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Waterloo Courier.FrLi.Pct25xW74 Metropolitan deaths 1 0 Cedar Falls gridders suspended in vandalism il BY KAREN CHURCH Courier Staff Writer Ten Cedar Falls football players, some members of the starting team, have been suspended from participating in the last two games of the season in connection with painting obscenities at East High School Thursday night. The obscenities, according to Alan Krebs, East High School principal, were painted on the railing, granite stoop, Mrs. Lula G. Kirschstin Services for Mrs, Lula G. Kirschstin, 76, formerly of 210 Park View will be 2:30 p.m.

at Chapel of Memories west. Mrs. Kirschstin died Thursday at Mesa Lutheran Hospital in Mesa, Ariz. She was born July 20, 1898, at Cedar, the daughter of Isaac and Mary Dohmer Bertch. She married Louis W.

Kirschstin who preceded her in death. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Lois M. Jones and Mrs. Mary Jane Royer of Alameda, and Mrs.

Jayne Corth of Mesa, one brother, John Bertch of Tulsa, two sisters, Mrs. Ida Houghton of Americana Nursing Home and Mrs. Nell Dewey of 2018 W. Third St. Friends may call at the Chapel of Memories West after 10 a.m.

Sunday. Mary (Marie) Chrissinger Services for Mary (Marie) Chrissinger, 87, of 732 W. Third St. will be Monday at 10:30 a.m. at Central Christian Church.

Mrs. Chrissinger died Thursday at 9:10 p.m. of injuries sustained in a two-car collision Sunday night north of Dysart at the intersection of Iowa 8 and Iowa 21. Her husband, Alvy, 71, and the. driver of the other car, Theodore Fuehrer, 50, Route 3, Vinton, sustained minor injuries in the mishap.

Chrissinger was ticketed for failure to yield right-of-way. Mrs. Chrissinger was born in Washington County, the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Cavin Long. She married A.J. Chrissinger on Sept.

20, 1927, at Council Bluffs. Survivors include her husband. Friends may call at Chapel of Memories West after 5 p.m. Saturday. Suit results in $6,000 payment lis.

A Black Hawk County District jury has awarded $6,000 to a Waterloo couple for injuries resulting from a 1972 car accident. The jury awarded the money to Gary L. and Trudy Marovets of 2353 W. Airline Hwy. Defendants in the suit were Raphael W.

and Deborah Whiteman of 518 Dixie Circle, Evansdale. STRIKING WORKERS at the Empire Engines plant and Waterloo police watch a Waterloo Railroad switch engine prepare to hook up to a carload of scrap steel Friday morning after the engine was blocked by strikers for about an hour. Police officials, including Capt. Charles Rehorst (right center) relayed a message from company officials to the strikers that no empty cars would be moved into the Empire yards if the loaded cars were allowed to move out and the workers agreed to let the engine in. (Courier Photo by Dan Jacob) Northeast Iowa deaths Dispute tit Empire Engines Strikers 1 members of the football team.

None of the youths were suspended from school, Winter said. East and Cedar Falls were scheduled to play each other Friday night in Cedar Falls. School officials said the game would be played as scheduled. Cedar Falls meets Newton next week. Krebs sa.id that all the obscenities were not erased after three hours of work.

He said about 50 to 75 per cent were successfully erased. SCHOOL OFFICIALS have ordered sandblasting of the remaining obscenities, however, and the Cedar Falls High School youths will be expected to pay for the work, he said. Winter said, "We do not condone this action by the students. It's very unfortunate and I hope it never happens again. "We have taken what both myself and East High School officials feel is the proper action for punishment." Krebs said he would inform the East High students Friday afternoon of the punishment of the 12 youths.

He also was expected to tell the students what will be done to remove the obscenities. BB gun causes head injury An 18-year-old Waterloo man was treated and released from Schoitz Memorial Hospital Thursday night after the BB gun rifle he was handling accidentally discharged and the BB struck him in the head. Randy Vest, 941 Lowell was reportedly handling the rifle in the back yard of his residence when the gun discharged, hitting him on top of the head, police said. Police said Vest was one member of 'a group that was taking turns firing the rifle at the time of the incident. Waterloo man pleads guilty to assault charge A Waterloo man accused of striking a police officer and breaking his jaw in a fracus Aug.

23, has pleaded innocent to charges of assault and battery and resisting arrest. David Bruce Garner, 24, of 1509 Mulberry entered the ock rails Paul R. Green INDEPENDENCE Services for Paul R. Green, 67, who died Thursday at People's Hospital in Independence, are pending at the White Funeral Home. Mae McNamee DYSART Services for Mae McNamee, 56, who died Thursday at Schoitz Memorial Hospital, will be 2 p.m.

