Obituary notices from Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns
Obituaries list numerous local deaths including Arthur D. Holbrook once of Cedar Rapids now in Chandler Arizona and Edna Hendrickson Chismore of Gogon and Linn County. Others include Charles A and Avis Mae Seilhamer and Velcko Gary A with services and burial details at local churches and cemeteries. The notices name survivors and dates and cite funeral homes and burial sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loene B. Victorine
Bloomington
Minn
Cedar Rapids
St. Louis Park
Loene Boyle
Pisgah
Collins Radio
Control Data Corp
William E
Gary Hughes
Jordan
Roger Menke
Rohnert Park
Calif
Elizabeth Zuber
Glenwood
Gertrude Boyle
Werness Brothers Funeral Home
Fort Snelling National Cemetery
Coggon
Edna A. Hendrickson Chismore
Roy Chismore
Linn County
Center Point
Walter Rath
W. Dale Chilmore
Mountain Home
Ark
Daisy Ashby
Lester Custer
Sumner
Sylvia van Note
Crystal Chilmore
Arthur D. Holbrook
Chandler
Ariz
Mesa
Filley
Neb
Memphis
Tenn
Hilltop Acres Court
Creston
Holbrook
U.S. Navy
American Legion
Margaret A. Holbrook
Chandler, Ariz
Allen S. van Cleve
Central Presbyterian Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Hanford
Cedar Memorial
Ely
T. Kenneth
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Joseph Schneider
Mt. Calvary
Teahen Funeral Home
Drake
Edith McManes
Turner Chapel West
Lee Roy Collins
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
Pale Cemetery
Turner West
Charles A
Cedar Christian Church
Neville Clayton
Turner Crematory
American Cancer Society
Zach
George
Brushchapel
Charles R. Mehaffey
Dupont Cemetery
Ozone advisory canceled after improved Cedar Rapids weather
Wind and cloud cover reduced ozone levels in Cedar Rapids leading the Iowa DEQ to withdraw the air quality advisory first issued Wednesday. Readings in Cedar Rapids reached 0.139 ppm and Des Moines 0.1 ppm, the highest in state history, but Thursday’s 0.092 ppm near midnight lowered concerns as Gov. Ray urged limited car use and public cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Department of Environmental Quality
DEQ
Linn County Health Department
Center Point Road
Des Moines
Robert Ray
Sunday Gazette
Ray
Edward Stanek
Cedar Rapids Gazette Address and Subscription Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Co. is published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscription rates by carrier are 1.05 per week and by mail for Afternoon Edition and Weekend issues up to 52 weeks with varying prices including 46.00 for 52 weeks and 70.00 for 52 weeks in other states. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette Co
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Gazette
Associated Press
Des Moines Fraud Verdict In United Funding Case
Donald Hawes 50 from Tulsa was found guilty on 16 counts of false representation in a securities fraud case against United Funding Investment Corp. The trial, noted as Iowa’s first criminal securities fraud proceeding, will lead to sentencing August 5. Investors face bankruptcy outcomes with about 1.6 million owed likely lost. Witnesses from Eastern Iowa testified Hawes promised 10 percent returns. defense says disclosures were made about speculative nature. Elmer Barthelmes of Walker testified investing 22,500 across 1974.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Tulsa
Hawes
Polk County District Court
Anthony Critelli
Iowa
Elmer Barthelmes
Walker
Reservoir flow cuts to curb drought risk
Iowa officials from state and federal agencies reduced outflows from Red Rock Saylorville and Coralville reservoirs to prevent drying. Outflow limits were cut to 75 100 and 200 cubic feet per second respectively. If not adjusted wildlife would be endangered and drought would persist through 1979.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPI
Red Rock
Saylorville
Coralville
Daniel Lycan
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Death Order Upheld In Florida Child Murder Appeal
The U S Supreme Court, in a 6 to 3 ruling, upheld the death sentence of Ernest John Dobbert for the torture slaying of his nine year old daughter Kelly Ann Dobbert, rejecting his ex post facto challenge and noting temporary publicity as not prejudicial. Dobbert also faced a second degree murder conviction for his younger son Ryder Dobbert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Florida
Ernest John Dobbert
Dobbert
Cobbert
