MCGowan and others mourned in Cedar Rapids death notices
Obituaries list Melvin J. McGowan 84 of 1417 4th St SW who died in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a long illness. He was a Rock Island Railroad conductor for 45 years and WWI veteran with family survivors across multiple states. Additional notices honor Lou Hadley Boyd 97, Nita V. Champlin 85, and Karl G. Miller 72, with service details, burial sites, and memorial guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin J. McGowan
4Th St
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Mary Barrett
Minnie Lewellan
McGowan
Rock Island Railroad
Rock Island Railroad Club
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Melvin
Waukegan
James
Davenport
Mary Ann Kennedy
Joan Tanner
Margaret Parkins
Jacksonville
Fla
Genevieve Freisinger
Oscar Bates
Florida
Nita V. Champlin
Blind group's spokesman blasts newsmen and lawmakers
James Gashel, head of the NF B Washington office, harshly criticizes Iowa newsmen and legislators at the NFB Hawkeye Chapter convention. He cites Pollyanna politics over attacks on the Iowa Commission for the Blind by Senators Rush and Redmond and questions conflict of interest by Kenneth Jernigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa
James Gashel
Washington
National Federation of the Blind
Gashel
NFB
Hawkeye
The
Commission
Cused Commission
Kenneth Jernigan
Open House at Anamosa Men’s Reformatory Tuesday Evening
City brief notes an open house for the public at the Men’s Reformatory in Anamosa Tuesday at 6 30 p m. The piece also mentions a recovery meeting for nervous and former mental patients at First Christian Church 840 Third Ave SE Monday at 1 p m with a topic Imagination Temper and Symptoms. It records items valued at 161 dollars taken from Kevin Korsmo’s Roosevelt School locker on Oct 19 or 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
First Christian Church
Third Ave. SE
Kevin Korsmo
12Th St. NW
Roosevelt School
Cedar Rapids Gazette details publication and rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette, established 1883, published daily and Sunday from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa, lists subscription rates by carrier and mail. It notes second class postage, editions, and territory coverage with $5 174 weekly and $56 52 weeks figures and exclusive AP republication rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Gazette
Associated Press
Several hurt in Cedar Rapids area accidents
Multiple injuries were reported from Saturday accidents in the Cedar Rapids area. Arilla Karr, 65, of Vinton, was in fair condition at Mercy Hospital after a two car crash at Eighth Avenue and Fifth Street SE, with Elaine Wilson charged for failure to yield. Another rider, Jim Bunting, 23, of Cedar Rapids, was in fair condition at St. Luke's Hospital with a fractured left arm after a motorcycle accident on Edgewood Road NE. Minor injuries were treated for Jean Batchelder, Christine Arnold and Judy Arnold, while Charles Pirrera, of Moline, was released after a two car crash on Second Avenue SE. Waltz was driving the other car and brakes reportedly failed. No charges were filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Arilla Karr
Vinton
Mercy Hospital
Eighth Avenue
Fifth Street
William Karr
Elaine I. Wilson
Second Ave
Jim Bunting
D Ave
St. Luke’s Hospital
Edgewood Road
Jean Luis Batchelder
Wiley Blvd
E Avenue
Stoney Point Road
Christine Arnold
Judy Arnold
Center Point
Midway
Highway 150
Moline
Charles A. Pirrera
Second Avenue SE
John W. Picco
East Moline
Ill
Robert E. Waltz
Sixth Ave
Marion
Waltz
Picco
Hanson sets run for house in Iowa District 18
Darrell Hanson of Manchester announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in Iowa House District 18. Hanson, an insurance agent and former Iowa Senate research analyst, lists active roles in the Manchester Jaycees, Delaware County Farm Bureau, and First Lutheran Church. District 18 covers parts of Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque, and Fayette counties. incumbent Terry Durland is not seeking re election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Darrell Hanson
