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Death list for Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012
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DeWitte, Alice E., 101, Silvis, formerly Port Byron; Gibson-Bode, Port Byron. Hecht, Mary Jane, 94, West Burlington, Iowa, formerly Moline; Prugh, Burlington, Iowa. Hunter, Jon B., 66, Rock Island; Van Hoe, East Moline. Klinetop, Helen M., 95, Oak Brook, Ill., formerly Kewanee; Schueneman-Tumbleson, Kewanee. Lessard, Helen, 75, Moline; Van Hoe, East Moline. Long, Dorothy B., 82, Davenport; Weerts, Davenport. Manche, Leah Francene, 28, East Moline; Runge, Davenport. Moyers, Donna Bell, 79, Milan; Wheelan-Pressly, Milan. Newman, Howard F., 89, Hillcrest Home, Geneseo, formerly Annawan and Cambridge; Vandemore, Geneseo. Newton, Winifred Combs, 86, Olney, Ill., formerly Alpha; Summers-Kistler, Olney. Reynolds, Dorothy E., 63, Bettendorf; McGinnis-Chambers, Bettendorf. Vyhnak, Norma J., 80, Davenport; Runge, Davenport. Wiggins, Scott S., 54, Rifle, Colo., formerly the Quad-Cities; Carson, Maquoketa, Iowa. Youngquist, DoLores L., 81, Davenport; Halligan-McCabe-DeVries, Davenport. 
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Today is Wednesday, May 22, the 142nd day of 2013. There are 223 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: Large quantities of ice from LaCrosse and Lake Pepin are beingshipped on ice boats, towed by steamers to St. Louis and points below.
1888 -- 125 years ago: With the Mississippi River at 18 feet above the low water stage,Rock Island is waging a valiant fight to keep the river from flooding the entire city.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Approval has been given by the city commission for paving 45thStreet between 7th and 11th Avenues.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Herndon Wright, of East Moline, has won the discus-throw title, by aheave of more than 140 feet, to set a new high school record at Champaign.
1963 -- 50 years ago: With the Selective Service Law recently extended by Congress forfour more years, Mrs. Hazel Doris reminded young men that they must register withinfive days after attaining their 18th birthday.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Over 500 Quad-Cities area retired volunteers were honoredrecently for their community services at a Retired Senior Volunteer Program luncheonat Palmer Auditorium in Davenport. Guest speaker, William Moffitt, director of productengineering of Deere & Co., spoke about leadership and stressed the importance ofcommunity volunteers.
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