The Dispatch from Moline, Illinois • 10

10 Moline Dispatch Dec. SO, 1963 Morning Ride in Stolen Aulo Car Hits House; Youths Arrested Wild, Early Ends When Hotel Cafe Coin Boxes Are Looted A loss estimated at $125 resulted from the looting of coin boxes in two vending machines at the restaurant in the Turner Hotel, 2106 3rd Rock Island. The prowling was reported Damage also was done to the house's wiring system. Damage to the structure is extensive. Wilde reported his auto stolen at 2:28 a.m.

A short time later, the home the next morning, spotted the car at 5th Ave. and 24th St. They said it appeared the driver was trying to race with another motorist. The officers followed in the patrol car and attempted to stop the stolen vehicle rt 31st St. smashing a hole into the garage and pushing Bleuer's car, parked inside, into the interior wall.

The inside wall was pushed about two feet into the living room. Gas Line Broken A high-pressure gas service line into the home was broken but it was capped before a fire resulted. Heat was restored to the horn ethe next morning. city police officers and halted the youths. City police took the two into custody.

Heavily damaged was the 1959 auto owned by Earle G. Wilde, 2518 29V4 ilock and the house, owned and resided in by Rock Island's building inspector, Harold S. Bleuer, located at 4610 38th Rock Island. The auto reammed into the side of the brick structure, A wild, early morning ride in a stolen car ended yesterday when it crashed into the side of a house near 38th St. and Black Hawk Rd.

The two 15-year-olds evacuated the car and fled across the ice of the Rock River, pursued by Patrolmen Bernard Rice and Thomas Ott. State Trooper Duane Rakestraw, on the other side of the river, assisted the early yesterday. Police said a table knife apparently was used I fell mw tiM tiit'lM wwwM to open the money boxes on the juke box and the cigaret machine. An unsuccessful attempt was made to open the coin receptacle on a bowling machine. Investigation is continuing.

But the driver took out at a hieh rate of speed, ignoring stop Police said there were Indica (Zcck bland- Milan lights and signs as he went to 38th St. and then headed south. The officers followed, at one time clocking the speed at 80 tions that the looting was done by someone familiar with the cafe's operations. miles an hour. The officers began to slow down as their car hit the top Leading Male Skater Hart in Holiday on Ice Show Finale of the 38th St.

hill, approaching Black Hawk Rd. But John Edwards Gets Transfer To Argentina 3usc Guild Holds Holiday Party the fleeing car apparently main Engaging in some animated talk yesterday tained its speed. Crashes Into House The officers said the driver nt thp Ouad-Citv Music UWld iraauionai er is music director of "The Fantasticks." Mrs. Murphy is director of "The Passion to be given in March. Clarence Schut-ter led singing at the coffee with Stan Nelson as pianist, and a program was given by "The Mid-Niters," barbershop quartet.

Earl H. Bel-ing, Guild president, spoke briefly. drove onto the island to bypass a car waiting at the mtersec- holiday coffee hour are, Clyde Walter, Gene-seo; Mrs. Paul V. Murphy, Moline; Carl Pfeif-er, Rock Island, and Robert Sward, Moline.

The party was held at Broadway Presbyterian Church. Walter and Sward will direct "Can-Can" and "Carnival!" this summer and Pfief- ton to turn right. The fleeing au Ray Balmer, leading male skater in Holiday on Ice, is in satisfactory condition today in St. Anthony's Hospital, after tearing a leg ligament in last night's final Rock Island performance. Balmer, who was skating a duet with Alice Quessy at the time, said his skate hit a rut in the ice and then caught in the footlights.

When he fell to the to lumped, nearly clearing the width of Black Hawk Six Homes Prowled in Rock Island Reports of six dwelling prowl-ings were filed with Rock Island police over the week end, several of them similar in operation to the recent series of house break-ins. There was no known loss in several of the entries. House prowlings occurred at the residences of Wilbert H. Blackman, 3140 Rock Island, Charles Druckmiller, 1130 45th Rock Island, Homer Holmes, 512 William Bisby, 1847 5th Rock Island, and Eva Robb, 1310 43rd Rock Island. The apartment of Eugene Bab-ers, 1120 3rd Rock Island, bounced again, taking oif a heavy guard rail pole and jump Deaths and Funerals ice, he said, he sat on his leg.

