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Deaths, Aug. 30, 2012
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Carel, Elizabeth "Beth," 89, Rock Island; Wheelan-Pressly, Rock Island. Carlson, Rex L., 85, New Boston; Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers, Muscatine. Etheridge, Dorothy J., 80, Yorktown, Ill.; Garland, Tampico. Goettsch, Hans F., 85, Bettendorf; McGinnis-Chambers, Bettendorf. Hood, Patricia "Pat" A., 58, Kewanee; Rux, Kewanee. Huber, Howard W., Galva; Stackhouse-Moore, Galva. Low, Frank Phillips, 72, Ft. Myers, Fla., formerly of Davenport; Weerts, Davenport. Madden, Dorothy M., 92, Geneseo, formerly of Rock Island; Vandemore, Geneseo. Muetzel, Pauline, 77, formerly of Davenport; Weerts, Davenport. Shepard, Peggy A., 52, Morrison; Bosma-Renkes, Fulton. Smith, Jane Elizabeth, 59, Milan; Wheelan-Pressly, Milan, 
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Today is Saturday, May 18, the 138th day of 2013. There are 227 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: A large variety of children's wagons and gigs have arrived in thecity and are being sold at war prices.
1888 -- 125 years ago: All Rock Island retail houses, with the exception of a clothingstore and a jewelry store, have agreed to early closing hours during the summer months.The store will be closed at 8 p.m.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Baseball enthusiasts in Rock Island are attempting to raise$20,000 to keep the Island City Park open, despite the fact that the city has no franchise inorganized baseball this year.
1938 -- 75 years ago: The organization of a third rural young people's unit will beundertaken tomorrow night at the Milan Presbyterian Church, with Mrs. Mildred K.Wellman, home advisor, and Robert Smith, county farm adviser in charge.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Deere & Co. will begin a "big switch" on its telephone systemMonday morning. The extension numbers of all 1,600 telephones on the firm's EastMoline and Moline exchanges will be changed Monday morning.
1988 -- 25 years ago: East Moline's June Jamboree VI -- Nostalgia Days, will seemlike a '60s revival with the appearance of stars like Bobby Vee, Freddie Cannon, PeterNoone, Turtles, The Grass Roots and Lou Christie. This year's festival has beenexpanded to five days, June 22-26, at the Northeast Park complex.
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