Deaths of Local Residents Highlight Long Illnesses and Service
The notice records the deaths of B. Watson 88 formerly of Five Seasons Trailer Court Cedar Rapids resident since 1974 Army WWI veteran and longtime Penn Central trackman. Florence E. Sherbon 66 former Linn County resident died of cancer at Grandview Heights Nursing Home Marshalltown. Joseph C. Stang 97 former Cedar Rapids resident and Williams & Hunting Co. superintendent. John P. Weiland 70 Marion resident roadmaster with Milwaukee Railroad and WWII Army veteran. Multiple funeral arrangements and burial details follow with accompanying memorial donation appeals to local organizations.
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Worry B. Watson
Five Seasons
Americana
Unionville
Cedar Rapids
Penn Central Railroad
American Legion
V.F.W
Eagles Aerie No
The
Legion Home Association
Lock Haven
William Joseph
Clifford Marvin
Logansport
Ind
Stewart Funeral Home
Arnold Kluge
Bethany Lutheran Church
Shiloh
Hanford Post No
Grant Wood Area
American Red Cross
42Nd St
Florence E. Sherbon
Linn County
Grandview Heights
Marshalltown
Colfax
Coggan High School
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
University of Iowa Hospital School of Nursing
U.S. Army Nursing Corps
University of Chicago
Wayne State University
Detroit
University of Iowa College of Nursing
India
World Health Organization
University of Illinois College of Nursing
Sigma Theta Tau
National Honor Society
Philip Sherbon
Des Moines
Daniel Sherbon
San Jose
Calif
Elinora Schachtlie
Virginia
Sparrgrove
Strawberry Point
Edith Reese
Macon
Conrad
University of Illinois
Joseph C. Stang
B Ave
LaCrosse
Wis
Maud Mae Fesler
Kansas City
Williams & Hunting Co
Loyal Order of Moose
Robert Spooner
Emma Jane Slocum
Corrine Scannell
Central City
George W
Kuba Funeral Home
Gary Hess
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
John P. Weiland
16Th Ave
Marion
Bridgewater
S.D
Elaine Hublon
Milbank
Weiland
Milwaukee Railroad
Europe
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Catholic Order of Foresters
Morrison- Weber Legion Post
John
Cottage Grove
Minn
Wilbur
Farmington
Lorena Gossman
Sioux Falls
Edna Stewart
Lead
Florence Kershaw
Phyllis Weir
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Winter Temple No
Reverend John P. Cuddeback Dies at Conference
The Rev. John P. Cuddeback died Monday while attending a ministerial conference at Unity Village near Kansas City Missouri. He served as pastor at Unity of Cedar Rapids and services are pending at Turner Funeral Home. Also, Mrs. J J Wilson 84 former Cedar Rapids resident died this morning at Oak Knoll Retirement Home in Iowa City after a brief illness. Services are pending Brosh Funeral Home in Solon.
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John P. Cuddeback
Unity Village
Kansas City
Unity of
Cedar Rapids
Turner Funeral Home
J. J. Wilson
Oak Knoll
Iowa City
Brosh Funeral Home
Solon
Reagan calls communism an aberration and cites cracks in Europe
President Reagan says it is impossible for any government to deny freedom for long and calls communism an aberration. He points to turmoil in Poland and unrest in the Soviet Union as signs of the beginning of the end of communism and supports a peaceful settlement of Middle East issues alongside continued arms control efforts.
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Nist
Europe
Reagan
Poland
Soviet Union
Iraq
Israel
Mideast
Philip Habib
Middle East
Oil spill kills ducks at Rockwell-Collins pond near Blairs Ferry
A small amount of oil spilled into a pond on Rockwell-Collins property near Blairs Ferry Road NE during heavy rain Monday. Nine or ten newly hatched ducklings died, while seven or eight older ducklings survived and appeared likely to endure. Maintenance workers used straw to soak up surface oil and expected cleanup by afternoon.
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Rockwell-Collins
Blairs Ferry Road
Weather Summary and Extended Forecast
At 11 a.m. wind is from the southwest to west at 16 to 22 mph. Sun rises at 5 30 and sets at 8 45. Year ago today high 68 low 50 with no precipitation. Record high 99 in 1918 and record low 47 in 1947. Showers and thunderstorms possible Thursday and Friday with partly cloudy Saturday. Highs 80s to low 90s Thursday and Friday, around 70 Saturday. Lows 60 to about 70.
