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Fragmented local notices report funeral services at McNamara and Washington Prairie Lutheran Church for multiple individuals with burial details. The forecast notes cloudy spells, warmer days turning cold, and temperature ranges from the 30s to 40s with wind shifts.
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Holy Cross
McNamara Funeral
Peer Bismarck
Apolis
Denver
Wil- Pit We
Lliam Edaburn
Miami
Murdoch Chapel
Murdoch Chapel. Burial Iowa Forecast—Mostly Cloudy In Dunkard
Funeral Home
Tracr
Jane Johnurday
Stow
States l Funeral Home
Decorah
Paul A. Rovang
Washington Prairie
Municipal Court Police Division Fines and Fees Report
Speeding fines listed for Delphos residents and others with names and addresses, bonds forfeited and costs assessed. Additional traffic violations include stop sign, driving on wrong side, and traffic signal offenses with named individuals and verdicts. Funeral service notices for Amanda Shay, William Goss, Roy Learn, and Philip Daly follow in Iowa communities.
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Delphos W. Bakre
Omaha
James I. Fox
E Avenue
Arthur J. McEnany
Ryan
Monty G. Childs
I Avenue
Robert C. Lewis
Reynolds Avenue
Dewayne Lehdigh
Fifteenth Street
Lee Emmett
Eighteenth Street
Clarence J. Kessler
James A. Dorland
Ninth Street
Ronald A. van Note
Marion
Lee A. Schulze
Nineteenth Street
Dixie M. Jones
C Avenue NW
Jack C. Davis
Gene A. Geiger
Dewey Avenue
St George Salome
Fifth Avenue
David L. Whitman
Lillian Krizek
Eighteenth Avenue
William J. Donohue
First Avenue SE
Helen C. Glessner
Eighth Avenue SE
Elsie M. Daman
Richmond Road
Mary A. Wunder
Anamosa
Adamae E. Rambo
Seventeenth Avenue
Arthur Allen
First Avenue
Don John Ross
Eahart C. Nagel
Monticello
Edward B. Gill
Olin
Charles F. Lebeda
I Street
Blanche P. Moyer
D Avenue
Nina R. Krotz
Sylvester C. Christiansen
Russell S. Schueler
Sixth Street
Chester Fry
Wilton Junction
Army general says airplanes will yield to guided missiles soon
Brig. Gen. J. A. Barclay, deputy commander of the ballistic missile agency, told the National Security Industrial Association that the airplane as a weapons system will give way to guided missiles in the not too distant future. He did not specify a date.
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Washington
Army
Ballistic Missile Agency
J. A. Barclay
National Security Industrial Association
Stanley R. Mickelsen
Army Air Defense Command
Barclay
Flu Epidemic Eases but Outbreaks Likely Into March
Surgeon General Burney says the nation is exiting the worst influenza epidemic in 40 years. more outbreaks expected through January to March with the Asian strain predominant. from Sept 1 to Nov, an estimated 15 to 20 million Asian flu cases in the U.S. vaccination urged for the chronically ill aged and pregnant. Bed-confined cases peaked in mid October and death toll reached 7,642 in 108 cities by early December.
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Washington
INS
LeRoy Burney
Burney
U. S
Public Health Service
Health Service
Japan
California
Arizona
Louisiana
Bettween
Swiss official elected president for 1958 term
Bern AP reports Dr. Thomas Holenstein minister for economic affairs was elected Switzerland's president for the 1958 term. The appointment marks a key leadership transfer in Swiss government with Holenstein assuming the largely ceremonial role for the year.
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Bern
Thomas Holenstein
Switzerland
Twelve Youths Admit Breakins In Four Counties
Twelve Waterloo area youths aged 15 to 23 admitted to 25 breakins across Buchanan, Black Hawk, Benton and Hardin counties. Police reported arrests Tuesday and Wednesday, naming several charged individuals and noting recovered loot including cash and supplies.
