Daily Record notices and deaths across towns
Obituaries for Mildred Horton 75 Morgan's. Kenneth Murphy 38 Powell's. Byron Livingood 58 Rossville Presbyterian Church. Robert Howard 54 St Joseph's. Clifford Pantel 61 United Methodist. J Franklin Breneman 49 Asbury Methodist. Iva Schofield 80 Methodist. Keith Gordon 61 Schultz. John H Allen 86 United Church. Lena Olson Hipple 82 Sheets and Son. burial South Bethel cemetery. Local fire calls and service details listed.
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Mt. Vernon
Mildred Horton
Morgan’s. A
Kenneth V.murphy
Powell’s
Waukon
Byron Roland’ Livingood
Rossville Presbyterian Chhurch
Martin’s. West Liberty
Robert L. Howard
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Wellman
J. Franklin Brenneman
Asbury Methodist Church
Powell's
Lansing
Iva Schofield
Burke's
Monona
Keith Gordon
Schultz’. _ Walker
John H. Allen
United Church
Murdoch's
Sheets and Son
South Bethel Cemetery
Two Cars Hit Utility Poles Friday Night
Two people were injured in two separate single vehicle accidents in Cedar Rapids. Gerald R. Luke was treated at St. Luke's hospital for minor lacerations after his car struck a sign post and snapped a telephone pole. David B. Chase was charged with failing to have his vehicle under control after his auto struck a light pole. Debra Richards, a passenger, received minor abrasions and was treated at St. Luke's.
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Cedar Rapids
Gerald R. Luke
Alburnett
St. Luke's Hospital
Luke
Glass Road
David B. Chase
Sixth Street
Thirty-second Street
Debra Richards
Mt. Vernon Road
Chase Auto
Deaths Willard Pfautz
Willard C. Pfautz 64 of 1107 Second Street SW died Friday after a long illness. A Cedar Rapids resident 43 years he was born March 19 1904 in Lisbon and married Blanche Sills May 31 1924 in Marion. He was a Lisbon Methodist member. Surviving include his wife his mother Mrs R L Frink and half brother Donald Frink both of Lisbon. Memorial services Monday 1 30 p m Turner Chapel West Rev A T Washington officiating burial Czech National Cemetery. Friends may call Turner Chapel West until 1 p m Monday. casket will not be opened after service.
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Willard Pfautz
Willard C. Pfautz
Second Street
Pfautz
Cedar Rapids
Lisbon
Blanche Sills
Marion
Lisbon Methodist Church
R. L. Frink
Donald Frink
Memorial for Cedar Rapids farmer Mathias Kost
Mathias Kost, 52, a retired farmer and former Cedar Rapids resident, died Thursday after a long illness. Born Oct. 8, 1916 in Johnson County, he is survived by his father Paul Kost of Central City and a brother Paul Kost Jr. of Cedar Rapids. Memorial services set for 11 a.m. Monday at Brady Mortuary with Rev. J. Robert McDonald of St. Patrick's Church officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Calvary. the casket will remain closed at all times.
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Mathias Kost
Sixth Street
Cedar Rapids
Johnson County
Paul Kost
Central City
Cedar’ Rapids
Brady Mortuary
J. Robert McDonald
St. Patrick’s Church
Mt. Calvary
Vandracek Meat Market Breakin Nets $93 Cash
Burglars entered Vandracek's Meat Market at 1223 Third Street SE by a basement window Saturday morning and stole $93 from the cash register. Two bracelets and two ballpoint pens valued at a total of $10 were also missing.
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Vandracek
Third Street
Nixon Purchases Second Key Biscayne Homes
President elect Nixon buys Emanuel Arca’s Key Biscayne residence and a neighboring Smathers property, plans to remodel one as an office and the other as a residence for Florida visits. He will sell his 810 Fifth Avenue apartment privately, with no broker involved. Nixon paid 127,800 dollars for the Arca home and valued Smathers’ house similarly.
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NEW York
Nixon
Key Biscayne
Fla
Ronald Ziegler
Fifth Avenue
Emanuel Arca
Ziegler
George Smathers
Dfla
Florida
Arca
Smathers
Longshoremen Strike Resumes Across East and Gulf Ports
In New York AP reports the International Longshoremen’s Association declares a resumption of the longshoremen strike across East and Gulf Coast deep sea ports. Thomas Gleason blames the Philadelphia Maritime Board for failing to expand a master contract to all North Atlantic ports after a closed-door meeting with David Cole. About 75,000 workers had been halted by a Taft-Hartley injunction for an 80 day cooling off period. industry estimates warn of up to $5 million daily losses.
