Weather and Forecast from Daily Record
The Daily Record weather page shows high and low temperatures for many cities including Bismarck 58 and 81 in Miami, Chicago 3, Milwaukee 24, Denver 52, New York 36, Duluth 12, Galveston 34, Los Angeles 0, Seattle 48 and 40. Iowa forecast calls for fair skies and warmer trend through Saturday with highs 36 to 50s and light precipitation around one tenth of an inch mainly as snow flurries. November totals and normals listed with barometer, humidity, wind, and sun/moon data. Public notices follow with obituaries and local death notices for multiple towns and funeral arrangements.
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Bismarck
Miami
Chicago
Milwaukee
Denver
Enew York
Duluth
Galveston
Phoenis
L. Angeles
Seattle
Iowa
Traffic court docket lists multiple citations and fines in Waterloo
A Waterloo traffic docket shows numerous individuals fined for speeding and various violations. Fines range from 2 to 25 dollars with costs, plus several bond forfeitures. Separately, obituaries note services for Peter Ask, Gerry McVay, Harry E. Davis, and Harper in Decorah, West Liberty, Lisbon, and Waukon.
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Decorah
Peter Ask
Steine
West Liberty
Gerry McVay
The
Methodist Church
Oakridge
Snider Funeral Home
Lisbon
Harry E. Davis
Morgan Funeral Home
Waukon
Harper
Couple Quarrel After Husband Shot in Union County
Afton 72 year old Charles Thomas in fairly good condition after being shot by his 70 year old wife in a Saturday quarrel. Sheriff Scott Duckworth reported the couple said the wife fired at him twice but one bullet struck him, passing through. The incident began around 6 am over old family matters and the pair spent the day arguing.
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Afton
Charles Thomas
Union County
Scott Duckworth
Thomas
Duckworth
Creston
Two Men Held on Petty Larceny Charges
Cedar Rapids police hold Thomas R. Smith 18 of Marion and Robert D. Whest ine 20 of 127 Twenty-eighth street drive SE on petty larceny counts for allegedly taking a gun case from Joe and Cliff s at 730 First avenue NE. They were arrested by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Brockhohn who reported the theft.
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Hollis E. Medley
Waterloo
Herbert L. Benton
Thirtyninth Street
Lowell L. Spencer
First Street
Charles E. Johnson
First Avenue
Robert L. Cerney
LeRoy E. Lofler
Miller Avenue
Donald B. Deamer
B Avenue
Marvin E Mefford
Eighteenth Avenue
John B. Emery
Fifth Avenue
John S. Lightner
Forty-third Street
Leo E. Payne
Thirty-second Street
Donald W. Hrabak
Orchard Trailer Court
Larry R. Wichmann
Homestead
Otis A. Avis
Mary ¢. Cory
Marion
James F. Wolverton
Emerald Avenue
George C. Smith
Thirty-seventh Street
Edwin Serovy
Tenth Street
Johny Wilson
Sixth Avenue SF
George G. McKinley
Wentup Road
Alpha W. Dix
Coggan
Helen H. Noll
Parkwood Drive
Ray Bennett
Earl Eastman
Robert Jacobi
Cedar Rapids
Thomas R. Smith
Robert D. Whetstine
Twenty-eighth Street
Joe
Cliff
Ernest Brockhohn
Ellis Boulevard
Davenport Bus Drivers Seek New Contract
Davenport City Lines and the union representing bus drivers and mechanics plan negotiations early next week as the current contract expires December 31. Charles Douglas, manager, said the first session could be held soon. Drivers earn $1.80 hourly and mechanics $1.945 hourly.
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Davenport (Ap
Davenport City Lines
Charles Douglas
Accuse Two Farmers of Violating Labor Act in Iowa Suits
In Cedar Rapids federal court James P. Mitchell as U S secretary of labor sues Arvo E Auskallie near West Branch and Lloyd Peterson near Wilton Junction for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The two suits, filed in September 1956 and 1957, accuse hiring underage workers and failing to keep accurate employee records in tomato growing for interstate commerce.
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Faitr Labor Standards Act
West Branch
Wilton Junction
Cedar Rapids Federal District Court
Arvo E. Auskallie
Lloyd Peterson
James P. Mitchell
U.S. Secretary of Labor
Feder
Two Davenport Men Jailed for Tavern Robbery
Cedar Rapids police hold Richard M. Washburn and Terry D. Melsha as suspects in a daylight robbery at Kochs tavern 1100 First Street SW Davenport. They face charges for taking nearly 2400 dollars during the armed holdup before 3 p.m. Friday. Witnesses, including Warren Koch and his wife, identified the suspects in Davenport after a Sunday investigation following a tip about a poker game at Washburns home. A third man was detained but released when witnesses did not identify him.
