Deaths in Central City and Surrounding Areas
Obituaries report Vera B. Blount aged 87 of Central City with service at United Church of Christ and burial at Mills Cemetery. Marie C. Hessenius 82 of Vinton active in local groups dies at home, with services at Trinity Lutheran Church and burial Evergreen Cemetery. Other notices include Theresa Gebhard 90 formerly of Cedar Rapids Dyersville, Edna Johnston 95 Springville, and Donald H Lackey 58 Center Point. multiple services and memorials listed across Cedar Rapids area churches and cemeteries.
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Vera B. Blount
Albert R. Blount
Central City
Cedar Rapids
Blount
United Church of Christ
William, Walker
Dale Napier
Lloyd Henderson
Ada Slife
Lyle B. Greiner
Mills Cemetery
Marie C. Hessenius
Vinton
Marie Petersen
Hatstad
Germany
America
Herman J. Hessenius
van Horne
Trinity Lutheran Church
Gray Ladies Hospital Organization
Vinton American Legion Auxiliary
Navy Mothers
Red Cross
Iowa City
Women’s Club
Delmar
Ken Bracy
Lorraine James
Iowa Falls
Ted Berry
Pekin
Evergreen Cemetery
Winton
Campbell-Russell
Trinity Lutheran Church Building Fund
Theresa Gebhard
Dyersville
Waterloo
Elks Club
Basilica of
St. Francis Xavier
Kramer’s
Patricia Lou Penrod
Winterset
Melvin Penrod
Edward Feddern
Penny
St. Paul
Minn
Julie
Paul
Jayne Ziek
Peggy Bacher
Gary Feddern
Creston
Edward Feddern Jr
Marion
Norman
Richard
Donald Feddern
United Methodist
Edna Johnston
Springville
Samuel W. Johnston
Edna Mann
Mount Vernon
Mr. Johnston
Johnston
Linn Grove
Donald W. Henderson
Center Point
Henderson Sundries
Mechanicsville
Esther Cunningham
Winthrop
Mr. Henderson
Henderson
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Dye-Benson Post No
William Metz
Middle
Amana
Norman Henderson
Randolph E. Mueller
Dye- Benson Post No. 297
Murdoch
Calmar
Alf Schneberger
St. Aloysius Church
French’s
Tama
George T. Mohrfeld Sr
Mason-Hand’s
Sheridan
Malcom
Peter
Mary) Zmolek
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Holy Trinity
Vining
Mason-Hand’s. Garrison
James B. Scott
Church of the Brethren
Campbell-Russell’s
West Union
Alta Johnson
Burnham and Wood’s
London
Frieda Malotzki
Chapman’s
Clarence
Toledo
Marshall Hopper
Otterbein United Methodist Church
Oak Hill
Henderson’s
Irene Summer
Columbus
Neb
George L. Gay
Doderer urges change in Iowa juvenile justice law
Iowa Senate debates a bill to codify Supreme Court juvenile rights, moving noncriminal children into a new family under need of assistance category. Doderer and Hill push shifting court duties to schools and social services to help at risk youths and reduce status offender detentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Iowa Senate
Iowa
U.S. Supreme Court
Minnette Doderer
Diona City
Doderer
Philip Hill
R-Des Moines
Death of Kim McCoy ruled self inflicted tragedy
Kim McCoy a 16 year old Montour area resident was found dead from a gunshot wound at the family home on Holiday Lake near Brooklyn. Poweshiek County Medical Examiner ruled the death a death by own action. Funeral services were held at Montour Methodist Church with burial at Maple Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montour
Kim McCoy
Merle McCoy
McCoy
Holiday Lake
Brooklyn
Poweshiek County
Montour Methodist Church
Maple Grove
Six Charged With Drunk Driving in Local Incidents
Six persons faced charges for drunk driving over the weekend. Verlon Huston of Center Junction was arrested 3:50 a.m. Saturday on 11th Street in Marion. Others include Philip Duncan in Hiawatha, Dean Miller near Ely with extra charges, Brian Wein at Center Point Road, Donald Tallon in West Branch, and Benjamin Britton in Linn County on Highway 150.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verlon R. Huston
Center Junction
11Th Street
Marion
Philip C. Duncan
Northgate Drive
Blairs Ferry Road
Fourth Avenue
Hiawatha
Dean R. Miller
Route 1
Ely
Brian M. Wein
Kesler Road
Center Point Road
Collins Avenue
Donald Tallon
West Branch
First Avenue East
Benjamin L. Britton
Waubeek
Linn County
Sheriff's Department
Break-in reported at Ronald Escher residence
Thieves gained entry through a back door at 75 Devonwood Ave SW and took 250 dollars in cash and 200 dollars in stereo equipment. The incident occurred Saturday night, with a loss totaling 450 dollars. Police noted entry via back door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Escher
Devonwood Ave
Harlan Johnson
Sioux Drive
Columbia acquires rights to Broadway hit Annie
Columbia Pictures acquired motion picture rights to Broadway's hit musical Annie to be produced for release at Christmas 1981.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Annie
Hollywood
UPI
Columbia Pictures
Carter unveils 1979 budget with defense, education boosts
President Carter reveals a 1979 budget totaling 181.3 billion dollars with Social Security at 103.1 billion and Defense at 115.2 billion. He emphasizes real spending gains, NATO support, and shifts toward education, health, energy, and employment programs while noting possible Congressional changes.
