P T A Rummage Sale Planned at City Hall
Washington P T A council will hold a rummage sale at City Hall Friday from 1 p m to 5 30 p m and Saturday 8 30 a m to dinner time to fund summer playground equipment. Mrs Carl Martin leads the sale with several women helping and donations are welcome. Call YMCA at 23 to arrange article delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington Parent-Teacher Association
City Hall
Carl Martin
Lincoln and
Stewart
Y’s Man’s Club
Martin
Phil Weldin
Frank Barden
Frank Miller
Glen Haygreen
City
Local Women Aid Bundles for Britain Drive in Washington
Washington prepares for Bundles for Britain plans as five Iowa City women share ideas at the YMCA meeting. The nationwide campaign reports a record February with 433337 in cash and gifts and 225903 in kind contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
United States
Washington
Iowa City
Y.M.C.A
Chester Clark
Cornelius de Kiewitt
C. S. Williams
Allen Tester
Robert Gibson
National Organization
American Red Cross
British
Ministry of Health
Charles W. Mayo
Foster Kennedy
Malcolm Goodridge
Arkansas
Alaska
Hawaii
Canal Zone
Canada
Central and South America
Cuba
Wind River
Wyo
England
Local social notes and service ads across Washington area
Marion and Ruth Bridges visit Jane Knupp at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. Mrs Frances Cherry and Mr and Mrs Crossett of Ainsworth visit relatives in Washington. Beauty shop offers perm prices and updated phone numbers. Cedar Rapids visitors, Fairfield guests, and Iowa City trip details appear alongside telephone service promotions and 1941 directory notices. Multiple local parties, family visits, and store announcements fill the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ruth Bridges
Frances Cherry
Jane Knupp
University of Iowa At
Iowa City
Boy Collector Showcases a House of Antique Treasures
A Washington boy named John S. Black curates a vast home collection spanning glassware, Swiss bells, canes, lamps, and old books. Highlights include 1878 Swiss cow bells, Royal Doulton plates, a 1892 Columbus plate, 500 salt and pepper shakers, and a Belgian double barreled gun from John Brown’s cabin. The attic holds a grandmother’s spinning wheel, a yarn reel, and hundreds of books including MacGuffey readers. Black carves canes with state symbols, features portraits of presidents, and preserves historic items such as Pinkerton’s 1874 kidnapping notice and Nellie Bly’s round-the-world record plate. He attends United Presbyterian church. his mother helped found Living Lake church, from which he owns the pulpit and rail. He owns about 30 pipes of various kinds and lives as a bachelor who enjoys collecting and personal freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John SS. Black
Washington
Mr. Black
United States
Christopher Columbus
John Brown
Margaret McDowell
Iowa
Black
Charles Brewster Ross
Pinkerton
National Detective Agency
Nellie Bly
United Presbyterian Church
Living Lake
Blake
Hospital Discharges Include Clifford Goodwin and Family
Clifford Goodwin of 606 West Third Street was discharged this morning. Mrs. Thomas Perry and her son Thomas Coast of Columbus Junction will be discharged and return home this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Goodwin
West Third Street
Thomas Perry
Thomas Coast
Columbus Junction
Frame House Preceded By Bark Huts and Cabins
A historical survey traces early Iowa homes from hoop huts to log cabins and finally frame houses. It highlights the D A R log cabin built in 1846 near Washington and moved to Sunset Park in 1912, noting rare sash windows and primitive ventilation. It describes cabin construction, such as notched round logs, puncheon floors, mud daubing, and a one legged bedstead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
D.A.R
Sunset Park
Washington
Alexander Young
Cedar Township
Also Mentioned on This Page
P. T. A. Council
Carl Crossett of
Ainsworth
Paris
Lester Jones
Janet Sue
Cedar Rapids
Clyde Pratt
Jones
Fred Jones
Horace Patton
Richard Gaines
Sharlene
Fairfield
W. H. Lloyd of Brighton
George Mann
W. S. Hill
Ethel Atkinson
San Antonio
Tex
Iowa Continental Telephone Company
Helen Martin
Burlington
Seymour Martin
Glen Martin
West Chester
P.T.A
Mrs. I. Rothschild
Chicago
Rothschild
Reister Brog
Lucille Montgomery Fitzpatrick
Helen
Harry Montgomery
Mr Montgomery
Ralph Gibson
Max ‘Marble
Harry Simpson
Des Maipres
Joe Fisher
Highland Palace
Marie Mendenhall
New Sharon
Jacob de Koning
Bell & Crossett
J. Russell Bell
North Ave
Call
Chas. Crossett
N. Ave B
Brians
Superior Service
North Side Square
MacGuffey
Vermont
Lowa
Pennsylvania
Calvin Coolidge
Robertson
Globe Factory
Rukgaber’s
Rukenber’s
ABLE
Chent Burne
Butch
Askon
Chrome
Ertshaw Oven
MaTi “Ee
Oking Top Lai
Ron
Pivce
Lee
Rukgaber
Wenjo Wits
Pine
Uid
Cory
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