Deaths and funeral notices from Cedar Rapids area
Obituaries list Lester Johansen 61 of 109 Patricia Lane NW and Donovan L Price 66 of Marion among others. Includes service times at Teahen and Cedar Memorial. Also notes Paul J Norris 73, John S Matus 1899 birth, various burial sites, military honors, and memorials to local churches and institutions.
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Lester Johansen
Patricia Lane
Mercy Hospital
Welcome, Minn
Evelyn Knoblauch
Grant City
Houston
Texas
Cedar Rapids
NARFE
Lutheran Church
Carol Hansen
Albany
N.Y
Kay Johansen
Iowa City
Nancy Johansen
Dale
Humboldt
Jean Traxler
Las Vegas
New
Teahen Funeral Home
Dean Hoferer
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
American Legion Hanford Post
Donovan L. Price
14Th St
Marion
St. Luke's Hospital
Maxine Gage
Mount Vernon
Linda Peterson
Patricia Price
Omaha
Neb
Vera Price
Jack
Savanna
Cedar Memorial Chapel of
Laurence Behl
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Marion Rescue Squad
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
First Ave
Paul J. Norris
Meadowbrook Court
Linn County
Mildred M. Walter
Walworth
Wis
Cornell College
AARP
Stanley
Bella Vista
Ark
Howard
Oxnard
Calif
Hugh
Matus
John S
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
Louis Trzil
Leroy Bauman
Linwood
Hanford Post No
Loran Lain
Youngblut
Derek J
American Cancer Society
10Th St
First Lutheran Church
Third Ave
Holub
Lester A
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Prairieburg
John R. Hussmann
St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
Murdoch Funeral Home
Central City
Potter
Pearl A
Murdoch Chapel
Roy Tindal
Noelridge Baptist Church
Mount Clark Cemetery
Kelly
Gerald M
Baxter Memorial Chapel
Keith Birch
Oak Shade
Shannon
Jeannette M. Dibble
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Bill Brown
Noelridge Park
American Legion Hanford Post No. 5
Belle Plaine
Emil A. Stanek
Hrabak’s. Decorah
Walter W. Daniels
Steine’s
Washington Prairie Cemetery
Decorah
Frances Rusley
George L. Gay
American Diabetes Association
Jesup
Ruth M. Cory
First United Presbyterian Church
Parker's
Cedar Crest Cemetery
Newhall
Carole Bieschenk Scott
St. John Lutheran Church
Fellmer’s
Keystone
Carolyn Sue Parsons
North English United Methodist Church
Powell's
North English
Oelwein
le Etta Smith
Brant-Kerns
Greenwood Cemetery
Westgate
Strawberry Point
Harold Stade
Roberson
Overton's
Dysart
Washburn Cemetery
West Union
Ruth C. Collins
Burnham-Wood
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Uhlmann’s
Heavy rains flood parts of Iowa causing road closures
Flash flood warnings covered Monroe and Wapello counties as 1 to 3 inches of rain fell in an hour. Albia streets and sewer system flooded while roads near Melrose and the underpass on South Main were submerged. Two youths drowned nearly a year ago in a related incident.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Gerri Powers
Monroe County
Albia
South Main
Melrose
Monroe
Wappello
Weather Service
Appanoose
Davis
Jefferson
van Buren
Henry
Louisa
Des Moines
Lee
Ottumwa
Student pleads guilty in Nazi hate-mail case
An 18 year old University of Nowa student pleaded guilty to participating in a Nazi oriented harassment campaign against Victor Weiss, a Jewish shop owner in Kenilworth. He was placed on a year of court supervision and ordered to perform 50 hours of work at the local police station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
University of Nowa
Cook County
Nicholas T. Pomaro
Adam Schellenberg
Kenilworth
Schellenberg
U of I
Victor Weiss
Daniel C. Kissinger
Thomas Hartel
Kissinger
Weiss
Weiss Tire Co
Joseph Mengele
Hartel
Supreme Court expands free speech limits on child pornography
The Supreme Court ends its term by creating a new exception to free speech, allowing states to outlaw virtually all child pornography even if not obscene. The ruling upholds a New York law banning promotion of sexual performances by children, stressing the national harm of exploitation.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New York
No charge at Fairgate as All-Iowa Fair unveils limited gate fees
The All-Iowa Fair will not charge gate admission for the second year, but several grandstand events carry fees. Activities on July 3 include all terrain vehicles and a demolition derby with same prices. fireworks are free. July 4 features a National Guard rappel, Firecracker Mile Run, Boddicker Accordion show with tiered pricing, and stock car races with higher rates. Subsequent days list contests, shows, tractor and truck pulls, kiddie events, and motocross with varied adult, student, and child pricing.
