildren Memorial services will be

Homer L. Walker Seventh Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Moss Point Miss Lulu B. Reed Walker Bethel Ame Church Steward Board Masonic Lodge Negro Civic Club Jeanne Mitchell Vivian Sharp Des Moines

Mrs. Mary Swacka Rites Pending in Cedar Rapids Funeral

Mrs. Mary Swacka aged 74 of 2612 Mt. Vernon Road SE Cedar Rapids died Saturday at 4 55 p.m. after a sudden illness Born September 11 1892 Spillville she married Charles Swacka in 1915 Surviving include husband two daughters Mrs Delbert Lassen Garden Grove California and Mrs Dorothy Krotz Cedar Rapids three sons Bernard Charles and Richard all of Cedar Rapids one sister Otilla Haug Spillville three brothers William and George Kovarik Cedar Rapids and James Kovarik Fairmount Minnesota Memorial services pending at Turner's with calling hours after 2 p.m.

Charles Mary) Swacka Mt. Vernon Road Cedar Rapids Spillville Charles Swacka Delbert Lassen Garden Grove Calif Dorothy Krotz Bernard Richard Otilla Haug William and George Kovarik James Kovarik Fairmount Minn Turner’s

Obituary Notices and Funeral Details for Multiple Individuals

Obituaries list services for Gladys Olive Turner J Henry Turner and Mayme Kroulik and Otto Ehrend with call times, funeral homes, and burial sites. Services Monday through Monday include Cedar Memorial Municipal Cemetery Janeba Kuba Czech National Grand Mound and St. Michael's Episcopal church with entombment or graveside rites.

McMullen Harry R. — Turner D. A. Loferski Municipal Cemetery Ames Kroulik Mayme Janeba-Kuba Ehrend Otto Kelly Grand Mound

Rural Marion Woman Hurt in Car Mishap

Mary J. Jayne age 42 of route 1 Marion was treated after a two car collision at Center Point road and Blairs Ferry road NE. Francis E. Fogarty 52 of Elma was charged with failure to have his car under control.

Mary J. Jayne Marion St. Luke’s Hospital Mary Jayne Francis E. Fogarty Elma Center Point Road Blairs Ferry Road Fogarty

Subscription rates and service notes for the newspaper

The notice lists carrier and mail subscription prices for various editions and frequencies, including weekly and monthly rates, and states that mail subscriptions from other states and territories are $23.40 a year. It also notes AP rights for local news republication and excludes some mail regions.

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Also Mentioned on This Page

C.R. Weather Bismarck Min Apolis N.orleans D.moines Phoenic St. Luke's Donald Odegard Avenue Lee Kemp Eleventh Street Andrew Brecht First Avenue NW Larry Gorsch Gary George Nineteenth Street Kenneth Ketelsen Ellis Boulevard NW Marcine Harms Richard Havercamp Twentyfourth Avenue Norman Burkart Robins Ronald Hansen Eastview Avenue Philip Shimerda Second Street Francis Bozanek Williams Boulevard Duane Nesetril Birchwood Drive John Mikesell Eighteenth Street Kaye Slocum E Avenue NW Kenneth Paul Central City Robert Fritz Seventeenth Street LaVerne Chalupsky Douglas Zangerle Fourteenth Street Franklin Kolda Prairieburg Leonard Henderson Lewis Denlin Midland Industries Foundation Wesley E. Sila Betty By Allen Nelson LBJ Johnson Texas Appropriations Committee Connecticut Nathan Hale Gary Powers Rus C.R L.W. Ward Second Avenue Park Court SE Fifteenth Sixteenth Street Don Canney Canney Lee Waddington Hiawatha Tom Hennessey Sixth Street David Herb Southland Street E. A. Moynihan Porecad Vd. Weather Bureau Lakes Plateaus Pacific Northwest Northwest Pierson Suor Ellis Blvd Cedar Memorial Novak Monument CO Kinsey 3Rd Ave DMZ C.R. Man W. A. Leefers Bethel Ame John I. Thomas Oak Hill Homer Walker Brady 5Th Ave John E. Lapes The the Gazette Co Third Ave. SE Cedar Rapis FRY and Holland Funeral Home Benton Co
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