Marion Teen Dies From Weekend Car Crash in Iowa City
Pamela Jo Chesley 18 of 1325 McGowan Boulevard died at 9 40 p m at University Hospitals Iowa City from injuries in a car wreck west of Walker Monday afternoon. She was a Marion High School graduate, member of First Presbyterian Church and Quill and Scroll. Classmate Mary Kathryn Maier 17 also died in the crash. Services Saturday at First Presbyterian Marion with burial Cedar Memorial. Donations suggested to church memorial fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pamela Jo Chesley
McGowan Boulevard
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Walker
James D
Betty Martin Chesley
Cedar Rapids
Miss Chesley
First Presbyterian Church of
Marion
Marion High School
Quill and Scroll
Future Nurses Assn
Quill
Paula
E. H. Martin
Edgewood
Jean P. Hayter
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Murdoch Chapel
First Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund
Mary Kathryn Maier
Chesley
Marion police investigate vandalism and theft this week
Marion police report two vandalism cases and a ladder theft. A storm window at Laverne Druecker’s home has eight BB shot holes. Gerald Kaiser’s home lost shingles and two windows. A step ladder was stolen from Sandy's drive-in on Seventh Avenue Tuesday night. Open House for Martinson Nursing Home and local sales and events are listed with times and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Laverne Druecker
School Street
Gerald Kaiser
Eighteenth Street
Sandy
First National Plans Drive In Facility at 310 Seventh Ave
City permit issued to First National Bank for a drive-in at 310 Seventh Avenue costing 120000 dollars. This will be the bank's second drive-in, joining the existing facility at Ninth Avenue and Eleventh Street. Other permits include remodeling and repair work on residences and small commercial projects across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
Seventh Avenue
First National
Ninth Avenue
Eleventh Street
John Cole
Fourteenth Street
Elmer Rolfes
Twenty-ninth Street
Two Marion youths charged with felonious assault in Hebron
Rick Bonebrake aged 18 and Jerry Lingo Walton aged 15 are jailed in Hebron Nebraska awaiting arraignment in Thayer county court before Judge Robert Stutz on charges of felonious assault with intent to commit murder. Court-appointed attorneys represent them. Hebron police chief Charles Henning was shot during arrests on April 25 and remains in a Lincoln hospital improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Hebron
Neb
Rick Bonebrake
Jerry Lingo Walton
Nebraska
Thayer County
Robert Stutz
Stutz
Charles Henning
Lincoln
Linn-Mar inducts thirteen into National Honor Society
Thirteen Linn-Mar high school students, juniors and seniors, were inducted into the National Honor Society. Inductees include seniors Linda Boots Kathleen Hough Gary Knepper James Langmo Suzanne Polzin Linda Powers Gary Sejkora and juniors Dan Bixby Mark Marner Ronald McArtor Mark Stadtmann Jerry Wendel Angela Yashko. The St. Joseph's school faculty honored Rev. William Blessington for 25 years as a priest, and Mayor Ralph W. Potter proclaimed May 22 National Maritime Postal Service Day with posters displayed on Marion postal trucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn-Mar High School
Linda Boots
Kathleen Hough
Gary Knepper
James Langmo
Suzanne Polzin
Linda Powers
Gary Sejkora
Dan Bixby
Mark Marner
Ronald McArtor
Mark Stadtmann
Jerry Wendel
Angela Yashko
Ralph W. Potter
National Maritime Postal Service
Marion
Strikes Taking Heavy Toll in Early 1968
The labor department reports 9.9 million man-days lost in the first quarter, the highest since 1950s. There were 1,130 strikes involving 573,000 workers. Major actions hit copper, Baltimore longshoremen, New York and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania schools, Washington DC schools, and the glass container industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Baltimore
New York
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Washington, D. C
Bureau
New Law Ends Age Bias in U S Jobs
Sylvia Porter explains the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 taking effect June 12. The law bans age bias by employers and agencies for 40 to 65 year olds, with bona fide exceptions, and aims to curb discriminatory practices across hiring, firing, pay, referrals, and unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia Porter
New York
Congress
Help Wanted
U.S
Phone service down in Marengo area after tree crashes pole
The Gaz reports the Marengo area lost phone service for about three hours Wednesday evening when a windstorm toppled a tree onto a telephone pole four miles west of Marengo, cutting lines and disrupting service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaz Marengo
Marengo
Sailor Exempt from Draft He’s Too Old
Hays Kansas AP report, Chief Petty Officer Wayne Groff, 32, with ten years in the navy, was surprised to learn he is not being drafted due to age while visiting his mother on leave in Hays. He is stationed at Bainbridge Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hays, Kan
Wayne Groff
Groff
Navy
Bainbridge
Russian Marshal To See Czechs In Prague Visit
Soviet Defense Minister Marshal Anrei Grechko will arrive in Czechoslovakia Friday to discuss defense and security matters with Czech leaders. The visit signals continued Soviet-Czechoslovak cooperation amid regional tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
Andrei Grechko
Czechoslovakia
Officials call for balanced views on issues of mutual interest
CTK reported that authorities urged broader discussion to address concerns affecting both sides. The agency framed the move as seeking constructive dialogue to resolve disputes, emphasizing the need for transparency and inclusive public input.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CTK
Also Mentioned on This Page
Albert’s
Pamela Chesley
Martinson Nursing Home
Alburnett Road
12Th Ave
Miles Adams
George A. Glass
Henderson Drive
Darrel G. Larson
Fifth Avenue
Virginia E. Levien
Oakland Road
Daryl W. Cooper
Kansas City
Francis R. Pitlik
Thirty-first Street
Nancy K. Powers
Eighth Avenue
Richard K. Mishler
Twenty-second Street
Leroy R. Holub
Central City
Gregory B. Beck
Central Avenue
Patricia M. Spencer
Gary D. Letney
Park Towne
Ronald E. Newmire
Solon
Elmer V. Smith
E Avenue NE
Harold F. Hutchins
South Twelfth Street
Leonard J. Leng
Fourteenth Avenue
William Rausch
Blairs Ferry Road
Steven P. Pelley
Justice of the Peace Court
Jesse L. McCormack
Ronald L. Ackermann
Monticello
Terry L. Fitzpatrick
Lansing
David L. Tofsrud
Elaine M. Puffett
Strawberry Point
Patrick T. Haney
Thirty-fifth Street
Donald C. Graham
Harriet Street
Ronald G. Kinkead
Thirty-sixth Street
Edward E. Munn
N Street
Lester J. Hach
Eighteenth Avenue
YMCA
Marion Branch
Buster Broun
Poplin
QueensTeen
Iowa
Linn-Mar
St. Joseph’s School
William H. Blessington
Pagoda
Father Blessington
Condh
Ranger
Ponderosa
Oxford
Smith Shoe Service
Dial
ALL Popular
Cockings Office
Lindale Plaza
Balster’s of
American of
Martinsville
Kroehler
Lane
Martinsville Anne
Ace
Richardson-Nemschoff
Kroehler Hijaeeli
Thanebone
Traditir
American
Lane 3
Stanley
Flanders
Ican
Martinsville Traction
Hammary
Hallmark
Boston
Cedar Hills
Arrow Shirts
Lavanda
Puig
Wembley
Salvatori
Marion, Iowa
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!