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C.R
Heat Breaks Records in Los Angeles Skyscraper
A construction foreman on the 52nd floor of a 54 story high rise works through a 101 degree day in Los Angeles. Rain pounded Eastern Iowa but relief was not expected today.
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Iowa
Los Angeles
Temperature Extremes Reported Across States
High Monday reached 105 degrees at Cross City Florida Presidio Texas and Monrovia California while lows this morning dipped to 26 at Alamosa and Gunnison Colorado. River stages note Cedar at C R 18 rising with other reports unavailable at press time.
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Cross City
Fla
Presidio
Texas
Monrovia
Calif
Alamosa
Gunnison
Colo
C.R
Flood Warnings and High Waters Hit Multiple Areas
Flash flood warning remains over Medina County Texas as two feet of water flood highways south of Harper and roads in San Antonio. A broken dike floods Shelby Indiana while the National Guard evacuates residents. Additional floods and record low temperatures affect Albuquerque Amarillo Midland and several Iowa and Texas sites with heavy rainfall and rising rivers.
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Medina County
Texas
Harper
Highway 16
Medina
San Antonio
Shelby
Ind
National Guard
Delaware
Scioto
Prospect
Locksburg
Ark
Glenwood
Cove
Hot Springs
North English
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Austin
Washington
Williamsburg
Killeen
National Weather Service
Albuquerque
N.M
Amarillo
Midland
Minister appeals Cedar Rapids tax exemption denial
A Universal Life Church minister filed a tax appeal in Linn District Court after Cedar Rapids denied tax exempt status for his home at 1817 Wilson Ave SW. The petition, filed May 4 by church member Danniel R. Zimmerman, argued the home is used for church activities. the Board of Review denied it June 1. The city, assessor, and Board of Review are named as defendants.
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Universal Life Church
Linn District Court
James F. McVeigh
Wilson Ave
Danniel R. Zimmerman
Cedar Rapids
City of
City Assessor
Board of Review
Burglary at Appleoff Home Sees Five Guns Stolen
Police report a burglary at 646 Greenfield St NE late Monday. A basement window was broken to enter between 10:15 and 11 p.m. Three pistols, a semi automatic rifle, and a 12 gauge skeet shotgun were stolen from a den closet before the burglar exited through a sliding glass door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard R. Appleoff
Greenfield St. NE
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette of Cedar Rapids Iowa dates its establishment in 1883 and lists address 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. It notes second class postage paid at Cedar Rapids and provides subscription rates for carrier and mail editions with weekly and annual pricing.
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Gazette Conpery
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Ids
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
U.S
Gazette
Associated Press
Vital Statistics and emergency calls The Cedar Rapids area notes births and a list of residents and addresses
The issued record lists numerous Cedar Rapids residents with newborns or spouses, detailing names and street addresses. A series of Monday incidents follows, including mistaken alarms at Edgewood Road SW and Sixth Avenue SE, electrical and wiring issues, a chair fire, an overloaded washer, and a child’s foot freed from a water shutoff pipe.
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Edgewood Road
Sixth Avenue
Vermont St
Fourth St
Falbrook Drive
Weing Road
34Th St
Fifth Ave
F Ave
Special education cuts: 15 positions eliminated but reinstatements possible
Grant Wood-Rodee outlined that the special education division will lose 15 positions though some staff found new placements or resigned. Two substitute teachers were affected but not full-time employees. Board members welcomed the return option, noting relief after a stressful budget process. Legal fees for the terminations totaled 9,263 across several attorneys and court reporters.
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Rodee
Kathryn Gutz
Cedar Rapids
AEA
Robert Orris
Rural Center Junction
John Carpenter
Iris Muchmore
Ernest Pence
Edward Beatty
Ruling: Youth Took Own Life in Linn County
The death of 19 year old Jeffrey L. Vedepo was ruled a death by own action by the Linn County Medical Examiner. Police reported the body at 6 am at 412 18th St SE after Vedepo shot himself in the head with a .30-06 rifle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffrey L. Vedepo
Linn
Vedepo
18Th St. SE
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