Deaths of several Cedar Rapids area residents
A list notes David Philip Bicket 14 Cedar Rapids eighth grade died after collapsing at McKinley Junior High during track practice. Also listed are long obituary notices for Fred Alexander 91 Lisbon, Francis Minard 82 Marion, Ralph Campbell 66 North Liberty, and others with service times, burial plans, and memorial funds. several cities and churches named including Cedar Rapids Marion Independence Decorah and Tipton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Philip Bicket
Grant Wood Drive
McKinley Junior High School
Linn County
Friendship
Wis
Cedar Rapids
Central Assembly of God Church
Blue Jeans
Cedar Valley Train Club
Philip
Carol Bicket
Paul
Paul Bicket
Waupaca
Robert Wells
National City
Calif
Audrey Jacques
New Bedford
Ill
Teahen Funeral
Ramon Booth
Francis V. Minard
Country Club Drive
Marion
Chicago
Lucia Morris
Dixon, Ill
Baxter Memorial Chapel
Bill Brown
Noelridge Christian Church
Cedar Park Cemetery
Ralph Delos Campbell
North
Liberty
Keokuk
Rebecca Franklin
Harper and McIntire
Ottumwa
Leo
Texas
Ross
Arkansas
University of Iowa
Heart Fund
Decorah
Kenneth C. Sharp
First United Methodist Church
Steine’s
Russell Cemetery
Independence
John Leroy Payne
Waterloo
White’s
Mount Hope
Marengo
Florence Paine
Hoover-Valentine’s
Marengo Cemetery
Strawberry Point
Floyd
Catherine) Dittmer
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Witt’s
Elkader
St. Joseph’s
Tipton
Alba Gaul
Sheets and Son
Rose Hill Cemetery
Mechanicsville
Williamsburg
Orville (Verna) Schwarzing
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Church
Uhlmann’s
Weather snapshot and temperature records
Year ago today high 65, low 54 with no precipitation. Record highs 93 in 1975 and 33 in 1929. Extended forecast calls for fair Thursday and Friday with a chance of showers Saturday and highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s. National extremes show highs of 99 at Laredo Texas and Blythe California and a low of 26 at Traverse City Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Texas
Blythe
Calif
Traverse City
Mich
Rain and Flood Warnings as Front Passes Through Regions
A frontal system brings rain and thunderstorms from the Gulf Coast to the mid Atlantic and Ohio Valleys. Flash flood watches extend over eastern Tennessee Kentucky and southern West Virginia. Record low temperatures break in several cities while heavy rainfall is reported across multiple states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Coast
Appalachians
mid-Atlantic Coast
Tennessee
Ohio River
Illinois
Kentucky
West Virginia
Kentucky River
van Cleve
Great Lakes
New England
Plains States
Nebraska
North Atlantic Coast
McKinley student Bicket dies after track collapse
Cadet eighth grader David Bicket collapsed on McKinley track at 3 36 p m while preparing to throw discus. Coaches including Marc McCoy performed CPR while Mercy Trauma Center responded within two minutes. He died at Mercy Hospital at 4 36 p m after 20 minutes on scene and hospital efforts. He was an active violinist and actor in Cedar Rapids district activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bicket
Marc McCoy
Mercy Trauma Center
Mercy Hospital
Julia Campbell
McCoy
Campbell
McKinley
Cedar Rapids
David Bicket
Umpire Statue Gift Sparks Ryan Park Revival Plan
In Ryan Iowa the Happy Chef statue is to be transformed into a sandbox prankster umpire by local volunteers led by Rev. Matthew Beelner of St. Patrick's Church. The project includes removing the chef hat and spoon transforming features into an umpire with fiberglassed details and a new paint job. A labor force of 17 men moved the statue to a truck and the effort aims for completion by early July to align with the July 4 celebration and Beeler’s reassignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McElliott
Matthew Beelner
St. Patrick’s Church
Ryan
Beelner
Happy Chef
Cedar Rapids
Beemer
Gerry Lyness
Lyness
Gazette
Nighttime city events and nature programs listed
Music City High Symphony Orchestra performs tonight at 8 p m in Clapp Recital Hall at U of L free admission. Nature Center hosts Wildflowers of Spring from 7 to 9 p m at Indian Creek Nature Center with a three dollar registration line at 398-5412. Backpacking and Wilderness Camping Seminar led by Paul Otteson at Ambroz Recreation Center at 8 p m free. Mount Mercy College McAuley Art Gallery shows seniors theses with gallery hours 7 to 9 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Music City High Symphony Orchestra
Clapp Recital Hall
U of L
Free
Indian Creek Nature Center
Ambroz Recreation Center
Paul Otteson
McAuley Art Gallery
Mount Mercy College
Viola class of 1931 holds first reunion in 50 years
The Viola High School class of 1931, nine graduates strong, reunited at the Holiday House in Mount Vernon marking their first gathering since graduation. Eight survivors attended with spouses, led by Class President Roland Port and Wilma Smeltzer Broz. guests included Laurene Patterson Harris, Dorothy Newlin Miller, Elizabeth Newlin Hart, Clarence Lutz, Golden Miller, Leta Smith Schott, and former teacher Bertha Koppenhaver. Louise Shanklin had died months after graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola High School
