Death notices outline multiple Iowa obituaries
A series of death notices from Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas reports the passing of Harold W. Hemphill 74 of Walker and other local residents. The obituaries list birth dates, spouses, children, and burial plans, with services set at Walker United Methodist Church and Murdoch Chapel in Marion.
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Harold W. Hemphill
Walker
Troy Mills
Cedar Rapids
Center Point
Winifred Shaffer
Hemphill
Walker United Methodist Church
Donald Stott
Cantril
Earl Fry
Donovan Kramer
Watertown
Elizabeth E. Karr
Route 1
Marion
Linn County
Guy Karr
Buffalo United Methodist Church
Ellen Schrimper
George L
Ralph E
Turner Chapel
Max I. Hall
Shiloh Cemetery
Gretchen Elizabeth Glynn
Eastern Ave
Des Moines
Milford
Leon A. Glynn
Bethany
State Capitol
Kenwood Park
Robert Haddad
Freeport
Ill
James Merryman
Algona
Thomas Merryman
Tacoma
Wash
Keith Merryman
Minneapolis
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Cliff Ellerbeck
Kenwood Park United Methodist Church
Wilma May Smith
Oakland Road
Hazleton
Iowa
Floyd L. Smith
New Hampton
Marjorie Niffenegger
Colleen Smith
Wallace Smith
Leta Arthur
Maynard
Verna Speake
George
Irene Beebe
West Palm Beach
Fla
Turner Chapel East
Richard Thompson
Trinity Lutheran Church
Cedar Memorial
Gilbertson
Edward DeWitt
Cedar Memorial Chapel of
David Roth
Kenwood Park United Presbyterian Church
Konard
Jeff H
Richard L. Thompson
Linwood Cemetery
Janko
Irene Drapela
Oceanside
Calif
Peck
Lester H
Murdoch Chapel
Tom Anthony
Bruce Dobyns
Cedar Memorial Park
General Growth
United States
Davenport
Bettendorf
Marshalltown
Ames
Keokuk
Obituaries and funeral services listed across Iowa towns
A sequence of death notices and pending or scheduled services for residents in cities including Henrietta Reichwein Edward Kvitek Toledo Earl Emerson Kalona Marion Miller Dysart Emma Lamprecht Vera Roeder Independence Anna Hathaway Brandon William Sommerfelt Oelwein Jennie Jencks Wellman Margaret Lewis Decorah Ralph Halse James Frey Leo Lynch Marengo Harold Risdon. Services are pending at various funeral homes and churches with dates and burial plans where listed.
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Toledo
Earl R. Emerson
Henderson's
Woodlawn
Kalona
Marion W. Miller
Fairview
Church Cemetery
Peterseim
Dysart
Emma Lamprecht
Zion Lutheran Church
Overton
Steine’s
Iowa City
Leo J. Lynch
St. Patrick's Church
Donohue-Lensing
City Briefs Bowlers Lucky Trophies at Legion Lanes
Nine pin tournament with $7.50 entry at Legion Lanes draws Friday and Saturday actions. Emerald Knights decorate specials at The Gift Chalet and Jack Shepherd advertises estate sales. Lodging includes Mississippi River Dinner Cruise June 27. A stolen outboard valued at $600 from Dale Doss’s garage is reported to Cedar Rapids Police.
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Legion Lanes
Adv
Dale Doss
Fruitland Blvd
Cedar Rapids
Hoover Memorial Scholarship to Klappholz Named
Cedar Rapids police Officer Michael Klappholz will receive the $1,000 J Edgar Hoover Memorial Scholarship. The award from the Society of Former FBI Agents will be given early June to six universities nationwide. The University of Iowa granted Klappholz the scholarship for graduate studies in criminal justice. He aims to pursue a career in law enforcement after earning his masters.
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Cedar Rapids
Michael Klappholz
J. Edgar Hoover
Society of
Special Agents
Federal Bureau of Investigation
University of Iowa
Klappholz
20th Street NE detoured for Kenwood Ditch sewer work
The Cedar Rapids Traffic Engineering Department announced a six week closure of 20th Street NE between K and F avenues starting Monday. Northbound drivers should detour via D Avenue to F Avenue NE then to 27th Street. Southbound traffic should use Franklin Avenue NE to 27th Street.
