City briefs recount local births and visits across towns
Robert Anthony Hernandez born Nov 23 weighs 8 lb 1 oz joining brothers John and Joey. Jean Reeder baptized at Sacred Heart Church with sponsors Gary Kinley and Sister Michaeline. Various visits and dinners noted with families from Dubuque Council Bluffs Maynard Oelwein and Waterloo. West Central High School Band to give Christmas Concert on Dec 9 at 8 p.m.
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Robert Anthony
Robert Hernandez
John
Joey
Bernice Kolb
John Hernandez
Herbert Alexander
Bloomington
Ind
3Rd Ave
N.E
Tony
Oelwein Community High School
Mitchell
Suzanne
Oelwein Community
Lisa
Wing's Park
Alexander
Air Force
Robert Gardner
Michael
Kansas City
Herbert Weber
Bettendorf
Stanald Smith
Cathy
Tab
Robert Guenther
Dundee
Arthur Weber
Waterloo
Dorothy Volker
Maynard
West Central High School
California girl seeks license to wed amid family crisis
Miss X, 18, from Phoenix, arrived with Imad Kalton to marry in Winterhaven after lacking a birth certificate. A pledge to wed “any man over 21” aimed at keeping four sisters from foster homes. They obtained blood tests in Yuma and planned a ceremony with no waiting period.
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Winterhaven
Calif
Miss X
Marie Savinon
Imad Kalton
Lebanon
Phoenix
Ariz
Miss Savinon
Yuma
Messiah at West Union Promises Large Chorus and Soloists
The West Union Community Chorus will present Handel's Messiah on Sunday Dec 5 at 8 p.m. in the North High School cafetorium. The 28th production is directed by Thomas Canfield with a chorus of over 100 and six soloists. accompanying musicians include Doran Meyer on piano, George Richmond on organ, Archibald Sowden on violin, and Edward Juhl on violin. Soloists feature soprano performers and bass, tenor, and other noted singers from West Union and nearby towns. The concert showcases a broad cast of chorus members from West Union Fayette Decorah Arlington Hawkeye Sumner and Fredericksburg among others.
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West Union
George Frederick Handel
West Union Community Chorus
North High School
Thomas Canfield
Doran Meyer
George Richmond
Fayette
Archibald Sowden
Edward Juhl
Decorah
David Freed Aind
William Jones
Gary Bostrom
Tom Vance
Steve Tendall
Tom Searcy
Maynard
Elver Anderson
G. D. Beermann
Teri Brekke
Lois Broughton
Mary Case
DeAnn Cooper
Ronald Crandall
Karla Daniels
Paula Farquharson
Kris Freed
William Holst
David Johnson
James Kaufman
Ronald Koester
Orrin Kuhn
Esten Landspaard
Jolene Landsgaard
Holly Miller
Franklin Reyner, Jr
Roger Robinson
Debbie Stucky
Robert Wilbur
Debra Berry
Robert Berry
Sharon Berry
Arlinton
Mary Hewitt
Arnold Kleiss
John Kottke
Carel Kazan
Fredericksburg
Barbara Lueder
Sean Seppe
Hawkeye
Lavanda Wolfs
Old Fitz faces freedom after 59 years in prison
FOLSOM Calif AP After 59 years in prison Charles Fitzgerald known as Old Fitz 95 will seek parole then a civilian life. He spent 45 years in a 7 by 94 foot cell at Folsom State Prison and has served two murder related terms. The California Adult Authority approved parole with a required reentry program before a definite release date. He hopes to live his own life in peace and reunite with a niece he has lost contact with.
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Folsom
Calif
Fitz
Folsom State Prison
Charles Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
California Adult Authority
Obituaries for Nellie Walker and Mark Elliott in Oelwein area
Nellie May Crandall Walker a lifelong Oelwein resident died of a cerebral hemorrhage at Mercy Hospital Oelwein on November 2 1971 aged 57. She was preceded by family members and survived by her husband John A Walker three daughters and a son. Mark William Elliott born August 11 1888 in Fremont Township died November 23 1971 at 83 survived by wife son daughter and multiple grandchildren with funeral services held at Kreussel Fawcett Funeral Home Lamont.
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Nellie Walker
Nellie May Crandall-Walker
Oak Park
Trailer Court
Oelwein
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Minn
Mercy Hospital
Violet Bevan Tarr
Herbert Tarr
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Donald Claire Cr
Mark William Elliott
Fremont Township
John
Lottie Martin Elliott
Mark
Merle
Lamont
Mildred Howard
New Hampton
Iowa
Russel
Hartley
Towa
Steven
Waterloo
Jane) Richmond
Tiday
Kreussel-Fawcett Funeral Home
Donald Bardole
Lamont Methodist Church
Merle Bliss
Percy Strong
Jerome Koch
Leonard Steffen
Max Thompson
Dick Smith
Campton
Young man charged in daughter's death
A Hazel Green man pleaded innocent to a charge of manslaughter in the Aug. 3 death of his four week old daughter Jody. Ted Heyne 20 formerly of Dubuque entered the plea at district court and his trial was set for Feb. 14. His wife Kim 16 was indicted and turned over to juvenile authorities and is free on $5,000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Wis
Ted Heyne
Heyne
Kim
Dubuque County
Jody
Face lift questions and marital worries in Abby column
A reader from Baton Rouge asks about hospital needs and longevity of a face lift while facing marital strife as her husband plans to leave after their youngest graduates. Abby cautions consulting a reputable surgeon and outlines practical expectations.
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Chicago
Baton Rouge
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