Sumner John Murray 47 Waterloo native dies after long illness
John Murray of Waterloo died March 31 at Methodist Hospital Rochester Minnesota after a long illness. Funeral held April 3 at Trinity Methodist Cedar Falls with burial at Garden of Memories. Born Jan 6 1926 in Bristow Oklahoma he married Shirley Ritchie Oct 13 1946 in Columbus Kansas. He worked 17 years as a driver for Krablin Express and Heuer Truck Lines. He was a Navy veteran and a member of Amvets Teamsters Union Local 844 where he served as secretary treasurer. He is survived by wife Shirley daughter Donna Powell Waterloo one granddaughter five sisters and four brothers. Their notices describe community events and local birthdays and anniversaries.
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John Murray
Waterloo
Sumner
Methodist Hospital
Rochester
Mann
Trinity Methodist Church
Cedar Falls
Garden of Memories
Alfred Wilken
John
Jo Etta (Simpson) Murray
Bristow
Oklahoma
Shirley Ritchie
Columbus
Kansas
Krablin Express
Heuer
Amvets
U. S. Navy
Teamsters Union
Shirley
Donna Powell
Everett
Riddle
Oregon
James
Myrtlereck
A. R. Welch
Escondido
Calif
Herman Welch
Tulsa
Okla
Five Sisters
Bessie Nicholas
North Hollywood
Louella Marshall
Oklahoma City
Esther Rodrigues
Paramount
Lorene Taylor
Laverne Pressgrove
St. Peters
VFW Auxiliary Meeting Set. Bake Sale Later Posted
The Ladies VFW Auxiliary meeting postponed from April 6 will be held Monday evening April 16 at 8 p.m. at the Post Home. A bake and rummage sale will be scheduled for a later date. Jean Kerr Miller of Mason City qualified for Hamilton College winter honor roll. Jack Bakerink and Mike Pershin, Creston, landed an eight pound bass 25 inches long in a farm pond south of town. All-time Iowa bass record is 10 pounds 5 ounces.
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Ladies V.F.W
Jean (Kerr) Miller
Mason City
Hamilton College
Jack Bakerink
Mike Pershin
Creston
Iowa
Snail Fossil Found Near Otranto Dam by Student
St Ansgar senior Dan Rockafellow unearthed a fossil snail below the Otranto dam. The specimen, about five inches long and four wide, is linked to the ancestor of the Chambered Nautilus and dates from well over a million years ago. The note mentions a shop in Tripoli.
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Dan Rockafellow
St. Ansgar
Otranto Dam
Denver Garden Club Meets at Witmer Home
The Denver Town and Country Garden Club met at Mrs. Gerald Witmer's home on Monday evening April 2 with nine members present.
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Denver
Disposable artificial kidney proves successful at Chicago
Dr Edmund J Lewis head of the University of Chicago hemodialysis unit reports a disposable artificial kidney tested successful costing about 15 dollars. The device is 30 percent more efficient than current models and requires no pump. Patients can move, eat, and perform chores during dialysis. Production has begun and it should be available soon.
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University of Chicago
Edmund J. Lewis
University
Lewis
Calf Born At Parkersburg Stands Out At 25 Pounds
On the Ron Brouwer farm in Parkersburg two Holstein bull calves arrived the same day. The normal calf weighed 85 pounds while the smaller one, named Chester, tipped the scales at 25 pounds. Carl Brouwer with 50 years in dairy cattle calls it the smallest Holstein he has seen.
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Ron Brouwer
Parkersburg
Chester
Ron
Carl Brouwer
Denver Iowa News Briefs and Local Plans
Plans for Cattle and Congress discussed by the club with events on September 27. Easter Egg decor distributed to the Library Sunset Home and doctors offices this week. Craft night featured diamond dust candles. Next club meeting set for May 7 at Mrs Ray Pinho's home. Denver Fire Department responded Friday at 6 49 p m to county line fire with no damage. Engagement announced Jane Patterson of Aurelia Iowa to Darrel Bartling of Denver Iowa with June 30 wedding planned. Denver Town Council granted licenses to Jay Patterson and Gene Power. Building permits issued for new garage 330 South Russell Street new home at 521 Schneider Street a six plex at 200 Lincoln and a new house on East Main Street. Fire hydrant project planned at Franklin and State Streets. Council reviewed street plans and specifications for 1973 work.
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Sunset Home
Doctor’s
Ray Pipho
Denver
Jay Patterson
Alibi
Gene Power
Rite Spot Cafe
Ernest Frahm
South
Russell Street
James Makinster
Schneider Street
Clayton Marquart
Improvement program echoes on near highway visit
A near term improvement program details a gathering at 8:00 p.m. by a youth choir from Plymouth Congregational Church in Des Moines set to perform at the Cedar. The event aims to aid local facilities and community efforts with support from Falls Unite.
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Falls United
Satan
Plymouth Congregational Church
Des Moines
the Cedar
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Alvina Gade
Louis Bruening
Herbert Gade
Morton
Ill
Charles Kimbell
Oelwein
David Emerson
Hawkeye
Lawrence Gade
Della Hammetter
L. R. Ludwig
Fred Waskow
Evelyn
George
Stephanie Akemie
Steven Waskow
Jack Waskow
Independence
Dean Smith
Mona Dodd
Harley Priedeaux
Leslie Oaks
Randalia
Ed Dodor
Maynard Bueton
Minneapolis
Minn
Ed Higgins
St. Mary’s Hospital
Adam Potratz
Orval Potratz
Allen Memorial Hospital
Ray Duhrkopf
Pauline Creager
Sumner Hospital
Kay Harms
Upper Iowa University
Charles Harms
Zinita B Graf Hall
Lillian Dirksen
Martha Circle
al Wolfgram
Dirksen
Churchill Surby
Robert MacCannon
George Nuss
Maynard
Sumner Area
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Marge Benter
Mr. Nuss
Douglas
Randy
Mark
Tripoli
VFW
Bers
Congress
Denver Fire Department
John Patterson
Aurelia
Jane
Darrel Bartling
Ralph Bartling
Westmar College
LeMars
Darrel
U.N.I
Council News
Bergmann Insurance Agency
Edgar Bergmann
Allen Casady
Frederika Plainfield
DIAL
the Mercantile
Wheaties
Rath Black Hawk
Braunschweiger
del Monte Pumpkin
Libby
Eer
LUX
RIPON
General Mills
Ortop
ZESTA
Maouogoggo
JF Ipoli Marcantile
Rich
Pka
New Sweden
ARGO
Witho
Nestles
Prin
Pepsi Cola
Gardeners
Northrup King
Little Marvel
Wanda
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