Deaths: DeBrie couple mourned in Riverside and Lisbon
Graveside services were held for Theodore and Zula DeBrie at Riverside cemetery Iowa after Linn county medical examiner ruled natural causes. Other notices announce Millie Albright in Lisbon death and services, Minnie K. Miller in Blairstown, and multiple funeral arrangements across Iowa for neighbors, with survivors listed and funeral details given.
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Theodore
Zula DeBrie
First Avenue SE
Riverside Cemetery
Riverside
Iowa
George L. Gay
Iowa City
Linn
Mr. DeBrie
Frederick
Dina Downs DeBrie
Zula Meckler
Cedar Rapids
DeBrie
Alice Glaspey
Hills
Bessie McLaughlin
Irma Smid
Leta Stevens
Texas
Minnie K. Miller
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Blairstown
Grace Lutheran
Dennis Arndt
Vinton
California
W. A. Miller
South San Francisco
Ozone advisory extended as Cedar Rapids ozone eases
The Iowa DEQ extended the Cedar Rapids air pollution advisory through Sunday afternoon despite lower Saturday ozone levels. Officials said wind, cloud cover, and heat caused earlier spikes up to 0.123 ppm, with today showing only 0.08 ppm for a few hours. Vulnerable people should remain in air conditioned spaces and limit exertion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Department of Environmental Quality
DEQ
Keith Erickson
Linn County Health Department
Erickson
Four Injured in Intersection Two-Car Crash
A two car crash at the intersection of 6th Avenue and Fourth Street NW injured four people at 1 40 p m Saturday. All were treated and released. Ronald Bettmeng 19 of 218 Eighteenth Street NE drove one car. Rajinia Wirth 27 and her sons Scott 9 and Jonny Jr 11 of 1528 Thirty Fourth Street SE rode in the other car. Bettmeng’s car was eastbound on 6th Avenue NW when it struck the Wirth car driven by Jonny Wirth 31 on Fourth Street NW. The Wirth vehicle hit a light pole.
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6 Avenue
Fourth Street NW
Ronald Bettmeng
Eighteenth Street NE
Rajinia Wirth
Scott
Jonny, Jr
Thirty-fourth Street
Bettmeng
Avenue NW
Wirth
Jonny Wirth
Fourth Street
Carpenters Union in Iowa votes on new contract
About 800 carpenters in Cedar Rapids Iowa City and Ottumwa cast ballots Saturday on a proposed contract. spokesman Calvin Kennedy said results will be released later this week. Union officials had earlier indicated ratification prospects were fairly good.
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Carpenters Union
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Ottumwa
Calvin Kennedy
Youth Charged With Growing Pot
A 14 year old Cedar Rapids youth was arrested at 9:45 AM Saturday at his southwest side home for possession of a controlled substance after police seized nine marijuana plants from the roof. He was taken to the Linn county detention center.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Eight charged with drunk driving in Linn county crackdown
David M. Snyder, 18, on Kirkwood Boulevard SW, was charged with drunk driving after his motorcycle struck a curb and overturned on Thirty third avenue SW near South Gatecourt at 2 30 a.m. Saturday. Passenger Michael Howard, 25, Boone, was listed in fair condition in Mercy hospital ICU. Snyder also faced marijuana possession. Patrick J. Prior, 60, Downey Illinois, charged with drunk driving after a stop on First avenue south in Mt. Vernon at 7 05 p.m. Friday. Jerome P. Donahue, 53, 4237 Midway drive NW, arrested on Second avenue SW Friday. Ricky E. Wright, 17, Marion, arrested near highway 151 and 13 intersection at 3 10 a.m. Saturday. Samuel H. Clark, 39, Davenport, arrested near I 380 and Wilson avenue SW at 9 53 p.m. Friday and charged with registration and license violations and driving while suspended. Francis R. Lyman, 23, Cedar Rapids route 3, arrested on Sixth street SW at 1 40 a.m. Saturday, also speeding. Charles C. Peal, 19, Oakland road NE, arrested on Blairs Ferry road NE at 8 15 p.m. Saturday. Arthur J. Harr, 49, Eighth avenue SE, arrested at Eighth street and Penn avenue NW at 10 15 p.m. Saturday.
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Linn County
David M. Snyder
Kirkwood Boulevard
Thirty-third Avenue
South Gatecourt
Michael Howard
Boone
Mercy Hospital
Snyder
Patrick J. Prior
Downey
First Avenue
Mt. Vernon
Jerome P. Donahue
Midway Drive
Second Avenue
Ricky E. Wright
Country Club Drive
Marion
Samuel H. Clark
Davenport
Wilson Avenue
Francis R. Lyman
Route
Cedar Rapids
Sixth Street
Charles C. Peal
Oakland Road
Blairs Ferry Road
Arthur J. Harr
Eighth Avenue
Eighth Street
Penn Avenue
Fire Destroys Harden Funeral Home in What Cheer
A lightning sparked blaze destroyed the Harden funeral home in What Cheer’s downtown area. Firefighters from What Cheer Sigourney Delta Keswick and Deep River battled the 9 to 10 am fire. A body inside was moved to safety and the adjacent community center library suffered water and smoke damage. The couple Ronald and Mrs Harden indicated rebuilding is likely.
