Deaths in Iowa: Louise McCaffery and Clara Hobel
Louise L. McCaffery 71 of Mount Vernon died after a long illness at Hallmark Nursing Home. Survived by husband Norman, daughter Margo, sister Mildred, brother George, and three grandchildren. Clara H. Hobel 91 of Belle Plaine died at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Survived by daughter Dorothy Brown and three great grandchildren. Funeral details and memorials provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise L. McCaffery
Mount Vernon
Hallmark
Chicago
Norman T. McCaffery
Evansville
Wis
Santa Rosa
Calif
Wheaton
Ill
Madison Business College
Women’s Golf Association
Mount Vernon Peo
Wayne Wasta
Lisbon Cemetery
Morgan Funeral Home
Hospice of Mercy
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Clara H. Hobel
Belle Plaine
St. Luke’s Hospital
Clara H. Barta
Shueyville
George Hobel
Bezdek’s Florists
Little Flower Shop
Dorothy L. Brown
Marion
Turner Chapel East
Jay A. Miller
First United Presbyterian Church
Czech National Cemetery
Mildred I. Wolfe
22Nd St
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Memorial services and obituaries from Cedar Rapids area
Memorial services held for Edwin R. Carlson Ruby S Kacer Lyle E Payn and other local residents with burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Graveside and church services listed for numerous towns including Marion, Des Moines, McGregor Decorah Guttenberg Dyersville Independence Waterloo Sigourney Vinton Waukon Wellman Wellman and West Union. Memorials to the American Cancer Society and local churches noted.
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Kacer
Ruby S
Hus Presbyterian Church
George McDill
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Brush Chapel
George
Dennis
Des Moines
Richard Marsh
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Memorial
Clermont
Gladine Nottnagel
Schutte’s
Postville
Pleasant Grove
McGregor
Decorah
Helma G. Blekeberg
Madison Lutheran Church
Olson-Fjelstul’s
Church
Guttenberg
Leo
Loretta) Westemeter
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Visitation
Tuecke-Allyn’s
Xavier Cemetery
Dyersville
Iowa City
Louise H. Berkey
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
George L. Gay
Memory Gardens
London
Walter Licht
Trinity Lutheran Church
Chapman’s
Wheatland
Church Cemetery
Manchester
Clarence Vernon McQuillen
Union Cemetery
Newton
Holm’s
Sigourney
Jay Howard Tressler
Sun City
Ariz
Delta
Knoxville
Holm’s. Vinton
Anna Bessie Britt
Ava
Vinton
Campbell- Russell’s
Martin’s
Oakland Cemetery
Waukon
James C. (Genevieve) White
Minneapolis
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Hanson’s
Mount Olivet
Wellman
Earnest M. Perrin
Powell’s
Wassonville
West Union
Ethel Heiserman
Burnham-Wood’s
Mother of hijacker grieves as flight ends in tragedy
Lena Tripp, mother of Glen Kurt Tripp, says her son hijacked a Northwest Orient jet to die, expressing that he did not want to harm others. He was shot by an FBI agent after taking control of the plane at Portland International Airport. The 20 year old, from Stanwood, Washington, had a prior hijacking attempt in 1980.
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Portland
Ore
Lena Tripp
Glen Kurt Tripp
Stanwood
Wash
Seattle
Afghanistan
Tripp
FBI
Northwest Orient
Portland International
Everett (Wash) Herald
State of Washington
Washington
California
Dick Paulson
Washington Department of Corrections
Paulson
Marion produce firm loses license over unpaid debts
The USDA revoked the license of W F Pinckney Co of Marion for failing to pay 285000 dollars worth of fruits and vegetables and for not disbursing 84000 dollars in net proceeds to two sellers. The firm may not operate until January 1985 with a license, and president Wally Pinckney said the business was shut down last May after ongoing bookkeeping problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Marion
U.S. Department of Agriculture
W.F. Pinckney Co
49Th St
Wit
Charles Brader
The
Agricultural Marketing Service
W.F
Wally” Pinckney
Arrests Trigger Cocoa Florida Riot Outside Housing Project
About 150 people gathered outside a low income housing complex in Cocoa after four undercover drug arrests. The crowd looted cars, overturned a jeep, and started a trash fire as gunfire was reported. Riot officers from multiple agencies intervened, making two more arrests. No serious injuries or major property damage confirmed.
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Cocoa, Fla
Little Vietnam
Wuesthoff Memorial Hospital
Cocoa
The Gazette Publication and Pricing Details
The Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday from Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscriptions by carrier and mail listed with weekly and annual rates. AP provides local news and dispatches exclusively for republication.