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New York
East
Gulf Coast
Thomas Gleason
International Longshoremen’s Assn
Afl-Cio
David Cole
Gleason
Philadelphia Maritime Board
North Atlantic
Atlantic
Gulf
Cub Scouts honor many at St Jude school awards
Cub Scouts Pack 10 awarded honors to Alan Garin James Steffen Steve Kleiman John Gearhart Mitch Streit Randy Dostal John Sullivan Greg Silek Steve Gearhart Mike Ritchart Pete r Nosek Mark Kramer Jeff Spangler Mark Streit Kurt Kalina Mike Lester Kevin Garin Hal Drew John Jacobs Steve Kemble Bob Barger Scott Buechel Ricky Grobstich Danny Melchoir Jim Kauffman Jim Barger Roger Grobstich Chris Henecke Tom Kenny Mike Lynn Matt Kluber Terry McGurk Steve Fowler Jeff Koranda. Pack 6 recipients listed at First Congregational church include James Hurley Jim Utter Mark Lohman David Veatch David Sibert Daniel Brown Peter Stamats Mark Mahan Mike Coughlin Tom Grumman Frank Murphy Mark Binder Dan Benton Mike Lennard David Lauer Alan Fye Mike Seeber Bob Gallagher Scott Runkle.
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St. Jude’s School
Alan Garin
James Steffen
Steve Kleiman
John Gearhart
Mitch Streit
Randy Dostal
John Sullivan
Greg Silek
Steve Gearhart
Mike Ritchart
Peter Nosek
Mark Kramer
Jeff Spangler
Mark Streit
Kurt Kalina
Mike Lester
Kevin Garin
Hal Drew
John Jacobs
Steve Kemble
Bob Barger
Scott Buechel
Ricky Grobstich
Danny Melchoir
Jim Kauffman
Jim Barger
Roger Grobstich
Chris Henecke
Tom Kenny
Mike Lynn
Matt Kluber
Terry McGurk
Steve Fowler
Jeff Koranda
First Congregational Church
James Hurley
Jim ‘Utter
Mark Lohman
David Veatch
David Sibert
Daniel Brown
Peter Stamats
Mark Mahan
Mike Coughlin
Tom Grumman
Frank Murphy
Mark Binder
Dan Benton
Mike Lennard
David Lauer
Alan Fye
Mike Seeber
Bob Gallagher
Scott Runkle
Waterloo West forfeits seven 1968 football wins
Waterloo West high school was ordered to forfeit all seven victories from its 1968 season after two ineligible players were found to have violated a new anti drinking rule for high school athletes. Police had traced the players to a beer purchase in a car tied to a minor drinking case.
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Waterloo
Waterloo West High School
West High
West
Harold Burshton
Iowa Associated Press Prep
Injured in Fall Cedar Rapids Woman Spends Night on Floor
An elderly Cedar Rapids couple, Mr. and Mrs. Jay Beach, were hospitalized after neighbors found Mrs. Beach 83 on the living room floor at 8:25 a.m. Saturday. Mrs. Beach fractured her left hip from a fall that occurred Friday evening.
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Cedar Rapids
Jay Beach
Eleventh Street
Beach
Mr. Beach
Network Heads Voice Views on Video Violence
CBS President Frank Stanton ABC's Leonard Goldenson and NBC's Julian Goodman told the Presidents commission on violence that portrayals of violence for effect are wrong but government should not regulate. They argued networks and the public should decide content while opposing excess violence and denying a direct link to imitation.
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Washington
CBS
Frank Stanton
Leonard Goldenson
ABC
NBC
Julian Goodman
Commission On
Leon Jaworski
Expect Cultural Swap Resumption
Washington announces cultural exchanges with the Soviet Union, suspended after the Czechoslovakia invasion, should resume early next year after consultations with NATO allies. The State Department spokesman emphasizes this does not signal a shift in stance on the invasion.
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Washington
Czechoslovakia
State Department
NATO
U.S
Apollo 8 Crew Biographies Readied for World Stage
The article profiles Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and William Anders, detailing their naval and aviation backgrounds, training paths, and families. It covers Lovell’s Gemini 7 and 12 missions, Anders’s lineage and Air Force career, and Borman’s Gemini crew with the emphasis on flight hours and postwar service.
