Fire Claims Lives of Marjorie and Melvin Watson
Marjorie A Watson 62 and Melvin R Watson 64 of Route 2 Marion died Tuesday morning in a residence fire. They married in 1936 in Cedar Rapids and are survived by two sons Robert L and Michael F of Marion and two daughters Mrs John Doyle of Hiawatha and Dianna Hammond of Cedar Rapids plus 15 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Cremation and memorial services are pending at Murdoch Funeral Home Marion.
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Marjorie A
Melvin RA. Watson
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Robert L
Michael F
John Doyle
Hiawatha
Dianna Hammond
Cedar
Melvin R. Watson
Navy
Watson
Alfred
Whittier
John
Anamosa
Clare
Lisbon
Leslie
Orville
Mable Wright
Marjorie Warner Watson
Killians
Wendl Varner
William Varner
Ernest Varner
Frank Varner
al Puckhaber
Buehla Venstein
Richard Carlisle
Troy Mills
Ray Brackett
Ruby Sturgeon
Center Point
Dale Reynolds
Bessie Jones
Reno
New
Murdoch Funeral Home
Lena B. Campagna
Fourth Ave
Mercy Hospital
Lena Gatto
Burlington
Tony Campagna
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Joseph
August
Des Moines
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Joseph Mollner
Third Ave
Teahen Funeral Home
Elmer H. Teed
Mountain Home
Ark
Lafayette
Edgewood
Mr. Teed
Henrietta Mae Priest
Strawberry Point
Collins Radio
Burdette
Roger
Lawton
Okla
Merle
Palo
Hilda Gilson
Aurora
Marilyn Carolan
Toddville
Roberson
Strawberry Point Cemetery
Christina Marie Bean
Simone
Richard D. Bean
St. Luke’s Hospital
Linn County
Todd
Chad Dempster
Rick Lacy
G.E. Drummond
Don Rodenkirk
Decorah
William Rodenkirk
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Jack R. Hooten
Sharon United Methodist Church
Babyland
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Phone dispute ends in Davenport stabbing murder
Davenport Police say a quarrel over a hotel telephone led to the stabbing death of 23 year old George P. Zelata who was found near the Dempsey Hotel. Anthony Wayne Evans 20 of East St. Louis was arrested and charged with second degree murder after witnesses saw the attack in the hotel television room. Evans appeared in Scott County Court with the case continued to October 20. Zelata was stabbed twice in the chest and died minutes after police located him.
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Davenport
George P. Zelata
Dempsey
Anthony Wayne Evans
East St. Louis
Ill
Evans
Scott County
Zelata
Hammond
Ind
Unique
A Ave. NE
Fares Issa
30Th Street Drive
Joseph Abodeely
Stanley
Cherokee teenager dies from two car crash injuries
Sioux City Iowa. Cherokee teen Todd Barnes sixteen died Monday night from massive head injuries after his car was struck broadside by Michael Boyd twenty at Highway 59 three miles north of Cherokee Saturday. Barnes brothers Dennis fourteen and Andrew thirteen were listed in serious condition. Troopers said fog limited visibility as Boyd's southbound car hit Barnes Pinto. No charges filed. Boyd and passenger Norman Ray Nissen thirty two of Sutherland were treated and released.
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Sioux City
UPI
Todd Barnes
Michael Boyd
Cherokee
Barnes
Iowa State Patrol
Boyd
Norman Ray Nissen
Sutherland
Cherokee Hospital
Two Iowans Die in Separate Car Crashes
Grinnell teen Sheila Greenley died in a Monday night single vehicle crash at a T intersection near Grinnell after the car left the road and hit two trees. A Lone Rock man, Darwin Metzger, 28, was killed Tuesday in a northwest Algona crash when his car went out of control, was thrown from the vehicle, and flipped in a ditch.
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Grinnell
Sheila Greenley
Northcentral
Iowa
Iowa State Patrol
Miss Greenley
Bill Spooner
Darwin Metzger
Algona
Metzger
Dow Chemical plant explosion kills five in Texas
A fire and explosion at the Dow Chemical Co plant in Freeport Texas killed at least five workers and wounded seven others as authorities reported the disaster late Tuesday.
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Freeport, Texas
UPI
Dow Chemical Co
Custom officials crush 4000 counterfeit Cartier watches
U S Customs in Los Angeles destroyed 4000 fake Cartier watches worth about 1 million. The eight ton steam roller crushed the timepieces after seizure at a US border crossing into Mexico. Parts were made in Italy and assembled in Switzerland.
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U.S. Customs Service
Los Angeles
Cartier
U.S
Mexico
Italy
Switzerland
Former lawmaker Stanley denies prostitution charge
Prominent Cedar Rapids businessman and former State Rep. Ivor Stanley, 56, of 3110 Terry Drive SE and vice president of Iowa Midland Supply, denied the prostitution charge after a Tuesday arrest at his office. Bond set at 5000 dollars. He said authorities offered no specifics and vowed legal action to clear his name.
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Cedar Rapids
Ivor Stanley
Stanley
Terry Drive
Iowa Midland Supply, Inc
Railroad club keeps current name for now in West Liberty
Des Moines and Raccoon Valley Museum members vote to delay a new club name to boost marketability. A straw poll favored Greater Iowa Steam Railway & Museum, with decisions to be reviewed by the board and possibly a marketing expert. New directors elected for one year include Roy Ellerhoff and Fred Doderer among others.
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West Liberty
Des Moines
Greater Iowa Steam Railway & Museum
Dale Grice
Roy Ellerhoff
Tipton
Fred Doderer
Iowa City
John Smith
Bob Fulwider
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John A. Robinson
United Methodist Church
Ladora
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Lee St
Maglakelidze
Maine
Brosh Chapel
Nadim Saikaly
Oakhill Cemetery
Kiburz
John L
Dennis Cahill
Stewart Funeral Home
Vlasta O. Stusak
Leesburg, Fla
Vlasta O. Hanzlik
Leon Stusak
William L
Wildwood
Fla
Beatty-Bearle- Murdoch Chapel
Edgar E. Walker
Norwalk
Czech National Cemetery
Elkader
Earl Francis Dunn
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Witt’s. Independence
Lee C. Bellmer
White
Erma M. Prizler
George L. Gay
Oakland Cemetery
United Methodist Church of
Kinross
Wayne W. Hoylman
English River
Church of the Brethren
South English
Powell’s. Monona
Leo
Florence) Steiert
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Visitation
Schultz’s. West Branch
Gary Barnes
Dennis Barnes
Andrew
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Associated Press
AP News
Mt. Vernon Rd
Florisi
Robert W. Gorsuch
D Ave
Huan Duc Dang
Fifth Ave
Dang
Gazette
Joe Abodeely
Joe
Railroad Buff Club
West Branch
Maxine Maher
Larry Angove
Dick Maeglin
Muscatine
Vince Motto
Chris Hornecker
Bill Tindsey
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
Pierson’s Flowershop and Greenhouses, Inc
Ellis Boulevard
East 395
Center Pt. Rd
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