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Davenport
Cedar Rapids
First Street
Richard M. Washburn
Terry D. Melsha
Washburn
Warren Koch
Robert J. Swenney
Melsha
John Kuba
Crashes Contd Details From Page One
A sequence of traffic crashes near Dixon Sanborn Estherville and Estherville involved multiple injured. Leon Moeller 14 Harold Lohmann 15 Dixon and Prins family figures hospitalized mom serious Arch er James Odencamp 22 Arch neutral minor injuries. Randall Torgeson 6 Es therville serious condition. Sheriff Federberg noted drivers failed to see each other.
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Dixon
Leon Moeller
Harold Lohmann
Greene driver Clarence Witwer dies from burns after Nov accident
Clarence Witwer 51, a Greene tank truck driver, died Sunday night in a Rochester Minnesota hospital from burns sustained in an accident near Clarksville on November 8. He was employed as a tank truck driver and is survived by his wife and two children.
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Greene
Clarence Witwer
Rochester, Minn
Clarksville
Brothers Killed Riding Double in Bay Shore Crash
San Jose, California police report two young brothers riding double on a bicycle were killed when a jeep swerved off Bayshore highway and struck them Sunday. The crash details remain under investigation and no arrests were reported.
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San Jose, Calif
Bayshore
Death of George Wright at Work
George Hugh Wright 57 of 1014 Eighteenth Street SW died at 10 05 a m Monday from a heart attack while at work as a watchmaker for Boyson Jewelry Company. Born April 8 1900 in Del Rains Manitoba Canada he leaves wife Anna May daughter Georgia Alice at home and brothers Clair and Charles in California. Services at Beatty Bearle's with time to be announced. friends may call after 6 p m Tuesday.
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George Hugh Wright
Eighteenth Street
Boyson Jewelry Company
Cedar Rapids
del Rains
Manitoba
Canada
Anna May
Georgia Alice
Clair
Charles
California
Beatty-Bearle
Death of Etta Lefebure of Cedar Rapids at 80
Etta Lefebure 80 of 414 Fifteenth Street SE Cedar Rapids widow of Leander Lefebure died Sunday after a lingering illness. Born Fairfax October 20 1877 she married Sept 7 1896 and farmed near Fairfax. Surviving sons Wald0 Firmin and Leland a daughter Eva Sullivan a sister Bertha Lefebvre. Funeral arrangements Monahan funeral home rosary Tuesday night and services Wednesday at St Patrick's Fairfax with burial at St Patrick's cemetery Fairfax.
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Etta Lefebure
Fiffteenth Street
Leander Lefebure
Cedar Rapids
Fairfax
William H. Tamblyn
St. Patrick’s Church
Bernard White
Burnie St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Services Planned for Mrs. George J. Naxera
Mrs. George J. Naxera of 242 Wilson Avenue S.W. died Saturday in a New Kensington hospital. Services will be at Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church at 2 p.m. Wednesday with Dr. Milo Filipi. burial in Czech National. She was born March 18 1903 in Cedar Rapids and married March 36 1925. She belonged to CSA groups Ziskov Dub Z.C.B.J. and Tabitha Society, among others, and served as CSA Iowa central committee secretary.
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George J. Naxera
Wilson Avenue
S.W
New Kensington
Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church
Milo Filipi
Janeba
Naxera
Cedar Rapids
CSA
Iowa Central Committee
Ziskov Dub Z.C.B.J
Sokolky
Ceske Vlastenky
Ambar Grotto
Tabitha Society of the Church
James Karns 86 Cedar Rapids farmer dies
James Arthur Karns 86 longtime Cedar Rapids area resident and retired farmer died Monday. Born October 15 1871 in Cedar County he married Etta Luella Moss on December 27 1893 at Wilton Junction. Survived by wife two daughters Edna Nichols Seattle and Faye Lathrop Onslow a son Hilbert A Cedar Rapids and sister Anna Walters Riverside. Services 3:30 p.m. Wednesday Beatty Bearle's with Rev D A Loferski of St Johns Episcopal Church burial Linwood.
