May births and funeral notices fill local columns
May 15 announces new daughters for McNamara and Gould families while May 14 adds more births across Davenport Blairstown Cascade and Columbus City. Obituaries list Anna Miller Alice Dullea James Helmick Anne Gunderson Fred Kahr Gilbert Maires Oscar Bantz Janey Glenny Celinda Rosewehr Helen Cooney Clarence Hillier William Maki Lucy Whitmore Amanda Schieholz Theodore Lint Joseph Shannon Charles Krotoska Albert Bauer. Services scheduled across churches and towns including St. John's St. Martin's United Methodist Holy Cross and St. Patrick's with rosaries noted for several. Burial details and viewing arrangements included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blairstown
Anna Miller
St. John’s Catholic Church
Peffers- Halverson
Cascade
Alice Dullea
St. Martin’s Church
Devaney’s. Columbus City
James D. Helmick
Columbus City United Methodist Church
Stacy Lewis
West Clermont
Schutte’s
Postville
Elkader
Fred Kahr
Witte’s
Holy Cross
Gilbert J. Maires
Holy Cross Catholic Church
Kramer’s
Dyersville
Independence
Oscar Bantz
White’s. Independence
Janey Glenny
McCleery-Howe
Littleton Cemetery
Lisbon
Celinda Rosewehr
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Stanwood
Chapman's
Clarence
Manchester
Helen Cooney
St. Mary’s Church
Bohnenkamps
Clarence W. Hillier
Shelly’s
Montour — Marine Lance
William C. Maki
Harrison’s
Tama
Lucy F. Whitmore
Christian Church
Best’s
Amanda Schieholz
St. Paul
Mason-Hand
Walker — Albert Bauer
American Lutheran Church
LaPorte City
Westview Cemetery
Johannsen - Rossow
Agreement on Year's Pact By Roofers
Cedar Rapids and Iowa City roofers reached a one year contract with an eight percent wage increase now and 15 percent on November 1 bringing pay to 6.15 dollars an hour. Local 182 members approved a six month trial four nine hour days and one regular eight hour day. Roofers return to work Monday after a May 1 strike that followed expired contracts for 12 building trades unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Roofers Local
Roofers
Waterloo Youth Fatally Fall Under Piano In Evansdale
In Evansdale Iowa a 12 year old boy Malcolm Lefler riding in the back of a truck was jolted onto the street when the vehicle hit a bump a piano fell onto him. Police described the death as a freak accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
UPI
Evansdale
Malcolm Lefler
Blairstown Honors Anna Miller 103 With Services
Blairstown’s oldest resident Anna Miller 103 died Friday in a Marengo nursing home where she lived since April 3. Services are set for Monday at 9 30 a m at St John’s Catholic Church with a Rosary Sunday at 7 30 p m at Peffers Halverson funeral home. Burial will be in Norway. Born January 3 1868 she married John Miller September 26 1893. they lived in Norway and Blairstown. Survivors include son Frank and three daughters including Mrs John Woods and Bertha Miller, plus two grandchildren and a sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blairstown
Anna Miller
Marengo
St. John’s Catholic
Peffers-Halverson
Norway
John Miller
St. Louis
Frank
John Woods
Gerald McCullough
Los Angeles
Bertha Miller
Joe Schulte
City Briefs Downtown Kiwanis Industrial Arts Awards Luncheon
Community groups list upcoming meetings and events across Cedar Rapids. Kiwanis luncheon at Roosevelt Wednesday noon. Cedar Optimists host a drunk driving film at Spring House Wednesday 7:45 a.m.. Rights Commission meets Truman School 7 p.m. Tuesday. American Legion Linn County holds regular meeting Thursday 8 p.m. at Toddville hall. Rotary Club features Rigoberto Areces on Latin American market Monday noon at Montrose. arrests of James Jackson and Jon Lodestein reported. Electroplaters Society ladies night at Elks club Thursday with W. C. Pickard on Modern Mythology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis — Industrial Arts Awards
the Roosevelt
Cedar
Bob Burr
AAA Motor Club
Spring House
American Legion
Linn County Association
Toddville Legion Hall
Rotary Club
Rigoberto Areces
International Banking
MNB
Montrose
Electroplaters
Central Iowa
American Electroplaters Society
Elks Club
W. C. Pickard
China Painters to Exhibit at Savery Hotel May 21 22
DES MOINES Iowa Federation of China Painters announces its annual show at the Savery hotel on May 21 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and May 22 from 10 30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event features members displaying traditional and contemporary works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Federation of China Painters
Savery Hotel
Stanley urges stronger Iowa public meeting law protections
Former Senate Republican Leader David Stanley condemned efforts to allow closed door labor negotiations and avoid minutes, urging lawmakers to tighten the public meetings statute. He warned such secrecy could stretch for months and involve millions of dollars. The report also notes Iowa broadcasters receiving awards at a convention and industry leaders calling for sharper investigative reporting to curb political power abuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
David Stanley
Iowa
Stanley
Muscatine
Iowa Senate
Morgan Beatty
Iowa Broadcast News Association
Beatty
Associated Press
National Broadcasting Company
Deaths Glenn H. Moore 82 Davenport area milk executive
Glenn H. Moore 82 of Riverdale Iowa died Friday. A former Cedar Rapids resident born May 29 1888 he married Evelyn Runkle in 1918. He led Iowana Farms Milk Co Bettendorf and retired in 1969. Private services Monday at Cedar Memorial chapel entombment Cedar Memorial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn H. Moore
Riverdale
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Evelyn Runkle
Davenport
Iowana Farms Milk Co
Bettendorf
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
John P. Woods
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Cedar Memorial
Graveside Services for Marion Girl Monday
Marion Iowa two year old Susan Jean Fisher died Saturday. Born May 18 1969 she was the daughter of Mr and Mrs David Fisher route three Marion. She is survived by her parents a brother Steven grandparents Leonard Fisher Cedar Rapids and Donald Patschke Marion great grandparents Joe Hajek Anna Konecny Solon. Graveside services are set for 11:30 a.m. Monday at Cedar Memorial Park with Rev Peter Morgan of Marion Christian Church. Friends may call at Cedar Memorial funeral home after noon today.
