Lightning blamed for up to three fires in Eastern Iowa
Gazette reports say lightning caused at least two fires Tuesday night with possible third in Independence. In Independence the Jerry Finnegan residence suffered extensive smoke damage after a 6:48 p.m. blaze. damage estimated at 6800 dollars. Anamosa fire damaged siding after a 5:15 p.m. lightning strike on an outside outlet at Guy and Ruth Taylor home. In Tipton the Cottage rooming house saw minimal damage from a 9 p.m. strike affecting telephone lines. residents escaped unharmed.
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Gazette
Iowa
Anamosa
Tipton
Independence
Jerry Finnegan
First St. West
Guy
Ruth Taylor
Bob Peck
Sixteen Convicted in Washington County Drunken Driving Case
In Washington County District Court sixteen people were convicted of drunken driving. Sentences ranged from fines and short jail terms to deferred sentences and community service. One man faced a suspended sentence revoked for assault. another note recalls Millard Fillmore succeeding to the presidency in 1850 after Zachary Taylor’s death.
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Washington
Iowa
Washington County
Robert Wayne Milford
Wellman
Charles Edward Knerr
Lupe Abiles
Barbara A. Aldeman
Kalona
Charles Lee Hesseltine
Kristi Jan Ottesen
Richard John Muller
Riverside
Muller
David Elmer Jones
Kathy Ann Reighard
Brighton
David Lynn Bittner-Jennings
Dennis Paul DeWitt
North English
DeWitt
Joseph P. Stoner
East Moline
Ill
Delbert Lemoyne Ponder
Selma
Dale Edward Helrich
West Branch
Robert Frank Benge
Benge
Charles Douglas Curtis
Crawfordsville
Johnson County
Fox
Iowa City
Millard Fillmore
Zachary Taylor
Iowa City Concert by Community Band at College Green Park
The Iowa City Community Band performs its fourth 1986 concert at 4 p.m. Sunday in College Green Park with Alan Stang conducting and Gayle Holland as guest accordion soloist. Also listed are community events in Iowa City and Brooklyn including a twins club meeting, theatre auditions, a mental illness support chapter gathering, and a domestic assault arrest involving Joseph H Kindon.
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Iowa City
College Green Park
College and
Dodge Streets
Alan Stang
Gayle Holland
Iowa City Community Theatre
Air Force promotes Dusenbery and Wilwert in two bases
Promoted personnel include Master Sgt Robert Dusenbery son of William Dusenbery of West Chester and Airman 1st Class Joel Wilwert son of Alice Wilwert of Epworth. Dusenbery serves as an aircraft loadmaster technician with the 56th Military Airlift Squadron at Altus Air Force Base Oklahoma while Wilwert is a strategic aircraft maintenance specialist with the 92nd Field Maintenance Squadron at Fairchild Air Force Base Washington.
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Air Force
Robert Dusenbery
William Dusenbery
West Chester
56Th Military Airlift Squadron
Altus Air Force Base
Okla
Air Force Airman
Joel Wilwert
Alice Wilwert
Epworth
92Nd Field
Fairchild Air Force Base
Wash
Stanwood Officials Tackle Mysterious Sewer Water
Stanwood officials question the source of excess water in the sewer system after years of repairs. Council reports power use at the sewer plant rose 116 percent and at the lift station 201 percent between May and June, while the water plant output increased only 4 percent.
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Stanwood
Buckskinners Rendezvous Returns to Ushers Ferry in Cedar Rapids
The Ushers Ferry Fifth Annual Buckskinners Rendezvous and Trade Fair opens this weekend in Cedar Rapids. Visitors can tour a recreated 1830s fur trading camp at Ushers Ferry Pioneer Village in Seminole Valley Park from 9 30 a m to 4 30 p m Saturday and Sunday with a 2 dollar car donation.
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Cedar Rapids
Ushers Ferry
Ushers Ferry Pioneer Village
Seminole Valley Park
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Mercy Hospital
Carol Lear
Joseph H. Kindon
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Vala Calkins-Kindon
Thomas Hyde
Virgil Clark
Ernest Kosek
Elmer Petersen
Cedar Rapids Lumber
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