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James Arthur Karns
Second Street
Cedar Rapids
Cedar County
Etta Luella Moss
Wilton Junction
Edna Nichols
Seattle
Faye Lathrop
Onslow
Hilbert A
Anna Walters
Riverside
Beatty-Bearle
D. A. Loferski
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Burial
Linwood
Obituary for Oca Mae Manley in Albia services
Co. M Doc Manley and Mrs. Charles E King called to Fort Dodge by death of their mother Oca Mae Manley after a lingering illness. Widow of Matthew Manley 85 formerly lived with daughter Roy Blunk Moorland. Surviving daughters Mary Frye Albia Vivian Crowell Adel and Mrs Ralph Stanton Phoenix formerly Mt Vernon and son H R Manley Burlington. Services in Albia at 1 p m Wednesday.
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Phoenix
Mt. Vernon
H. R. Manley
Burlington
Albia
Services for Arthur W. Cox Held at Rohn Funeral Home
Arthur W. Cox of 1531 Bever Avenue SE died Saturday. Services set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Rohn Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Harter of Hope Lutheran Church and Maine IOOF Cedar Memorial. Friends may call. Daughter Bea trice Platz and grandsons Larry and Kenneth Jr. live in Cedar Rapids. Cox was a member of Machinists Union Harmony No. 831.
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Arthur W. Cox
Bever Avenue
Rohn Funeral
Robert Harter
Hope Lutheran Church
Maine Lodge
Cedar Memorial
Kenneth
Beatrice) Platz
Larry
Cedar Rapids
Cox
Machinists Union
Harmony
Death of Frank C. Isaacs at Mexico Missouri
Frank C. Isaacs formerly of Cedar Rapids and Cor nell college died in Mexico Missouri on Friday. He was the son in law of Mr and Mrs Fred H Shaver of 389 Twenty second street SE Surviving are his wife Ann a daughter Mrs Joseph Lambert of Bridgeport Connecticut and two brothers On April 22 1922 he
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Frank C. Isaacs
Cedar Rapids
Cornell College
Mexico
Fred H. Shaver
Twenty-second Street
Ann
Joseph Lambert
Bridgeport
Brunette Tests Blonde Adage in Berlin Beauty Test
Marion Peterhansel, 19, runner up in the Berlin Miss contest, tested the old saying by appealing for aid first as a brunette and then as a blonde. As brunette she dropped a valise and got no help. As a blonde, men rushed to help. a car was pushed and she could use the phone.
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Berlin
Marion Peterhansel
Berslin
Marriage mention of Jessie Dathene Shaver husband
A note states the spouse was married to Jessie Dathene Shaver who died March 11 1928. Services and burial were at Gillespie Illinois.
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Jessie Dathene ‘Shaver
Gillesipie
Ill
Danner widow of Frank dies after brief illness Cedar Rapids
Lottie L Danner widow of Frank Danner long time Cedar Rapids resident dies Sunday after a brief illness. Born June 18 1875 in Webster City she is survived by daughter Mrs Elmer Wickham of Hemet California. Services at Turner chapel 1 30 p m Tuesday conducted by Dr Jackson Burns of St Pauls Methodist Burial Cedar Memorial friends may call at the chapel
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Lottie L. Danner
Frank Danner
Hinkley Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Webster City
Elmer Wickham
Hemet
Calif
Turner Chapel
Jackson Burns
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial
Death of Mark Thomas Blake at Cedar Memorial
At 1 30 p m Tuesday funeral services for five year old Mark Thomas Blake son of Mr and Mrs Thomas W Blake 221 Eighth Street NE will be conducted by Rev Jack Oliver of First Christian Church Burial will be in Cedar Memorial Friends may call at the chapel
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Beatty-Bearle’s
Mark Thomas Blake
Thomas W. Blake
Eighth Street
Jack Oliver
First Christian Church
Cedar Memorial
Rivera the painter and anarchic Communist maverick in Mexico
The article recounts the life of Diego Rivera, tracing his mixed Spanish Indian heritage, early expulsion from San Carlos, and debut as a painter. It covers his Madrid study 1907 to 1911, decade in Paris, flirtation with cubism, and return to Mexico in 1921 to mural fame at the National Preparatory school. It notes his shifts with the Communist party, marriages to Guadalupe Marin and Frieda Kahlo, children, and a later claim of marriage to Ama Hurtado after Russia trip.
