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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1975

Page

8

Stelzer Rites Held for Local Widow Evarista Stelzer

Evarista M. Stelzer 70 of 853 Thirteenth Street died unexpectedly Friday at home. Born December 25, 1904 in Anamosa she lived in Marion since 1953 and was a member of St. Joseph church. Survived by son Thomas Anamosa brother Bernell Schwirtz Martelle sister Helen Miller Cedar Rapids and four grandchildren. Services Monday at 11 at Baxter chapel with Rev. T. J. Kisting. Burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Rosary Sunday at 8 at Baxter's. friends may call after 10 a.m. Sunday.

Evarista M. Stelzer Thirteenth Street Harold Stelzer Anamosa Marion St. Joseph's Catholic Church Thomas Bernell Schwirtz Martelle Helen Miller Cedar Rapids Baxter Chapel T.J. Kisting Cedar Memorial Cemetery Baxter's

Marion Court Cases Heard Friday in Magistrate Court

The Marion magistrate court listed speeding convictions for Michael L. Bickal Center Point $20 Karla K. Rathburn 106 Sixth Avenue Hiawatha $20 Dwayne L. Ness 105 Ninth Street Cedar Rapids $30 Michael P. Parke 2222 First Avenue NE Cedar Rapids $30 Philip B. Akers Central City $20 Megal right turn Mike P. Rion 1020 O Avenue NW Cedar Rapids $15 Invalid license Mike P. Rion 1020 O Avenue NW Cedar Rapids $10 Failure to control Dora J. McLane 955 West Ninth Avenue Cedar Rapids $25 Restricted license violation Harry Schriner 540 Eighth Avenue $20 Injury to vehicle Lee K. Sell 4501 C Avenue NE Cedar Rapids $20 Traffic signal Kathryn M. Schmidt Alburnett $15 James D. Scott 1250 Ninth Avenue $15 Mary L. Michel Forty third Street and Mt. Vernon Road SE Cedar Rapids $15 Intoxication Kenneth D. Pilcher 515 Twelfth Street SE Cedar Rapids $25 Donald E. Meyers Springville $25 William Luke 1475 Brockman Avenue $20 Disturbing the peace William Luke 1475 Brockman Avenue $20

Marion James D. Scott Ninth Avenue Mary L. Michel Forty Third Street Mt. Vernon Road Cedar Rapids Kenneth D. Pilcher Twelfth Street Donald E. Meyers Springville William Luke Brockman Avenue

Services Set Tuesday for Anna Mae Smyth

Anna Mae Smyth 94 formerly of 1620 Park Avenue died in a Marion nursing home Saturday. Born August 5, 1881 near Solon she married George Smyth October 12, 1904 at Solon. Surviving daughter Mrs Dale Halstead Bemidji Minnesota son Virgil rural Marion six grandchildren six great grandchildren and brother Harvey Lenoch Austin Minnesota. Services Tuesday at 1 30 p m Murdoch's with Rev Glenn R Lamb. Burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call Murdoch's after 11 a m Monday. Memorials to Alburnett United Methodist Church building fund suggested.

Anna Mae Smyth Park Avenue Marion Solon George Smyth Alburnett Harvey Lenoch Austin Minn Murdoch

Marion Area Church Services List

A compact directory of church names locations and service times in Marion. Listings include Antioch Church of Christ Bethel Baptist First Baptist Grace Baptist Squaw Creek Baptist Robins Faith Bible St Josephs Catholic Marion Christian Church of Christ Ascension Lutheran Lutheran Church of the Resurrection St Pauls Lutheran First United Methodist Prairie Chapel United Methodist First United Presbyterian Reformed Presbyterian Church of God Seventh Day United Seventh Day Brethren with pastors and Sunday school or worship times.

