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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1985

Page

8

Debts and liens tied to Burr farming operations and Goody case

Court records show a $15,354.02 lien against Dale Burr and a $36,299.98 lien against John Burr for supplies from last spring. An $39,000 Agricultural Stabilization loan was due in 1986 on sealed corn mortgaged to a bank. Goody sought damages in a dispute over 80 acres leased from Perczek. a 1984 judgment of $5,829.60 was awarded to Goody, later paid by John Burr.

Dale Burr John Burr Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Secretary of State Massey Ferguson Credit Corp Combine Commodity Credit Corp Iowa City Dale Emily Burr Walter Julius Bees William Hotz Jr Burrs Hilda West Branch Burr Leslie Ruby Perczek Richard Goody Goody Perczek William Thomas

Jesup District Considers Forgoing Schoolhouse Levy

Superintendent Charles Underwood proposed a moratorium on the schoolhouse levy to cut district property taxes by 90 000 to 100 000 next year. The move would avoid affecting educational programs while the Waterloo area faces factory closures and farm economic decline. The district holds about 500 000 in the schoolhouse fund and voters renewed the levy three years ago for 10 years.

Jesup Charles Underwood Underwood Iowa

Final hours of Dale Burr hint at family tragedy

A handwritten note in Dale Burrs home hinted at stress from financial problems before he shot his wife Emily and bank president John Hughes and neighbor Richard Goody then killed himself. Police timeline shows Burr first killed his wife, then Hughes, Goody, and finally himself at 11 45 am after encounters with bankers and deputies.

Karen Herzog Jazette Dale Burr Burr Emily John R. Hughes Richard Goody Goody Hughes Hills Bank & Trust Co Hills Marilyn Goody Henderson Iowa State Patrol Lone Tree Burrs Goodys Jim Stockman Hills Grain & Feed Inc St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Iowa City Dwight Seegmiller John Sheriff's Department Sheila Rogers Ark Julie Eau Claire

Hotline for Farmers Urges Help for Distressed Rural Reach

Fran Phillips coordinates the Rural Concern hotline urging desperate farmers to call 1 800 447 1985. She says family and friends should act if the farmer cannot seek help, noting operators provide crisis intervention and local resource referrals including nearby farmers.

Fran Phillips Rural Concern Phillips

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