25 Sep 1975
Page 1
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!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1975
Page
1
Extended forecast shows partly cloudy Saturday and fair Sunday with highs and lows listed for LaCrosse Lansing Dam McGregor Guttenberg Dubuque Davenport Keokuk. Temperatures expected to rise slightly in LaCrosse Dam Guttenberg and Dubuque while others hold steady.
Obituaries record George E. Gohmann 74 Cedar Rapids died after a long illness born 1901 Indianapolis retired Armstrongs manager and Holy Name Society member survived by wife Madeline son John sisters including Sister Clotilda Marie Gohmann services Saturday St Matthew's burial Mt Calvary wake Friday Cedar Rapids. Arthur W. Eickstaedt 51 Cedar Rapids died after sudden illness former Davenport resident veteran disabled served WWII Lutheran church American Legion VFW Red Cross survivors include children and mother. Anne Marie Conner 59 Cedar Rapids area resident died after sudden illness married to John C. Conner and two sons two daughters five grandchildren. Gladys Harriman 70 Cedar Rapids widow of Joseph Harriman died after long illness survived by son Dr Vernon Harriman. Funeral details and burial and church services noted.
Birth notices from Mercy St. and St. Luke's report multiple newborns to families including Berger Cor nell Rowley Atkins Verdoorn Formanek Morris Pritchard and Bimbo with Cedar Rapids as a delivery address. A separate section lists traffic fines and violations in Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns with names and fines ranging from 10 to 35 dollars for offenses including speeding improper plates and disobeying signals.
Obituary notices from multiple Iowa towns list deaths with ages and funeral details. Names include Dale W. Munger and Vera Scarbrough, with services at Presbyterian and Catholic churches and burial at Riverside and Cedar Memorial. Early Friday and Saturday wake times, with friends welcome at Goettsch and Brosh chapels. On this date in 1965 the Soviet Union prepared to join the IARC.
Colton, of 366 Brentwood Drive NE, filed nominating papers for Cedar Rapids safety commissioner. He cites dissatisfaction with traffic control and law enforcement quality, says he would bring qualifications from law and psychology training and 20 years practice to improve crime prevention and enforcement. He has deep local ties and community involvement.
Carl B. Newell filed petitions Thursday for Cedar Rapids commissioner of public safety. He vows to curb frills and outside consultants, push better patrol staffing with compact cars, limit helicopter use, and restore courtesy and discipline in police relations. A Korean War veteran and longtime auctioneer, he notes low police morale and criticizes First Avenue projects while pledging honesty and openness if elected.
Ruth G. Martwig filed nominating petitions for Cedar Rapids mayor. She criticizes decisions by non-elected officials and calls for the mayor to take a stand on people issues, including rolling back council pay raises until the economy stabilizes. Martwig, a 1953 Cedar Rapids resident and Coe College graduate, has 20 years in business management and is a real estate broker with United Inc. Realtors. She is married with two sons.
Gardner, 44, filed nominating petitions for Cedar Rapids commissioner of public safety. He cites unresponsive council and costly raises, criticizing traffic control and outside firms. A Cedar Rapids native and former Gardner and Sons Construction owner, he says change is needed and would speak for the people.
Harold G. Schaefer of 406 Twenty sixth Street NW filed nominating petitions on Wednesday for re election as Cedar Rapids commissioner of accounts and finances. A former city clerk from 1959 to 1971 he won the finance post in 1971 and seeks another term.
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.
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!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.