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Iowa National Guard
Saturday Fair Schedule Highlights and Events
July 3 events list including Junior livestock judging at Show Arena and horse show at Horse Arena. Rabbits judged in Agriculture Building. Carnival and flea market, family living, terrain races, and an energy installation near mall. Liebel Family Circus, monster arm wrestling, clowns, demolition derby, teens on the mall, and fireworks at Grandstand.
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Korky the Clown
Liebel Circus
Grandstand
The Life and Work of George Washington Carver
George Washington Carver born a slave in Missouri in 1861 grew into a renowned agricultural scientist. He studied at Iowa State College and Tuskegee Institute, promoting soil health by farmers switching from cotton and tobacco. He developed hundreds of peanut and sweet potato products and created a mobile school for Alabama farmers.
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George Washington Carver
Missouri
Iowa State Agriculture College
Tuskegee Institute
Carver
Alabama
Gazette straw poll at All-Iowa Fair opens today
The Gazette offers a traditional straw poll at its fair booth for governor and congressional races with ballots and a color coded map for district identification. Voters can also weigh in on preferred sources of additional state revenue. Daily results will run each morning.
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The
Gazette
Cut in taxes to appear on next week’s pay
The new 10 percent tax cut applies only to work after June 30. Due to midweek changes, payrolls will not reflect the cut until next week, despite hoopla surrounding the tax relief.
Tip of Day for Wood Furniture Cleaning
The guide notes that water can harm wood but allows washing wax buildup with a sudsy mild detergent solution. Use a nearly dry clean soft cloth and work quickly in small areas washing rinsing and drying each portion.
Shuttle crew share Auburn roots on Columbia flight
Cape Canaveral reports that astronauts Ken Mattingly and Henry Hartsfield, both Auburn University alumni, will be honored during Columbia's fourth flight. The tribute links the astronauts to the Alabama school as the mission proceeds.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Auburn University
Columbia
Ken Mattingly
Henry Hartsfield
Alabama
Births recorded at Mercy and area communities
July births listed for MercyHospital area with multiple couples, including Donna and Gary Albaugh the 3116 Schaeffer Drive SW and Pamela Lane 1135 Center St NE. Also noted are births to Carmen Wasta and John Wasta and others in Lisbon and Cedar Rapids areas. Emergency calls and incidents at local addresses follow, including medical emergencies and a vehicle extrication on Friday.
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Donna
Gary Albaugh
Schaeffer Drive
Pamela
Ronald Lane
Center St
Carolyn
Terry Oler
Lisbon
Carmen
John Wasta
36Th St
Marsha
Gordon Ralston
Yuma Drive
Susan
Thomas Wehmeyer
Cheyenne Road
Deborah
Scott Gerth
30Th St
Rhonda
Troy Krumm
Willow St
Cynthia
Gary Nortmann
Fifth Ave
Soviet Forces Capture Minsk in 1944 Battle
On this date in 1944 Soviet troops entered Minsk and defeated German forces, capturing about 100,000 German soldiers as the battle for the city concluded.
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Minsk
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Harold Denton
Sion
NAACP
Port Gibson
Miss
Fairgate
Ial
Shuttle
St. Luke's
Broken Bow
Kathy
Kirk Kelso
Darrell Loan
Iawa
Jean
Thomas Sippy
Amana
Kenneth Sippy
Norway
Rene Arens
Bruce A. Hartkemeyer
Cynthia L. Meis
Richard L. Randall
Mary A. Elliott
Roy G. Osterkamp
Mary E. Sadderis
Jed E. Buckley
Marla R. Orwig
Keith H. McKeehan
Elizabeth A. Horn
Richard P. Long
Carla K. Mrkvicka
Marl E. McMullin
Nancy W. Woodward
Michael W. McCare
Diana L. Bevins
William J. Packwood
B Ave
Fourth Ave
Highway 149
Wiley Blvd
Edgewood Road Bridge
Joan E. Lapes
Florisi
3Rd Ave
Ellis Boulevard
EJS
Center Pt. Rd
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