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Cedar Rapids
20Th Street
F Avenues
Kenwood Ditch
D Avenue
F Avenue
27Th Street
Franklin Avenue
Waterloo oil distributor seeks review of refund order
Young Oil Co. of Waterloo asks U S District Judge Edward J McManus to overturn the Department of Energy order forcing a refund of 193,985.70 to customers the DOE said were overcharged. The firm protested the DOE’s ceiling profit calculation and the overcharge amount in its Nov 10 1977 appeal, which the DOE denied on Dec 13 1978.
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Waterloo
U.S. District Court
Edward J. McManus
Department of Energy
Young Oil Co
DOE
Young
Duke of Windsor Marries Wallis Simpson in France
On this date in 1937 the Duke of Windsor wed Wallis Warfield Simpson of Baltimore Maryland in France. The ceremony united a former king with a divorced American socialite, drawing worldwide attention and reshaping royal relations.
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Duke of Windsor
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Baltimore
France
Tonka Toy Truck Traps Boy’s Finger Promptly Freeed by Firefighters
A six year old boy named Roger Girard had his finger stuck in a yellow Tonka endloader. Cedar Rapids firefighters spent over an hour to free it using a hack saw. Roger remained brave, and the family praised the fire department for its persistence.
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Tonka
Cedar Rapids
Roger Girard
Midway Drive
Martin
Fire Department
Roger
Martin Girard
Gunman Hutchins Involved in Fatal Shootings After Graduation Night
Charlotte Hutchins 17 said her father, after a vodka punch triggered anger, beat family members then shot Huskey and Messersmith. He fled in a Ford LTD, pursued by Peterson whose body later found on a county road. Hutchins had prior manslaughter and DUI histories.
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Charlotte Hutchins
Hutchins
Huskey
Messersmith
James
Peterson
Canadian group bids for General Growth
Canadian Pacific group via Marathon Realty Ltd bids cash for all General Growth Properties shares. Marathon, part of CPI and CP Ltd, hints at a cash merger with a U S subsidiary, with General Growth assets estimated near 700 million dollars. The offer aims to surpass the current 30 dollar per share price.
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Toronto
UPI
Canadian Pacific Group
General Growth Properties
Des Moines
Iowa
Marathon Realty Ltd
Marathon
Canada
Canadian Pacific Investments Ltd
Canadian Pacific Ltd
General Growth
U.S
CPI Fs
CPI
CP Ltd
Energy price controls and pump prices spark White House talks
The Fuel Gauge Report shows gasoline up 1.5 cents weekly and 16.5 cents since Christmas with diesel at 78.5 cents. Carter meets consumer advocates opposing price decontrol as oil bosses warn of long shortages. Projections vary on family impact, while industry leaders call for steady supplies despite summer tightness. Washington leaders back away from a Camp David energy summit as scheduling issues loom.
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White House
Jobless rates shift as May adds 140000 jobs
The Labor Department reports May employment rose by 140000 as total jobs reach 96.3 million, up 2.4 million from a year earlier while 5.9 million remain jobless. Blumenthal warns unemployment may rise further amid slower growth and higher oil prices.
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Labor Department
Iowa convoy crosses rumor mill amid diesel price protest
Reports say an 11 semitrailer convoy protesting high diesel prices left the Sapp Bros Plaza Truckstop in Omaha and planned to cross Iowa on I 80 toward Washington D C. Local truckers and officials reported no confirmed sightings or organized backing for the protest.
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Iowa
Washington, D.C
Sapp Bros
George Dasovich
Star Inn
Highway 21
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State Patrol Radio Center
Joy Fitzgerald
Altoona
Independent Trucker’s Association
Sue
Iown
Greece abolishes monarchy as Papadopoulos declares republic
On this date in 1973 Premier George Papadopoulos announces the abolition of the Greek monarchy and the establishment of a republic, signaling a major constitutional shift in Greece.
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George Papadopoulos
Greece
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