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the Gazette
Oelwein
Waterloo Area
Buchanan
Black Hawk
Benton
Hardin
Waterloo
Verna Larson
Robert Johnston
Richard Aschenbrenner
Ellis
Harold
James Ostrander
Buchanan County
Perry Township
Sumner
Jakcobson
Littleton
Benton County
Mt. Auburn
Black Hawk County
Westburgh Township
Iowan 19 Gets Stay of Execution Over Judicial Error
Cleo Eugene Peters of Muscatine Iowa, 19, sentenced to die in Ohio in an Amish farmer murder during a $9 robbery had his execution date delayed after a judicial error noted in the death sentence. Judge W W Badger noted Ohio law requires at least 100 days between sentencing and execution and will set a new date. Peters was convicted on two counts murder during robbery and premeditated murder with malice.
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Millersburg
Ohio
Iowa
W. W. Badger
Cleo Eugene Peters
Muscatine
Paul Coblentz
Badger
Peters
Gas main break leaves 700 homes freezing in snow chaos
In Mayville New York a gas main rupture at 4 a m sent 700 families to heated public buildings as snow hammered the state with up to 14 inches. Four traffic deaths were blamed on the weather while cold reached one below at Massena near the Canadian border.
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Mayville
N.Y
New York State
New York
Massena
Canadian
Huge Wave Kills Man on Warship off Spain
A giant wave swept the American destroyer Manley off Spain while en route from Norfolk to join the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. One sailor was killed and several were critically injured as part of the superstructure was crushed and a bulkhead opened to the sea during the incident with accompanying destroyers McCard Gearing and Vogelgesan nearby.
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London
Manley
U.S. Naval Headquarters
McCard
Gearing
Vogelgesan
Spain
Norfolk
Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean
Missing Man Found With Amnesia in New Orleans
Harry Gallon an insurance executive aged 31 who vanished August 16 was found Thursday in New Orleans as an apparent amnesia victim. He recalled memory last month while on a New Orleans construction job and expressed desire to return home for Christmas to Burlingame California wife and two children.
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New Orleans
INS
New Orans
Harry Gallon
Burlingame
Calif
Gallon
Thursay
Circus Boy on Channel 9 Tonight at 6:30
TV guide line notes Circus Boy airs Thursday at 6 30 p m on Channel 9 appealing to both young and old viewers in a family friendly timeslot.
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Channel 9
Watkins man fined for drunk driving plea
Donald W. Ockenfels, 26, of Watkins, was fined 300 dollars after pleading guilty to a November 19 drunk driving charge. Sentencing was continued to the following Wednesday after his Marion arrest on September 15.
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Watkins
Donald W. Ockenfels
Marion
Jordans File $35,000 Personal Injury Suits
Clifford H. and June Jordan file civil suits in Linn district court seeking $30,000 for Clifford and $5,000 for June against O. W. Mull after a collision on Highway 30 near Marshalltown on January 2, 1956. They request a jury trial for neck back and shoulder injuries claimed permanent.
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Linn District Court
Clifford H
June Jordan
O. W. Mull
Jordans
Mull
Marshalltown
Plea Time for Former Oxford Junction Man
An 11-year-old former Oxford Junction man has until Monday to plead in Linn county district court to a check forgery charge. Edward M. Bizek, now at 830 B avenue NE, allegedly passed a forged $10 check in a Marion tavern on December 6 and admitted passing at least four other forged checks in Decorah and Marion using another Oxford Junction man's name. A separate suit seeks $6,190.23 for labor and materials to W. R. and Barbara Failor of Marion, asking foreclosure of a mechanic's lien and declaring Bohemian Savings and Loan Association claims against the Failor property inferior to the plaintiff's claim.
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Oxford Junction
Linn
Edward M. Bizek
B Avenue NE
Marion
von Rapids
W. R
Barbara Failor
M. W. Freese
Robins
Aechanic
Bohemian Savings and Loan Association
Suit Filed Over $148.74 Debt Against Stark Couple
The A. W. Peterson Company filed an account suit Thursday seeking $148.74 from Arthur Stark and Ruth Stark. The action targets the Stark couple for the stated amount.
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Arthur
Ruth Stark
A. W. Peterson Company
Will of Edward Deck grants wife life interest and admin bond
The will of Edward W. Deck, who died October 18, leaves his wife Tillie a life interest and appoints her administratrix with a $1,000 bond. The document names Virginia Miller from Bert Miller, Lenore Chrysler from Kenneth Chrysler, and Ruth Shafer from Daniel Shafer as related beneficiaries.
