Death notices for McHugh Berer OConnor and others in Cedar Rapids
Obituaries list Gene R. McHugh 40 of 618 Eighth Street NW drowned in an Iowa River boating accident. Also listed are Emma J. Berer 82, Jennie L. Johnson 84, and Charles Anthony Loftus 84 among others with service details, burial places, and visiting hours. The notices name survivors, church affiliations, military service, and funeral arrangements across Cedar Rapids and surrounding communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene R. McHugh
Eighth Street
Cedar Rapids
Iowa River
Johnson County
Evelyn Easterday
Iowa City
Cargill
McHugh
Amvets
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Kenwood Park United
Emma J. Berer
Eighteenth Street
Jones County
First Lutheran Church
Star of Maine
Rebekah Lodge
Caroline Yakish
Walter C. Berger
Baltimore
Supervisors Seek Builders for New County Motor Vehicle Facility
Linn county board of supervisors schedules Aug 1 meeting in room 103 of the courthouse to discuss a free span 8,000 square foot building to house the motor vehicle department and county records. Proposal requires two to three offices fireproof records area public and staff restrooms parking for 45 occupants and a floor load of 100 pounds per square foot. Contact the courthouse for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Board of Supervisors
Cedar Rapids Inspector Entrance Exams Set August 15
The Cedar Rapids civil service commission will hold entrance written examinations for building electrical and plumbing inspectors on Monday August 15 starting at 1 30 p m Applications are available from the commission office on the fourth floor of city hall or from the personnel department on the mezzanine floor and must be returned by Friday August 5 at 5 p m The commission will also meet Thursday this month from 4 to 5 p m in the fourth floor council chambers Persons wishing to present to be added to the agenda should call 398 5068.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Civil Service Commission
Commission
City Hall
Car Hits Loose Horses Near Hiawatha Killing One
Scott B. Atwood of rural Central City struck a herd of five or six horses on highway 150 three miles north of Hiawatha. The mount toppled the crest of a hill and he could not avoid collision. He reported about 1500 dollars in vehicle damage and escaped uninjured. Investigators suspect the horses escaped from Cee Bar Acres boarding stable. The owner of the horse killed was not identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott B. Atwood
City
Highway 150
Hiawatha
Linn
Atwood
Cee Bar Acres
Three New Appointees to Iowa Arts Council Named
Gov. Ray announces three new Iowa Arts Council members Joan Clark of Cedar Rapids Arnold Levine of Des Moines and John Singer of Waterloo for three year terms. Reappointments include H Mel Willits J W Henry and Alice Bowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Joan Clark
Valley Brook Drive
Iowa Arts Council
Robert Ray
Arnold Levine
Levine Corp
Concrete Forms
John Singer
Waterloo
John Deere Tractor Works
H. Mel Willits
J. W. Henry
Sioux City
Alice Bowers
Keokuk
Clark
Coe College
University of Iowa
Cedar Rapids Symphony
Cedar Rapids
Nab Three On Separate Linn Counts
Police arrested three persons in Cedar Rapids Sunday on separate charges. Clifford D. Jacobson 27 of 450 Eighth Avenue SW charged with criminal trespass and resisting an officer. Wayne S. Kolsrud 17 of Watkins charged with drunk driving and possession of a controlled substance. Terry J. Quanrude 28 of Watkins charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance after marijuana and amphetamines were seized. Quanrude held on 10000 bond. Kolsrud taken to Linn county detention center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Clifford D. Jacobson
Eighth Avenue SW
Jacobson
Terry J. Quanrude
Wayne S. Kolsrud
Watkins
Kolsrud
Sixteenth Avenue
Quanrude
Linn County to screen 42 applicants for supervisor post
The county committee of the recorder auditor and clerk of court will meet Wednesday at 1 30 p m in room 103 to discuss screening options for 42 applicants for Linn County supervisor. Clerk Kenneth Perry Jr notes interviewing all may be impossible with Friday’s resume deadline. appointee to serve until November 1978 election follows Stanley Ginsberg’s resignation to focus on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn
Kenneth Perry, Jr
Stanley Ginsberg
Seek 35 Hour Work Week at Same Pay Rate
A group of Iowa union members adopted a resolution to urge Congress to approve a 35 hour work week with no pay reduction. About 60 people attended at the IBEW hall in Burlington sponsored by the South Central Iowa Federation of Labor and Burlington trades council. Harry Bordis was elected to head a steering committee to push the legislation and a companion measure would ban compulsory overtime. Union officials said the plan would require employers to hire more workers and reduce layoffs while maintaining pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Congress
IBEW
Wiley Boulevard
Iowa Federation of Labor and
