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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1975
Page
7
The Linn-Mar activities calendar for 1975 76 will be distributed Wednesday after noon and finished by Thursday afternoon. The Girls Athletic club directed by Steve Streff will call at every home in residential areas. calendars left on doors if residents are away. Rural calendars arrive by mail at no cost and the theme is supporting services.
Firefighters extinguished a blaze Monday at the Robert Schlegel residence 1340 Country Club Drive started by radiant heat from a fireplace. The house sustained smoke and carpet damage. A garage fire at 488 Ninth Avenue Sunday was put out when a child’s candle caused a mattress fire. minor damage reported. Community notices include sewing alterations ad and Marion YMCA activity schedule. hospital report lists Cecil A. Lewis at St Luke's Hospital.
Glen Gleason 86 of Solon and vicinity for 40 years died Saturday at home after a long illness. Born January 22, 1889 in Mechanicsville he was a retired farmer. Survived by wife Linna Hemingway Gleason two children three in Iow a City and Solon five grandchildren six great grandchildren and a sister. Services Wednesday 10 30 at Broshs Solon burial Oakland Cemetery Solon. Visitation at funeral home Tuesday.
A 17 year old girl was arrested by Marion police early Monday at the R and G Apco station 975 South Eleventh Street. She is charged with breaking and entering and intoxication. She is held in the city jail until her parents are located. Entry was gained by breaking a glass in the front door.
Margaret M. Haehlen 85 of route 3 Marion widow of J Edwin Haehlen died Monday in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Born February 8 1890 near Lafayette she married J Edwin Haehlen February 24 1909 at Lafayette. Survived by son Alvin E daughter Mildred M two grandchildren two great grandchildren and two brothers Ernest Etzel Marion Milton Etzel Alburt. Memorial fund established. Services at Murdoch's Wednesday 1 30 pm burial Lafayette cemetery visitation Tuesday. Robert Mitchell No. 126 WRC will meet Wednesday 2 pm in American Legion building.
Mobil Oil Co representatives with UN escorts arrived at Ras Sudr wells in the expanded Sinai buffer zone to inspect turnover plans to Egyptian control. Israeli Prime Minister Rabin delays signing Mideast accords until U S Congress approves American technician presence in the zone.
Six people died in Iowa traffic crashes over the weekend including a Cascade area two vehicle wreck and multiple youth fatalities. Michael Behrhorst 16 Clarinda died in a Page county tractor accident. Roy Kruger 14 Ashton and Brent Flora 14 Newton perished in separate incidents. Two others died on Highway 92 near Washington and Kelly McCormick 3 died after a van backed over her in East Dubuque Illinois residents medical facility.
Dale E. Hansen, 28, of rural Toledo was found guilty by a Tama county jury of riding a motorcycle without a helmet. He was fined $10 and costs, with an appeal bond set at $100. Hansen argued the helmet law is poor and helmets are a safety hazard, but Magistrate George Stein told jurors to focus only on the charge.
Craig A. Schminke age 20 of Belle Plaine bound over to Tama county district court on a rape charge following a Sept 6 incident in which a Waterloo woman says she was assaulted after Schminke gave her a ride. He posted a $1,000 cash bond.
Lt. Gov. Arthur Neu told a Cherokee county GOP dinner audience that Republicans will keep pushing to move school costs from local property taxes to state taxes. He noted state school aid has risen to nearly $400 million from $166 million over the past four years through the school foundation program.
A Wisconsin resident died in a Sunday night crash 2.5 miles northeast of Cascade on Highway 151. Terr y R. Strandberg, 22, of Franklin Park Illinois, was seriously injured along with Ray Engelhardt, 31, of Chilton Wisconsin. Strandberg faced charges for improper passing after pulling into the oncoming lane.
Waterloo fire officials said late Saturday that a fire at Herrick Refrigeration, Inc. was probably arson. Firemen were trapped when part of the roof caved in but no serious injuries occurred. the plant has suffered seven fires since August 2, with police and fire authorities continuing investigations and no arrests yet.
On this date in 1927 the era of talking pictures began with the opening of The Jazz Singer starring Al Jolson. The debut marked a landmark shift in cinema as synchronized sound became standard.
The Benton county bicentennial commission launches a county wide fund drive to place a 6 by 3 foot monument on the grave of former Iowa Governor Baren R. Sherman in Evergreen cemetery. Don Corcoran says the plan includes engraving the governor’s seal and flag with an estimated cost of 2053 dollars, contributions sought from clubs organizations and individuals at State Bank of Vinton.
Colorado scientist R. E. Woolsey principal scientist at the Institute of Operations Research and professor of mineral economics at the Colorado School of Mines will address the Cedar Rapids area chapter of the American Institute of Industrial Engineers. He speaks on quick and dirty methods of solving manufacturing problems, noting his industry consulting experience and writings.
POSTVILLE The following persons have been elected officers of the Bob's Creek Neighbor's club here. Mrs. Alvin Leath is president, Mrs. Dale Kuhse is vice president, and Mrs. LeRoy Foels is secretary treasurer. Thought for today quotes Aldous Huxley.
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