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Marion woman turns china into family heirlooms with pastels
Mrs. Rudy Novak, 67, of Route 3 Marion, crafts hand painted china plates and lamps as heirloom gifts. Since 1968 she has learned ceramic painting, teaches others at a rural schoolhouse, and uses German and Japanese china with gold edging, charging modest prices for plates snack sets and bells.
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Rudy Novak
Novak
Route 3
Marion
Grant High School
Cedar Rapids
Second Avenue
Board of Education
Irwin’s
Marion Township
Prairie Chapel
Rudy
Central City
L. Novak