Deaths Mrs Clayton Flynn 1892 1969
Mrs Frances Ruth Flynn 8s of 253 13th St NW died Thursday night at St Luke's after brief illness. Born January 14 1892 in Mount Pleasant she married Clayton Flynn January 13 1910 in Toledo. Survivors include son Edward Mechanicsville daughter Mrs Raymond Hanson three grandchildren seven great grandchildren and brother Edward Breazeale. Services Monday 130 p.m. Henderson Funeral Home Toledo burial Pleasant Hill Cemetery Toledo officiated by Rev Wesley Lawrence. Oelwein Eva Werdel 71 Monday 1030 a.m. Sacred Heart gym visitation Sunday Brant Kern’s after 11 a.m. with Scripture service at 8 p.m. Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton
Frances Ruth) Flynn
13Th St. NW
St. Luke's Hospital
Flynn
Mount Pleasant
Clayton Flynn
Toledo
Henderson Funeral Home
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Wesley Lawrence
Otterbern United Methodist Church
Local JA gains support and sets leadership conference
Cedar Rapids area business and industry increase backing for Junior Achievement. Forrest Mykleby reports JA operating fund contributions at 38,216 toward an 80,000 goal, up about 5 percent from last year as efforts broaden the donor base. Al Williams says local leaders will join the National Business Leadership Conference in Los Angeles on April 10 with Fortune magazine and JA. Doug Murdock notes local JA companies exceed the national average with 612 in yearly sales versus 600 nationally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Forrest Mykleby
JA Board of Directors
Mykleby
al Williams
Los Angeles
Fortune Magazine
National Business Hall of Fame
Doug Murdock
Linn County Moves Offices and Local Thefts Report
Linn County Auditor and Assessor offices will move next week to Courthouse South at 930 First St SW with closures for the move and a Lincoln Birthday holiday. A theft at Liebke and Hoyt on 225 Second Ave SE saw 27 sterling forks valued at 7535.75 stolen, leaving behind pewter forks. Two drunk driving arrests were reported in Linn County, while Franklin Junior High students Benesh and others won at the Evening Optimist Club divisional oratorical contest, advancing to zone competition with $500 district scholarships at stake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Auditor and Assessor
Third Avenue
First St
Abraham Lincoln
Courthouse South
Liebke and Hoyt
Second Ave
Evening Optimist Club
Cedar Rapids
Optimist International
Webb
Weaver
Franklin Junior High
Benesh Sentenced Darren L Benesh in Linn County Jail Case
Darren L Benesh age 19 of 1817 C St SW was sentenced Friday to 180 days in Linn County Jail with 120 days suspended. He will serve 60 days with work release five days weekly and remains on probation to continue.
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Darren L. Benesh
C St. SW
Linn County
Benesh
Contest over military registration heats up in Senate
Landau accuses Carter of using women to drive the controversy over registering men. Hatfield and McGovern vow to lead opposition. Cranston, Nunn, and other senators push for a clear stance on whether men should be registered without linking to women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landau
Carter
Mark Hatfield
R-Ore
George McGovern
D-S.c
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Senate
Cranston
Sam Nunn
D-Ga
Armed Services Manpower Subcommittee
Congress
Nunn
Iowa Senators Split on Draft Registration Debate
Iowa’s Sen. Culver opposes peacetime registration and favors improved planning and information systems, while Sen. Jepsen supports registration but opposes women’s conscription. Both cite manpower needs and reserve and guard reinforcement as key goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Senators
Fairfax citizens seek more police protection request
Fairfax residents petition the City Council to boost police protection amid rising burglaries. Council defers action and files the petition while Capt. Darrold Smith urges neighborhood vigilance and a Neighborhood Watch program. Literature will be mailed with water bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfax
Fairfax City Council
District Court Hands 10 Year Suspended Sentence
David M. Roher a 38 year old from Anamosa received a 10 year suspended sentence in Linn District Court after pleading guilty to second degree burglary for a July 23 break in at Arling Hughes Marion home. He was placed on five years probation to the Department of Corrections and ordered to four months at the Community Correctional Center with restitution to complete probation terms. In a separate action Thomas J Hildebrandt 25 of 2200 Buckingham Drive NW had a false use of a financial instrument charge dismissed in a plea bargain, will plead guilty to third degree theft and must make restitution for a car lease security using a credit card on Nov 13 at Rapids Chevrolet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David M. Roher
Anamosa
Linn
Arling Hughes
Route 2
Marion
Roher
Department of Correctional Services
Thomas J. Hildebrandt
Buckingham Drive
Soviet Troops Tighten Control in Afghanistan
Soviet forces said to need three to four months to overcome Afghan resistance as thousands of civilians accompany troops to run the government. With 90,000 troops estimated, forces shifted across Afghanistan while overall numbers rise and a possible withdrawal remains unclear.
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Afghanistan
Moscow
Kabul
State Department
East
Europe
Soviet Union
Gazette carrier service cuts area mail subscriptions
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists changes to carrier service and subscription pricing. The measure affects local delivery and weekly costs while the Associated Press retains exclusive rights to local news republication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Trachtas appeal to high court over Cedar Rapids airport leasehold
Iowa Supreme Court will hear an appeal filed by Marvin F. and Karen P. Trachta of a January condemnation award. Linn County jury set their leasehold loss at 25,000 for a 55 acre parcel taken for the Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport, with April 6 1979 as the taking date and a lease expiring March 1 1982. The couple had sought 125,000 and originally asked 250,000 before reductions, while other suits continue alleging illegality and seeking higher awards for Edwin F. and Blanche D. Trachta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin F
Karen P. Trachta
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Supreme Court
Linn
Linn District Court
Edwin F
Blanche D. Trachta
Springville Man Trapped Seven Hours After Creek Bed Crash
Larry D. Thurston, 23, of Springville, spent about seven hours trapped in his car after it left Highway 151 near the Apple Creek bridge. He was listed in fair condition late Friday at St. Luke's Hospital with frostbite, a broken collarbone, cuts, bruises, and breathing problems. The car was found not easily visible from the road and the crash remains under sheriff's investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springville
St. Luke’s Hospital
Larry D. Thurston
Thurston
Linn
Man robbed in Cedar Rapids alley near Safari Lounge
Leonard Biderman 61 of Route 2 Cedar Rapids reported a robbery in the 1600 block of J Street SW near the Safari Lounge about 6 40 p m Friday. A man with a nylon stocking over his head dragged him from his car and fled south with his wallet and keys. The bandit, described as white, about 5 10 and 175 to 180 pounds, had something in his right hand wrapped as if with a bandage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Biderman
Cedar Rapids
J Street
Biderman
City briefs and notices from local events and ads in Cedar Rapids
The page lists a rescheduled Bikeways committee meeting at City Hall with subcommittee topics development education and funds. It notes events including the Benton County American Legion Scholarship Benefit Dance in Keystone Iowa with The Silver Dollars, a self esteem program by Barksdale, Vacation Bible School options at Longbranch Convention Center, and various ads for cruises trips diamond jewelry chess events and a new Cedar Centre Psychiatric Group opening in Cedar River Tower Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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City Hall
Benton County American Legion
Turner Hall
Keystone
Iowa
R. Paul Penningroth
Robert W. Shultice
Hunter H. Comly
Cedar Centre Psychiatric Group
Cedar River Tower
First Avenue
First Street
Cedar Rapids
Spark blamed for deadly explosion in Anthon repair shop
Authorities attributed the blast to a spark from an electric scrubber that ignited gasoline used to clean a shop floor. Dennis Brown 22 of Oto, an employee of Gene Wright Cattle Co., was killed. Dale Leferce 33 in critical, Keith Wright 29 in serious, and Rusty Ketelsen 20 in good condition were treated at St. Luke's Hospital in Sioux City.
