Obituary notes multiple Central City area deaths
The death notices cover Robert J. Lockwood 60 of Central City died at Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids after a long illness. He served 24 years in the U.S. Army with the 81st Wildcat Division and Amvet Post 37. Also listed are J Earl Selma 71 former Mount Vernon resident who died in Tucson after a stroke. Hugh B. Snyder 92 of Cedar Rapids area. Pearl M. Taylor 99 formerly of Cedar Rapids who died in Frankfort Indiana. and Wilbur E. Drexler 11am service in Central City. Burial details, memorial funds, and call times are provided for each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Lockwood
Central City
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Ruth Anderson
U.S. Army
81St Wildcat
Amvet Post 37
Arlene Anthony
Rosswell
Charlotte Henderson
Virginia Soukup
Jean Freese
Marion
Joan Simmons
West Liberty
United Church of Christ
Rolland Towell
Mount Clark Cemetery
Murdoch
J. Earl Selma
Mount Vernon
Tucson
Ariz
Pontiac
Ill
Selma
Mount Vernon Hawkeye Record
Metropolitan Supply Co
Solma
Albert Lea
Minn
Rapid Printing Co
Phoenix
Rubye Caraway
Chicago
Toastmaster’s Club
Elks
Lions’ Clubs
First United Methodist Church
Barbara Ann Verdoorn
Watertown
N.Y
Evelyn McFarland
Sycamore
de Mayne Selma
South Holland
Morgan Funeral Home
Campbell Cemetery
American Cancer Society
Hugh B. Snyder
Center Point Road
Fifth Avenue
Margaret
First Christian Church
American Legion Post
The
Odd Fellows
John W
el Toro
Cailif
Callie Corwin
Pearl M. Taylor
Frankfort
Ind
Indiana
Washington County
Robert P. Taylor
Washington
Washington Area
Washington Academy
University of Iowa
Washington High School
First Presbyterian Church of
First Presbyterian Church
P.E.O. Sisterhood Chapter II
the Children’s Home
Tourist Club
YWCA
Turner Chapel East
Calvin DeVries
Linwood Cemetery
Iowa Obituaries Chronicle Multiple Deaths and funeral notices
Multiple obituaries list the deceased and service details across Iowa towns including Cascade Cascade Loretta Fangmann Hawkeye Lena Wenthe Independence Alma Miller Monticello Donald Crow Vinton Lester Dixon Waukon Elnora Feuerhelm with prayer services, church times, and burial locations. Friends may call varies by family and location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
Cletus J
Butch” Donovan
St. Martin’s Catholic Church
Devaney- Reiff’s
Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
Loretta M. Fangmann
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Devaney-Reiff's
Hawkeye
Lena Wenthe
Sumner
Oelwein
Zion American Lutheran Church
Floral Hills Memorial Gardens
Milnes
Independence
Alma R. Miller
White's
Monticello
Donald E. Crow
St. Luke’s Methodist Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Goettsch’s
Vinton
Lester R. Dixon
First Christian Church
Campbell-Russell’s
Evergreen Cemetery
Waukon
Elnora Feuerhelm
St. Paul Methodist Church
Martin’s
Oakland Cemetery
Fired reporter admits knowing roommate was fugitive
Rita Jensen, former Stamford Advocate reporter, says she knew for over a year that her roommate Lynn Adams was Weather Underground fugitive Kathy Boudin. She filed a 1.5 million libel suit against Times Mirror Inc. and editor Kenneth Brief for wrongful discharge and related claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Ms. Jensen
Brief
Lynn Adams
Kathy Boudin
The
Advocate
Ms. Boudin
Kathy
Susan B Anthony and the Fight for Women’s Suffrage
Susan B Anthony born 1820 in Massachusetts and known for voting in Rochester New York, arrest and fine for defying the 1870 law. She campaigned for voting rights and property control, partnered with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and died in 1906 fourteen years before the 19th Amendment era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan B. Anthony
Rochester
N.Y
Massachusetts
Miss Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
East Iowans named to governor's panels
Gov. Robert Ray appointed 13 Eastern Iowans to boards and commissions. Edward Winter, Cedar Rapids building official, joined the Governor's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped with several reappointments. Douglas Bernhard of McGregor joined the Youth Council. Other appointments covered Emergency Medical Service, Land Rehabilitation, Deaf Advisory, and Higher Education Loan Authority with listed individuals from Iowa City Decorah Cedar Rapids Norways and Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Robert Ray
Emergency Medical Service Advisory Council
Fred Ertl Jr
Peosia
Timothy Trosky
Cedar Rapids
Darwin Melcher
Decorah
Donald Koch
Iowa City
Iowa Geological Survey
SSI Recipients Urged to Report Changes Promptly
Cedar Rapids residents on supplemental security income must report changes in their circumstances that could affect payment amounts. Social Security district manager Kenneth W. Techau warns reports should be filed immediately to avoid overpayments and potential penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapidians
Kenneth W. Techau
Social Security
Israeli shelling pounds West Beirut amid truce collapse
Israeli tanks guns and ships blasted West Beirut on Monday killing at least 36 and wounding 82 as fighting renewed between Israel and Palestinian forces. Palestinians said a hospital was hit while guerrillas claimed an attempted ground assault was repelled amid U S mediation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette Wire
Beirut
Lebanon
West Beirut
Palestine Liberation Organization
U.S
Tel Aviv
Phillip Habib
Inmates Take Over Six Georgia Prison Cellblocks
At Coastal Correction Institution inmates gained control of six cellblocks midday Monday. by evening four were back under control and searches ensued for weapons. Officials said no amnesty for charges was granted, and damage ran into hundreds of thousands of dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City
Sara Englade
Department of Offender Rehablitation
Paula Putney
Georgia
Reidsville
Grassley Says Ray Ideal Replacement for Donovan
Sen. Charles Grassley invokes Gov. Robert Ray as an ideal successor if Labor Secretary Raymond Donovan resigns. Grassley praises Ray as clean and credible and says Ray would be a team player ready to administer the Labor Department, though he has not discussed the job with Ray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grassley
Gov. Ray
Donovan
Ray
Labor Department
Decorah Youth Drowns in Mississippi River Near LeClaire
A 16 year old Decorah boy James Berg drowned Monday while swimming with five companions in the Mississippi River near LeClaire after attempting to swim from the Iowa shore to an island about 200 feet away. Rob Erickson and others tried to save him, but he disappeared under the water and later died at St Luke's hospital.