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Edward W. Deckman
Tillie
Virginia Miller
Bert E. Miller
Lenore F. Chrysler
fromKenneth G. Chrysler
Ruth Shafer
Ffrom Daniel Shafer
Lightner attacks labor leaders on wages and inflation
Milton Lightner president of the National Association of Manufacturers said the AFL-CIO convention signals little cooperation from union leaders in tackling two urgent national issues. He cited rising wage costs outpacing production and criticized Walter Reuther for justifying higher wages and shorter hours. Lightner argued most families are not union members and wage-price inflation hurts real purchasing power.
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New York
Milton Lightner
National Association of Manufacturers
Organ Lized Labor
Afl-Cio
Walter Reuther
Lightner
Reuther
Senator Flanders demands clear missile command authority
Senator Flanders says Dr James R Killian has been boxed in without authority to accelerate the missile program. He urges President Eisenhower to appoint a single strong director with full power to push the effort to top speed.
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Washington
Flanders
R-Vt
James R. Killian
Eisenhower
America
U.S
Dividends Rise in November, Commerce Reports
Public corporations paid cash dividends totaling 325 million dollars in November, up about 2 percent from the same month a year earlier. The gain aligns with the 1957 average rise versus 1956.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Don't Let Murky Water Alarm You Its Only a Test
Cedar Rapids residents may see murky or rust colored water from hydrant flow tests next Tuesday under the National Board of Fire Underwriters. Five man team will open hydrants at 30 locations. discoloration is temporary and not a health issue. Do not call waterworks or a plumber if you notice staining.
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Cedar Rapids
Jesse Hunter
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Hunter
Fatal Iowa crash kills 14 year old on highway 75
A semi truck rear ended a stalled car and a Le Mars Central school bus five miles north of Le Mars. Passenger Jim Groetken 14 died. Barbara 17 driver and Shirley 13 were hospitalized in fair condition. Bus driver Royal Spider and truck driver Bob Clark were uninjured.
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Lemars
Here
Jim Groetken
Barbara
Shirley
le Mars
le Mars Central High School
Royal Spider
Barbara Groethen
Bob Clark
Fargo
N.D
Clark
Spidel
Prominent Traer Woman Jane Johnston Dies at 74
Jane Johnston 74 a Traer Iowa civic and church leader died in a Waterloo hospital after a heart attack at her Traer home Survivors include her son Dr Howard W Johnston Jr and three daughters Mrs Bartlett Hess Mrs Arnold Brokaw and Mrs Bernard R Balch Mrs Johnston was a Coe College graduate and wife of former Chicago Presbyterian minister Dr Howard W Johnston Sr Services are pending at States funeral home in Traer.
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Traer
Jane Johnston
Waterloo
States Funeral Home
William Stevenson
Howard W. Johnston
Johnston
Ackley
Ames
Faith Presbyterian Church
Chicago
Randalia Farmer Found Dead in Barn Suicide Report
Randalia area farmer Lewis Hoht age 59 was found hanging in his barn Wednesday evening by his 15 year old daughter. County officials term the death a suicide citing ill health and survivors include his wife.
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Spectato
the Gazette
Oelwein
Randalia Area
Lewis Hoht
Hoht
West Union Chamber Names Man of the Year
School Superintendent E. D. Archambault was named Man of the Year by the West Union Chamber of Commerce at a Thursday meeting. He received a plaque and was praised for his work toward school reorganization. The chamber plans to make the honor an annual event.
