Retiring Guy's Digest: 2021-01-31

Saturday, February 6, 2021

Barbara Benson Campbell (1928-2020) Warren High School class of 1946

1946 Dragon yearbook

Source: Warren Times Observer

Barbara's high school activities:

Assembly Plays (4); Basketball (4); Candy Salesman (4); Carnival (2, 3, 4); Class Officer (3); Commencement Usher (3); Dragon (2, 3, 4), Editor-in-Chief (4); Dramatic Club (4); Girls' A. A. (4); Girls' Club (2, 3, 4); Spanish Club (2); Student Council (2, 3, 4); Stenographers Club (4), President (4).

1967 Warren City Directory

Campbell Wayne P (Barbara B) clerk Thomas Coupling Division h9 Brook Street

1983 Warren City Directory

Campbell Barbara B Mrs office secretary Warren Area High School r9 Brook Street
Campbell Wayne P & Barbara C; employee Rexnord h9 Brook Street

The popularity of Barbara as a baby name is graphed here. Let's take a look at Wayne.

Source: Social Security Administration

Wayne had enjoyed a long and successful, spending 57 years (1915-1971) in the top 100, peaking at #29 in 1946.

Other class of '46 graduates:
2020
Patricia Lawton Stanton (12/17)

Betty Mae Bliss Werner. (12/8)

Anita Cheronis Kettis. (9/12)

Donald Russell Johnson. (8/24)

Mamie Scalise Spear. (5/29)
Doris Jewell Vicini. (2/7)

2019
Gerald Nelson. (3/9)
Rachel Smith Robertson. (1/21)

2018
Neil Tucker. (3/28)
John Farrell. (3/25)
Beverly Adams. (2/28)

2017
Betty Smith Berry. (11/4)
Robert Gerardi. (10/15)
Edwin Streich. (9/3)
Mary Larsen Pierce Foley. (4/24)

2016
Ruth Figliuzzi.  (11/5)
Donna Mack Schuler.  (3/19)

2015
Carol Jean Niver Hampson.  (10/22)
Frank Marlett.  (9/13)
John Giltinan. (7/7)
Lela Nichols Akeley. (6/24)

2014
Ella Atwell Blum. (12/24)
Betty Carlson Johnson. (10/26)
H. Kent Peterson. (10/1)

Week by week: COVID-19 cases in Iowa

New York Times

Total tests (positive and negative): 1,267,287

Jan 30-Feb 5: 18,093
Jan 23-29: 17,747
Jan 16-22: 17,017
Jan 9-15: 19,681
Jan 2-8: 18,100
Dec 26-Jan 1: 13,988
Dec 19-25: 20,551
Dec 12-18: 23,828
Dec 5-11: 26,206
Nov 28-Dec 4: 29,195
Nov 21-27: 41,091
Nov 14-20: 48,070
Nov 7-13: 50,227
Oct 31-Nov 6: 37,786
Oct 24-30: 31,320
Oct 17-23: 30,215
Oct 10-16: 33,755
Oct 3-9: 32,899
Sep 26-Oct 2: 31,993
Sep 19-25: 34,971
Sep 12-18 34,439
Sep 5-11: 33,791
Aug 29-Sep 4: 35,176
Aug 22-28: 34,020
Aug 15-21: 32,902
Aug 8-14: 31,537

New cases week by week:

