Funeral Tuesday for Lee E. Norris in Ainsworth
Lee E. Norris 83 of Ainsworth died December 21 1974 at Veterans Hospital Knoxville Iowa after a lingering illness. Funeral Tuesday at 10 30 a m in Jones Funeral Home with Rev Jack Hooten and Masonic rites. Survived by three sons Norbert Ivan Norval and Tracy eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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Lee E. Norris
Ainsworth
Veterans Hospital
Knoxville
Iowa
Jones Funeral
Jack Hooten
Mr. Norris
Nira
Joseph
Susan Tracy Norris
Riverside
Iowa City
Ruth Cleveland Simpson
American Legion
Masonic Lodge
Eastern Star of
Lodge
OES
Equitable of
Norbert
Ivan Norval
Bettendorf
Tracy
Muncie
Ind
Death of Hildred J. Morrow of Richland
Hildred J. Morrow of Richland died at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield Saturday evening after a year of poor health. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1 30 p.m. at Gould Funeral Home with Rev. Kenneth Pitts officiating. Burial will follow in Friends Cemetery. Born June 9 1893 in Keokuk County she was the daughter of John and Ella Brolhar. She married Howard Morrow on August 14 1920 and lived in Richland all her life. Survivors include her husband a son Kenneth and a daughter Faye both at home and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by one sister and one brother.
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Richland
Hildred J. Morrow
Parkview
Fairfield
Gould Funeral Home
Kenneth Pitts
Friends Cemetery
Morrow
Keokuk County
John
Ella Smith Brolhar
Howard Morrow
Brighton woman Cecil Snider dies at 74
Cecil Snider, 74, of Brighton died Sunday at Washington County Hospital after being admitted December 17. She lived in the Brighton area her entire life, was born October 15, 1900, and married Joe B. Snider in 1923. Survivors include her husband, two sons, five daughters, 18 grandchildren, one great grandson, a step-mother, two brothers, four sisters, and many nieces and nephews. Funeral Tuesday at 10 a.m. in United Methodist Church. Burial in Schrock Cemetery near Coppock.
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Brighton
Cecil Snider
Washington County Hospital
United Methodist Church
Dave Higdon
Schrock
Coppock
Rose
Ann Hesseltine Lowe
Joe B. Snider
Eugene
Joe E
Valparaiso
Neb
Kenneth
Donna) Manning
Willie
Ione) Marshall
James
Peggy) Gluba
Keithsburg
Ill
Albert
Violet) Nicola
Columbus City
Obituary of H Arthur Lee 1930 1974
H Arthur Lee 44 dies at his farm home four miles south of Washington on Sunday December 22 1974 after a period of ill health. Funeral Thursday at 10 a.m. Jones Funeral Home with Rev S Ray Blair. Burial Cottonwood Cemetery. Born Mt Pleasant August 21 1930 he married Gladys Manning October 18 1917 and later Josephine Dunbar. Survived by six children spouses four siblings and several grandchildren.
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H. Arthur Lee
Washington
Jones
S. Ray Blair
Cottonwood Cemetery
Mr. Lee
Mt. Pleasant
William Pearl
Minnie Ellen Giberson Lee
Gladys Bernice Manning
Josephine Dunbar
Lucille Broders
Brighton
Larry
Patricia) Black
Charles
Tinker Air Force Base
Oklahoma
Randy
Wayland
Ardith
Arthur
Erma Manning
Edna Roberts
Roy
Grace Curry
Burlington
Harold Doverspike
New London
Mildred Benson, 71, Arlington Heights Resident, Dies
Mildred Benson died Sunday December 22 1974 at Washington County Hospital after a brief illness. She was 71 and formerly chief indexer for Encyclopedia Britannica retiring six years ago. Funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. Jones Funeral Home with Rev Manley Chase officiating. Burial Elm Grove Cemetery. Born November 29 1903 in Prairie Flower Washington County to Dave and Bessie Benson. She attended Drake University and the University of Chicago earning a Master’s in education. She belonged to Prairie Flower Baptist Church. Surviving: brother Rolland Benson Wellman sister Thelma Wagner Washington step sister Miss Bessie Love Big Spring Texas two nieces and a nephew. Memorial fund to Prairie Flower Baptist Church.
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Mildred Benson
Arlington Heights
Washington County
Encyclopedia Britannica
Jones
Manley Chase
Elm Grove
Miss Benson
Prairie Flower
Dave
Bessie McKee Benson
Drake University
University of Chicago
Prairie Flower Baptist Church
Rolland Benson
Wellman
Thelma Wagner
Washington
Bessie Love
Big Spring
Texas
Robertsons Host Christmas Dinner and Local Notices
Columbus Junction reports include the Robertson family hosting a Christmas day family dinner after visiting Fairfield. Also noted are engagements and visits, school salary increases with detailed pay scales, bus and staff rates, and the board ending co-sponsorship of Y-Teens.
Funeral Held for Jacob Yutzy 52 at Kalona Mennonite Church
Funeral services were conducted at 2 PM at Kalona Mennonite Church for Jacob Herman Yutzy 52 who died Saturday after a short illness at Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids. He lived in Iowa City Terrace Park Trailer Court and is survived by his wife daughter parents and several siblings and grandchildren.
