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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1969

Page

27

Four Die in Iowa Rivers and Lakes This Weekend

Four persons including a six year old child and a University of Iowa student drowned in Iowa rivers and reservoirs over the weekend. Victims were Dee Ann Winkleman of Churdan who fell into the Raccoon River near Jefferson, Wetzel Bartash of Waterloo found in the Cedar River, a University of Iowa student in the Coralville Reservoir, and Joseph Wendell Marion of North Washington recovered by Keokuk County officers. Additional drownings included a Parsons college alum from Clayton New Jersey at a lake in Yeriodgis park near Sigourney and Kenneth McKenna of Clofton.

Dean Winkleman Churdan Dee Ann Raccuun Jefferson Cedar River Waterloo Wetzel Bartash University of Iowa Coralville Town City Jahnown County Sheriff's Joseph Wendell Marion North Washington Iowa Parsons College Clalton N.J Yeriougis Park Sigourney Keokuk County

Church Sharing At Oelwein To Be Continued

OELWEIN AP Members of the First Christian church will continue using the First United Presbyterian church building after tornado damage to their sanctuary last May 15. The Christian church voted 40 to 1 to accept the arrangement. Rev. Michael Dixon said they will use $111,000 insurance money for community betterment, with project details not yet known.

Oelwein First Christian Church First United Presbyterian Church Presbyterians Christian Church Michael Dixon The

Legislative Notes by Nye Seeks Excuse on May 27

In Des Moines during a long session last week Senator Bass Van Gist asks to be excused May 27 for a family wedding. He notes a son getting married and requests unanimous consent to miss the day’s proceedings.

DS Moines Bass van Gist D-Oskaloosa Géfling

Senate quarrel over Cedar Rapids official salary bill

The senate, amid a floor dispute, saw Ernest Kasek and J Ronald Weimer clash over raising Cedar Rapids city official salaries. Gaudineer admonished that listening to Cedar Rapids’ problems was not the session’s aim. Soon afterward Dubuque senators Welsh and Mrommell debated private student bus access to public schools.

REDIT Lee Goodineer Imdes Dubuque John Welsh Andrew Mrommell

Tama County Court Frees Driver in Drunk Driving Case

Ambrose Seal, 20, appeared in Tama county district court in Toledo. He was fined 500 and confined until guilty to drunk driving. license revoked for six months. Judge M. C. Farber ordered the six month suspension and payment of the fine in the case heard Friday.

Tama County District Court Toledo Ambrose Seal Tama M. C. Farber

Dr. Utterback to resign from Brown Church in Nashua

Nashua AP reports Dr. Glenn Utterback announces resignation from the Little Brown Church after 17 years as minister citing progressive hip deterioration from a prior ice injury. He will depart at a mutually agreed date with church board while moving to a less demanding post.

Nashua Glenn Utterhck Asy We Brown Utterback Utterbeck Little Brown Bradford

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