Deaths and funeral notices from Iowa communities
Obituaries list Warren E. Barnhill of Troy Mills 84 a farmer died at home with services set in Walker and burial in Troy Mills. George F. Bedell 82 former Springville Swisher and New Mexico resident died in Artesia New Mexico with services at Whittier Friends Meeting. Carlo Fontana 86 Gibellina Sicily born retired utility worker died in a local hospital with services at St Patrick's Cedar Memorial. Cecil J. Jones 77 Marion nursing home resident died after a long illness former Cryovac employee funeral at Kuba East. Multiple other notices follow for Reid Stanley M Turner Chapel service and various cemeteries with memorial funds and viewings.
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Warren E. Barnhill
Troy Mills
Sac County
Mae Shaffer
Independence
American Legion
Don
Norma) Graham
Shellsburg
Allen
Coggan
George F. Bedell
Springville
Whittier
Swisher
New Mexico
Artesia
N.M
Bedell
Swisher Feed and Lumber Co
Friends Meeting of
Alfred
Mesa
Ariz
John A
Friends Meeting
Friends Cemetery
Murdoch
Marion
Carlo Fontana
Hinkley Ave
Gibellina
Sicily
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
International Union of Operating Engineers
Marr Jenson
Anthony Fontana
Cedar Rapids
St. Patrick’s Church
Allen Schmitt
Cedar Memorial
Father Schmitt
Teahen Funeral Home
Cecil J. Jones
Marion Nursing Home
Jones
Cryovac Corp
American Association of Retired People
The
Eagles
Kennie L. Jones
Iowa Park
Texas
Merle Lewis
L. Roy Hartman
Richard O’brien
Alfred Jones
Nevada
Dennis Jones
Kuba Funeral Home
Glenn N. Bender
Oak Hill Cemetery
Solon
William Nigg
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
George L. Gay’s
Iowa City
Newport Cemetery
Stanley — Vern Strawn
Reiff’s
Dyersville
Mt. Hope Cemetery
McGregor
Cecilia A. McGuire
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Thornburg’s
Arlington
Bruno Kamoss
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Strawberry Point
Roberson’s
Vern L. Strawn
Reiff Funeral Home
Decorah
Orrin Roe
Big Canoe Lutheran Church
Old West Paint Creek
Waukon
Martin Funeral Home
Ladora
Lawrence Guehrn
McAninch
Victor
Ohio Cemetery
Earth Day Birthday Miracle in a Time Fold
The piece recalls James Ussher and other scholars who tied Earth's age to biblical dates, noting 4004 B C creation timing and hour estimates. It contrasts early chronologies with modern science measuring Earth at about 4.5 billion years old and cosmic timelines stretching billions of years beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville, Tenn
London
James Ussher
Armagh
Ireland
Ussher
John Lightfoot
St. Catherine’s College
Cambridge
Johann Jakob Scheuchzer
Noah
Dayton
Tennessee
William Jennings Bryan
Clarence Darrow
Scopes
Charles Darwin
Mr. Bryan
Darrow
Bryan
Earth
Five people charged with drunken driving in separate incidents
Five persons faced drunken driving charges Friday night and Saturday morning. Patrick J. Gorman 28 of 2740 J St SW clocked at 70 mph on a 55 zone and cited for speeding. Edmund J. Kells 46 of 601 Carrol Drive SE cited after erratic driving. Robert Hodgkin 31 of Lincoln Way Trailer Court SW charged on third offense after erratic driving. Vernon Edson 29 of 935 19th St SE reported for striking a stopped car at First Ave and 40th St SE. John S. Hurt 20 of Casper Wyoming arrested after erratic driving and charged with second offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick J. Gorman
J St
Highway 13
Highway 30
Edmund J. Kells
Carroll Drive
30Th St
East Post Road
Robert Hodgkin
Lincolnway Trailer Court
16Th Avenue
Vernon Edson
19Th St
First Avenue
40Th Street
John S. Hurt
Casper
Wyo
Sixth Street
22Nd Avenue
Woman in Fair Condition After Cedar Rapids Crash
Sherry Small, 24, of 140 Robins Road Hiawatha, was listed in serious condition after a car motorcycle crash in Cedar Rapids. She improved to fair condition at St Luke's Hospital by Saturday. The other driver faced a failure to yield right of way charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherry Small
Robins Road
Hiawatha
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids Gazette Details and Subscriptions
The Cedar Rapids Gazette, established 1883, published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE, Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscription rates listed include carrier and mail options with weekly and yearly prices. no mail subscriptions outside Gazette carrier service areas. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Gazette
Associated Press
Open House at Cedar Rapids High Schools
City briefs note three Cedar Rapids Community School District high schools will hold their annual open houses Tuesday night with invitations sent to parents. A Citizens for Decency Through Law coffee is set for 1 p.m. Thursday at Armstrong's conference room to discuss Anti Pornography Strategy. The Hiawatha Public Library board plans a meeting at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Community School
Citizens For Decency Through Law
Armstrong
Hiawatha Public Library Board
Hiawatha Public Library
Vital statistics and weather notes for Marion area
Wind direction and velocity at 11 p.m. were 17 mph from the east. Moonrise and moonset times are listed with a forecast showing a chance of showers Tuesday and Thursday and mild highs in the 50s to 60s with cool nights. Multiple birth notices from Oct 22 and Oct 21 include several families in Marion and nearby areas. Emergency calls include downed wires, defective wiring, and smoke or gas leaks reported in Marion and surrounding streets.
