Luther College professor Chellis Evanson dies after long illness
Chellis N Evanson 86 of Decorah a Luther College faculty member for 47 years died Friday at Lutheran Hospital La Crosse Wisconsin after a long illness He was born May 16 1896 in Callender Iowa married Ruth Larson in Decorah on June 9 1920 She died in 1982 He joined Luther College in 1919 after earning a history degree from Luther He held master and doctorate degrees from the University of Iowa and served in the Naval Reserves He was history professor department chair assistant dean of men first director of the college news bureau and served on the Decorah school board and community concert association He is survived by a son Chellis Jr two daughters Marilyn Veglahn Beth Kabat four grandchildren and one great grandchild Services were held Monday in Decorah.
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Decorah
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Brainerd
Minn
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St. James
Beth Kabat
la Crosse
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Long Lake
Minnesota
Springville
St. Luke’s Hospital
Coin
Walter S. Gatewood
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Evelyn Triebel
J.P. Galway Co
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el Kahir Temple
Scottish Rite
York Rite
Mizpah Lodge
Bruce Lodge
Ralph Griffith
Richard A
Sharon Ann Wade
Ames
Donald L
Troutdale
Ore
Cedar Memorial Chapel of
Gordon Packard
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
American Lung Association
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Marion Eugene Redman
Bowling St
Grant County
Mary Pigman
Eugene
Harnischfeger
Methodist Church
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The
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Rockwell City
Sherry Birkey
Manson
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Calvin
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Ariz
Terry
Douglas
Kimberly City
Clifton Mark
Lillian Torgerson
Gilman
Geneva Tuerke
Tucson
Larry
Madison
Ferryville
Bruce Funeral Home
Northlawn
American Cancer Society
10Th St
Turner Chapel West
Vital Statistics and Local Fire Medical Calls
Birth notices from multiple families in Iowa locations including Susan and Les Feyera at 5544 Klinger St SW and Janet Schroeder at 7408 Parkwood Lane NE list several daughters and sons. Grandparents named. other births recorded in Bettendorf Spirit Lake and Marion areas. Fire calls and medical emergencies cited with times and street addresses in Cedar Rapids area.
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Janet
Steven Schroeder
Parkwood Lane
Vicki
Darrel Whiting
18Th St
Julie
Ray Redmond
Marion
Joan
Leslie Baych
A Ave
Michelle
Darrell Bentley
Kelburn Lane
Donna
Kim Holland
Boxwood Lane
Jean
Dennis Driscoll
Mechanicsville
Penney Cumberlin
Vinton
Bettendorf
Mary Ellen
Dennie Fritz
Lois Kammerman
Harbet Ave
Spirit Lake
Jeff Athey
Ann Bristow
Elmhurst Drive
Glenn Athey
Tower Terrace Mobile Home Park
E.W. Bates
Springville
Iowa City
Nancy
Duane Caylor
Rodger Caylor
Alpine Road
15Th Ave
Third Street
D Ave
Thompson Drive
Memorial Drive
Federal unions oppose plan to enroll workers in Social Security
Union leaders criticized a proposal to bring new federal workers into Social Security as harmful and unfair. Retired Treasury veteran Charles Morris urged participation, citing rising pensions, while postal unions warned the move would burden workers. Experts noted large unfunded liabilities in civil service retirement and current Social Security deficits.
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House
Ways and Means Subcommittee On Social Security
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Robert White
National Alliance of Postal and Federal Employees
Moe Biller
American Postal Workers Union
National Commission On Social Security Reform
Vincent Sombrotto
Sylvester Schieber
Employee Benefit Research Institute
Civil Service
Branstad signs Gilson extradition for Iowa City case
Governor Branstad has signed extradition papers to return Tami Gilson to Iowa to face probation violation charges. Texas officials say the papers must yet be approved by the Texas governor and an extradition hearing held in Bexar County. Gilson, 22, and Rick Thompson, 34, were arrested in San Antonio after a disturbance call. Gilson previously faced a wanton neglect charge for leaving her 4 year old daughter Bobbi Jo Kirkwood in a church vestibule last July. Thompson is charged with aggravated assault. both are jailed in Bexar County.
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Johnson County
Iowa City
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Tami Marie Gilson
Gilson
San Antonio
Texas
Austin
Branstad
Bexar County
Rick Thompson
Thompson
Bobbi Jo Kirkwood
Bill Berchelmann
the Gazette
Clemens Erdahl
Cedar Rapids teen charged after schoolyard assault
A 16 year old Kennedy High student was arrested and charged with simple assault after two Harding Junior High students reported a pickup truck swerved at them and the driver beat one boy near Northbrook Drive NE. The Kennedy youth was released to his parents.
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Harding Junior High
Kennedy High School
Northbrook Drive
Harding
Kennedy
Governor proposes weatherizing Iowa homes with oil overcharge funds
Des Moines Bureau Gov Terry Branstad urged using a 2 462 000 oil overcharge refund for weatherization of elderly and low income Iowa homes. The fund share from 200 million collected due to 1973 81 price violations could benefit about 3 000 houses under a five program federal mandate.
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Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Lowa
Branstad
Northwestern Bell rate hearing draws no protestors
In Des Moines the Iowa Commerce Commission held the first of three hearings on Northwestern Bell's proposed 49.7 million dollar rate increase. No customers attended the session, and company counsel David Sather called the turnout indicative of satisfied service while the decision is slated for June.
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Northwestern Bell
Iowa Commerce Commission
Bell
Panel suggests suspension for former Sigourney counselor
The Iowa Professional Teaching Practices Commission recommended indefinite suspension of Wayne Yohn Jr. from teaching after allegations he made sexual advances to male students. The panel will forward its action to the state Board of Educational Examiners and said he must obtain counseling and show that misconduct would not recur before returning to teaching.
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Yohn
Wellman Officials Debate Action on Gas Bill Delinquents
Wellman city officials discuss measures to collect $3,000 in delinquent gas bills. Council members consider turning off water to pressure nonpayers and assess options for residents who rely on wood burning while still paying utilities.
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Robert Hall
Wellman City
Doug Slaughbaugh
Thought for Today by Mother Teresa on loneliness
A meditation on loneliness as a severe form of poverty attributed to Mother Teresa, Nobel Prize winning missionary, highlighting the sting of being unwanted and isolated.
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Mother Teresa
Hopkinton Woman Dies After Friday Morning Crash
A two vehicle crash on Highway 151 Friday morning north of Anamosa claimed the life of Hopkinton resident Jacqueline Feltes 31. She died at 5 55 p m Tuesday at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Also killed were JoAnn Beasley 46 of Monticello and John C Sutter 20 of East Dubuque Illinois. Feltes husband Ronald J Feltes 38 is listed in fair condition at University Hospitals. The Iowa State Patrol report notes Sutter crossed the center line and struck Feltes vehicle broadside about 6 25 a m Friday.
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Hopkinton
Jacqueline Feltes
University of Iowa
Iowa City
JoAnn Beasley
Monticello
John C. Sutter
East Dubuque, II
Ronald J. Feltes
Iowa State Patrol
Feltes
Highway 151
Sutter
Correction notice addresses twins birth and Gazette errors
Rebecca and Rick Sasek announce the birth of twins a son and a daughter born Feb 4 at St Luke s Hospital The Gazette issues a correction clarifying a previous birth notice and invites complaints about accuracy fairness and completeness by phone 398-8313
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Rick Sasek
St. NE
St. Luke’s Hospital
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