Deaths Include William E. Holland and Others in Iowa Obits
A sequence of notices details William E. Holland of Vinton who died after a short illness at Virginia Gay Hospital. Born 1904 near Belle Plaine, he was a funeral director, teacher, and community volunteer in Vinton. Also listed are Leroy Myers, Harold Sutliff, Hazel Smythe, Lucy Dostal, Alma Grace Tuttle, Mary Dochterman, Mary Zaruba, Avis Himes, Leo Dochterman, and Ocie Trimble with memorial services and burial plans across Cedar Rapids, Mount Vernon, Nash ville, and surrounding areas.
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William E. Holland
Vinton
Virginia Gay Hospital
Belle Plaine
Eleanor Henderson
Independence
Chicago
Fry & Holland Funeral Home
Iowa
Washington High School
W.W. Fern and Sons Funeral Home
Wesley United Methodist Church
Robert Butler
Lodge No. 62
Evergreen Cemetery
Campbell-Russell Funeral Home
Leroy
Bunny’ Myers
Marion Road
Hanover
Kan
Hazel Shoemaker
Mount Ayr
Cedar Rapids
Nebraska City
Jerry L
Helen Mead
Vera Parker
William
Raymond
Creston
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Harold Arthur
Curly’’ Sutliff
Mount Vernon
Rockwell-Collins
JoAnn D. Larmar
Larry
Steven
Kenneth Sutliff
Dennis Sweet
John
Lisbon
Benn
Englewood
Hazel M. Smythe
Nashville
Tenn
Tipton
Robert C. Smythe
Iowa City
Killian’s
Bob Smythe Sign Co
Sales
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
The
Eastern Star
Calvary United Methodist Church
Robert O
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Lloyd E. Brockmeyer
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Cedar Memorial Park
Gideon Living Bible Plan
Lucy Mae Dostal
Mallory St. SW
Luray
Lester Dostal
Mildred Evans
Keokuk
Ruth Hattendorf
St. Louis
Stanley Carter
Springfield
Stuart Carter
Moline
Ill
Brush Chapel
George McDill
Czech National Cemetery
Oak Wood
Monticello
Trimble
Ocie Leroy
Turner Chapel East
Gordon Packard
St. James United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Farmers face tight credit and bleak hog market in Iowa
The Farmers Home Administration fundings ease some credit fears, but Iowa farmers struggle as four key commodities run negative returns. Hog prices stay depressed with a 12 to 1 corn hog ratio, while corn may offer the best prospects. Producers endure high costs and high interest, with experts urging better record keeping and possible restructuring.
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Buhr
Farmers Home Administration
Iowa
Washington
Dick Myers
Eldon Olsen
Cedar Rapids
Olsen
National Farmers Organization
Iowa gas supplies expected to rise in June
Iowa Energy Policy Council official Doug Gross says June will bring fuel abundance similar to 1978 levels. He cites 18 percent more gasoline, 27 percent more diesel, and 24 percent more propane to Iowa stations versus last year, with April consumption down 11.7 percent from a year earlier. He warns a rapid rise in driving could strain supplies. The Butcher "cuts up" on Wednesday.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowa Energy Policy Council
Iowa
EPC
Doug Gross
Gross
Weather Report News Snapshot
Wind direction and velocity at 11 p.m. were east at 8 mph. Sun rises Monday at 5 33 and sets at 8 36. Year ago today high 74 low 46 with no precipitation. Extended forecast partly cloudy Tuesday with a chance of thunderstorms Wednesday and Thursday. Highs in the 70s lows in the 50s. Scattered showers and thunderstorms were reported across northern central plains states Saturday and from Arkansas through the Tennessee Valley to the mid and north Atlantic coasts. Widely scattered showers reached the northern half of the plateau and Rockies while the south remained mostly sunny. Today’s forecast calls for scattered showers and thunderstorms across south central Texas and from the mid and upper Mississippi valley through the upper Great Lakes region and part of Ohio.
