Deaths include Effie Jones and many Cedar Rapids mourners
Obituary notices report Effie Jones age 86 of 2255 C Street SW died Tuesday at her son Dean Jones's home after months of illness. Surviving relatives include two sons, a daughter, nine grandchildren, ten great grandchildren, and a sister. Services Friday at 2 pm in Williamsburg. burial in Oakhill Cemetery. Additional notices summarize deaths of Glen Wolford and Amelia Vaughn plus many other local funeral arrangements with service times and burial details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie Jones
Clarke A. Jones
Dean Jones
Staub Court
Williamsburg
Iowa County
Jones
Cedar Rapids
David Jones
Littleton
Colo
Claris E. Morgan
Lancaster
Calif
Sarah M. Jones
Uhlmann
Glenn Hunt
Eden United Church of Christ
Oakhill Cemetery
Glen Forest
Wolford
12Th St
Deep River
Della Acadenizer
Montezuma
Rock Island Railroad
First Christian Church
Mount Hermon Lodge
R.L
Bill” Ritter
Annandale
Anna Hamilton
Columbus Junction
George
Burlington
Theodore
Washington State
Beatty-Bearle-Murdoch Chapel
David Polk
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Beatty-Bearle- Murdoch Funeral Home
Vaughn
Amelia Ida
Millie
Turner Chapel West
David Frans Larson
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
Linwood Cemetery
Benner
Melissa A
Turner Chapel East
Clifford Kephart
McCloud Springs
Jehovah's Witnesses
Kenney
Olive E
Gordon Freeburg
Shueyville
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Pottle
Helen Marie
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Clifton W. Ellerbeck
Kenwood United
Allen Schmidt
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Teahen Funeral Home
Alta Mae
LeRoy Collins
Palo Methodist Church
Palo Cemetery
Friends
Turner West
Walter Morris
Linn
Blanche W. Palmer
Kingston Hill
Clarence E. Palmer
Marion
Haywarden
St. James United Methodist Church
Paul
Cary
Don
Dubuque
Warren Walters
Gordon Packard
Lula Aiken
Tenth St. SE
James Donald Aiken
Ohio
Mr. Aiken
Aiken
Bethel Ame Church
Jack Wright
Milwaukee
Wis
Cleveland D. Smalls
Oak Hill Cemetery
Turner East
Marie Voelker
Ely
Ryan
Newhall
Alvin Voelker
Peace Lutheran Church
Susann Voelker
Melbourne
Australia
Jon Reis
Manchester
Celia
Debra
Beverly
Betty
Richard
Ames
Loren
Norman
Wayne
Brian
Marie Benesh
Kenneth
Lloyd
Louis Benesh
Bohnenkamp’s
Pamela Avery Swanson
Lake City
Iowa
Washington High School
University of Iowa
Joel E. Swanson
Kristin
Scott
Michael Avery
Minong
Huffman Memorial Chapel
Two 7-Eleven Stores Closed in Cedar Rapids Area
Cedar Rapids area removes two 7-Eleven Food Stores after poor profits. District manager Eric Roemer cites rapid expansion and planning issues. Stores at 2711 Bever Ave SE and 4958 Johnson Ave NW will not reopen. Six new stores planned in Marion Cedar Rapids by end of 1979. Residents cited opposition to Bever Ave site. zoning may shift if vacated. Other area stores performing well with no further closings planned.