Iowa
Hanson
Central of Elkader
University of Kansas
University of Iowa
Manchester Jaycees
Delaware County Farm Bureau
First Lutheran Church
Iowa House
Iowa Senate
Clayton
Delaware
Dubuque
Fayette Counties
Terry Durland
D-Elkader
Two men arrested in Cedar Rapids on multiple charges
Robert W. Fritz Jr., 36, of 1246 N St. SW, was charged Saturday with gross fraud and cheat and released on a $1,500 bond. Richard D. Frazier, 31, of 2425 Ninth Ave. SW, faced assault and battery, criminal trespass and resisting arrest after an ex-wife complaint. he allegedly refused to leave and struck a police officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Robert W. Fritz Jr
N St. SW
Richard D. Frazier
Ninth Ave. SW
Frazier
Linda Frazier
Bever Ave. SE
Bever Avenue
Smoke-in at Jones Park draws small crowd and NORML speaker
About 160 people gathered in Jones Park on Saturday for a smoke-in with news crews and police on hand. NORML regional coordinator Tim Nemec urged decriminalization, arguing private marijuana use should carry no criminal penalties while noting other substances are not harmless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones Park
Tim Nemec
Cedar Rapids
NORML
National Organization For the Reform of Marijuana Laws
Nemec
Births and weather update in regional vital statistics
Oct 29 births announced for Daniel Fletcher family and multiple additions across cities including St Luke's Springville Marion Berlin Richmond Ft Hood. Weather data lists Oct normal values and extended forecast with occasional showers and highs mid 50s to mid 60s. Also reports police and fire log entries from Friday and Saturday evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luke's
Betty Besta
Springville
Wayne A. Steen
Central City
Gary D. Herdliska
Eastview Ave
Marion
Edward J. Lange
Zika Ave
Energy bill debate stalls as tax credit plan faces defeat
Sen Durkin and New England senators propose a energy tax credit up to 150 for heating oil buyers with income between 15000 and 30000. The amendment was tabled 48 to 27 as Byrd notes Carter may delay overseas trip if energy package not finished by November 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Durkin
D-N.h
New England
Durkin
Senate
Robert Byrd
Carter
Botha Says South Africa Will Not Yield To External Pressure
John Vorster during the premier's absences asserts the government would not bow to Britain's Foreign Secretary Owen or U.S. pressure. He vows defiance with no retreat, promising to die or win. Interior Minister Mulder warns of white professional exodus affecting re-entry, as sporadic unrest and stone-throwing widen from Port Elizabeth to Bloemfontein and Soweto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Vorster
David) Owen
Britain
Carter
Port Elizabeth
Cape Town
Grahamstown
Queenstown
Cape
Springs
Transvaal
Bloemfontein
Orange Free State
Johannesburg
Soweto
South Africa
Jan Visser
Dutch kidnapping suspect linked to Cologne case not direct
Folkerts, 25, arrested in Utrecht after a shooting that killed a Dutch policeman. A German man is said to have orchestrated the capture of Hanns-Martin Schleyer in Cologne, with Folkerts later held in Utrecht on drug and terrorism links. The transfer to Maasbracht facility was described as not directly tied to the kidnapping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folkerts
Maastricht
Caransa
Utrecht
Bonn
Cologne
Hanns-Martin Schleyer
Schleyer
Mulhouse
France
Eight charged with drunken driving in Linn