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Harden
Community Center
Ronald Harden
Whyte Funeral Home
What Cheer
Sigourney
Delta
Keswick
Deep River
May births and weather notes from Marion area
Vital statistics show a light southwest wind at 6 mph and a sunrise at 5 35 with sunset at 8 34. Extended forecast calls for showers Tuesday and thundershowers possible, partly cloudy midweek with highs in the 80s cooling to 70s by Thursday and lows from 60s to 50s. May 28 birth announcements include families in Toddville Marion and Tipton reporting a son or daughter, with several other births listed and a correction for a Kula family at St Luke's hospital. Fires and alarms noted at several local streets with minor incidents and a mistaken alarm at 2341 Thompson Street SE.
Nightclub Fire at Beverly Hills Club Kills Multiple
Eyewitnesses describe a fast spreading blaze at the Beverly Hills club in Kentucky. Ernie Doctor and Wayne Dammett recount chaotic exits as hundreds fled through kitchens and doors to the roof. Survivors recall the crowd jammed into rooms while comedians urged calm before the fire.
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Ernie Doctor
Columbus
Ohio
Rose
Wayne Dammett
Beverly Hills
Zebra Room
Richard Schaftlein
Linda
Brother Carroll
Joyce
Louisville
Schaftlein
John Davidson
Teter
Inflation impact on family budgets after tax cuts
The passage notes inflation already eroding purchasing power despite higher pay and Carter’s tax cuts reducing about $100 annually for a four person family. If inflation stays at 6.7 percent, a $10,000 income would lose $670 in buying power by year end, on top of a $320 loss by end of April.
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Carter
CBS CIA Links Highlight Newspaper Ties and Inquiries
A Cedar Rapids Gazette report notes Mickelson recalling a limited CIA link with CBS. He names Frank Kearns, a Cairo stringer, and discusses pressure to sever intelligence ties or quit CBS. He says he briefed readers on consumer information with CIA associates in the 1950s. The piece references Gazette affiliations and subscription details.
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Mickelson
Goodrich
CIA
CBS
Frank Kearns
Cairo
Kearns
Three Youths Charged With Trespass at Ramada Inn
Three youths were charged with criminal trespass after refusing to leave the Ramada Inn on Sixth Street SW at 7 p.m. Saturday. David Kelsey 18 of 55 Oklahoma Avenue SW and two 17 year olds faced charges. Kelsey remained in Linn County jail on a $125 bond while the juveniles were released to their parents.
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Ramada Inn
Sixth Street
David Kelsey
Oklahoma Avenue
Kelsey
Linn County
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Theodore and
Millie Albright
Lisbon
Millie’ Albright
Mechanicsville
Solon
Fla
Justin
Charles
Tucson
Ariz
Lisbon United Methodist Church
Morgan Funeral Home
United Methodist Church
Joseph F. Sindelar
Sindelar
People’s Furniture Co
Smulekoff
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
Holy Name Society
Knights of Columbus
Veterans of
Clarence Frana
St. John’s
Kuba’s
Edgewood
Robert McTaggart
St. Mark’s Catholic Church
Appleton’s
Raymond Pinney
Donohue’s
Parnell
Thornburg
Vera Whittington
Harden’s
Garrett Cemetery
Manchester
Anna Johnson
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Shelly’s
Oelwein
Pearl H. Wolfe
First Baptist Church
Brant Kern’s
Whittier
Calif
Decorah
Louise Maas
Olson- Fjelstul
S. van Horne
Dean Koeppen
St. Andrews Lutheran Church
Fellmer
Kramer’s
Dyersville
Harper
Lavon
Dorothy) M. Altenhofen
Powell Funeral Home
Keota
Judy Daubenmier
Carpenters Mumon
St. Luke's
Ronald J. Bowers
Toddville
Gene E. Linderkamp
H Avenue
Jerry Graham
Ninth Avenue
Bruce Penningroth
Tipton
John Cooper
Third Avenue
Richard E. Hildebrandt
Miller Avenue
James Tschantz
Highview Drive
Robert L. Pilcher
Bever Avenue
Mercy
Gary Schall
South Eleventh Street
Thomas McNamara
Eastview Avenue
Ann Arbor
Mich
Terry S. Warner
Saline
May
Peggy Warner
Robert Arp
Thirty-first Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
Thomas Kula
Langdon Avenue
Richard E., Kula
Thirty Fourth Street
Thompson Street
C.R. Weathersen
Sovereign
Henrietta
Novak Monument CO
14Th Ave
Pierson’s Flowershop and Greenhouses, Inc
Ellis Blvd
16Th Ave
Stewart Funeral Home
First Ave. N.E
William J. Stewart
James F. Stewart
John E. Lapes
3Rd Ave
General News
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Sun
Richard Rust
Madonna Braun
Northern Kentucky
Brown
Pearl Bailey
Cocoanut Grove
Boston
Sylvia Porter
Louise Cook
Sam Shuisky
Neil Solomon
Gazette
The
Gazette Co
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Cemetery
First Avenue N.E
Lee Singleton
Lee
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