Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1975

Page

3

Weather outlook and regional temperatures forecast

Partly cloudy Friday with a chance of rain and a cooler weekend. Saturday and Sunday look mostly clear with highs in the mid 50s to mid 60s and lows in the 30s to low 40s. Local readings include LaCrosse 5.4, Lansing 7.8, Dubuque 7.5, Davenport 4.4, Keokuk 2.1, Cedar Rapids 2.96 and Coralville Lake noted.

Cedar Rapids Obituaries and Local Notices

Obituary items list many Cedar Rapids residents with births and deaths. includes Harold Schreiber and Dale Soden obituaries, plus a long chain of survivor names and addresses. A two-day run covers weddings of families, service details, and burial plans across Cedar Rapids, Marion, Anamosa, and nearby towns.

Physician Testimony in $1 Million Holmquist Accident Trial

The trial includes testimony from Dr. Thomas Schueller who treated Holmquist after a 1963 shooting and a 1970 injury. Depositions reveal other drivers’ accounts and car issues at Gruber Porsche Audi of Cedar Rapids and VW of America. Holmquist alleges steering faults caused the crash leading to his leg amputation while defendants face the suit. The article also notes Pierre Laval’s 1945 execution.

Holmquist Thomas Schueller Judith Kilmer Porsche

Van Buren School awards for 26 boys drive safely

The Van Buren school lists 26 boys receiving awards. Named honorees include Richard DeForest Gail Coulbourn Doug Coulbourn Mike Sturtz Chris Northrup Derrick Rose Mark Weber Scott Hansel Scott Burgess Jon Davenport Dean Oster and Terry Gerlach.

van Buren School Richard DeForest Gail Coulbourn Doug Coulbourn Mike Sturtz Chris Northrup Derrick Rose Mark Weber Scott Hansel Scott Burgess Jon

Ford escapes Hartford crash during campaign stop

President Gerald Ford rode to safety after a two car collision near Hartford. A Hartford officer questioned and released 19 year old James Salamites of Meriden, who may be innocent, with blood tests for alcohol. Ford later joked about Hartford traffic at a GOP dinner before returning to Washington to celebrate his 27th anniversary.

Tional Hartford Ford James Salamites Meriden Hartford Civic Center Congress Washington Betty Secret Service Jack Warner Warner Ford Motor Co

Cedar Rapids Desegregation Plans Weigh Options

Garcia outlines multiple desegregation strategies for Tyler and Cedar Rapids including magnet schools and boundary changes. He favors school pairing to mix attendance zones, while opposing expansion of voluntary enrollment. DPI flexibility and minority staffing cited. housing plans raise socio economic concerns.

Garcia Cedar Rapids Tyler Newell Lash DPI Waterloo Lauree Gerber Oak Hill Des Moines Carl Carson

Cedar Rapids officer injured in off duty crash

Cedar Rapids police officer Douglas Allan Kraft twenty two remained in stable condition at Mercy hospital with scalp and knee lacerations after his pickup struck a utility pole while rounding an uphill curve before 3 am. Passenger Clifford Lambert twenty six was treated and released for a scalp laceration and facial abrasions. No charges filed.

Douglas Allan Kraft North Avenue Mercy Hospital Kraft Clifford Lambert Belmont Parkway Olice Cedar Rapids

Vets Building Renovation Bid Below Estimates

Cedar Rapids bids for the Veterans Memorial building exterior work show a low bid of 18 450 by D C Taylor Co vs 29 700 from Richard and Jerry Lawrence and 38 913 from Industrial Renovation Ltd Des Moines. The Memorial commission will study the bids after city council heard the figures.

Veterans Memorial Cedar Rapids D.C. Taylor Co Richard Jerry Lawrence Industrial Renovation, Ltd Des Moines Maintenance Associates, Inc Memorial Commission For Study

Thomas O. Childs dies in Wisconsin at 58

Thomas O. Childs of Mt. Vernon died unexpectedly in Boscobel Wisconsin at age 58. Born July 28 1917 he married Connie Grace Havens March 14 1939. He worked as a machinist for Goss Co. in Cedar Rapids and belonged to the Mt. Vernon Masonic lodge and York Rite bodies. He is survived by his wife two sons four daughters and three brothers. Services are set for Thursday at 3 pm at Thorn and Kendall funeral home in Boscobel with lodge services Wednesday at 7:30 pm.

Harold G. Schreiber Forty-second Street Cresco Cedar Rapids Schreiber Kennedy High School Newell New Washington High Kennedy High Upper Iowa University Donald F. Maple George Brighton Lake View Cedar Memorial Brady- Kuba Funeral Home Lovely Lane Church Harold Schreiber Everett D. “Dale” Soden Second Avenue SE Urbana Eddy Paper Co Rollie Fish Harold Homer Elzo Marion Murdoch Chapel Maurice Gamble Urbana Cemetery MT. Vernon Thomas O. Childs Vernon Boscobel Wis Connie Grace Havens Childs Goss Co Chubbuck Idaho Allen David Funk Vickie Askelson Dwayne Kelley Iowa City Fred McLaughlin Warren San Jose Calif Victor Anacortes Wash Donald Rose Hill Thorn and Kendall Funeral Home Boscobel Masorc

Senate Unit To Hear Eastern Iowan Roy Metcalfe

Roy Metcalfe of the Fountainbleau Theatre Corp. in Cedar Rapids is among three Iowa witnesses set to testify Wednesday in LaCrosse Wisconsin before the Senate Select Small Business Committee, per U.S. Sen. John Culver.

