Weather, births, and local notices unfold in Cedar Rapids paper
The Cedar Rapids Daily Record reports a mix of weather figures, including high 38 low 35 and noon humidity at 100 percent, plus barometer reading 29.88. The notices list multiple births in Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns, obituaries and funeral services for residents in Oelwein Vinton Mt. Vernon Iowa City and other communities, as well as traffic violations and local police notes. Several birth announcements name parents and locations, while obituaries cite ages and service details, and the traffic section lists fines for speeding and related infractions across Cedar Rapids and neighboring areas.
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Two Obituaries Noted for Chaska and Ely Residents
38 year old from Chaska Minn to have services Thursday at 1 30 at First Presbyterian church Brash's in Cedar Rapids where friends may call after 1 Wednesday Ely Carl E Fields 66 to have services Thursday at 2 at Kuba's East.
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Mason-Hand
Ely — Frances Stanek
First Presbyterian Church
Brash’s
Cedar Rapids
Ely — Carl] E. Fields
Kuba’s
Deaths Helen Marie Mumm 57 Cedar Rapids area resident
Helen Marie Mumm 57 died Tuesday in a Cedar Rapids nursing home after a brief illness. Born March 11 1915 in Cedar Rapids she lived in Marion Sperry and Cedar Rapids. Survived by three sons a daughter 12 grandchildren mother two brothers and a sister. Services at Prugh funeral home Burlington 10 am Thursday with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery Williamsburg. Turner east in charge.
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Helen Marie Mumm
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Sperry
First Presbyterian Church
Burlington
Rebekah Lodge
American Legion Auxiliary
Floyd E
Larry E
Richard A. Mumm
Lavonne Carlson
Mary Trefny Melgeorge obituary in Santa Cruz and Iowa ties
Mary Trefny Melgeorge 69 widow of Frank Melgeorge and former Cedar Rapids resident died Sunday while visiting Santa Cruz California after a brief illness. She worked for Northwestern Bell before moving to Orr Minnesota. Survived by two sons Edward Babbit and Theodore Melgeorge a daughter Joane Arley Johnson three brothers Fred Anthony Theodore Louis and a sister Mrs Bernard Hoffer. Services Thursday at 10 a.m. at Range Funeral Home Virginia Minnesota.
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Mary Trefny Melgeorge
Frank Melgeorge
Cedar Rapids
Santa Cruz
Calif
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Orr, Minn
Edward Melgeorge
Babbit
Minn
Theodore Melgeorge
Orr
Joane Arley Johnson
Duluth
Fred Trefny
Anthony
Theodore Trefny
Louis Trefny
Boulder
Colo
Bernard C. Hoffered
Range Funeral Home
Virginia
Widow Tillie Trachta 81 Dies After Long Illness
Tillie Trachta 81 of 210 Johnson Avenue NW widow of Wes ley Trachta died Monday after a long illness. Born February 14 1891 in Cedar Rapids she lived here most of her life. Former school teacher she belonged to Asbury United Methodist Fellowship. Surviving sister Bess Hubacek Cedar Rapids. Services at Brush Chapel 10 a.m. Wednesday by Rev. A T Washington. Burial in Czech National Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Tillie Trachta
Johnson Avenue NW
Wesley Trachta
Cedar Rapids
Asbury United Methodist Fellowship Group
Bess Hubacek
Brush Chapel
A. T. Washington
Czech National Cemetery
Earl C. Busenbark Obituary Notice
Earl C. Busenbark, 81, of Cedar Rapids and formerly of 554 Knollwood Drive SE, died Monday in a Cedar Rapids nursing home. Born November 5, 1891 near Mt. Vernon, he lived in Cedar Rapids since 1927 and retired from Penick and Ford in January 1962. He married the former Tolie N. Benedict on October 4, 1930.
