Deaths in Iowa: Alden Fottral Ratcliff Hess Leichsenring and more
Obituary notices list Stanley M. Alden 56 of Shellsburg and Gerald J. Fottral 71 of Swisher among several local deaths. Details include birthplaces, marriages, military service, survivors, funeral plans, and memorial funds. Additional entries cover infant stillborn Ray Ratcliff and others with service times, burial sites, and memorials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley M. Alden
Shellsburg
Charlotte Louise Groth
American Legion
Alden
Cramer Brothers Construction
Cedar Rapids
Charlotte
Lee Reese
McDill Air Force Base
Fla
Bill Reese
Marianne Biondi
Des Moines
Susan Masek
Norfolk
Neb
Nathan
Prairiesburg
Keturah Strawhacker
Phillip’s Chapel
Vinton
Ray Haas
Grace Trinity Church
American Legion Post 166
Oakwood Cemetery
Phillip’s
de Wayne Lee Ratcliff
Barbara Ratcliff
Ardsley Lane
St. Luke’s Hospital
Turner Chapel East
Babyland Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
McGinnis
Cleo S
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Leroy Bauman
Kenwood Park United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
National Kidney Foundation of Iowa
Hickman Road
Iowa
33Rd St
Troy
Thomas E
St. Matthews Church
Sodawasser
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Stewart Funeral Home
Terrorism rattles Costa Rica despite its peaceable image
The Los Angeles Times reports Costa Rica, a nation with no army and famed democracy, is hit by a terrorist wave stirring debate over security and liberty. Attacks on March 17 and June 12 expose weaknesses, prompting new police powers and a $200 000 budget rise as IMF funds back austerity.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Cosa Rica
United States
Central America
Guido Fernandez
la Nacion
Caribbean
International Monetary Fund
U.S
el Salvador
Carlos Eduardo Enriquez
Arnulfo Carmona
Carmona
Latin America
Cuba’s first president Manuel Urrutia dies in New York
Manuel Urrutia who led Cuba briefly after the revolution and was later pressured to resign died at St. John’s Hospital in New York at age 81. He entered the hospital June 15 and died at 7:45 a.m. His brief presidency followed Batista’s fall and preceded Castro’s consolidation of power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Hess
Ellis Blvd
Mercy Hospital
Hess
Bangston
Anne Endre
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Catholic Order of Foresters
Immaculate Conception Church
Peter
Clarence
Lockport, Ill
Stewart Funeral Home
New York
Manuel Urrutia
Cuba
Fidel Castro
St. John’s Hospital
Urrutia
Queens Hospital
Alejandro
Queens
Castro
Fulgencio Batista
Santiago de Cuba
Diaz Lanz
Havana
Oswaldo Corticos
Backward Journey as Amtrak Zephyr Bypasses Flooded Iowa
Flood detour sent the San Francisco bound Zephyr reversing westward from Chicago into Iowa then around a 200 mile semicircle to reach Quincy Denver and Omaha. Passengers described the wacky ride with about 640 aboard as the train faced dangerous track conditions and lost time.
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Denver
Richard Grant
Chicago
Williamsport
Iowa
Herb Machel
New York
Colorado
America
Machel
Burlington
Quincy
Ill
Amtrak
Jean Hughes
Heard
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Omaha
Neb
Zephyr
Births at Mt Mercy and area notices
July 5 Beckie and John Banes Fairfax a son. July 4 Diane and D Michael Earhart 1236 Apache Trail NW a daughter. July 4 Lidia and David Graham 260 Norman Drive NE a daughter. July 5 Kimberlyn Hinschberger Belle Plaine a daughter. Lisa Engelking Vinton a daughter. Judy and Dennis Gondek 2005 Park Ave SE a son. Emergency and fire calls list with times and locations follow.