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the Gazette
The
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Lowe
U.S
Associated Press
Snow and ice slow Eastern Iowa roads with multiple accidents
An inch of snow across much of Eastern Iowa created slick driving conditions on Saturday. Sheriff deputies reported numerous minor crashes and a major eight car pileup at the I-235/I-80/I-35 mixmaster in Des Moines. several counties saw whiteout conditions and reduced visibility from fog and freezing rain.
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Iowa
Sheriff's Department
Linn County
Winneshiek County
Clayton County
Johnson County
Delaware
Fayette
Jones
Cedar
Keokuk
Benton
Tama
Poweshiek
Washington
Muscatine
Jackson
Iowa State Patrol
Davenport
Polk County
National Weather Service
Des Moines
Black Hawk County
Burlington
Waterloo
Sioux City
King to push pro golf sales as PGA chief
Lou King, Cedar Rapids native and new PGA executive director, urges better promotion and merchandising for golf amid a $6.1 million value former 66 year old association. He notes youth decline since carts replaced caddies and cites a $1 million Las Vegas tournament with $200000 to winner to spark growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PGA
King
Chamber Honors Attorney Perrine for Civic Service
Cedar Rapids attorney Perrine received the Community Recognition Award from the Cedar Rapids Marion Area Chamber of Commerce at its annual meeting. The 55 year lawyer and philanthropist, chairman of the Hall Foundation, helped fund the Cedar Rapids Public Library and serves on Mercy Hospital's board and Hoover Foundation counsel. He and his wife Irene are noted for extensive community contributions.
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L.W. Ward
Cedar Rapids-Marion Area
Beah] T. Perrine
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids- Marion Area
Chamber
Cedar Rapids-Marion
Perrine
Irene
Richard Stimple
Hall Foundation
Iowa Manufacturing Co
King Leads Large Golf Organization Amid Career Move
King describes directing what he calls the largest working sports organization in the country after revealing over 200000 dollars in savings and noting 1000 applications for the chief job. He recalls promoting golf beyond traditional paths and cites Jack Nicklaus’s later visits to West Palm Beach and Amana VIP Pro-Am ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King
Wall Street Journal
Iowa City
Jack Nicklaus
America
PGA
West Palm Beach
Nicklaus
Amana Vip
Palm Beach
Vital Statistics Births and a Nuisance Call Log
A sequence of birth notices lists Connie and Michael Trosky Diane and Randy Stallman Lisa and Kevin Veatch Pamela and Craig Barber Joyce and John Bush Laurine and David Oswalt Kathy Halverson and Kathy Clarahan with addresses and dates Jan 21 Jan 22. Grandparents named. A nuisance call at Forty second and Golf streets NE occurred at 1:22 a.m. Saturday followed by a brush fire unknown at 5670 Colorado Drive SW at 3:39 a.m. Saturday a broken sprinkler head at Tenth Avenue and First Street SW at 6:46 a.m. Saturday and a medical emergency at 2750 Edgewood Road SW at 10:31 p.m. Saturday.
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Diane
Randy Stallman
E Ave. NE
Elaine Medulan
13Th St. NW
Lisa
Kevin Veatch
Joanne Lane
Hiawatha
Pamela
Craig Barber
J St. SW
Joyce
John Bush
Bever Ave. SE
Laurine
David Oswalt
Amana
Kathy Halverson
Second Ave. SE
Forty-second
Golf Streets
Brush
Colorado Drive
Tenth Avenue
First Street
Edgewood Road
Plastic prescription bottles as thread spools
A curious note suggests clear plastic prescription bottles make good thread spools because their color is visible and there is less tangling risk.
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Sun
George L. Straubinger
Perry
Gladys Schultz
Milwaukee Railroad
USDA
Pinckney
Agriculture Department
Florida
Brevard County
Gazette Wire Services
Ottumwa
Dale Kueter
Stal
Lou King
Professional Golfers Association of America
Amana Refrigeration
Chamber of Commerce
Stouffer
Five Seasons Hotel
Tom Kite
Kite
Las Vegas
Nev
Fla
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
Connie
Michael Trosky
12Th Ave
St. Luke's
Boone
Kathy
Joe Clarahan
Paul Clarahan
Brockman Ave
John Mescher
Cambridge Drive
Joseph L. Hansen
Armed Forces
Stewart Funeral Home
First Avenue N.E
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