Marion Teen Wins Miss Iowa Teen USA Crown
In Cedar Rapids last night judges selected 17 year old Melissa Baxter a Linn-Mar High School senior to reign as Miss Iowa Teen USA 1993 She follows Jamie Salinger of Altoona the first Iowa teen to win the national title First runner up was Sara Jo Franken also 17 of Allison and second runner up Jennifer Lynn McKee.
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Marion
Cedar Rapids
Melissa Baxter
Linn-Mar
Jamie Salinger
Altoona
Sara Jo Franken
Allison
Jennifer Lynn McKee
Emerson runner-up and congeniality winner named at pageant
The article notes Angela Chittenden, 15, from Mount Pleasant as third runner-up and Jamie O'Dell, 16, from Cedar Rapids as fourth runner-up. Nicole Etter of Keokuk won Miss Congeniality. Baxter earned the Miss Photogenic award and was named junior model of the year at a New York event. She participates in a pompon squad and drama club, with over 40 contestants in the two day pageant at Collins Plaza Hotel.
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Emerson
Angela Chittenden
Mount Pleasant
Jamie O’dell
Cedar Rapids
Nicole Etter
Keokuk
Baxter
New York
Collins Plaza Hotel
Pilfering meters leads to arrest in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids police arrested 21 year old James A Schuelka of Vinton after an anonymous tip about burglarized parking meters. He was found in the 200 block of A Avenue NE at 1 13 am with a large amount of coins. No meter count released. A separate incident reports a $1 200 theft of stereo and acoustic equipment from Nathaniel Watkins, who was approached by three men outside a bar on 12th Street and Fourth Avenue SE around 12 30 am. A gun was shown and the suspects fled with the goods. Watkins, 30, of 322 Norwich Rd SE, identified an unnamed acquaintance who left with them.
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Cedar Rapids
James A. Schuelka
Nathaniel Watkins
12Th Street
Fourth Avenue
Watkins
Norwich Rd
Jeff Melgren
Crash leads to arrest after pursuit on southwest Cedar Rapids street
Robert Duane Meyers, 34, without a fixed address, was chased by police Saturday night and captured after a short foot pursuit at 9:36 p.m. He faces nine traffic charges including second offense DUI and license issues, plus warrants from Iowa State Patrol and Cedar County. He crashed into a residence at 112 Seventh St. SW after fleeing from Second Avenue SW to Seventh Street.
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Robert Duane Meyers
Jeff Melgren
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Iowa State Patrol
Cedar County Sheriffs Department
Meyers
Second Avenue
Seventh Street
Seventh St
Book buddies read aloud at Monroe School
Herman, 75, volunteers for Rock and Read at Monroe, guiding kindergarteners through books like Samuel Todd’s Book of Great Inventions and Drummer Hoff. He reads 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays, building relationships with children and offering a grandfatherly presence alongside fellow volunteers and librarian oversight.
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Suzanne Barnes
Gazette
Samuel Todd
Herman
Morgan
Brent Aldrich
Brent
Diana Anderson
Cedar Rapid
Brockman Dr. SE
Rock and Read
Rock Island Line
Monroe
Drummer Hoff
the Gazette
Dorothy
Gladys Beck
Gladys
Iowa native builds pet caskets for Hoegh Industries
Solon, Iowa born Dennis Hoegh founded Hoegh Industries in Gladstone Michigan to produce pet caskets for dogs and cats and other animals. The business aims for 30,000 caskets this year with about $750,000 in gross revenue as Hoegh expands from a Iowa barn idea to a worldwide niche.
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Gazette
Associated Press
Solon
Iowa
Gladstone
Mich
Hoegh Industries
Dennis Hoegh
Solon Area
Roy Gaddis Sr
Hough
Hoegh
Waterloo
Davenport
Springfield
Miss Universe 1956 recalls life beyond the crown
Carol Morris McCann, Miss Universe 1956, reflects on growing up in small towns including Ottumwa, her Hollywood years, and raising four Houston children. She judges the 1992 Miss Iowa Teen USA pageant in Cedar Rapids, noting women’s changing roles and her preference for older male leadership.
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John Kirsch
Carol Morris
Ottumwa
Morris
Carol Morris McCann
Cedar Rapids
Houston
Hollywood
McCann
Collins Plaza Hotel
Morris McCann
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Dwight Eisenhower
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