Saturday at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Dysart; burial in Dysart Cemetery; survivors include her husband, Namon; a daughter, Mrs. Ronald Charmichael of Dysart; stepfather, Floyd North of Waterloo; two sisters, Mrs. Mabel Grey of Waterloo and Mrs. Irene Fish of brothers, Charles Eckhart of Waterloo, George and Donald, both of Vinton, Lloyd of Williamsburg and Robert of Van Home; Overton Funeral Home in charge. Louis (Bill) Ballard REINBEC Services for Louis (Bill) Ballard, 48, who died Tuesday night at Schoitz Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, will be 1:30 p.m.

Saturday at the United Presbyterian Church in Reinbeck; burial in Reinbeck Cemetery; survived by his wife, Marian; a daughter, Mrs. Robert Bowen of Hawarden; two sons, Curt and Doug, both at home; two sisters, Mrs. Duane Jans of Reinbeck and Mrs. Rudy Melin of Grantsburg, French Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. LeBeaux said many workers at the company had been there for nearly ten years and were making "about $3 an hour.

We can't live on that with the current inflation," he said. Eichmeyer said the railroad had told him non-union workers operated the engine which removed the cars from the Empire yard andsaid he anticipated no more trouble. Empire has a contract to furnish iron to John Deere. Scrap steel goes across the street to the Weissman Steel 'Co. However, LeBeaux said until a settlement is worked out between workers and the company, no more steel or iron will leave the Empire yard.

page was authorized by the international union, but that the management at Empire had so far not recognized the union as official bargaining agent. ABOUT 25 workers blocked the railroad tracks just inside the Empire yards off Falls Avenue about 10 a.m. Railroad spokesmen said they were to take five loaded cars from Empire to the John "Deere Waterloo Tractor Works and move five empty cars into the Empire yard. Assistant Police Chief Gil Hansen and other Waterloo police officials talked to Robert Eichmeyer, manager of Empire Engines, then returned to the strikers. They told LeBeaux that the company had promised that no empty cars would be moved Mrs.

Emma C. Petersen REINBECK Mrs. Emma C. Petersen, 87, died early Friday at the home of her grandson, Stewart Petersen, in Reinbeck. Services at 2 p.m.

Monday at the United Church of Christ. Burial in Reinbeck Cemetery. French Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Survivors are a son, Elmer of Reinbeck; a daughter, Mrs. Richard Hayes of Waterloo.

Reuben C. Kolfing CHARLES CITY-Committal services for Reuben C. Rolfing, 83, president and chairman of the board of Company in Chicago for the past 41 years, and former Charles City resident, who died Thursday at Wilmette, 111., will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Riverside Cemetery in Charles City; survivors include his wife, Trena of Wilmette; a son, William A. of Sycamore, two daughters, Jean R.

Cleland of Wilmette and Joanne R. Gehlert of Deerfield, two sisters, Mrs. Emma Muenster of La Crosse, and Mrs. O.S. Sampson of Earlville; Hauser Funeral Home in charge of local arrange- merits.

Charles A. Busta FORT ATKINSON Services for Charles A. Busta, 91, who died Thursday at the Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital in Decorah, will be 11 a.m. Saturday at St. John's Church in Fort Atkinson; rosary at 8 p.m.

Friday at the Chekal Funeral Home in Fort Atkinson; burial in the church cemetery; survivors include his wife. Rose; two sons, Charles of Saskatchewan, Canada and Godlove of Fort Atkinson; three daughters, Mrs. George (Emma) Schmitt of Cresco, Mrs. Frank (Tillie) Waldon of Ridgeway and Mrs. Paul (Clara) Kuhn of Fort Atkinson; a brother, Adolph of Cresco.

Carl (Bud) Wennes Jr. DECORAH Carl (Bud) Wennes, 47, of Seal Beach, a former Decorah resident, died Tuesday at Long Beach, of cancer. Services at 11:30 a.m. Monday at the Steine Funeral Home. Burial in the Lutheran Cemetery.

Survivors are his wffe, Florence; a son, Carleton of Long Beach, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wennes of Decorah; two sisters, Mrs. Caryl Christianson of Virgina Beach, and Mrs. George Moulton of San Mateo, Calif.

Friends may call at the Steine Funeral Home beginning Sunday. back into the Empire yards if the loaded cars could be moved out. LeBeaux agreed to this and the five cars, loaded with scrap steel, plus one empty car, were moved out. Eichmeyer said Friday that Empire workers had signed cards, stating their intention to join the IAM, and the cards had been presented to Russ Woodrick, IAM business manager, who had contacted Em-pire's attorney, Louis Beecher. EICHMEYER SAID the company would be willing to recognize the union if a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) sanctioned election is held.

