Dear Genie Iowa genealogical requests and contact details
A column of reader questions seeks descendants and further information on Iowa families. Names include Corkins Stacey Wilson Hayse Larkins Palmer and related lines from Cedar Rapids Des Moines Greensburg Neligh North English Cedar Rapids Henry County and other locations with addresses for correspondence.
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Genie
Linn County Heritage Society
Iowa
Dear Genie
P.O. Box
Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Kansas
Corkins B. Stacey
Dexter Wilson
Lindsey Wilson
Lucas County
Nathan Samuel Hayse
Marion County
Alonzo B. Larkins
Des Moines
Davis
van Buren
Carl Hayse
S. Maple
Greensburg
Kan
George Palmer
Melinda Dewolfe Palmer
Eliza Ann Taylor
Samantha Brisbin
William H
Margaret Fergenson
Hiram D. Palmer
Ida Palmer
Newton Black
Leona Werner
Route 2
Box 137
Neligh
Neb
William L. Thomas
Ohio
Mary Ellis
Margaret
Erwin
Perry
Mary
Cora
Omer
Othea
North English
Farel Kirkpatrick
Second South Shores Ave
Decatur
Ill
Will Rogers portrait used in Oklahoma City phone books
Southwestern Bell prints one million telephone books in the Oklahoma City area featuring a specially painted portrait of Will Rogers. The 2000 page volumes honor his birth centennial on November 4 1879. Rogers joked about dictionaries and telephone directories saying he never called anyone from a book.
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Oklahoma City
Will Rogers
Congress
Southwestern Bell
Rogers
Rehabilitation and disability benefits guidance from Social Security
A reader asks about rehabilitation services for a burn injury and eligibility for disability. Answers cover vocational rehabilitation, medical and counseling services, and how Medicare and Social Security interact with payment methods and coverage. The Cedar Rapids office contact is Suite 1300 SE Tower 200 First St. SE, 366-2411 ext 431.
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Social Security
Medicare
Cedar Rapids
Rockefeller Estate Donates Bassett Hall to Williamsburg
The John D. Rockefeller estate gifts Bassett Hall built before 1766 in Colonial Williamsburg to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Valued at 4.4 million dollars, the donation includes 585 surrounding acres and completes a long association with John D. Rockefeller Jr. and family since 1936. Announcement made Thursday by Carlisle H. Humelsine.
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Williamsburg
Bassett
Colonial Williamsburg
John D. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Carlisle H. Humelsine
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
New Contour-Molded Knife Handle Aids Left and Right Hands
A new line of West German kitchen knives features contour molded handles with a recessed thumb rest for both left and right handed users. The grip rear includes a safety guard. The set includes eight knives a fork sharpening steel and poultry shears priced from 3.95 to 11.95 and offered in three gift assortments.
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Hackensack
N.J
UPI
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