Deaths in Cedar Rapids area notable for July and August
Obituary notices list Gladys Lorraine Jackson 84 of 200 Clive Drive SW Cedar Rapids died after a lingering illness. Born July 21 1894 in Vinton she married Pearl Jackson in 1911. Also listed Libbie Pirkle Louvar 82 of Cedar Rapids Care Center died after a long illness. Joseph Louvar predeceased she had farmed near Shueyville. Robert A Tilton 54 of 3000 J St SW died at Mercy Hospital after a long illness. Burial and service details given for several churches and cemeteries. Additional notices include Keystone Ella Schallau Toledo Louise Hala Clutier Abe Mochal Agnes Dumbauld and other local residents with funeral times and locations. Funeral homes Cedar Memorial Brush Chapel Fellmer's Mason-Hand's and Murdoch Chapel cited. Services span Thursday to Saturday across Vinton Shueyville Coggon Tama and surrounding areas. Many notices request calling hours and memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society.
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Gladys Lorraine Jackson
Clive Drive
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Vinton
Pearl Jackson
Evergreen Cemetery
Harold Wagner
Wesley United Methodist Church of
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Libbie Pirkle Louvar
Swisher
Joseph Louvar
Shueyville
Marvin Rocarek
Leo Petrik
Lumir Klimes
Ely
Fred Pirkle
Brush Chapel
Glenn Hunt
Sulek Cemetery
Robert A. Tilton
J St. SW
Mercy Hospital
Linn County
Marilyn Graham
Cherry-Burrell Corp
Tilton
Debbie Klingler
Mary Scriven
Marion
Keystone
Ella Schallau
Fellmer’s
Toledo
Louise Hala
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Vining
Clutier
Holy Trinity Cemetery
Abe Mochal
Clutier Community Church
Mason-Hand’s
Tama
Clutter Community Funeral Home
Agnes Dumbauld
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Mason-Hand
S. Elkader
George
Hilda) Hubbard
Peace United Church of Christ
Mederville
Visitation
Witt’s
St. Vincent’s Cemetery
Riverside
Monticello
Brent Miller
San Diego
Calif
Center Junction
Goettsch’s
Carol LaRue Crosier
Coggon
Brooklyn
Morse Crosier
Iowa City
Lynn R. Freeman
Tower Terrace
Independence
Dennison
Doris L. Murphy
Troy
Kaw
Bankers Life and Casualty Co
Chicago
First United Methodist Church of Independence
The
Eagles
Linda Boyle
Nancy Hauge
Mary Ann Freeman
Lynette Townsend
Marengo
Lorene Irwin
Amana
Hubert
Jack
Jackson
Miss
Edith A. Beatie
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Max I
Hall of Faith United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Memorial Funeral Notices for Wilkin Truman and Others
Memorial services for Wilkin Glenn Truman at Teahen Funeral Home and Florence Curran Starry Wheeler at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories, with burials at Linwood Cemetery and Cedar Memorial Mausoleum respectively. Additional notices for Laura Healy, Anna Hruby, and Glenn Morris Pugh with service times, burial sites, and calling hours. memorial contributions to American Cancer Society requested in Hruby notice.
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Wilkin
Glenn Truman
Teahen Funeral
Gordon Freeburg
Shueyville United Methodist Church
Linwood Cemetery
Wheeler
Florence Curran
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Keith Birch
St. Joseph's
Cedar Memorial Mausoleum
Missing furniture theft reported at 1234 Fourth Ave SE
Jude Jacobsen reported last week’s theft of two oak chairs worth 200 dollars a 300 dollar Persian rug and three braided rugs from a storage bin in an apartment at 1234 Fourth Ave SE Police said no suspects or witnesses exist Hood theft from Donna Sloan car in the 1500 block of H Avenue NE late Monday night Police said no suspects or witnesses were identified.
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Fourth Ave. SE
Jude Jacobsen
Hood
Donna Sloan
H Avenue
Sloan
Central Drive
Schamberger Negotiating Purchase of Cedar Rapids Firm
Schamberger, owner of the family operated Schamberger Motors in Cedar Rapids, said he is negotiating to buy another Cedar Rapids company. He declined to specify the type of firm. Schamberger Motors has operated since 1940.
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Duffy Schamberger
Cedar Rapids
Schamberger Motors
AMC-Jeep dealer sale prompts Cedar Rapids move
Bruce McGrath Pontiac takes over the AMC Jeep dealership as Cedar Rapids Dodge relocates to 1919 Collins Road NE. Schamberger plans to exit the car business saying the market share drop and time demands justify a move. He cites favorable pricing on the Collins Road site and a second location.
