Weather notes and town notices from a Nov 1971 issue
Temperature readings and precipitation totals mark a November week in 1971 with highs around 29 to 31 degrees and overnight lows near 26. The report includes barometer, humidity, wind, sunrise and sunset times, plus year-ago figures and Coralville Lake pool level. Obituaries and local court notices list numerous fines for traffic violations, burning, and other infractions, along with service details for several towns. A long list of names appears in the notices and commemorations.
Linn County starts free measles inoculation for 24 419 children
The Linn County health department plans a countywide measles immunization campaign for all elementary-age children with the support of the state and local medical staff. Vaccination is 95 percent effective, and boosters are advised for those unsure of immunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stiles
Medical Society
Linn County
A. M. Ahern
Jacobsmeyer arson trial notes testimonies and tapes
Two witnesses in the Edward Jacobsmeyer arson trial in Linn district court are expected to relate a conversation with Jacobsmeyer before the fire. Prosecutors say the fire began near iron at McNall Machinery Co. building and witnesses describe gas use. defense questions will focus on potential accidental causes and ill will among strikers. Jurors selected include Cedar Rapids and Marion residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Jacobsmeyer
Linn District Court
Jacobsmeyer
McNall’s
McNall Machinery Co
6000 Avenue NW
Highway Equipment Co
McNall
Worker seeks reversal of unemployment ruling in Iowa case
A Houston born worker who moved to Cedar Rapids in 1971 challenges an Iowa unemployment ruling. Walles says union actions caused his termination at the Duane Arnold Energy Center and asks Linn County court to overturn the decision denying benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Cedar Rapids
Bechtel Corp
Joseph B. Walles
Iowa Employment Security Commission
Walles
Iowa
Linn District Court
Duane Arnold Energy Center
Palo
Bechtel
FHA Approves Plans for New Cedar Rapids Highrise
The FHA has approved a loan to Deb., Inc. for a 22 story mixed use tower in downtown Cedar Rapids two blocks north of the IE tower. Mayor Donald Canney announced the endorsement at a city council meeting noting a $5 million project cost and a two year construction timeline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Housing Administration
Cedar Rapids Corporation
Cedar Rapids
Donald Canney
Canney
IE Tower
Iowa
Des Moines
FHA
Deb., Inc
Boy Surrenders In School Shootings at Pontiac Central
A 16-year-old surrendered through his attorney to juvenile court in Pontiac Michigan after shootings at Pontiac Central High School wounded five sophomores, one seriously. Police said attorney Albert Hatchett accompanied the youth to court. The name was not released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontiac, Mich
Pontiac Central High School
Albert Hatchett
Local man commits suicide in Cedar Rapids home
Lawrence A. Williams, 50, of 872 Daniels Street Northeast, was pronounced dead on arrival at Mercy Hospital after police said he hanged himself. The Linn County medical examiner ruled the death a self-inflicted act. Williams, born February 21, 1922, in Springville, had lived in Cedar Rapids 30 years and worked for LeFebvre Corp for 20 years. He leaves a wife, four sons, a daughter, two brothers, four sisters, and five grandchildren. Services are Thursday at 10 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Church with burial at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call at Stewart Funeral Home Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. with Rosary at 7:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence A. Williams
Daniels Street
Mercy Hospital
Williams
Linn County
Lawrence Allen Williams
Springville
Cedar Rapids
LeFebvre Corp
Immaculate Conception Church
Margaret Rose Fitzgerald
Daniel A
Michael J
Mark H
John S. Williams
St. Paul
Minn
Donald van den Berghe
Lincoln
Neb
Marion Williams
Glen Williams
Ottumwa
Junior Brown
Faye Clarahan
Helen Long
Mesa
Ariz
Donald Chapman
Tempe
Ini Immaculate Conception Church
William P. Leonard
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Deaths Loretta Kilts 63 Cedar Rapids resident dies after short illness