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Marion
Susan Jean Fisher
David Fisher
Steven Fisher
Leonard Fisher
Cedar Rapids
Donald Patschke
Joe Hajek
Anna Konecny
Solon
Peter Morgan
The
Marion Christian Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Mt Vernon Girl Injured After Bicycle Collision
Debbie Clark a 14 year old of rural Mt Vernon was driven to St Luke's hospital in critical care after pulling into the path of a car driven by Dale E Vargason of Springville on Springville road about a quarter mile north of Mt Vernon Linn county deputy said no charges were filed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debbie Clark
Jacob Clark
Mt. Vernon
St. Luke’s Hospital
Springville
Linn County
Dale E. Vargason
Funeral notices for several individuals listed in local obituaries
Mrs Richard Cumming and Robert W Deason along with Nina B Miller and John G Stepanek are scheduled for services this week. Cumming will be buried at Mt Calvary after a Monday morning service at St Matthews Church. Deason has a Teahen chapel service with burial at Linwood cemetery. Miller's funeral at Turner East with burial at Linwood cemetery. Rosaries planned for 7 and 8 p.m. Tonight for Cumming. Stepanek to be honored at St Patrick's Church with burial at Mt Calvary. rosary tonight at Teahen chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll van Anda
Linwood Cemetery
Turner East
Stepanek
John G
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Paul J. Maguire
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Teahen Chapel
Graduates Schmickle and Armstrong Honored at Morningside College
Joseph H. Schmickle son of Mr and Mrs Carl F Schmickle at 1214 Eighth Avenue SW and Steven L Armstrong son of Mr and Mrs Charles Armstrong Route Three Marion were graduated from Morningside College on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H. Schmickle
Carl F. Schmickle
Eighth Avenue
Steven L. Armstrong
Charles Armstrong
Marion
Morningside College
FBI Probes Internal Breach in Major Narcotics Ring
The FBI investigates a large narcotics operation undermined by several disillusioned members within. The case, highlighted on night television, details the internal conflicts and watchdog efforts to halt trafficking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
7 Tonight In
TV 9
The Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscription Rates Notice
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 by The Gazette Co. publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscriptions by carrier 75 cents weekly and by mail varying by edition with annual rates. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette Co
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
Cedar Rapids man faces new charges after motorcycle crash
Cecil A. Edgeton, 25, released on bond after intoxication arrest, was charged with reckless driving and restricted license violation following a wreck on Shaver Road NE. He rode a motorcycle that rear-ended Carole Weber, 28, seriously injuring him. another rider, Danny Waterbury, 26, was cited for lack of proper registration after a separate crash on O Avenue NW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Cecil A. Edgeton
Fourth Street
Shaver Road
Edgeton
Carole A Weber
Chestnut Lane
St. Luke’s Hospital
Larry K. Manley
Fifth Avenue SE
Danny R. Waterbury
K Avenue NW
Waterbury
O Avenue NW
Two Other Accidents Involving Cycles
Two motorcycle incidents were reported to police. Randall J. Gonzalez 21 suffered arm and face abrasions after a collision with Gary L. Feaker 27 at the Bowl ing Street SW 6600 block. No charges filed. Nancy Ann Hewitt 22 treated at St Luke's Hospital for abrasions after her cycle tipped over in the 1100 block of Fourth Street NW around 6 45 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randall J. Gonzalez
Summer Circle Drive
Gary L. Feaker
Eighteenth Street NW
Bowling Street
Gonzalez
Nancy Ann Hewitt
Avenue NW
St. Luke’s Hospital
Fourth Street NW
ISEA sanctions two Iowa districts over teaching contracts
The Iowa State Education Association sanctioned Ida Grove and English Valleys for alleged improper teacher recruitment and contract terminations. The action targets unsatisfactory conditions and aims to publish the districts in a statewide list distributed to 1.1 million educators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Grove
English Valleys
ISEA
Satory
National Education Assn
New Reporter
Death of Gerhard Tonsager Noted in South Dakota
Word comes from Springville of the death of Gerhard Tonsager, 72, in Madison South Dakota. He was a frequent visitor to Springville. Services were held May 8 in Nunda South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springville
Gerhard Tonsager
Madison
Nunda
S.D
Bryant elected president of Washington Forum
Michael Bryant of 704 Seventh Street SE was elected president of the Washington Forum, the Washington high school student representative unit. He won from a field of four and is the first Black to hold the post. sophomores and juniors voted last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Bryant
Seventh Street SE
Washington Forum
Washington High School
Youths Suffer Serious Injury in Cedar Rapids Baseball Game
A 14 year old Cedar Rapids boy Greg Krejci suffered a head injury when another player's knee struck him as he slid into base during a Taft vs Franklin junior high game. He was listed in serious condition at University Hospitals Iowa City. Another incident reports William A Werner 65 in critical condition after a one car crash on Highway 150 north of Hiawatha.
