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Death list for Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012
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Braun, Ralph, 84, Princeton, Iowa; Halligan-McCabe-DeVries, Davenport. Haynes, Helen L., 86, Rock Island; Wheelan-Pressly, Rock Island. Johnson, Charlie, 72, Davenport; Weerts, Davenport. Kipper, Richard Peter "Dick," 71, Billerica, Mass., formerly of LeClaire. Miller, Thomas E., 62, Corona, Calif., formerly of Taylor Ridge; Rafferty, Moline. Sheley, Suzann E., 48, Naperville, Ill., formerly of Downers Grove, Ill.; Friedrich-Jones, Naperville. Smythe, Julia Marie "Judy," 81, Cordova, Tenn., formerly of Davenport; Runge, Davenport. VanDerKamp, Roy W., 93, Davenport; Wheelan-Pressly, Rock Island. White, Lillian G., 100, East Moline; Schroder, Colona. Zimmerman, Margaret C., 82, Colona; Esterdahl, Moline. 
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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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