Deaths and funeral notices across Iowa region
Obituary notices list Jemond R. Aldrich and multiple other residents from Marion and surrounding towns, with details on ages birthplaces survivors and funeral arrangements. The list notes memorial funds and calling hours at various chapels and churches, including Golden Congregational near Ryan and Cedar Memorial Park services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jemond R. Aldrich
East Post Road
Marion
St. Luke’s Hospital
Coggon
Ryan
James Michalec
Cedar Rapids
Patty Newhouse
Sylvia Huffman
Dean
Marvin
Central City
Raymond Garner
Monticello
Ronald
Milton
Coggan
Golden Congregational Church
Oluf Kongshaug
Golden Cemetery
Murdoch Chapel
Eastern Star Masonic Home
Third St
Boone
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Fraternity House Fire at ISU Causes Heavy Damage
Fire at the Phi Gamma Delta house on Iowa State University campus destroyed the three story structure. Winds gusting to 30 mph hindered firefighting efforts and damaged equipment froze. About 50 students evacuated into 6 degree cold as damage exceeded 100000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
We Phi Gamma Delta
Iowa State University
Ralph Parks
Parks
Clarifications Corrections Notice in Gazette Calendar
The Gazette lists a Westside Delegation concert at Jefferson High School for tonight but this is incorrect. A correction will be published in this space after reviewing the reporting accuracy and complaints procedures. Phone 398 8313.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson High School
Gazette
Tests Probe Wild Morning Glory Seeds in Popeye Popcorn
Iowa Department of Agriculture tests are underway on foreign material found in a two pound bag of Popeye popcorn bought at the Eagle's store on Mount Vernon Road SE. Fred R. Johnson reported black seeds in the yellow popcorn and says wild morning glory seeds are hallucinogens. Delmer Duffy confirmed the bag contained black foreign seeds and notes no recall yet as the product isn’t proven hazardous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Eagle’s
Mount Vernon Road
Fred R. Johnson
Fourth Ave. SE
Linn County Health Department
Health Department
Delmer Duffy
Cedar Rapids
Johnson
About-face on 65-foot double-trailer trucks approved
Iowa Transportation Commission on a 5-0 vote approved 65-foot twin-trailer trucks on interstates in Iowa and proposed rules to extend the lanes on other roads. The measure, effective May 1 unless blocked by the Legislature, aligns state rules with a Supreme Court ruling. Chairman Robert Rigler urged a one-sentence change to permit designation of additional highways for the rigs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
API
Iowa Transportation Commission
Iowa
Supreme Court
Robert Rigler
New Hampton
Vital Statistics Birth Announcements Gathered
A list of birth notices includes Jan. 14 Carol and Donald Malecek a son Allview Drive SW Jan. 15 Kimberly Day a daughter 1802 B St SW Jan. 15 Jane A. Walton a son 1644 A Ave NE Peggy and Keith Meyer Springville a son Mary Rae and Gary N. Haster 407 22nd St NW a son Peggy and Wayne Andrews 975 12th St Marion a son Jan. 11 Grandmother Evelyn Oberreuter Watkins. Names listed: Roy J. Stover Rebecca A. Krekeler Thomas E. Carney Sharon M. Sonka Cedar Rapids Douglas E. Major Carol L. Golden Marion Richard C. Coleman Crystal L. Elkins Toddville John R. Boyles Cedar Rapids Diane M. Kurth Hiawatha John F. Sobehrad Susan J. Kidd Bastrop TX.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane A. Walton
Ave
Peggy
Keith Meyer
Springville
Mary Rae
Gary N. Haster
22Nd St. NW
Wayne Andrews
12Th St
Marion
Roy J. Stover
Rebecca A. Krekeler
Thomas E. Carney
Sharon M. Sonka
Cedar Rapids
Douglas E. Major
Carol L. Golden
Richard C. Coleman
Crystal L. Elkins
Toddville
John R. Boyles
Diane M. Kurth
Hiawatha
John F. Sobehrad
Susan J. Kidd
Bastrop
Texas
Carole Lombard Dies in 1942 Nevada Air Crash
On this date in 1942 Carole Lombard mother and twenty others were killed in a commercial airliner crash near Las Vegas Nevada. Lombard was the wife of actor Clark Gable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carole Lombard
Las Vegas
Nev
Miss Lombard
Clark Gable
Conflicting testimony on Masterson's state of mind