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Bruce McGrath
Pontiac
Cedar Rapids Dodge
Schamberger
Collins Road
Cedar Rapids
Electrical bids come in under estimates for city signals
E S Electrical Contractors of Cedar Rapids bid under estimates on two traffic signal projects for I 380 and Westdale Road near Westdale Mall. The I 380 bid is 2 percent below the 273000 estimate at 268120 and the Westdale bid is 9 percent below the 104801 estimate at 115288. City Council action is expected next week.
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E & S Electrical Contractors
Cedar Rapids
Highway 149
Edgewood Road
Westdale Mall
Westdale
Arab leaders debate Egypt's peace path amid oil and aid pressures
At a Baghdad meeting Mideast fat calls for curbing Egyptian production and raising prices, while Sadat allies support anti American steps. Saudis remain noncommittal as Oman endorses the Egypt Israel treaty and pledges stronger US involvement to guarantee Palestinian rights.
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Sultanate of Oman
Baghdad
United States
Bell rate case drags on as refunds cut in half
Continued from page TA the case ordered Bell to refund 24 million to customers but Judge Margaret Briles halved the amount, prompting complaints that the company lacked funds. The commission appealed to the Supreme Court while Bell again raised rates effective January 1978 pending state action.
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Scott County
Margaret Briles
Briles
Ma Bell
van Nostrand
Supreme Court
Bell
Iowa
Com
Iowa utility refunds 19 and 24 million after rate increases
Van Nostrand announced the company will refund 19 million of the first rate hike and 24 million of the second, with about 8.7 percent interest. The second increase remains in effect while a commission decision, likely a year away, will decide future charges, despite public pressure for lower rates. Governor Ray expresses confidence in Van Nostrand despite calls for resignation.
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van Nostrand
Commission
Resignation Call Grows Over Iowa Utilities Regulation
A coalition of citizen and labor groups urged Iowa Commerce Commission Chairman Maurice Van Nostrand to resign. They cite utility rate practices by ICC approved firms and demand reforms including lower minimum energy use rates and a consumer advocate. A rally and meetings with Gov. Ray aides were planned as the group seeks broader legislative action.
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van Nostrand
Robert Ray
Commerce
Ray
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Commerce Commission
Maurice van Nostrand
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
ICC
Tami Luscombe
Coalition
Sioux City
Don Bowen
Commerce Commission
Park expansion battle pits residents against state agency
Johnson County supervisors hear residents charge overstated Conservation Commission park visit figures and fear tax base loss if Lake Macbride expansion proceeds. Critics claim state takeover raises costs and burdens taxpayers while maintenance fails under current ownership.
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Mission
Lake Macbride
Krotz
Johnson County
Conservation Commission
Bud Gode
Nuclear plant leak prompts monitoring after valve blowout
Creitz of Reading says small release detected. authorities monitor all directions for airborne spread. Nuclear plant in Londonderry shut down after feed water pump fault and vented steam. State DR and police on scene. Metro Edison varies, 500 workers employed. Plant began operation in 1974 and is bridge-access only.
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Creitz
Reading
Bill Dornsife
Pennsylvania Department of Environental Resources
Harrisburg
Blaine Fabian
Metropolitan Edison
Fabian
Judy Botvin
Londonderry
Cedar Rapids Sees Temperatures Hit 66 Degrees
Thirty years ago Cedar Rapids experienced a warm spell with temperatures reaching 66 degrees. The mild day stood out amid seasonal patterns and was noted by local weather observers.
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Cedar Rapids
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Hruby
Anna
Murdoch Chapel
Glen W. Lamb
First United Methodist Church
Czech National Cemetery
American Cancer Society
Pella
Grand Ole Opry
Nashville
D.J
Adv
Novak
14Th Avenue SE
Travel & Transport
Williamsburg
Washington, D.C
Philadelphia
Charlottesville
Skyline Drive
Lexington
More
Cisco
Cherie
Suburban Street
Pierson's Florists
Warner Brothers
Warner Brothers Siding and Roofing Co
Security Savings and Loan Association
C.R
Gazette Company
Third Ave
U.S
Gazette
Associated Press
Arafat
Ara
Mideast
Sadam Hussein Warner
Saud Al-Faisal
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Sadat
By Judy Daubenmier
Citizen Labor Energy Coalition
John Sutherland
Davenport
Coalition Board
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co
Sutherland
Fort Dodge
State Capitol
United Auto Workers
Iowa State Council of Senior Citizens
Seniors United For Action
Citizens For Utility Rollback
Logan Community Development, Coalition For Community Reform
Iowa Association of Community Action Agencies
Community Action Research Group
Operation Threshold
International Association of Machinists
Vate
Chuck White
Macbride
Mary Krotz
Solon
Dornsife
State Civil Defense
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
Cedar Park
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