Bethel Baptist Eighth Avenue Calvin Thorpe First Baptist Fourteenth Avenue Lyle W. Lee Grace Baptist South Fifteenth Street Don R. Martin Squaw Creek Wilkins School Kermit W. Jelmeland Robins Faith Bible Main and Mentzer Ed Bateman St. Joseph’s Catholic Fifth Avenue John R. Gallagher J. David Pepper Thomas J. Kisting Marion Christian McGowan Boulevard Peter M. Morgan Robins Church of the Brethren Second Street Gene Barry Church of Christ Eighteenth Street William Cain Ascension Lutheran Grand Avenue M.C. Hagedorn Source of Our Faith Lutheran Church of the Resurrection Eighteenth Avenue Otto A. Zwanziger Maynard O. Kraabel Prairie Chapel United Methodist Clive Cook First United Presbyterian Twelfth Street Jay A. Miller Donald C. Drummond Reformed Presbyterian John M. McMillan Church of God Ninth Avenue W. J. Kuryluk United Seventh Day Brethren Second Avenue W. Allen Bond

Vote Set for Nationwide Labor Union for Doctors

Doctors in internships and residencies at major hospitals may form a nationwide doctors labor union through constitutional changes by the Physicians National House Staff Association. Led by Dr. Robert Harmon, the group seeks collective bargaining and potential strikes to improve wages and working conditions, with existing actions in New York City and Chicago signaling early gains and firm organizing efforts.

Washington Physicians National House Staff Association Robert Harmon Elkridge National Labor Relations Board Harmon NLRB New York City Chicago Cook County Hospital

Survival film to be shown at Bethel Baptist Church

A film titled Survival will be shown Sunday at 7 p.m. at Bethel Baptist Church located at 1000 Eighth Avenue. The story follows a family's efforts to survive after a light airplane crash and admission is open to the public.

Bethel Baptist Church 1000 Eighth Avenue

Marion Post Office Observes Columbus Day Closure

Marion post office will be closed Monday in observance of Columbus day with no city or rural mail deliveries. Special deliveries will be made and mail collection Sunday and Monday limited to white star boxes and those near the post office. Ward services for J Russell Ward 76 of 1345 Meadowview Drive set for Monday at Chapel of Memories Cedar Memorial Funeral Home in charge.

Marion J. Russell Ward Meadowview Drive Chapel of Memories Cedar Memorial Funeral Home

Eastern lowans Named to GOP Subcommittees

DES MOINES Several Eastern Iowans were chosen Friday to serve on subcommittees of the Republican Directions ’76 committee led by James Leach of Davenport. Subcommittees include Delegate selection with John Merriman chair and Tom Tauke. County liaison with Larry Brandstetter chair and Robert Jacobson and others. and Involvement with Jan Payer chair and Joie Cole and others from Ames Decorah Elkader Mt Vernon.

Des Moines Republican Directions James Leach Davenport Leach Iowa City Roger Halvorson Rmonona Jan Payer Ames Joie Cole Decorah John Hustad Elkader Patricia Bernsten Mt. Vernon

Irish Monks Wait For Message In Kidnap Case

Ninety Capuchin monks in Limerick and seven monasteries placed vigil by telephone hotlines hoping for a call from Dutch kidnapers of Tiede Herrema. Supervisors were briefed on the kidnap codeword to verify negotiators, while police angry at Fr Donal O Mahoney for courting unlawful actions amid a failed week long search.

Limerick Ireland Tiede Herrema Herrema Donal O'Mahoney Ferenka

Blaze Damages Railroad Bridge Near Westgate

A fire of undetermined origin damaged timbers and pilings of a railroad bridge on the North Western tracks about a mile and a half south of Westgate. A passing train crew reported the blaze about 2 a.m. but firefighters could not locate it. At 6 a.m. a hunter saw the fire and summoned help.

Westgate Here

Postville Mail Limited Service on Columbus Day

Postville observes Columbus Day with limited mail service. Postmaster Dorothy Lowell says the window will be open 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. and outside boxes accept deposits until 4:30 p.m. No mail will be delivered on routes.