Loretta Alice Mae Kilts 63 of 616 Fifth Street SW die in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a brief illness. Born August 11 1909 in Starbuck Minnesota she is survived by daughter Deloris Rocarek and son Dennis Wilson both of Cedar Rapids seven grandchildren one great grandchild and three brothers Julian Knutson Fes senden North Dakota Guy Knutson Delhi and Ellsworth Knutson Rockford Illinois. Services Thursday 1 30 p m at Turner Chapel East with Rev Clifton Ellerbeck of Kenwood Park United Methodist Church. burial Cedar Memorial Turner East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loretta Alice Mae Kilts
Fifth Street
Donald Kilts
Cedar Rapids
Starbuck
Minn
Deloris Rocarek
Dennis Wilson
Julian Knutson
Mrs. Roy F. Bartels Dies After Short Illness
Kahoka Missouri native Mrs. Roy F. Bartels died in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a brief illness while visiting her daughter Mrs. Jack LeMaster in Cedar Rapids. Born June 19, 1907, near Kahoka she married Oct. 8, 1932 in Macomb. Survived by husband two daughters Mrs. LeMaster and Mrs. Maynard Browning four grandchildren and siblings Howard and Helen Campbell. Body taken to Wilson funeral home Kahoka for services and burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ercell M. Bartels
Roy F. Bartels
Kahoka
Cedar Rapids
Bartels
Jack LeMaster
Oakland Road
Macomb
LeMaster
Maynard Browning
Nevada
Elaine Shonka Smith 56 Cedar Rapids native dies in Lexington
Elaine Shonka Smith formerly of Cedar Rapids died Monday in Lexington Nebraska after a long illness. Born August 25 1916 in Ord Nebraska she lived in Cedar Rapids about 22 years and married Bernard Smith on September 5 1939 in Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her husband a daughter Mrs Tom Nystrom Honolulu two sons David and Bart Lexington Neb and her mother Mrs S V Shonka 845 First Avenue SE. Services pending burial in Lexington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elaine Shonka Smith
Cedar Rapids
Lexington
Neb
Washington High School
Honolulu
David
Bart
S. V. Shonka
First Avenue SE
Funeral Services and Burials News Brief
Notices list multiple individuals with service times and locations. Nina E Bramow and Miriam B Galway honored by local churches. Beulah Mae Griffin and Marie Myra Carlton buried in Cedar Memorial and Lafayette cemeteries. Robert H Schulze services at First Lutheran. cremation committal observed for Galway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bramow
Nina E
Chapel of Memories
George Koch
Free Methodist Church of
Fairfield
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Galway
Miriam B
Temple Judah
Isaac Neuman
Turner East
Griffin
Beulah Mae
Turner Chapel East
James G. Armour
Lafayette Cemetery
Carlton
Marie Myra Turner
Harry Egner
Calvary Baptist Church
Schulze
Robert H
First Lutheran Church
George Carlson
Cedar Memorial Funeral
Analysis Continued on Vietnam War DMZ and Meredith Controversy
The text cites plans to reestablish the DMZ at the 17th parallel from 1954 and notes North Vietnamese forces crossing into Quang Tri province during a March offensive. It also reports the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools placing Mississippi colleges on extraordinary status for Gov. Barnett's interference in James Meredith enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vietnam
Quang Tri
Southern Assn. of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Mississippi State Colleges and Universities
Gov. Barnett
James Meredith
Irish border gun battle near Belleek ends with police fatality
Irish forces reported gunmen crossing from the republic fired on Belleek station, killing a police officer as a 25 minute battle drew Irish troops to the scene. Across the border, Ballyshannon was besieged after IRA arrests, while Dublin guards protected politicians and MacStiofain began a hunger strike awaiting medical decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic
Belleek
Army
Ballyshannon
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Dublin
Sean MacStiofain
MacStiofain
Justice
Desmond O’malley
Nixon backs cabinet power shift for future term
President Nixon, at his Catoctin retreat, urged strengthening cabinet roles over White House staff. He denied plans to centralize power and said cuts will occur mainly in White House ranks while cabinet members gain responsibility and closer contact with the White House and the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catoctin Mountain
Nixon
White House
20 Years Ago denaturalization papers planned for top mob boss
Thomas Three-Finger Brown, tied to the Luchese family and described as the gangland’s biggest boss, visited his New York attorney and indicated readiness to accept papers initiating denaturalization proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Luchese
New York
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