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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 27, 1978

Page

22

Church of England moves toward unity with other denominations

The General Synod of the Church of England approved Anglicans joining a seven-denomination commission to draft a covenant of visibility unity within two years. Archbishop Donald Coggan said the move would not jeopardize the church’s growing relationship with the Roman Catholic Church.

York, England Methodist Church General Synod The Church of England Visibility Unity Donald Coggan Canterbury

Craft Raft Car games make traveling more fun

Traveling this summer can feel long so try simple car games. Make a vacation bingo card with 25 squares and various roadside sights. Also play a search and race with 26 letter cards telling how many sightings to record. The winner is the first to fill or complete the required list. Have fun traveling.

Stolen firearms and gear reported in Cedar Rapids car theft

Police report at Cedar Rapids details show D Rolland D Brown of 243 38th St SE claims $1100 in firearms, $400 in golf equipment, and $170 in fishing gear stolen from his car near his residence. Other briefs note local shops and community notices including a Drum Corps Midwest logo awards and various advertisements.

Rolland D. Brown 38Th St. Dr. SE Lloyd Grow 15Th St. SE Cedar Rapids James Jemming Drum Corps Midwest DeKalb, Ill

Norman Bonney’s bold three notrump wins final play

In the Ressinger team final, Norman Bonney of Boston reached three notrump by a bold line. West led hearts and Bonney guarded against telegraphing the drop, eventually forcing a late diamond finesse and securing a slam after a sequence of cautious finesses and entries.

Norman Bonney Boston West Norman East Ressinger South

East K 106 K95 South AQJ AK J 104

Chess decoding fragment shows a hands sequence with East and South positions and high cards. The readable portion lists East K and 106 in one line and South AQJ with AK J 104 in another, suggesting a bridge or card play notation without a full event context.

Opening bids with 25 high card points in bridge

A Missouri reader asks if a hand with up to 25 high card points should be opened forcing. The guidance suggests if balanced with 25 or 26 points you should open 3NT instead of a forcing bid to reach game more reliably.

Missouri

Death sentence appeal in Bermuda case

Chesterfield Johnson received the mandatory death sentence for raping and killing an 11 year old girl in Bermuda. His lawyer seeks manslaughter verdict on appeal. Rioting occurred three days after last December hangings of two men linked to political murders.

Hamilton Bermuda Chesterfield Johnson

Mitchell Movement Winners At YWCA Competition

In the Mitchell movement at the YWCA, North-south pair Virginie Stamy with Margaret Blencoe won first place, Diane Vinquist and Dick Golembiewski second. East-west winners Clyde Nowlin and Bruce Thiher took first with Pat Howard and Della Wolfe second. The grand national pairs game is set for Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the YWCA. Twin Pines Lady Rita Stoszak earned a medal.

YWCA Virginie Stamy Margaret Blencoe Diane Vinquist Dick Golembiewski Clyde Nowlin Bruce Thiher Pat Howard Della Wolfe

Probate Notice of Mary A Harper Estate in Cedar Rapids

The Merchants National Bank of Cedar Rapids appointed executor of the Mary A Harper estate. Probate was committed on July 20 1978 with a June 1 1973 hearing date. six months from second publication to challenge the will. Creditors must file claims with the district court clerk or be barred. Related notices include REEL INC corporate details and Bank Holding Company notice involving ICORP and Citicorp Industry Credit.

Mary A. Harper Merchants National Bank of Edar Rapids District Court Cedar Rapids Iowa

Notice of Probate In Estate of Woodrow W Stolba

On July 20 a probate notice was issued in Linn County Iowa for Woodrow W Stolba. Executors Kramer Stolba and Patrick Kr Kr are to settle debts and file claims with the district court within six months from the second publication. Creditors must present their claims or be barred.

Pyer Sax Iust Ots Kramer Th A. Stolba United Fire & Casualty Company United Realasualty Company Ncorporegen Unitire ‘Asuelfing Edar Pids Elon Code of Iowa Iowa

Fragmentary OCR Figures in Historic Ledger

A partial OCR snippet shows a sequence of numbers and filler tokens. The readable elements include several large figures like 3,457 8,546 1,500 and 15,617 17,211 531. The text lacks clear context or identifiable names, places, or events.

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Bob Greene Jemma Fried New York Fried Cindy Lundine Free Lance 16Th St. NE Johnny’s Parkway Bill Pohorsky Greater Downtown Association Bishop Cafeteria S.E Siebke Hoyt Jewelers Koma Kalela Tom Darrell Jeannie Hess R.A Barb Peden Ben Franklin Murray’s Grocery Hearing Society Anna Bukacek 30Th St. SE Weing Rd Madeline 3Rd St. SE S.C Adv Coach House 3Rd St. S.E Embassy Club Jerome’s S.E. Tower Town House Novak 14Th Ave. S.E Oswald Jacoby Alan Sontag North Bob Twin Pines Rita Stoszak Linn Lowa Ninetter Mary A Harper Keyes and Crawford Reel, Inc 6 Inc Ge Organs Buslaste Corporation Ceder Raplowa James A. Reel Center Point Road Jan Marjorie R. Reel Keith Drive N.E. Cedor Rapids Attor Higley Cedar Rapids, Iowa Citicorp ICORP New Jere Citicorp Industry North B St. Louis City Annual Financial Report Springville Auditor of State Ogestanding See Ow W. Oall Woodrow W Hoek Woodrow Tolba Patricio A. Kr Renee Ee da ‘Omer Fhuttleworth Ingerso Hingys Seth Lymon Evans Scott Pacintyre I Theogseran Ronesewan Mcintyre, Jr Ier Pears Hloce H. Cy Ace Richard J. Jaket Harold Seistant Seer Reo Meleiore Reir Len H. Smith, Jr A. Hagen City National Bank OF U.S. Treasury U.S United States Equity Capital Fed Lo” RE Cs Siren Guy L. Sleep Joseph M. Sinaiko Sam S. Johnson Henry H. Hamilton
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