Weather and local notices from a busy Sunday paper
Weather summary lists high temperatures and precipitation for multiple cities including Bismarck Minneapolis Chicago New Orleans Los Angeles Miami and Duluth. Forecast notes partly cloudy conditions with scattered thunder showers in the west and warmer western areas, with highs around 80 Tuesday and winds 10 to 20 mph. Public notices cover court actions and local incidents, including fines for drunkenness intoxication and a grand jury bond. Funeral service details given for a Federated church burial at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Bismarck
Minneapolis
Chicago
En Orleans
Denver
New York
Duluth
Los Angeles
Miami
Louis
Iowa
Local births and multiple traffic fines listed in Gazette
The notice records births at Mercy and St Luke's with May 26 to May 27 dates for several families including Hanover Cockburn Bell Van Dee Lovelett Draker Dvorak Gearhart and Lineweaver. It also lists speeding fines for multiple residents and a $100 penalty for reckless driving. Obituaries for Carl Licht Morton Bloodworth Elmer Bough ton and Lide Gingery noted with funeral details.
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At Mercy
Clayton Hanover
E Avenue NW
Merle Cockburn
Twenty-first Street
Arden Bell
Vernon
John van Dee
Robert Lovelett
A Avenue NE
Charles Draker
Marion
Frank Dvorak
Avenue NE
Ralph Gearhart
Cottage Grove Avenue
Edward Lineweaver
Third Street SE
St. Luke’s
Carl Kane
B Avenue NW
Leighton Ford
eJames Bell
Palo
Hennesseys Win Westwood Water Main Bid
Hennessey Brothers Inc submitted the low bid of 79790.75 for an $80,000 Cedar Rapids water main project in Westwood. The plan covers about 34 percent miles of cast iron pipe from six to 12 inches, with completion set for October 1, after council approval and a public hearing with no objections.
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Westwood
Cedar Rapids
Hennessey Brothers, Inc
Westwood Streets
Quad City Construction Company
Rock Island
Young Construction Company
Mt. Vernon
Pella Construction Company
Pella
Gjellefald Construction Company
Forest City
Bill Murphy Company
Des Moines
New Royal Club Meets At Mrs. Buresh Home
City briefs list the New Royal club of the 1799 R N A meeting at Mrs. C W Buresh 1417 Fourth street NW on Thursday at 730 p m. Also notes Fur lough visits and local notices including a $110 reckless driving fine and a minor ankle fracture from a fall.
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New Royal Club
R.N.A
KCRG Radio News Schedule Highlights Daily Lineup
Radio bulletin slate lists 7 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. updates with Dick Yoakam, 8 a.m. world news by Pat Patterson, noon roundup by Yoakam, 6:15 p.m. Fulton Lewis, 7 p.m. Mutual Newsreel, 7:15 p.m. final 15 minutes by Fred Hall, and a 10 p.m. broadcast.
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Dick Yoakam
Gazette
Pat Patterson
Yoakam
Fulton Lewis
Mutual
Fred Hall
KCRG
Cedar Rapids Plans 125000 Street Paving Action
Cedar Rapids city council approved preliminary steps for paving seven streets at an estimated value of 125000. Plans cover Memorial drive Iowa avenue Fifth avenue Meadowbrook drive Thirtieth street Scutter avenue and C avenue NW with 53 to 68 percent frontage petitions signed by property owners. The six connecting streets may be bid as a unit or considered separately to prevent later deletion of any one street.
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Cedar Rapids
David L. Williams
Frank Young
Memorial Drive
Bever Avenue
Mt. Vernon Road
Iowa Avenue
Thirtieth Street
Fifth Avenue
Twenty-sixth Street
Meadowbrook Drive
Dalewood Avenue
Twenty-ninth
Thirtieth Streets
C Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Highland Drive
Young
Williams
Paroled Wisconsin? Iowa man seeks inmate for guard aid
Joseph A. Rogers 33 of Collins Iowa, acquitted of murder by an all woman jury, asks Polk County jail prisoner Marvin Taylor 21 serving a 240 day auto theft term to be paroled to his custody. Rogers offers housing and job on his farm to Taylor, who is due for release July 2. He notes a desire to help others after his lucky break.
