Manchester Youth Killed in Auto Crash
A Manchester youth Richard Chapman 18 died Sunday when his car left highway 38 between Delaware and Delhi, was thrown from the vehicle, and demolished. Services set Tuesday at Shelly funeral home Manchester with burial in Oakwood Monticello. He worked for Hide Service Corp. Survivors include parents three brothers and three sisters.
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Ray Chapmans
Manchester
Delaware
Delhi
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Shelly Funeral Home
Oakwood Cemetery
Monticello
Hide Service Corp
Cecil
Robert
Howard
Martello
Richard Lighty
James Newhart
Viola
Linda
Jeanne Loughran
Breda
Rites Tuesday for Gun Mishap Victim
Otto Melsa a 67 year old Amana farmer died Saturday when a gun carried on his tractor discharged striking his chest. Born October 21 1900 at Ely he lived in Amana and Walford 44 years. Survived by his wife Sadie two sons David Mishawaka Indiana Larry Grinnell three grandchildren sister Emma Lou Sweet Desert Hot Springs California three brothers Joe Ely Louis Cedar Rapids route 2 Edward Jackson Tennessee. Services Tuesday at 10 30 a m Brush chapel by Rev A T Washington burial Czech National cemetery friends may call after noon Monday.
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Otto Melsa
Ely
Walford
Sadie Votroubek
Cedar Rapids
Sadie
David
Mishawaka
Ind
Larry
Grinnell
Emma Lou Sweet
Desert Hot Springs
Calif
Joe
Louis
Edward
Jackson
Free Chicago cry echoing in downtown hotel elevator
A painted slogan reading Free Chicago in red letters appears on a hotel elevator wall in downtown Chicago. Police and building managers investigate the message amid security concerns at the high rise facility.
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Chicago
Attendance at Iowa State Fair Falls by Forty Thousand
Attendance at the Iowa State Fair dropped about 40 000 from the previous year with total 561 267 over 10 days. On the final Sunday 46 590 visitors attended under near ideal weather. Fair Secretary Kenneth Falk said weather hurt turnout but the event remained profitable though not enough to fund planned improvements.
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DES Moines
Kenneth Falk
Falk
String Bass Theft Reported to Sheriff
A string bass worth 300 dollars was reported stolen to the Clayton county sheriff by Louis Lemka of Elkader. The instrument had been stored at his unoccupied farmhouse and disappeared between Thursday and Saturday.
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Clayton County
Sheriff's Office
Louis Lemka
Lemka
Credit Cards For Persons On Welfare In Des Moines
Des Moines AP The Department of Social Services will issue plastic credit cards to welfare recipients bearing name address and case number. The cards used for applying for medical services under Title 19 aim to reduce billing errors and payment delays to doctors druggists hospitals and nursing homes. The executive council approved $2000 to print 50 000 cards and to seek bids for equipment to produce more cards.
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Des Moines
Department of Social Services
State Executive Council
Social Services
Maurice Harmon
Harmon
Services at Elkader For Walter Saur 75
Funeral services for Walter E. Saur 75 will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Peace United Church of Christ in Elkader with Witt funeral home in charge. He died Saturday at the VA hospital in Iowa City and had run a bakery and later a tavern in Elkader. Survivors include his wife Anna a son Walter L. Saur Fayette county attorney and three grandchildren.
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Peace United Church of Christ With Witt Funeral Home
Saur
VA Hospital
Iowa City
Elkader
Anna
Walter L. Saur
Fayette County
Two Injured in Lamont Crash
Two young men were injured in a one car crash on county road B one mile north of Lamont at about 3 p m Sunday. Dean T Hocken 21 Cedar Rapids the driver suffered head injuries and Leroy W Luloff 19 Aurora sustained back chest and head injuries both in fairly good condition at Peoples hospital Independence Hocken was charged with reckless driving.
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Hocken
Culver Urges Demo Action on Farm Plank
Monticello Second District Congressman John Culver pressed the Democratic Platform committee in Chicago to add a strong farm plank. He urged full attention to the rural crisis, parity goals, and policies balancing supply and demand, tax reforms for farmers, and fair farm budget accounting.
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Monticello
John Culver
Democratic Platform Committee
Chicago
America
Culver
Iowa City Firms Lead in Art Building Air Conditioning Bids
Two Iowa City firms emerge as low bidders for the University of Iowa art building project. AAA Mechanical Contractors tops five mechanical bids at 47,746 dollars, while O'Brien Electric leads three electrical bids at 4,547 dollars. State board of regents must finalize award.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa Art
AAA Mechanical Contractors
O’brien Electric
Cedar Rapids Gazette Postal Rates and Circulation Policy
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 provides subscription rates by carrier and mail. Night edition and Sunday six issues cost $1.70 per month or $16 annually, while afternoon editions and Sunday seven issues cost $1.85 per month or $17 annually. Rates for other states and U.S. territories are $27 annually. No mail subscriptions are accepted in areas with Gazette carrier service. The paper notes the Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news.
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U.S. Territories
Don Johnson Promises Jobs Growth for Iowa
Don Johnson presents a practical program to attract new businesses to Iowa creating 35,000 jobs yearly and saving 15 million tax dollars annually through business management. He touts rural revitalization as part of a realistic path out of Iowa’s tax issues.
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Iowa
Don Johnson
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