Alice Church Ties Family History to Rural Iowa Town
A long running narrative from Alice Iowa highlights Olive Branch Church later named Alice United Methodist. Janet Kirk Johnson and Steve Johnson married in the white church after meeting through the Kirk family home. The piece traces a century of community life, a tornado in 1961, school closures, and a thriving Sunday attendance around 60 with a dozen weekly activities.
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Arete County
Alice
Kimberly Johnson
Alice United Methodist
Janet
Douglas Kirk
Steve
Ehurenana
Olive Branch
USS
Iowa
Thomas
Alice (Cushman) Kirk
Olive Branch Church
Kirks
Center Point
George Kirk
Kirk
George
Steve Johnson
Burlington
Rockwell-Collins
Cedar Rapids
Collins
Little White
Leila Kirk
Leila
A.E. Clark
Rette
John Mover
Janet Johnson
Kimberly
Alice United Methodist Church
Four charged in murder at Ladora to enter pleas
Four Mahaska County men John Collett 31 Terry Fowler 27 Joseph Fowler 26 and David Clark 28 will be arraigned in Iowa County District Court on first degree murder and burglary charges. They are accused in the death of Carl Wiedemeier 72 found dead Nov 5 at his farmhouse with a beating causing a heart attack.
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Marengo
Mahaska County
Ladora
Iowa County
John L. Collett
Terry L. Fowler
Joseph Fowler
David Clark
Iowa
Kenneth Martens
Carl Wiedemeier
Wiedemeier
Fire destroys two hangars and a plane at North Field
DES MOINES Ar A fire at North Field in Saylor Township destroyed two hangars and a small airplane and damaged at least three other aircraft. Pilots pulled planes from hangars as the fire broke out while investigators search for a cause. Bob Iverson claimed he may have started the blaze by spilling oil on a stove before takeoff.
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Des Moines
North Field
Saylor Township
Bob Iverson
Iverson
Damae
Soviet Visitor Shops In Des Moines As Friendship Force Tour
A Soviet delegation from the Friendship Force, including Lyudmila Novikova, a Moscow official, spent a free day in Des Moines visiting pizza restaurants and department stores on Saturday. The eight person group will visit Cedar Rapids Monday as part of a weeklong Iowa stay arranged to foster citizen exchange.
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DES Muuved
Jim
Betty Wise
Lyudmila Novikova
Moscow
Pizza Hut
Davenport man led three county chase ends in arrest
Virgil Harris Lee, 60, of Davenport, led a pursuit through Scott, Muscatine, and Louisa counties Friday evening. He faces multiple charges including fourth offense drunken driving, driving on the wrong side, eluding police, reckless driving, fraud, aggravated assault, and second degree mischief, with holds in Louisa and Davenport pending.
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Muscatine
Davenport
Musiny
Muscatine County
Virgil Harris Lee
Scott County
Iowa State Patrol
Louisa County
Lee
L&m
Cedar Rapids Gazette Brief Reads Like A Patchwork Notice
Fragmentary OCR from Cedar Rapids Gazette page shows scattered words and phrases. readable bits reference local events and names, but many sections unreadable. This card captures the partial item as a concise newspaper record.
Babbitt outlines long term care plan for elderly
Former Arizona governor Bruce Babbitt proposed a respite program to boost long term care for the elderly by about four billion dollars annually. Speaking at a Cedar Rapids senior center, he described funding to cover up to fifty three hour home visits per year for those needing help with two daily activities, plus additional money to expand support.
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Gazer Poiical
Arizona
Bruce Babbitt
Babbitt
Witwer
Government weighs Medicaid eligibility changes amid deficit
Officials consider scrapping the asset test for Medicaid while citing a budget deficit. Funding could come from a national sales tax and across the board spending cuts, per Babbitt who urges modesty and realism in reform efforts.
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Babbitt
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