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Des Moines
Joseph A. Rogers
Collins
Polk County
Howard Reppert
Rogers
Reppert
Marvin Taylor
Marvin
Taylor
Marshalltown
Ogers
Grace del Vecchio
Family of Eight Finds Shelter After Car Dwelling
A Des Moines family of eight slept in an old sedan for four days before moving into Northwestern Hotel quarters offered by manager H. W. Lawrence. Walter Koreen says housing costs forced them to live in the car after breaking down on their way from Chicago. Mrs Koreen notes relief at sleeping indoors and plans to travel to opportunity, Ash., once the car is repaired.
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DES Moines
Northwesternotel
Walter Koreen
Chicago
Koreen
Opportunity
Ash
Iowa Citions Elected By Iowa B'nai B'rith
Waterloo AP report notes David Gur alnik of Cedar Falls elected president of the Iowa Council of B nai B rith at a meeting with about 200 attendees. New officers for one year include Hyman Dicker Iowa City treasurer David Bermstein Waterloo secretary Melvin Wolf Waterloo secretary and Sam Shulman Iowa City general committeeman who is also retiring president.
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Waterloo
David Guralnik
Cedar Falls
Iowa Council of B’nai B’rith
Hyman Dicker
Iowa City
David Bermstein
Melvin Wolf
Sam Shulman
Shulman
Bodies of Iowa Couple Found in Car
William H. Redenius and his wife Clara Redenius were found dead in their car along a river road near Lanesboro. Carroll County authorities opened an inquest and reported a hose connected exhaust to the interior and a note indicating death by own action.
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Lanesboro
INS
Perry
William H. Redenius
Clara
Carroll County
Deaths: Mrs Sigfried Techau dies after gas blast injuries
Pearl Techau 49 of Springville died in an Iowa City hospital at 7 15 p m Sunday after burns from a home gas explosion April 16. Survived by husband five children three brothers and three sisters and four grandchildren. Services set for 10 30 a m Thursday at Beatty chapel with burial in Linwood cemetery. Friends may call after 1 p m Tuesday.
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Pearl Techau
Springville
Sigfried F. Techau
Iowa City
Techau
Cedar Rapids
Kenwood
William Miller
Everette Walton
Harlan Techau
Fort Riley
Kan
Wilma
Howard
George
Roy
Albert Miller
Bert Herman
Frank Smail
Mackinaw, II
William Partridge
Kewanee
Beatty Chapel
Charles Willming
Linwood Cemetery
Mrs Bessie Stoll Dies After Illness In Cedar Rapids
Bessie Pearl Stoll born December 29 1929 at Coggon died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 12 30 p m Sunday after a sudden illness. She was wife of Norman Stoll route 2 Cedar Rapids and mother of Craig Wesley and Rae Ann both at home. Survived by parents Charles and (del) Price Independence six sisters and two brothers. Funeral at Turner chapel 1 30 p m Tuesday with Rev John K Moore. Burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Bessie Pearl Stoll
Norman Stoll
Cedar Rapids
Coggon
Palo
Craig Wesley
Rae Ann
Charles Price
Independence
Howard Bremer
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
William H. Drake dies after Cedar Rapids hospital stay
William H. Drake born September 9 1874 in Ida Grove died at 5 40 p m Sunday in a Cedar Rapids hospital. He was auditor of Quaker Oats Company for 29 years retiring in 1940. Survived by wife Genevieve daughter Mrs Craig Lucas Cedar Rapids son Carl J. Drake Roseburg Oregon sister Mrs Nellie Bagwill Morgan Hill California seven grandchildren three great grandchildren. Cremation will follow funeral at Turner chapel at 3 30 p m Tuesday with Rev LeRoy Carter pastor of St Andrew's Evangelical United Brethren church. Friends may call at the homename
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William H. Drake
Twentieth Avenue SW
Cedar Rapids
Ida Grove
Quaker Oats Company
Genevieve
Craig Lucas
Carl J. Drake
Roseburg
Ore
Nellie Bagwill
Morgan Hill
Calif
Drake
1.C.C.F
Anthon
Turner Chapel
LeRoy Carter
St. Andrew’s
Services for Cedar Rapids businesswoman Sarah Culkin
Sarah Gertrude Culkin 93 of 853 Fifth avenue SE died at home after a 14 month illness. Funeral services are set for 9 AM Tuesday at Immaculate Conception church with burial at St John’s Cemetery. Born in Rockford Illinois she worked in Cedar Rapids real estate for 50 years. Surviving relatives include nieces and nephews Donald Murray Edward Murray Leo Murray Mrs Louis Burns Edward Corrigan Joseph Dignan Louis Dignan Leo Dignan. Rosary 8 PM Monday at Brady Mortuary by grand nephew Rev John A Murray.
