Dear Genie Questions and Linn County Heritage notices
Urgent requests seek an old photograph of three Linn county officials Lew Randall Miles Sutera and Robert Vesely contact Linn county recorder E F Kane Cedar Rapids Iowa 52401 or phone 398 3441. Also genealogical queries about Eli E Carson and Smith family and others plus a Linn County Heritage Society meeting at 7 30 p m Thursday at Peoples Bank West Cedar Rapids with discussion on new materials and publications.
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Genie
Linn County Heritage Society
Iowa
P.O. Box
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Lew Randall
Miles Sutera
Robert Vesely
Linn County Recorder’s Office
E.F. Kane
Eli E
Hannah Smith Carson
Jasper County
Carson
Cerson
Angeline
Thomas Cochran
Jonathan Smith Corson
Christeanna
William Swan
Hannah
Abigail
Peter Kinzbush
Dick Clifford
Box
Keyes
Okla
Peoples Bank West
First Street
Haitians Reach Guantanamo Bay Base After Boat Sinks
More than 100 Haitians sheltered at Guantanamo Bay after their 40-foot sail boat began leaking. Navy crews treated 101 people including 69 men 29 women and 3 children and planned eight weeks to repair the vessel.
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Washington
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Pentagon
Navy
Bahamas
Haiti
Slingshot Has Come a Long Way in Modern Era
TOULON IL AP The sling has evolved from a forked branch to high tech devices costing up to 40 dollars. Names include Pocket Socket Slingthing Sidewinder Falcon Wham O Pocket Rock et Pack Along Scope Shot and Bobcat. Experts note image problems yet collectors like Shepard have 186 slingshots and teach catapultry to students while seeking rare models.
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Toulon
Ill
David
Goliath
Kent Shepard
The
National Catapulting Assn
Shepard
Consumer Product Safety Commission warns on chainsaws and home canning
The CPSC reports over 23,000 annual hospital treatments from chain saw injuries and issues a fact sheet with buying and safety tips for gasoline and electric models. Tips include chain brake on power off, sprocket guards, proper insulation, and safe cutting angles. Also covered are home canning guidance and a new olive size and grade standard effective Sept 1. The notice lists contact numbers and recalls 40,000 Black & Decker weed trimmers for electrical shock risk with free modifications.
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Washington
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Commission
Washington, D.C
Black & Decker
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George Palmer
New York
Melinda DeWolfe
Pennsylvania
Boulder Township
Abram Black
Ohio
Malinda
Marion Township
Louis Werner
Neligh
Hedges Associates
Michael E. Scherrman
Mike
Coe College
Realtors
Second St. SE
By Randolph E. Schmid
Maryland
Department of Agriculture
Consumer Information Center
Dept
Pueblo
Colo
Agriculture Department
Eastman House
Discount Furniture
Cedar Falls
Marshalltown
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