Old garage re visited by death in Cedar Rapids
The July 1938 Cedar Rapids murder suicide at 815 Fifth Ave SE involved Herbert Shafer and Vernon Barta. Barta and funeral director Frank Monahan confronted Shafer after car problems. Shafer shot Barta then killed himself after retrieving a .45 from his safe. Police noted two guns and two self-inflicted skull wounds, and the case was labeled murder death by own action.
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T.J. Mayfield
Fifth Avenue SE
Fifth Ave. SE
Herbert Shafer
Shafer
Funeral Home
Vernon
Vernon Barta
Gazette
Frank Monahan
Barta
Monahan
Bill Stewart
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Browning hearing set in murder case
Bond set at 150000 for King Browning after his arrest for the shotgun slaying of T J Mayfield. A preliminary hearing is scheduled Jan 23 at 4 pm in Linn District Court with probation issues noted by a parole officer.
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King Junior Browning
T.J. Mayfield
Linr District Court
Browning
First Avenue Division
Thomas Koehler
Fifth Ave. SE
Mayfield
Fifth Avenue
Lula Heating and Air Conditioning Inc
Lu Ja
FMC
Rita Knight
Link-Belt
Lucille Kenney
Harold Swailes
Jon Cameron
Koehler
Cameron
the Gazette
Arkansas
Head Start elects Nancy Bails as Hawk Eye Policy Council chair
Nancy Bails of Coralville is elected chairman of the Hawk Eye Area Community Action Head Start Policy Council, representing Johnson County for a one year term. Other officers include Debbie Grendler of Vinton as vice chairman for Benton County and Sandy Groth of Shellsburg as secretary for Iowa County, with Janet Kovarik of 1802 Washington Ave SE in Johnson County as treasurer. The council includes community members and Head Start parents, with each member representing a center committee across five counties. Head Start serves 183 families in Benton Jones Iowa Johnson and Linn counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Bails
Coralville
Hawkeye
Bails
Johnson County
Benton County
Debbie Grendler
Vinton
Iowa County
Sandy Groth
Shellsburg
Janet Kovarik
Washington Ave
Head Start
Benton, Jones, Iowa
Johnson and Linn Counties
Bontty Named Illustrious Potentate Of El Kahir Shrine
Edmund Bontty was elected Wednesday night as the 77th potentate of El Kahir Shrine with over 200 members attending the annual meeting. He succeeds Marvin Hart and brings in Assistant Police Chief James Barnes as Oriental guide. Other divan officers include Vincent Crawford chief rabban Max Steege assistant rabban and Warren Davis high priest and prophet. George Chmelicek treasurer and W. Robert Cherry recorder were re elected. Beatty operates a livestock grain business on 1200 acres with his son and is active in Masonry including Fairest Chapter Eastern Star Fairfax.
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Edmund Bontty
Edgewood Road
el Kahir Shrine
Bontty
Marvin Hart
el Kahir
George A. Chmelicek
W. Robert Cherry
Beatty
el Kabir Shrine
Pioneer Village Seeks Volunteers at Lindale Mall Booth
Pioneer Village invites volunteers of all ages to join an historical preservation project. A promotional booth will be at Lindale Mall today Friday and Saturday during mall hours. Contact the office at 398-5104 to sign up.
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Pioneer Village
Lindale Mall
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Kurt Rogahn
Frank W. Barta
Mercy Hospital
Coe
Dot Hinman
Coe’s
Armstrong's
Radio Shack
Vosr
Duofone
Feat
Rte
Iowa
Fairest
Order of Eastern Star
Fairfax
York Rite
Gotte Company Pubils
S Third Ave
Cedarapids
Associated Press
AP News
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