Mary M. Andrie Baxa 87 obituary and funeral notices
Mary M. Andrie Baxa 87 of 117 28th St Drive SE died at home Sunday July 31 after brief illness born September 18 1895 in Fairfax married George Kansky in 1914 he died 1918 married Wesley Baxas in 1923 he died 1958 survived by two sons Leo Kansky Mesa Arizona and George Kansy Portland Oregon one grandchild and one great grandchild services 11 am Tuesday Brush Chapel burial Czech National Cemetery visitation 1 to 5 pm today memorial fund at St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids Funeral notices follow for Albert A Dvorak Hazel G Gay Schneider with service details and burials listed
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Mary M. Andrie Baxa
28Th St. Drive
Fairfax
George Kansky
Wesley Baxas
Mesa, Ariz
George Kansy
Portland
Ore
Brush Chapel
Gerald A. Condon
St. Matthew’s Catholic Church
Czech National Cemetery
Deaths in East Iowa: Humker Leacox Thornton
Obituaries chronicle Linus Humker 57 of Festina, Velma Leacox 85 of Independence, and R Joseph Thornton 63 of Iowa City area. Details cover survivors, services at Festina, Independence church, and George L Gays funeral home. memorials to UI College of Law.
Behnke 95 Dies After Short Illness in Manchester
Manchester Mayme M Behnke 95 died Sunday at Delaware County Hospital Manchester after a short illness. Survived by daughter Ruby Schmitz Marion sister Pauline Waggy Marion two granddaughters and four great grandchildren. Funeral 2 p m Tuesday Bahnenkamp Vernon burial Oakland Cemetery visiting after 2 p m today memorials to hospital auxiliary fund.
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Mayme M. Behnke
Delaware County Hospital
Manchester
Russell
Ruby) Schmitz
Pauline Waggy
Marion
Bahnenkamp-Vernon
Oakland Cemetery
Tama woman Mamie Sigman dies at 87
Mamie Sigman 87 of Tama died Saturday evening at Bethesda Care Center in Toledo. Survived by daughter Olivene Martin of Tama Rural, two grandchildren, eight great grandchildren and three step-great-grandchildren. Services at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Assembly of God Church Tama. Burial Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation after 10 a.m. today at Harrison's.
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Mamie Sigman
Tama
Bethesda
Toledo
Olivene Martin
Assembly of God
Southeast side knife incident leads to charges for Cedar Rapids man
Cedar Rapids man Charles Pirtle, 24, was arrested after threatening a woman with a knife at Redmond Park and on 16th Street SE. He was charged with going armed with intent and held at Linn County Jail. The victim, Debbie Lennie, 24, was treated for a bloody lip and bruises.
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Cedar Rapids
Charles Pirtle
A Ave. NE
Linn County
Debbie Lennie
Bever Ave. SE
Pirtle
Redmond Park
Lennie
16Th Street SE
Fifth Avenue SE
St. Luke’s
Lindrick U.S.A. Ltd. Grand Opening Set in Guttenberg
The Lindrick U.S.A. Ltd. grand opening, a hog production building maker, will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. on Regent Street in Guttenberg. U.S. Rep. Tom Tauke and Guttenberg Mayor Karen Merrick attend with Iowa Development Commission members as the three day open house and swine seminar runs Aug. 11 13.
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Guttenberg
Lindrick U.S.A. Ltd
Highway 52
Regent Street
U.S
Tom Tauke
R-Iowa
Karen Merrick
Iowa Development Commission
Lindrick
Pocklington
England
Double L Company
Garnaville
Canada
Pig Improvement Company
United States
Woman dies in Moline jail in apparent suicide
Davenport police report a 24 year old Davenport woman Theresa Jo Peterson was found hanging from a blanket in a Moline Illinois jail cell early Saturday. She faced charges of disorderly conduct and possession of marijuana after being arrested about 11 p.m. Friday outside a downtown tavern.
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Davenport (Ap
Davenport
Moline
Ill
Theresa Jo Peterson
Drake Destroys Armada in 1588 Naval Battle
On the date in 1588 British sea forces led by Sir Francis Drake defeated the Spanish Armada in a decisive battle off the coast of France. The clash secured England’s maritime dominance and marked a turning point in Anglo Spanish conflict.
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Sir Francis Drake
France
Stroke victim foils burglar during early morning break in
A 75 year old woman recovering from a stroke woke to find a man beside her bed in her home on Fifth Avenue SE. She activated a life line and police were alerted when neighbors called after hospital staff failed to reach her. The burglar left with a radio television valued at 100 dollars and 85 dollars in cash.
