Mary Francis O Connor obituary posted in Marion
Mary Francis O Connor longtime Oelwein resident who moved to Marion died Saturday born 1880 in Bernard Jackson county married Dr J B O Connor in 1911 he practiced in Oelwein 52 years survive daughter Mrs C C Borland Santa Fe NM son John J O Connor Marion three sisters two brothers six grandchildren one great grandchild services Monday 9 am St Joseph's Marion burial Woodlawn Oelwein Rosary Sunday 8 pm Monahan Stewart funeral home
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Mary Francis O'Connor
OeOelwein
Marion
Bernard
Jackson County
J. B. O’connor
Oelwein
C. C. Borland
Santa Fe
N. M
John J. O’connor
George Kaiser
Charles Merkle
Catherine Davis
Joseph Crowley
Cedar Rapids
Louis Crowley
Los Angeles
St. Joseph’s Church
Woodlawn
Monahan-Stewart
Marion Gazette seeks circulation worker in the press
Job ad warns of a delivery department opening in Marion. Apply at the Marion Gazette office. Local notes report Jack Trimble sustaining a broken nose during a warmup at Starry Park and hospital stay at St Luke’s. Also mentions real estate purchase by Davis and a Denver Phillips visit. The Marion high school 1913 class holds its 50th reunion at First Presbyterian with 5:30 social hour.
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Marion Gazette Office
Jack Trimble
John S. Trimble
Fourth Avenue
Marion
Starry Park
St. Luke's
Marion High School
First Presbyterian Church
Herbert G. Kohl
Paul Wulfsberg
Lutheran Church of the Resurrection
William E. Beidermann
St. Paul
Methodist
Ralph E. Baker
Prairie Chapel Methodist
Maurice A. Gunn
First Presbyterian
United USA
Jean P. Hayter
Marion Churches Bethe
Local church listings show multiple Marion congregations with service times and sermon topics. Baptists, Catholics, Lutherans, Methodists, Presbyterians and others publish Sunday hours from 9 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. and sermon titles such as The Man Who Lived for This World Only and They Deserved It.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Baptist
Russell D. Swift
St. Joseph’s Catholic
William H. Blessington
Two Named to Cornell Board
President Christ Janer announced the election of Robert K. Gray of Washington D C and George W Whittaker of New York City to the Cornell college board of trustees Gray is Hill and Knowlton vice president for public affairs and former Eisenhower cabinet secretary Whittaker belongs to the law firm Mudge Stern Baldwin and Todd and is a Cornell graduate with a Columbia Law degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carleton College
Whittaker
Mudge, Stern, Baldwin, and Todd
New York
Washington
Paris
Cornell College
Columbia University Law School
Rope Tangles Prop Fisherman Drowns
Orie McVicker, 38, of Clinton drowns in the Mississippi River after attempting to untangle rope from an outboard propeller. His body is recovered two hours later near dam No. 13. His wife and sister-in-law were in the boat. he could not swim.
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Clinton
UPI
Orie McVicker
Mississippi River
Dam No. 13
June
Edith Taylor
City Attorney to Argue Iowa Supreme Court Case New Position
Iowa City is set to hear its utility rates appeal before the Iowa Supreme Court around July 15. City Attorney William Sueppel will argue the case from his new post as state commissioner of public safety, while ensuring his successor handles the brief. He received a policy letter from outgoing safety commissioner Carl Pesch detailing 15 recommendations including suspending licenses for drunk driving under the liquor by the drink law. He plans to consult department heads on policy matters, including the attorney general's office, drivers license divisions, and the highway patrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
William Sueppel
Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co
Sueppel
Jay Honohan
Carl Pesch
Attorney General’s Office
Drivers’ License Divisions
Highway Patrol
Mrs Rollie Kessler Dead at Solon
Solon obituary for Mrs Rollie R Kessler a lifelong Solon resident dies Friday after brief illness Born Alba Mekota April 24 1891 married Feb 23 1911 to Rollie Kessler She was a member of the Solon American Legion auxiliary and the Rebekah lodge Surviving are her husband and a son Richard at home and
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Solon
Rollie R. Kessler
Alba Mekota
Rollie Kessler
Solon American Legion Auxiliary
Rebekah Lodge
Richard
Funeral services for John Mekota of Crete Neb
John Mekota of Crete Nebraska is mourned with services at Brush Funeral Home in Solon at 2 on Monday. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 p.m. Saturday.
