Tragic boating accident claims two Independence men
Weekend incident on the Little Wapsipinicon River near Littleton left Merrill Broshar 39 and Lloyd McAllister 28 dead after their overturned boat collided with a log and debris. Jack Busse 29 was rescued, while a third man vanished. Rescue efforts continued as river levels rose and searches extended.
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Weekend Drowning Victims List Names and Ages
Other weekend drowning victims included Robert Buresh 24 Papillion Nebraska Clifford Commer 19 La Vista Nebraska and Lyle unknown last name.
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Lyle
Two Youths Injured In Sigourney Crash
Two youths from Mt. Pleasant were injured when a car went out of control on highway 149 in Sigourney. Driver William L. Calloway 16 suffered head cuts and passenger Daniel Williams 17 chest injuries. both were hospitalized.
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William L. Calloway
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Mt. Pleasant
Marengo Custodian Robert C Jacobs Found Dead at Home
Robert C. Jacobs 51 custodian at Iowa Valley elementary school was found dead in his bed Sunday noon. Funeral services are pending at Harrison's. Death was reportedly from a heart attack.
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Robert C. Jacobs
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Harrison
Brief Freedom For Three After Sawing Jail Bar
Three men briefly escaped from the Chickasaw county jail in New Hampton using emery cloth to saw through a cell bar. They stole a pickup from a local implement dealer and abandoned it for a station wagon before being recaptured. Sheriff Galen E. Folkers and family were away at the time. A fourth inmate who refused to participate reported the break to Folkers’ daughter.
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Services at Tama for Leon Spooner
Leon Spooner 70 a retired businessman died Saturday in a Cedar Rapids hospital. He owned and operated grocery stores in Tama and Toledo retiring several years ago. Survivors include a daughter Mrs Otto Gustafson Hinsdale Ill a sister Mrs Charles Bowles Detroit and three brothers Earl Fred and Wilford all of Tama. Services Tuesday at 2 pm in Harrison funeral home. Family requests friends to contribute to the cancer fund.
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Traer Youth Killed in Auto Crash
Lorin Lee Freeman 16 of Traer died when his car rolled over on airport road. He was thrown 48 feet from the windshield and suffered a broken neck. Passenger Larry Smith, 16, was treated for cuts and bruises. Survivors include his mother Lydiabelle Freeman two sisters Elizabeth and Mrs Lawrence Jacobson and a brother Lester. Services planned Wednesday at the Methodist church. Body at Erickson funeral home.
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Waterloo
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Erickson Funeral Home
Harper Woman Hurt In Two-Car Crash
Elizabeth Van Zomeran 34 and her daughter Linda 1 from Harper were hospitalized after a two-car crash Sunday at a gravel road intersection west of Harper. Elizabeth rode with husband Gerritt Van Zomeran 42, whose car collided with Jimmy Neff 21 of Cedar Rapids. Neff had a scalp cut. a passenger Julia Davitt from Cedar Rapids suffered shock.
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Linda
Gerritt van Zomeran
Jimmy Verne Neff
Cedar Rapids
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Julia Davitt
Sigourney Breakin at John Morrell Stockyard Office
Burglars obtained about 70 from a desk drawer and a transistor radio in a break in at the John Morrell stockyard office in Sigourney. Entry was gained through a window on Saturday night.
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John Morrell Stockyard
Driver Nabbed In Koszta Reckless Driving Case
Marengo Don East ridge, 22, of Koszta, was sentenced to 30 days in jail in mayor's court Sunday after an arrest early Sunday on a reckless driving charge.
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Don Eastridge
Koszta
The Cedar Rapids Gazette Established In 1883
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette and published daily and Sunday at Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscriptions: by carrier 45 cents a week. by mail night edition six issues $1.25 a month $13 a year. afternoon editions and Sunday 14 issues $1.35 a month $14 a year. AP has exclusive rights to local news and AP dispatches.
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