Jan 30-Feb 5: 3,729 (down 35% from previous week)
Jan 23-29: 5,746 (up 1%)
Jan 16-22: 5,705 (down 15%)
Jan 9-15: 6,747 (down 15%)
Jan 2-8: 7,975 (up 33%)
Dec 26-Jan 1: 6,015 (down 11%)
Dec 19-25: 6,762 (down 15%)
Dec 12-18: 7,975 (down 18%)
Dec 5-11: 9,678 (down 19%)
Nov 28-Dec 4: 12,014 (down 33%)
Nov 21-27: 17,932 (down 19%)
Nov 14-20: 22,155 (down 15%)
Nov 7-13: 26,126 (up 60%)
Oct 31-Nov 6: 16,325 (up 58%)
Oct 24-30: 10,311 (up 49%)
Oct 17-23: 6,928 (up 2%)
Oct 10-16: 6,759 (up 20%)
Oct 3-9: 5,628 (up 2%)
Sep 26-Oct 2: 5,514 (down 7%)
Sep 19-25: 5,854 (up 15%)
Sep 12-18: 5,073 (up 12%)
Sep 5-11: 4,518 (down 20%)
Aug 29-Sep 4: 5,643 (down 5%)
Aug 22-28: 5,965 (up 46%)
Aug 15-21: 4,074 (up 33%)
Aug 8-14: 3,067 (down 7%)
Aug 1-7: 3,283 (up 2%)
July 25-31: 3,211 (down 10%)
July 18-24: 3,549 (down 5%)
July 11-17: 3,738 (down 1%)
July 4-10: 3,775 (up 54%)
Jun 27-Jul 3: 2,523 (up 5%)
June 20-26: 2,411 (up 24%)
June 13-19: 1,938 (down 11%)
June 6-12: 2,185 (down 2%)
May 30-June 5: 2,226 (down 8%)
May 23-29: 2,422 (down 2%)
May 16-22: 2,465
May 9-15: 2,592
May 2-8: 3,573
Apr 24-May 1: 3,439
April 17-23: 2,213
April 10-16: 834

Reynolds defends Iowa's COVID data credibility, claims transparency after 'glitch' skewed official. (Des Moines Register, 8/20/2020)

The health department Wednesday changed data reported on its coronavirus website. Department leaders said they were fixing a computer problem that had backdated recent coronavirus test results and made them appear to have happened months ago. The mix-up happened with both positive and negative test results, they said.

Covid Tracking Project

More data found at Iowa Dept. of Public Health

Deaths reported:

As of March 20 -
As of March 27 - 3
As of April 3 - 11 (+ 8)
As of April 10 - 31 (+ 20)
As of April 17 - 64 (+ 33)
As of April 24 - 107 (+ 43)
As of May 1 - 170 (+ 62)
As of May 8 - 243 (+ 73)
As of May 15 - 336 (+ 93)
As of May 22 - 425 (+ 89)
As of May 29 - 522 (+ 97)
As of June 5 - 592 (+ 70)
As of June 12 - 643 (+ 51 )
As of June 19 - 681 (+ 38)
As of June 26 - 704 (+ 23)
As of July 3 - 720 (+ 16)
As of July 10 - 743 (+ 23)
As of July 17 - 784 (+ 41)
As of July 24 - 823 (+ 39)
As of July 31 - 867 (+ 44)
As of Aug 7 - 913 (+ 46)
As of Aug 14 - 966 (+ 53)
As of Aug 21 - 1,021 (+ 56)
As of Aug 28 - 1,094 (+ 73)
As of Sep 4 - 1,141 (+ 47)
As of Sep 11 - 1,211 (+ 70)
As of Sep 18 - 1,260 (+ 49)
As of Sep 25 - 1,305 (+ 45)
As of Oct 2 - 1,372 (+ 67)
As of Oct 9 - 1,457 (+ 85)
As of Oct 16 - 1,523 (+ 66)
As of Oct 23 - 1,620 (+ 97)
As of Oct 30 - 1,706 (+ 86)
As of Nov 6 - 1,818 (+112)
As of Nov 13 - 1,948 (+130)
As of Nov 20 - 2,133 (+185)
As of Nov 27 - 2,352 (+219)
As of Dec 4 - 2,605 (+253)
As of Dec 11 - 3,197 (+592)
As of Dec 18 - 3,451 (+254)
As of Dec 25 - 3,733 (+282)
As of Jan 1 - 3,878 (+145)
As of Jan 8 - 4,124 (+246)
As of Jan 15- 4,257 (+133)
As of Jan 22 - 4,478 (+221)
As of Jan 29 - 4,577 (+ 99)
As of Feb 5- 5,067 (+490)

Related posts:

Alabama. (2/1/2021)

Arizona. (2/1/2021)

Arkansas. (2/4/2021)

California. (1/17/2021)

Connecticut. (8/21/2020)

Florida. (2/1/2021)

Georgia. (2/1/2021)

Idaho. (1/17/2021)

Illinois. (2/2/2021)

Indiana. (2/6/2021)

Iowa. (2/6/2021)

Kansas. (2/4/2021)

Kentucky. (2/4/2021)

Louisiana. (2/6/2021)

Maryland. (1/27/2021)

Massachusetts. (2/2/2021)

Michigan. (2/2/2021)

Minnesota. (2/4/2021)

Mississippi. (2/1/2021)