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Kalona
Kalona Mennonite
Jacob Herman Yutzy
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Terrace Park Trailer Court
Iowa City
Carl Smeltzer
Memory Gardens
Peterseim
Grace Missionary Church
Mr. Yutzy
Hutchinson
Kan
Eli N
Sylvia Miller Yutzy
Mary Bontrager
Lagrange
Ind
Joetown
CAST
Teamsters Union
Dean
Shirley) Drollinger
Coralville
John
Leon
Jonas
Fern) Swartzendruber
Montezuma
Raymond
William
Elizabeth) Nisly
Harley
Emma) Nisly
Laura Yutzy
Cubs Safe After Stolen Lion Cubs Return Home
Lion Country Safari in West Palm Beach reports two five month old lion cubs recovered after being stolen from the facility. One cub was found wandering near the road and returned by a passerby, the second recaptured by staff after a police search.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
UPI
Charles Durr
Lion Country
Durr
First day of winter brings snow storm
The first day of winter brought snow from the Rocky Mountains to Lake Superior and parts of New England with few signs of a white Christmas. Avalanche warnings were issued for Colorado mountains and travelers were urged to avoid steep slopes. North Dakota saw five inches of snow, fibbing Minnesota 11 inches total, and Montana to Minnesota faced heavy snow warnings with four inches forecast. Winds up to 40 mph created drifts and reduced visibility with light snow on the northern Atlantic coast.
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United Press International
Rocky Mountains
Lake Superior
New England
Colorado Mountains
North Dakota
Fibbing
Minn
Montana Rockies
Minnesota
Montana
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Atlantic
Portland
Maine
Hogs and cattle trade mixed at Des Moines and Joliet markets
Des Moines reports slow hog trade with strong demand and varied carcass weights. prices range from 36.50 to 41.25 for No 1-3 hogs across weights. Joliet cattle trade active with steers and prime grades firm. hogs show gains of up to 50 cents, with receipts estimated at 300 cattle and 1,200 hogs for Tuesday.
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Des Moines
UPI
Minnesota
Joliet, ‘Ill
Elmer M Schantz 62 Dies After Weeklong Illness
Elmer M. Schantz 62 of five miles south of Washington died Saturday December 21 1974 at Washington County Hospital after a weeklong illness. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p.m. Jones Funeral Home Rev W J Stevens officiating Burial North Hill Cemetery Wayland. Born August 14 1912 in Henry County he married Edna Wilson August 29 1996 in Tennessee. Survived by five children 13 grandchildren his mother Joseph and Dillon Schantz brothers and Harriett Dunbar sister. Preceded by father and sisters Hannah Crow and Bernice Schantz.
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Elmer M. Schantz
Washington
Washington County Hospital
Jones
W. J. Stevens
North Hill Cemetery
Wayland
Mr. Schantz
Henry County
Henry
Bertha
Boyd (Harriett) Dunbar
Hannah Crow
Bernice Schantz
Arlington sells attractions from Seven Seas Park
Arlington offers two snapping turtles nine sharks Newtka the killer whale and thousands of koi as last minute sale items from a park that folded after a 3.3 million loss. The city council rejected all bids for Newtka though interest remains high with Mayor Vandergriff noting continued calls.
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Arlington
Tex
UPI
Seven Seas Amusement Park
Tom Vandergriff
Venezuela Eyes Nationalization of Iron Ore Industry
Caracas reports congress to approve earlier agreements with USS Steel and Bethlehem Steel for taking over iron ore properties. A 36 member commission drafts a bill to nationalize the oil sector, with Perez to study the plan for two months before presenting it to Congress for debate and passage.
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Caracas
UPI
Carlos Andres Perez
Perez
Congress
USS. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Coal production back to normal after wage pact
Pittsburgh based report notes soft coal output returned to normal after 4500 construction workers ratified a new three year contract by a 2 1 margin. Workers had picketed since December 9 as 120000 miners returned to work under a separate three year agreement ending a 24 day strike. No picket lines were reported at any mine today including Pennsylvania despite prior threats.
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Pittsburgh
UPL
United Mine Workers
Washington
UMW
Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania Coal Haulers Association
Rites Thursday for Christine Small 74
Christine Smit Small 74 of Letts died December 23 1974 at her farm home near Letts Funeral services set for 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the United Methodist Church Letts burial in Letts Cemetery Visitation starts after noon Tuesday at Stacy Lew is Funeral Home Columbus Junction She was born February 23 1900 in Gronigen Netherlands to Albert and Agnes Smit She married Horatio N P Small on August 26 1925 in Muscatine Survived by husband a son Theodore K Letts a daughter Norma M Van Ryswyk Urbandale four grandchildren a brother Folgert West Liberty and a sister Anne Smit Davenport
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Christine Smit Small
Letts
United Methodist Church
Gordon Elrick
Stacy-Lewis
Small
Gronigen
Netherlands
Albert
Agnes Hoven Smit
Horatio N.P. Small
Muscatine
Theodore K
Norma M. van Ryswyk
Urbandale
Folgert
West Liberty
Anne Smit
Davenport
Santa Claus bitten by dog. Nashua police chief jokes on gifts
Nashua Iowa police chief Doug Strike in a Santa suit was bitten on the leg by a German shepherd at the Bill Dunn home. He quipped that the dog would not receive any presents this year as a result.
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Nashua
Iowa
Santa Claus
Doug Strike
Bill Dunn
Freshman Chorus Members From Washington Appear at Marycrest
Ten years ago Mary Luckenbill and Rita Koening, daughters of local families, joined Marycrest College freshman chorus. They will perform a Christmas music concert for students and guests in the college auditorium with portions of The Magnificat and The Nutcracker Suite aired on television.
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Mary Luckenbill
Lester Luckenbill
Washington
Rita Koening
Mark W. Koening
Route 3
Marycrest College
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