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The Gazette from Cedar Rapids, Iowa • 6

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CEDAR RAPIDS GAZETTE: Sit, Ass, 18. -Daily Record August 18 1809 Anastes Forecast -Generally through Monday, Some widely scattered afternoon or evening thundershowers Sun da v. Sunday "'afternoon 80- 90, Sunday night in 608. C. R.

Weather. High 6 p.m. Saturday 11 p.m. Saturday The Weather. Saturday hieh P'recipitation None Total for August 0 029 for August 2 97 Normal through August 23 16 Total to date in 1957 1983 Barometer at 6 pm, falling 30 13 Humidity at 6 pm Wind direction and velocity Municipal airport at 6 p.m.

Saturday, NE at 6 knots. Sun rises Monday, 19. sun sets, moon rises, 11:52 p.m. Year Age Today High tem-, perature, 74; low, 68; precipita: tion, 0.26. Births Mercy.

Besta. Mr. Forest drive Aug. 16. Paul, Mr First avenue Rebu.

Mr 131512 Third Aug 16 Flanagan, 631 Twelfth Aug. Berg. 16., Towers motel, Ransier, Mr. Marion. a son Wilson, Mr.

1560 Mt. and Mrs. Milo. 540 SE. a daughter and Mr.

Robert. 1743 SE. a son Aug 16 and Mre James street sw. a son Mr and Mrs Glehn. street SE.

son and Mis Elton. Twin a daughter Aug 16 and Mrs. William, Aug 17 And Mrs Vernon road SE, 17. Births Mercy. Welch, Mr.

and Mrs. 1106 Fifteenth avenue daughter Aug. 16 Herman, a son Stock Car Races Feature of Fair SW. Doran. On Sunday Bill By Dan Hinson: park, still alarm al 11:87 a.m.

Saturday, Company No. 4 Flash tire from paste used on bathroom and kitchen walls 712 Second avenue SW, a general alarm at 1:22 p.m. Saturday, Companies 1, 2 and serial No. 2. Grans fire on raifroad right -ofway at I avenue and Fourth street NW.

a still alarm at 3:19 p.m. Saturday, Company No. 2. Sparka from locomotive set tire to grass at Eighteenth street and Twenty -ninth avenue SW, a still alarm at 3:24 p.m. Saturday, company No.

2. Grass fire on Rockford road near Sixteenth avenue viaduct, a still alarm at 4:34 p.m. Saturday, company No. 2. Company No.

5 was sent to help at 4:47 p.m. Woman locked out of house at 1427. Second avenue SE. alarm at 46 Saturday, pany No. lowa Deaths.

Eariville Services for Robent W. McDowell, 72, tentatively Monday at 2 p.m. the Farivine Congregational church. Burial Fairview cemetery may call at the family (farm home, eight miles north of here. Sunday.

Clifton funeral home in charge. Independence Services for Andrew Higgins, 79, Monday at 130 a.m. in St. John's church. Rosary today and p.m.

in Harris- Hawe funeral home. Bursal in St John's cemetery Decorah Services for Ole L. Anderson. 90, Monday at 2 m. In the First 1 Lutheran church, Burial in Lutheran cemetery, Cascade Services for Mrs.

Anna Johnson, Monday at in St Mary's church. Burial in Sacred Heurt cemetery at Fillmore. Body at Devaney funeral home. Stock car racing. a pony show and baton twirling contest will share the spotlight Sunday as the "A Andy fair Hanson, enters fair its final director.

day. said he expects today's crowed to be the largest of the fair's eightday run. Attendance at the fairgrounds Saturday was 18.455 bringing the total for the first seven Cars 10 125 642 Actinues will get under AI this morning when the baton twirling contest begins at 9 with preliminary judging. More than 400 twirlers are ex- SUNDAY. New Car Race Day.

9 a.m. Baton twirling contest opens. 10 a m. Pony show ance classes judging. 1 Stock car time trials.

2 p.m. 100-lap race for new model stock cars. 1.30 p.m.. Exhibition br baton twirling contest winners 8 pm. 200-lap race for new model stock cars.

p.m. In National Contest. pected to compete in the contest. the first In the 22-vear history the far. The contestants will judged throughout the day w.th the winners giving an exhibition in front of the grandstand 1.30 Entrants 1 will be judged by Mr.

