Weather and obituary notices from a midwestern paper
Friday temperatures and precipitation figures accompany a list of local deaths and funeral services across towns including Scotch Grove Monticello Newhall Monona Anamosa McGregor Williamsburg Iowa City Vinton Tipton Waukon Oelwein Columbus Junction and Crawfordsville. Names include Gideon Hughes Fred Kerkman Leslie Hughes Grace Stinacher Viola Shelley Otto Edler LaVina Hart Albert Baldwin Mollie Davis Mae Nelson and John Hamil Jr among others with funeral details and church locations.
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Scotch Grove
Gideon J. Hughes
Scotch Grove Presbyterian Church
Goettsch’s
Monticello
Newhall
Fred J. Kerkman
St.John’s Lutheran Church
Fellmer’s
Keystone
Monona
Herbert A. Graham
Schultz Funeral Home
Burial City
Schultz’. Anamosa
Leslie Hughes
William Leeman
First Methodist Church
Fry and Holland
Tipton
Otto F. Edler
Sheets and Son
Waukon
LaVina Hart
St. Patrick's Church
Martin’s
Oclwein
Albert Baldwin
Brant’s
Oxford Junction
John Bisinger
Sacred Heart Church
Hayden’s
Columbus Junction
John Hamil, Jr
Crawfordsville
Columbus City Cemetery
Man Sues Barnard and Leas for 50000 Over Drill Injury
Robert D. Shafer, former employee, filed in Linn district court on Friday a 50000 suit alleging an accident on January 93, 1966 when a tool part struck his stomach after a bit slipped from a drill. He claims permanent injuries including inguinal hernias, ongoing medical costs, wage loss, and impaired earning capacity. A jury trial is demanded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert D. Shafer
Linn-district Court
Barnard and Leas Manufacturing Co
Shafer
Condemnation Proceedings Start for Troy Laundry Property
Condemnation to acquire Troy Laundry and Dry Cleaners at 210 222 First Street SW for an urban renewal project. A sheriff's condemnation jury is set for February 1 to determine damages on the 140 by 133.1 foot site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Laundry and Dry Cleaners
First Street
Boy Dies in Helping Friend Escape Fire at School
An Indian schoolboy died aiding a friend to safety during a boarding school fire in Horsham England. Of 67 dormitory occupants all but one were saved and five firemen were injured. A fireman described the scene as the floor collapsed trapping the boy while others escaped via fire escapes.
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Horsham
England
Arrestd Couple Details Homes and Relatives
The report outlines where the arrested man, his wife Bette and two children live with the wife’s mother in Cedar Rapids. It lists Olinger's parents at Kilimanjaro drive NE and notes the wife Mary Ann and daughter reside in Waterloo.
Benny welcomes Davis Jr and Liza Minelli on TV
Hollywood Palace host Jack Benny welcomes Sammy Davis Jr and Liza Minelli for a COLOR broadcast tonight at 8 30 on KCRG TV 9.
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Hollywood Palace
Jack Benny
Sammy Davis, Jr
Liza Minelli
Kcrgtv
Knocks Out Wall and Escapes Fayette Jail
Fayette county authorities search for 18 year old escapee Harold Larson of Oelwein who broke a door bar and bricks to force a two feet square exit from the Fayette jail. Larson, paroled from Eldora training school, was jailed on a stolen car charge after a crime near Wadena.
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Gazette West Union
Fayette County
Harold Larson
Oelwein
Bill O'Laughlin
Larson
Eldora
Lyle Voshell
Wadena
Julius Scheckel
Quartet Invade Office Knock Down Principal in Brooklyn
Four men with bushy hairdos and Black Muslim symbols stormed into JHS 117 in Brooklyn. They assaulted principal John O Connor and two teachers, then fled as a bystander was arrested. motive tied to a Harlem letter about school door lockout.
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New York
Brooklyn
John O'Connor
JHS 117
Iman
O'Connor
Robert Goldberg
George Elias
Allie Lamont
Harlem
Twenty-Five Labour Members Expelled Over Confidence Vote
London AP reports Prime Minister Wilson's Labour party expelled at least 25 members who abstained in a crucial confidence vote. Rebels included Reginald Paget and MP Michael Foot. Expulsion aimed to re assert Wilson authority though most rebels may be restored with assurances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Wilson
Labor Party
House of Commons
Reginald Paget
Michael Foot
John Silkin
Laborites
Silkin
Eartha Kitt says she would raise her voice again
Singer Eartha Kitt said she would voice protest again over the Vietnam War and youth rebellion. She argued that Americans are angry and that the Johnsons misunderstand juvenile delinquency while urging closer connection with the people.
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Eartha
Washington
Lyndon Johnson
Eartha Kitt
White House
Miss Kitt
America
Johnson
Miss Kift
L Owly
Los Angeles
Gunfight details tie Cedar Rapids chase to multi-state manhunt
Police pursued fleeing gunmen after a bank diversion ended with shots fired at officers and a car theft. In a Cedar Rapids building siege, Miller was killed and Brown wounded as officers entered. FBI tracked Brown to multiple addresses across Iowa and Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jarvis
Miller
Brown
Jackson
Four Injured as Car Hits Tree in St James
Four men were injured when the car they rode in struck a tree at Eighth avenue and L street at 2 30 a m. St James Vasquez 23 driver of the car was charged with failure to have his vehicle under control. He was treated at Mercy hospital for forehead lacerations and released. The other passengers Alfonso Vasquez 22 Jody Beltram 22 and Richard Burns 22 were treated for minor injuries and released. Officers said Vasquez was traveling east on Eighth avenue SW when he lost control and struck a tree in front of 327 Eighth avenue.
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Eighth Avenue
L Street St
James J. Vasquez
Fourth Avenue SE
Mercy Hospital
Alfonso Vasquez
Jody Beltram
Richard Burns
Sixth Street SE
Vasquez
Abortions Under New Law Reported in Colorado
Colorado health department states 120 abortions were performed during the eight months the 1967 liberalized law was in effect. The statute, signed by Gov. John Love on April 25, broadened grounds for abortion with doctor authorization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colorado
State Health Department
John Love
School Maintenance Union Installs Officers
Harry Hulie installed as new president of Local 55 of the Public School Maintenance Employees. Other officers installed were Lloyd Rowray vice president James Snetzler financial secretary Howard Gardner recording secretary Harold Birky guard Rex Meek guide and Charles Neff sergeant at arms.
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Harry Hulie
Lloyd Rowray
James Snetzler
Howard Gardner
Harold Birky
Rex Meek
Charles Neff
Driver Charged After Car Hits Guard Rails in Iowa
ELKADER. Lee Allen Ambrose, 18, Waterloo, charged with failure to have his car under control after his vehicle struck guard rails on Highway 13 early Saturday three miles north of Elkader. He told authorities he fell asleep.
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Gazette
Elkader
Lee Allen Ambrose
Waterloo
Highway 13
Lof Beikader
Odegaard Dies. Retired Dispatcher Remembered by Churches Lodges
Austen J Odegaard 507 Longwood Dr NE, a retired Rock Island railroad dispatcher, died Friday. Born December 15 1887 in Flandreau SD he belonged to Central Park Presbyterian church Crescent Masonic lodge and Town Consistory. Survived by two daughters Jessie Anna Stusak Cedar Rapids and Lucille Petersen Lansing MI. three sisters Sylvia Ashley Norma Moon and Ele Renne Sioux City. Memorial service Monday noon Turner Chapel East with Rev Allen Van Cleve and Crescent Lodge. Burial Cedar Memorial. Casket not opened after service. Master Masons urged to meet at Masonic Hall 11:30 AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austen J. Odegaard
Longwood Drive
Rock Island Railroad
Flandreau
S. D
Odegaard
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Crescent Masonic Lodge
Jessie Anna Stusak
Cedar Rapids
Lucille Petersen
Lansing
Mich
Sylvia P. Ashley
Norma Moon
Ele Renne
Sioux City
Turner Chapel
Breakins Including Church Reported in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids reports describe three separate breakins Friday night or Saturday morning. At Montgomery Ward Tire Store 624 Third St SE a cash register with 20 pennies a $175 impact wrench and a $20 clock radio were stolen by breaking a glass pane in the overhead door. At 2440 Tenth Ave SW a watch jewelry and about $350 in cash vanished after entry through an unlocked garage door. The Holy Redeemer Lutheran church office at 1915 E Ave NW saw a tampered safe moved with no other disturbances.
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Cedar Rapids
Montgomery Ward Tire
Third Street
George A. David
Tenth Avenue
Cedric Lofdahl
The
Holy Redeemer Lutheran Church
E Avenue NW
Mrs. Lemuel Owen Lela Corby Owen Dies After Illness
Mrs. Lemuel Owen Lela Corby Owen of 430 Forty First Street NE died Saturday after a long illness. Born January 27, 1879 in Jonesboro Illinois she married Lemuel L. Owen in 1904 in Springfield Illinois. Survived by two daughters Mrs. Homer White Cedar Rapids and Mrs. Wayne Winstead Silver Spring Maryland. Service Monday at 1 PM at Chapel of Memories with Rev Glenn W. McMichael officiating burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Casket will not be opened after service. Contributions invited to cancer or arthritis funds. Friends may call at Cedar Memorial funeral home after noon Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lela Corby Owen
Jonesboro
Ill
Lemuel L. Owen
Springfield
St. Paul’s Methodist’ Church
King’s Daughters
Woman’s Club of
Cedar Rapids
Homer White
Wayne Winstead
Silver Spring
Agnes A. Madden Dies. Chicago Native Resident of Cedar Rapids
Agnes A. Madden born August 14 1885 in Chicago died Saturday after a life as a Chicago resident and later Cedar Rapids settler. She belonged to St Ferdinand's Catholic Church and the Telephone Pioneers.
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Agnes A. Madden
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Miss Madden
St. Ferdinand’s Catholic Church
The
Telephone Pioneers
Church Trial Highlights Bakers Faces Possible Expulsion
Surviving relatives include a brother Charles Madden of Lombard Jr and a nephew Frank Snider of Cedar Rapids. Services set at Immaculate Conception church at 9 a.m. Monday led by Rev Patrick Connolly. Rosary to be recited Sunday at 7 30 p.m. at Turner chapel east. Trial adjourned to Jan 27 with aim to conclude by Jan 29. Baker, a University of Iowa English professor, faces potential church expulsion. hearings drew about 75 attendees and coverage from Time and NBC.
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Charles Madden
Lombard, Jr
Frank Snider
Cedar Rapids
Immaculate Conception Church
Patrick Connolly
Mercy Hospital
Mt. Calvary
Father Connolly
Turner Chapel East
Baker
Bakers
University of Iowa
Death Notice for Blanche Masterhan in Linn County
Blanche Masterhan 84 of 1547 E avenue NE died Friday. Born Sept. 3 1683 in Central City she married George H. Masterhan Feb. 3 1904. Survived by four sons Fen ton Dale Burton Verle and two daughters Mrs. Clifford King and Mrs. Armin Schultz. Services 3:30 p.m. Monday Murdoch chapel Marion with Dr. Glenn McMichael. Burial Mt. Clark Central City. Friends may call after 11 a.m. Sunday.