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Sarah Gertrude Culkin
Fifth Avenue SE
Immaculate Conception Church
Perce
St. John’s Cemeery
Rockford, Ill
Miss Culkin
Cedar Rapids
Donald Murray
Edward and
Leo Murray
Louis Burns
Edward Corrigan
Kansas City
Joseph Dignan
Wheaton, Ill
Louis Dignan
Chicago
Leo Dignan
Des Moines
Brady Mortuary
John A. Murray
Culkin
New York
Perry Myers of Cedar Rapids Dies at 56
Perry Myers 56 of 1025 Tenth Street SE Cedar Rapids died at home at 6 30 p m Sunday after a brief illness He was born April 4 1895 a World War I veteran and a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars post 788 Surviving wife Nellie a daughter Marylyn Cruse Cedar Rapids three sons Charles Peters Council Bluffs John Suits and Richard Myers Cedar Rapids four grandchildren three brothers and two sisters Services will be at Brush chapel at 2 p m Tuesday conducted by Rev Frank Ward Burial in Linwood cemetery with military rites.
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Perry Myers
Tenth Street
Cedar Rapids
Myers
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Nellie
Marylyn Cruse
Charles Peters
Council Bluffs
John Suits
Richard Myers
Noted Cedar Rapids resident Anna Young dies at 63
Anna A. Young, 63, of 1415 Fourth Street SW, wife of Carl Young, died at home Sunday. Born October 8, 1887 in West Point IA, she was a longtime Cedar Rapids resident and granddaughter Cecilia Ann Freestone. She belonged to St. Patrick's church and several church groups. Services set for Tuesday at 9 a.m. with burial in Mt. Calvary. visitation Monday at Teahen chapel.
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Anna A. Young
Fourth Street
Carl Young
Cedar Rapids
West Point
Cecilia Ann Freestone
St. Patrick’s Church
D. J. Lenihan
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Teahen Chapel
Services for Mrs. John D. O Connell
Funeral services for former Cedar Rapids resident Mrs. John D. O Connell who died in New Brunswick will be held Tuesday at 2 30 p m in Rohnda by Allen E Schoff. Burial follows at Linwood Cemetery with the body arriving Cedar Rapids Monday night after 8 30 p.m.
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O'Connell
John D. O’connell
Cedar Rapids
New Brunswick
Allen E. Schoff
Linwood Cemetery
Cedar Rapids Council Eyes TV Aerial Safety Rules
Cedar Rapids officials discussed possible ordinances to regulate TV antenna erection after a wind toppled a structure across power lines. City Attorney Garberson cited previous near electrocutions and said five external ordinances would be studied with fire and TV experts to craft safety controls.
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Cedar Rapids
C. W. Garberson
Garberson
Bukowski Nominated Deputy Chief of RFC
Peter S. Bukowski a 57 year old Chicago banker and former RFC district official was nominated by President Truman to be deputy administrator of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation He will serve under Administrator W Stuart Symington The White House bio notes he was a registered Republican until 1930 and has since voted independently
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Washington
Peter S. Bukowski
Chicago
Truman
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Bukowski
Cosmopolitan National Bank
RFC
W. Stuart Symington
White House
Sinking of Navy Launch Leaves 18 Dead
Newport Rhode Island crowd reports 18 dead after navy motor launch overturned in a nor easter. By Monday only three bodies recovered with fifteen still missing. Navy inquiry heard testimony that a 19 year old apprentice seaman was at the helm as helicopters and ships continue salvage efforts.
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Newport
R. I
Newport Harbor
Navy Board of Inquiry
Supreme Court upholds anti segregation rulings
The Supreme Court let stand lower court decisions barring segregation by zoning laws and by railroads that used Jim Crow cars. The rulings forbid enforcing racial separation in public transportation and local zoning.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Iowa Constables and JP's To Meet in C R
A convention of Iowa justices of the peace and constables is set for the Montrose hotel in Cedar Rapids on June 6. Speakers include Atty. Gen. Robert Larson and officials Marvin Fatka Linn County Sheriff Jim Smith Scott County Attorney Clark Filseth and Lt. Clarence Day.
