History professor Ferch joins Mount Mercy College family
David L. Ferch, assistant professor of history, joined Mount Mercy College in 1976. He earned a BA from Coe College and advanced degrees from Rutgers and the College of William and Mary, and was a PhD candidate at the University of Iowa. The piece is excerpted from his Granger family history.
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David L. Ferch
Mount Mercy College
Coe College
Rutgers University
College of William and Mary
University of Iowa
Granger
Ferch
Earl Granger and the Rise of Marion Iowa Leadership
Earl Granger, who left Vermont in 1855 at age under nineteen, built a Marion Iowa meat business with partners, then entered politics. He served as a fourth ward councilman from 1875 to 1887, navigating temperance battles and licensing votes that shaped the city’s governance. The Grangers helped transform Marion from frontier town to prosperous county seat with rail links and growing commerce.
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Arl Granger
Bethel
Windsor County
Vermont
Earl
Samuel
Martha
McIntosh) Granger
Iowa
New England
Samuel Granger
Mississippi
Linn
Marion
Ellen
Norman W. Owen
Owen
Pike’s Peak
Marion Township
Earl Granger
Granger
Joseph
Colorado
Cripple Creek
South Carolina
Linn County Register
Linn County
N.W. Claflin
Rissler- Claflin Meat Company
Joseph Granger
Clara Lockhart
Dora Krause
Marion Temperance League
Republican Party
Women’s Temperance Union
Theodore Mentzer
Mentzer
Fourth Ward
Samuel Rathbun
George and
John Cone
Dora
R.D. Stephens
M.B
Squire” Allen
Allen
Stephens
Multi-incident logs outline emergency calls and thefts
The log lists numerous medical emergencies, fires, gas flushes, and alarms from Friday through Sunday across addresses in Iowa, plus two theft cases. A car theft near Sheraton Inn leads to a 14 year old runaway arrest, while Krista Doremus faces second degree theft for over $500 at Younkers.
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Brian Christ
East Dubuque
Ill
Sheraton Inn
33Rd Ave
Heartwood Treatment Center
C St
Krista Doremus
Clymer Rd
Hiawatha
Younkers
Lindale Mall
Burglary, multiple drunken driving arrests logged by police
Jimmy Stevens 18 of 214 17th Ave SW charged with second degree burglary for the Joseph Long residence break in at 2037 Linn Blvd SE. Items stolen valued at 3000 found later. Stevens released on his own recognizance. A separate Williamson home reported larceny includes lawn mower furniture boat motor and ladder valued 1260 with porch entry by breaking padlock. The document lists numerous individuals arrested for drunken driving with times and locations across the area.
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Jimmy Stevens
17Th Ave
Joseph Long
Linn Blvd
Stevens
Mark Price
Third Ave
Local Meetings And Concerts In Iowa City Area
Linn County supervisors hold a 9 a.m. work session at the Administrative Office Building. Linn-Mar school board budget hearing at 7 p.m. at the Educational Services Center. Music acts Echo and the Bunnymen perform at 8 p.m. at Hancher Auditorium with Screaming Blue Messiahs opening. Georganne Cassat harp at 7:30 p.m. Unitarian Society. University bands at Clapp Hall 8 p.m. Five Seasons Boys Substate doubleheader basketball starts 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. at local sites.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Linn-Mar School Board
10Th St
Marion
Ty of
Iowa
Screaming Blue Messiahs
Georganne Cassat
Unitarian Society
S. Gilbert St
Iowa City
Clapp Recital Hall
University of Iowa
Cosmic Christ lecture at Mount Mercy College
Matthew Fox, founder of the Institute in Culture and Creation Spirituality, will speak at Mount Mercy College in Oakland California as part of the Aquinas Lecture Series. The free talk begins at 7 30 p m in McAuley Auditorium with the title The Coming of the Cosmic Christ. Fox, an internationally known author and lecturer, has published ten books on spirituality and culture.
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Matthew Fox
Institute In
Holy Names College
Oakland
Calif
Mount Mercy College
Aquinas
McAuley
Fox
Aquinas Institute
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16Th Avenue
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First Ave
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Fourth Ave
O Ave
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Edgewood Rd
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A Ave
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Old Marion Rd
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16Th Ave
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Memory Lane
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22Nd Ave
Deborah Dr
David Hoffa
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G Ave
Harold Road
Mary Johnson
29Th St. Dr
Mount Vernon Road
Michael Shulgin
E Ave
Blairs Ferry Road
Kenneth Coulbourn
First Avenue West
Kenneth Warrington
Memphis
Tenn
24Th Street
Dr. SE
Michael Bruggeman
Walford
First Avenue
Ronald Share
Ninth Ave
Harrison Lowe
Tulsa
Okla
First Avenue SE
Craig Graeve
Des Moines
15Th Avenue
J Street
Diane Eichhorn
13Th St
Seventh Avenue
Matthew Moran
van Horne
K Avenue
First Street
David Eberle
34Th St
Sixth Street
A Avenue
Edward Hemmer
Waterloo
13Th Avenue
Third Street
Mark Vanerus
Smithland Dr
35Th Street
Gina Scott
Kirkwood Ave
Leroy Dundee
Kyle Reynolds
11Th St
Lindale Road
Rick Jenkins
Peace Ave
Darrell Jencks
Tamara Dr
20Th Avenue
B Street
Trudy Miller
26Th Ave
Eric Schultz
Ely
33Rd Avenue
Michael Matheny
Fifth Ave
Ronald Smith
Springville
Highway 151
Jill Ditch
Wilson Avenue
Interstate 380
Melissa Story
Malcom
Randy Schoon
Edgewood
Blairs Ferry
Hildegard of Bingen
Mount Mercy College Department of Philosophy
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