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West Union — School
E. D. Archambault
West Union Chamber of Commerce
Archambault
Deaths Grace F. Tschirgi
Grace F Tschirgi widow of Anthony Tschirgi of 347 Park Terrace SE Cedar Rapids died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 435 p m after a long illness Born April 27 1872 in Neosho Missouri She is survived by a half brother John R Shotliff of Vero Beach Florida Services will be held at Turner chapel at 130 p m Saturday conducted by Rev W R Fhlert Entombment will follow in Chapel of Memories Friends may call at the chapel
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Grace F. Tschirgi
Anthony Tschirgi
Park Terrace SE
Cedar Rapids
Neosho
John R. Shotliff
Vero Beach
Fla
Turner Chapel
W. R. Fhlert
Memorial for Cedar Rapids Resident John Brady
John Brady age 41 years died Thursday at his Cedar Rapids home 1015 Ninth Street SW. Born October 14 1880 in Safe Harbor Lancaster County Pennsylvania he worked many years for a Long Hill Iowa Lumber Company before retirement. Survived by son Wilford two daughters Mrs Rhea Wood and Mrs L J Shaw all of Cedar Rapids a brother in Pennsylvania and wife Ethel who died in 1952. Body to be moved from Brady Mortuary to Longnecker Funeral Home Eldora for services at 1 30 p m Saturday
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John Brady
Ninth Street
Cedar Rapids
Safe Harbor
Lancaster County
Brady
Lumber
Long Hill
Wilford
Rhea Wood
L. J. Shaw
Pennsylvania
Ethel
Brady Mortuary
Longnecker Funeral Home
Eldora
Cedar Rapids Woman Dies at 70 After 35 Years Here
Cora Humphrey 70 wife of Louis Humphrey of 212 Park Court SE died Wednesday born in Iowa county a Cedar Rapids resident over 35 years. She married Oct 6 1909 Survived by husband four daughters Mrs Paul Morrison Mrs Yale Uridil Mrs Harold Stepank Mrs Glenn Hughson one son Carroll all in Iowa. Member of Salem Evangelical United Brethren church. Services at Janeba funeral home time to be announced.
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Cora Humphrey
Louis Humphrey
Park Court SE
Iowa County
Cedar Rapids
Paul Morrison
Yale Uridil
Harold Stepanek
Minneapolis
Glenn Hughson
Oelwein
Carroll
Atkins
Humphrey
Salem Evangelical United Brethren Church
Janeba
Mansfield Urges NATO Be Made a Going Concern
Senator Mansfield says Eisenhower must transform NATO from a symbol of defense to an effective mutual defense alliance. He backs a NATO scientific pool to unite Western nations and expects congressional support for needed legislation. Mansfield notes Ike’s Europe prestige but urges down to bedrock effort with allies.
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Washington
Mansfield
D-Mont
Eisenhower
Paris
NATO
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Europe
Congress
Girl Dies in Fire After Saving Kin
In Philadelphia a 17 year old girl died of suffocation after dropping her 5 year old cousin to safety from a second floor window during a house fire. Roslyn Payne sustained serious burns. the mother suffered a leg fracture on a leap to safety. Barry Collins, 8, had minor burns.
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Philadelphia
Olivia Collins
Roslyn Payne
Barry Collins
Collins
Payne
Miss Collins
Roslyn
Measles and Mumps Rise in Cedar Rapids November
Cedar Rapids city health monthly report shows measles mumps and chicken pox rising in November with chicken pox leading at 39 cases, 7 in October. The report also notes 88 deaths at Buckingham Palace and a total October death toll of 91, with other scattered details.
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Cedar Rapids
Carl Smith
Buckingham Palace
Harbor
Ward
Birch New Head Of Linn Veterans Of World War I
Charles H. Birch was elected commander of Linn county post 695 Veterans of World War I at Memorial Coliseum. New officers named include D. H. Butler senior vice commander, George Detrick junior vice commander, Ed Machula quartermaster, Ray Clapp judge advocate, Louis Pazour chaplain, Harold Johnson trustee for three years, and 1958 appointees H. R. Livingston adjutant A. H. Schluntz guard George Osborn sergeant at arms. A past commander's pin was presented to Thomas Moore.
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Charles H. Birch
Linn County Barracks
Memorial Coliseum
D. H. Butler
George Detrick
Ed Machula
Ray Clapp
Louis Pazour
Harold Johnson
H. R. Livingston
A. H. Schluntz
George Osborn
Thomas Moore
Bach Continued Restrictions On Worship In Russia
Dr. Bach argues Russians cannot sublimates the spiritual drive of their people. He notes students are on a spiritual quest, but not in the usual Western manner, as worship services and choir practice remain tightly limited.
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Bach
Asked To Prove It Russia cannot defeat the Communists without time
The speaker claims two nonviolent means will vanquish the Communists if time allows, arguing against a bloody revolution. He stresses that Russia cannot rely on force alone and urges patience to achieve change. He presents a cautious prognosis tied to historical conditions and timelines.