Montana. (2/5/2021)

Nebraska. (2/4/2021)

Nevada. (2/3/2021)

New Jersey, (2/2/2021)

New York. (2/2/2021)

North Carolina. (1/17/2021)

North Dakota. (1/17/2021)

Ohio. (2/6/2021)

Pennsylvania. (2/2/2021)

South Carolina. (2/5/2021)

South Dakota. (2/4/2021)

Tennessee. (2/5/2021)

Texas (2/6/2021)

Utah. (2/3/2021)

Virginia. (1/22/2021)

Washington State. (6/12/2020)

West Virginia. (2/3/2021)

Related reading:
Rethinking reopening: Iowa bars face tough decisions as coronavirus spreads among under-40 crowd. (Des Moines Register, 7/10/2020)

Kenny’s Garage is one of many Iowa bars that have temporarily closed after employees or patrons tested positive for the coronavirus. The hallmarks of a night out ⁠— drinking, talking, dancing ⁠— have proven to be particularly effective ways for the virus to spread, especially among unmasked, indoor patrons.

Des Moines Register , 6/26/2020

Des Moines Register , 5/22/2020

Des Moines Register headlines (5/16/2020)

It's a bloomin' festival of backscratching in Iowa!

@realDonaldTrump

Des Moines Register, 5/5/2020

Des Moines Register, 5/8/2020

Recently, the number of new cases per week in Iowa has grown from 994 to 2212 to 3459 to 3573. Heckuva job, Kimmy!

Des Moines Register headlines (5/3/2020)

Des Moines Register, 4/24/2020

Des Moines Register, 4/25/2020

Des Moines Register headlines (4/24/2020)

The Courier

Des Moines Register headlines (4/20/2020)

Des Moines Register headlines (4/19/2020)

Des Moines Register headlines (4/16/2020)

4/7 headlines

Related reading:
More than half of Iowa's COVID-19 deaths are among long-term care facility residents. (Des Moines Register, 4/13/2020)

The total deaths from the highly contagious virus rose to 43 in Iowa, as of Monday morning. Of those, about 53% were residents of long-term care facilities, Reynolds said. Over the weekend, Heritage Specialty Care in Cedar Rapids announced that 14 of its residents had died from COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus.

Older people are considered at particular risk for the disease, with mortality rates increasing among older demographics, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. People aged 85 and older have mortality rates as high as 27%, according to the report. For people aged 65 to 84, the mortality rate is between 3% and 11%.

Iowa issues 'shortage order' over lack of protective medical equipment. (Des Moines Register, 4/10/2020)

Iowa Department of Public Health Deputy Director Sarah Reisetter acknowledged that “people are scared,” and said the state is doing everything it can to stock up on supplies. Some health care facilities have already been operating on extended-use guidelines for protective equipment, in part prompting the statewide order.

“Unfortunately, we're in a position where, like many states and countries across the globe, we are preparing for a time when we might not have enough of these supplies,” Reisetter said.

Iowa's COVID-19 hot spot: A look at the Cedar Rapids nursing home struggling with 84 coronavirus cases. (Des Moines Register, 4/8/2020)

Linn County has the most reported COVID-19 cases in the state, and at least 84 of them can be traced to a one-story nursing home here, where 110 patients and 125 workers are struggling to withstand a pandemic.

Heritage Specialty Care has been walled off from the public, its elderly residents segregated, its staff members donning protective gowns, gloves, masks and goggles ever since the coronavirus infiltrated in late March.

The nursing home, which sits at the edge of a 1970s-era residential neighborhood in southwest Cedar Rapids, is the biggest hot spot in Iowa for a contagion that has no cure and that hits people 60 and older the hardest.

Iowa marks its deadliest coronavirus day yet; a 57% jump. (Des Moines Register, 4/5/2020)

The governor has not scheduled press conferences to speak about cornonavirus over the weekend. She continued to defend her call Friday despite a unanimous vote by the Iowa Board of Medicine that she issue a stay-at-home order.

Adult toy shop Romantix remains open in Iowa after state closes many nonessential stores. (Des Moines Register, 4/3/2020)

But Romantix, which bills itself as the "premier adult toy retailer in Des Moines," is still selling sex toys, lingerie and adult DVDs.

Reynolds' order does not explicitly mention adult entertainment stores, so the stores, which operate in cities from Des Moines to Sioux City, are legally allowed to remain open.

