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Funerals today, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012
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Blaser, Robert L., 85, Colona; 10 a.m., St. Patrick's Catholic, Colona. Cogdill, Willard, 87, Moline; 1 p.m., Trimble, Moline. Colmer, Alberta D., 82, East Moline; 10 a.m., Wildwood Baptist, East Moline. Gadient, Joseph M., 54, Grapevine, Texas, formerly Rock Island and Bettendorf; 11 a.m., St. John Vianney Catholic, Bettendorf. Haynes, Elizabeth "Liz" K., 40, Pagosa Springs, Colo., formerly Andover; 4 p.m., Watchtower Lodge, Blackhawk State Park, Rock Island. Herron, Steven T., 54, Rock Island; 1:30 p.m., Wheelan-Pressly, Milan. Kipping Coopman, Beulah M., 88, Rock Island; 10 a.m., Rafferty, Moline. Mullen, Naydean I., 91, formerly Rock Island; 2 p.m., Rock Island National Cemetery, Arsenal Island. Ross, Ruth Duvall, 62, Bettendorf; 11 a.m., Bettendorf Christian. Strohbehn, Margaret, 81, Donahue; 10 a.m., Weerts, Davenport. Wendler, Eleanore M., 87, Moline; 1 p.m., Sacred Heart Catholic, 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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