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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1930
Page
11
Mr. Mayo commends Western Flour Mills of Davenport for reliable supply and high grade Goldrim and Western Queen flours. He notes careful wheat selection, in-house testing, and modern milling practices, with output rising to 8,000 barrels daily and bread yielding a golden brown crust and fine white interior.
Local notice style vignette recalls farm life and community events. Residents Alvin Ha Ly Serihagakancs and Mick Dewa are mentioned with farm transfers and age old tales. The piece describes a birthday gathering, farm markets, livestock, and reflections on specialization and prosperity in Washington County.
Mayo's Home Bakery opens Saturday December 20 featuring a wide pastry line including Gladness Cakes from Des Moines. The plant emphasizes cleanliness, wraps cakes in wax-glassine, and bakes over forty varieties daily. Gladness Cakes are distributed through Mayo’s and other local reps to compete with large truck routes.
The Women's Relief Corps sponsors a three act mystery The Yellow Shadow to be staged Tuesday night in the Keota high school auditorium. Miss Kate B Glover directs with Pulvers orchestra for music and Paul Russell with Robert Adams giving an amusing prelude. Time o'clock.
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