Woman collects vast collection of antique buttons from around the world
Mrs. Sherman Barker, 87, has catalogued about 4 600 buttons with an estimated 5 000 more on strings or in a trunk. The couple, married 61 years, traveled Iowa and Texas visiting homes to trade and buy buttons while building a life with farming and photography, collecting European and American pieces from 1680s to 1902.
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United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Sherman Barker
Sherman
Iowa City
Austin
Texas
Paul Barker
Roger
Mary Louise) Modave
Belgium
Duchess
Devonshire
Karnake
Egypt
William Tell
Lewis
Anamosa Reformatory
Iowa
Chicago Barker
Cardboards Fire Department
Santa Fes
Flint Hills
Barker
Wellman Honors Mrs. E. D. Miller for Education Work
The Wellman Community Club hosts a 1:30 to 5 p.m. reception at Mid-Prairie High School honoring Mrs. E. D. Miller formerly Mrs. Cecil Graham for 19 years as the normal training instructor. More than 200 students completed the two year program before it ended due to new state certification standards.
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Wellman
E. D. Miller
Mid-Prairie High School
Miller
Cecil Graham
Iowa City set for 1967 Homecoming events
University of Iowa announces 12 subcommittees for the Oct 27 28 homecoming tied to the Iowa Purdue football game. Co chairmen H Vernon Price and James McCarger lead committees with faculty staff students and Iowa City Chamber of Commerce representation coordinating bands parades floats publicity and state official functions. Dr Frank H ling is named Midwest award recipient by the St Louis section of the American Chemical Society.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Iowa City Chamber of Commerce
Iowa
Office of Student Affairs
Dale Baker
Davenport
Cochairmen
Ray L. Bywater
Town City Chamber of Commerce
Helen Reich
Office of
Gordon B. Wasinger
Tom Brown
U. of I. Alumni Assn
Nancy Good
Hinsdale
Ill
Kathleen Schmidt
Delhi
H. William Trease
Suzanne Shirley
Atlantic
Fred H. Doderer
Arthur N. Kracht
College of Dentistry
William G. Skea I
Ann Mcllrath
Park Ridge
Helen E. Focht
Robert C. Bott
Keith Kafer
Greta Gehrke
West Liberty
Don J. Sinek
Robert Penwell
Villisca Junior
Oscar Graham
Kenneth D. Donelson
Office of Public Information
Jonathan James
Cedar Rapids
Don McQuillen
Stewart Truelsen
Cheryl Ames
Cynthia Corless
Tancheon
Max Hawkins
Alumni Records Office
Martha Ann Wagner
Mary B. Blakeney
Loren V. Kottner
Iowa Memorial Union
Spedding
AMES
Frank H. Ling
St. Luis
American Chemical Society
Midwest
Leo H. Spillane
Towa
Institute For Atomic Research
Ames Laboratory
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
ISU
Kraut Pork and Apples Harvest Pie Recipe and Meeting
A zestful kraut pork and apple pie recipe yields six servings with steps for making a meat crust and kraut filling. An Allamakee County Historical Society meeting in Waukon at 8 p.m. Monday at the city hall features autumn scenery displays.
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Waukon
Allamakee County Historical Society
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Donis McCartney
Masneemen Sd
U.S
By Gaynor Maddox
Wilson Certified
Smokies
Des Moines Liquid
Gal
Jug
Gerbers
Shasta
DuPont
Buehler
Wilson
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!