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San Carlos
Rivera
Madrid
Paris
Mexico
National Preparatory School
Communist Party
Rusisia
Mexican Communist Party
Guadalupe Marin
Frieda Kahlo
Russia
Ama Hurtado
Hearing on Sentence For Biggerstaff Held
Iowa City. A hearing to determine the sentence for Marvin Biggerstaff, 39, who pled guilty to second degree murder in the fatal shooting of his wife Donna Belle Biggerstaff, 24, on Nov 13 was continued to 10 a.m. Dec 2. Judge James Gaffney heard key witnesses as the couple’s two sons go to their maternal grandparents.
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Iowa City
Marvin Biggerstaff
James Gaffney
Biggerstaff
Donna Belle
Woman Pleads Innocent in Obstruction Case
Margaret Bliss of 300 Thirty first street NE pleaded innocent in district court on Monday to obstructing justice. The charge stems from an alleged attempt to hide William E. Meskimen, 34, from deputies arresting him on a grand jury indictment for embezzlement of mortgaged property. The man was reportedly hidden in the Bliss home attic.
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Margaret Bliss
Thirtyfirst
William E. Meskimen
Joan
Bliss Yune
Will of Grace Koppenhaver admitted to probate in Linn County
Grace Koppenhaver of Marion died November 11. Probate granted Monday in Linn County District Court. Florence Crew of Chicago named executrix without bond. Crew to receive all household personal items stocks notes and bonds. In joint tenancy with her husband Richard she will receive 12.18 acres in Hidalgo County Texas an interest in the Christie building in Marion and other real estate.
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Grace M. Koppenhaver
Marion
Linn County
Florence Crew
Chicago
Grace Koppenhaver
Richard
Crew
Hidalgo County
Texas
Christie Commercial
Teller Urges Accelerated Missile Effort and International Cooperation
Paris dispatch reports Dr. Edward Teller pushing faster missile work with overtime shifts and mass production of radiation meters for civilian defense. He favors no single program shutdown, calls for strong centralized lab control, and supports greater allied information exchange while noting Soviet ICBM progress and Sputnik launches.
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Teller
Partition suit dismissed with prejudice in Linn County court
Mon day the Linn County district court dismissed with prejudice the partition suit filed by Dorothy Mullen Edna Pierce Grace Wolfe Ross Butters and Emily Hines against Emily Butters Bernice Moore Maxine Moore Geraldine Lanning Jean Butters Rudolph Butters and Stanley Butters indicating final rulings on ownership claims by the named parties and related equities were resolved.
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Linn County District Court
Dorothy Mullen
Edna Pierce
Grace Wolfe
Ross Butters
Emily Hines
Emily Butters
Bernice Moore
Maxine Moore
Geraldine Lanning
Jean Butters
Rudolph Butters
Stanley Butters
Ellwood seeks sewer outlet use for Glenbrook Cove motel
William P. Ellwood of Broderick and Associates petitions for authorization to connect the Glenbrook Cove sewer outlet at the motel restaurant site. He says easements would be obtained and the sewer line built at developers' expense per city rules. Council sends the matter to engineering for study and recommendations along with curb-cut permissions on First Avenue. Cedar Rapids water use under an existing agreement continues at Glenbrook Cove.
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Jorney William P. Ellwood
Broderick and Associates
Glenbrook Cove
Engineering Department
First Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Kasper Review Is Refused by Court
Washington AP The Supreme Court on Monday refused to reconsider its October decision to deny a hearing for John Kasper a segregationist serving a year for a speech in Clinton Tennessee in August 1956.
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Washington
Supreme Court
John Kasper
Clinton, Tenn
Grave Openings Back Gein Tale
Wautoma district attorney Earl Kileen said two graves in Plainfield cemetery were found empty except for bones on a casket. He said he is satisfied Edward Gein’s claim that he gathered parts of nine bodies from graves is true.
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Wautoma
Wis
Earl Kileen
Plainfield
Approve Beauty Shop On Mt. Vernon Road
Cedar Rapids city council delayed action on a request to change zoning from R-3 to R-1 to permit a beauty shop at 3417 Mt. Vernon Road SE. The Hippert proposal would extend B-1 neighborhood shopping with letters of no objection from nearby owners. A separate motion authorized drafting an ordinance to switch from B-1 to B-2 zoning for a Town House motel and restaurant project valued at 700000 near First Avenue SE and the Milwaukee tracks. a public hearing will precede final passage.