Woodrick and Beecher were scheduled to meet at the IAM Union Hall at 1 p.m. 25th Thru Sunday, BY BRAD CHURCH Courier Staff Writer Striking workers at the Em-: pire Engines plant, 600 Transit blocked a Waterloo Railroad switch engine for about an hour Friday morning before Waterloo police intervened to work out a settlement allowing the engine to pull six cars out of the Empire yard. Isaiah LeBeaux, spokesman for the workers, said about 70 employes of Empire were out on strike seeking better wages and working conditions. He said over 90 per cent of the workers had agreed Wednesday to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers after the company had not met the demands of the workers. He said the work stop THE BEJT Prices Police probe truck, cycle crash Police are investigating an and Franklin Street about accident in which a 20-year- 11:15 a.m., police said, old Waterloo man was injured Police said no summons had when the motorcycle he was been issued, pending an in-riding collided with a dump vestigation of the accident, truck Friday moming.

Pa flagpole and sidewalk of the school at the High Street entrance. Floyd Winter, principal of Cedar Falls High School, said Friday that the 10 players were among 12 boys who allegedly vandalized the school. WINTER SAID he met with the students involved Friday and informed them of the suspensions. Two were not The suit had sought damages totaling $75,000 for injuries sustained by Mrs. Marovets and $25,000 for Marovets for the loss of his wife's services.

The suit resulted from an accident in which Mrs. Whiteman's car allegedly struck the rear end of the car driven by Mrs. Marovets in the 2100 block of Lafayette St. Board receives roofing bids The John G. Miller Construction Company was the apparent low bidder Friday for repairs to Black Hawk County Courthouse, A bid of $16,583 was opened by the County Board of Supervisors during a brief meeting.

The bids were for roof repairs. Supervisors had estimated cost of the project to be approximately $10,000. West Junior High open house set Highlight of West Junior High School's open house for parents of seventh graders will be a performance by the seventh grade band and chorus at 8 p.m. Monday. Band director is Burtis Burow and chorus director is Marion Arends.

Open house set by Upper Iowa Upper Iowa University of' Fayette will host a 2 p.m. open house at the Ramada Inn 3. Dr. Aldrich K. Paul, president, and other university officials will be present to greet and visit with alumni and friends of the university.

VISION CHOICE OF FRAME FROM A LARGE SELECTION OF LATEST FRAMES I YLES NAMES IN THE WORLD. AT A BARGAIN. a George E. Jackson DECORAH George E. Jackson, 74, died Thursday at the Louniy memonai Hospital, services at a.m.

Monday at the Meyer Funeral Home in Council Bluffs. Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery at Council Bluffs. Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Workman of Omaha, and Mrs. Jack Nelson of Decorah.

Steine Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Super Kern-Tone (p)(o) plea in magistrate's court Friday with trial date set Nov. 20. He is accused of striking officer Marc Lattin after Lat- tin went to investigate three persons he saw looking in windows of city hall. In the struggle that ensued, Lattin was struck and had to receive treatment for a broken jaw.

Man arrested on second check charge A University of Northern Iowa student, arrested by Waterloo police officers Wednesday for allegedly passing a stolen Waterloo John Deere Tractor Works payroll check, was arrested again Thursday afternoon on a similar charge. Gary Eugene Tyson, 24, of 254 Shull Hall, UNI, was arrested after he allegedly passed a stolen-John Deere check at the National Bank of Waterloo. The check, for $178, was stolen in August, police said. i. Tyson had been arrested earlier Wednesday for the theft of a John Deere check in October.

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Parker received leg injuries and was taken to St. Francis Hospital, where he was listed in fair condition following the accident. Mott's motorcycle collided with a dump truck driven by Gary Thornton, 34, of 1304 Colorado at the intersection of Mullan Avenue Ml 1 CllUrgeQ, injured in collision A 29-year-old Waterloo man escaped serious injury early Friday morning when the car he was driving collided with another vehicle head-on in the 700 block of Westfield Avenue. John Robert Adair, of 843 Newton was ticketed by police on charges of traveling the wrong way on a one-way street after his vehicle, traveling west on Westfield Avenue, collided with one driven by Theodore Eugene Routt, 48, of 2306 Idaho St. about 2:18 a.m.

Westfield Avenue is closed to two-way traffic near the Waterloo John Deere Tractor Works due to construction, allowing only east bound traffic, police said. Adair was taken to Schoitz Memorial Hospital where he was was treated and released for head injuries suffered in the accident. Schoitz Hospital officials said Routt was in satisfactory condition there with knee injuries. SINGLE SINGLE VISION nMnM CONTACT Ui LENSES Mrs. Carl Strotman WAVERLY Services for Mrs.

Carl Strotman, 61, who died Thursday at Mercy Hospital in Waverly, will be 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Waverly; burial in St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery; survivors include her Carl; two sons, Eugene Williams of Apple Valley, Romane Williams of Lake Wood, Kaiser Corson Funeral Home in charge. Lauritz Kent Larson CALMAR Lauritz Kent Larson, 94, died Thursday at the Good Samaritan Home in Postville.

Services at 1:45 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Calmar. Burial in the church cemetery. Survivors are a daughter, Mildred Larson of Calmar; a son, Arnold of Ossian. Iverson Funeral Home of Decorah in charge of arrangements.

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