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Leclaire
Iowa
Decorah
Davenport
Mississippi River
James Berg
Lock and Dam
Brian Ellison
Brian
James
Rob Erickson
Rob
St. Luke’s Hospital
Guardian Appointed for Treiber in $1.5 Million Suit
Iowa City lawyer Angela Ryan was named guardian to represent Daniel Treiber in a Johnson County civil case. Treiber, 22, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal 1979 stabbing of Randy Seydel. Seydel's father seeks $750000 in lost income and $750000 in punitive damages. a default hearing was postponed to allow Ryan to study the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Angela Ryan
Daniel Treiber
Johnson County
Treiber
Randy Seydel
Seydel
S.J. Seydel
John Hayek
Ryan
Lone Tree man involved in fatal crash near Melrose Park
A Lone Tree man driven accident near Melrose Park, Illinois, killed Melrose Park resident Alex Sliwicki, 68. Sliwicki’s car rear-ended a trailer truck driven by Dana Chown, 29, who was not injured. Chown said he slowed to check an address while delivering plasterboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press Internats
Lone Tree
Melrose Park
Ill
Alex Sliwicki
Cook County
Sheriff's Department
Sliwicki
Dana Chown
Gottlieb Memorial Hospital
Chown
Popcorn's History In Chicago Timeline
Popcorn popping machines were invented in 1885 in Chicago. Popcorn was sold on street corners from colorfully painted wagons, bringing a mobile snack to urban customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Correction on Linn District Court case for Chuck Volpalka
The Sept. 10 assault charge against Chuck Volpalka of 2339 27th St. SW was dismissed after he was found innocent of a lesser offense. The Gazette invites corrections and will publish clarifications in this space. Phone 398 8313.
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First Avenue
Linn District Court
Chuck Volpalka
27Th St. SW
Volpalka
Gazette
CIO Says Ike Campaign Was A Raw Deal For Workers
Thirty years ago the CIO labeled Dwight Eisenhower distinctively as backing a no deal campaign for the Republican presidential nomination that would harm workers. The remark framed the election dispute as a clash over labor interests and economic fairness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CIO
Dwight Eisenhower
Daughters and Sons Born in Multiple Iowa Cities
Vital Statistics list births on June 21 and related family notes across Cedar Rapids Dubuque Marion and nearby towns with names of parents and addresses. Entries include Plano West Union Dubuque Cedar Rapids Parkville and Oklahoma connections plus incident times and locations for car fire medical emergency and misc. events.
Air India Jetliner Crashes at Bombay Airport
An Air India jetliner overshot the runway in heavy monsoon rain at Bombay International Airport and split apart. At least 12 people were killed and a number of others injured, including some crew members, according to police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
UPI
Air India
Bombay International
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Drexler
Wilbur E
Murdoch Chapel
F. William Hilker
Coggan Cemetery
Manhattan
Nanuet
Barbara Deinhardt
East
Melanie Raulerson
Higher Education Loan Authority
Marilyn R. Tucker
Burtwin L. Day
Norway
Israel
Englade
Cabinet
Lily White
Patricia
Paul Malarek
Sioux Drive
St. Luke’s
Trudy
Wallace Albaugh
23Rd Ave
Marilyn
Jeffrey Peters
Pawnee Drive
Catherine
Dennis Boyer
H Ave. NW
Donna Jean
Lee Borntrager
A Ave
Carol
Daniel Hartman
Brandon Ave
Hiawatha
Kelly
Chris Herren
Pam
John Dvorak
Boice Road
Plano
Texas
Carolyn
David Pratt
Kenneth L. Pratt
24Th St
West Union
Debra
David Ernst
Allen Ernst
Center Point
Donald Heffern
19Th St
Dubuque
Mark Dolter
James W. Gerlich
Indiandale Road
Jacki M. Knapp
Michael G. Maddigan
Sandra K. Nielsen
Kenneth D. Thompson
Jill E. Luedtke
John D. Chamblin, Jr
Teresa J. Gould
Jon S. Homsey
Lloyd E. Humphreys
Diana L. Thibadeau
Jeralyn A. Jacobson
Dennis M. Heath
Wendy L. Denney
Robert E. Renne
Korrine L. McCarthy
Thomas L. Bullock
Oklahoma City
Okla
Keeley M. Unash
Donald A. Gilbertson
Cindy L. Bragg
Derrick S. Steichen
Marti K. Fleckenstein
Douglas P. Nesbitt
Parkville
12Th Street
Wilson Avenue
17Th St
Fourth St
42Nd Street
Weing Road
John E. Lapes
3Rd Ave
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