Retiring Marion Fire Chief Receives Honor At 87th Old Settlers Meet
Vernon L. Blietz Marion fire chief since 1976 received the outstanding citizens award at Linn County Old Settlers Assn. reunion in Marion Christian church. He plans retirement October 12 after long service from volunteer to chief. 325 attended the event as Ted Folkers became 1978 president with Marion officers.
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Vernon L. Blietz
Linn County Old Settlers Assn
Blietz
Linn County
Ted Folkers
Ralph Potter
Iva Hess
Majorie Hanna
Marion Christian Church
Tipton Jail Escapee Caught in Pennsylvania
Richard Jarvis Jr aged 22, an Iowa Cedar County jail escapee, was arrested in northeast Pennsylvania. He is held in Venango County Jail on federal charges of possession of stolen goods after escaping Tipton July 23 while held on auto theft charges.
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UPI
Cedar County
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Richard Jarvis, Jr
Venango County
Tipton
Pipe Falls Injures Cedar Rapids Worker
Richard K. Becker age 41 of 1202 Crestview Drive SE Cedar Rapids was injured Thursday afternoon when a pipe fell on his left leg along Thirty-fifth Street in the 1200 block. He is employed by the Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric Co and was listed in good condition at Mercy Hospital with a fractured left leg.
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Richard K. Becker
Crestview Drive
Cedar Rapids
Thirty-fifth Street
Marion
Becker
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co
Mercy Hospital
Past Oelwein Resident Dies in Lake Accident
In Dryden Ontario a 21 year old former Oelwein resident Spencer Eschbach drowned when the boat capsized on Eagle Lake. Two other youths also died, his sister wearing a lifejacket survived. The Eschbach family left Oelwein 11 years ago while vacationing in Dryden.
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Eagle Lake
Spencer Eschbach
Eschbach
Ernie Eschbach
Oelwein Daily Register
Marion board rejects attendance clerk hire at high school
The Marion Independent school board defeated a motion to hire an attendance clerk in a 2 to 1 vote after President Richard Bice voted no, halting the proposal. Administrators also sought security patrol and parking enforcement measures, but the plan to tow violators and issue permits was tabled. A YMCA fun day at Marion YMCA features youth soccer, volleyball, basketball, a water polo demo, hot dog feed, a parachute drop and a balloon ride.
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YMCA
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