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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1978

Page

3

Cedar Rapids death notices share long list of mourners

Viola Margaret Shellabarger Boegel 68 of 428 29th St Drive SE died Wednesday after a long illness. Born November 5, 1909 Letts Iowa she married Bernard H. Boegel March 22 1941 in Dubuque. She belonged to El Kabir Shrine Auxiliary and Cedar Rapids Woman's Club. Survived by sister and three brothers. Services pending at Cedar Memorial. burial Oak Hill Cemetery. Donations suggested to American Cancer Society. Also notices for Meaney Ralph Dewey Jr Harrelson Sharon Prout Helen B Yeggy Henry Jessie Irene Mom Frazier Margaret Seibold Stella C Smith Walter Dullard Earl Vinton Smith and others with service times and burial details.

Viola Margaret Shellabarger Boegel 29Th St. Drive Bernard H. Boegel Mount Pleasant Cedar Rapids Letts Iowa Boegel Dubuque el Kabir Shrine Meaney Ralph Dewey Jr St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Marion John R. Gallagher Turner Chapel West Father Gallagher Turner West Harrelson Sharon Oak Hill Cemetery Turner Chapel East Prout Helen B Jessie Irene Mom Frazier Sixth St Miami Fla John Quigley Niagara Cafe St. Patrick’s Catholic Church John William Quigley Hialeah Gordon Quigley Route 2 St. Patrick's Church Allen Schmidt Cedar Memorial Cemetery Teahen Father Schmidt

Former Cedar Rapids commissioner burned in home fire

W W Woody Stolba 64 a former Cedar Rapids city commissioner was seriously burned in a fire at his home on 25th Street SE He suffered second and third degree burns over 25 to 30 percent of his body and was transferred to University Hospitals burn unit in Iowa City The fire started in a back bedroom and investigators pursued the cause Stolba lived alone and was a public improvements commissioner from 1952 to 1956 and 1960 to 1966.

W.W. “Woody” Stolba Cedar Rapids 25Th St Mercy Hospital Stolba University Hospitals Iowa City Public Improvements

Informational course on environmental encounters tonight and Monday

Joint Kirkwood and Mount Mercy summer program offers a nine day wilderness trip to Quetico Provincial Park in Ontario. Tonight and Monday at 7 30 p.m. in Room 108 Kennedy High School. Lost husky named Shep with spike collar rewarded call 364 7815. Stegman Drapery appointment line 396 4807 for Dean Stegman.

Kirkwood- Mount Mercy Kennedy High School Quetico Ontario Canada

Man Faces Traffic Charges Over Fictitious Plates

Chicago police charged Leonard Harvey 21 with driving with fictitious plates after a patrolman spotted a 1971 date on his grimy Illinois plates. Investigators also cited him for failure to purchase a city vehicle sticker.

Chicago UPI Leonard Harvey Harvey Illinois

Town Meeting Set by Linn County Delegation

The Linn County legislative delegation will hold a Town Meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Educational Service Center 346 Second Ave SE. This month's chairman is Sen. Cloyd Robinson D Cedar Rapids. Meetings occur monthly during the session.

Linn County Educational Service Center Second Ave Cloyd Robinson Cedar Rapids

Linn County primary ballot features single county contests

In Linn County on June 6 only one contest appears on the primary ballot for county offices. Dems vie for supervisor with Harnish and Schriner. Schmidt appointed to fill term ends this year. Rep Cherry seeks nomination for supervisor. Kopecky incumbent faces Pundt for county attorney. Kane and Hennessey seek re election as county recorder and district attorney with no Republican challengers. Filing deadline was Wednesday.

Linn County William B. Harnish Third Ave. SE Kenneth A. Schriner Harriet Ave Schriner Stanley Ginsberg Herbert Cherry Primrose Lane Eugene Kope

Winthrop man faces five counts in burglary case

Linn sheriff s deputies charge Ronald L Rich 21 with burglary in the second degree assault speeding stop sign violation and attempt to elude In Palo he boarded a dog at Peggy Waters residence without paying the fee and fought with a deputy before driving away Cedar Rapids police cite Vincent J Dvorsky 20 with third degree theft for taking coins from Mike Glick residence and two others face false use of a financial instrument charges Mike L Doerflien 18 res on forged checks Dennis Hagen account and Glen Gilbert Maas 26 accused of unlawful use of a credit card at Dowie Outdoor Inc from December 1977 to February 6 1978

