Deaths of Mae Parrish and Others in Cedar Rapids Area
Obituaries list Mae Ailleen Parrish 95 of 3001 Sixth St. SW who died at Mercy Hospital after a short illness. Born 1883 in Cedar Rapids she was a nurse and anesthesiology graduate. services Monday at St Patrick's and burial at Mount Calvary. Also noted are John H. Lenicek 91 and Jessie Dittmer 84 among others with funeral details and survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Ailleen Parrish
Charles Parrish
Sixth St
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Cleveland
Ohio
Mercy Hospitals
Iowa City
Dubuque
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
St. Bridget’s Circle
Fairview Homemakers Club
Linn County
St. Patrick’s Church
Martin Laughlin
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Stewart Funeral Home
John H. Lenicek
Route 1
Fairfax
D. Mabel Dow
Edna
Brosh Chapel
Charles Mehaffey
Hala
Walford
Jessie Dittmer
Fond du Lac
Wis
Postville
Walter Dittmer
Dittmer
Cedar Falls
Ames
Order of the Eastern Star
Elkader
Margaret Brandenburg
Ora Hoffbauer
Harlingen
Texas
Zachers
Davenport Memorial Park Cemetery
David E. von Stein
E Ave
Flint
Mich
Boy Scouts
Concordia Lutheran Church
Lillian Ferguson
Beulah Warner Goodreau
Clifford Railsback
Shellsburg
Gerald
Phillip
Navy
Portsmouth
Larry LeClerc
Kenneth LeClerc
Hopkinton
Elmer Goodreau
Doris Ferguson
North Liberty
William B. Harnish
Kuba Funeral Home
Air ambulance to use Huey helicopter for Cedar Rapids area
Cedar Rapids plans an air ambulance service using the Linn County Civil Defense Huey within about two months. Area Ambulance will operate it, serving roughly a 150 mile radius and focusing on rural areas, with flight costs outlined and pilots to be recruited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Civil Defense
Don Canney
Cedar Rapids
Canney
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Rochester
Minn
St. Luke’s
Mercy Hospitals
Emergency Medical Services Federal
C Street
Linn reverses pension ruling on fireman and police pay
Linn District Court Judge Ansel Chapman finds pensions must be based on base pay and longevity pay, excluding fringe benefits, overturning a 1975 ruling by Judge James Carter that included fringes. The legislature later barred fringe benefits in pension calculations, creating unclear retroactive effects for early retirees. ON THIS DATE in 1945, Japan surrendered aboard the Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn District Court
Linn
Ansel Chapman
James Carter
Iowa Court of Appeals
Carter
Police Retirement System Board of Trustees
Cedar Rapids
Board
Thomas McDermott
Vernon Caine
Carie
Chapman
McDermott
Corps recruiter denies telling Rousseau to be
A Marine Corps recruiting officer denied that he induced Cpl. Jerry Rousseau to lie on his enlistment form about marijuana use and a prior arrest. The defense argues the alleged coercion invalidates Rousseau’s enlistment and removes the case from Marine Corps jurisdiction over the murder of Dorothy Layton. Sergeant Jose Trejo testified he never allowed misrepresentation of drug use or arrests during recruitment. The defense seeks testimony from Sgt. Edward Smith about a falsified application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quantico
Marine Corps
Jerry D. Rousseau
Coe
Cornell
Rousseau
Dorothy Layton
Farmington
N.M
U.S
Morocco
Layton
Robert E. Switzer
Jose Trejo
Trejo
Tucson
Marion man drowns in rescue attempt on Mississippi River
George Shadle, manager of Tower Terrace Mobile Home Park near Hiawatha, drowned in a Mississippi River rescue attempt between Garnaville and Guttenberg while trying to save his wife after a tree limb knocked her from their boat. The wife grabbed a limb and was saved. another unnamed passenger was in the boat. Deputies continued search operations for the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Mississippi River
Garnaville
Guttenberg
Clayton County
Shadle
Clayton
Murder suspected in Mason City blaze death
George E. O'Harrow, 88, found dead in a burning Mason City home, suffered numerous severe head injuries. Police and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation suspect homicide, with a spokesman noting he was beaten. Firefighters responded after neighbors reported smoke late Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
UPI
George E. O’harrow
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
O’harrow
Recipe Contest Reminder and Eligibility Rules
