Deaths include Rev J Lee Griffis pastor at Four Square church
Obituary notices list Rev J Lee Griffis 58 of Cedar Rapids found dead in a pond near Swisher. Medical examiner cites natural causes. Surviving wife Virginia Belle Bagwell and six grandchildren. Services pending. Also noted are Connie Anderson Deatherage 68, Matthew Lynn Swanson 9 months, and Catherine Jordan 62 with details on families and services.
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J. Lee Griffis
First Ave
Four Square Gospel Church
Wesley Miska
Swisher
Johnson County
T.T. Bozek
Griffis
Oxford Junction
Virginia Belle Bagwell
Tipton
Rochester
Iowa
Life Bible College of
Los Angeles
International Church of Four Square Gospel
Petersburg
Muscatine
Rochelle
Indianapolis
Ind
Cedar Rapids
Don Watson
Monmouth
Jerry King
Managua
Nicaragua
Paul Griffis
Ill
Voyle Helbe
Cedar Falls
Ruth Weiman
Zella Henning
Ilda Gerber
Violet Wilson
Dorothy Webb
Vivian Dixon
Toledo
Turner Chapel West
Four Square Missions International
Connie Anderson Deatherage
Peoria
Deatherage
Coe College
Warren
Pittsburg
Kan
Byron K. Anderson
Wilmette
Robert Bishop
Tucson
Ariz
Matthew Lynn Swanson
Lynn Swanson
Walker
University of Iowa
Glenn Kester
Robert Swanson
New Richmond
Wis
Uffa Jensen
Campbell- Russell Funeral Home
Vinton
Walker Cemetery
Catherine Jordan
Fort Collins
Colo
Central City
Catherine Bowdish
Merrill Jordan
Marion
Jordans
Colorado
Barbara Hill
David
Denver
Albert Bowdish
New Delhi
India
First Baptist Church
Minney
Elizabeth
Chapel of Memories
Ronald M. Pfluger
Bethany Lutheran Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Panek
James F
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Fairfax
William Arquitt
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Kuba Funeral Home
Pekomy Post
The
American Legion
Wright
Charles David
James L. Hayes
Trinity Church of the Nazarene
Linwood Cemetery
Jean Lee German
Memorial and obituary notices from local services
Memorial services and obituaries listed for Minney James F. Panek Wright Emerson Zieser Kemper Clements Martin Loretta Abernethy Roma Eischeid Patricia Neumann Michael Horak Elsie Wenner Owen Swartzendruber Tiny Swartzendruber and James Skinner. Details include dates times locations churches cemeteries and funeral homes with burial sites and caller notes.
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Emerson
Ella M
Silver Creek Methodist Church
Coggon
Danny Lemons
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Murdoch Funeral Home
Zieser
Susanna J
St. John’s Catholic Church
Independence
St. John’s Cemetery
Murdoch Funeral
Walker
Kemper
Theodore C
Murdoch
Center Point
Joe Jones
Vienna Lodge
Alice Cemetery
Shrine Crippled Children’s Fund
Clements
Martin
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
William B. Harnish
Janeba-Kuba
Funeral Home
Postville
Loretta B. Abernethy
St. Bridget Catholic Church
St. Peter
Clermont
Schutte’s. Elkader
Roma C. Eischeid
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Witt’s. McGregor
Patricia Neumann
Burnham Wood's
West Union
Vinton
Michael Dean Horak
Allan Horak
Evergreen Cemetery
Campbell-Russell’s. Vinton
Elsie M. Wenner
Vinton Presbyterian Church
Campbell-Russell
S. Wellman
Owen Louis
Tiny” Swartzendruber
Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church
Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Cemetery
Powell's
Job Service site debate centers on First Avenue location
City officials weigh sites for Cedar Rapids Job Service as safety, cost and access drive the decision. Millard cites central location, parking limits and solar energy potential. Bergen emphasizes information sharing while developers note crime and neighborhood impact.
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Barnes
First Avenue
Floyd Bergen
Millard
Fifth Avenue
Fifth Street SE
State
Department of Labor
Kansas City
Humke
Department of Energy
The Cedar Rapids Gazette Information Note
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 provides address 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 and subscription rates by carrier and mail. The paper notes second class postage and AP republication rights and limits on mail to regions served by Gazette carrier.
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The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
Farber reports to jail for refusing notes
Myron A. Farber of the New York Times arrives at Bergen County Jail to serve an indefinite term for refusing to turn over notes in a New Jersey doctor murder trial. He denies choosing jail and says he is acting rightly as Times executives accompany him. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall had refused a further two day stay earlier.