Jacksonville
William H. Rehnquist
John Paul Stevens
Thurgood Marshall
William J. Brennan, Jr
Rehnquist
Kelly Ann Dobbert
Ryder Dobbert
Mt Mercy College selects new president Dr Feld
Mt. Mercy College names Dr Feld its sixth president succeeding an era of growth since 1928. Feld previously taught at Loras College and Purdue while earning his PhD and held administrative posts at Lea College and Central Methodist College. He has been honored as Outstanding Young Man of America and Outstanding Young Educators among others. He is married to Donna Jorstad with two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CASE
Donna Jorstad
Illinois
Jeers greet graduate who fought for diploma
Kimberly Clark, 15, received her high school diploma at Hamilton Township High School in Columbus amid boos from peers after an earlier dispute over her participation. A police guard watched her during the graduation on the football field as she planned to enter Ohio University next fall to study piano and clarinet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ohio
Kimberly Clark
Hamilton Township
Kimberly
Common Pleas Court
G.W. Fais
Clark
Franklin County
George Smith
Ohio University
Bomb Hits Paris Soviet Office Injures No One
A blast shattered the Paris offices of France-U.S.S.R. magazine in the basement, destroying five rooms and a janitor’s area. No injuries were reported though a six month old baby narrowly escaped by a crib as a wooden beam nearly trapped it. False bomb alerts accompanied the incident days before Brezhnev’s France visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
UPI
U.S.S.R
Leonid Brezhnev
France
Road to Top of World Sees Monotony Across Arctic Route
The Arctic road remains largely unvaried even at the ocean, as Alyeska blocks unescorted visits to Prudhoe oil fields and tours must be prearranged. Wiseman, with about 12 residents, is the nearest town while Linda Creek hosts miner Earl Boese who argues for an open road. Natives oppose opening due to subsistence hunting fears and costs for maintenance around 6.5 million annually plus 14 million initial setup. Alyeska spends about 18 million yearly on upkeep.
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Arctic Ocean
Alyeska
Prudhoe
Wiseman
June Reakoff
Rick
Linda Creek
Earl Boese
Alaska
Yukon
Elliott Highway
Senate backs joint decision on Korea troop pullout
The Senate voted 79 to 15 to require joint President and Congress approval before any withdrawal from South Korea. Baker calls it a defeat for Carter, warning unilateral pullouts risk North Korean invasion and regional instability. Byrd wrote the provision, McGovern sought Cuba lift while Dole pushes preconditions. Byrd compromise passed 54 to 37. Glenn amendment blocks aid pledges to Vietnam and maintains missing in action inquiries.
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Korea
Congress
Robert Byrd
Senate
Howard Baker
Baker
Carter
North Korea
South
Asia
George McGovern
D-S.d
Cuba
Byrd
Vietnam
Sen
John Glenn
Ohio
Clift Named Cedar Rapids Police Chief in 1959
Police officials announced Robert Clift as chief after council discussion favoring Steinbeck’s choice. Clift, a Cedar Rapids native born in 1920s era, lives on 441 Wilson Avenue Drive SW with wife and two grown children. his father Jesse served 28 years on the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steinbeck
Colton
Clift
Jesse
Cedar Rapids
Jerry
Army Air Corps
Police Department
George Matias
Wilson Avenue Drive
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William E. Victorine
Mrs
Roy Chilmore
Lisbon
Harry Wayne Mason
Detroit
Mich
Lisbon Cemetery
Morgan’s
Iowa City
Bernard J. Alberhasky
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Donohue’s
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Clarence — Frank Fisher, Jr
Chapman’s
Clarence
Fairbank
Oscar John Lenius
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Brant-Kerns
Williamsburg
Clark W. Heitman
First United Presbyterian Church
Olin Funeral Home
Ellis
Hamilton Funeral Home
Linwood Cemetery
Canon D.A. Loserski
Dorothy Koons
United Funding
United
Hughes
Lowa
Mt. Mercy
Mt. Vernon Rd
Ocean
9Th St. NW
United States
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Africa
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo Bay
Cuban
McGovern
John E. Lopes
3Rd Ave
S.E
John B. Turner and Son
Turner East
Second Avenue S.E
First Avenue West
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