Linn Winthrop Ronald L. Rich Palo Rich Peggy Waters Cedar Rapids Vincent J. Dvorsky Vermont St Dvorsky Mike Glick Chandler St Mike L. Doerflien Third Ave. SE Dennis Hagen Glen Gilbert Maas Grande Ave Marion Dowie Outdoor Inc

Tax charges filed against C R man Carl M McDonald

Authorities said Carl M McDonald of 1930 Park Ave SE faces five counts of failure to file state income tax returns and four counts of failure to pay state income tax for 1972 to 1975. The Linn County attorney filed the information in Linn District Court with a summons issued for his appearance. The Iowa Department of Revenue says about 1200 dollars is due. Each count is an aggravated misdemeanor with up to two years in prison or a 5000 dollar fine or both.

Carl M. McDonald Park Ave. SE McDonald Oil Co Linn District Court Iowa Department of Revenue McDonald

Smoke allergy linked to tobacco exposure says Toronto doctor

Ex smokers who object to tobacco smoke may develop an allergy to the weed says Dr Riaz Nizami of the University of Toronto. Testing shows skin reactions to tobacco extracts in non smokers and quitters, indicating glycoprotein molecules in tobacco can trigger inflammation.

Toronto Riaz Nizami University of Toronto Nizami

Water Wiggle toy recalled after two child deaths

The Consumer Product Safety Commission recalls more than 24.5 million Water Wiggle toys after two drownings. The seven foot plastic hose device with an aluminum nozzle sprayed children. deaths occurred when the nozzle was mouthed after the head detached. Also noted is Thomas Jefferson born in 1743 in Albemarle County Virginia.

Washington UPI Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC Thomas Jefferson Albemarle County

Farmers rally as House rejects inflation bill impact looms

Spokesmen and farmers react to the House defeat of the inflation relief bill. Iowa leaders say the vote shifts inflation burdens to farmers and could bolster the American Agriculture movement. Protesters vow continued action, with callbacks to Speaker Foley and a large White House showing.

Jerry Boyle American Agriculture Movement Farmers’ Strike Iowa Iowa Farm Bureau Dean Kleckner House Kleckner Bill Schermer Latimer Iowa Cattlemen’s Association White House Capitol Hill Washington Capitol Congress Gregg Sahler Springfield Colo Tommy Fulford Alamo Agriculture Committee Foley Fulford Washington Democrat Carter

Harry Cain resigns from HEW after Hill Burton reform

After years shaping health planning, Harry Cain leaves the HEW Bureau of Health Planning and Resources Development as Hill Burton funds shrink. He cautions on overbuilt capacity and says he will swim to shore and think over his next move. Bureaucrats praise him as he departs.

Cain HEW Bureau of Health Planning and Resources Development Congress Harry Cain

Carter and Ceausescu clash over anthems and PLO talk

President Carter recounts a mix up at a state dinner where two different Romanian national anthems were played, the old one by mistake and the new one later, amid talks with Nicolae Ceausescu. Officials say Ceausescu pressed for easing U.S. opposition to the PLO and discussed Israel's right to exist.

Ceausescu Carter Romania White House Palestine Liberation Organization PLO Israel U.S Europe

Syracuse Firefighters Return to Old Masks After Tragedy

Fire Chief Thomas Hanlon ordered all firefighters to surrender their NASA designed face masks for inspection after four colleagues died in a Syracuse University boarding house fire. He cited possible leakage at the regulator valve as a factor and pledged a full probe to determine fault and corrective steps.

Syracuse N.Y Syracuse University Thomas Hanlon Hanlon National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Fort Atkinson Margaret Seibold St. John’s Church Chekal’s Keota Stella C. Smith Powell's Pleasant Grove Cemetery Sigourney West Union Walter Dullard Holy Name Catholic Church Mount Calvary Rosary Society Burnham Wood's Earl Vinton Smith United Methodist Church Reynolds C.R Meals Wendy Twaddle Be le Twaddle Fire Department W.W Woody"’ Stolba W.F.W. Post Jimmie Adam Murray's Shep Stegman Custom Drapery Dean Stegman C.R. Man le Nhe Funeral Home The Francis Bjustrom Whittemore Iowa Corn Growers Association Bjustrom Ed Schettler Emmetsburg Iowa Soybean Association Schettler John Soorheltz Melbourne National Pork Producers Council Soorheltz Federal Civil Service System John E. Lapes Third Avenue S.E Florist
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