Eight persons were charged with drunken driving Friday night in Linn County. Michael C. Walton age 17 from Anamosa was arrested at 6 05 p m near Third Avenue and 19th Street SE. Larry Loney age 30 of 906 C Ave NW was arrested at 10 35 p m in the 800 block of Fifth Avenue SW and also charged with speeding. Willie Davis age 36 of Waterloo was arrested at 11 27 p m near Clark Street and Highway 150 in Hiawatha. Gordon L. Merritt age 33 of 38 Leisure Boulevard NE was arrested at 2 11 a m Saturday in the 100 block of Second Street NW. Michael J. Kahler age 28 of 1736 First Ave NE was arrested at 1 47 a m Saturday on Highway 149 in Fairfax. Kirk P. McGrath age 19 of 1642 Arizona Ave NE was arrested at 3 25 a m Saturday in the 3800 block of Lawrence Drive NE. Joe W. Love age 25 of 1220 Third Ave SE was arrested at 3 35 a m Saturday in the 300 block of 12th Avenue SE following a traffic accident. Ronald M. Heggebo age 25 of 410 F Ave NW was arrested at 3 28 a m Saturday on the west edge of Lisbon on Highway 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael C. Walton
Anamosa
Third Avenue
19Th Street
Larry Loney
C Ave. NW
Fifth Avenue
Willie Davis
Waterloo
Clark Street
Highway 150
Hiawatha
Gordon L. Merritt
Leisure Boulevard
Second Street
Michael J. Kahler
First Ave
Highway 149
Fairfax
Kirk P. McGrath
Arizona Ave
Lawrence Drive
Joe W. Love
Third Ave
12Th Avenue SE
Ronald M. Heggebo
F Ave
Lisbon
EPA bans cancer tests on humans
The EPA announced it will ban its personnel and contractors from testing cancer causing or dangerous substances on humans. Deputy Administrator Barbara Blum said such testing is not the agency’s practice. The move follows a 1975 case where a scientist sought to bypass guidelines by feeding a cancer causing pesticide to hospital patients in Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Barbara Blum
Funeral services set for Paul Erickson accident victim
Funeral services for 13 year old Paul Erickson of Independence will be at 1 30 PM Tuesday at Immanuel Lutheran Church Independence Burial will follow in Mount Hope Cemetery Friends may call at White's Funeral Home Independence after 7 PM today Paul was killed in a truck train crash near Shellsburg Friday He was in a semi operated by his uncle Edwin Erickson Jr with brothers Tim and Steve injured Steve 7 remains in St Luke's Cedar Rapids ICU in good condition The parents Tom and Mrs Erickson Independence brothers and extended family survive along with a great grandmother Grace Wiskerchen Osage
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Hadley Boyd
W. R. Boyd
Methwick Manor
Cedar Rapids
Malone
N.Y
Masters School
Dobbs Ferry
Hudson, N.Y
First Presbyterian Church
Turner Chapel East
Calvin Devries
A. E. McCabe
Oak Hill Cemetery
Turner’s
Coe College Scholarship Fund
Jane Boyd
Independence
Paul Erickson
Shellsburg
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Mount Hope
White’s
Erickson
Tim
Steve
Edwin Erickson Jr
Maynard
Grace Wiskerchen
Osage
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Tama
Claude H. Champlin
H. Darrell Shanklin
Harrison Funeral Home
Murdoch
Harrison
Karl G. Miller
Des Moines
Miller
Frances Gracey
Huntsville
Texas
Martha Miller
Billings
Mont
Helen Larkey
Rock Falls
Colleen Seaman
Florence Miller
Worland
Wyo
Joan Queen
Charles
Dixon, Il
Winston
Thomas
Frank
Douglas
Basin
John
Lisbon Cemetery
Morgan’s Funeral
Oliver Frei
Zione Lutheran Church
IOOF
George L. Gay
St. Benedict’s Catholic Church
Steine’s
St. Brigit’s
Bluffton
Decorah
Arve
Hilda) Johnson
Washington Prairie Lutheran Church
Elkader
Martha H. Johansen
Norway Lutheran Church
St. Olaf
Witt Funeral Home
Stanwood
Clara Mackey
Long Beach
Calif
Chapman’s
Clarence
Signourney
John Crouse
Reynolds
Tipton
Calvin C. Dolge
Sheets and Son
Wood Bridge
Buchanan
Blind
Frank Nye
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Jerry Szumski
Des Moines Register
Rush
Redmond
Nye
Stewart Funeral Home
First Ave. N.E
William J. Stewart
James F. Stewart
Novak Monument CO
14Th Ave
C.R. Weather
Prempm Tm
Icyssscvsessencseseceien Parton Rice Vaya
Daniel Fletcher
31St St. SE
Gary Feickert
14Th St. NE
Berlin
Germany
Michael E. Potter
Potter
Talbert A. Potter
Staub Court
Richmond
Thomas E. Smith
Smith
John L. Phillips
Soutter Court
Ft. Hood
Harry W. Jarnagan
Jarnagan
H.W. Jarnagan
Lewellen Drive
Grande Ave
G Avenue
36Th Ave
Ellis Blvd
Thirtieth St
John E. Lopes
3Rd Ave
Cedar Memorial Park
Energy Bill Action
Botha
Connie Mulder
Matatiele
Natal
Linn
Sovereign
Henrietta
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