He was separated from his partner at the time of the accident. Balmer, who plays the part of the Naval officer in "A Love Tale of Japan" and the part of the dude in "Barn Dance, U.S.A.," expects to rejoin the show in Des Moines, after the show finishes an engagement in Sioux Falls, S.D. The star, who says this was his first accident in 18 years of skating, expects to be off skates for at least a week, perhaps much longer 17,000 Attend The! show finished its eight performance, 5-day run in Rock Island with a total paid attendance of 17,000. Various reasons were given for the drop in attendance from MRS. ELSIE LORNTSON HUGO A.

EHLERS Huso Arthur Ehlers. 76, of OSCAR A. JOHNSON Oscar A. Johnson, 72, of 3829 22nd died at 7:30 John R. Edwards, formerly of Rock Island, has been transferred from the Ottumwa plant of Deere Co.

to a Deere plant in Rosario, Argentina. He and Mrs. Edwards, also a former Rock Island resident, left yesterday for Argentina. Edwards is a son of Mrs. F.

R. Edwards, 2527 20th Rock Island, and his wife is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. H.

Swen-gel, 1852 41st Rock Island. Edwards had been a metalur-pist at the Ottumwa plant since 1951. He was born in Rock Island and is a graduate of St. Ambrose College. He joined Deere Co.

in the materials engineering department in Moline inMay, 1949, and resided in Rock Island, escept for a period in military service, until assuming the positon in Ottum Mrs. Elsie A. Lorntson, 91, died at 5:20 last night in her home in Preemption, where she Fairhope, a former rest dent of Moline and former own this morning in his home. ing across a 10-foot culvert, then continued another 100 feet where it crashed into the home. Bleuer and his wife were In bed when the home was hit but were not injured.

After the crash, the two occupants left the stolen car and ran toward the river, the officers in pursuit. State trooper and Milan officers had been alerted of the He was a carpenter by trade and was a retired employee of resided with a daughter, Mrs. George B. Hall. Services will be at 10:30 the East Moline Works, Interna Thursday morning in Shirley tional Harvester Co.

er of the Ehlers Printing died unexpectedly of a heart attack yesterday afternoon in Birmingham, Ala. IJasonic services will be at 1:30 Thursday afternoon in Trimble Funeral Home, and burial will be in Moline Memorial Park. Friends may call The son of Otto and Ida ohn- was also entered laie yester chase and their assistance was Brothers Funeral Home, Indianapolis. The body will be taken 'tonight from Larson Funeral Home, Milan, to Indianapolis. Burial will be in Floral Park day.

A variety of wearing ap the previous 16 years the show parel, a record player and rec has played in Rock Island. ords, a wristwatch and $7 in Holiday on Ice officials noted that attendance was down from 7 until 9 Wednesday evening at the funeral home. cash was missing. Cemetery, Indianapolis. The Two Arrested After Accidents Two drivers were arrested as the result of traffic accidents in Moline Saturday afternoon.

The few number of accidents was marked contrast to other recent week ends and there were no reports of injuries in Moline collisions. Autos driven by Donald J. Brock, 19, Galesburg, and Carl Peterson, 66, Lynwood, collided in the 2700 block of 4th and Peterson wa3 charged with improper lane usage. Autos driven by John P. Clau-son, 27, of 1538 8th Moline, and Harry A.

Duck, 74, of 3813 13th Moline, collided at 15th St. A and 19th and Duck was charged with improper lane usage. Blackman filed his report Sat son, he was born Jan. 20, 1891, in Orion. He married Edna Nichols on May 6, 1914, in Moline.

Mr. Johnson was a member of Faith Lutheran Church and Frej Lodge, Order of Svithiod. Surviving are the widow; a son, Willis, Mentone, a daughter, Mrs. Nellie Spahn, Moline; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Edna Hall, Mo throughout the country, attrib at- Mr.

Ehlers was born Dec. 4, wa 13 years ago. Mrs. Edwards formerly tended Augustana College. 1887, in Djursdala, Kalmer Lan, Rev.

