Safety Deposit Boxes a Must for Stamp Collectors
Norm Erickson, a Cedar Rapids stamp collector, rebuilt his collection in a safety deposit box after a weekend break‑in dispersed his stamps. Pat Ryan, president of the Cedar Rapids Stamp Club, notes many area collectors store in boxes, cites about 70 local members, and describes club shows, meetings, and diverse philatelic interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norm Erickson
Erickson
U.S
Pat Ryan
Cedar Rapids Stamp Club
Ryan
Club
United States
Crandic
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Societies Picture Holmes as Real Figure in City Talk
Cincinnati residents attend a Holmes discussion by Paul Herbert of the Society of Solitary Cyclists. The speaker notes Doyle did not create Holmes, Watson authored the cases, and fans worldwide keep Holmes alive through clubs and letters to 221 Baker Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
UPI
Society of Solitary Cyclists
Sherlock Holmes
London
Arthur Conan Doyle
Doyle
Holmes
Paul Herbert
Herbert
John H. Watson
Watson
Cincinnati Post
Baker Street
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Baker Street Irregulars
Holmes Club
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
New York
Boston
Finger paint recipe and Holmes Society notes
Reader questions cover a simple finger paint mix using water soap flakes and powdered paint, plus tips to prevent beading and weeping on meringues. The excerpt then shifts to Holmes-themed clubs and anecdotes including the Holmes National Archives, Moriarty birthday parties, and society names in New Jersey New York and Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K.L
Holmes National Archives
Santa Fe
N.M
John Shaw
Holmes
Professor Moriarty
Moriarty
Holmes Club
New Jersey
Unlikely Bridge Slam Sets Record Despite Bid Blunder
Arthur Weinstein and the American Bridge Teachers Association recount a dramatic bridge hand. North overcalled with a three heart jump then showed five clubs, Blackwood confusion led to a six notrump bid, and a risky slam somehow made. The hand featured a heart lead, club ace and king cash, and a diamond finesse sealing the 12 tricks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Weinstein
American Bridge Teachers’ Association Quarterly
Arthur
North
South
Blackwood
East
Skateboard Safety Classes at Kirkwood Community College
John Smola will teach Basic Safety and Fundamentals of Skateboarding at Kirkwood East Campus during June. Four age-group classes run four weeks with sessions for ages five to seven, eight to ten, eleven to fifteen, and a freestyle class for sixteen and up. Tuition is 3 dollars. bring own skateboard and wear shoes and socks.
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Kirkwood Community College
Kirkwood
John Smola
Smola
Blackwood checks for four notrump calls in bridge
A reader asks how to tell if a four notrump call is Blackwood. The simple method is to treat all four notrump bids as Blackwood and then, with a partner, decide which bids would not be. Also notes a 1967 crash in the French Pyrenees that killed eighty eight on a British chartered airliner.
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Mississippi
French
Pyrenees
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Steve Helle
Lorette
U.S. Postal Service
Peoples Bank
Sokol Hall
Des Moines
Waterloo
Ottumwa
USA
Charles Lindbergh
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Chicago
Rochester
Toronto
New York City
National Archives
Consumer
The
Iowa State Extension Service
D.S.B
Iss
N. T
Aso
Miz Lillian
Plains
Hodise
Nambe
Keith Pearson
van Horne
Iowa
1St Ave. S.E. Cedar Rapids
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