Annual Mardi Gras Concert at St Joseph’s Linn-Mar
The fourth annual children’s Mardi Gras concert at St Joseph’s Linn-Mar High School will be held Feb 20 from 5 30 p m in the auditorium. A clinic will be conducted the previous day featuring James D Hill of the University of Iowa. Prof Hill will be a soloist the following evening with the Linn-Mar band under Norman Meyer Grimm. No admission will be charged.
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Linn-Mar
St. Joseph's
St. Joseph’s
James
J! D. Hill
University of Iowa
Arnold Verdon
Hill
Linn
St. Marchand. Mary’s
Jerry Curry
Robert Hennessey
Norman Meyer
Elmer Konzen
Gary
admis|Grimm
Sion
Raymond Franklin
Norbert Panek
John Michaloski
Donald Foley
Konzen
Harried Dad Assists as Baby Is Born at Home
Marion police investigate weekend reports of money theft and a possible break in. Ed Berry of Berry's 66 Service on Marion Boulevard reported $100 to $120 stolen between January 29 and February 1. A possible break in at Charlie's Pizza on Tenth Street yielded $4 in change with no sign of forced entry.
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Marion
Ed Berry
Berry
Marion’s Boulevard
Charlie’s Pizza
Tenth Street
Cadillac
Marion Soldier Dies in Viet Nam Gun Accident
A Marion soldier Pic. Henry Gretten 25 died in Vietnam from a gunshot wound to the forehead. The weapon was believed to be accidentally discharged in the billets by another soldier. His wife Angela Gretten lives at 700 Thirty-fifth Street Marion. Survivors include his wife his parents Mr and Mrs James F Gretten plus a son Henry and a daughter Aquelyn Mae. Funeral arrangements through Geyer and Lewis Funeral Home Albia burial Bethel Cemetery. An army telegram reported the casualty occurred Saturday. The article also notes local band activities and school events unrelated to the death.
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Angela
Germany
Thirty-fifth Street
Marion
Gretten
James F. Gretten
Grettens
Pfe. Gretten
David Weller
Linn- Greiten
Mar
Vietnam
Tallcorn Band
State College of Iowa
Cedar Falls
Henry
James
Jac Thusi
Aquelyn Mae
David
Imade
Geyer and Lewis i
Earl Wellers
Rural Funeral Home
Albia
Springville
Bethel Cemetery
Manila Council Seeks 100 Missing Dump Trucks
Seek Trucks Manila AP. The Manila city council begins a search for 100 missing dump trucks valued at $600,000. The trucks reportedly arrived from abroad at Manila harbor last year and customs lacks records. DRIVE SAFELY.
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Manila
Manila Harbor
Four Cedar county youths released after farm house break
Four Davenport juveniles were released to their parents after a Cedar county farm house break. Sheriff Barden said a neighbor saw a flashing light north of Durant and the youths fled in a car until it broke down in Bennett. They were held overnight in Cedar county jail. loot totaled 52 cents. No names released.
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Weal
Gazere
Tipton
Davenport
Cedar County
Cegar
Richard Barden
Durant
Motorist Stricken Near Sigourney Dies of Heart Attack
Guy Schippers 55 a Milan Dr stricken Sunday night while driving east on highway 92 about three miles east of Sigourney Keokuk County Medical Examiner Dr Roy G Gillette ruled heart attack the passenger Fred Garrett of Rock Island struggled to regain control but the car left the road and damaged a Dennis Peiffer farm fence Garrett was hospitalized with non fatal injuries Two break ins Cedar county investigated Lincoln school Stanwood ground level window broken 35 cents taken from a teacher’s desk Thomas Brothers service station West Branch basement window broken $25 stolen
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Sigourney
Milan
Zootorist
Guy Schippers
Highway 92
Keokuk County
Roy G. Gillette
Fred Garrett
Rock Island
Dennis Peiffer
Garret
Garrett
Cedar County
Vocational Agriculture
Lincoln School
Stanwood
Thomas Brothers
West Branch
David Janssen Stars in The Channel 9 Movie Twenty Plus Two
David Janssen headlines the Channel 9 movie Twenty Plus Two airing Monday night at 10 25 on KCRG TV. The program showcases the famed actor in a suspenseful broadcast feature.
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David
Fugitive
Janssen
Channel 9
Kcrg-Tv
Bucket Scuttles 10 Million Marion Jail Doors
Prisoners, including three alleged murderers, jammed the automatic cell doors at Marion county’s new 10 million jai using a mop bucket handle. Workmen cut through a wall to reach them. sheriff says it was not an escape attempt and prisoners were upset about being returned to cells after exercise. Six Navy enlistments reported by Iowa recruiters. High schooler Mes kimen and others shipped to San Diego, plus delayed active duty recruits to report June 9. Second Lt. Hugh F. Forster, son of Earl and family, home on birthday leave after officer training school graduation at Lackland. set for pilot training at Vance AFB.
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Indianapolis
Marion County
Robert Fields
Hugh F. Forster
Earl H. Forster
Northwood Drive
Lackland Air Force Base
Forster
Vance Air Force Base
Okla
Iowa City man Enlists as Builder Third Class
Earl L. Wilson, a former serviceman from Iowa City, enlisted as a builder third class in a special program for training in the construction field. Thomas J. Hutchcroft, son of Mr and Mrs Gene Hutchcroft of 1204 Elmhurst Drive NE, graduated last week from Loras College with a bachelor of arts degree.
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Earl L. Wilson
Iowa City
Thomas J. Hutchcroft
Gene R. Hutch
Elmhurst Drive
Loras College
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Lions Club
Cal Wagner
Iowa Highway Patrol
7Th St
Marion Lions Evening Club
YMCA
Marion Branch
Kenwood
Marion Man
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Pic
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Aryter
Johnjother
Paul Jones
Hillview Drive
Mar- Marion
Jones
Ounce John
John
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Vernon Junior High
Lion-Mar
Aotorist
Thc Motor Car
Allen Motor CO
First Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Owa
Perpetual
FSLIC
Second Avenue
Iowa
Navy
Cedar Rapids Wav
San Diego
William D. Meskimen
Hamilton Street
LaVerne E. Wille
South Amana
Larry D. Fels
Homestead
Douglas A. Reed
Fifth Avenue
Michael O. Leeper
Route One
Davisville, RI
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