Tranquilizers Stolen From Indian Creek Animal Hospital
A break in Thursday night at Indian Creek Animal Hospital on Old Bertram road SE led to theft of Lucastrin tranquilizers for large animals. Authorities warned the drugs could be fatal to humans with even small doses. Also taken were Whipcide dewormer, rabies and distemper vaccines, and the entry was gained by breaking a window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn
Walter Grant
Indian Creek Animal Hospital
Bertram Road
Grant
Man Held in Linn As AWOL from Marines
Dennis James Shady, 18, with no address, was in Linn county jail Friday for allegedly being absent without leave from the marine corps. He was arrested at 4 20 p m Thursday and is being held for marine corps authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis James Shady
Linn County
Marine Corps
Shady
Lawrence Gavin Freed on Bond After False Uttering Charge
Lawrence M Gavin, 24, with no address, is free on a $1000 bond Friday after an arrest Thursday afternoon on a warrant charging him with false uttering of a check. Additional details were not available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence M. Gavin
Hiawatha approves I 380 pre design deal
Hiawatha city council unanimously backs a pre design agreement with IDOT stating the state will fund utility relocations for the I 380 project while the city retains sewer liability for gravity lines and the state assumes liability for lift stations. The council also seeks a court ruling on regional planning commission powers and adopts traffic stop sign changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiawatha
Hiawatha City Council
Iown Department of Transportation
IDOT
Linn County Regional Planning Commission
Regional Planning Commission
Dawes, Kline, Shaw
Chaffee Streets
Robins Road
Nixon
Northwood
Second Avenue
Clarke Street
Willman
Burglar Tries Centers Point Tavern and Trucks
A tavern and two dairy company trucks in the 5500 block of Center Point road NE were entered Thursday with cash and items over 1300 dollars stolen. Sammy's Lounge reported 1226 dollars taken. rooftop equipment damage estimated at 800 dollars. Prairie Farm Dairy Des Moines truck entered with butter valued at 37 dollars, milk 3 dollars, gloves 12 dollars, radio 45 dollars, gasoline 24 dollars. Meadow Gold Ice Cream Co Des Moines truck entries yielded ice cream bars worth 13 dollars. Trucks were parked behind Hiawatha service station at 5528 Center Point road NE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dairy Company
Center Point Road
Sammy
Center Point Road NE
Prairie Farm
Des Moines
Meadow Gold Ice Cream Co
Hiawatha
C R Man Faces Drunk Driving Count
David A. Schulte age 22 of 1809 Central drive SW was arrested by Linn County deputies at 1 30 a m on Friday and charged with drunk driving. He was observed driving erratically on highway 149 near Fairfax and held in Linn County jail on a 500 dollar bond.
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David A. Schulte
Central Drive
Linn
Schulte
Highway 149
Fairfax
Linn County
Ruth Gater Dies Services Sunday in Coggon
Ruth L Gater 86 resident of Coggon for 67 years died Thursday at a Cedar Rapids hospital She was born May 29 1889 in Burlington Conn and married Willie L Gater March 8 1916 in Waterloo She was active in United Methodist church and organizations and served on Coggon school and library boards Burial at Coggon cemetery Services 2 p m Sunday at United Methodist church Coggon Friends may call Murdoch s after 1 p m Saturday Memorial fund planned
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Coggon
Ruth L. Gater
Cedar Rapids
Burlington
Conn
Willie L. Gater
Waterloo
Gater
United Methodist Church
United Methodist Women
Rural Letter Carriers Auxiliary
Senior Citizens Group
Rebekah Lodge
Coggon Library Board
Coggon American Legion Auxiliary
Floyd Kurth
Wilma L. Hawke
Morris L. Gater
Creston
Coggon Cemetery
Murdoch's
Man Fined Fifty For Assault Battery Count
James John Knight of Boone pled guilty in Linn district court to a reduced assault and battery charge and was fined 50 dollars. He had been accused of assault with intent to inflict great bodily injury for alleged Sept 5 attacks on Timothy Rooney and Ronald Godwin near First Avenue and Parkcourt SE. Victims say they were beaten with motorcycle chains and a pipe.
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James John Knight
Boone
Linn District Court
Knight
Timothy Rooney
Ronald Godwin
First Avenue
Parkcourt SE
Gun Law Violation Filed Against Woman
Center Point authorities charged 19 year old Chevy Ann Phillips with unlawful conveyance after a 12 gauge shotgun was found in her car when she was stopped Saturday.
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Center Point
Chevy Ann Phillips
Magistrate Hears Nine Linn Court Cases
In Linn County magistrate court two men pled guilty to defrauding an innkeeper and were fined. Other defendants pled guilty or innocent to trespass and drunken driving charges with sentences including jail time and fines, while one charge was dismissed for lack of evidence after breath analysis.