Burlington Trades and Labor Council
Harry Bordis
American Federation of State
Waterloo
Turner Warns Of Travel Deals
Iowa Attorney General Richard Turner warns Iowans about Columbia Research Corp advertising a three day holiday for two in Las Vegas Miami Beach or Orlando. The company sought 15.95 for three motel nights and promised goods valued over 600. Residents report sending money only to find no reservations. The FTC sued Columbia last year for deceptive advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Richard Turner
Chicago
Las Vegas
Nev
Orlando
Miami Beach
Fla
Columbia Research Corp
Turner
Florida
Federal Trade Commission
Columbia
Garbage merger eyed for Cedar Rapids area
Watts notes two large national firms Waste Management Inc and Browning Ferris Industries show interest in Midwest refuse routes. Cedar Rapids could see outside consolidation as equipment costs rise and industry shape shifts. He cites Des Moines activity and limited local waste for two major haulers, while detailing wages and benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waste Management, Inc
Oak Brook
Ill
Browning-Ferris Industries
Houston
Midwest
Watts
Middle East
Des Moines
A-1
Waconia Avenue
Quad Cities
Cedar Rapids
Doctors warn Laetrile may be unsafe despite belief in its use
A report by Schein and three colleagues, presented to the AMA, cautions that Laetrile may not be safe and can cause reactions mistaken for cancer symptoms. It notes that patients on Laetrile show reactions which disappear when the substance is stopped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Schein
AMA
Carter Seeks Jobs and Minority Contracts in Welfare Plan
President Carter promotes welfare reforms promising one million new jobs and a guaranteed government job for every family. He outlines public works contracts moving at 1,000 per week with $4 billion to be allocated by September 30 and 10 percent of contracts to minority businesses. Vernon Jordan attends, but details of talks remain undisclosed.
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Carter
Jordan
Vernon Jordan
White House
Lightning destroys church cross and minor flood damage report
Weather damage to public facilities was insignificant with several intersections flooded and minor sewer backups. Marion saw a 30 foot cross at First United Methodist Church struck by lightning, destroying the cross but sparing the building. Silt and debris clog basins and streets, with two inches of rain at Coralville and other near one inch totals across Davenport Ottumwa and Fort Dodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips
Marion
First United Methodist Church
Eighth Avenue
State
Coralville
Davenport
Ottumwa
Fort Dodge
Telephone unions push for stronger terms in Bell strike threat
The CWA representing 500,000 Bell System workers and IBEW with 120,000 members, plus 70,000 from smaller unions, threaten walkout after rejecting a three-year offer with a 10 percent wage rise and 10 percent cost-of-living increases. A strike would halt service across Bell’s 32 operating companies, Western Electric, and Bell Labs, though automation would limit public disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CWA
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Bell System
Western Electric
Bell
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Strike wave hits Cedar Rapids Iowa City and Waterloo
Area locals in Cedar Rapids Iowa City and Waterloo voted by large majorities to back a strike. Union officials in Iowa said Monday no new bargaining progress is known and about 500 union members are involved in the Cedar Rapids area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Waterloo
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Carl Berhenke
Wyoming
Turner Chapel East
William S. O'Connor
Dalewood Avenue
Alvord
Rose McMullen
Breckenridge
Minn
FMC Corp
Patricia O'Connor
Charles Zobl
Charles Elias
Bloomington
Leo O'Connor
All Saints Church
Sacred Heart Church
Legion of Mary
Stewart Funeral Home
Delaware
John Giellis
Assembly of God
Manchester
Bohnenkamp
Traer
Julia Adamek
Overton’s
Garwin Cemetery
John W. Lubben
Ed Kadera
West Branch United Methodist Church
George L. Gay
Ladera
Hazel Hellopeter
McAninch-Fremming’s
Victor
Jennie L. Johnson
Mt. Vernon Road
Clarence E. Johnson
Walker
Mr. Johnson
Bernard G. Collins
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Charles Anthony Loftus
E Avenue NE
New Haven
Lillian Novak Livingston
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Ruth
Arlena
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
LeRoy White
Oak Hill Cemetery
Baldwin
Gertrude A
Reuben Tjaden
Shiloh
Turner’s East
Bauer
Helen Cepp
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
Theodore B. Hlubucek
Czech National Cemetery
Waters
Bernard L
Kuba Funeral Home
William B. Harnish
William P. Leonard
Knights of Columbus
John E. Lopes
3Rd Avenue S.E
C.R. Woman
State Arts Council
Mon
Max Hall
Hall
Eric Hoffer
Mt. Vernon Rd
John B. Turner and Son
Turner East
Second Avenue S.E
Turner West
First Avenue West
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