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Fifth Avenue SE
August births and early morning incidents listed in city notices
The notice lists several births including Aug 6 and Aug 7 with names Mary Dvorak Laura Scott Brenda Pitcher Stephanie Silver and Merle Petersen. It also reports multiple calls ranging from investigations at addresses on A Ave NE B Ave NE Langdon Ave SW and Otis Road SE to medical emergencies at Langdon Ave SW and E Ave NW and a grass train incident at Wilson Ave SW and railway tracks.
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Mary
Richard Dvorak
26Th St
Laura
Roger Scott
Brenda
Larry Pitcher
11Th Ave
Hiawatha
Sandra
Thomas McDonald
Ninth Ave
Marion
Stephanie Silver
Central City
Merle Petersen
Oxford Junction
A Ave
B Ave
17Th St
Langdon Ave
E Ave
Wilson Avenue
Otis Road
Reagan's economy up. foreign policy worries hold sway
Washington Post-ABC poll shows Reagan's economy viewed positively with 52 percent approval, highest since 1981, while 49 percent disapprove of his foreign affairs handling. Voters fear Central America policy and El Salvador Nicaragua issues, with 54 to 29 percent worried he moves toward war.
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Washington Post Service
Washington
Reagan
Washington Post
ABC News
Central America
Middle East
Post-Abc News
the Post
ABC
el Salvador
Nicaragua
Tom Selleck and stepson hurt in Jeep crash in Hawaii
Actor Tom Selleck and his 15 year old stepson Kevin suffered minor injuries when a Jeep driven by Kevin broke through a barrier and plunged from the third story of a Waikiki parking structure. They were treated at Straub Hospital and released, with no publicity requested.
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Honolulu
Tom Selleck
Kevin
Selleck
Magnum P.I
Straub Hospital
Straub
Ellen Sakai
Esme Chandlee
Martin Kelly
Waikiki
Investigation clears sheriff in extortion case
Lee County Sheriff Bud Arnold was cleared by the county attorney’s office of any involvement in an alleged extortion against opponent Lavern Prough. Two men, Roy Dale Jones and Marel Colyer, were arrested July 14 on conspiracy charges and later released on bond. Colyer pleaded innocent. Jones was due in court.
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Fort Madison
Lee County
Bud Arnold
Lavern Prough
Roy Dale Jones
Marel Colyer
Farmington
Iowa
Prough
Arnold
Gordon Liles
Jones
Colyer
Dying breed hobos lament their fading way of life
Maury Graham, five time National King of the Hobos, says honest to goodness hobos are scarce in the east as railroads shrink and freight yards become dangerous. He notes hobos drift from tramps and bums, stressing a shift to hazardous cargo and the need to be chemist and naturalist in a modern rail era.
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Britt
Iowa
Maury Graham
Graham
Sparky Smith
Toledo
Ohio
Jack Fisk
Bo Grump Harris
Baby dies of suffocation at Washington residence
Police say Amber Jane Conry, one and a half months old, suffocated between a bed mattress and headboard at the Shelley Glisan home in Washington. Babysitter Mary DeWitt found the infant unconscious and authorities ruled the death accidental. The mother had left for Des Moines the previous day while DeWitt cared for the child.
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Washington
Shelley Glisan
Mary DeWitt
Amber Jane Conry
Lance Wessling
Des Moines
DeWitt
Wessling
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METRO
St. Luke’s Hospital
Dvorak
Albert A
Kuba Funeral Home
George B. McDill
Hus Memorial United Presbyterian Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Schneider
Hazel G. Gay
Teahen
Charles Mehaffey
Asbury United Methodist Church
Linwood Cemetery
Festina
Linus Humker
Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital
Decorah
Lori
Gary
Larry
Darren
Calmar
Kenneth
Art
Dubuque
Irene Bruess
Protivin
Shirley Kuennen
Ossian
Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church
Velma Leacox
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Robert Blakesley
Independence
Richard Leacox
Bettendorf
First United Presbyterian Church
Mount Hope Cemetery
White’s
Iowa City
R. Joseph Thornton
Tudor Drive
Maxine Nelson
Reno
Nev
Thornton
Loras College
University of Iowa
College of Law
Order of Caif
District Court
Iowa State and
Johnson County Bar Associations
Iowa Association of Judges
The
Elks Club
Army Air Corps
China
Michael J
Timothy J
Patrick T
Rhode Island
Martha R. Mitchell
Margaret A. Erdman
Lynn P. Sidwell
Cedar Falls
Jan R. Nash
Solon
Thomas F. Thornton Jr
John Thornton
Dougherty
Maurita Reilly
Chicago
Miriam Thomas Thornton
Manila
Philippines
George L. Gays
C.R. Man
Theresa and
Ronald Howard
Wisconsin St. SW
Daugther
John Glenn
Walter Mondale
Tom
Kelly
Miss Chandlee
John E. Lapes
Alorists
3Rd Avenue S.E
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