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John Mekota
Crete
Nebraska
Brush Funeral Home
Solon
Oakland Cemetery
Welfare Board Reorganizes to Improve Services
The Iowa board of social welfare proposes a broad reorganization to meet federal rules and boost services. Ross T. Wilbur becomes head of a new division of family and children services merging child welfare, field staff, and standards. The change takes effect July 1 with staffing shifts but no personnel cuts. Board Chairman Lawrence Putney says federal regulations require professional supervision.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Board of Social Welfare
Ross T. Wilbur
Family and Children Service
Wilbur
Lawrence Putney
Theft of Tubing at Iowa City Probed
One hundred pounds of copper tubing and tools were stolen from a warehouse under construction by Hawkeye Wholesale Co. on highway 6 near Tiffin. The copper and tools belonged to Bacon Construction Co. Entry was gained by breaking the padlock on the front door, according to Deputy Sheriff Donald Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Hawkeye Wholesale Co
Tiffin
Bacon Construction Co
Donald Wilson
Three Are Hurt in Crash Near Marengo
A one car crash near Marengo injured three youths about 1 am. Driver Marlin McMann, 18, was in poor condition at Marengo Memorial hospital. Passengers Jim Roberts, 20, Faythe Kinze ban, 17, were in fair condition. The trio were returning from Norway, Iowa, when the car rolled over.
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Marengo
Here
Marlin McMann
Marengo Memorial Hospital
Jim Roberts
Faythe Kinzeban
Hopsital
Norway
Sausage Eating Bet Reaches Milestone in London Couple
London man Derek Gaisford aged 31 accepted a $2.80 wager with his wife to eat a pound of sausages daily for a year. On June 14, 1962, he completed 3 200th banger and collected the bet, then celebrated with a steak. He notes continuing affection for bangers despite the stretch.
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London
Derek Gaisford
Derek
Barn Fire Destroys Farm Buildings and Livestock
A barn fire at the Tony Still farm six miles south of town caused about 20,000 dollars in damage Friday night. It destroyed 83 hogs 27 cattle over 2000 bales of hay and the 40 by 60 foot barn. The fire’s cause remains undetermined.
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Cresco
Tony Still
Here
Still
Fellow Prisoner Talks Convict Down from Tower
Dewell Stover a 37 year old inmate at the Iowa State Penitentiary climbed 100 feet up a water tower and threatened to jump after a parole denial. A fellow prisoner persuaded him to come down after three hours on Friday while Stover was under hospital treatment. Warden John Bennett said the other prisoner was not identified.
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Fort Madison
Dewell Stover
Burlington
John Bennett
Stover
Bennett
Decorah Man Hurt in Minnesota Auto Crash Kills Two
Robert Ros Endahl, 22, Decorah, is in fair condition at a Spring Grove hospital after an auto crash Friday night that killed two Minnesota men, Selmar Engen, 33, and Earl Engen, 28. The car reportedly failed to negotiate a curve on a county road near Spring Grove.
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Decorah
Robert Rosendahl
Spring Grove
Minn
Minnesota
Selmar Engen
Earl
City Manager Elder Gunter Heads to Cincinnati Interview
Des Moines reports City Manager Elder Gunter said he would travel to Cincinnati on Saturday for an interview with the city council about filling the vacancy.
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DES Moines
UPI
Gunter
Cincinnati
Ohio
Well Drilling and Concrete Services Advertised
Milan W Freese Inc offers pump sales service custom dig forms ready mix concrete cementing and pouring with contact listed as 377 344 Sandwich Lady Marion.
