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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 15, 1982

Page

8

Barbara Fitzgerald earns Merrill Bird Honor Camper honor

Barbara Fitzgerald, 58, of Marion Iowa, was named 1982 Merrill Bird Honor Camper at Camp Sunnyside for physically handicapped campers. She shot a rifle placed second, tried canoeing and aerobic dancing, and plans to return next year.

Christie Wallace Marion Bureau Barbara Fitzgerald Merrill Bird Camp Sunnyside Barbara Gazette North Marion Des Moines Ankeny Iowa Marion Barb

Appraiser Missing as Family Jewelry Stolen in Davenport Case

FBI complaint alleges over 1 million dollars in diamonds emeralds rubies and sapphires stolen last year from a Davenport family. Jewelry appraiser Frederick Wayne Sanders from Hannahan was hired to sell the gems for the Wilsons, who say Sanders vanished in summer 1981 after an indictment in Des Moines was kept secret. Diamond store sales to Gem Brokers Ltd were later recorded, with the owners claiming the loss is not insured and has halted plans to shift business.

Davenport FBI Frederick Wayne Sanders Moline William Warren Wilson Sanders Des Moines Scott County Randy Renken Robert McDowell Renken and McDowell Sioux Falls S.C Gem Brokers Ltd William Wilson

Trial of accused kidnapper starts Tuesday

William James Nims 19 Cedar Falls man faces first degree kidnapping in the Sept 10 abduction of an 8 year old Waterloo girl. Jury selection begins Tuesday in Black Hawk County District Court with a $100 000 bond and a mandatory life term if convicted. A neighbor chased the pickup and police arrested Nims about 20 minutes later after the girl was found in the truck and treated at a local hospital.

Waterloo UPI William James Nims Cedar Falls Black Hawk County Nims

Scramble Contest Rules Paragraph From The Gazette

The Gazette announces entry rules for a scramble contest, allowing unlimited entries per contestant with one per envelope and a 3 pm deadline five days after publication. Daily $50 prizes by random draw from valid entries, $500 grand prize from entries by November 25, judges’ decisions final.

Marion Rotary Briefs Meet At Sirloin N Brew

The Marion East Cedar Rapids Rotary group will meet at noon Tuesday at the Sirloin N Brew Restaurant. The program will be by Dave Snow of the Chamber of Commerce and Jeff Schott Marion’s community development director.

Rotary Marion-East Cedar Rapids Dave Snow The Chamber of Commerce Jeff Schott Marion

Volunteer opportunities and needed leaders in community groups

The notice lists numerous volunteer roles across organizations. Brownie Girl Scout leaders are sought for Van Buren and College jog areas. Others include tutoring program organizers, Big Brothers Big Sisters volunteers, conservators or payees, bowlers helpers, waiting room volunteers, and an information and referral interviewer.

Brownie van Buren College Girl Scout Foundation II Larry Don Big Brothers Big Sisters Sylvia United Cerebral Palsy Cedar Rapids Claudia Wolfe Iowa Department of Social Services UCP

Word puzzle instruction and credit from Judd's Solution

Four rack total time limit twenty minutes. Directions rearrange each row of letters into a 2 to 7 letter word. To total points use scoring directions to right of each row. Seven letter words earn fifty point bonus. Blanks have no value. Proper nouns foreign slang or hyphenated words forbidden. Judd's Solution Tomorrow November fifteenth eighty two United Feature Syndicate inc

Judd United Feature Syndicate, Inc

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