Louise Curry obituary notes long illness and Cedar Rapids roots
Louise M. Curry, 63, former Cedar Rapids resident, died Friday in Carroll after a long illness. Born December 25, 1913 in Heber Springs Arkansas, she belonged to the Full Gospel church at Neosha. Survived by son Lynn Curry and daughter Mrs. Jack Sawyer, plus parents, siblings, and seven grandchildren. Memorial services planned at Clark funeral home Neosha with burial in Tulsa.
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Louise M. Curry
Cedar Rapids
Carroll
Heber Springs
Ark
Full Gospel
Neosha
Lynn Curry
Jack Sawyer
Marion
Dell Hughes
Anderson
Jack Mooring
Harbor City
Calif
Neal Hughes
Clark Funeral Home
Tulsa
Okla
St. James United Methodist Church
Karlik
Blanche
Teahen
James L. Hayes
Linwood
Burch
Dorothy Perryman
Turner Chapel
John Osborn
Center Junction Presbyterian Church
Cedar Memorial
Ruling in 1980 Lawsuit Favors Planning Commission
A Linn County case over bylaws and quorum rules ended with a district judge ruling in favor of the planning commission. The decision clarifies that a majority is based on those present when a quorum exists, not the full membership.
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Planning Commission
Linn County
Chapman
Commission
Iowa
Wisconsin
Supreme Court
Robert
State Highway Commission
Hiawatha
The
Highway Commission
Three Injured in Two Vehicle Collision at Evening Intersection
Police report three adults and two children hospitalized after a two car crash near Twenty third Street Drive and First Avenue East. Mary Sterkowicz 18 suffered a broken ankle and remains stable at Mercy. Fred Kluss 83 was treated for neck pain and released to good condition after being cited for failure to yield. Lora Mann 25 and two children, Tina 6 and Dennis 3, also sustained injuries and were treated and released.
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Twenty-third Street
First Avenue
Mary Sterkowicz
Tenth Street NW
Fred Kluss
Twenty-third Street Drive
Kluss
Twenty Third Street
Sterkowicz Auto
St. Luke’s
Sterkowicz
Mercy
Lora Mann
Mann
Tina
Dennis
Klass
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Co. publishes daily and Sunday from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406. Second class mail, subscription rates vary by carrier or mail, with specific pricing for Afternoon Edition and weekend issues. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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The
Gazette Co
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Gazette
Associated Press
Officials Explain Police Hiring at Public Meeting
About 30 people attended a NAACP sponsored meeting at Jane Boyd Community House to hear Ed Colton Gareth Clift and George Gable discuss police hiring procedures. They outlined the officer selection process and noted a 17 person minority list while cautioning a new test likely wouldn’t occur before September due to manpower and funding limits.
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NAACP
Jane Boyd Community House
Ed Colton
Gareth Clift
George Gable
Civil Service Commission
George Colbert
Labor and Industry Committee
Clift, Gable
Colton
Three People Arrested on Separate Charges in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids police arrested three individuals Friday on distinct charges. Craig Ackley, 25, loitered as an impersonated officer at a laundromat and was jailed on a 125 dollar bond. William Reed, 23, faces unlawful use of the telephone and resisting arrest after a harassing call. Cheryl Conwell, 18, was charged with larceny for taking furniture from a former apartment owned by Richard Rehman. she posted 500 dollars bond and was released.
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Cedar Rapids
Craig Ackley
Reed
Seventeenth Street
Bever Avenue
Cheryl Conwell
Edgewood Road
Sixteenth Street
Richard Rehman
Brookland Drive
Weather and local births and incidents report
NE wind at 7 mph at 10 pm. Sun rises 6 23, sets 6 11. Highs 43 last year, rain 0.43. Forecast partly rainy Tue Wed with above normal temps Monday to Wednesday. March births list includes Roehr Rowley Sheda Brennan Hughes Shope and Krob. Friday fire on Oakland road NE and several alarms and an accident assist noted.