Ralph Finchum will officiate. Mrs. Lorntson, the former Elsie Christianson, was born June 1, 1872, in Norway, a daughter of Christ and Louise urday afternoon but police said the break-in may have occurred several days earlier. A house across the street was broken into Dec. 25 and in the uted in part to the death of President Kennedy and to the fact that last year's show was not up to the standards of previous years, and consequently affected attendance at this Sweden, a son of Gottfred and Selma Ehlers.

He came to this country and to Moline when 18. sought in taking the two into custody. Rakestraw was waiting for them across the river. City police said one of the youths is on parole from St. Charles School, youth detention facility for boys of the Illinois Youth Commission.

The other youth, released to his parents, was referred to followup action by the police youth division. Officers said they found several car keys in the possession of one of the youths. They are being held as evidence and for use in further investigative He studied book binding and same manner. The Blackman Two Persons Are Injured In Rock Island One person was hospitalized line, and Mrs. Esther Grammez, printing and in 1911 he and By house was entered through the year's show.

Also blamed for the drop in She came to Sloan, from garage and breezeway and by attendance was the explosion in breaking a pane of glass in the Coal Valley, and three brothers, ron Skidmore opened a printing Edwin and Elmer, both of Chi- concern known as Skidmore cago, and Elias, Milan. Ehlers. When Mr. Skidmore His parents, two sons and a died in 1921, Mr. Ehlers took Norway in 1906, and moved in 1922 to Indianapolis.

She had resided with her daughter since Indianapolis, although a Grand Jury later exonerated and another incurred minor injuries in Rock Island traffic ac sister preceded him in death, 1959. Holiday on Ice from any blame in the disaster. Arrangements are pending at She was married to Peter C. Lorntson in March, 1900, in Norway. He died in 1960.

over the business, renaming it Ehlers Printing Co. He retired in 1952. Mr. Ehlers married Ruth Erickson on Nov. 28, 1912, in Moline.

She and a daughter, Dorothy Mae, were killed in a train accident on Jan. 10, 1938. kitchen door. No loss was determined. Druckmiller reported his break-in late Saturday.

The house was vacant from 6:20 to 11:43 p.m.. A window on the rear door was broken and most of the window shades were pulled shut. Drawers and desks were ransacked. The prowler left by way of the front door. No loss was determined there on initial Mrs.

Lorntson was a member cidents over the week end. James Evans, 38, of 539 W. Locust Davenport, incurred cuts on the nose and a possible chest injury about 3:27 this morning when his westbound auto struck the lane divider on 2nd Ave. at the entry to the of Mt. Gilliat Christian Church.

NATIONAL AND LOCAL QUALITY Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Hall, and Mrs. Frank Hag- CHEKD gerty, Jefferson City, two His second marriage was to Centennial Bridge. A caution light also was struck. sons, Harold Riverton, and Hoakan Johnson, a son by a previous marriage, Waite Park, Mrs.

Inez Smoke in Alabama in 1961. Mr. Ehlers was a piano teach He was taken to St. Anthony inventory. Holmes reported the burglary 19 grandchildren; 47 great-grandchildren; five great-great grandchildren; a sister, of his home last night.

No loss was known at his residence. A small window pane was broken er for many years and served as organist and choir director at Gordon Memorial Congregational Church. mch Uncle SWEEPSTAKES Esterdahl Mortuary. MRS. NORTON SERVICES Services for Mrs.

Selma S. Norton, 77, of 1029 18th Moline, who died Saturday morning in her home, will be at 1:30 tomorrow afternoon in the Esterdahl Chapel. Dr. Marvin Raymond, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, will officiate, and burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Howard V.

Johnson, Burdette Thompson, Ted Karlix Marvin Schuette, Walter Blondell and Robert Christopher. Friends may call at the chapel. In addition to those organizations listed in Saturday's Dispatch, Mrs. Norton was a member of the Harmony Camp of Royal Neighbors of America. MRS.