Daylight Time Ends Next Week Across Most States
Washington reports that next Sunday the United States returns to standard time at 2 am local time, with clocks set back one hour from daylight time. Some areas including Arizona Indiana Hawaii Puerto Rico the Virgin Islands and American Samoa remain on standard time year round.
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Washington
UPI
Arizona
Indiana
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
American Samoa
Four hurt in Cedar Rapids area two-car crashes
Four people were injured Saturday afternoon in two crashes near Cedar Rapids. Cassandra Cernetisch 27 was in serious condition with head injuries at University Hospitals Iowa City after a single vehicle wreck on East Post Road. Jeanice Smith 26 of Clinton was treated and released after being extricated with hydraulic tools. In the second crash Robert Hanson 16 Cedar Rapids and Jeffrey Ferrie 19 Hiawatha were injured. Hanson was charged with failure to control after his car crossed the centerline and collided head on. Ferrie faced an expired license charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Cassandra Cernetisch
Third Ave
University Hospitals
Iowa City
East Post Road
Fox Meadow Drive
Jeanice Smith
Clinton
Linn
Old Highway 30
Highway 13
Ferrie
Man arrested in Cedar Rapids cocaine drug bust
Michael E. Reid twenty one of 1513 Third Ave SE charged with delivery of cocaine for profit after selling two ounces to a state narcotics agent for 3150 dollars at his residence. About a pound of marijuana reportedly seized. Bond set at 25000 for cocaine and 10000 for marijuana with intent to deliver.
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Michael E. Reid
Third Ave
Cedar Rapids
Reid
Mike Flora
Cedar Rapids Metro Narcotics Unit
Saul Bellow Wins Nobel Prize in Literature 1976
On this date in 1976 the American novelist Saul Bellow was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. He became the fifth American to win the honor and was recognized for his fiction exploring modern society and human consciousness.
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Saul Bellow
Carter meets Iowa farmers at Diehl home breakfast
President Carter dined with Cedar Rapids area farmers at the Diehl residence in Des Moines as part of a weekend campaign stop. A crowd gathered behind security as 10 year old DeDe Van Ryswyk collected autographs, and Nancy Gray, 18, served as state 4-H president among guests. Carter rode Air Force One to continue the trip.
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Diehl Farm
Diehl
Carter
Leach
DeDe van Ryswyk
Jimmy Carter
Don van Ryswyk
Indianola
DeDe
Faris Grays
Nancy
Woodrow Diehl
Wendy
Diehls
White House
Washington
Air Force One
Air National Guard
Des Moines
Carter hosts briefing at SAC command center during Midwest trip
President Carter visited the Strategic Air Command command center 46 feet underground with Defense Secretary Harold Brown and national security adviser Brzezinski. SAC commander Gen. Ellis led a briefing as Carter reaffirmed confidence in air crews and vowed to work with them to deter any nuclear attack.
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Carter
SAC
Kissinger envoy anger over Portugal and NATO loyalty
Allman quotes high official claims Kissinger muttered about Portugal while Carlucci advised restraint. The piece says Carlucci saved his post amid pressure, preserving U S prestige in Portugal, retaining Azores bases, and keeping Portugal in NATO, as Soares’s Socialists gained ground.
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John G. Dean
Henry J. Tasca
Cambodia
Greece
Portugal
Carlucci
Old Boy
Allman
Donald
Rumsfeld
Jerry Ford
Henry
Jerry
Frank
Indochina
Kissinger
Scott
Soare
Socialist Party
U.S
Azores
Harper’s
University of California At Berkeley
Youth charged in extortion plot involving kidnapping hoax
A 15 year old boy and four other youths were charged after faking a kidnapping to extort $100,000 from his father Cordell Brown, a meat company co owner. FBI agents and police stopped the four motorcyclists who took the money and arrested them at the scene.
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San Jose
Calif
UPI
Michael Brown
Cordell Brown
FBI
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Happy
Mother Earth
Virgil Nelson
22Nd St
Terry Wurster
St. Luke's
James M. Graham
26Th Ave
R. Michael Schaldecker
Summer Circle
Judith M. Sewart
Robert J. Novak
35Th St
Dana K. Nowlin
Marengo
James E. Six
42Nd Street
Northwood Drive
Trent Street
17Th St
Ninth St
Northbrook Drive
21St St
C.R
Stewart Funeral Home
First Ave. N.E
William J. Stewart
James F. Stewart
Sovereign
Charles
Henrietta
John E. Lopes
3Rd Ave
General News
Sun
Lawn Farmers
Mideast
Detroit
Soviet Union
Brzezinski
Congress
West
Novak Monument CO
14Th Ave
Cedar Memorial Park
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