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E. Blanche Masterhan
E Avenue
Linn County
Central City
George H. Masterhan
Masterhan
Cedar Rapids
Fenton
Otterville
Dale
Burton
Verle
Clifford King
Cedar Falls
Armin Schultz
Algona
Murdoch
Signing Heart Gift Prospects Signing Heart Gift Prospects
The Western Pennsylvania Heart Association began sign ups of potential heart donors to prepare for future transplants and to avoid legal delays. Officials stressed this is to line up healthy donors for clear minded decision making. The first signer was Mrs. Joseph Barr, wife of Pittsburgh’s mayor.
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Pittsburgh
Western Pennsylvania Heart Association
John Griffin
Joseph Barr
Memorial Services for Eleanor Zvacek announced
Memorial services will be held at the Eleanor Brush chapel at 10 am Monday officiated by the Rev. Lyle Graff. Burial will take place at Rogers Grove Cemetery near Ely.
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Zvacek
Eleanor
Brush
Lyle Graff
Rogers Grove Cemetery
Ely
Man Arrested As Drunk Driver
A Cedar Rapids man, Donald V. Tiernan aged 44 of 1621 B Avenue NE, was arrested Friday night south of Cedar Rapids on County Road 78 and charged with drunk driving. Deputies said Tiernan drove in an erratic manner and he remained in Linn County jail Saturday on the charge.
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Cedar Rapids
Lon
Donald V. Tiernan
B Avenue NE
Linn County
Tiernan
Turkiye Recognizes Greek Military Regime Straining Allies
Turkey announced formal recognition of the Greek military regime as Athens faced international tension over Cyprus. Western powers hesitated while Ankara seeks goodwill for possible concessions, with Constantine still in exile and the regent acting as head of state.
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Athens
Turkey
Congo
George Zoitakis
U. S
Britain
France
West Germany
Ankara
Greece
Cyprus
Hospitalized man at Veterans hospital Iowa City
City briefs report that a man identified as Leland Strait of 1102 Thirteenth Avenue SE is hospitalized at the Veterans Hospital in Iowa City after a heart attack and that visitors are allowed. The Gazette ad number 369-1234 is listed.
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Leland Strait
Thirteenth Avenue SE
Veteran’s Hospital
Iowa City
the Gazette
Breakin Probed at Backbone County Club near Strawberry Point
A break in at the Backbone County club near Strawberry Point is under investigation after thieves removed beer liquor mixes and cigarettes. Entry was gained by breaking a window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strawberry Point
Backbone Country Club
Billy J Stephens Charged After Crash
Billy J Stephens, 28, of 117 First Avenue NW, was charged Saturday with disobeying a traffic signal after running a red light and hitting a truck driven by John T Usher of 1115 Mitchell Drive, Marion. The collision occurred about 3 30 a m at First Avenue and First Street West. Stephens and a passenger Eveline Pecinovsky, 27, were treated and released from St Luke s Hospital for minor injuries.
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Billy J. Stephens
First Avenue NW
John T. Usher
Mitchell Drive
Marion
First Avenue
First Street West
Stephens
Eveline Pecinovsky
Sixth Avenue SE
St. Luke’s Hospital
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Idar Oberstein
Germany
Patrick Cummings
Jan
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John B. Cummings
Third Avenue SW
Council Street
Fifth Avenue
K Street
Iowa
Boy
Fayette
British Labor Party
Frances Lewine
Mrs. Johnson
Chester Sandbye
Sundbye
Howard L. Upton
Richard Jarvis
FBI
St. Louis
A Avenue
Kansas
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Johnson County
Kan
Cedar ‘Rapids
Breen
Hot Springs
Ark
Oregon City
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Ore
Austen Odegaard
Church
C.R
Mrs. Lemuel Owen
Time Magazine
NBC
Blanche Masterhan
3Rd Ave
Constantine
Estia
Charles Griffin
NATO
Europe
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Rome
Sykora’s
Adv
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Second Street
Moose Lodge
2Nd St. SE
Rayilene Wells
Sixth Street
Glass Road
1St St. N.E
Jerome
Breakin
Is A
Turner Service
Turner's
Turner
John K. Turner
Pnational
Turner Mortuary
First Ave
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