Deaths of Mt. Vernon Resident Everett Shoemaker and Others
Obituary notices report Everett Leonard Shoemaker 74 of Mt. Vernon died at St. Luke's Hospital. Born Oct 16 1904 in Aledo Illinois he worked 45 years for Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. and belonged to IBEW. Burial Cedar Memorial Cedar Rapids. Other notices list Emma Mead David Henry Jones Edward J Benda Carrie Gendelmann Edna Hanna Dr Fred Montz Stella Ellingson with service details and burial locations across Cedar Rapids Tipton and surrounding towns. Memorial funds requested in lieu of flowers.
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Everett Leonard Shoemaker
Mt. Vernon
St. Luke’s Hospital
Aledo
Ill
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Dorothy Mata Schamberger
Cedar Rapids
Ralph Shoemaker
Los Angeles
Edgar Shoemaker
Menota
Morgan’s
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
First Lutheran Church
Edna B. Hanna
Maple Drive
Leavenworth
Kan
Frank Hanna
Oelwein
Hanna
Auto Electric Company
Edgewood Baptist Church
Joe C. Ainsworth
Norman K. Hanna
Independence
Turner’s Chapel West
Roger Goodson
Woodlawn
Turner Chapel West
Edgewood Baptist Memorial Fund
Fred J. Montz
Clarence
Arlington
London
Montz
Aly’s Mollart
Tipton
C.R. Montz
Bismarck
N.D
Leta Montz
Wanda Montz
Zion United Church of Christ
Londen
Lowden Cemetery
Chapman's Funeral Home
Jury finds Cedar Rapids officer justified in shooting
A federal jury in Cedar Rapids ruled that police officer William Hintz acted properly when he shot fleeing armed robber Edward Heiderscheid during a Feb. 13, 1975, log Cabin Tavern robbery. Heiderscheid later pleaded guilty to robbery without aggravation and served time. he also sues Hintz for damages claiming excessive force and failure to warn.
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Cedar Rapids
Edward Heiderscheid
Center Point
Anamosa
Heiderscheid
William C
Hintz
Police Department
Linn
Man reunites with rescuer after 26 years in Alaska crash
Irvine resident Lionel Levin traced theDog-sled rescuer who saved him after a 1953 F-94 crash near Galena Alaska. Edgar Nollner Sr. a white haired Athabaskan elder, recalled the crash and saved Levin and Lt Royer before taking them to Galena.
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Irvine
Calif
Lionel Levin
Levin
Air Force
Galena
Alaska
Fairbanks
Nome
Robert Royer
Royer
Anchorage
Suzanne
Levins
Edgar Nollner Sr
Noller
Pipe Fallsat Iowa Plant Killing Two Workers
A five ton pipe weighing about four to five tons fell 240 feet at the Iowa Southern Utilities plant near Chillicothe Wapello County killing two workers. One victim Crete B Hastings of Floris the other unnamed. Two others were injured. The pipe fell from upper levels of the main structure around 3 p m. The cause is unknown.
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Chillicothe
Iowa Southern Utilities
Wapello County
Ottumwa
Crete B. Hastings
Floris
Clinton resident arrested for drunk driving on Friday
Lynn E. Markham a 24 year old Clinton resident was arrested Friday at 7 40 p m on a drunk driving charge at Second Avenue and L Street SW according to a police report.
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Lynn E. Markham
Clinton
Second Avenue
L Street
Eighth Avenue
Second Street
Cedar Rapids Firefighters, City Break Off Over Salary Talk
The Cedar Rapids Fire Department and city negotiators met with a federal mediator to isolate a problem area in wage talks. Local 11 members rejected a tentative contract, 140 members strong, and a follow up session is set for 10 a.m. Tuesday at the IE Tower.
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Cedar Rapids
IE Tower
International Association of Fire Fighters
Local 11
Opposition to U.S. civil defense upgrade voiced in Congress
A congressional opponent warns that reacting to Soviet civil defense talk with a major U.S. effort is neither strategically sound nor necessary. The report notes the Umbrella Museum in Gignese Italy, showcasing the town's long history of umbrella making.