Postville Dorothy Lowell

Youth Dies in Tractor Accident near Rowley

ROWLEY-Monti Bearbower fourteen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl E. Bearbower, Rowley, died Friday night when his tractor overturned on him while turning into a farm driveway at his uncle Eugene Bearbower’s farm. He was found about 7:30 p.m. and pronounced dead at the scene. Surviving are four immediate relatives, two grandmothers, and a grandfather. Services Tuesday at 11 at Brandon United Methodist church. Burial Mt. Hope cemetery Independence. White's Independence, in</S>

Rowley Monti Bearbower Earl E. Bearbower Buchanan County Eugene Bearbower Bruce Snively West Union Elmer Pearson Parkersburg Frances Welsh Oelwein Mary Bearbower Independence Melvin Holtzman Brandon United Methodist Church Mt. Hope Cemetery White's

Wisconsin youth critically injured in two car crash

A Warren Wisconsin teenager was critically injured in a two car crash on highway 52 six miles north of Decorah. Dennis Dorn 18 of Warren and Randel Jensen 23 of Cresco collided. Dorn was taken to a Rochester Minnesota hospital in critical condition with head injuries. Jensen and a passenger Mary McCabe 23 of Decorah were admitted to a Decorah hospital.

Decorah Warren Wis Here Dennis Dorn Randel Jensen Cresco Dorn Rochester

Second Man Dead After Cascade Collision

A second man died from a highway 151 crash northwest of here last Sunday. Darrell Schwabke, 20, Manitowoc Wisconsin, died Friday. His brother David, 21, was killed in the wreck. Ray Engelhard, 30, Chilton Wisconsin, remains in critical condition with injuries from the mishap.

Cascade Highway 151 Here Darrell Schwabke Manitowoc Wis David Ray Engelhard Chilton

National Merit Honors To 26 C R Students

Twenty six Cedar Rapids high school students earned National Merit Scholar commendations. Among 35,000 nationwide, they reflect the top two percent of high school graduates in 1976. Jefferson High School names Sue Joseph Marcia Kruse Roberta Spoenemann Albert Steinbach among others.

Cedar Rapids High School National Merit Scholarship Corp Jefferson High School Sue Joseph Marcia Kruse Roberta Spoenemann Albert Steinbach LaSalle John Cooney Kennedy Kirk Ball Beth Gauper Allan Roderick Greg Stearns Kevin Wymore Regis Thomas Bahning Washington Robbin Camp David Crites Debbie Crown Kerry Ecker Dale Fye Michael Nelson Jeannie Nicholson Kriz Owara Neil Schaffner Melissa Schrader John Seery Judy Sirotiak Ann Stokiasa William Strang David Woito

Playing with Gun Ended in Sister's Accidental Death

In Greensboro North Carolina a 12 year old girl Sharon Hoots was fatally shot by her twin sister Karen with an antique .22 rifle while playing. The weapon had been inherited from Walda Hoots's late father. Police said the shooting was accidental and would be handled in juvenile court.

Greensboro N.C Sharon Hoots Sharon Karen Walda Hoots

Washingtons fleet ships readied amid British supplies en route

In Cambridge Massachusetts on October 11 General Washington's secretary urged Cols. Glover and Mayland to accelerate outfitting two armed ships named Washington's fleet as more British transports carrying supplies were reported heading from England.

Cambridge Mass

Witness: Fisher Discussed Killing At Birthday Party

In Dubuque county court, witness Burton Herrington testified Fisher discussed the murder of Howard Miller at a birthday party saying the gun used was the one that killed him. Pathologist Dr. Regis Weland testified Miller died from a head wound with a second gunshot and postmortem skull fractures. A love triangle with Myra Miller is noted, with her own murder charge pending.

Dubuque UPI Dennis Fisher Dubuque County Fisher Howard Miller Masonville Burton Herrington Monticello Miller Herrington Cedar Rapids Regis Weland Weland Myra Miller

Washington Man Seeks 175000 After Son's Death

Donald Smithburg, administrator of Leslie E. Smithburg's estate, files a 175000 claim against the city of Washington over the Aug 19 police shooting by Officer Strabala. The father alleges negligence and says Strabala acted within city duties. Strabala has since left the force.

Washington (Ap Washington Leslie E. Smithburg Rodney Strabala Smithburg Strabala Washington County Donald Smithburg

Three area women elected to Linn advisory board

HACAP advisors in Linn county select Ruby Drexler Prairieburg Mary Carstens Lisbon and Judy Lazenby Center Point as representatives on the Hawkeye Area Community Action program advisory panel. A bicentennial note recalls Benedict Arnold’s 1776 Canadian invasion miscue on the Kennebec River.

Linn County Hawkeye Area Ruby Drexler Prairieburg Mary Carstens Lisbon Judy Lazenby Center Point

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