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Robert Larson
Convention of Iowa Justices of the Peace
Montrose
Cedar Rapids
Marvin Fatka
Cedar Pids
Linn County
Jim Smith
Scott County
Clark Filseth
Highway Patrol
Clarence Day
Filseth
Davenport
Iowa County Attorney’s Association
Smith
Iowa Sheriff’s Association
Day
Fatka
Zulakias waives on morals charge in minor case
Mike Zulakias, 65, of 617 B Avenue NE, waived to the grand jury Monday on a charge of committing lascivious acts with a minor after arraignment in justice court. He was held on a $2,000 bond posted shortly after his arrest Saturday. The charge comes from a Cedar Rapids mother’s complaint.
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Mike Zulakias
Avenue NE
Grand
Justice Court
Cedar Rapids
Amana Man Injured In Tractor Accident
Amana resident Lester Mumm, 51, escaped serious injury when a tractor he was operating tipped over Sunday afternoon. Police and rescue teams responded to the scene and transported him for treatment. No other injuries were reported.
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Amana
Lester Mumm
Man suffers injuries after vehicle collision
In a weekend incident a man was struck by a car that rolled over him but did not pin him down. He walked to his car half a mile for help and was admitted to St. Luke's hospital with a fractured right arm, back injuries and abrasions to the left leg. He was listed in fair condition Monday.
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James W. Kasper
K Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids Residents Ordered to Detail Gas Permit Applications
Judge Floyd Philbrick ordered six Cedar Rapids homeowners to file detailed statements listing dates they applied for gas line permits meters and heating equipment and to confirm promised natural gas usage by occupancy. The order follows the Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company claim of heating without a permit and cites a city ordinance violation. Plaintiffs named are Robert L. Siex Harold M. Mackey Albert R. Burgert Frank S. Cooper Kyle C. Fleisher and Leland Roesink.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company
Floyd Philbrick
Philbrick
Robert L. Siex
Harold M. Mackey
Albert R. Burgert
Frank S. Cooper
Kyle C. Fleisher
Leland ‘Roesink
Two Cedar Rapids Men Charged With Drunk Driving
Two Cedar Rapids men were charged with drunk driving after arrests by highway patrol Sunday night. Dennis J. Collins 3861 Old Marion Road NE was arraigned before Judge Floyd Philbrick and given until Thursday to enter a plea. Clement Lynn Blood 27 of 1615 Washington Avenue SE was scheduled for arraignment late Monday after his car went into a ditch on Highway 218 south of Cedar Rapids. Witnesses said Collins drove erratically on Highway 150 seven miles north of Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Dennis J. Collins
Old
Marion Road
Floyd Philbrick
Clement Lynn Blood
Washington Avenue
Blood
Highway 218
Collins
Highway 150
Christopherson and Nutter Arraigned on Embezzlement Charge
Bernard Jackson Nutter aged 29 of 121 Fifth street NE and Robert D. Christopherson aged 25 of Medford Minnesota were formally charged with embezzlement by agent Monday in a case involving the loss of more than 100 pieces of merchandise from Standard Appliance Company. They were ordered to enter a plea by 10 a.m. Thursday before Judge Floyd Philbrick. Nutter, a Standard Appliance employee at arrest, and Christopherson, a former employee, were taken into custody after Christopherson was arrested Saturday in the Wisconsin town where he resided.
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Bernard Jackson Nutter
Fifth Street
Robert D. Christopherson
Medford
Minn
Standard Appliance Company
Floyd Philbrick
Nutter
Christopherson
Wisconsin
Public Finance Service Sues Over $337.18 Damage Claim
Cedar Rapids Monday seeks a $337.18 damage judgment from the Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric Co. in district court. The petition alleges their vehicle was damaged December 6 by a gas company truck on First Street SW near Tenth Avenue due to driver negligence.
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Public Finance Service of
Cedar Rapids
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company
Finance Company
First Street
Tenth Avenue
House Entry Reported. Wallet Missing in Walker
J A Kayser reported a Sunday night break in at his Walker home. A wallet containing 48 dollars belonging to tenant Matt Schuler was found missing.
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J. A. Kayser
Walker
Sheriff's Office
Matt Schuler
Citizens Petition Council To Halt Park Dump
Six hundred forty citizens petition Cedar Rapids to stop using Van Vechten park as a dumping ground amid a new private dump contract with Hennessey Brothers. The council filed the petition alongside an earlier request to improve Van Vechten for a playground area, with a $300 monthly operating payment noted.