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Washington
U.S
Italy
Gignese
Vital statistics and weather snapshot with local notices
Weather details show SW wind at 7 mph, sun events, and a forecast of clear to partly cloudy days with temperatures in the teens and 20s. Local vital statistics list several January births and a California birth, plus multiple incident and emergency call summaries with times and locations.
Blaze House Promptly Contained as Freezing Firefighters Battle Cold
Fire broke out in a brick structure at 707 Fifth Ave SE. A Labrador mix dog was rescued and in good condition. Two neighboring houses evacuated around 7 30 p m due to smoke. Fire confined to the structure. cause under investigation. Fire teams faced ice, frozen hydrants, and walls burning like a chimney. Red Cross provided food and shelter for evacuees.
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Fifth Ave
Asst
James Usher
Usher
Asher
American Red Cross
The
Red Cross
Three Prairie High Students Arrested Over $750 Theft
Police arrested two 18 year old men and a 16 year old juvenile after a cash box containing $750 disappeared from the Prairie High School main office. The box was placed by employee Clar Krumrei, with others present in the office. The trio were charged with theft in the second degree. Clark and Lockhart were jailed briefly before release, the juvenile handed to the Youth Bureau.
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Prairie High School
Clar Krumrei
Krumrei
Charles D. Clark
Bob E. Lockhart
Amana
Clark
Lockhart
Linn County
Youth Bureau
Summit leaders weigh Britain China arms and trade deals
The four leaders discussed possible British sales to China including Harrier jump jets and up to 2 billion in commerce in power plants computers and steel mills. Officials noted neutrality on the Harrier sale by the United States while cautions were raised by West Germany.
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China
Callaghan
U.S
Carter
Iran
Persian Gulf
Africa
Hunt
Cold weather demands higher livestock feed and wind protection
Farmers should raise hay and grain rations as temperatures drop below zero. For every ten degrees below zero add three pounds hay and 3/4 pounds corn plus six pounds silage per cattle head, with hogs gaining one extra pound daily. Windbreaks aid cattle, and thin cows are more vulnerable.
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Ryder
Eldon Hans
Vinton
Hans
Cleveland kiss costs couple 51 dollars in tow
Patrolman Graven and a partner found a double parked car downtown with a couple kissing. They warned, ticketed, and towed after the pair ignored pleas to move. The tow required payment of 51 dollars, which the couple finally acknowledged before resuming their romance.
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Cleveland
UPI
Thomas Graven
Graven
Mac
Justice Center
Cedar Rapids Gazette Details and Postal Information
The Cedar Rapids Gazette founded in 1883 lists its address at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa with Sunday publication. It notes second class postage and subscription rates including weekly and yearly options and limits on subscriptions outside Gazette carrier areas.
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The
Gazette Company
Third Ave SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
States
Gazette
Associated Press
Also Mentioned on This Page
Belle Plaine
Edward J. Benda
Hrabak Funeral Home
National Cemetery
Vining
Carrie Gendelmann
Peace Church of Christ United
Bennett
Rural Inland Cemetery
Sheets and Son
Stella Ellingson
C Ave
Newhall
Norway
George Brush
Robert Jilek
Robert Tilden
John E. Lapes
Srd Ave
C.R. Weather
Gregory Outlaw
19Th St. SE
Wesley Williams
Tower Terrace Lodge
St. Luke's
Kenneth Vawter
Manhattan Beach
Nick Fischer
Fischer
James W. Reardons
21St St. NW
Seminole Ave
Sixth Avenue SE
Knollwood Drive
Cobban Court
Block Towne House Drive
Central Station
Helmut Schmidt
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
France
Hamak Hotel
Wilson Food Co
Fred Toplikar
Wilson Foods
the Gazette
Darrell Axtell
Toplikar
Cedar Park
Pierson’s Flowershop & Greenhouses, Inc
Ellis Blvd
N.W
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