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Eric Roemer
Cedar Rapids
Bever Ave
Johnson Ave
Roemer
Marion
Bever Avenue
Life saved by off duty firefighter honored by Red Cross
Jack Brown formerly of Cedar Rapids and son of Kenneth and Mrs Brown was honored in St. Joseph Missouri for saving a man from a fire using mouth to mouth resuscitation. He was off duty as a fireman when the rescue occurred and attended the banquet with his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Brown
Cedar Rapids
Red Cross
St. Joseph
Brown
Kenneth Brown
Bowling St
Gross Backs Jepsen for Senate Nomination
Des Moines Iowa H R Gross longtime 3rd District congressman endorses Roger Jepsen for the Republican U S Senate nomination in a letter dated Monday Gross praises Jepsens leadership and common sense and says he is the only GOP candidate who could defeat incumbent Democrat Dick Clark in the fall Jepsen campaign says Gross will become honorary campaign chairman Maurice Van Nostrand and Josep Bertroche are also in the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
H.R. Gross
Iowa
Roger Jepsen
U.S. Senate
Jepsen
Gross
Dick Clark
Council Bluffs
Arlington, Va
Maurice van Nostrand
Josep Bertroche
Atlas Sues Newell Machinery for Fire Damage
The Atlas Chemical Co of Marion sues Newell Machinery Co of Cedar Rapids for 350000 claiming a Newell employee caused a November 7 fire that destroyed the Atlas building at 225 12th St. The petition says Newell failed to supervise Beck and to provide proper equipment while he was to change a grinder coupling in the basement. Written questions show Beck engaged in welding. Merco International Inc is plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlas Chemical Co
Marion
Newell Machinery Co
Cedar Rapids
Newell
Atlas
12Th St
Linn District Court
John Beck
Beck
Merco International Inc
College aid options and costs for 1978-79 explained
The Cedar Rapids Gazette outlines how colleges determine aid and estimates 12.3 billion in public and private funds for 1978-79. It covers eligibility, forms, processing fees, and suggests planning early for families with incomes near thresholds, noting differences between public and private college costs and potential savings over four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New rules proposed to tighten student loan program
The Carter administration proposes new guarantees for federal student loans to expand access and cut defaults. Banks would interview applicants, notify on graduation, and pursue collection steps before default. The government would boost state loan programs and raise income ceilings for subsidies from about 30 000 to 45 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Hawes
David Brownstone
College Scholarship Service
American College Testing Program
Carter
Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Office of Education
Assault cases and related fights reported in Cedar Rapids area
Dr James Flynn II led an operation with unknown outcome saying results will take days. Six others face charges including intoxication and loitering. Separately an 18 year old Fairfax man assaulted his father during an argument over school, while others fought around Cedar Rapids with a woman punched at Cedar Terrace and a man assaulted at 16th Avenue SW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Flynn II
David M. White
Cad Lane SW
Cedar Rapids
Fairfax
Cedar Terrace Trailer Court
16Th Avenue
Social Security tax cut proposals face stiff committee opposition
Social Security critics from the House Ways and Means Committee warn the proposed payroll tax cuts and shift to general revenues threaten benefits and the program's survival. Treasury Secretary Blumenthal signals openness to general revenues if linked to oil tax action, while the Budget Committee pushes a $7.5 billion payroll tax cut for 1979 and hints at using some revenue to fund Social Security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Ways and Means Committee
America
Ullman
Treasury
W. Michael Blumenthal
Senate Finance
Blumenthal
Carter
White House
Ways and Means
House Budget Committee
Robert Giaimo
D-Conn
Congress
Carter Faces Inflation Fears and Neutron Warhead Debate
Brademas criticizes the farm bill as inflationary and harmful to farmers while Carter focuses on energy policy. Wright notes little discussion of the neutron bomb despite Carter’s stated consideration. West Germany backs U S production and Byrd urges an early decision, supporting the warhead to counter Soviet gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brademas
Wright
Carter
West Germany
Senate
Robert Byrd
West Virginia
Europe
Byrd
Cedar Rapids man charged with drunk driving in Independence
Scott James Cornelius, 22, of Cedar Rapids, was arrested at 2:40 a.m. in Independence on a charge of drunk driving after his westbound car crossed the center line and struck a parked car on U.S. Highway 20 in downtown Independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Scott James Cornelius
Cedar Rapids
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Gleim’s
Union Cemetery
Aurora
Keswick
Anna Fridley
Powell's
Monona
Jessie Kinsley
Schultz’s
Monona City
Christ United Presbyterian Church
Oelwein
Hintz’s
Grove Hill
Oran
Maurice Wilson
The
YMCA
Bishop Cafeteria
Vanessa Shelton
the Gazette
Drake University
Harry Mauck Jr
Immaculate Conception
Islamic Center
1St Ave
6Th St. S.W
California
San Joaquin River
Lana Turner
Hollywood
College Board
Seventh Ave
New York
N.Y
Douglas Peyton
Coggan
Bradley Anfinson
18Th St
Dale R. Williams
David Sims
Cheyenne Road NW
Robert Decker
Second St
Imum
Dorsed
U.S
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
C.R. Man
John B. Turner & Son
Turners East
Second Ave
Turners West
First Ave
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