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Central Plains
Arkansas
Tennessee Valley
Mid
North Atlantic Coast
Plateau
Rockies
Texas
Mississippi Valley
Upper
Great Lakes
Hio
Pope in Palace Amid Rain Crowds at Tours Visit
Rain drove 5000 guests into palace salons as Pope John Paul II moved through a tense crowd. The president urged dignity as officials and ushers helped the pontiff pass. Some guests jumped from windows for air. Two Molotov bombs hit Tours churches with minor damage and anti pope graffiti appeared. Earlier, two other explosions hit the justice department and police headquarters.
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Tours
Jeanne d’Arc
Saint- Jean Montjoyeux
John Paul II
Department of Justice
Police
Carter signals empathy toward Kennedy amid debate stance
Carter in a network interview says he respects Kennedy and supports healing differences toward victory but will not join Kennedy and Anderson in a three way debate. He would debate Reagan alone if Reagan agrees, and leaves withdrawal timing to Kennedy and his advisers.
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Carter
Kennedy
Senator Kennedy
John B. Anderson
White House
Anderson
Ronald Reagan
Congress
Cyclist Allan Giza Injured In Motorcycle Crash
Allan Giza, 19, of 848 Daniels St NE, remained in fair condition in Mercy Hospital ICU after his motorcycle went out of control on a muddy patch Saturday night. Cedar Rapids police said he was not at the scene on Bowl ing Street SW at 29th Street when officers arrived and went to the hospital about 9 pm reporting abdominal pain. He faces a charge of driving with a suspended license. 20 years ago Lisbon and Mount Vernon High merger was rejected.
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Allan Giza
Daniels St
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Giza
Bowling Street
29Th Street
Vital statistics and local incidents in Iowa City area
May 30 and 31 births listed for the Dvorsky Athoff Dagit Houlsworth Thomson Urba Chami paren ts with addresses. An Iowa City entry notes a May 30 son to Cindy and Mark Schile and mentions Ralph Hopker as grandparent. Saturday incidents include gasoline engine in a stairway at 4333 Edgewood Road NE and several medical emergencies plus a gas flush at Third Street and First Avenue SE.
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Lila
Vernon Dvorsky
Palo
Diane and
Dale Athoff
Marengo
Nancy
Byron Dagit
16Th Ave
Theresa Houlsworth
Jacelyn Drive
Brenda
Perry Thomson
St. SW
Iowa City
Cindy
Mark Schile
Ralph Hopker
Pleasant Drive
Edgewood Road
Second Ave
Third Street
First Avenue
Trent St
33Rd Ave
Food pages shift to Tuesdays in The Gazette
The Gazette moves Focus Food from Wednesday to Tuesday starting this week to better serve food shoppers and advertisers. This Tuesday issue features strawberries with photos to tempt readers to try the recipes.
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The
Gazette
GOP halfway to funding goal at Iowa Lincoln Day dinner
At the Lincoln Day dinner in Des Moines about 1,000 Iowa Republicans heardState party finance chairman John Axel announce the party has reached 46.4 percent of its $731,000 annual goal. The funds will bolster GOP strength in state offices and extend to Washington.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Republican Party
Jimmy Carter
White House
John Axel
Axel
Washington
Iowans Use Less Electricity Across Utility Sectors
Des Moines reports the Iowa State Commerce Commission shows a 0.22 percent drop in electric consumption for the year ending March 31. Investor owned utilities fell 0.32 percent, rural cooperatives declined 0.34 percent, while twelve municipal systems posted a 1.05 percent rise in kilowatt hour sales.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa State Commerce Commission
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Novak Monument CO
14Th Ave
Weather Report
C.R. Weather
National Weather Service
Denver
John E. Lopes
3Rd Ave
Pierson’s Flowershop & Greenhouses, Inc
Ellis Blvd
St. Luke’s
Susan
Andrew Urba
Orchard Drive
Pat
William Kemp
Harold Drive
Mary
Gary Chamipar
30Th St. Court NW
Gop
James F. Stewart
First Avenue N.E
Stewart General
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