NELLIE LONSBERRY ALPHA Mrs. Nellie Lons-berry, 73, of Galesburg and for in the front door. Hospital and is listed in fair condition today. Pam Quant, 18, of 1235 W. 34th Davenport, incurred knee bruises in an accident last evening at 24th St.

and 7th Ave. She was riding in a car driven by Ronald Eugene Holden, 21, of 3417 Washington Davenport. The Holden car and one driven Mrs. Peder Lorntson, Sacred Heart, and a brother, Alfred Christianson, Clark Field, A 32nd degree Mason, he was The Bisby breakin, also reported last night, included a a member of the Moline Con Minn. Two sons, three daughters, a grandson, a great grandson thorough ransacking of drawers and cabinets.

Once again there was no known loss. Entry was made by pulling loose the sistory and Doris Lodge 319, He would have received his 50-year Masonic pin this year. He was a former and several brothers and sisters by John T. Howlett, 75, of 247 $5,000.00 $3,000.00 preceded her in death. member of the Moline Associa hook on a storm window, then forcing an inside window on the First Prize Second Prize Thlr'd Prize tion of Commerce, Moline Ki- 15th East Moline, collided.

Police said both drivers claimed to be proceeding with the green traffic light. Mrs. Claude L. Smith 2716 Wooded Acres Waco, Texas Mrs. Daniel Glasser Box No.

71 Mott 5, North Dakota M. Andre Courteau 1371 Ave. Charlotte Sillery 6, Quebec, Canada east side of the house. The entry wanis Club, Eastern Star and occurred between 4:30 and Zal Grotto. He is a member of First Congregational Church.

SI, 000.00 Taxes Ordered On Brady Estate State inheritance taxes have been ordered in Rock Island County Court against the estate of Charles A. Brady, Rock Is 7:30 p.m. The break-in at the Robb residence was reported early Youngsters Take Mr. Ehlers resided in Moline Bus Trip to Chicago until 1960, when he moved to yesterday and $7 was missing Fairhope. merly of Alpha, died yesterday morning in Cottage Hospital, Galesburg, where she had been Surviving are the widow; from a billfold in a closet.

A key kept in the garage, apparently was found and used to open a door. land, who died Oct. 7, 1962. Taxes of $836.33 were levied Nineteen girls and 31 boys, participants and members of the Moline YMCA, traveled by bus to Chicago today in the annual YMCA holiday trip. The daughter, Mrs.

Fred Cook, Rock Island; a sister, Mrs. C. O. Anderson, Moline, and four youths visited the Museum of against a net estate of $32,801.23. Included were taxes of $83.45 levied against a $24,172.29 share left to the widow, Emily, 819 32nd Rock Island.

No taxes were levied against Science and Industry and also attended the matinee performance at the Goodman Theater of "Hans Brinker and the Golden Skater." a patient one week. Services will be at 2 tomorrow afternoon in the Hinchliff-Pearson Funeral Home in Galesburg. Burial will be in the Alpha Cemetery. Friends may call tonight at the funeral home. She was born Sept.

29, 1890 in Alpha, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs John Stromquist. She attended schools in Alpha. She was married to John Suggests Exploring Mars by Robot CLEVELAND (AP) The United States should push to launch robot explorers to Mars early in 1969 because otherwise they will miss landing in the Martian springtime the best a $500 share left to Fr. Flana gan's Boy's Home, Boys Town, Neb.

Two anna ways Given Probation Two men arrested as the result of a fracas with an Illinois State Trooper Sept. 13, on Black Hawk Rock Island, were granted probation in Rock Island County Court this morn The young people were from Moline, East Moline, Rock Island, Milan, Hampton, Orion, Mr. William C. Pickens, R. R.

No. 1, Morrison, Illinois $100.00 Mr. F. Farmer, 123 Rodney Walnut, IH 100.00 Mr. Richard Hartwig, R.

R. No. 3, Anamosa, Iowa 100.00 Mrs. N. Luti, 405 Grand Marlon, Iowa 100.00 Mrs.

E. Ann Nolan, 513 S. Summit, Iowa City, la 50.00 Mr. Fred Laclcey, 521 25th Moline, III 50.OO Mrs. Margaret Carmichael, 218 N.