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Anthon
UPI
Woodbury County Sheriff's Office
Sioux City
Dennis Brown
Oto
Gene Wright Cattle Co
St. Luke's Hospital
Dale Leferce
Keith Wright
Rusty Ketelsen
Apartment Blaze Damages Kitchen in John Malone Nest
A fire at 3000 J St SW caused extensive kitchen damage and heavy smoke to Malone's apartment. Neighbors' units saw light smoke damage after fire crews were alerted by multiple calls at 8:40 p.m. Fire officials noted grease overheated on a stove as the fire source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Malone
J St
Winter Storm Targets Southern Plains to Midwest Realities
A major winter weather system sweeps from the southern plains into the lower Ohio Valley with snow across Missouri and Kansas. Tennessee and Mississippi see freezing rain and sleet, while southern Gulf Coast reports rain. Travel advisories issued. northeastern Arkansas and Kentucky brace for heavy snow. Florida warms to the 70s as the Southwest enjoys mild conditions.
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Gulf Coast
Plains
Ohio Valley
Mississipi
Tennessee
Missouri
Springfield
Kansas
Alabama
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Kentucky
Atlantic Seaboard
Florida
Arizona
California
Vital Statistics: births and incidents in Cedar Rapids and area
The report lists multiple births for Pamela and Leroy Evans of Shellsburg and other couples, including The resa and Danny Young, Patty and Gary Weikley, and several Cedar Rapids residents. It also logs Friday incidents: an accidental alarm at Edgewood Road NE, odor at Third Ave SE, several medical emergencies, and a dumpster incident at Southgate Court Sw with times ranging from 10:26 am to 7:05 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pamela
Leroy Evans
Shellsburg
Theresa
Danny Young
Anamosa
Patty
Gary Weikley
18Th St. NE
Edgewood Road
Third Ave
Second Ave
Southgate Court
Club cancels 80 Macbride fisheree
The Lake Macbride ice fisheree is canceled by the Outdoor Wildlife Club on advice of the Corps of Engineers and Macbride Park Rangers. President Roy Torode cites insufficient ice. the event, moved from Jan 23 to Feb 17 due to thin ice, is officially called off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Macbride
Outdoor Wildlife Club
Roy Torode
Gordon Ave
Corps of Engineers
Macbride Park Rangers
Torode
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Oelwein
Eva Werdel
Sacred Heart Gymnasium
Brant-Kern’s
Louis A. Pernicka
Linwood St
Sixth Street
33Rd Avenue
Joseph C. McElliott
Fifth Ave
Eighth Avenue
Ron Webb
Natalie Weaver
Keri Hornbuckle
Kenton Thompson
Bruce VanderSander
Franklin
Larry Fenneman
Tom Whitters
Ron Rath
The
Hawkeye Toastmaster Club
Dorothy Williams
Washington
John C
Culver
Roger W. Jepsen
Senate Armed Services Committee
Jepsen
Darrold Smith
Hildebrandt
Rapids Chevrolet
Trachtas
High Court
Meg
Samantha
Rose
Barksdale
Longbranch Convention Center
Christian Book Store
Siegel’s
Cubs
Pittsburgh
Moose
Natchez
New Orleans
Deep South
Vicksburg
Biloxi
Mobile
D.J
Chicago
Knight Hall
2Nd Avenue SE
Adv
Spark
C.R. Weather
Cccesserseereseeee
St. Luke's
Shirley
Ronald Hunt
William E
Isobel A. Mack
Sheri L
Thomas L. Goad
Brenda A
Rodney J. Thomas
Christine C
Danny L. Sain
Diana K
Michael D. St. Germain
Linda K
Steven J. Larson
Elaine C
Jay A. Yeast
Marilyn A
James P. Hopgus
Richard L. Biwer
Patricia A. Gardner
David M. King
Regina M. Crabb
Stephen D. Swearingen
Betty J. Fowler
Stephen D. Mozingo
Janice A. Tiedt
James B. Schnittjer
Delhi
Sandra S. Silver
Central City
Eighth St. NW
Cedar Park
JWER
John E. Lapes
Pierson’s
Floweshop & Greenhouses, Inc
Ellis Blvd
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