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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1983
Page
10
A Cedar Rapids area notice column reports deaths and services for Marie E. Anderson 86 of 3104 C Ave NE and other residents. It lists survivors, service times, burial places, and memorial fund details, with additional notices for Anton Erma Niehaus, Anna E. MacKay, Margaret E. Miller, Helen D. Pifer, Terry Dean Hall, Gerald S. Schnoebelen, Catherine M. Carney, Elva M. Thomas, and related arrangements across local churches and cemeteries.
A sequence of East Iowa death notices notes the passing of John E. Barwell 74 retired farmer from Cedar Rapids area services at Oak Hill Cemetery. Lina Johnson 86 dies in Altamonte Springs Florida while visiting with services at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Carl E. Oberhauser 86 retired farmer dies at People's Hospital with services at St John’s Catholic Church. Wilbur D Wade 63 retired welder dies at Manchester hospital services at Silver Creek Methodist Church. Louis J Novak 71 retired laborer dies at home services at St Wenceslaus Church. Marie Diane Mattingly stillborn daughter of Joe and Diane Mattingly of rural Toledo. Charles Spencer 20 tuckpointer killed in car crash with services at First Baptist Church. Callers may visit respective funeral homes today.
A series of birth notices lists multiple April births at various addresses including Tammy and Ben Boston in Drinkward Street NW a son Deborah and Doug Stuart at Marion a daughter Lisa and Michael Boddicker in Norway a son and Rachel Bulman in Solon a daughter Mary Lou Bennett in Lisbon a daughter and Stephanie Hartman in Central City a son Marcia Richmann in Clarence a son Mary Hurlbut in Marion a daughter Patricia Franck in Winthrop a son Mary Beekmann in Spy Glass Hill NE a daughter At Tucson Arizona a daughter to Karyn and Stephen Husman with grandparents Herbert Husman 266 Crandall Drive NE At Austin Texas a son to Jamie and Bill Gossell with grandparents Ed and Mrs Gossell Alburnett At Dubuque a son to Janis and Steven Leslein Grandmother Joyce Twachtmann 1608 Ninth Ave SW Also named are Jeffrey L Anderson Traci Rasmussen Michael McKee and Karen Vander Sanden Daniel Marshall Colleen Meek and Mark Kriegel Michelle Walderbach and others. Electrical and medical calls appear for Cedar Rapids area including 1319 C St SW short and 1668 Ellis Blvd NW smoke detector 54 29th Ave SW gas flush 1820 First Ave NE alarm malfunction 1000 block First Avenue NE and 801 Eighth Ave SE with medical emergencies.
Pets may pick up paint tar chewing gum and burrs that resist bathing. Clip dried deposits with scissors for small amounts. For larger spots apply vegetable oil to soak, then wash with shampoo and water. Do not use turpentine. Loosen burrs with petroleum jelly and gently work free with fingers.
A heavy storm delivers up to 2 feet of snow from the Mexican border to Minnesota and floods the Deep South with about 1 foot of rain. Hundreds flee rising Mississippi River waters. towns like Columbia Mississippi flood with 3 feet of water. at least 10 deaths reported. Weather service: no letup in sight.
Secretary James Watt barred the Beach Boys and other rock acts from the National Mall Fourth of July celebration saying they attract the wrong element and do not inspire families. The move sparked protests and mixed reactions from White House aides and supporters.
The Justice Department warned the Education Department it may be in contempt of court if it keeps requiring male student loan applicants to certify draft registration. A federal judge ruled the certification likely violates rights, and the education agency plans to tell aid officers nationwide that answering the question is voluntary.
A Hancock County jury found David Wolfbrandt of Davenport guilty of murder conspiracy armed violence and armed robbery in the deputy’s death. Prosecutors will seek the death penalty. Co defendant James Quirin of Belleville was acquitted on all but conspiracy to commit theft.
Fifteen workshops at the University of Northern Iowa run Friday as part of the Iowa Student as Critic Conference. Registration is 5 dollars from 8:30 to 9 a.m. at the UNI Education Center. A 5 p.m. reception and 6 p.m. banquet at Cedar Falls Holiday Inn cost 8 dollars per person.
In Davenport Iowa two Richfield Illinois men Michael Marit 28 and Mark Sauls 18 were sentenced to life in prison for the December 13 1982 murder of 31 year old Steven Estabrook Sr of rural Blue Grass Iowa. The pair were arrested after state troopers spotted their car with Estabrook in a field near Interstate 80. Estabrook died from a single chest wound during a botched battery theft attempt.
A compact quotation attributes perfection to gradual progress and time’s shaping hand. The line credits Voltaire, the 18th century French writer, as the source of the reflection on patience and achievement.
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