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van Vechten
Cedar Rapids
Sedive
Hennessey Brothers
van Vechten Park
Richard C. Jones
Man Denies Theft From Men's Store in Iowa City
John L. Gallaher 34 of Beverly Hills California pleaded innocent and waived to the Johnson County grand jury on burglary charges. Authorities say about 350 dollars worth of Ewers mens store merchandise including jackets coats ties shorts shirts was found in his car. An 18 dollar cash loss was reported. Gallaher was arrested after visiting University Hospitals to pick up a narcotics prescription and police investigate a possible link to a separate hospital narcotics room break-in.
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Iowa City
Mns
John L. Gallaher
Beverly Hil Calif
Johnson County
Gallaher
University Hospitals
Ewers Men
Additional Memorial Services Announced in Eastern Iowa Towns
Memorial day observances are set in Springville Strawberry Point Fairfax Shellsburg and Toddville. A bronze plaque will list Springville’s fallen soldiers and services begin with a parade from the Legion hall to the cemetery in Strawberry Point. Speakers include Rev James K Cassidey James Bromwell and Harry Rector.
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Iowa News
Iowa
Springville
Strawberry Point
Legion Hall
James K. Cassidey
St. Mary’s Church
Fairfax
James Bromwell
Cedar Rapids
Memorial Hall
Shellsburg
Federated Church
Harry Rector
Vinton
Toddville
Dunkard Cemetery
Legion Post
Kramer Granted 20 Day Suspended Sentence for Exam Focus
Iowa City Charles Kramer University of Iowa student received a 20 day suspended sentence from Police Judge Emil Trott on assault and battery so he could take final exams this week. The judge ordered he not see his wife and two children for 60 days. Mrs Kramer stayed with her parents in Paulina as university officials continued investigations.
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Iowa City
INS
Charles Kramer
University of Iowa
Emil Trott
Kramer
Trott
Paul
Lina
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Municipal
Louise M. Manholtz
Earl Leon Manholtz
Darlene Veenstra
Thomas Veenstra
James E. Carville
Patricia E. Carville
Weston Youngman
Eighth Avenue SE
Jack Wrigley
Harry Walsh
Fourth Avenue
Charley Hendershot
Victoria Hotel
Floyd Patterson
Superior Court
Virgil Paradise
I Avenue NW
Wilbur Fix
Seventh Street SE
Floyd Starnes
Vatusblet
Andrew Babington
First Avenue E
Still Alarm
Company No
High Drive SE
Oakwood Cemetery
Fry-Holland Funeral Home
Robert Bolton
Marcus Pace
Twenty-second Avenue
Cecil Ruff, Jr
Walter Homsey, Jr
Thirty-second Street
Walter Krapfil
Howard Hurt
Robert Pfeiffer
Second Avenue
Cyril Kolina
Eleventh Street
Frank Fisher
Harold Husman
Monticello
Howard Hunt
Arlo Miller
Fruitland Boulevard
Wilma Allen
Eighth Street
Charles Ask
Sixth Street
Clarence Floyd
Center Point
London
Carl J. Licht
Hargrave Funeral Home
Edgewood
Morton Bloodworth
Lamont
Delaware County Memorial Hospital
Ryan Funeral Home
Edgeworth
Elmer C. Boughton
Fry- Holland Funeral Home
Evergreen Cemetery
Shelisburg
Lide Gingery
Hennesseys
Westwood Water
Cpl
Virgil Houser
Joseph Houser
McKinley Street
Anchorage
Alaska
Krebs Dutch Girl
Optimist Club
George Hixenbaugh
WMT
Kiwanis Club
Roosevelt Hotel
John Skien
the Air Force
John S. Skien
Twenty-second Street
Skien
Ellington Air Force Base
Houston
Texas
William Matias
Fisher
Tama Street
Frank Bukacek
Jack Cusack
Rapid City
S. D
Air Force Base
Kathleen Cusack
Fort Knox
James FE. Cusack
Cusack
Fort Belvoir
Kenneth Linsley
Sixteenth Street SE
Rudolph Termohlen
Twenty-first Street SE
Kenneth McCartney
Stephen
Mr. McCartney
Stephen McCartney
Navy
San Diego
First
Second
Third Avenues
Lucky Joe Rogers
Iowa B'nai B'rith
Sigfried Techau
Culkin Services
Mrs
E. A. Prochaska
E. J. Herron
National Fire Protection Association
Jp’s
C.R
M. Zulakias
Ely Road
River Road
John B. Turner
S.E
Lapes
Florist
Third Ave
Yee
Oileerral Home
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