Murdoch Funeral Homes President Kenneth Murdoch Dies
Kenneth V Murdoch 68 president of Murdoch Funeral Homes died Monday at Lake San Marcos California He was born April 9 1905 in Chicago and lived in Marion since 1933 He married Fay Beach January 1 1929 He attended New Trier High School Dartmouth and Worsham Mortuary College Surviving wife son George F Marion two grandchildren a brother and a sister Services Friday 11 am at Marion church burial Cedar Memorial cemetery calling hours after 11 am Thursday Donations may go to church memorial fund
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Kenneth V. Murdoch
Murdoch Funeral Homes, Inc
Eighth Avenue
Lake San Marcos
Calif
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Fay Beach
Marion
New Trier High School
Dartmouth College
Worsham College of Mortuary
First United Methodist Church
Marion Lodge No. 6
A.M
el Kabir Shrine
Marion Chamber of Commerce
Marion Evening Lions Club
Iowa Funeral Directors and Embalmers Association
George F
G. Donald Murdoch
Los Angeles
Coleman
Sarah) Clark
Willmette
James P. Gable
J.M. Steffenson
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Murdoch Chapel
First United Methodist Church Memorial Fund
Marion Breakin Investigated at Ralph Solberg Residence
Marion police investigate a break in at 213 Glenbrook Drive while the family was away. Stolen items include stereo equipment records and guns. total loss value is being determined. Also noted are YMCA activity schedules, visits of relatives, a recall plus a fire call at Maynard Port residence for an electrical short in an old refrigerator causing smoke damage.
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Marion
Ralph Solberg
Glenbrook Drive
Maynard Port
Seventh Avenue
Arlington teen injured in motorcycle collision near Grinnell
Terry Lee See dorff, 17, was in good condition Monday at St. Luke's hospital Cedar Rapids after his motorcycle collided with a car Saturday night. The car was driven by Ronald Morrison of rural Grinnell. Officers said dusty intersection conditions obscured the drivers' view.
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Arlington
Terry Lee Seedorff
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Ronald Morrison
Grinnell
Vandalism damages Oelwein City Hall and local stores
Windows were shattered at Oelwein City Hall causing about 800 dollars in damage Sunday night. Police linked the act to similar vandalism Sunday night at Fareway store and Schuchman's Pharmacy in the same city.
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Oelwein
Fareway
Schuchman
Girl 17 Injured In Van Bicycle Collision
Julie Casali a Cedar Rapids teenager rode a bicycle at the intersection of Eighth Avenue and Sixth Street when it struck the side of a van driven by Malcolm Klingler of Fifth Avenue. Klingler faces a charge of failure to yield at a stop intersection and is to appear in magistrate's court on August 6.
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Eighth Avenue
Sixth Street
Julie Casali
Hollywood Boulevard
Cedar Rapids
Mercy Hospital
Marion
Malcolm Klingler
Fifth Avenue
Klingler
Abductor and Two Others Wounded in Gun Scuffle
In Calamus, Carroll County, Illinois, a gun struggle during an abduction left Harley Turner, 25, of Savanna wounded in the leg and under guard in Clinton, Iowa. Turner’s alleged victims Donald Hull, 25, and Earl Long, 59, were also wounded. Wilma Long, 58, hurt in the back. All were reportedly in serious condition in Iowa City and local hospitals.
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Carroll County
Ill
Harley Turner
Savanna
Clinton
Iowa
Turner
Donald Hull
Calamus Farm
Earl
Wilma Long
Long
Mrs. Long
Mezvinsky Presses HUD on Fast First District Housing
Congressman Ed Mezvinsky asks HUD Secretary James Lynn to detail plans for rapidly funding First district housing projects delayed seven months by an administration suspension. U S District Judge Charles Richey ruled the suspension unconstitutional and ordered reinstatement and processing of subsidy applications, prompting Mezvinsky to urge accelerated funding to ease housing delay impacts.
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Washington, D.C
Ed Mezvinsky
Housing and Urban Development
HUD
James Lynn
U. S. District Court
Charles Richey
Washington
Congress
Richey
Lynn
Mezvinsky
Farm Director OELWEIN joins KOEL as farm chief
Mel Wangness, retired Fayette county extension director after 30 years, will become farm director for radio station KOEL starting August 1. He previously led the extension service for three decades.
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Oelwein
Mel Wangness
Fayette County
Koel Aug
Wangness
Rites Set at Walker For Maude A. Smith
Maude A. Smith 76 a Walker resident for 38 years died Sunday in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Born July 2 1897 in Masonville she married Richard N. Smith on November 28 1917 in Independence. She belonged to the Baptist church and the Walker American Legion auxiliary. Surviving: husband two daughters three sons two sisters three brothers seven grandchildren ten great grandchildren. Services 2 pm Wednesday at Walker Bible church Rev Richard A Snyder. Burial Fairview cemetery Winthrop. Friends may call Murdoch funeral home Walker after 6 pm Monday.
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Walker
Maude A. Smith
Cedar Rapids
Masonville
Richard N. Smith
The
Baptist Church
Walker American Legion Auxiliary
Don Eagen
Long Beach
Calif
Merwin
Henry
Beryl
Burlington
Mae Hocken
Laura Shafer
Dan Hearn
John
Frank Hearn
Independence
Walker Bible Church
Richard A. Snyder
Fairview Cemetery
Winthrop
Murdoch Funeral Home
Maynard Residents Involved in Collision
Maynard two residents were involved in a collision at the junction of highways 296 and 150 a mile west of Maynard. Esther Greiner, 41, sustained a broken arm and Dr. Curly Hall, 86, suffered a leg injury. Both released. Hall was charged with making an improper left turn. Total damage amounted to 1600 dollars.
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Maynard
Esther Greiner
Curly Hall
Hall
Municipal Pool Show Tonight at Noelridge in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids presents a 9 PM municipal pool show at Noelridge titled Walt Disney Presents led by aquatic jazz instructor Sue Schultz with 14 numbers. The Bever pool aquatic art team performs its annual show Tuesday at 9 PM under Barb Pickering and Emily Martin with 14 acts narrated by David Armstrong and a long roster of performers. Other shows are scheduled at Jones pool Wednesday and Ellis pool Thursday.
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Noelridge Pool
Walt Disney, Presents
Sue Schultz
Bever Pool
Barb Pickering
Emily Martin
Bever
David Armstrong
Jay Ondler
Steve Meyer
Chris Henecke
Jeff Leighton
Peter Phelan
Chris Leighton
Paul Phelan
Jim Welsh
Soldiers' Tavern Stop Panics Military Base
Army at Camp Drum launched a frantic search after a truckload of weapons including six machine guns disappeared from the base. State police aided, and an hour later the truck was found parked at the Little Brown Jug tavern near the base. The two soldiers in charge were turned over to military authorities.
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Watertown
N.Y
UPI
Camp Drum
Little Brown Jug Tavern
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