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Milan
W. Freese, Inc
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Mary Frances O'Connor
William J. Davis
McGowan Boulevard
McGowan’s Country Club
Thomas E. McGowan
J. S. Phillips
Denver, Colo
Harold B. Phillips
Clifford Snow
Elgin, Il
Simmons
Marion Churches
J. D. Pepper
J. G. Barnes
United Seventh Day Brethren
W. Allen Bond
Church of God
W. J. Kuryluk
Cornell
Welfare Board
Lowan
Ays
Stohl’s Tailor ' Shop
2Nd Ave. S.E
Sands Printing
3Rd St. NE
Ruth Thompson
Gazette
Wilbert
Good Housekeeping
Life, Post
Farm Journal
Christian Herald and Extension
Roland Wilbert
Novak Monument CO
Aave
Cedar River
Urbana
Iowa
Bob Smith
Jim Gardner
American Legion Abana
Buresh
Borth Rental Service, Inc
Net Street
First Ave
Seth NG Canta
Country No. 2Nd St
Lain Crest
Belle Plaine
Irene
Salvation & Army
Dows
Rd . E
Jen Sih Ave
Conktin
CSPS
Leonard Kioubec
Sea Foods
Old Hickory Inn
1St Ave. N.E
Beryl
Frank
Bob
Jim Northrup
The
Sultans
Melody Inn
Doraport Inn
Dial
Painting and Decorating Service
Kalous and Sons
Jerry Vosding
LEARS
John Fields
Ronnie
Ed Rathje
Heck
W. Turner
Bob Waddington
F. W. Lyman
BELL
F Avenue
Tom Quigley
California
David Butz
East Amana
Cecil Bunner
Myers
Hale
Arpenter
Vinton
Doll House Nursery
Cedar Rapids Child Care Center
Dead End
6Th Ave
Wilson & Co
Mr. DeLancey
B. F. Goodrich
Wan
Backbone State Park
Dundee
Arthur Murray
3Rd Ave
Don
Robins Rd
Hiawatha
Culligan
Bondabie
North Linn County
the Gazette
Justice Elecric
BAKER
Brown and Schafbuck Contraction Co
Victor
Midway
Madrid
Spain
Pitney-Bowes, Inc
Brady Street
Davenport
Mr. Smiley
ACME
Goldie
Rockford Life Insurance CO
Quaker Oats CO
Cedar
1St Ave
Killian CO
Bonanza
Pilus
Patnem
Arthur Murray's
Ave. SE
School of Dancing
Blue Cross
Acme Greeting Card Co., Inc
Pepperwood Hill SE
P.O
Sandwich
Avon Cosmetics
Fairfax Township
Kory Inn
Chilcore
Helen Brown Times Photo & Supply Co
ASON
Krueger
World Playhouse
KREBS
First Ave. S.E
Federal Bakery
Lindale Plaza
Collins Radio CO
W. T. Grant CO
Town and Country
Iowa National Mutual Ins. CO
STENO
Bob Fermen
Mt. Vernon
Dean Nordmann
Camp Good Health
Miss VanFossen
Cedar Employment EM
St. Sereet
Athey
Murphy
Third Ave. S.E
Trade Schools
Hunter Secretarial
Ding
ING. Cour & Fe Tar
Cies
Call Allied Institute Ph
Care Gazette
Iowa Academy OF Automation
C. R. Barber College
Autos & Trucks
McGrath
Pontiac, Inc
Third Ave
Seventh ST
Paw- Or
Nee, Ave
18Th St
Pawnee
Carl Lyle Lochner
George Kolda
7Th Ave
Marion DR
40Th
North Liberty
B Ave. NE
West Post Road
Cedar Hills
First _Ave
Plymouth
16Th St
Oldsmobile
Illinois St. S.W
1St St
Seely Ave
Wilson Ave
Istae
O'Dea
Pontiac
FORD
Purhase
O'Dea Finance
DODGE
4Th Ave
Red’s Auto
Palo
Autos & Trucks—Sale
Diamond T
International
Mack
GMC
Gaddis Motors
1St Avenue
N.E
Joe & Cliffs Sporting Good
Chevrolet
McElroy Motors CO
Hawkeye Downs
Studebaker-Packard
Kadlec Bros
16Th Ave
Auto Row
Chrysler
Imperial
40Th ST
McDonald Stevenson
Volkswagens
Empire Motors
Mercury
RKO
Wayne L. Johnson
NGL
White
Allen
Uptown Motors
Finer Ballroo
Frank Frisby
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