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Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall
Natural gas rate hikes spark federal probe and affiliate talks
The NTSB begins a federal investigation into the Fort Madison disaster with two pipeline safety specialists en route from Washington and Fort Worth. Officials expect to determine causes while customers face higher bills as FERC permits a rate increase, and Iowa Illinois gas usage details are released. A proposed three company affiliation would need board and regulator approvals.
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Arnold
Brad Dunbar
Washington
National Transportation Safety Board
Fort Madison
Fort Worth
Texas
Iowa-Illinois
Stichnoth
Pipeline blast near Fort Madison injures several
A large propane line explosion on the north side of Highway 2 six miles west of Fort Madison damaged property and sparked a fire. Eyewitnesses reported flames rolling over a hill after workers saw gas leaks near the Odessa Texas plant serving Iowa City. The blast prompted evacuations as officials shut off the gas around 3 a.m. and residents described the blast sounding like a steam engine.
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Dunbar
Mid-America Pipeline Co
Odessa
Texas
Iowa City
Fort Madison
Donnellson
Muscatine
Arnold
Iowa Illinois leads regional gas and electric firms in 1977 revenue
Iowa Illinois group Davenport based serves about 165000 electric and 210000 gas customers in the Quad Cities and surrounding territory. Interstate Power Dubuque serves 150000 electric and 40000 gas customers in four states. Iowa Public Service Sioux City serves 155000 electric and 115000 gas customers. In 1977 these three posted 626.4 million gross revenues and 69.3 million net income with Iowa Illinois topping revenues at 244 million and net income at 24.6 million. Stock quotes showed Iowa Illinois at 211 4, Interstate Power 153, and Iowa Public Service 225 4.
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Iowa-Illinois
Davenport
Quad Cities
Iowa City
Fort Dodge
Cedar Rapids
Ottumwa
Interstate Power
Dubuque
Iowa
Illinois
Minnesota
Iowa Public Service
Sioux City
Waterloo
Estate Sale and Jewelry Cash Offers Advertised
Several classified briefs advertise estate sale details and high cash bids for diamonds and gold jewelry by Liebke Hoyt Jewelers. Also listed are a Beef Wellington event at Embassy Club, a Cash for Japanese swords offer, a dog lost reward, and drum corps performances at Montrose Hotel sponsored by Emerald Knights. Contact numbers and venues provided for each item.
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Liebke Hoyt Jewelers
Adv
Montrose Hotel
Emerald Knights
Drum and Bugle Corps
Jefferson Class of '63 Homecoming Reunion In Cedar Rapids
A large Jefferson High School class reunion brings about 80 alumni from Santa Barbara Denver Texas and Florida to Cedar Rapids for a multi day event. Activities include a kegger at Izaak Walton grounds a poolside gathering at the Sheraton and a Sunday potluck at Ellis Park as they reconnect after 15 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Barbara
Denver
Texas
Florida
Cedar Rapids
Jefferson
Judy Pohorsky
Izaak Walton Grounds
Sheraton
Ellis Park
Newsprint Price Hike Set by Bowater in Greenwich
Bowater Sales Company, a Gazette supplier in Greenwich, announces a $15 per ton base price increase for newsprint effective October 1 bringing the price to $335 per ton. The firm warns additional 1979 increases are possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwich
Conn
Bowater Sales Company
Cedar Rapids Sets Record Low Ties 1894 Mark
Cedar Rapids logged a 47 degree overnight low tying the 1894 record. The city reached 77 that day, with cool high pressure bringing unusually chilly weather across Iowa. Other towns posted overnight lows from 43 to 52 and highs from 71 to 78.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Midwest
Burlington
Davenport
Dubuque
Sioux City
Waterloo
Ottumwa
Lamoni
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James Skinner
Cottage Grove Ave
Chicago
Turner Chapel East
Bergen
All-State Insurance Agency
All-State
William Pohorsky
Greater Downtown Association
State Office
Pohorsky
Mary Collins
the Gazette
Job Service
Bob Blythe
1901 Corp
Eighth Avenue
Blythe
Planning Commission
Morris Humke
Gardner
California
Allied Glass
First Street NW
Iowa Resources Council
Myron Farber
University
Jean Hoffmeister
Fort Madison Community Hospital
FERC
Natural
Mrs. Faeth
Marvin
Joan B. Turner & Son
Turner
Second Ave
Turner's West
C.R. News
Embassy Club
Beef Wellington
Dancing In Lounge
Rob Tanner
Novak
14Th Ave. S.E
James Whitcomb Riley
C.R
John E. Lapes
Pierson’s Cious
Ellis Blvd
N.W
Istancas
16Th Avenue
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