Don Sartell of Wis. He 1S adjutant of the Na-1 tonal Baton Twirling Association and of its affiliate organizations, the NBT.A Teachers Association and the NBTA Judges Associaton. The NBTA has sanctioned the event as a class A National Open contest. Sandra Lamb of La Porte City will be hostess for the event. A coed at the University of lowa.

she has WOn 38 medals and 10 trophies 10 state ADO national twirling compeution. Auto Races. Auto fans will have the opportunity to see two late model stock car races. Time trials for Sunday afternoon's 100-lap event will start at 1. The race begins at 2.

A 200-lap race will start. at 8 p.m., rounding out the fair's schedule of events. Fair officials said the track will be in excellent shape, barring a heavy rain. A feature which has been grow- Novak Monument Co. FINE MEMORIALS SINCE 1892 220 A Avenue NW Phone EMpire 4-4439 1987ing steadily in popularity with judging in the Al-lowa Pony show will be completed day.

Pony show performance classes will be placed starting at 10 a.m. Also included in this class is children's single harness contest with ponies driven by youngsters years old and under. English and western youth classes for 12 and under and for riders at 10 and under of judged. will also be Martin P. McNamara will judge the more 125 entries in the 32 classes nute, during the two-day event.

Pony Shew Winners, Nancy and Wendell Mossman of Grundy Center were awarded! the blue ribbon in the fancy out class of the state pony show at the fair Saturday night. They were driving the pony, "Little Mr. owned by their W. it. Mosaman.

Roy Harris of Altoona Ited the champion stallion of the show, "Royal and also had the champion mare of the show ir Frank and Bennett Bedell of Cedar Rapids won eight blue ribbone in Saturday's judging. "May shown by the WAS the senior and grand champion Shetland mare and also was selected as the model mare, The Bedella also had the junior champion stallion in "May Crescent" and the reserve senior champion stallion with "Crescent's Gallant Don Lawless of Waterloo exhibited the grand and senior champion stallion and also had the reserve grand champion. J. E. Moyer and Sons, Laurel, exhibited the junior champion mare which was named reserve grand Ernest Lang of Cedar Falls had both the reserve senior champion mare and the reserve junior champion mare.

Final of Rodeo. About 3,500 fans were treated to some fancy roping and bulldogging at the final performance of the Midwest Championship Rodeo Saturday night. Ray Killgore of Salisaw. Okla. won the bulldogging event, throwing three steers in total of seconds.

Dent of Vero Beach, 30.2 He was followed by Chuck seconds; Zane Dodds of Belle S.D., 34.4 seconds, and Nick Panzella, of Peekskill, N.Y 35.7 seconds. Calf honors to Byrle Hartsell of Bridgeport, Texas. He roped his three calves in a total of 38 seconds. Dan Taylor of Dublin, Texas, finished second with 43.1 onds; Ray Killgore, third, 47.1 seconds and Leo Brannon of Oma Texas, fourth, 47.7 seconds. Girl Is Held on Ring Theft Charge Doris Marie Clayton, 19, whose home 15 at Letts but who has been living in Cedar Rapids, was being held on a grand larceny charge Saturday night for theft of a $100 diamond ring.

Detectives said Miss Clayton had admitted in signed statement that 'she took the ring but said she had returned it the following day. Theft of the ring two weeks Saturday WAS reported to police Saturday by Mrs. James Spencer. 318 First avenue NW. The Spencers own the house where Miss Clayton was rooming Questioned by detectives, the girl said she went Spencers' apartment while they were away home and took the ring a dresser drawer, not from touching some that also was in the drawer.

Next day, she said in the statement, she became frightened and the ring back in the Spencers' apartment, but under a trunk sitting on wheels near the dresser. Police and the Spencers looked there Saturday night and found the ring, described as being 8 one-fifth carat solitaire diamond ring. Boy Is Cut by Glass From Broken Window Stephen King, 15, of 331. Twentieth street NW, was treated at St. Luke's hospital late Saturday for a cut caused by flying glass from a broken window at Ellis Community Center.

He was taken to St. Luke's hospital, where three stitches were taken to close a cut on his right forearm. He was dismissed after treatment. Police said the injury resulted from someone throwing 8 rock through a window at the center. Chess Title Is Won By Brooklyn Boy, 14 CLEVELAND (INS) A 14- year -old Brooklyn, New York, boy is the youngest person to ever hold U.

S. open chess federation championship. prodigy, Bobby Fischer, won the title although he was tied at 19-game points with Arthur B. Bisguier, 26, the former champion. The two split $1,500.

"We appreciate the family privacy and many personal touches. CLARENCE BEATTY ARTHUR SEURLE We are modestly proud of our file of letters from families served. Many have told us how well everything was handled. how surprisingly small the cost- Regardless of cost, always the finest. BEATTY-BEURLE.