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Carter
Defense Department
U.S
Western
Europe
White House
Miss Bryant Links Gay Rights to Florida Orange Juice
Miss Bryant ties public backlash over her anti-homosexual stance to sales of Florida orange juice she promotes. She says Christians are drinking it as holy water and claims millions of born again Christians are more vocal. She also denounces Equal Rights Amendment supporters as anti God and anti family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sion
Miss Bryant
Florida
Railcar Shortage Forces Shutdown Then Reopens at Oelwein Plant
Stimple's firm reports worsened car shortages for loading on a car available basis while hopper cars stay scarce and expensive. Gulf States Paper Company of Oelwein, which laid off 120 production workers due to car scarcity, reopened after securing boxcars temporarily to ship foam plastic trays for restaurants and hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stimple
Eastern Iowa
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Gulf States Paper Company
Oelwein
Freshmen attitudes on legalization and energy concerns noted
A university poll shows 52.9 percent of freshmen favor marijuana legalization and 92.3 percent support women’s job equality. Busing for racial balance drew 40.6 percent, up from 37 percent last year, while energy conservation and financial goals rise in importance for students.
Kinley forms fundraiser as he weighs lieutenant governor bid
Des Moines Senator George Kinley, a Democratic leader, confirms creation of a Kinley for Lieutenant Governor Committee. It will host a $25 per person fundraiser in Des Moines on February 3 to assess support before any formal decision. Kinley plans to decide by mid February and would refund proceeds if he opts out. The field already includes Minnette Doderer as a Democratic candidate and three Republicans seeking the vacancy left by Arthur Neu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPI
Senate
George Kinley
Kinley
Sen
Minnette Doderer
Iowa City
Arthur A. Neu
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Coretta Giedeck
Betty Tiedemann
St. Louis Park
Florence Lee
Pasco
Wash
St. Joseph’s Church
J. David Pepper
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Stewart Funeral Home
Father Pepper
Lackey
Donald H
Turner Chapel East
Claude Jones
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Crescent Lodge AF
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Poole
Ida May
Wayne Ryan
Free Methodist Church
McBurney
Earl
Chapel of Memories
Donald L. Brail
Booth
Lucille H
Gordon Freeberg
Shueyville United
Springville United Presbyterian Church
Steve Parker
Linn Grove Cemetery
Department of Social Services
C.R. Briefs
Margaret M. Fish
Mansfield Ave
University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse
George Gallup
Kunifm Radio
University of Northern Iowa
David Nash
A Ave
Culver- Stockton College
Canton
Sandra Lee
Sherwin-Williams
Allied Glass Products
1St St. NW
1St Avenue
Center Point Rd
AllCar
MoPar
Handler
Second Avenue
7Th Street
Hiawatha Garden Center
Maxine
Jack Shepherd
Farm & Household Auctions
Daniel Thompson
Pierson’s Flower Shop & Greenhouses Inc
Ellis Blvd
Avenue Floral and Botanicals
16Th Ave. S.W
Os Po
John E. Lopes
3Rd Avenue S.E
The
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Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Congress
Anita
Astin
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Cedar Memorial Park
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