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Cedar Rapids
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Greg Krejci
O Avenue NE
Taft
Franklin
Mercy Hospital
William A. Werner
Highway 150
Hiawatha
Edward Broulik Rites Set Monday at Solon
Edward G. Broulik 83 of rural Mt. Vernon died Friday after a long illness. He farmed until retirement and was a long time member of the Cadets of Catholic Workmen. Services at Brush funeral home Solon at 9:30 a.m. Monday and 10 a.m. at St. Peter and Paul’s Church with Rev. J. J. Fath. Burial in Church cemetery. Rosary recited tonight at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Vernon
Edward G. Broulik
Cadets of Catholic Workmen
Brush Funeral Home
Solon
St. Peter and Paul’s Church
J. J. Fath
Father Fath
Signalmen seek 54 percent pay hike over 3 years
Rail strikers face calls for action after last pay rise of 3 percent on July 1, 1969. Union leader says signal men are two to three dollars an hour behind peers and demands a 54 percent increase over 36 months. Industry may seek a court order to halt the move, and other rail unions could honor the picket lines if a walkout occurs.
Speech payments top $634,976 with big trade group sums
Speeches and related speaking fees totaled 634,976 with 309,288 from special interest groups. The Associated Milk Producers led payments, followed by charges to Edmund Muskie, Adlai Stevenson, and Thomas Eagleton. Other major donors included the American Bankers Association, the National Association of Home Builders, and labor groups, reflecting close ties between money and access in congressional lobbying.
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Drug Industry
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association
Kansas Railroad
Missouri Oil Jobbers Association
Associated Milk Producers
San Antonio
Hughes
Edmund Muskie
Dmaine
Adlai Stevenson
D-Ill
Thomas Eagleton
D-Mo
Nixon
Congress
American Bankers Association
Sparkman
Sen
John Tower
Texas
Senate Banking Committee
National Association of Home Builders
Tower
Edward Brooke
R-Mass
Harrison Williams
D-N.j
Brooks
Williams
McGee
Post Office and Civil Service Committee
National Postal Union
Daniel Inouye
D-Hawaii
J. C. Penney
Las Palmas Co
Westinghouse Corp
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
International Telephone and Telegraph
Birch Bayh
Dind
Barry Goldwater
Rariz
Retail Clerks International
Labor Committee
Atomic bomb origin tied to Colorado uranium
A historical note states the first atomic bomb relied on uranium mined in Montrose County Colorado. This detail links the wartime weapon to Colorado sources and its uranium supply chain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montrose County
Colorado
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Daily Record
C. R. Weather
Gazette
Thomas McNamara
Blakely Boulevard
Dean Gould
Center Point Road
St. Luke's
Allen Fuller
Twentyninth Avenue
Huston Iverson
First Avenue
Joseph Lane
Coral Lane
Thomas Toohill
Chatham
Road NE
Melvin German
Zeman Drive
Raymond van Norden
Chelsea
Kenneth Bascom
Palo
William Boston, Jr
Boston
John J. Hoffman
Eighth Street
William Boston
Wilson Avenue
Anna
James Jackson
Tenth Street
Jon C. Lodestein
Center Street
Asault
China
L. W. Ward
Iowa Broadcast News Assn
Roosevelt Hotel
Bud Chaldy
KASI
Ames
Marv Baker
KFJB
Marshalltown
Skip Michaels
Kayl
Storm Lake
Charles Cremer
University of Iowa School of Journalism
Jim Vogelaar
KXEL
Dan Yates
KCFI
Robert D. Ray
Ray
Jack Shelley
Shelley
WHO
Iowa State University
Lynn Bobo
KBUR
Burlington
Iowa Associated Press
Assn
Dick Partridge
KOKX
Keokuk
Bob Dean
KVFD
Fort Dodge
George Coburn
KLWW
Tom Dressehuys
KIOA
Albert City
WDBQ
Dubuque
Teahen Funeral Home
Marian F. Teahen
Elden B. Rohn Mortician
First Ave
John E. Lapes Flowers
3Rd Avenue
Muller
Monument Co
Gar
Hay
Kedar Memorial Funeral Home
South Dakota
Edward Broulik
Novak Monument CO
14Th Ave
KTOF
S.S
P.O. Box
Cedarholm
James Goering
Ktof-Fm
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