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Earl C. Busenbark
Knollwood Drive
Cedar Rapids
Mt. Vernon
Penick and Ford
Tolie N. Benedict
Obituary for Cedar Rapids Resident Mr Busenbark
Cedar Rapids community mourns Mr Busenbark a member of St Pauls United Methodist church and Mizpah lodge His wife is his only immediate survivor Services are at 3 p m Wednesday at Turner chapel east with Dr Arnold Herbst Burial will be at Mt Vernon cemetery Friends may call at Turner chapel east until 2 30 p m Wednesday The casket will not be opened after the service
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Church of Christ
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Oelwein
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Cedar Rapids
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Wis
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Morgan's
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Andy) Anderson
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Traer
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Belle Plaine
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Hrabak
S. Karlville
Mattie Arnold
Congregational Church
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Springville
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Matheson
Colo
United Methodist Church
Murdoch's
Center Point
Charles L Sherman
First Christian Church
Ames M
Busenbark
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
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Turner Chapel East
Arnold Herbst
Mt. Vernon Cemetery
Twin Boys Walter and Joseph Stout Die at Birth
Walter Eugene Stout Jr and Joseph Eugene Stout twin sons of Mr and Mrs Walter Stout of Cedar Rapids died at birth Tuesday. Survived by parents grandparents Don McSpadden Walter Stout and Ruth Stout and Lydia Campbell great grandparents. Graveside service set Linwood cemetery 10 30 a m Thursday conducted by Rev Stephen Root St James United Methodist Church. Turner Chapel East in charge. Casket will not be opened.
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Walter Eugene Stout, Jr
Joseph Eugene Stout
Walter Eugene Stout
I Avenue NW
Walter Stout
Don McSpadden
Cedar Rapids
Lydia Campbell
Vernon
Ruth Stout
Washington
Linwood Cemetery
Stephen Root
St. James United Methodist Church
Turner Chapel East
Marlin LeRoy Farmer 70, dies after long illness in Cedar Rapids
Marlin LeRoy Farmer of 1028 Fifth street SE died Tuesday in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a long illness. Born April 14, 1902 in Arkansas City Kansas he was a retired Wilson Sinclair employee. He married Cleo Bechka October 1 1949 in Cedar Rapids. Survived by his wife a sister Gladys Walker Des Moines. Services noon Wednesday at Turner Chapel East with Rev H Bassett. Burial Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at Turner Chapel East until 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. The casket
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Marlin LeRoy Farmer
Fifth Street
Cedar Rapids
Wilson- Sinclair
Arkansas City
Kan
Cleo Bechka
Gladys ‘Walker
Des Moines
Turner Chapel East
Augusta C Anderson Lee dies after long Ced ar Rapids life
Augusta Christine Anderson Lee age 72 of 544 Ninth Street SW widow of Nels Joseph Lee long time Cedar Rapids resident died at home after a short illness Born August 2 1897 she served Mercy hospital staff for 51 years retiring in 1970 She was a First Lutheran Church Mercy Alumni and RN Association member Surviving Theodore C Lee Des Moines Herbert E Lee Florissant MO five grandchildren Services at Turner Chapel East 10 30 a m Wednesday with Rev George C Carlson Burial Linwood Cemetery Friends may call Turner East until 10 a m Wednesday Casket will not be opened after service.
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Augusta Christine Anderson Lee
Ninth Street
Nels Joseph Lee
Cedar Rapids
Herbert E. Lee
Florissant
Turner Chapel East
George C. Carlson
Linwood Cemetery
Turner East
Memorial Services and Burials in Local Churches Cemeteries
Memorial services were held for Browne Bess Ernestine Beatty Beurle at 1 30 p m Wednesday conducted by Rev Wayne A Shireman of First Baptist church Burial followed at Oak Hill cemetery Curtis graveside rites were at Cedar Memorial cemetery at 10 30 am Tuesday officiated by Rev William Harnish Beatty Beurle chapel handled arrangements Mae G Gortner services were at Turner chapel east at noon Tuesday by Rev Clifton Ellerbeck Burial in Rose Hill cemetery Mechanicsville Van Deest John Roy first Presbyterian church service at 1 30 John Shew burial Cedar Memorial Frank L Wachal Teahen chapel Wednesday at 9 30 am by Rev John Gregory Graveside Thursday Fort Snelling Harry F Haller services were Turner chapel west at 10 30 am Tuesday by Rev A T Washington burial Cedar Memorial.