MORTUARY MAN 821 Third Avenue SE Since 1898 EM 44521, at any hour Cameraman Carl Franks Hurt When Kicked in Head by Horse at Fair TURNABOUT -Ph when he was kicked in the lance stretcher when this when the accident happened. covering accidents, but While he is an assignment and was shooting pictures lance attendants are Don Photographer Has Deep Scalp Cuts Veteran Gazette Assignment Photographer Carl Franks suftered a number of deep. jagged cuts on his scalp but apparently nothing more serious Saturday afternoon when he was kicked in the head by saddle "bronc" at the All-lowa fair rodeo. He was reported resting comfortably a and in fair condition Saturday at St. Luke's hospital.

His physician said Franks also sec-complained of sore neck, but that X-rays showed no fracture either of the skull or the spine. He said there undoubtedly some concussion. but that there was no lendence of shock 55 to 60 Stitches. The doctor estimated that in all there were probably 15 to 18 inches of deep (clear to the bone jagged cuts on the photographer's scalp, In an hour and hall of work. he said, he probably used 55 or 60 stitches to close the cuts.

It the blow had been about 1 two inches lower, the doctor said, the injuries would have been much more serious. Franks, he said, was "pretty darn lucky." was not on assignment at the time but was taking pictures on his own. He was shooting from a point in the arena near the east end of the chutes from which the bucking broncs are released. Horse Named Eisenhower. The horse which did the kicking was one named Eisenbower, fair officials said Saturday night.

Its rider at the time -just before the time would be more exact-was Frankie Robertson of Milan, Mo. Photographer Kent Vittengl, who was shooting pictures near Franks, said the horse came out of its chute, bucked off its rider and then headed east toward the two photographers. He said Franks shot a picture of the horse coming toward him (see accompanying photograph) and then headed for the chutes to get out of the way. Apparently he waited a second 100 long, Vittengl said, because the horse brushed him as it went by, knocking him against the boards. And then one of its flying hooves caught Franks on the top of the head, knocking him to the ground.

Franks' physician said the photographer thought he had climbed a couple of feet off the ground before he was hit. It was the second time this week Franks had made news at the fair. Tuesday night his pictures won three prizes in the fair's photography competitionone picture of an Iowa sunset winning first in the scenic division and the sweepstakes award and a second winning first in the portrait division. West Coast Feels Quake. SAN FRANSISCO (AP) short sharp earthquake jiggled the western part of San Francisco at 10:35 Friday night, No damage was reported.

Fully Equipped Adequately Staffed for Emergency Calls Invalid Calls Sickroom Needs AMBULANCE SERVICE COMPANY Dial EMpire 4-4149 -Photo br Kent, Carl Franks suffered deep scalp cuts Saturday afternoon head by a horse at the All-lowa fair. He was being placed on an ambu. picture was taken by photographer who had been working nearby Franks has taken plenty of pictures of this type in many years of it's probably 1 the first time he's been on the wrong side of the lens. photographer for The Gazette, he was off duty Saturday afternoon on his own, Man at left is identified as Fred Cochran of Solon. AmbuBrunen and Roy Fuller.

FLYING HOOVES, FLYING RIDER -Frankie Robertson of Milan, was being pitched from the back of a saddle "bronc" named Eisenhower Saturday afternoon when Gazette Photographer Carl Franks snapped this action picture. Seconds later as the horse passed Franks, it kicked him in the head, sending him to the hospital with numerous deep, jagged cuts on his scalp but apparently no serious injuries. (Continued from Page 1.) that he gave the committee "significant information about Soviet espionage operations" under loath in New York Friday. Walter said Morros testified that Vassili Zubilin, former secand secretary in the Soviet embassy, took Morros to the of Stern and his wife, Martha, Dodd, in Connecticut. Morros at the time operated a small phonograph record company in Los Angeles, the Boris Morros Music which he had established for his son.

Sterns," "Walter stated, "it was them meeting with the proposed by Zubilin that the Boris Morros Music Co. be ex- ENHART YOUR LOVED ONES DESERVE 1 THE BEST. lowa Memorial Co. 620 Third Avenue SW Phs, EM 4-4842 EM 4-5753 Look for this of all AUTHORIZED DEALER A Moment of Sorrow lightened beyond words because YOU remembered with Flowers JOHN E. LAPES Florist 308 3rd Ave.

S.E. EM 5-0511 3330 Mt. Vernon EM 3-8223 loveless To Pledges Halt lowa Emigrations, LONG BEACH, Thousands of transplanted Towans heard the governor of their former state promise Saturday a program to diminish such migrations in the future. "Now that able to produce any 'other, area nation, we will compete Industrially to keep our youngsters Herschel at home, said Gov. C.