Roy Metcalfe Fountainbleau Theatre Corp Cedar Rapids LaCrosse Wis Senate Select Small Business Committee U.S John Culver Iowa

Two Charged With Harvesting Marijuana Near Covington

Alan B. Claypool, 20, of 1715 Ninth Street NW and a 17-year-old Cedar Rapids boy were arrested after deputies found a large quantity of marijuana plants in a car trunk parked off a county road southwest of Covington. Claypool posted bail after arraignment on possession charges. the juvenile case was referred to authorities.

Alan B. Claypool Ninth Street Cedar Rapids Covington Edgewood Road Avenue NW Claypool

Newton election selects new Community Mental Health secretary

Judy Dieren field from Deep River was elected secretary of the Community Mental Health Centers Assn at its annual Newton meeting. Outgoing president J D McIvor of Decorah is replaced by Arian Beeck of LeMars.

Newton Judy Dierenfeild Deep River Community Mental Health Centers Assn J.D. McIvor Decorah Association Arian Beeck LeMars

Also Mentioned on This Page

C.R Mississippi Lansing Dam McGregor Guttenberg Noc Dubuque Rise Davenport Keokuk Coralville Lake Dakotas Maine Florida Gulf Coastal States Hi-lo Anchorage Los Angeles Bismarck St. Paul PtCidy Sioux Falls Ieee the Daily Record Richard Flynn Seventeenth Street Daniel Edmunds Twelfth Avenue SE John Erlacher F Avenue David Feldmann Alburnett Robert Pilcher Bever Avenue St. Luke's Allen Nading E Avenue James C. Imes Central Drive Daryl Adams Anamosa Charles Barker Marshalltown Larry Patten Memorial Drive Doug Bell Nevin R. Leichliter Sandra J. Leichliter Daryl K. Holcomb Brenda J. Luerkens Robert W. Readel Sandra F. Norton Mark A. Rodemeyer Leslie L. Hahn Mark S. Latta Tammy A. Mills Kenneth A. Otto Arlene A. Becicka Earl L. Grimm Grace E. Fuller Terrence W. Tylee Sharon M. Racer Gary L. Anderson Barbara E. Lange Floyd E David J. Aldridge Okolona Miss Phyllis D. Gardner Richard A. Feller Carla J. Gordon Staten Island Eric L. Shelton Swisher Kathleen J. Novak Lisbon William T. Dodd Hiawatha Georgia L. Martin Cedar George E. Hoover Janet M. Truesdell Sharie A Harold R. Anson Margaret L James W. Hamer Michael E Sandra S. Birmingham Dorothy M Kenneth N. Engbretson Debra Kay Elmer Howard Malloy Carol A Harlan D. Malcolm Ruth John William McDowell James R Connie McCoy Margot J James L. Trachta Benita M William J. Price Peggy Rae Michael Gerald Clinton Angela Rae Clark Michael McKey Diane L Gary LaRose Robert Dean Linda LaVina Sand Sandra Dennis Kanke Third Avenue Weing Road Linmar Drive Knollwood Drive Fourth Street Ninth Avenue C Street Thirtieth Street Henderson Avenue Fifth Avenue Twentieth Street First Street Sherman Street Fourteenth Avenue Twelfth Avenue Thirty-second Street Crestview Drive Twenty-ninth Street Sue Lane Magistrate's Court Douglas Burdick Philip Netolicky Sunrise Drive Gilbert Koff Zika Avenue Charles Hazzlett Second Street Jane Gibson Boice Road William Hakill Norwood Drive Elwood Gage Donnan George Nielsen Brandon Dorothy Edler Steven Ritchart Marilyn Eden North Towne Place Richard Boresi Sixth Street Donald Prosser Sixth Avenue Mark Ralston Cavalier Street Elaine Luensmann Gail Wilson A Avenue Donald DeBurkarte Fourth Avenue Gerhard Tuetken West Ninth Avenue Dennis Ary Vinton Molly George Fruitland Boulevard Robert Safely Nineteenth Street Kenneth Dahl Ronald Nickelson Parkcourt SE Debra Hotz Valley View Drive Charles Shaw Fourth Avenue SE Richard Stewart Fourteenth Avenue SE Merlin Bideaux Route One David Stohl Douglas Stancessae Sixth Orville Alman Charles Wil B Avenue NW Anthony Herman Owens Street Cynthia Johnso Thirty-fifth Street Terrie DeWitt D Avenue NE Darryl Edwards Sixteenth Avenue SW Everett D. Soden Montgomery Fred W Chapel of Memories Lewis Howard Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints Cedar Memorial Cemetery Sulek Frank Broshchapel Stephen Root American Heart Assn Corley Mabel E Mabel Swanson Unity Center Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Thomas C. Child Haney Cemetery Blairstown Emma Sayers United Methodist Church Halverson’s Keota Warren Statler Powell's Clutter Anna Mundt Fellmer’s Keystone Willard Torim Ashington Prairie Lutheran Church Olson-Fjelstul’s Carl Wiesenhofer Morgan’s William A. Chapman St. Louis Mr. Chapman Penick and University of Iowa Berry-Wehmiller Manufacturing Co Marjorie Estle Janice Sandler Phoenix Virginia Miller Minneapolis Robert Fred W. Hanvey Albany, Ore First Baptist Church Luberger-Mulvany Furniture Co Collins Radio Co Albany Pierre Laval Germany Cub Urban Renewal Board Federal Civil Rights Office Vets Solon Wisconsin Senate John E. Lapes
Search Courier

Search the Cedar Rapids Gazette Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Cedar Rapids Gazette?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication