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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 24, 1978

Page

3

Deaths in Cedar Rapids Area Obituaries Reach Beyond

A sequence of obituaries from Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas notes deaths and memorials for Elizabeth E. Coover Daisy Johnson Pester Bertille M. Broderick O Connor Aug Spacek Jacob Pernicka Rachel Ann Stoner S Alta Neff and Theoda M Lorenzen. Services and burial details follow for each, with church affiliations, family survivors, and funeral home arrangements listed.

Elizabeth E. Coover Amos W. Coover Johnson Ave Cedar Rapids Blairstown Mr. Coover Robert DuWayne William A. Johnson Helen Kramer Keystone Teahen Funeral Wilson Hyde Trinity United Methodist Church Linwood Cemetery Daisy Johnson Pester Tulsa Oklo Cedar Memorial Cemetery Bertille M. Broderick O'Connor 28Th St. Court SE Mercy Hospital Rockwell Grundy Center W.C. “Shorty” O’connor All Saints Church Senior Citizens Organization Legion of Mary Catholic Daughters of America Edward J Ames James B Davenport T.J. Glancy Mary M. O’connor Edmund J. Becker Mount Calvary Cemetery Stewart Funeral Home Parish Aubrey McShane Robert Bible Springville Don Verger Platteville Wis Mary Burgess Theron Ackerman Westgate Lillian Spacek van Horne United Methodist Murdoch Jacob Pernicka 15Th St Lincoln Neb Christie Shramek Wilson Foods Hanford Post American Legion Bernice Taylor Montrose Louis Milo Eugene Sophia Pernicka Kuba Funeral Home George B. McDill Oakhill Cemetery Rachel Ann Stoner Ray Stoner Mount Vernon University Hospitals Iowa City Milton Caitlin Jean Virgil Stoner H. James Jackson Cedar Falls Inez Stoner Archie Minish Anna Lansing Mason City Ralph Jackson Bagley St. John’s Catholic Church Morgan’s Mount Zion Cemetery

Iowa Death Notices list local obituaries and services

Obituaries for Keystone Bruce Pippett 76 Frank Schiel 60 Joseph Chudacek 71 Amanda Koeneke 86 Arly J Draden 92 Henry Carr Struckman 85 LaVern Steffen 61 Mathias Greiner 85 Arnold Larson 66 John Dettmann 76 Chester Simpson 59 Henry Fairchild 71 and others across Iowa communities with service times, church and burial details, rosaries, and memorials. several indicate Masonic and military rites and church affiliations.

Edgewood Winthrop Arly J. Draden Church of Christ United Fawcett’s Hintz Decorah Clarence — John Dettmann St. John’s United Church of Christ Chapman's Hartwick Chester W. Simpson Sr Toledo Hartwick Congregational Church Hartwick Cemetery McAninch-Fremming’s. Coralville Henry Fairchild George L. Gay’s

Hitchhiker Robbed and Stripped by Four in Dallas

Sean O Malley of New Orleans was picked up by four in Dallas. A man pistol whipped him and grabbed his billfold. A woman then undressed him roadside and the group drove off with his clothes. A Good Samaritan helped him and released him in town naked.

Dallas UPI Sean O'Malley New Orleans O'Malley

Starting gun fires on Christmas shopping rush in Cedar Rapids

Santa Claus is in good shape as the Christmas shopping season begins in Cedar Rapids. Shoppers pack stores from morning hours with Tanya and Michelle Clinton among early followers, while Larry Ray notes crowds will stay heavy through Christmas. Mild weather and no snow boost store traffic as cash registers ring.

Santa Claus Santa Tanya Michelle Clinton Ave. NE Donald Duck Mickey Mouse Larry Ray Cedar Rapids Ray Brentwood Drive

Caleb Heathcote and brother Gilbert die historic mayors

Caleb Heathcote, who served as lord mayor of Scarsdale and mayor of New York, died around 1720 as the era’s wealthiest figure. His brother Gilbert was lord mayor of London and among the citys richest residents.

