Merchants Offer Prizes At Washington County 4-H Show
Local merchants and business men pledge prizes for the 4-H Club show to be held August 7 to 10. In addition to $750 in cash awards, merchandise and other cash prizes are offered by Washington City firms and providers from across the county.
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Washington County
Washington City
Paul R. Moore
Mer
Armours Concentration Yards
Armor Star
Widmer Clothing Co
Sam Turkingtons
Biggest 4H Club Parade Planned Friday
Plans are set for a large 4H club parade Friday August 14 to end the club fair. Marshals flags bands floats and livestock will lead a long procession with merchants from county towns in the second section. Cars will be cleared from the city square until after the parade and moving pictures will capture each event.
Winners to be announced Friday afternoon
Students await Friday afternoon announcements of class winners with names kept secret until the program. Awards include Health boy and Health girl, winning club float, citizenship cup, Champion clothing club girl medals, and medals in judging contests. Murl McDonald of Iowa State College will give the inspirational address.
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Murl McDonald
Iowa State College
Ames
Merchandise Prize Rules At Club Show
Fivery 4 H winner must obtain a signed certificate from the Farm Bureau office and personally present it to the prize donor at the donor’s business address.
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Fivery
Farm Bureau
County Picnic Invites All Washington Residents
The Farm Bureau invites all county residents to the largest public picnic in the county at Sunset Park after the parade at noon. Non members and town people are welcome. Families should bring filled baskets with tableware, sandwiches, and two covered dishes. coffee will be provided.
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Farm Bureau
Washington County
Sunset Park
Public address system planned for county 4-H fair
L. A. Jones of Jones funeral home Washington agrees to install a loudspeaker at the Central park band stand for Friday afternoon. The gesture supports a more effective program for the second annual 4-H club county fair attracting broad community cooperation and attendance.
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L. A. Jones
Jones Funeral Home
Washington
Central Park
Washington county 4-H fair to film parade as movie stars
Boys and girls of Washington county will become movie stars for the day as the county 4-H fair closes next Friday August 10. Every parade event will be photographed and shown countywide, with prize winners and their exhibits also filmed. Non enrolled youths may be photographed in the coverage.
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Washington County
McDonald to Speak at Fair Parade and Float Judging
Murl McDonald assistant director of Extension Service at Iowa State College Ames will be the main speaker Friday afternoon at Central Park bandstand after a band concert. He formerly served as YMCA secretary and will chair the five member committee judging 4 H club floats Friday forenoon.
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Murl McDonald
Iowa State College
Ames
Central Park
McDonald
Iowa
Girls Exhibits at M E Church 4 H Fair
The county 4 H fair will showcase exhibits in the basement of the Methodist church. Demonstrations on clothing club work will be staged by teams from twelve girls clubs. A style show and other features will draw visitors all week, inviting everyone to view the displays.
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Young Peoples’ Fair
Highland Township Farm Bureau Meeting Features Performances
The Highland Township Farm Bureau held a monthly meeting at Elmer Steele's home with about eighty five attendees. Community singing opened a varied program of readings, dialogues, recitations, songs by children, a California Trip talk, a Farm Bureau achievement report, and county agent moving pictures.
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Highland Township Farm Bureau
Elmer Steele
Riley Grecian
Frank Dvorak
Wm. Weber
Evelyn Bruecee
Henry Prymek
Robert Cooney
Jean Delaney
Everett Rath
Ruby
Floyd Prymek
Clair
Dean Cooney
Lucille Grecian
California
Tom McMillan
Jess Busby
Farm Bureau
Parade Leadership Sparks Movie Appearance Mention
Report says individuals willing to lead livestock in a parade may qualify to appear in a film about the event. The note highlights potential actors assisting with the parade procession and livestock handling duties.
Word Blindness Described as Brain Lesion Reading Disorder
The article defines word blindness as the inability to read and understand written words despite normal auditory memory and other mental faculties. It attributes the condition to a congenital brain lesion rather than vision problems.
4 H Exhibits Get Cooperative Housing at Fair
4 H Boys and Girls of Washington county bring 80 head of show baby beeves next Tuesday and will find housing quarters rivaling state fair conditions. Eclipse Lumber Company under Lawrence Wilson provides a neat aluminum painted building with double stalls. International Harvester support makes its building available for pig clay exhibits. Sheep will be housed in the Smouse building across from Eclipse Lumber, a well suited site donated by Mr. Win Smouse for this cooperative effort.
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Washingon County
Eclipse Lumber Company
Genial
Lawrence Wilson
Wilson
International Harvester Company
Smeuse
Win Smouse
Club Members To Use Y Pool In Beaux Arts Iowa
4 H boys and girls can swim at the Washington Y M C A pool with lifeguards on duty. Tuesday and Friday are girls days. tickets available from the Farm Bureau office. The Farm Bureau paid about fifteen dollars under Iowa tax equalization law for three months, a portion of state protection costs funded by non taxpayers.
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Sherman's
Farm Bureau
Prduroy
Mayo Bakery
Atcheson Shoe Store
George Stewart Hardware
Washington Y. M. C. A
Iowa
4-H Club Float Parade Contest Rules and Prizes
All Washington county 4-H clubs must enter a float for the 11:00 a.m. Friday August 10 parade. Floats in place by 10:30 a.m. with numbers displayed for judges. Prize money totals 45 dollars for trips to the State Convention at Iowa State College plus a special prize for Pat O’Brien of Wellman.
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Washington County
Farm Bureau Office
Righty
Iowa State College
Pat O'Brien
Wellman
Farmers Appreciate Service On Creosote Oil
Farmers praise the farm bureau for distributing creosote oil to 2 179 growers amid a chineh bug outbreak. They say the county shouldered the cost and that the bureau acted beyond obligation, as members voluntarily enroll to gain future services.
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Farm Bureau
Thank you Doctor Health Examinations in Washington County
Doctors and dentists in Washington county organized a free health examination drive for youth, rewarding each participant with a $5 prize while stressing the value of diagnosing and correcting health defects. The program highlighted cooperative spirit and public health benefits for young residents.
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Washington County
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