Maple Montlcello, la. $0.00 Mrs. E. Hermamtorfer, 302 S. Shuffleton, Sigourney, la 50.00 Mrs.

Ruth Padlo, 2110 4th Peru, Illinois 50.00 Mrs. Earl V. Kennedy, R. R. No.

2, Amboy, Illinois 50.00 Mrs. Winifred Jagger, 821 43rd Rock Island, III 50.00 Mrs. Jack Wallaee, 4025 Oaklawn, Davenport, Iowa 50.OO Mrs. Sarah Bohan, 311 Western Waterloo, la 50.00 Mrs. F.

G. Maley, 3100 Bever Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids, la. 50.00 Mrs. Tom Cours, 1614 14th Ave.

SW, Cedar Rapids, la 50.00 Mrs. V. J. Croskey, 1 9 6th St. NW, Oelwein, Iowa 50.00 Mrs.

Geo. W. Nesbitt, 814 E. Davenport Iowa City, la. 50.00 Mrs.

Robt. Milner, 1809 Glendale Clinton, Iowa 50.00 Mrs. W. J. draheiaf, 403 27th Ave.

SW, Cedar Rapids, la 50.00 Winners Will Receive Catalog from Which to Choose Gifts and Rochester, Minn. Accom Shares of $1,000 left to Ralph C. Knock, Moline, and Lillian George Naaktgeboren, Daven time to determine if there's any plant life there a scientist said panying the youths were Miss Suzanne Farrell, Frank Loll, Lonsberry of Galesburg. She had been employed as a clerk in Galesburg stores and had been port, were each taxed $90. today.

That's the view of Dr. Al Fred Lear and James Decker, ing. In addition, four shares of lan H. Brown, a University of Pennsylvania biologist. YMCA youth secretary.

$1,532.23, left to out-of-state friends, were taxed $143.22 each. 4 Big Ten Schools Will Share $3.5 Million Grant a resident there many years. Survkving are three brothers, Reuben, living in Wisconsin, and Albert and Fred, both of Alpha; and one sister, Mrs. Vina Robson of Moline. She was preceded in death by her husband.

Allen Gannaway, 24, East Moline, and his brother Clyde, 23, Geneseo, were placed on probation for a year by Judge Lawrence L. Phares. The two had been named in informations charging obstructing a peace officer and aiding escape. Each was ordered to Joe Martin Has Touch of Virus WASHINGTON (AP) low the schools to pool their resources. The consortium or partnership will receive, hold and The that Capitol physician reports CHAMPAIGN, m.

(AP) -The University of Illinois and three other Big Ten schools will share in a $3.5 million Ford Foundation grant announced to the former House Speaker Joe pay $50 in court costs on administer gifts for develop Martin of Massachusetts is recovering from a "touch of virus" that sent him to the hos day for an international education program. pital by ambulance, Illinois will join Indiana, Mich CHIIO charges. The informations were filed after the Gannaways fought with Trooper Maurice De-Maught when he stopped Richard Behrends, 1306 26th Rock Island, on a traffic viola ment of international educational activities and enter into contracts for overseas operations. The four universities will keep a roster of technically trained persons qualified for overseas projects. They will assist in training staffs for such service.

And the partnership will devel Dr. George W. Calver State and Wisconsin in the Screenwriter Dies; Jumps off Overpass ENCINO, Calif. (AP)-Police said screenwriter Alyce Can-field Jerome, 45, committed suicide by jumping from a freeway overpass into the path of two cars Saturday night. She worked as a writer and executive producer in the television series, "Underground USA," and wrote under the name of Alyce Canfield.

vii FARM DAIRIES Martin, 79, was doing well. ieSl universiues uonsori- ium for International Activities. Martins aides said he will Eacn scnooi already has a pro-stay in the hospital another dayipram jn -international education or two as a precaution. boln in tne united States and 1323 -2nd Avenue, Rock Island Phone 788-5671 tion. Behrends escaped, but later was captured.

Sgt. DeMaught was hospitalized from injuries incurred in the scuffle. taken by ambu to Bethesda Na abroad. The five-year program provided by the Ford grant will al- Martin was lance Sunday val Hospital. op overseas research centers and provide graduate internship and research grants for work in them..