C R Couple Is Hurt in Crash Near Sigourney
Ernest Davis and his wife Dorothy of Cedar Rapids were admitted to a Keokuk county hospital after a two car collision on the road between Sigourney and Keswick. Davis suffered a fractured leg and internal injuries. Dorothy had head and internal injuries. The other driver was Doug Adams of Sigourney, treated and released for minor injuries. A separate crash involving Rita Seeley near Sigourney caused non serious injuries as her car slid off the road en route to Centerville. The incidents were attributed to a snow slick road.
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Sigourney
Ernest Davis
Dorothy
Cedar Rapids
Keokuk County
Keswick
Davis
Doug Adams
Adams
Rita Seeley
Seeley
Centerville
Hiawatha City Briefs and Local Advertisements
City notes list library closures on Dec 24 25 31 and Jan 1. ads report new Hood Sewing Center address 104 3rd Ave SW and various sales and services from shops including Florida's Sewing Basket Madelines Jeromes and Cedar Hills Boston Store. Also reports hospital patient Mrs G W McElwain and a minor liquor possession charge.
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Hiawatha Library
Hood Sewing Center
3Rd Ave
Holiday Schedule At Bender Pool In Elizabeth Bender Center
The Elizabeth Bender pool at Jane Boyd Community House will host public swimming afternoons and evenings on weekdays during the holidays. Weekends unchanged. daily hours 2 to 4 PM and 7 to 9 PM through January 2 with closures December 24 25 31 and January 1. Lifeguards are Cedar Rapids college students home for vacation. Price 25 cents for 14 and under 50 cents for 15 and over.
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Elizabeth Bender
Jane Boyd
Cedar Rapids College
Seek Cat That Bit Woman In Dec. 12 Rabies Case
Authorities search for a stray black and grey cat with a red collar that bit Mrs. John Beardsley of 217 Seventeenth Street SE on her property. If not found by 9 a.m. Monday she faces rabies shots.
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John Beardsley
Seventeenth Street
Courthouse Couple Given Plea Time on Check Charges
Duane B Pratt 27 and Donna Pratt 32 of 1412 Third Street NW were arraigned in district court and released on their own recognizance. They face false uttering of checks charged to two local grocers totaling about 600 dollars. Their arraignment Friday led to a Monday 9 a.m. deadline to move or plead. They previously pled guilty in municipal court to false uttering of checks and received a 20 day sentence from Judge E Shaeffer.
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Duane B. Pratt
Donna
Third Street
Pratts
E. Shaeffer
Oliieias
Pleads Guilty to Break in Attempt
LaVern Van Slyke 22 of 1235 Third street SW pleaded guilty to attempted breaking and entering. A pre-sentencing investigation was ordered by District Judge William Eads with sentencing set for Tuesday at 9 am. Van Slyke was arrested Dec 10 with Sherman Gooding of Ft. Knox and Robert R. Elliott. They were found at the scene or nearby and all posted $2,500 bonds.
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LaVern van Slyke
Third Street
William Eads
van Slyke
Sherman Gooding
A.w.0.l
Army
Ft. Knox
Robert R. Elliott
Blakely Boulevard
Kaye
Tenth Street
Mercy Hospital
Gooding
Elliott
Holiday Schedule At Cedar Rapids YMCA During Christmas
A Cedar Rapids YMCA holiday schedule lists activities for prep cadet and older groups. Timed gym and swim sessions run on December 23, 24, 26, 27, 30 and 31 with junior high and senior high slots. Special events include bean feed December 26 and several pool and ping pong tournaments through December 27 and 30. Regular schedule resumes January 2.
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Cedar Rapids
Ray outlines Iowa economic growth as top priority
Governor-elect Robert Ray pledges programs to bolster Iowa’s economy as central to his administration. He seeks local government reform and budget restraint, warning general fund surplus will vanish by mid next year and that no tax increase will be proposed. He stresses targeted spending and economic expansion to fund services while avoiding negativism.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert Ray
Iowa
Ray
General Assembly
Iowa Taxpayers Assn
Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
Four in Swisher Family Injured In 2 Car Crash
Four members of the Swisher family were injured in a two car crash on Highway 218 south of Cedar Rapids Saturday. Shaleen Sterner 47 suffered face and hip injuries Jody Sterner 13 had a head injury Frederick Sterner 49 and Sherayl Sterner 11 had minor injuries Wells 18 of Iowa City driving the other car was treated and released with minor facial injuries. Wells was charged with interfering with oncoming traffic.
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Swisher
Cedar Rapids
Shaleen Sterner
Mercy Hospital
Jody Sterner
Frederick Sterner
Sterner
Sherayl
Iowa
Wells
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