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Diane
D. Michael Earhart
Apache Trail
Lidia
David Graham
Norman Drive
Sharon
Jerry Robinson
18Th St. SE
Kimberlyn
Thomas Hinschberger
Belle Plaine
Lisa Engelking
Vinton
Judy
Dennis Gondek
Park Ave
Search for young Iowa flood victim continues
The search for 3 year old Michael Felton continued Monday after his car was swept off a gravel road during Friday night flooding near New Virginia. Another boy, Mark Stewart, 5, was found earlier about 1000 feet from the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW Virginia
Michael Felton
Mark Stewart
Clarke County
John Stearns
Felton
Iowa
Carlin in Good Condition After Dayton Accident
Comedian George Carlin, 43, was admitted to St Elizabeth Medical Center in Dayton after his green Volvo hit a downtown utility pole at about 3 20 a m. He suffered a fractured nose head and facial cuts but was listed in good condition. He was en route from Toronto to visit his wife Brenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton, Ohio
George Carlin
Carlin
St. Elizabeth Medical Center
Joan Thomas
Ms. Thomas
Brenda
Dayton
Toronto
Today Meetings in Linn County and Fairfax
Linn County Supervisors meet at 10 a.m. in the Administrative Office Building conference room. The Commission on Veterans Affairs meets at 3 p.m. in Room 235 at the Health Center. The Jail Advisory Committee subcommittee Program Space and Utilization meets at 7 p.m. at the Cedar Rapids Police Department. Fairfax Library Board meets at 7 p.m. at the Fairfax Public Library.
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Linn County Supervisors
Linn County Commission On Veterans Affairs
The
Cedar Rapids Police Department
Fairfax Library Board
Fairfax Public Library
Riots Erupt Over Police Arrests in Britain Violence Surges
A weekend riot in Britain drew about 50 youths mainly black and 200 white youths with swastikas, clashing with 400 Asians. Five policemen injured and a 20 year old youth arrested for obstruction. Chief Constable Oxford says younger rioters see the flare up as a joke. London reports quiet Sunday after arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finula Heffernan
Oxford
London
Southall
Britain
League of Nations Opens First London Session in 1927
The council of the League of Nations convened its opening session in London in 1927 marking a new phase for the international body. Delegates from member nations gathered to discuss collective security and global cooperation amid postwar recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of the League of Nations
London
The Cedar Rapids Gazette Address and Subscription Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 lists address 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 and notes daily and Sunday publication. Subscription rates shown include Carrier 1.65 per week and Mail options for Morning Editions and Sunday issues, with 52 week and regional rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Lowe
U.S
Associated Press
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Gerald
Gerry J. Fottral
Swisher
Rose Hill
Dorothy Dobrovsky
Rock Island, Ill
Fottral
Hupp Electric Motors
Kathy Erceg
Jerry
James
David Dostal
Brush Chapel
Clarence Frana
Czech National Cemetery
Joseph Glasgow
Larick Drive
Marion Murdoch
Marion
Herman J. Schmidt
Lisbon
Morgan Funeral Home
Gordon M. Tompkins
Colonial Manor
Middle Amana
Marengo
Blanche Bell
Tompkins
Wandling- Wendell
Iowa City
Iowa Steel and Iron Works
Edgar
Indianola
Lois Wallace
Eleanor Dietrich
Williamsburg
Helen Hartin
Mary Goldammer
Alice Heitman
D.M
Elmhurst
F.N
Boone
Evelyn Slaymaker
Ethel Hall
Huxley
Laura Hatfield
Wichita
Kan
First Presbyterian Church of
Wandling-Wendell American Legion Post
Marengo Cemetery
Hoover-Valentine’s
Melvin C. Leichsenring
16Th St
Leichsenring
Lavenne Adesen
Miska Supply Co
Bemidji
Minn
Carl Leichsenring
Harlan
Clifford
Nixa
Gene
Richardson
Texas
Teahen Funeral
Alexander George
St. John’s Eastern Orthodox Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Homestead
Brett M. Hagen
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Uhlmann’s
St. John's Lutheran Church
Hopkinton
Roy
Martha) Wilson
St. Luke Catholic Church
Goettsch’s
Hopkinton Cemetery
Independence
Sylvan J. Colton
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Hoyt’s
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Friends
Thomas F. Denneny Sr
St. Patrick's Church
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Donohue- Lensing
Los Angeles Times
Cedar Rapids Senior Citizen and Handicapped Bus Service
John E. Lopes
3Rd Avenue S.E
Maj
Pedro Luis Diaz Lanz
Mississippi
Frisco
Macho
Mt. Mercy
Beckie
John Banes
Fairfax
St. Luke’s
30Th St
Center Point Road
Bowling St
Fourth Ave
C St
F Avenue
Old Marion Road
Melrose
South River
Ackworth
Croton
Ottumwa
Carlin Hurt
Business Daily
League of Nations
Mt. Vernon Rd
Florist
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