Loveless. He and California Gov, Goodwin J. Knight addressed the 52nd annual Iowa a summer picnic sponsored by the lowa Associations of Long Beach and Southern California. Thousands turned out and reglatered under 99 Iowa county signs bung on eucalyptus trees in Recreation park, Just how many thousands attended won't be known exactly until officials of the two associations compute the totals next week. are going to have tremendous crop of corn and soybeans this year," Gov.

Loveless reported. "Iowa has enjoyed tre(mendous agricultural advances but also industrial advances." City Briefs Optimist Club A father-son luncheon will be held Tuesday noon in the Roosevelt hotel by the Optimist club. Barbering by appointment. Barlow's, 1702 4th Ave. S.E.

Club Cedar Rapids Stamp club will meet in the Sheraton- -Montrose hotel Monday at 8 p.m. Exchange Club Ellot Waples will show additional films from his world trip at Tuesday noon's Exchange club meeting in the Sheraton Montrose hotel, Open Sunday from 4 to 12 p.m. Complete Turkey Dinner $1.50. Jesse James Restaurant, 4117 Center Point Road Rotary Club-Allen Dakin, ad-: ministrative dean of the University of lowa, will report on the recent Rotary International convention in Switzerland before the Rotary club Monday noon in the Sheraton- Montrose hotel. Blue Cross office be closed Monday, Aug 19 through Aug.

23 for vacation. -Adv. Charged Norma Velky. 1957 Park SE. Was charged with failure vield the rightof -way to oncoming traffic late Saturday afternoon after her car collided at Mt.

Vernon road and Nineteenth street SE with one driven by Roy Evens, Marion. Sokol Camp As a climax to successful camping season in which 63 boys and girls took part, a stocial, will be held at the cathering, Sokol camp near Center Point. Barbecue dinners and suppers will be served. Milo Naxera is in charge of arrangements. Yes, we have Banana Ice Cream and 27 other flavors "Hand 27 years' experience making good ice sherbets, Krebs Dutch Girl, 2901 1st Ave.

SE-Adv. Boy Hurt Russell 3, son of Marvin Stambaugh, 140012 Third street SE. was treated at St. Luke's hospital Saturday night for a cut back and a broken rib suffered when he fell under a merry-go-round at the Cedar Rapids drive-in theater. B.A.R.E.

Benefit Association of Railway Employes members and their families will have a picnic Sunday at 6 p.m. in the pavilion at Daniels park. The division will furnish the meat, buns, coffee, cake and ice cream. Those attending are to take a covered dish, plates and silverware. It will be the group's last picnic of the summer.

DEATHS Mrs. Frank 8. Barta, Frances M. Barta, :80, for years Cedar Rapids, resident until a year ago when she went to Albuquerque, N.M, to make her home with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.

Alvin J. Barta, died in Albuout-(querque at 11:15 a.m. Friday or a sudden Illness. She was born in Cedar Rapids, Nov, 1, 1870, was married to Frank Barta in Cedar Rapids, Jan. 1894.

Her husband died in 1062. She was a member of Zelenka lodge. Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Fred (Albena), Ford, Davemport; two sons, Stanley Barta, Rock Island, and Alvin Barta, Albuquerque; also two sisters, Mrs. Rose Frish, Cedar Rapids, and Mrs.

John Parkan, Rosemead, Calif. body will arrive in Cedar Rapids late Sunday and will taken to the services Beatty-Beurle mortuary where will conducted at 1:30 p.m, Tuesday by Theodore Hiubucek burial in Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel after 6 p.m. Monday, Delbert Ward, Delbert Ward of former resident of died of a heart attack in him home Saturday morning on his fifty. first birthday.

According to word received by relatives in Cedar Rapids, he had been taken to a hospital Friday night, examined and returned home. The son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Ward of Norway, he had moved from lowa about 20 years ago, Surviving are his wife: three sons, Everett and Delbert, of Denver and Eddie, of Hastings, Neb: a daughter, Ada Belle Ward.

Hastings; seven sisters, Mrs. Robert Salzbrenner, Belva Laze by, Mrs. Harold McAtee, Mrs. Truman Klein and Mrs. Jess Phel all of Cedar Rapids, Mrs.

Proffitt of Marion and Mrs. Raleigh Briley of Illinois, and A brother, Wilbert E. Ward of Cedar Rapids. Services will be conducted in Denver at 3 p.m. Monday; burial in Crown Hill cemetery there.