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David Hamilton
Ellis Boulevard NW
Adam Crosby
Eleventh Street
Mark Loftus
Sixth Street
Mirror Lounge
First Avenue NW
John Severtson
Twelveth Street
Randy Osterkamp
Ninth Street
Woolworth’s
Second Street
Severtson
Osterkamp
William McCoy
Fifth Avenue
Larry Peyton
B Avenue NW
James McClelland
McKinley Street SE
Larry Darling
Avenue NW
Woman Files 65000 Suit Over 1973 Dubuque Crash
Sharon Katzer, a Kansas woman, sues in Cedar Rapids federal court for 65000 in damages alleging she was a rear struck passenger at an intersection in Dubuque on November 6 1973. She claims permanent leg and knee injuries and seeks a jury trial against Barry Shireman and Brenda Shireman.
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Kansas
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Sharon Katzer
Barry Shireman
Brenda Shireman
Urbana Mayor Race Narrowly Goes to Incumbent Rick
Incumbent Howard Rick defeats challenger Gary Brody in Urbana mayoral race. Rick garnering 99 votes to Brody's 81 in Tuesday's election.
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Urbana
Howard Rick
Gary Brody
Rick
Brody
Dubuque Woman Indicted in Mail Theft Scheme
Bev erly Jean Davis of Dubuque has been indicted by a Cedar Rapids federal grand jury on six counts of mail theft. The government alleges she possessed letters containing checks on six occasions in 1975. She is to be arraigned in Cedar Rapids federal court on November 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Beverly Jean Davis
Davis
Struck by Vehicle Damages C R Woman and Daughter
Norma L. Riley 54 of 419 Seventh avenue SW remained in fair condition at St. Luke's hospital with a fractured leg and head lacerations after she and her daughter Sheree 11 were struck Thursday while crossing Sixth Street SW Ninth Avenue SW. John Bernard Reilly 57 of 435 Ninth Avenue SW was charged with failure to yield to a pedestrian.
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Norma L. Riley
Seventh Avenue
St. Luke's Hospital
Ninth Avenue
Riley
Reilly
Sixth Street
Second Gorvin Child Dies of Crash Injuries
Iowa City. Bruce Gorvin eleven died at University Hospitals after injuries from a week old crash at the highway 6 bypass and Keokuk street intersection. His nine year old sister Paula died at the scene. Four other Gorvin family members were hospitalized. Bruce’s death is Johnson County’s seventeenth traffic fatality in 1975, up from eleven in 1974. Services were pending at Donohue’s in Iowa City.
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Iowa City
Bruce Gorvin
University Hospitals
Highway 6
Keokuk Street
Bruce
Paula
Gorvin
Johnson County
Cedar Rapids News Briefs highlights listed thefts and events
Cedar Rapids notices report cash and goods stolen from multiple residences and businesses, including Richard Stewart’s loss of $188 cash $63 in food stamps and $185 in checks, and Guy Cartano residence break in with a $120 record player. The page also promotes local sales, events, and a NAACP meeting at Jane Boyd Community Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Stewart
The
Good News Co-Op
Eighth Avenue SE
NAACP
Cedar Rapids
Jane Boyd Community Center
Luther Trent
Oak Hill
Also Mentioned on This Page
C.R
C.R. Man
Ruth Gater
Politcal Advertisement
Civic Center
Don Canney
Crazy
Bumper Farley
Urbana Mayor
Greenfield
Peck
Aono
Flower & Garden
Center Pt. Rd. N.E
C.R. Woman Fair
Donohue’s
Jerome's
2Nd Ave
Tom Murphy
Adv
Pierson’s Florists
Ellis Blvd
Avenue Floral
16Th Ave
Wisconsin-Iowa
Guy Cartano
North Pine Drive
Robert G. Cartano
Ozark Street
Montrose, Doors
Hoover House
West Branch
Iowa
Sun
Palo Town Hall
Palo
B & J Auctioneering
Nimmer’s Crafts
17Th St. NE
10Th St. SE
Diana B. Garb
North Towne Lane
Lth
Marion
Ron Feder
H.K. Staub & Sons Const. Co
Thirty-third Street Drive
Sierra Drive
Sacred Heart Convent
Mt. Mercy
Church Women United
Nashville
Tennessee
Grand Ole Opry
Cedar Rhapsody Chapter
Sweet Adelines, Inc
Coe Auditorium
St. Pius
Buresh Rental
Sunrise Optimists
Charlotte Young
Iowa State Extension Service
Bishops Downtown
Ken Blin
Jeff Eidel
Jack Hubler
Masonic Temple
Coe
Klww Radio
Margaret Melichar
Fourteenth Avenue SW
Ample Lady
1St Ave
Martha Carter
Seventh Street
Sixteenth Street
Ave. NE
Elmer Conway
Avenue NE
Liddell Auctioneer
Grant Wood
Cedar Rapids Art Center
Evy’s
Marilyn
Tony
Don Miller
Richard Phillips
Smulekoffs
Jewelry
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