Marion Man Dies After Long Illness At 80
Charlie Griffin 80 of 860 Tenth street Marion resident since 1955 died early Wednesday at home Born June 8 1891 Center Point worked as a farmer near Alburnett retiring in 1955 Married Ina J. Moore September 12 1917 at Center Point Member of Bethel Baptist church Survivors include wife two daughters Mrs Russell Orcutt Troy Mills and Mrs Frank Klemm Marion five grandchildren six great grandchildren Services Friday 2 p m Baxter Memorial chapel Marion Rev William C. Larson Burial Lafayette cemetery Friends may call chapel beginning Thursday noon
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Charlie Griffin
Tenth Street
Marion
Center Point
Alburnett
Ina J. Moore
Bethel Baptist Church
Russell Orcutt
Troy Mills
Frank Klemm
Baxter Memorial Chapel
William C. Larson
Lafayette Cemetery
Marion Band Announces Spring Concert at School Gym
Marion high school will present its spring concert Thursday at 7 30 p m in the gym conductor Paul W Wright leads a program including Coat of Arms march Ricercare from Das Musikalische Opfer Scandinavian Polka Gallant Seventh march Fugue N Swing Danny and Festival So Long. Admission will be charged. Also notes about car wash and local ads included.
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Marion High School
Paul W. Wright
Kenny
Moffit
Das Musikalische Opfer
J. S. Bach
R. H. Moehlmann
J. Kern
Cacavas
John P. Sousa
D. W. Stauffer
Danny
Edwin F. Goldman
J. Morrissey
C. Williams
Marion Man Sentenced to 30 Days for Petty Larceny
Ronald D. Thompson 21 of 583 Seventh Avenue received a 30 day Linn County jail term in police court on a petty larceny charge. He and Terry R. Wells 19 of route 2 were accused of selling several cases of empty soda bottles stolen from a local service station. Wells awaits appearance before Judge Miles Adams on Thursday.
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Ronald D. Thompson
Seventh Avenue
Linn County
Thompson
Terry R. Wells
Route 2
Wells
Miles Adams
Bid Opening Set On Sewer Project
City council sets March 29 bid opening for southeast side sanitary sewer project on Thiry-eighth street drive SE from Indian Creek to Milwaukee railroad tracks. Estimated cost 11745 dollars.
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Thiry-eighth Street Drive
Indian Creek
Milwaukee Railroad
Two Injured in Marion Mishaps
A Marion youth, 11 year old Mark D. Floyd, was injured Tuesday afternoon when struck by a car on Seventh Avenue. He sustained head and leg injuries and remained under observation at St. Luke’s Hospital in fairly good condition. The driver was Thomas C. Point, 29, of Cedar Rapids and the incident is under investigation. A second accident later that evening on Eighth Avenue and Tenth Street injured Roland Waters, 35, who was treated and released. The Waters incident is also under investigation.
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Marion
Seventh Avenue
Mark D. Floyd
Donald Floyd
Fourteenth Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
Mark
Thomas C. Point
Clifton Street
Cedar Rapids
Point
Roland Waters
Eighth Avenue
James P. Bousley
Country Club Drive
Tenth Street
Waters
St. Luke's
Waukon Council Sets Meeting on Fire Station Plans
Waukon plans a 7 p.m. March 14 council meeting with a fire department committee to discuss a proposed new fire station. The council also authorized using the ice skating shelter house as a summer tourism information booth and authorized a sewer connection contract for Equity Co-operative meat plant. Ralph Grotegut named Allamakee Crime Commission representative with Don Sweeney as alternate.
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Waukon
Chamber of Commerce
Equity Co-operative Assn
Ralph Grotegut
Allamakee Crime Commission
Don Sweeney
Buy of a lifetime through want ads quick lift
A brief note touts the speed of securing a great deal via want ads claiming a lifetime bargain can be found in minutes. It emphasizes the ease of contacting sellers and the promise of rapid payoff.
Decorah Approves Major Repairs At City Pool
Decorah city council authorized substantial renovations to the municipal pool including refurbishing the filter system and installing a larger circulating pump. The current 1932 equipment now recirculates 700 gallons per minute, with the upgrade boosting to 1,100 gpm at an anticipated cost of 4 000 to 5 750 dollars. The work, plus a price increase for pool admission, could be finished before the June opening.
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Decorah
Parks and Recreation
Bob Hunt
Hunt
Buchanan Sheriff Seeks Re election
Buchanan County sheriff Fred Beier announced plans to seek a third term on the Republican ticket. County Auditor Helen Mce Cullen noted Arlo Pat Franck of Independence filed for Buchanan County supervisor on the Democratic slate. Term limits for Harry Ballou of Jesup as board chairman expire this year. Ballou has not announced re election plans.
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Independence
Fred Beier
Buchanan County
Helen MceCullen
Arlo
Pat” Franck
Harry Ballou
Jesup
Football Across Puzzle Clues Set Title But Keep concise
A compact crossword clue set focusing on football terms and general wordplay. Includes across and down hints for kicks, plays, positions, and common football related words.
Crossword Clue Answers From Puzzle 25
Solution list for the given clues includes terms like gasp from exertion, part of a harness, taunts, legal rent agreements, fish eggs, fall down, used to relieve pain, referees abbr, kind of bear, archaic originally, hardy heroine, high explosive, Latter-day saints abbr, Guido's note plural, encountered, matching standard crossword entries and spellings.
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Guido
Details In Drunk Driving Case In Tama County
Tama County Attorney Jared Bauch filed a statement detailing how Highway Patrolman Jerry Jones obtained a breath specimen from Dixon Mitchell after arrest for drunk driving on December 5. Mitchell refused a blood test but consented to a breath test.
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Toledo
Dixon Mitchell
Tama
District Court
Tama ‘County
Atty
Jared O. Bauch
Mitchell
Bauch
Jerry Jones
Snowfall in Cedar Rapids Reaches 56.6 Inches That Year
Ten years ago Cedar Rapids logged 56.6 inches of snowfall to date marking a heavy winter. The figure stood out amid colder months and tied for one of the snowiest starts of record in the season.
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Cedar Rapids
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