Louise Shanklin
Mount Vernon
Roland Port
Wilma Smeltzer Broz
Marion
Laurene Patterson Harris
Phoneix, Ariz
Dorothy Newlin Miller
Elizabeth Newlin Hart
Viola
Clarence Lutz
Anamosa
Golden Miller
Leta Smith Schott
Saratoga
Calif
Bertha Nelson Koppenhaver
Springville
Vital Statistics May 18 births and adoptions listed
May 18 notes record a list of births at multiple addresses including Shally Garin, Cynthia Dvorak, Anne Thompson, Linda Ross, Rosalie Milden, Kathryn Wacker, Jane Cox, Lauri Scott, and Jo Ellen Linkenback adoption, plus grandparents named Cedar Rapids area residents and several matching couples. Also lists two medical emergencies and an accidental alarm times at Cedar Rapids and Marion addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne
James Thompson
34Th St. SE
Linda
Francis Ross
29Th Ave
Rosalie
James Milden
Blake Blvd
Kathryn
Dennis Wacker
Park Court
Hiawatha
Jane
Joel Cox
24Th Ave
Marion
Lauri
Steven Scott
Mechanicsville
University of Iowa seeks funds for family practice clinic
The University of Iowa College of Medicine asks the state Board of Regents for 431200 to build a prefabricated 98 by 56 foot west campus clinic. The project expands from seven to 28 exam rooms and adds x ray facilities and more space to train family practitioners and students. Construction aim is this summer with phased use by year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
University of Iowa College of Medicine
State Board of Regents
Children’s Hospital
Robert Rakel
Williamsburg
James Maroc
John Crum
Raker
Oakdale
Rakel
Cedar Rapids Gazette publication details and pricing
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 lists address 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 and subscription rates. Carrier 1.6 per week and mail editions 8.054 weeks 85.80 per year with 123.00 for other states. notes no mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Public
Third Ave. SE
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Servics
Correction notice updates senator office addresses
Gazette sets the record straight on office addresses for Sen. Roger Jepsen and Sen. Charles Grassley. New listings read 110 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510 and 232 Ing Washington DC 20510. The paper will publish corrections for inaccuracies and welcomes complaints at 398 8313.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roger Jepsen
Charles Grassley
Russell Senate
Washington, D.C
Gazette
Rail funding bill faces tax and bankruptcy timing clash
Lawmakers confront Iowa rail aid as Lloyd Jones criticizes tax shifts to fund ailing lines. Bankruptcy salvage bids for Rock Island loom with June 1 scrap-value deadlines. Rep Schroeder warns of lobbying tactics while North Western disputes the plan and urges accurate information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amtrak
Miller
Lloyd-Jones
Iowa Railway Finance Authority
Rock Island Railroad
Laverne Schroeder
R-Mcclelland
Chicago & North Western Transportation Co
Schroeder
General Assembly
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fred Alexander
Lisbon
Genevieve Helmer
American Legion
France
Cyclops American Legion
Morgan Funeral Home
Karen Fristad
Mount Vernon Cemetery
Cyclops American Legion Post No
First Lutheran Church
George Carlson
Cedar Memorial Park
Brush Chapel
Third Ave
Weather Report
C.R
CCK CC HK
Anchorage
Atlanta
Miami
Bismarck
Boston
Nashville
N.orleans
Denver
New York
Duluth
Phoenix
Honolulu
Seattle
Wee Houston
Washgun
Coralville Lake
Albany
N.Y
Buffalo
Norfolk
Neb
North Platte
Providence
R.L
Rochester
Valentine
California
Pacific Northwest
Plateau
Rockies
Wallops Island
London
Birmingham
Ala
Montgomery
Chattanooga
Tenn
Jackson, Miss
Anniston
Meridian
Miss
Athens
Cincinnati
Des Moines
Detroit
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Sunny
St.Paul
Omaha
St. Louis Peete
Sioux Falls
River Stages
Cee Eenseee Sessens
Lansing
Dam
Pewee Eee
Guttenberg
Dubuque
National ER Service
Noaa
U.S. Dept. of
Commer
Anc
Rst
Shally
Richard Garin
Country Lane
Cynthia
Michael Dvorak
Bever Ave
St. Luke's
Tipton, Ind
Jo Ellen
James Linkenback
Elmer Linkenback
31St St. SW
Ronald P. Wagner
Cheryl L. DeSotel
George D. Willard
Lana M. Fruendt
Robert J. Murphy
Penny J. Rula
Russell C. Taylor
Michelle R. Derhammer
Daniel D. Lewis
Gwendolyn R. Lynxwiler
Gary Neal
Elizabeth Jansen
Atkins
Wayne M. Wilson
Placentia
Judith M. Rettke
Herman W. Thompson
Christine K. Langenberg
Kelly H. Hunter III
Huntsville
Sandra D. Malone
Russell S. Dooley
LeClaire
Lois M. Spurrier
Bettendorf
William W. Miller
Marcia K. Stewart
Monmouth
Russell E. Hamilton
Sieglinda D. Digman
Solon
Memorial Drive
10Th St
Ninth Ave
U of 1 Family Practice
By Tom Walsh - Lureau
James R. Wolfe
North Western
Wolfe
Iowa Department of Transportation
John. E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
Turner's
Second Ave
Iam
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