Two Marion Men Die in Fire Tragedy at 555 Twenty-first Street
Two Marion men Phillip H. Von Spreecken age 18 and Robert E. Watkins age 20 died from smoke inhalation in a morning house fire at 555 Twenty-first Street. The fire is thought started by a cigarette in an overstuffed couch. Villagers found one body near the front door and the other nearby. Dean Lyons owner of the house reported the loss. Fire officials said the state fire marshal’s office would not be called. Von Spreecken born July 7, 1955, in Anamosa, had lived in Marion since 1958 and attended Marion High School. Surviving relatives include parents, a brother, three sisters, and several grandparents. Services set for Wednesday at Murdoch chapel. Watkins, born September 30, 1994 in Winterset, had lived in Marion for 14 years and attended Marion High School. Surviving parents, two brothers, two sisters, and grandparents are listed. Services planned for Wednesday at Murdoch chapel with burial at Oak Shade cemetery. The YMCA schedule note and local recreation items follow.
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Twenty-first Street
Marion
Phillip H. von Spraeckan
Robert E. Watkins
Phillip H. von Spreecken
Percy Harrie
Linn County
Dean Lyons
Route 2
Phillip von Spreecken
Anamosa
Marion High School
Ascension Lutheran Church
Donald von Spreecken
Anchorage
Alaska
Helen Blair
Leon Bliir
David von Spreecken
Charles Gray
Bloomington
Minn
Richard Chapman
Richard Wilson
Lakota
Edward Lietz
Peter von, Spreecken
Wyoming
Murdoch Chapel
George W. Carlson
Cedar Memorial Park
Winterset
Ralph Watkins
Randy Watkins
Cedar Rapids
James Watkins
Ann Marie Watkins
Liea Watkins
John Watkins
Truro
Cora Lybarger
Tama
Ray Fortune
Oak Shade
Murdoch's
Ray
Cochran
Fitzgerald
House
Senate
Audlicr
Beta Sigma Phi Meeting and Pledge Ritual Planned
Etaleta chapter of Beta Sigma Phi will meet Tuesday at 7 30 pm in the home of Mrs Richard Sears 2500 Twenty seventh avenue A pledge ritual is set Mrs Ron Routine will present the program Amergo club also meets Tuesday at 4 pm in the home of Mrs Clair Franson 1565 Eleventh Street Marion senior citizens group No 1 gathers Wednesday at 6 pm for a potluck in the American Legion building Xi Gamma Sigma chapter of Beta Sigma Phi meets Tuesday at 7 45 pm in the home of Judy Jennings 1624 Park Towne Place NE Cedar Rapids Lions Marion Lions evening club meets Tuesday at 6 15 pm at the Suburban program on Emerald Knights Drum and Bugle Corps Kiwanis Hiawatha Tresis Kiwania breakfast is set for Tuesday at 7 at Sambo s followed by a business meeting
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Etaleta
Beta ’ Sigma Phi
Richard Sears
Twenty-seventh Avenue
Ron
Amergo Club
Clair Franson
Eleventh Street
Marion Senior Citizens Group No. 1
American Legion
Xi Gamma Sigma
Beta Sigma Pai
Judy Jennings
Park Towne Place
Cedar Rapids
Lions
Marion Lions
Emerald Knights
Kiwanis
Hiawatha
Tresis
Kiwania Club
Sambo’s
Weekend Crashes Claim Four Iowans
Weekend traffic deaths in Iowa include Rog er Osterholt 46 of Smithland Sharon West 24 of Davenport Michael Rudd 20 of Fort Madison and Douglas Cardel 19 of Scranton plus Judy Ann Jinkill 32 of Mason City. Drivers faced charges and injuries were reported as authorities investigated crashes across Iowa and nearby Minnesota.
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Missouri
Iowa
Roger Osterholt
Smithland
Sharon West
Davenport
Ensar Sierra
Jane Natdorf
Sierra
Michael Rudd
Fort Madison
Michael Law
Minn
Nuss
Sperry
Rudd
University Hospitals
Lowe City
Douglas Cardel
Scranton
Greene County
Cardel
Douglas Steven
David Vin Blickler
Jefferson
Judy Ann Jinkill
Mason City
Gordonville
Minnesota-Iowa Line
Freeborn County
Deald Murphy
Albart
Cochran Says Legislature Will Adjourn Before July
Des Moines report quotes House Speaker Dale Cochran and House Democratic Leader Jerome Fitzgerald asserting the 1975 Iowa Legislature will end sessions before July. Cochran says they are on schedule despite ongoing major legislation, while Senate Democratic Leader George Kinley names no new steering committee, signaling early adjournment aims.
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Des Moines
Dale Cochran
Eagle Grove
Cochran
House
Jerome Fitzgerald
Senate
George Kinley
Kinley
G. Jospeh Coleman
Clace
Berle Priebe
Algona
Fred Nolting
Waterloo
Nor
Thursday Services For Dale Harrison
Dale Harrison 27 of Las Lunas New Mexico and former Marion resident was killed in a motorcycle crash in New Mexico. Born Aug 2 1948 in Urbana he was a 1966 Marion high school graduate and served in Vietnam with the U S Marine Corps. Surviving are his mother Alice Harrison Les Lunas two sisters Mia Arthur Wede Urbana and Mrs Otto Webert Les Lunas. Services 130 Thursday at Murdoch's Marion by Rev Charles Moore burial Cedar Memorial military graveside by American Legion Post 298 Marion. Friends may call at Murdoch's after 5 Wednesday.
