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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 30, 1979

Page

2

Obituary notices from Cedar Rapids area deaths

A batch of death notices and funeral details from Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas lists Walter K. Adney 59 of 1215 First Ave SE. Katherine Ann Menzel 23. Lloyd Firman 60. Robert F. Layton 61. Frank Osborn 90. Lonzo L. Lovan 91. Ruth Marie Henton 51. Armeline L. Durkee 83. John W. Long 86. Elizabeth G. Caldwell 78. Gillian Zamastil infant. Each item includes birth, marriage or service details, burial sites, and visiting hours where given.

Walter K. Adney First Ave McGregor Darlene Blackburn Bertram Cedar Rapids Donald Coman Prairie du Chien Wis Kenneth Minona Arthur Paul Raymond Minneapolis Katherine Ann Menzel Longwood Drive Regis High School Mount Mercy College All Saints School Merle F. Menzel Suzanne Voss Mary Jean Menzel St. Pius X Catholic Church Bernard G. Collins Mount Calvary Cemetery Stewart Funeral Home All Saints Grade School Memorial Fund Ruth Marie Henton 36Th St. SE Robert E. Henton Nashua Five Seasons Center St. Paul's United Methodist Church Harry D. Milligan Hiawatha Douglas C. Peeples American Cancer Society Elizabeth G. Caldwell Garrison Lester T. Caldwell Marion Ladies Shrine Auxiliary Trinity United Methodist Church Jack B Donald A James Knott Coggan A.T. Boyer Jr Turner Chapel East Robert A. Dennett Linwood Cemetery

Electrician strike delays plant startup and projects in progress

The strike and labor troubles halted an early October startup plan for a plant, delaying seven weeks. Only 20 percent of rival firm electricians were on the job as pickets briefly stood at construction sites before being removed. Projects like Westdale and Linn-Mar addition paused until electrical work resumes.

Green Westdale Linn-Mar

Carter to Visit Iowa Event Or Not

Patricia Bario of the White House says there is no indication Carter will visit Iowa in September though she cannot deny it. The Five Seasons Center hosts the Iowa Daily Press Association convention that weekend. Jody Powell spoke to IDPA two years ago and the association has invited the president amid speculation of election plans for next year.

Patricia Bario White House Office of News Media Relations Carter Iowa Five Seasons Center Iowa Daily Press Association Jody Powell IDPA Newspaper Association

Weather snapshot and river levels for the region

At 11 a.m. winds SW at 12 mph. Sunrise Tuesday 5 59, sunset 8 27. Yesterday’s high 74 and low 59 with no precipitation. Extended outlook partly cloudy through Friday with scattered showers Thursday and Friday. Highs in the 80s, lows in the 60s. Mississippi River stages show small changes with several towns reporting rises or falls.

Court ruling favors Marion girls coach

Judge Harold Swailes upholds an adjudicator's ruling reversing the discharge of Anthony Pantini Jr as head girls basketball coach at Marion. The decision affirms the prior finding that the discharge was improper and orders reinstatement procedures follow.

Marion Harold Swailes Anthony Pantini Jr

Iowa Deaths and School Coach Dispute Highlights

Death notices from Tama to Marion list ages and funeral plans for Marguerite Cain Wayne Neville Ida Koester Henry Kramer John W Yerkes Drees Thole Lawrence Chapman Mary Derr Carl Tempus Edna Rafoth Letha McKee and others. A separate item details a Linn County court ruling about Pantini the basketball coach at Marion High School and related administrative actions with the school district and judge Swailes concluding coaching duties fall under teacher contract law. Thought for today quotes John Morley on conversion vs silencing.

Tama Marguerite Cain Harrison's Wayne Neville West Union Ida Koester Burnham Wood St. Mary’s Catholic Church Urbana Church Iowa City Martin Joseph Strabala Morton Ill Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church Riverside Iowa Ludwig’s Brandon John W. Yerkes Campbell-Russell's Vinton Earlville John Drees St. Francis Xavier Dyersville Kramer’s American Legion Post Frank Thole Kramer's Oelwein Lawrence Chapman Brant Kern Independence Dale Mary) Derr White's Car Esther) Tempus White S. Hopkinton Edna S. Rafoth First Presbyterian Church Goettsch’s Hopkinton Evergreen Cemetery Belle Plaine Letha Elizabeth McKee Hrabak’s Oak Hill Cemetery Pantini Swailes

Births at Mercy and area life events noted

Vital Statistics lists births on July 26 to July 29 with names and addresses of parents including Pfaff Frieden Clark Schultz Rosseau Mays Barent Kahler Aden Edwards Rogers and Meyers plus a grandparent noted. Also listed are multiple emergency calls and incidents including gas flushes power outages and downed wires on various streets.