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James Roehr
Thirty-first Street
Guy Williamson Rowley
John Sheda
Johnson Avenue
Thomas Brennan
Atkins
Wayne Hughes
C Avenue
Vincent Shope
Owen Street
Marlboro Man Snared After Shoplift Fight at Grocery
Cedar Rapids police report a man 18 year old Michael Knapp attempted to steal two cartons of Marlboro cigarettes at Clash A Save. He tussled with four women employees Elma Clark Donna Palmer Karen Clark and Pauline Strait who detained him until officers arrived. Knapp jailed on four counts of assault and battery one count of shoplifting and one count of resisting arrest with bond set at seven hundred fifty dollars.
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Marlboro
Cedar Rapids
Michael Knapp
Elma Clark
Donna Palmer
Karen Clark
Pauline Strait
Knapp
Twenty-second Avenue
Three CCA Staff Members Resign Positions
Citi zens' Committee on Alcoholism announces that three staffers Jolinda Wold John Franck and Sue Sasina declined new Cedar Rapids based postings and effectively resigned. Acting Director Dick Spurck says none were fired. Bud Hunter also resigns from the board with undisclosed reasons.
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Citizens’ Committee On Alcoholism
Dick Spurck
Spurck
Jolinda Wold
John Franck
Sue Sasina
Benton
Jones County
Cedar Rapids
Sparck
Franck
Wold
Averill
Marty Mann
Vinton
Garrison
Sasina
Anamosa
Monticello
Bud Hunter
Bob Gross
Gross
Hunter
Cedar Rapids Waste Plant funding plan shifts to users
The Cedar Rapids city council amended the waste plant funding ordinance to charge major industries about 960000 dollars annually toward bond retirement. Charges will be monthly and based on actual usage rather than reserved capacity. The plan eliminates guaranteed reserve capacity and allows expansion if more industries join.
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Penick and Ford
Wilson Foods
Quaker Oats
Cargill
Corn Sweeteners
City to Act on Ordinance, Bonds, and Contracts Next Week
City council plans changes to an ordinance, awards second phase contracts held up by financing, and cancels a postponed sale notice of 9 million dollars in revenue bonds. The switch to general obligation bonds aims to cut costs through better rates and repayment terms, with bids on work totaling about 51 million and the city share now expected at roughly 14 million financed by bonds.
Pro-truck bill stalls then fails on quorum vote
In Altoona the chamber debated a long truck length bill with Monroe’s dillatory motion ruled out of order 40-28. A quorum check followed. 51 members were present and the final vote stood 43-20 as opponents returned to cast their no votes and end the stall.
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Altoona
Monroe
Dale Cochran
Eagle Grove
House
Neilsen
Small
Acupuncture Gains Ground in Pet Care in Singapore
Singapore veterinarian James Tan practices acupuncture on cats and dogs, claiming success where Western medicine failed. He cites a dog with arthritis who recovered after four treatments. The Singapore Veterinary Association plans to study veterinary acupuncture in China with 13 members attending.
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Singapore
James Tan
Tan
The
Singapore Veterinary Assn
China
Lee Tat Mong
Singapore Zoological Gardens
Lee
Recovery group meets Monday at First Christian church
City briefs note a recovery group for nervous and former mental patients gathers Monday at 1 p.m. in the basement of First Christian church 840 Third Avenue SE. Open to the public with topic The Unconvincing Complaint. Also listed are business ads and a tool theft report downtown.
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First Christian Church
Third Avenue SE
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Highway Commission Planning
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Forty-second Street
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Colbert
Clift
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Walker
Oakland Road
Third Street
Sixteenth Avenue
Council Street
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Rene Eran Renee
CCA
Mary Burke Gazette
Geenie Flower
Ellis Blvd
Sohn E. Lapes
Cadest Retail
Florist
Srd Ave
Patchett
Northern Sons
Pierson’s Florists
Avenue Floral
16Th Ave
St. Matthew’s Church
1St Ave
24Th ST
Harold Weber
Fourteenth Street
John B. Turner and Son
Turner East
Second Avenue S.E
Turner West
First Avenue West
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