In the Jesse Masterson trial, witnesses described his mental state after the July stabbing and kidnapping. The defense contends intoxication may have erased criminal intent, while police accounts note moments of lucidity and fluctuating focus during interviews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masterson
Jesse Masterson
Cedar Rapids
Linn
John Eadie
Thomas
Hiawatha
Schmidt
Eadie
Robert Manchester
Susan
Manchester
Budget cuts hit Iowa Job Service workers and offices
About 273 employees will be laid off and 41 offices closed as Reagan budget cuts take effect. The action affects over 24 000 unemployed Iowans, with most closures in eastern Iowa. Only 34 offices will remain open statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Manchester
Maquoketa
Monticello
Oecelwein
Sigourney
Shearer
Iowa
Mason City
Charles City
Waterloo
Webster City
Fort Dodge
Storm Lake
Sheldon
Spencer
Sioux City
Decorah
Dubuque
Clinton
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Muscatine
Iowa City
Marshalltown
Ames
Shenandoah
Council Bluffs
Atlantic
Creston
Perry
Oskaloosa
Ottumwa
Centerville
Fairfield
Burlington
Fort Madison
Keokuk
Carroll
Newton
1981 Prices Rise Modest While Money Supply Surges
The December wholesale price index rose 0.3 percent keeping 1981’s price increases at the lowest in four years with food and energy leading gains. In the same period, the money supply jumped $9.8 billion in the week ending January 6, sparking market turmoil and prompting Fed scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Labor Department
David Jones
Aubrey G. Lanston & Co
Fed
Federal Reserve Board
Heating tips to prevent sprinkler pipe breaks in cold
Cedar Rapids Fire Prevention Bureau leader Lt Phillip Saunders warns that heating unheated spaces containing sprinkler pipes can prevent costly breaks. Fifteen calls were logged between Jan 9 and Friday for frozen pipes, mainly in unheated attics and entryways. Saunders suggests opening closet doors or using a portable electric heater if no other heat source exists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Saunders
Cedar Rapids
Saunders
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company, published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406. Subscription rates include carrier 1.65 per week and mail plans from 8.054 weeks to 52 weeks. Associated Press retains exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches. USPS 095680
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
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Steine’s
Lutheran
Guttenberg
Alfred F. Christoph
Tuecke-Allen’s
Mary C. Hornung
George L. Gay
First United Methodist Church of
Lamont — Bernadette Koch
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
St. Albert’s Cemetery
Fawcett’s
Blanche M. Ehne
North English
Oelwein
William Early
East Side Church of Christ
Brant-Kerns
Woodlawn
Oxford
Marcus P. Rourke
Newman’s
Tipton
Clara L. Martin
Sheets and Son's
St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery
Clarence
Carrie (Thelma) Rietveld
Atwater
Calif
Bybee and Davis Funeral Home
Knoxville
Olive Chapel
Victor — Clara Keller
McAninch-Fremming’s
Wayne Lamont Moomey
North Liberty
State Department of Public Instruction
Mercy Hospital
Osceola
Mary Rosenhauer Mullins
DPI
Moomey
Police and Burial Association
Phoenix
Ariz
Juanita Mason
Indianola
Henry Greiner
Mercy Hospital Foundation
St. Mary’s Hall
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Leroy Wallace
Bud” Hall
Belle Plaine
Tucson
Hall
First Congregational Church
Hanford
American Legion
Mount Hermon
el Kabir Shrine
National Education Association
Lezlie M. Hall
Eugene
Ore
Lisa Gale Hall
Seattle
Wash
Frank Guyott Gale
Beatty- Bearle-Murdoch
Glen Bender
Cedar Memorial Park
ISU
Carol
Donald Malecek
Allview Drive
Kimberly Day
St. SW
St. Luke’s
Karen
Stanley Callahan
Walcott
Evelyn Oberreuter
Watkins
Roland Krekeler
Gazette Courts
Donald Q. Schmidt
Susan Strickler
Susan Thomas
Gazette Wire Services
U.S. Department of Labor
Reagan
Robert Ray
Albia
Algona
Arnolds Park
Chariton
Cherokee
Clarinda
Clarion
Corning
Denison
Emmetsburg
Esthervile
Forest City
Glenwood
Hamburg
Harlan
Humboldt
Iowa Falls
Jefferson
LeMars
Missouri Valley
Mount Pleasant
Oakland
Pocahontas
Red Oak
Sioux Center
Jennings Street
Waverly
Mt. Vernon Rd
John E. Lapes
East 395
Center Pt. Rd
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