F. John Schultz Midway Drive Thomas B. Rosseau Oakland Road Robert Mays 12Th St Barbara Meyers Mount Vernon Russell Barent Swisher Ronald Kahler Vine Ave Bruce Aden Coggan William Edwards Monticello Oskaloosa Rick Rogers Madaline Nielsen Springville Sixth Street Ellis Boulevard F Avenue NW A Ave Harber Ave Second St 11Th Ave Sherman Street 42Nd Street Mount Vernon Road 26Th St 24Th St 25Th St 28Th St Thompson Street

Hermit-seeking Virginia man nabbed driving stolen Ohio taxi

Edward Allen, 25, of Alexandria, Va., was arrested in Columbus after driving a Hess Taxi-Cab Co. vehicle with Virginia plates. He picked up four teenagers bound for a jazz festival in Cincinnati before being asked to another route and getting lost. Authorities charged him with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.

Columbus, Ohio Oregon Virginia Ohio Edward Allen Alexandria Columbus Hess Taxi-Cab Co Arlington Allen Cincinnati Robert Booker Jr

The Cedar Rapids Gazette Information Page

The Cedar Rapids Gazette dates and pricing details for daily and Sunday editions. It lists address at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 and subscription rates by carrier and mail for various terms. The Associated Press is credited for republication rights of local news and AP dispatches.

The Gazette Company Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa Gazette Associated Press

Also Mentioned on This Page

Lloyd Firman Norway Des Moines Mary Wilding Las Vegas Nev Colfax Ledford Engineering Co. Inc Jayne Firman Amana Bremerton Wash Jeffrey Beth Botsma Pella Isobel Gantz Cape Coral Fla United Methodist Church Donald Hodson Blairstown Colfax Cemetery George Brush Cancer Fund Robert F. Layton Anamosa University Hospitals Betty May Tubbs Motor Club of Iowa Mount Hermon Masonic Lodge Linda A. Diven Chicago Ronald F Michael R Tampa, Fla Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Frank Osborn Center Point Cecil Way Harold van Horne Murdoch Joe Jones Solon Brosh Funeral Home Stade Martin E Carl Berhenke First Lutheran Church Cedar Memorial Park Greene, Celestine Sally St. Matthew's Catholic Church Frederick Fangmann Lonzo L. Lovan B Ave Southern Illinois McLean, Ill Josephine Smith Chicago Northwestern Railroad American Legion Hanford VFW Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Armeline L. Durkee 13Th St Kankakee Glenn B. Durkee Aberdeen S.D Salem United Methodist Church Lois Bleckert Willoughby Cleo Foran Dorane Alatalo Anna Wiltsey Cedar Memorial Chapel of Jack R. Hooten Sharon United Methodist Church Heart Fund John W. Long 16Th Ave Iowa County Mary L. Claypool North English Iowa Manufacturing Gayle Ewing Roswell N.M Marian Wade Fairfax Anne Vanda Charlotte Blevins Winston- Salem N.C Ivan Denver Colo John Jr Elmwood N.J Richard Tucson Ariz Delmar Mildred Wagamon Kinross Don Caspers Gillian Zamastil Steven Zamastil Palo St. Luke's Hospital Donald Zamastil T. Michael Hines Agnes Hines Albert Hofer Bridgewater St. Joseph Cemetery John Tilp St. Jude’s Catholic Church Teahen Funeral Home C.R. Weather Mississippi River LaCrosse Lansing Dam Guttenberg Dubuque Davenport Keithsburg Keokuk Rise Clinton Fall Cedar C.R National Weather Service Seattle Dallas Miam Peeppeeiocoeo Anchorage LA Atlanta Bismarck Moss Boston Nashville N.orleans New York Duluth Phoenix Honolulu Houston Coralville Lake Travelers Tuesda St. Paul Omaha Marion Bridge State Farm U.S John Morley David Pfaff David Frieden 32Nd St Robert Clark St. Luke's Dans Pierson’s Flowershop & Greenhouses Inc Ellis Blvd N.W. Avenue Floral and Botanicals John E. Lopes 3Rd Avenue S.E John B. Turner & Son Turner Second Ave Turner's West
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