Beatrice Jones 72 dies after brief illness in Ottumwa
Beatrice E. Jones 72 of 1201 15th St SE died Friday at Mercy Hospital after a short illness. Born January 1 1916 in Monroe County she married Charles Jones in 1938 in Ottumwa. She worked at Wapello County Care Center and was a member of the First Church of the Open Bible. Survivors include a foster son Larry Miner a brother Bill Gray and two sisters Marcella Gail and Beverly Wittenmyer. Services Tuesday 10 AM at the First Church of the Open Bible with burial at Ottumwa Memorial Lawn Cemetery. Friends may call today 5–9 PM and Tuesday 9 AM until services. A memorial fund is established. Arrangements by Turner Chapel West.
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Beatrice E. Jones
15Th St. SE
Mercy Hospital
Monroe County
Charles Jones
Ottumwa
Wapello County
First Church of the Open Bible
Larry Miner
Bill Gray
Marcella Gail
Cedar Rapids
Beverly Wittenmyer
Dayton
Ohio
Charles Stevens
Ottumwa Memorial Lawn Cemetery
Turner Chapel West
Joseph
Edna) Pelisek
Sunny Hill
St. Francis Hospital
Grinnell
Bee Hive
Tama
Agnes Wray
Carter Lake
Josephine Clapsaddle
Midway
Margaret Dee
Malcom
Geraldine Pratt
Clarinda
Irene Dixon
Marshalltown
Allan E. Graff
Grinnell General Hospital
Sheridan
Vera
Kay Elizabeth Glee
Jo Ellen Carter
Toledo
George
Long Beach
Calif
Helen Schrock
Sheridan Methodist Church
Sheridan Cemetery
Harrison’s
Obituaries from Eastern Iowa Honor Local Residents
Multiple notices list deaths of Edward Murray Alma Bond Richard DeFrance Levinne Allum Earl W Epperson Eleonora H Flottmann Edna Pelisek Ray Siegling Allan E Graff. Services are scheduled at various funeral homes with wakes and memorial funds noted. Survivors include spouses children and siblings. military honors mentioned for several.
Lotto winner keeps low profile in Iowa Des Moines
One ticket matched all six numbers in Saturdays Iowa Lotto drawing for a $2.66 million jackpot. The outlet was Dahl's Food Mart in West Des Moines where staff report many tickets sold and the winner has yet to come forward. Twenty three other tickets matched five numbers for $500. next drawing will be $400,000.
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Des Moines
Ray Summers
Dahl’s Food Mart
West Des Moines
Shirley Knoll
Lottery
Brett Voorhees
Illinois Lottery winning numbers Sunday
The Daily Game numbers are 1 9 7. Pick Four draws 2 4 9 7. The 6 of 54 game jackpot stands at 5 million dollars.
Lotto America Jackpot Surges After No Winners
Des Moines AP reports no player matched all seven Lotto America numbers from Saturday, pushing the estimated jackpot to 6.3 million for the week. A computer check shows 23 tickets with six numbers winning 1861 each, 928 with five numbers at 88 each, and 14,905 with four numbers worth 5 each. The Saturday draw produced 3 15 22 26 33 36 38.
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DES Moines
Quakes rock central Utah and western Colorado
A sequence of earthquakes struck central Utah and western Colorado Sunday afternoon with a 5.6 magnitude quake near Price. Minor ground shaking extended to southern Salt Lake County and Golden Colorado, but no injuries or major damage were reported.
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Price, Utah
Utah
Colorado
Price
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake County
Golden
Chavez meets Jackson during hunger strike for grape boycott
Cesar Chavez and Jesse Jackson privately discuss the farm labor hunger strike in Delano as Chavez weakens on a water only fast begun July 17 over pesticide use in California table grapes. Jackson, ally of the movement, previously joined Chavez in protests and support actions.
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Delano
Calif
Cesar Chavez
Jesse Jackson
Chavez
United Farm Workers Union
Los Angeles
Hartmire
California
California Table Grape Commission
Jackson
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Farm Workers’ Movement
McFarland
State Health Services Department
State Agricultural Labor Relations Board
Protesters rally at Iowa Capitol against The Last Temptation of Christ
About 300 demonstrators in 100 degree heat gathered at the Des Moines Capitol Sunday to urge a boycott of the film, calling it blasphemous. They argued the film portrays Jesus with doubts and lust, while critics praise it as a humanizing portrayal of temptation and redemption.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Christ
Jesus
Mary Madgalene
Charles Austin
Maquoketa Woman, 84, Fatally Struck by Car
Rose Rodeghier died after being struck on a Maquoketa street by an 18 year old Delmar driver Lisa Marie Oltmanns. Police reported no charges. Three others died in a Franklin County crash near Geneva including Jennifer Benning 16 Kendall Barr 25 and 4 year old Andrew Barz. Andrew's father Kevin Barz was hospitalized in critical condition. Another fatality in Correctionville involved William Book 27 in a motorcycle crash with a turning car.
