Obituary notices of multiple Iowa region residents
Deaths across Iowa include John S. Grassfield 82 of Marion and several others from Blue River Wisconsin Covina California and Lisbon. Services for many are scheduled in Bloomington Muscoda Cedar Rapids Clarence Williamsburg Monticello Vinton and Marion with family survivors spanning spouses children and grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Grassfield
Marion
Bloomington
Ill
Mr. Grassfield
Katherine Taylor
St. Louis
University of Iowa
Daily Iowan
DeWitt Observer
Illinois
Grassfield
Level Masonic Lodge
Central City
Richard
Libertyville
Graham
Rock Point
Ariz
Kenneth L. Freymiller
Blue River
Wis
Freymiller
Sharlene Marquette
Tipton
Wisconsin
St. John’s Catholic Church
Muscoda
Godager
St. John’s Cemetery
H. Kenneth Trosper
Covina
Calif
Trosper
Cedar Rapids
Coggon
Georgia Richardson
Byron W. Richardson
Gene Richardson
Hiawatha
Wilma Barker
Virgie Key
Rochester
Minn
Forest Lawn
West Covina
Marengo
Mildred McBride
DeWitt
N.Y
Hoover-Valentine’s
Stanwood
Anna Wilkins
Chapman's Funeral Home
Clarence
Harper
Marie Strohman
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Sigourney. Reynolds
Williamsburg
Clement A. McBride
Riley's
Muscatine
Visitation
Uhlmann’s
Monticello
Merle L. Postel
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Goettsch's
Victor — Adella Schmidt
McAninch-Fremming
Vinton
Marian Davies
Campbell-Russell Funeral Home
Inez Caraway
Lisbon
Mercy Hospital
Lisbon High School
Danny Caraway
Caraway
Federated Church
Robert
Mary Carstens
Earl Yocum
Morgan Funeral Home
Fred Austin
Lisbon Cemetery
Charles G. Gable
Wapello
Gable
Ruth Margarite Curl
Burlington
Free Methodist Church
Gable Cabinet Shop
Glenn Mann
Jack Ostberg
Ralph Potter
Ralph Todd
South Beloit
Glenn
E. Wayne Ryan
Beatty-Bearle-Murdoch Chapel
Cedar Memorial
The
John Bruna
24Th Ave
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
Japanese dolphin hunt faces global criticism despite tradition
In Kawana Japan 400 dolphins were slaughtered on shore with knives after being driven into a bay. The event follows earlier hunts near Iki Island that drew international furor and U.S. concern over dolphin losses estimated at millions. Local fishermen defend the practice as customary and beneficial to fisheries while Japan tests a mechanical killer whale to deter dolphins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
Kawana
Iki
Kyushu
U.S. Congress
Ancient manuscript hints at early fountain pen concept
Researchers at the Institute of Ancient Manuscripts in Armenia report a 1166 A.D. manuscript image showing a copyist with a bamboo stick containing an empty ball, suggesting an early prototype of the modern writing instrument. The copyist boasted writing 900 lines with a single ink dip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Institute of Ancient Manuscripts
Armenia
Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscription Rates and Policy
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday editions at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa with subscription options including carrier 1s per week and mail rates for Afternoon Editions and Sunday 7 issues at $5 6Y .4 wages 00 52 weeks. No mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Gazette
Associated Press
Baptist minister’s daughter to return home with limits on punishment
In Syracuse a family court judge ordered Shirley Roy sixteen to return to her family with a prohibition on corporal punishment using a shingle. Judge Morris Schneider ruled after finding the Reverend James Roy had disciplined the teenager. The boy’s father also reportedly forbade dancing swimming with boys attending movies or wearing slacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N.Y
Shirley Roy
Onondaga County Family Court
Morris Schneider
James Roy
James Hughes
Roy
Three charged with drunk driving in Linn County arrests
Three individuals faced alcohol related charges in Linn County late Friday into Saturday. Stuart Towe, 21, Nor way, was arrested at 1 10 a.m. on E 70 near the airport and charged with speeding. Dennis Scalf, 31, Amana, treated for a nose injury after a one car crash near Highway 149 and Airport Road, charged with drunk driving and failure to control. Wilma Druce, 45, Keokuk, was arrested at 2 15 a.m. near Sixth Street and 21st Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn
Stuart C. Towe
Norway
Towe
Dennis M. Scalf
Amana
Scalf
St. Luke’s Hospital
Linn County
Wilma M. Druce
Keokuk
Sixth Street
21St Avenue
Vital statistics and extended forecast from the area
Wind and sun timings advance a cool spell with a chance of rain or snow. Extended forecast calls for milder Tuesday, then colder midweek with highs in the 20s and lows in the teens, plus several local birth notices.
