Salvation Army officer dies helping flood victims in Rapid City
Major William Medley, Salvation Army commanding officer in Rapid City, died attempting to rescue people as floodwaters rose. His wife, Mrs. Medley, helped evacuees amid the disaster. Salvation Army teams from across the region mobilized quickly, feeding thousands daily and distributing clothing. Local volunteers joined with staff to serve evacuees at city facilities and a hospital addition dedication event was planned in West Union.
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J. Clyde Cox
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City brief highlights of weddings birthdays and visits across Iowa
Carol Sharp visited the Tom Spence home and attended a wedding of Coleen Spence. Ralph Pieh married Sherry Lee McCarthy at Concordia Lutheran Church Waterloo. George Baker birthday today. Families shared Father’s Day visits and various social gatherings across Cedar Rapids Waterloo and Vinton. Events include DeMolay Conclave attendance, a birth of Monica Marie Smith June 12, and multiple family visits and anniversaries.
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Carol Sharp
Belmond
Tom Spence
Coleen Spence
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls
James Stella
Kenneth Fox
Betty
Dale
Darlene
John
Ralph Pieh
Sherry Lee McCarthy
Concordia Lutheran Church
Waterloo
George Baker
Victor Nelson
Gerald Gage
Wadena
Charles Logan
Carl Beck
Cedar Rapids
Jeff O'Neill
Mat Stewart
Mt. Vernon
Charles E. Smith
Monica Marie
Warren Smith
Strawberry Point
Robert Michels
Stanley
Lavern Lundberg
Cindy
Julie Gronewald
Hulick
Waverly
Kenneth Thompson
Sauk Centre
Minn
Lundberg
Alan Lundberg
Mankato
Eldon Thompson
Marshal
Grace Thompson
Joe Barry
Lee
Sumner
Larry Rubash
Rubash
Mary Storms
Naval Justice School
Bernard Storms
Newport
Rhode Island
Robert M. Lang
Martin Lang
Arthur Andrew
Madison
Wis
Lang
University Hospital
Janelle Andrew
George Allen
William Wendel
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Westgate
Becky Hopker
Urbana
Ferdinand Schneider
Rhinelander
Wendel
Eileen Roll
Elwood Wendel
Vinton
George Possehl
Francis Bruce
Marion
Richard Wendel
David Hoff
Albert Hopker
Lloyd Bickel
Shirley Wendel
George Allen Wendel
Salvation Army Disaster Fund appeals after flood relief drive
In the wake of the flood the community seeks donations to the Salvation Army Disaster Fund for Rapid City replacing the station wagon swept away. Donations can be mailed to Richard Ramsey, Local Unit Secretary, Oelwein State Bank, with checks made to Salvation Army Disaster Fund. The Salvation Army is a recipient of the Oelwein Area United Fund drives, but Rapid City requires expanded assistance beyond normal budgeting.
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Oelwein
Rapid City
Oelwein and
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