Park space proposal sparks Fortnightly Club protest in Central Park debate
Washington Chamber of Commerce notes a Fortnightly Club Public Affairs protest against using any Central Park area for parking. Members led by Mrs. R. H. McCleery and Mrs. Bruce Lipscomb signaled unanimous opposition. The item suggested using two thirds of the square for parking, leaving fountain and bandstand as a park.
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Washington Chamber of Commerce
Department of the Fortnightly Club
Central Park
R. H. MccCleery
Bruce Lipscomb
Postcard inquiry from 1910 Washington park photo surfaces
A Chicago postmark envelopes two vintage Washington postcard pictures presented at the Chamber of Commerce. An inquiry on the reverse asks if any changes have occurred since the 1910 view of the park’s east side.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chicago
Washington
Education Books Highlight U S School Challenges
Two new booklets at the Chamber of Commerce address public schooling in the United States. One by Compton of Chicago explores methods and costs with graphs showing Iowa ranking 18th in per pupil expense and education accounting for about 2.5 percent of state income. The Ford Foundation funded report compares teaching salaries over 50 years and notes low wages after adjusting for real purchasing power.
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Chamber of Commerce
United States
Compton Company of
Chicago
Iowa
Massachusetts
Indiana
Fund For the Advancement of Education
Ford Foundation
Washington Residents Are Haskins Visitors
Mrs. Clara Godlove Haskins notes Mrs. Howard Applegate and daughter Shirley visited their Washington relatives for the first time in two years. Shirley’s mother was delighted, while Milosh Havel and son Larry also called at the James Havel home, with the Havel family visiting on Saturday morning.
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Haskins
Howard Applegate
Shirley
Near Washington
James Havel
Social Calendar Notices For A Week Of Community Events
Local clubs schedule meetings and activities from Thursday to Monday, including Masonic Temple session, Rebekah Club, VFW potluck, CDA recollection, Camp Fire board, Moose gathering, YW swimming, WSCS circles, Homebuilders potluck, and multiple Circle groups. Christmas party events and officer elections noted.
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Masonic Temple
Rebekah Club
VFW
Rodney Davison
Don Dayton
CDA
Women of Moose
Moose Hall
Son born to couple at Columbus Junction
Mr and Mrs LaVerne Leonard welcome a son, Robert Gaylord, born November 30 at Muscatine County Hospital Columbus Junction. Berean class Central Presbyterian Church to meet in church basement Thursday with potluck at 6 30 and a gift exchange. Offerings for Christian Rural Overseas Relief at Union Thanksgiving service totaled 33 15 dollars. Ladies Aid of Pleasant Grove Church of God set Christmas meeting for December 14 with Mrs Earl
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Columbus Junction
LaVerne Leonard
Robert Gaylord
Muscatine County Hospital
Central Presbyterian Church
Christian Rural Overseas Relief Program
Ladies Aid Society
Pleasant Grove Church of God
Earl
Local Residents Hostess Party and 40th Anniversary
Bannett, Hazel Clark, Lewis Newell and Fred Ben nicksen serve as hostesses. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Dicks celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary on December 14. Mr. Dicks serves as a rural mail carrier in town.
Thirsty thief returns for full case in garage theft
A LaPorte Indiana man reports a thief first took one bottle of beer from his garage then returned for a full case. The intruder ignored valuable tools and left after the second break in.
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Laporte
Ind
Itate
County 4 H Officers Hold Training School
The county 4 H Officers Training School met at the YMCA in Washington on a Saturday afternoon. Howard Bohr opened the session on officer responsibilities and training importance. Officers were grouped by roles with county leaders and advisors guiding each group. A business meeting followed on parliamentary procedure, and several clubs received prizes for complete officer attendance.
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YMCA
Washington
Howard Bohr
Harvey Timmins
Karla Parcell
Tom Robb
Larry Shalla
Jo Ann McNeill
Bill Ganon
Ed Whetstine
Sara Young
Marvel Funk
Colleen Phelps
Washington Evening Journal
Dean Havel
Frances Petratz
Jolly
Marion Maids
Headliners
Highlanders
Army Quartermaster School Opens at Fort Lee
The U S Army Quartermaster School established its home at Fort Lee Virginia on October 6 1941 marking a key expansion of wartime logistics training.
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U.S. Army Quartermaster School
Fort Lee
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F. W. Dickett
Rockford, MI
Washington National Bank
Farmers Mutual Insurance
East Main Street
Presbyterian Church
East Main
North Second Avenue
Mrs
Clara Godlove
Nina Bowers
Stanley Wallace
CWF
William Putman
Harry Watkins
Harold Jarvis
WSCS
Harold Klopfenstein
I . Quinn
Hubert Crail
J. E. Coffey
Elizabeth Klein
Byron Snider
Will Harwood
Roy Schiebel
Norman Schoonover
Methodist Church
Friendship Club
Jennie Adams
Clarence Rathmel
Fern Rold
Joe Cochran Jr
Hol Club
Richmond Hall
St. Rita Circle
P.m
William Keifer
Milo Sorden
DUV
Legion Hall
VW Room
Martha Butler
Wash
Singer Sewing Machine CO
Dubuque St. Jowa City
Double
Washington State Bank
F. D1. C
Asen
Mulac
E. Main
Lemmon
Everetts Music Co
Florentine
SUANK
KLEIN
Washington, Iowa
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