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van Deest
John Roy
First Presbyterian Church
John Shew
Cedar Memorial
Wachal
Frank L
Teahen
John Gregory
Fort Snelling
Haller
Harry F
Turner Chapel West
A. T. Washington
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Missing truck holds 17000 car tons of cigarets
Chicago authorities report a Penn Central rail yard terminal lost a truck carrying more than 17 000 car tons of cigarettes. Investigators are pursuing leads to recover the cargo and determine how the vehicle disappeared from the yard.
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Chicago
Penn Central
Congo Mission Planned For U.S. Military Support
Ten years ago a top level U.S. mission was set to depart for the Congo to fulfill a White House pledge of fresh military equipment to strengthen U.N. forces in the country.
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U.S
Congo
White House
U.N
Darringer Sues Over False Arrest and Jail Conditions
Dennis Darringer of 626 Second Avenue SW filed a Linn district court suit against Sheriff Walter Grant and Deputy James Neagle seeking 14500.57 for false arrest two years earlier on resisting due process. He claims jail denial of counsel and medical care led to a 14 day hospital stay after release. he represents himself citing inadequate civil liberties union counsel. He was arrested December 18, 1970, after an alleged altercation with an deputy serving a warrant. later given a six month suspended jail sentence on June 29, 1971.
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Dennis D. Darringer
Second Avenue
Linn District Court
Walter Grant
James Neagle
Darringer
Apollo 17 ends moon mission with orange soil find
Apollo 17 completed 75 hours on the lunar surface after a two hour forty minute EVA, with Cernan and Schmitt praising the site. An orange soil discovery reported by Houston scientists may reshape lunar history concepts. Evans remained in lunar orbit and confirmed the finds during a broadcasted news conference.
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Courthouse To Close Noon Friday for Yale
Linn county courthouse closes at noon Friday for the Christmas weekend and stays closed until 8 a.m. Dec. 26. Those seeking Linn county marriage licenses must apply by Tuesday and pick them up by noon Friday.
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Linn County
Iowa Highway 149 location approved in Iowa County
The Iowa highway commission set the new highway 149 location in Iowa County and approved reconstructing highway 2 in Tama and Benton counties. Reconstruction costs 5.6 million dollars, with 24 foot pavement and no four lane upgrade for Belle Plaine to the 212 junction.
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Iowa Highway Commission
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Benton
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Cedar Rapids Man Sentenced on Drug Counts
Wardell Dillon, 25, of Cedar Rapids, received two concurrent ten year terms in the Anamosa reformatory for delivery of heroin and possession with intent to deliver. Linn District Judge Clinton Shaeffer imposed the sentences after a jury conviction for selling heroin to an undercover agent on April 26 in Cedar Rapids.
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Reformatory
Anamosa
Linn
Clinton Shaeffer
Cedar Rapids
Picket Posted At Palo Project
A picket posted Tuesday morning caused a partial work stoppage at the Duane Arnold Energy Center near Palo Iowa. An Iowa Electric Light and Power Co spokesman cited lay offs of several employees as the reason for the protest but provided no details on the number of workers involved or the unions participating.
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Palo
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Viet Cong accuses Kis singer as bombing resumes talks in Saigon
The Viet Cong accuses Kis singer of falsifying the truth to justify escalating the war as Nixon's envoy Major General Alexander Haig arrives in Saigon for talks with President Thieu. Haig then meets Lon Nol in Phnom Penh on a four day Indo China mission.
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Alexander Haig
Saigon
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Indo- China
U. S
Thieu
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