GIRLS' STATE TRACK AND FIELD UPDATES

Death list for Friday, July 27, 2012


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Posted Online: July 26, 2012, 5:44 pm
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Gsell, Gayle J., 50, Moline; Rafferty, Moline.

Jackson, Minnie L., 69, Rock Island; Wheelan-Pressly, Rock Island.

Johnson, Miriam Anna Louise, 94, formerly Moline; Esterdahl, Moline.

King, Mack Jr., 72, Rock Island; Wheelan-Pressly, Rock Island.

Littig, Donald W. "Grease Monkey" Jr., 65, Hampton; Wheelan-Pressly, Milan.

Poppe, Henrietta M., 85, Davenport; Runge, Davenport.

Ren, Dorothy Mae, 91, Kewanee; Rux, Kewanee.

Russell, Janet K., 55, East Moline; Van Hoe, East Moline.

Sumner, Isabell Marie, 83, Street, Md.; Schroder, Colona.






















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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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