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Gazette
Maquoketa
Rose Rodeghier
Jackson County
Maquoketa City
Lisa Marie Oltmanns
Delmar
Geneva
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
Jennifer Lynn Benning
Ackley
Kendall Ray Barr
Hampton
Andrew Barz
Andrew
Kevin Barz
William
Billy Joe
Anthon
Marian Health Center
Correctionville
Woodbury County
Vital statistics births at Mercy and St. Luke's
Birth announcements list multiple new arrivals from Mercy and St. Luke's hospitals. Names include Robin Peters, John Peters, Shelly Hite, Tony Hite, Theresa Hahn, George Hahn, Chris Hatch, Julie Mahoney, Marilyn Perez, Perry Perez, Deborah Bolyard, Robert Bolyard, Harold Brown, Pamella Hunt, Heidi Rissi, Taha Tawil, Janell Whitman among others with addresses and birth dates in August.
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Mercy
Robin
John Peters
D Ave. NE
Shelly
Tony Hite
38Th St. Dr. SE
Theresa
George Hahn
Ladora
Chris Hatch
N Ave. NW
ST. Luke's
Julie Mahoney
Manchester
Marilyn
Perry Perez
J St. SW
Tracy Ray
Walford
Deborah
Robert Bolyard
Fourth Ave
Marion
Martha
Harold Brown
Lakeside Rd
Pamella
George Hunt
12Th Ave
Heidi
Monty Rissi
14Th Ave
Sara
WomanAccused Of Attempting To Burn Down Apartment
A Waterloo woman is held in Black Hawk County Jail after an alleged attempt to set her own apartment building on fire. Police report the incident occurred at the residence in Waterloo where authorities discovered signs of arson and are investigating motive and involved parties.
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Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Woman’s screams drive out intruder in living room
Marcie Ebaugh awoke to a doorbell ring and found a strange man in her living room early Friday after he entered via a window. The intruder fled when she screamed. Police seek a black male about 25, 5 feet 10 inches, medium build, in connection with an arson attempt at the apartment Thursday night.
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Waterloo
Marcie Ebaugh
Joan Dr
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18Th Ave
Marengo
Belle Plaine
Nathan
Martha Rupp
Milly
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Robert Wadd
Bertha Ann Hickman
Derby
Kan
Center Point
Murdoch Funeral Home
Rudolph J. Stepanek
Clive Dr. SW
Heritage Acres
Brush Chapel
Stanley L. Aten
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Bob Paulie
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Clifford E
Tip” Mulholland
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Gerald Condon
St. Matthew’s Catholic Church
Anamosa
Edward Murray
St. Luke’s Hospital
Goettsch’s
Alma Bond
White’s
Iowa City
Richard H. DeFrance
Third Ave
David
Barbara Miller
Cedar Falls
Margaret DeFrance
Gerald “Jerry
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Mercy Hospital Foundation
North Liberty
Oelwein
Earl W. Epperson
Epperson Construction Co
Sumner
Ida
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Winter Haven
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Brant-Kerns-Jamison’s
Union Mound Municipal Cemetery
Eleonora H. Flottmann
Sumner Community Memorial Hospital
Oscar Flottmann
Dorothea Kleppe
Becker-Milnes
Zion Cemetery
Ray Siegling
Hillsboro
N.D
Tiffin
Columbus Hospital
Great Falls
Mont
Johnson County
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Johnson Trucking Co
Grand Forks
N.C
Marine Corps
Lee
West Branch
Adelyn Campbell
Oxford
Gertrude Norris
Flagler Beach
Ruth Kesselring
Simi Valley
Ruth Auge
Fort Madison
George L. Gay
Melecio Valdez
Tiffin Cemetery
Coralville American Legion
American Heart Association
Lotto
Illinois Lottery
Lotto America
U.S. Geological Survey
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Chris Hartmire
D.M
Southtown
Pentacostal Assembly
Austin
Super Valu
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Mason City Hospital
Book
Willie Mae Brown
Almond
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Brown
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