Since the Sunday Gazette announcement a recipe contest has drawn entries not on official entry blanks. The correct form appears on page 8A today and will be shown during the contest period ending Friday September 22. Officials urge resubmission of already sent entries per the rules and forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunday Gazette
Hearst Kidnapping Case Gets Posttrial Statements
Harris and her husband discuss Patricia Hearst as kidnapped by the SLA. Leonard Weinglass says Hearst was kept in a closet area and not harmed. Randolph Hearst believes confession might aid clemency. Catherine Hearst prays for clemency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Hearst
Harris
SLA
Leonard Weinglass
Miss Hearst
Harrises
Weinglass
Hearst
Patty
Catherine Hearst
Patricia
Kopecky urges quick fill for county supervisor vacancy
County Attorney Eugene Kopecky says the tribunal must fill the interim supervisor slot before the November 7 general election. The vacancy from Richard Wenzel ends at 5 p.m. today, with the interim to be replaced by the election winner. The panel, including the auditor, clerk of court and recorder, plans to act next week. Three Democrats seek the nomination: Juan Cortez, Rita Huber, and Frank Reynolds. no Republicans have announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Kopecky
Board of Supervisors
Kopecky
Richard Wenzel
Wenzel
Juan Cortez
1Lth Ave
Linn County
Rita Huber
Glass Road
County
Democratic Central Committee
Frank Reynolds
Fifth Ave
Marion
IBEW
Youths Hurt After Jumping From Moving Train In Chicago Yard
A 14 year old boy identified as David Gunderson was injured in Beverly yards when he tried to drop from a moving piggyback flat car. He held on as his shoes were ripped away and a second youth jumped from the train and vanished. Trainmaster Ray Farr reported the incident. the train halted after officials alerted Train 247. Mercy Hospital would not release details on the boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Beverly Yards
Mercy Hospital
David Gunderson
Ray Farr
Farr
City Briefs and Local Advertisements Highlights
A collage of 1930s style notices lists Novak Monuments contact at 203 14th Ave SE and 364-4439, upcoming Special Games with Doors at 4:30, Embassy Club Saturday Night features Marilyn and Tony, a barber service at Master Stylists, and St Matthews Church events with 58 numbers. It notes Britain and France's 1939 ultimatum to Hitler and the two day gap before Allies declare war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Matthews Church
Germany
Poland
Great Britain
France
Adolf Hitler
Father and son Joyce arraigned in Cedar Rapids on attempted murder
Rockie A. Joyce and Albert T. Joyce surrendered to police and were arraigned in the First Avenue District Court on charges of attempting to commit murder. Steven Lee Frink was shot at the CIO on Ninth Street SE and is in Mercy Hospital in good condition. Albert Joyce was jailed for $50,000. a Sept. 8 preliminary hearing is set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockie A. Joyce
Albert T. Joyce
16Th Ave. SE
First Avenue Division of District Court
Cedar Rapids
Steven Lee Frink
Frink
Mercy Hospital
CIO
Ninth St. SE
Albert Joyce
Department of Correctional Services
Linn County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kyle
Milver Francis
First United Pentecostal Church
Harry James Overly
Beatty-Bearle-Murdoch
Frasinger
Daniel C
Linwood Cemetery
William Harnish
Albin Powlishter
Brush Chapel
Iowa
Manchester
Mildred Horton Swanson
Pineview
Delaware
Bohnenkamp
S. Ryan
Katherine M. Lyness
Bohnenkamp’s
West Union
Genevra Lane
Holy Name Catholic Church
Burnham-Wood
S. Marengo
Verne Ferguson
Hoover-Valentine’s
Vernon E. Goodken
Knights of Columbus
George L. Gay’s
Rhoda L. Sachs
Congregational Church
George L. Gay
the Heart Fund
Angela C. Fredrickson
IOOF
Marengo
Brandon
John Lawless
White's
Independence
Rowley
Leon
Lucy) Moore
Mason-Harris
Quasqueton
Wellman
Nona Belle Reade
Mennonite Church
Powell's
Vietnam
John Saddler
City Aviation
St. Luke’s Hospital
Federal Aeronautics Administration
FAA
Trauma
Japan
Missouri
Corps
Marion Man
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home — Cemetery
The
Tania
San Francisco
San Francisco Examiner
Randolph Hearst
Roland Krekeler
Gazette Courthouse
Highway 30
Novak
14Th Ave. SE
Town House
Embassy Club
Marilyn
Tony
Jan Christiansen
Classified
John E. Lapes
Pherson
Ellis Blvd
16Th Avenue
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