4H Girls Achievement Day a big Washington County event
Washington county 4H club girls held a major achievement day at Washington city hall with eight clubs competing. 211 garments were made by 108 girls, judged by Mrs Hazel Brown Ames, featuring a style show won by Bernice Kephart and a health and demonstration program led by local leaders and educators.
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Washington County
Washington City Hall
Hazel Brown
Ames
Fern Cliff
Bernice Kephart
Peppers Club
Bertha Klopfenstein
Prairie Center Club
Vera Craig
Riverside
Helen
Ruth Foster
Jacksonite Club
Keneva Shebeck
Vera Darbyshire
Peppers
Doris Maxwell
Crawfordsville
Fairview
Mary White
Louise Barnes
Elizabeth Grace Jones
Ruth Barnes
Er. E. Stutsman
T. J. Pease
C. A. Boice
Leona Allen
Robert Nicola
Virginia Scranton
Prairier Center Club
Maxine Lowe
Fairview Club
Pauline Darbyshire
Market report shows hog and cattle prices rise amid steady demand
Receipts indicate hogs trading 11.46 to 12.60 per hundredweight with top bellies around 12.60 for heavy weights, while cattle and calves trade slowly with some high priced vealers and fed cattle reaching up to 18.00. Sheep and lambs show a general decline in western and native categories, with feeder lambs firm. Wheat and corn futures display mixed moves in Sept and Dec contracts, with oats and barley also fluctuating.
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Chicago
Scab Disease Notes and Crop Guidance From Chicago Report
Agricultural bulletin from Chicago outlines weather effects on crops and seedling blight risks. It covers soil temperatures, cereal scab development, fungal spread via grasses, and practical controls for wheat oats and corn fields.
Visit to H. D. Cherryholme Farm and Grandchildren
The narrator visits H. D. Cherryholme and enjoys time with his two granddaughters. The younger child golly shouts commands, while the farm features beautiful flowers garden truck and hundreds of chickens. The stay leaves them reluctant to depart for the welcoming farm atmosphere.
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Cherryholmes Farm
Local Property Auction Yields Varied Sums Across Town
Tucker sells for 650, Adam Mayer buys McConaughey property for 610, John Applegate acquires M Y Wallace house for 210, G W Alexander house goes to C J Sloat janitor at the hospital for 232.50. Ralph Dougherty buys J W Davison house for 1225, Levi Shuman takes R T Wilson brick house for 93 incl outhouses. Properties must be off grounds by May 1 and May 10. Small town notes praise rising banker Paul Witting and longtime banker Lois Harper as respected figures.
Local notes on Crawfordsville residents and history
Mrs. C H Fishburn is praised for exceptional work ethic and improving health. Dr Lease draws many patients. Locals discuss dining at the Cottage hotel and ongoing town paving. News mentions Mrs Luther Gormley and Eva Gormley moving to Waterloo and Washington, D C, with Eva starting government stenography Aug 20. The Gee eager family hosts visitors. J Harley Rhea recovers after overexertion. A Washington Democrat clipping from ten years ago recalls property sales for the new high school site.
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Luther Gormley
Waterloo
Eva
Washington, D. C
Crawfordsville
Washington D. C
Washington Democrat
Clinton quip stuns crowd over golf and Scots slang
The exchange features Clinton joking about golf and Donaldson replying in Scots slang. Clinton asks if Donaldson plays and jokes about a lost ball. Donaldson recalls past golfing days, and a joke about a tiny kitchen follows the banter.
Notable Local Obituaries and Anecdotes From County Ledger
Walter Borders stops reading the Journal to deliver gas and oil. Cal Pearson felt out of line after a friend’s loss. John Lake, longtime Rock Island conductor, died in Trenton Missouri on Monday morning and was laid to rest in Kansas City. Cecil Chilcote, a youth from Ainsworth, jokes about eating roasting ear hair nets. Cloyce Dougherty returns home from California after four months away. He reflects on life and the gold left behind as he wades in a bath tub back home.
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Cal Pearson
John Lake
Rock Island
Kansas City
Chicago
Trenton
Cloyce Dougherty
California
Cloyce
Housing site auction yields brisk sales last Friday
On the new high school site properties sold rapidly with Frank Macon controlling bids and buyers securing homes. One sale saw the Mrs Wells house go to Perry Hayes for 1060 dollars while the Christian parsonage was purchased by Jeff, leaving all parties satisfied.
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Frank Macon
Tettle
Mrs. Wells
Perry Hayes
Jeff
Hessian Fly Threats Prompt Precautions And August 21 Show
Hessian fly is a major menace, urged to proper check with field discing and seed selection. Washington County pig and calf club show set for Tuesday August 21 features 17 calves and 52 swine with judges from Iowa Producers and Chicago exchanges. Support from local businesses includes premiums and medals to boost Washington county's junior livestock show.
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Butcher
Fred D. Butcher
Washington County
Washington
Chicago Livestock Exchange
Chicago
Businessen
Azel Mcllrath
Iowa
Clu
Wednesday's Five Best Radio Features
Radio schedule notes features on WNYC and WEAF networks listing Goldman band at 6 30 CST on WNYC and Palmolive hour at 7 30 CST on WEAF network with time slots detailed.
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United Press
WEAF
the Gondoliers
WOR
Audran
Opera
Olivette
WJZ
Philco
WNYC
New York
Toledo Seed Market Clover and Timothy Crop Notes
Range of seed prices noted for Clover and Alsike at Toledo Seed Market with cash, cash imp, and date references. Timothy shows cash and December figures with Oct and cash values.
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Toledo
Timothy
Alsike
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Farm Bureau News
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E. Grace Jones
Marguerite Scranton
Alice Wolfe Smallboy
Bertha Kloppfenstein
Lenore Thoman
Leona Whiting
Mary Griffin
Brene Wagner
Geneva
Farm Bureau
R. H. Porter
Ariad Rare Market News
Chicago Livestock
H. D. Cherryholme's
Dean
Grandpa
H. D
Paul Witting
Lois Harper
Miss Harper
C. H. Fishburn
Dr Lease
Cottage Hotel
Howard Crozier
Fern
Gee. Eager
J. Harley Rhea
Clinton
Donaldson
Laddie
Walter Borders
Cecil Chilcote
Ainsworth
Evening Journal
H. L. Whittaker
South 18Th St
Omaha
Neb
H. W. Cassell
Faye Swickard
Graham Store
Mrs. Everettriffith
Nichols
Lewis Warren
Ray Moore
Tom Dubois
Tommy
Martha Anne
Palmyra
Missouri
T. S. Crone
Mr. Dubois
Warren Knott
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Jennie Cress
Ray Kinniple
Davenport
Theodore Bailey
Lucy Benz
Creston
Evelyn Goodwin
Anna Tedford
Vada
Atwater-Kent
J. A. Marsh
Geo. W. Stewart
Win Smouse
Crandall Motor Co
Chevrolet Garage
Kalona
Marion
E. Busby
H. FE
Harlan Emry
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Ington Rendering Works
Washington Produce Markets
Iowa Livestock Commission Company
John A. Babcock
R. L. Gibson
W. S. Reister
E. 3Rd St
Eggs and Poultry
Reister
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