Iran oil chief's death highlights Tehran unrest
Acting Osco head Grimm, a Texaco employee, killed in Iran as 22 on a death list threaten exodus. Across Iran, protests fuel clashes with police while Tehrani schools reopen in anti shah demonstrations. Khomeini calls Christians to pray for the shah's overthrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tehran
Ahvaz
Osco
British Petroleum
Shell
Texaco
Gulf
Standard Oil and Mobile
National Iranian Oil Co
Paris
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Iran
SALT talks edge toward pact as summit date looms
U S and Soviet officials say remaining SALT issues must be settled before a summit. Gromyko calls progress likely and notes some points are critical while others are less so. A February meeting had been discussed though no date is fixed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Gromyko
Vance
Theft at Redemption Baptist Church Identified
Assistant pastor Jack Thompkins reported a break in at Redemption Baptist Church 1510 Second St SW between 10 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday. A stained glass window an amplifier and microphone and a silver lid for the communion set were stolen valued at 875 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redemption Baptist Church
Jack Thompkins
Second St
Barn and shed fire reported near Edgewood Road
Firefighters from Hiawatha Marion and Robins responded around 9 p.m. Saturday to a barn and machine shed blaze on 42nd Street NE one mile west of Edgewood Road. The Hiawatha department investigated with few details, and reports indicated several cattle were killed. Owners and cause were not known at press time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiawatha
Marion
Robins
42Nd Street
Edgewood Road
Hiawatha Fire Department
Christmas melody mailed with a singing card
In Madison a group led by Dan Goff offers singing Christmas cards for ten dollars, split among four teens. They perform holiday tunes with custom words, saying they do it for fun and to cover their ad cost. The quartet has done about ten jobs, netting about two dollars fifty per card.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Dan Goff
Goff
Steve
Gary Pressentin
Rick Crosby
Goldwater Challenges Carter Over Treaty Repeal and Taiwan Policy
Barry Goldwater and Cyrus Vance are named as defendants in a constitutional challenge arguing the president cannot unilaterally repeal a treaty without Senate consent. He vows to take the case to the Supreme Court if needed and criticizes U S China statements on Taiwan and the one China policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Cyrus R. Vance
Senate
Supreme Court
Goldwater
United States of America
Cornell College King and Presidential Scholarships Near Deadline
Mount Vernon Iowa Cornell College offers 40 King Scholarships from 4000 to 14320 and 60 Presidential Scholarships from 2000 to 7160 for four years. Deadline is February 1 1979 with SAT or ACT scores and transcripts due by March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Cornell
William Fletcher King
King
Cornell College
Iowa
New Chairman of Cedar Rapids Fire Prevention Panel
Lee Shay, manager of Fandel Alarms, Inc., elected 1979 chairman of the Fire Prevention Committee of the Cedar Rapids Marion Area Chamber of Commerce. Shay succeeds Vern Carie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Shay
Fandel Alarms, Inc
Cedar Rapids-Marion Area
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Anna Christina Haselow
Williams Blvd
Maquoketa
Haselow
Central High School
Dubuque
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Charles Daniel Haselow
Hawkeye
Donald C
Florence L. White
Springfield
Ernest R. White
Waterloo
C.R. Weather
St. Luke's
Dennis Albaugh
Olin
George Fields
30Th St. NE
Donald Cummings
Anamosa
Grant Straub
West 10Th Ave
Robert Hainey
Urbana
Downersville
Roger Carter
Westmont
Earl Edwards
Westview Ave
Sixth St. SW
Second St. NW
Burch Ave
Gretchen Drive
First St. NW
Fourth St. SW
Isis
Casiiscierses Savocasecssis
Link
Grimm
Burdine
Tabriz
Clement Clarke Moore
St. Nicholas
Stewart Funeral Home
First Ave
William J. Stewart
James F. Stewart
John E. Lopes
3Rd Ave
Flowers & Plants
Peck’s Flower Shop
Center Pt. Rd
China
Taiwan
West Germany
Germany
South Korea
Korea
Congress
Novak Monument CO
14Th Ave
John B. Turner & Son
Turner's
East Boo Second Ave
Turner's West
Pierson's Flowershop & Greenhouses, Inc
Ellis Blvd
N.W
Avenue Floral & Botanicals
16Th Ave
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