Justice, and Mrs. Harold, 3336 Prairie drive NE, a daughte: Aug. 16. Freeman. Mr.

and Mrs. Edward, Toddville, daughter Aug 16 Kane, Mr. Mrs. Michael, 1925 First avenue SW, a daughter Aug. 16.

Amerman, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur. Franklin avenue NE, daughter Aug. 16.

segriff. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond 509 chth street SE, son 16 Talley. It.

and Mrs Robe: 1. 433 Dunreath drive NE. a son Aug. 16 Herdliska. Mr.

and Mrs John, 1556 Second avenue SE. son Aug 16 Kingsbury, Mr and Mrs Ralph. Mi, LeClere. Vernon. a Mr.

son and Auc. Mrs Duane 2424 Franklin avenue NE. son Aug 16. Out-of-Town Births. At San Antonio, Texas Mr and Mrs Richard Dvorak.

Cedar Rapids residents. Aug. 15. Mrs Dvorak daughter of John Bousek Fifteenth street 9E. Mr Dvorak the son of Mr and MIs Dvorak.

former Cedar Rapids residents now l. ving at Antonto. At lowa City--Mr and Richard Bott of Gladbrook. daughter Aug 16 Mrs. Bott the former Charlotte Crone Cedar Rapids.

Mt. Pleasant Mr. and Daniel J. Essary of New London. daughter Aug.

12 They merly made their home at Cedar Rapids, Mr Essary son of Mr. and Mrs Witham Myers. 242 Eleventh street Marriage Licenses. Ronald Jarmon and Lois Stinnell. Eugene M.

Dlouhy and JuV. Griffin. Dale Harmon and Shirley Hekl, all of Cedar Rapids. Forest Hougland, Tipton, and Eva Rishon. Cedar Rapids.

Roy M. Pitkin, Anthon, and Marcia A. Jenkins. Cedar Rapids. Richard Stauber, Chicago, and Vicky Warner.

Cedar Rapids. Divorce Petitions. Divorce Decrees Divorce Petitions. Arvin Welch vs. Yvonne Welch.

Doris E. Stourac vs. John, L. Stourac Divorce Decrees Ronald L. Young from Sharon K.

Young. Eleanor Courtney from Don Courtney. Fires. Grass fire at Fifteenth avenue SE and entrance to Van Vechten: Mary Paradise, Mary Paradise, Allison hotel, Cedar resident for 10 years sales representative Rapids, for McCall's magazine, died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 4:30 a.m. Saturday, She was born March 1, 1906, in Cooper county, Surviving are three sisters: Mrs.

T. A Wilson and Mrs Railey of Kansas City. Mo. and Mrs. R.

E. Taylor of Boonville, Mo. Services in the Turner chapel at 1:30 p.m. Monday. Friends mav call at the chapel after 1 p.m.

Sunday. Prusek Services. Funeral services for John "Jack" Prusek, of 1120 Third street SW, who died early Friday, will be conducted in the Janeba funeral home at 10 am Monday by Theodore B. Hlubucek. Burial in Czech National cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral former ser. the 826 is A the Louis San Mrs of 15 be of Mrs at forroute IS NW Beach Services. Services for Morris B. Beach, 417 Twenty-second NE, who died Friday, will be conducted in the Turner chapel at 10:30 a.m. Monday by Dr.

Theodore Lilley of the First Presbyterian church. Burial in Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel. Reid Services. Services for Frank Reid, 97, lifelong resident of Cedar Rapids and retired building contractor who died at Fresno, Wednesday, will be conducted at the grave in Oak Hill cemetery at 2:30 p.m.

Tuesday by the Rev. Bernard Olson of the Ken wood Methodist church. Friends may call at the Turner chapel from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday.

panded with money furnished by Stern. "This firm was to serve as an espionage cover and provide an opportunity to legitimize Soviet agents as representatives of the firm. Stern did advance the sum of $130,000, but the project collapsed because. of personal fricItion between Morros and the Sterns. Read Our Want Ads HAVERAT ALL POLISHED KINSEY MEMORIALS Fermeris Bole Monuments 1021 3rd Ave.

SI EM 3-6211 express your sentiments when words are best unsaid Joman's 320 THIRD AVENUE SE DIAL EM 4-8139 ANOTHER FEATURE OF TURNER SERVICE On call 24 hours a day Part of the complete service at Turner's includes a 24-bour, around the clock alert. No matter what time of day or night tragedy may strike- Turner's stand ready to help in your time of need. And remember, there's just one service at Turner's the same, complete, thoughtful a service to all, regardless of price. 'JOHN TURNER SON 800 2ad SE Dial EM 2-1131.

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