Genealogy work and a tragedy span 12 generations to 1600s
A large genealogical project from the LDS Church in Salt Lake City took over 100 hours of study to trace lineage for Ronald Schuman and his wife Rosalie. The report mentions various disasters and legal actions including a $21.5 million suit by Bright, Indiana, after the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire with 161 dead, and other national events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Salt Lake City
Southgate
Ronald Schuman
Rosalie
Beverly Hills
Bright
Ind
Wedelstedt Sentenced to Eight Years in Iowa Jail
Edward J. Wedelstedt was sentenced in Black Hawk county district court to consecutive terms totaling eight years for receiving stolen property and conspiracy in the 1974 Davenport film theft. The films valued over $100,000 include Gone With the Wind and The Iron Horse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Wedelstedt
Black Hawk
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Roger F. Peterson
Wedelstedt
Mary Pickford
Buster Keaton
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Wedelestedt
Chicago
Cedar Falls
Linn
Linn County
Eugene Kopecky
Salty Dog
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Co. is published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscription rates list 1.05 weekly by carrier and 4.29 for 4 weeks or 46.00 for 52 weeks by mail. Requests note no mail subscriptions in areas with carrier service. The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to local news and AP dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette Co
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Owa
U.S
Gazette
Serva
Weather roundup with wind SSE and mild forecast
At 10 a.m. wind is SSE at 16 mph. Sunrise 5 32, sunset 8 38. Highs in the 70s Sunday warming to 80s by Tuesday. nightly 50s. Extended: fair Sunday and Monday with showers possible Tuesday. River stages show minor rises and falls along the Mississippi with several towns listed and changes in brackets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaCrosse
Lansing
Dam
McGregor
Guttenberg
Dubuque
Davenport
Keokuk
C.R
UCP Telethon Chairmen Named for Third Annual Event
Robert S. Cook and Mark D. Donahue were named co chairmen of the third annual United Cerebral Palsy celebrity telethon to be held Saturday and Sunday at the Paramount Theater for the Performing Arts. Cook is with Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance, Donahue with Hedges Associates Realtors. On this date in 1963 Pope John XXIII died at 81 after a long illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert S. Cook
Crescent Street SE
Mark D. Donahue
Grande Avenue SE
United Cerebral Palsy
Paramount Theater
Cook
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
Donahue
Hedges Associates, Realtors
John XXIII
Local Births Marriages and Notable Incidents Listed
June 2 births and marriages noted for residents including Wade Nelson at 393 Twenty-sixth Street SE and Jerry Sacora at 960 Valleyview Drive Marion. Additional births listed for Wilson Hodges Gehring Johnson Page McNew with addresses in Marion Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas. Marriage licenses include Stibal Gatens Elmore Rowray DeLong Odekirk Van Dee Ege Mallie Yuces. Incident entries report trash fear 2012 Sylvia NE and alarms 808 Greenfield Street and a rekindle fire at 2012 Sylvia NE with service times and descriptions. a short in a light bulb and overheated brakes on First Avenue East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade Nelson
Twenty-sixth Street
Jerry Sacora
Valleyview Drive
Marion
Thomas Randklevy
St. Luke's
Timothy Wilson
Thirty-eighth Street Drive
David Hodges
Holly Avenue
Dennis E. Gehring
Thirty-fifth Street
Olen Johnson
Thirtieth Street
William Page
Alma Drive
Craig H. McNew
Lantern Court
James P. Stibal
Catherine A. Gatens
David R. Elmore
Barbara J. Rowray
James R. DeLong
Mary K. Odekirk
Cedar Rapids
Robert A. van Dee
Penny M. Ege
Swisher
Eugene E. Vann
Waterbury
Conn
Lisa M. Mallie
Mt. Vernon
Donald J. Yucuis
Valparaiso
Ind
Rebecca S. Shawver
Sylvia Avenue
Johnson Avenue
First Avenue East
Local scholarships awarded to area students
Timothy E. Darland of Hiawatha received a $500 Bethany Nazarene college dean's scholarship. Chevyl Mund and Mark R. Logan earned Nash Finch Foundation scholarships. Mund will study at the University of Iowa and Logan at Northwestern University. Gregory Conderman and Clint A. Mote won H L Taylor tuition scholarships up to $500. Conderman will attend the University of Northern Iowa and Mote Coe College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy E. Darland
Sixth Avenue
Hiawatha
Bethany Nazarene College
Bethany
Okla
Chevyl Mund
Hollywood Boulevard
Mark R. Logan
Almadrive
Nash Finch Foundation
Mundh
University of Iowa
Logan
Northwestern University
Evanston, Ill
Nash Finch
Cedar Rapids
Gregory Conderman
Golf View Drive
Clint A. Mote
Fifth Street
H.L. Taylor
Iowa Pta
Conderman
University of Northern Iowa
Mote
Coe College
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First Club
Pakistan
Washington
India
State Department
Professor Kissinger
Henry Kissinger
Georgetown University
Washington Post
Kissinger
Georgetown
School of Foreign Service
UPI
House
Carter
Senate
Federal Trade Commission
Mormon Church
New York
Atlantic City
N.J
Brendan Byrne
Las Vegas
Byrne
Boardwalk
Port Aransas
Tex
Padre Island
Jo Fels
Solzhenitsyn
Zurich
Switzerland
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Blick
Lenin
Paris
le Bourget
Cedar Falls Holiday Inn
Missouri
Associated Press
SUV
FTD Florist
Regency
Cbs
O’rourke Bros
North English
Angeles
Dallas
Legen
Pacific Northwest
Mid Plains
Great Lakes
Florida
Anchorage
Bismarck
Atlanta
Miami A
N. Orleans
Denver
Duluth
Phoenix
Honolulu
Houston
Seattle Washington
Coralville Lake
Hi-Lo
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Des Moines
Detroit
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Milwaukee
UCP
EL Kahir
Clyde Bros
Veterans Memorial Stadium
SUN
Sth
ST. S.E
Greenfield Street
Norway
Washington Hawthorn Thunder Cloud Plum
Fairview Linden
Marshall
Emerald
Petunias
Flower Shop
Cash & Carry
Center Point Road
N.E
Rower & Garden Shop
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