Caleb Heathcote Scarsdale New York Ivaly Gilbert London

Four die in crashes across states near Iowa border

A two vehicle collision near the Iowa Minnesota border killed James Shane 16 of Riceville and Karla Foster 14 of LeRoy with four others injured. John Lawson 18 and Ronald Lessinger 24 were drivers involved. In Mesa Arizona Harold E Livermore 66 and Fern Livermore 62 were fatally struck by a pickup truck driven by Manuel Hinsley.

Chester Iowa Minnesota James Shane Riceville Karla Foster LeRoy Minn John Lawson U.S. 63 Here Howard County Lawson Ronald Lessinger Waverly Moville Mesa Ariz Harold E. Livermore Fern Livermores Manuel Hinsley Hinsley

Paperwork delays repairs at Duane Arnold energy center

Horace Webb of Iowa Electric Light and Power said the Nuclear Regulatory Commission requested refinement of reporting procedures as workers paused repairs on pipe cracks. The NRC questions centered on welding procedures amid the Palo nuclear center repairs.

Duane Arnold Energy Center Horace Webb Iowa Electric Light and Power Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC Palo Nuclear Center Webb

Monticello School Bond Vote Set for Tuesday

Voters in the Monticello Community School District will decide on a two part bond proposal at Central High School. The first part asks 550000 for remodeling including a library and lunchroom and the second requests 275000 for two classrooms and an energy savings program. A 60 percent approval is required and part two hinges on part one. Previously defeated bond issues were tried in May and September. Polls run 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in areas covering Jones Linn Dubuque and Delaware counties.

Monticello Monticello Community Jones Linn Dubuque Delaware Central High

Revelations of Jones Sex Ties Within Peoples Temple

Ex Temple members recount Karl Jones alleged sexual manipulation within the Peoples Temple. Former members quote plans to enforce secrecy by pressuring followers into homosexual acts and exposing underage girls to male followers to compromise them.

Mike Cartmell The Temple the Times Jones Peoples Temple Mills Cartmell

Tree Growth and Prices At Cedar Memorial and Greenbranch Tree Lots

Evanow notes drought damaged fast growing pines while spruces and firs from Greenbranch mature longer but offer stronger pricing. Cedar Memorial reports ample supply with choose and cut sales and tools, prices similar except spruces higher. Baumhoefener and Hawkeye Seed report steady or modestly higher prices. Optimist Club keeps prices flat amid large Greenbranch harvest.

National Christmas Tree Association Evanow Greenbranch Cedar Memorial Jensen John Baumhoefener Baumhoefener Nursery Inc Baumhoefener Michigan Minnesota Greenbranch Tree Ranch

Radio wedding charms Wytheville crowd in 1942

James Coal Dust Moore and Frances Duncan wed live on WYVE radio from 11 30 to noon with the town watching and listening. The couple rode through town in an antique car, received a free meal, and Moore sang during the ceremony. The event drew about 6000 residents, with local bakery and loan firm joining in the celebration.

Wytheville James Moore Frances Duncan WYVE Jake

Tools stolen from auto dealer and burglaries reported

Ted R Strait of Straits Imports reports tools valued over 2000 dollars were taken from his auto dealership. Timothy E Dalton's apartment at 1500 Bever Ave SE was burglarized for a guitar a camera and a clock radio worth about 600 dollars. Vandals sprayed black paint on three cars in 1000 and 1100 blocks Eighth and 10th streets NW and on a house in 3100 Grove Court SE. a pickup on 1100 J Avenue NW was sprayed as well. On this date in 1974 Ford and Brezhnev announced a tentative accord to limit strategic nuclear weapons at Vladivostok.

Timothy E. Dalton Bever Ave. SE Eighth 10Th Streets Grove Court SE J Avenue Gerald Ford Leonid Brezhnev Vladivostok

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