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Death list for Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013
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Bolet, Guillermo A., 96, Davenport; Weerts, Davenport. Campbell, Valerie V., 56, Moline; Orr's, Rock Island. Christensen, Rita L., 85, Ottawa, Ill.; Ottawa, Ottawa. Drovesky, William E. "Bill," 79, Rock Island; Rafferty, Moline. Edmunds, Ralph, 88, Silvis; Esterdahl, Moline. Gravert, Dorothy I., 93, Davenport; Cunnick-Collins, Davenport. Gray, Timothy J., 62, East Moline; Wendt, Moline. Logas, Rita J., 70, Davenport; Halligan-McCabe-DeVries, Davenport. Meyer, Shellye Jean Arntzen, 51, Bettendorf; McGinnis-Chambers, Bettendorf. Relander, Emma Lee, 84, Aledo; Speer, Aledo. Verkler, Patricia L., 58, Walcott; Halligan-McCabe-DeVries, Davenport. Wendel, Rosemary Linn, 85, Winnetka, Calif., formerly Silvis. Wilcox, Raymond J., 91, Silvis, formerly Marion, Kan.; Gibson-Bode, Port Byron. Zwicker, Harold C., 93, Preemption; Trimble, Coal Valley. 
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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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