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Mt. Vernon Road
SE Lo
Ralph L
Bernice Hippert
Cedar Rapids
City Plan Commission
Hipperts
First Avenue SE
Milwaukee Tracks
Marion
Broderick and Associates, Inc
Budget Boost Urgently Sought For Lab Work
Teller reports a 10 percent budget rise proposed from 50 million to 5 million dollars, with scientists needing funds immediately. He notes bureaucratic delays while the Atomic Energy Commission is aware of needs, and Sputniks have not altered the situation. Johnson says the military situation must be openly discussed and America must respond with its best efforts to avoid a repeat of Pearl Harbor era lessons.
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Atomic Energ Commission
Teller
U.S
Johnson
U. S
Russia
America
Pearl Harbor
Teller Discusses Weather Control in Senate Hearing
Dr. Edward Teller told a Senate hearing that weather control is a growing field and the United States must prevent Russia from gaining a lead. He warned that Soviet weather manipulation could bring rainfall to them while depriving the U S of moisture. Senator Johnson quipped about Texas weather.
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Weiss
Ernest,Lawrence
University of California
Teller
Houston
Russia
Soviet Union
Washington
Edward Teller
Senate
U. S
Johnson
Texas
Sisters Share Room On Maternity Floor
Mrs. Russell Wiley of 520 Thirtieth Street SE gave birth to Jason on Friday at St. Luke's hospital and, as the only patient in a two bed room on Sunday, learned she would gain a roommate when her sister Mrs Keith Ehlers of 1816 Avenue NE was wheeled in after giving birth to a son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Wiley
Thirtieth Street
Jason
St. Luke’s Hospital
Wiley
Keith Ehlers
Avenue NE
Purchases Spark Call for Centralized State Purchasing
Synhorst cited many purchases made without executive council approval and urged creation of a centralized department with trained experts. He noted agencies like the board of control, liquor commission, and highway commission maintain their own purchasing units. The secretary of state said he knew nothing until last week's executive council meeting and urged steps to prevent recurrence.
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Dation
Executive Council
Synhorst
Board of Control
Liquor Control Commission
Highway Commission
Secretary of State
Victor Boy 2 Hurt In Tractor Accident
Victor Boy, age two, was reported in serious condition at University Hospitals, Iowa City, after a tractor driven by his father ran over the boy's head during a Sunday mishap. The incident involved Victor Montross, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Montross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor—Steven Montross
Charles Montross
University Hospitals
Iowa City
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Mississippi
LaCrosse
Lansing
Dam No
McGregor
Dubuque
Keokuk
St. Luke's
Abben
Ehlers
Keith
J Avenue
Rathbun
Robert
Route 1
Cole
Guy
Gollaher
Max
Niccolai
Mallory Street
Ames
E. W. Harriott
Mary Greeley Hospital
Mr. Harriott
Norman Smith and
Betty Burt
Cigaret
Fifth Avenue SE
Apt. 2
C. Avenue NE
Eleventh Street NW
Twenty-fourth Street Drive
Henry Bottleman
Monona
Rhines Funeral Home
Mederville
Belle Plaine
Vesta Blinkinsop Bebb
Conesville
Winslow Cemetery
M. Marengo
Merritt Shaull
McAninch Funeral
Victor
Ohio
Calmar
Carl Meyer
French Funeral Home
Marengo
Paul Jones
Rockwell City
Nellie Collins
Mt. Olivet
Bakke-Hanson Funeral Home
Clair Stoneking
Fort Atkinson
James Skretta
St. John’s Church
Chekal Funeral Home
Fern Krumm Schock
Chekal
Arlington
Grace ‘Smith
Kreussel
Lamont
Anamosa
Charles W. Hall
Goettsch Funeral
Oxford Junction
John Austin
Goettsch Funeral Home
Hale
John Chapman
Whyte Funeral Home
Joseph.Norby, Jr
ICBJ
Fellmer Funeral
Keystone
George Kuelper
Peffers Funeral Home
Oakhill
Kuba
Joseph Swehla
Fourteenth Avenue SW
Snider Funeral ‘Home
Sanborn
Prins
Allen Vanderven
Estherville
Johnston
Torgeson
Randall
Linn Federberg
George Wright
Mrs. Leander Lefebure
Naxera Services
James A. Karns
Matthew Manley
Cox Services
Turner
John B. Turner & Son
2Nd Ave
Blake Services
John E. Lopes
3Rd Ave
Mt. Vernon Rd
Tiel dl Toi
Tee Tae
Will
Subcommittee
Edwin Weiss
Lawrence
France
Prince George
INS
Prince George Money
Los
Greece
N. M
Atomic Laboratory
Kasper
Victor Boy
Barta
Hesser
S.E
Jay W. Hesser, Jr
Barta-Hesser Funeral Home
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