Deaths in Iowa Regions Include Four Obituaries
Earl Leland Klenk 83 of 2901 Sixth Street SW Cedar Rapids died after a sudden illness. He lived in Oxford, was married to Lowise Benzinger, WWI veteran, and member of First Federated Church. Burial Oxford, memorials to the church. Also listed are notices for Charles N Nie 86 Mechanicville and others with services pending or graveside rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Leland Klenk
Sixth Street
Cedar Rapids
Oxford
Lowise Benzinger
First Federated Church of Oxford
Oxford Masonic Lodge
Donald
Amana
W. L. Sheplerd
Norfolk
Anna Marie Lowry
Marion
George L. Gay
Oxford Chapel
Oxford Cemetery
First Federated Church
Mechanicsville
Charles N. Nie
Urbana
Nie
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Rozena Brody
Mary Kuhn
Walker
Katherine Keirsey
California
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Horner
Rose Hill
Scout-O-Rama Opens This Afternoon At Four Sites
Hundreds of scouts gather for Scout-O-Rama with Cub Boy and Explorer displays at four locations Iowa City Monticello Cedar Rapids. The event runs 1 to 5 pm and includes Cub Scout Olympics district finals with regional leaders named for next week's North Central Region meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawkeye Area
Johnson County
Iowa City
Jones County
Monticello
Seminole Valley Park
Prairie High School
Cedar Rapids
Boy Scout Council
Births and local notices from Cedar Rapids Gazette
May 6 births include Mr and Mrs Swisher a son and Mr and Mrs Bowman a son in Swisher Marion and Vinton with a daughter born to Marcus Greenlee and a son born to John Lamb Cedar Rapids area fires with multiple calls noted and Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 with AP news republished locally
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John Madoustaintde
Vernon Read
Judy Watkins
Summer Circle NE
Chris Swisher
James J. Bowman
Swisher
Larry Whitlock
Fourteenth Avenue
Marion
Marcus Greenlee
Vinton
John Lamb
Cottage Grove Woods SE
Fire Guts Vacant Cedar Rapids House
Firefighters tackled a blaze at 320 Fourteenth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids reported at 6 57 p m It gutted a vacant one story frame house owned by Mrs Abe Abraham Renters had vacated the dwelling Monday Officials said arson started the fire on the first floor while crews worked from the roof
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Abe Abraham
Third Street SE
Cedar Rapids Briefs Highlights Local Events and Notices
Cedar Rapids Briefs list community happenings from visual tours to church meetings and travel ads. Items include atour of Creswell and other firms, nervous patients recovery group, air force active duty updates, a dog show, tulip festival ads, fundraising donations, and various travel tours with contact numbers. Enhanced by larceny report and local programs at churches and schools.
Local Painters Reject Cedar Rapids Contract Proposal
About 125 Cedar Rapids area painters rejected a contract proposal on Friday. A spokesman said efforts will seek a one week extension of negotiations. Painters object to a ceiling on the cost of living adjustment in year two, while the rest of the contract was acceptable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Herman
Mushroom Hunters Share Quiet Harvest Secrets
The feature profiles Herman and Fred Anthony, longtime mushroom hunters who rely on seasonal moisture for good picks. They discuss hunting spots, secrecy, spring and fall yields, and simple uses for mushrooms while citing packs kept in freezers and unique aims for each season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman
Fred Anthony
Anthony
Daniels Street
Dixie
Shifts in Property Tax Burdens From Farms to Homes Across Years
The record outlines how residential property taxes rose from about 23 percent in 1962 to roughly 33.4 percent in the current year, while farmland's share remained near 34 percent. It notes the decline of the personal property tax from 16 percent of total taxes in 1962 to under 3 percent, with farm relief through exemptions and credits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gold
Cycle Stolen From Rozinek Basement Residence
A disassembled motorcycle was stolen from the basement at Richard Rozinek's home, 1403 First Avenue SW. Rozinek told police the motorcycle valued at 3000 dollars and an AM FM cassette radio worth 125 dollars were taken in the break in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Rozinek
First Avenue SW
Rozinek
United States and Russia Swap Five Weather Experts
Thirty years ago the United States and Russia agreed to exchange five weather experts, aiming to boost meteorological cooperation and share forecasting techniques between the two nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Russia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Earl Klenk
Homer
John Edward
Immaculate Conception Church
Joseph Mellner
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Stewart’s
Iowa
Westchester
Laura E. Wade
Powell's
Wellman
Keystone
David L. Wiese
Fellmer’s
Friends
Belle Plaine
Zoe Tesar
Hrabak’s. Belle Plaine
Don Trueblood
T.W. van Beck’s
Dale H. Sawyer
Scouting
Hawkeye Council
Downing B. Jenks
Missouri-Pacific Railroad
Ben Wells
Seven-Up Co
St. Luke's
Underwood Avenue
Twenty-seventh Avenue
A Avenue
First Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Elmhurst Drive
Seventeenth Street
Bever Avenue
The
Gazette Co
Third Ave. SE
U.S
Gazette
Associated Press
Pierson’s Flowershop & Greenhouses, Inc
Ellis Blvd
N.W
Tom Merry
Cedar Rapids Briefs
Creswell, Munsell, Schubert and Zirbel, Inc
Signal Ridge Road
First Christian Church
Third Avenue SE
Ingrid E. Rich
Guy L. Rich
Cottage Grove
Lackland Afb
Texas
Air Force
St. Matthew’s Church
Pella
D.J
Taylor School
Ak Steamex
Baresh Rental
Lisbon
Living Witnesses
Des Moines
National Guard
Linn County Humane Society
Nashville
Opryland
Colorful
Colorado
Adv
Buck Grange
Mark A. Maudsley
Eugene P. Maudsley
M Street
Larry B. Myers
Sherman Street
Douglas E. Jochimsen
Martin Jochimsen
Olin
Tim Fitzgerald
Martin and
Mary Fitzgerald
Fruitland Boulevard
Orlando
Fla
Navy
Lakehurst
N.J
Record Realm
1St Ave
Marla Simonsen
Fifth Avenue SE
Klinger Paint Company
5Th Ave. S.E
St. Louis
Springfield
Travel & Transport
Chicago
Vera
Hermans
Jim Benda
Fairfax
Swisher, IA
Raymond Detert Swisher
Lowa
DIAL
Joan E. Lapes
Teedapo
3Rd Ave
Roland Wilbert Vault Co., Inc
Blairs Ferry Rd
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