Deaths and memorial notices from Iowa City area
Obituaries list Howard E. Norton 63 of Webster City and Jane G. Gray 68 of Marion among many others across Cedar Rapids Marion and surrounding towns. Details include birthplaces, marriages, service histories, survivors, funeral times and locations, burial plans and memorial funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard E. Norton
12Th Ave
Veterans Administration Hospital
Iowa City
Webster City
Mr. Norton
Mildred Wentzel
Air Force
Sun Oil Co
Iowa Bureau of Labor
Norton
Church of Christ
Izaak Walton League
Ronald W. Norton
Eagle Grove
Foster Funeral Home
Graceland Cemetery
Jane G. Gray
27Th St
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Jane Godfrey
New Market
Wallace Gray
Clarinda
James Steele
Sandra Kay Gray
Gene Vecchione
Valley Stream
N.Y
Michael Marquardt
Lincoln
Neb
Murdoch
Manchester
Albert V. Sill
United Methodist Church
the Gazette
Edgewood
Mary Lucille Downey
St. Mark's Catholic Church
Visitation
Appleton-Vernon’s
John William Peterson IV
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Clinton
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Delaney’s. Decorah
Jane Blekeberg
Olsen-Fjelstuhl's
Morley
Florence Miller
Goettsch’s
Anamosa
The
Cancer Fund
Police group meets to discuss Cedar Rapids towing incident
The Police Protective Association convenes at 1:45 p.m. to review a Tuesday night incident involving police, Luther Trent, and city officials over two cars marked for street storage ordinance violation that were not towed. Trent, former NAACP president, defended his actions while Bergen said he had not ordered a halt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police Protective Association
Cedar Rapids
Floyd) Bergen
Ninth Street
Luther Trent
NAACP
Trent
Bergen
the Gazette
Donald Sawyer
Ninth St. SE
Mississippi
IRS urges careful review of paycheck withholding
The IRS warns taxpayers to reassess withholding as the 1978 tax law cuts many federal taxes and lowers withholding now. Employers use a new form to show exemptions. without updating it, employees keep last year’s number. Personal exemption rises from 750 to 1000 dollars, which generally reduces withholding, though not universally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Leon
Levine
Sam's Pizza Expands to Marion
City brief notes Sam's Pizza opens in Marion offering delivery and seating. Contact 377 4676 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam’s Pizza
Marion
Beef price outlook shifts as frontquarters rise in winter
In a Cedar Rapids Gazette excerpt from January 12 1979 experts note more frontquarters are processed into ground beef as other cuts rise in price. Hindquarters remain costly but offer cheaper steaks in winter as demand for grilling dips. Ted Edwards of Me Too comments that beef prices reflect broader inflation and farmer earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
Ted Edwards
Snow delays ease as Cedar Rapids Marion districts stay open
Snowfall spared most area schools from closures while Cedar Rapids Community and Marion Independent districts kept in service days. Forecasters warn of additional snow and possible freezing drizzle with a southeast wind turning northeast tonight and cold air lingering through the weekend with highs near zero to 15 above.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Marion Independent
Economy Outlook Sees Modest Growth With Inflation Concerns
The department reports 1978 growth slightly under 1977 with adult women rising by 1.7 million, men by 1 million, and teenagers by 200,000 in the labor force. December average work week 35.8 hours, earnings up 0.7 percent. Unemployment fell since Carter's 1977 start, inflation remains top problem, economists foresee a mild recession or steady 2.5 percent growth in 1980.
Iowa official lauds state progress and democracy ideals
Victor Preisser is seen as likely to lead a government group as Ray lauds Iowa progress and public service. Ray emphasizes bipartisan cooperation and notes state achievements in energy, rail, soil conservation, grants, and tax limits while urging citizen participation and registration. He praises Art Neu for loyal leadership as lieutenant governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray
Neu
Branstad
Art Neu
Firefighters ratify Cedar Rapids contract amid wage talks
Local 11 members voted in Cedar Rapids Wednesday and Thursday to approve a one year pact effective July 1. Bill Schwarz says the deal follows President Carter's wage guidelines, with a 7 percent package and shifts toward veterans. Starting pay rises to 11,568 yearly, and police unions also ratified nearby contracts with modest raises and overtime provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Local 11
International Association of Fire Fighters
Cedar Rapids
Bill Schwarz
the Gazette
Carter
Schwarz
Teamsters Local 238
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Gaynor A. Stonebraker
Mount Vernon
Mr. Stonebraker
Genoa
Alma E. Ohlfest
Trinity Lutheran Church
American Legion
Arthur E. Ohlfest
Florence, Ariz
Robert C. Ohlfest
Charles C. Ohlfest
Elk Grove
Ill
Velma Koopmans
San Tansinto
Calif
Morgan Funeral Home
Richard L. Thompson
Mount Hope Cemetery
Independence
American Cancer Society
Amy Lancaster Downing
Second Ave
Bradgate
Clark E. Downing
Turner Crematory
Turner Chapel East
Ernest L. Lombard
Seventh Ave
Cedar Rapids- Marion
Maquoketa
Miriam Carl
Fruehauf Trailer Company
Nash Finch
Rodney
James E. Lombard
Gull Lake
Mich
J. Morrie Steffenson
First United Methodist Church of
Oak Shade Cemetery
Ardis L. Horak
Alburnett
Ardis Pagel
Sumner
Virgil L. Horak
United Methodist Church of
Kings Daughters
Darald Schultz
Wayne
Dale
Ronald
Craig
Ross Pagel
Dallas
Texas
United Methodist
Emerson H. Hobey
Mr. Hobey
Fort Dodge
Elma Maas
Harold Olson
Richard J. Hobey
Iowa
Kurt Rogahn
Gazette
Fri
Administration
Arthur Okun
Alan Greenspan
Greenspan
Viser
Gerald Ford
Okun
Lyndon Johnson
Victor Preisser
Department of Social Services
America
American Transit Union
Municipal Transit Authority
Local 620
American Federation of State
Wayne Clymer
IBEW
Wiley Blvd
Janice Horak
Cedar Rapids Library Staff Association
John E. Lapes
Cedar Falls
Davenport
Cedar Park
Pherson
Ellis Blvd
T6th
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