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Russia
Three new members elected to Civic bureau executive committee
Three new members were elected to the executive committee of the Civic bureau of the Chamber of Commerce at Wednesday nights meeting. The winners are Jesse Hunter Richard Benesh and Milton Woito.
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Civic Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce
Jesse Hunter
Richard Benesh
Milton Woito
Americans urged to live faith amid atheistic challenge
Dr. Bach warns against atheistic nations pressuring the United States to prove its Christianity. He says young people seek scientific meaning and that America must deepen reverence for God, cherish what it has, and pursue greater brotherhood while balancing freedom and faith.
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Bach
Russia
Texas Hotel Blast Kills Guest in Greenville Fire
An explosion tore through the Beckham hotel in Greenville causing a fatality and injuries. Joshua Carter, 72, of Celeste, was found dead on the third floor. One guest was missing, and 3 were hospitalized as investigators probe a gas leak noted by police and the gas company.
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Greenville
Texas
Beckham
Joshua Carter
Celeste
William Shippey
Harve Peyton
United States plans bold space program urges lunar expedition
A group of 27 rocket and satellite researchers urge a national effort to pioneer outer space. They call for a 10 billion dollar spend over ten years and the creation of the National Space Establishment to guide manned lunar expeditions. J A Van Allen of Iowa leads the panel.
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New York
US S
U.S
Outer Space
Rocket and Satellite Research Panel
National Space Establishment
J. A. van Allen
University of Iowa
To Open Bids Dec 30 On Sewer in Noelridge
City officials announce bids will be opened December 30 for a sanitary sewer project in the new northeast Noelridge park. Estimated cost about 4800 dollars, fully funded by the city, with no assessments to property owners. Sewer line about 700 feet will lay 12 and 15 inch pipe from Lee Street to Fiftieth Street through the park.
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Seventeenth Street
Playground and Recreation Commission
New Northeast City Park
Noelridge Addition
Lee Street
Fiftieth Street
Big Accelerator Planned At Argonne Laboratory
Argonne National Laboratory in Lemon details an authorized 12 billion electron volt accelerator costing 27 million dollars. The Atomic Energy Commission approved the project, saying the machine will boost particle production beyond any similar facility worldwide and advance nuclear research.
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Chicago
Argonne National Laboratory
Lemon
Atomic Energy Commission
Ruling on Penalties for Late Taxpayers Asked
DES MOINES Iowa Tax Commission will ask the attorney general whether penalties as well as interest can be charged on delinquent second half income tax payments. The 5 percent monthly penalties up to 25 percent take effect July 1. About 3000 cases involve first half paid before July but second half unpaid. Previous law allowed only 0.5 percent monthly interest.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa Tax Commission
Commission
Leon Miller
Parking Ban Placed on Johnson County Courthouse Lot
Johnson county supervisors vote to ban public parking in the courthouse rear lot effective Jan 1. After enforcement residents and visitors may use adjacent streets while access remains limited to county officials and courthouse employees.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
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LaCrosse
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McGregor
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Britcher
Crag
Richard
Central City
Fossum
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Waveland Drive
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Warren
Eleventh Street
Kness
Gary
Twenty-fifth Avenue
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Herbert
Vernon
Hahn
Robert
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Arizona Avenue
First Street
Boice Road
Goo
Amanda Shay
St. Patrick’s Church
St. Joseph’s
Hohenschuh Mortuary
William Goss
Coralville
St. Mary's Church
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
West Union
Roy F. Learn
Bethel Presbyterian Church
Philip B. Daly
Nathan Twining
Air Force Chief of Staff
Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Harley Murray
Duane Yousse
Center Pt. Rd
Gazette
Iowan
San Mateo
San Francisco
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Will
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Box
Janeba Funeral Home
Joseph J. Janeba Nown
Randalia
West Union Chamber
Kin
Rohn Funeral Home
Third Ave
PT Laa Eed Bee
Birch
Turner
John B. Turner & Son
2Nd Ave
Blahnik Construction Company
Riverside
C Street SW
Blahnik
Noelridge
Argonne Laboratory
John E. Lapes
3Rd Ave
Mt. Vernon Rd
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