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Dale Harrison
Los Luenas
N.M
Marion
New Mexico
Urbana
Marion High School
U. S. Marine Corps
Vietnam
Alice Harrison
Les Lunas
Mia
Arthur Wede
Otto Webert
Murdoch
Charles Moore
Cedar Memorial
American Legion Post No
Murdoch's
Toledo Businessman Donald Cronan Dies at 68
Donald O. Cronan, 68, of Toledo, a World War II veteran who ran the Toledo Variety store for 25 years, served as Tama county district court clerk and Toledo city assessor, died Saturday at a Knoxville VA hospital after a lengthy illness. He leaves a daughter, two grandchildren, and a sister. Services are scheduled Tuesday at St. Paul Lutheran Church.
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Toledo
Donald O. Cronan
Veterans Administration Hospital
Knoxville
Algona
Viola Bleich
Burt
Ona wa Man Faces Murder Charge
Monona county Sheriff Albert Wood said Susan Polly was found dead in her home with a gunshot wound to the head and a cut throat. Her husband Douglas Polly, 24, turned himself in after the body was discovered Friday night.
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Onawa
Monona County
Albert Wood
Susan Polly
Douglas Polly
Sixteen Arrests Outside Dance In Oelwein
Police arrested sixteen people outside the Oelwein Youth Center during an Easter dance at Sacred Heart School gym. Juvenile and adult arrests cited beer on school property and multiple drug charges. Suspects named include Donald Luther, Thom as O’Brien, George Loots, Merel Smith and others from Osage, Fredericksburg, Waverly, Vincent, and Fort Dodge.
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Oelwein
Donald Luther
Luther Thoreson
Osage
Sctoul
Dennis Zekoff
Fredericksburg
Paul John Zander
Waverly
Paul Arnold Zander
Thomas O'Brien
George Loots
Vincent
Merel Smith
Fort Dodge
Ube
Sacred Heart
Syronasium
Gas Bill Soars From 14 To 42474.58 In Shreveport
SHREVEPORT La AP gas rates rise like others Ruth Brister saw her bill jump from about 14 to 42474.58 with a computer error blamed by Arkla Gas Co. workers. Neighbors on Highland Avenue received similar oversized charges plus a 12.25 heater repair fee.
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Shreveport
Ruth Brister
Arkla Gas Co
Brister
Highland Avenue
Ralph Feeney Dies at 68 in Strawberry Point
Ralph Feeney 68, owner of Franklin Furniture Co. and Feeney Funeral Home, died Saturday after a long illness. Born September 6, 1906, he married Ruth Laity in 1929 and joined the family business in 1941, taking ownership in 1965. Survived by wife Ruth, daughter Mary Ann Schuchenan of Humboldt, brothers Gerald and Joe Feeney, sisters Mia Mae Schroeder and Helen Feenay, and three grandchildren. Visitation and funeral details scheduled at St. Mary’s with a rosary Monday evening.
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Strawberry Point
Ralph Feeney
Franklin Furniture Co
Feeney Funeral Home
Ruth Laity
Clayton County
Ruth
Mary Ann
Schuchenan
Humboldt
Gerald Feeney
Elkader
Joe Feeney
Milwaukee
Mia
Mae
Schroeder
Helen Feenay
Hartford
St. Mary's
Rosary
Roberson's
Lipsky Introduces Resolution Praising Sisters of Mercy
Des Moines State Rep Joan Lipsky introduces House Concurrent Resolution 29 to congratulate the Sisters of Mercy for a century of charitable work in Iowa. The measure recalls the 1875 arrival of three sisters to Cedar Rapids to open a Catholic school and establish a motherhouse, noting Sacred Heart Convent's stand on the original property.
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Des Moines
Joan Lipsky
Cedar
Sisters of Mercy
Lowa
Lieration
HCR
Dublin
Ireland
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Sacred Heart Convent
Cedar Repids
Free Public Toilet Bill Stalls in Senate Subcommittee
The free public toilet bill stalled after a lower house passage this session. Statehouse observers note the Senate subcommittee is delaying action, with reporter Fill Eberline of the Associated Press asking what is happening and why the bill remains unresolved.
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Lown House
Senate
Eberline
Associated Preas
Crash plan urged for coal research in Iowa City
Dr. Samuel Tuthill, former state geologist and new science adviser to Interior Secretary, calls for an Apollo style crash program in coal extraction and use with environmental safeguards. He urges rapid action on energy conservation and predicts iron ore and bauxite depletion within a decade.
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Iowa City
Samuel Tuthill
Lowe
Tuthill
Interior
B. Rogers Morton
Ford
Energy Research Council
Apolia
Man Arrested on Weapon Charge in Texhoma
Alfred Lee Anderson, 45, of Texhoma Oklahoma, was arrested at 4 25 p m Saturday on a concealed weapon charge after police found a loaded handgun under a blanket in his car near 306 First Street SW German Ruhr was completely encircled by Allied armies.
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Alfred Lee Anderson
Texhoma
Okla
Anderson
First Street
Pre Registrations for WSI Course Accepted
Upper Iowa college opens pre registrations for a Water Safety Instructor course from April 7 to 16, every evening Monday through Friday. A small fee for materials applies. registrations should be sent to Athletic Director Els cheid.
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Fayette
Upper Iowa College
ELE
Elscheid
Upper Iowa
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