COVID-19 'outbreak' strikes Cedar Rapids long-term care facility, Gov. Kim Reynolds confirms. (Des Moines Register, 3/30/2020)]

Heritage Specialty Care, the long-term care center in Cedar Rapids where two employees tested positive for COVID-19 early last week, is now the source of an "outbreak," with 21 cases of the highly contagious coronavirus tied to the center.

Iowa counties where Heritage Specialty Care facilities are located.

Screenshot of top headline from the Des Moines Register (3/27/2020)

Week by week: COVID-19 cases in Indiana

New York Times

Total tests (positive and negative): 2,989,069

Jan 30-Feb 5: 48,846
Jan 23-29: 60,327
Jan 16-22: 73,153
Jan 9-15: 82,354
Jan 2-8: 74,425
Dec 26-Jan 1: 63,799
Dec 19-25: 93,775
Dec 12-18: 104,864
Dec 5-11: 115,378
Nov 28-Dec 4: 110,072
Nov 21-27: 131,172
Nov 14-20: 137,868
Nov 7-13: 117,965
Oct 31-Nov 6: 90,322
Oct 24-30: 79,181
Oct 17-23: 72,647
Oct 10-16: 69,113
Oct 3-9: 64,914
Sep 26-Oct 3: 57,060
Sep 19-25: 60,024
Sep 12-18: 98,334
Sep 5-11: 65,677
Aug 29-Sep 4: 73,378
Aug 22-28: 85,617
Aug 15-21: 71,943
Aug 8-14: 69,385

New cases week by week:

Jan 30-Feb 5: 12,546 (down 35% from previous week
Jan 23-29: 19,194 (down 14%)
Jan 16-22: 22,266 (down 27%)
Jan 9-15: 30,566 (down 11%)
Jan 2-8: 34,281 (up 16%)
Dec 26-Jan 1: 29,593 (down 16%)
Dec 19-25: 35,041 (down 15%)
Dec 12-18: 41,001 (down 8%)
Dec 5-11: 44,806 (up 5%)
Nov 28-Dec 4: 42,792 (up 1%)
Nov 21-27: 42,226 (down 8%)
Nov 14-20: 45,746 (up 28%)
Nov 7-13: 35,742 (up 43%)
Oct 31-Nov 6: 24,930 (up 37%)
Oct 24-30: 18,180 (up 28%)
Oct 17-23: 14,218 (up 18%)
Oct 9-16: 12,002 (up 36%)
Oct 3-9: 8,853 (up 22%)
Sep 26-Oct 2: 7,233 (up 29%)
Sep 19-25: 5,624 (down 9%)
Sep 12-18: 6,182 (up 10%)
Sep 5-11: 5,621 (down 14%)
Aug 29-Sep 4: 6,571 (down 6%)
Aug 22-28: 6,996 (up 23%)
Aug 15-21: 5,685 (down 11%)
Aug 8-14: 6,378 (up 5%)
Aug 1-7: 6,100 (up 10%)
July 24-31: 5,556 (down 4%)
July 18-24: 5,785 (up 28%)
July 11-17: 4,513 (up 33%)
July 4-10: 3,385 (up 22%)
Jun 26-Jul 3: 2,775 (up 16%)
June 20-26: 2,396 (down 8%)
June 13-19: 2,600 (up 1%)
June 6-12: 2,568 (down 15%)
May 30-June 5: 3,019 (down 4%)
May 23-29: 3,148 (down 16%)
May 16-22: 3,754
May 9-15: 3,509
May 2-8: 4,514
Apr 24-May 1: 4,950
April 17-23: 3,526
April 10-16: 3,803

Covid Tracking Project

More data found at State of Indiana

Related reading:

A School Reopens, and the Coronavirus Creeps In. (The New York Times, 8/1/2020)

The virus's specialty is shock therapy. Just hours into the first day of classes on Thursday, a call from the county health department notified Greenfield Central Junior High School in Indiana that a student who had walked the halls and sat in various classrooms had tested positive for the coronavirus.

Administrators began an emergency protocol, isolating the student and ordering everyone who had come into close contact with the person, including other students, to quarantine for 14 days. It is unclear whether the student infected anyone else.

“We knew it was a when, not if,” said Harold E. Olin, superintendent of the Greenfield-Central Community School Corporation, but were “very shocked it was on Day 1.”