Corn Belt Turkey Farms Gain Wide Recognition
Washington Iowa is home to Corn Belt Turkey Farms run by Don Stutsman. The firm started supplying range size poult customers three years ago and expanded to brooding services. The eight week old poults reduce labor and brooder losses while increasing farm flexibility and soil health. By 1950 sales are expected to rise again with more growers adopting the service.
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Washington
Iowa
Don Stutsman
Turkey Farms
Turkey
Tom Russell
Grandson Born to Family of Local Residents in LA
Mr and Mrs Joe Falk learned they are grandparents of a baby boy named Randolf Joseph born to Mr and Mrs Leon Hilsman in Cedar Sinai hospital Los Angeles The mother Babe Falk is known to Washington friends as Babe Falk.
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Joe Falk
Leon Hilsman
Los Angeles
California
Randolf Joseph
Cedar Lebanon Hospital
Hielsman
Washington
Babe Falk
John Owen
Davenport
Shell color varies with chicken breed not flavor
The article states that eggshell color changes by chicken breed and does not affect the egg’s flavor, food value, or cooking performance. It emphasizes color as a genetic trait rather than a factor in quality or culinary use.
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T. R. Phillips
Washington Junior College Enrollment Ranks Eleventh
A 1930s ITowa junior college survey for the first semester places Washington Junior College eleventh among twenty six state junior colleges with an average enrollment of eighty six and Washington at eighty students.
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Itowa Junior College
Washington Junior College
Washington
Washington YMCA Swimmers Fall to Keokuk 86 65
Washington's Y swimmers lost a dual meet in Keokuk with an 86 to 65 score. Coach Don Wilson praised the effort despite using a shorter pool and facing a strong Keokuk YMCA team. Washington earned multiple firsts and second places in junior and intermediate events, with several relay and individual wins offset by strong Keokuk performances.
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Washington
Keokuk
YMCA
Don Wilson
Washington Boys
Cream of Mushroom Soup as White Sauce Substitute
Cream of mushroom soup can replace white sauces in many recipes, adding a slightly different flavor. It offers a quick, convenient option for creamy texture and depth in dishes.
Riverside to Host Washington County Girls Basketball Tourney
Riverside hosts a county girls basketball tournament January 23 and 24 with four teams Ainsworth Brighton Crawfordsville and Riverside. Pairings set for opening night have Riverside facing Brighton and Ainsworth meeting Crawfordsville.
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Washington County
H. E. Colvin
Ainsworth
Brighton
Crawfordsville
Three Fires Cause Weekend Damages In Iowa Towns
Three fires Saturday and Sunday damaged a Spirit Lake photograph shop, a semi-trailer truck, and an Iowa Public Service sub station. No lives were lost, but about $12,000 damage was reported to two generators and power was out briefly for Storm Lake Newell and Varina. A truck crashed into a Cedar River bridge between Attalissa and Wilton Junction. the driver Dave Thomas of Omaha escaped before the fuel ignited.
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Towa
Thomas Photo Shop
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Newell
Varina
Iowa Public Service Co
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Atalissa
Wilton Junction
Dave Thomas
Omaha
Michigan and Ohio State loom in Big Ten feature game
Michigan seeks a second straight big win as Ernie McCoy’s inconsistent Wolverines face top contender Ohio State in Columbus. Wisconsin grips home advantage amid a slate including Northwestern at Illinois and Indiana vs Butler as Iowa’s interim coach Frank O Connor eyes stability.
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Minnesota
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Illinois
Purdue
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Wildcats
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Frank Calsbeek
Hawkeyes
Lou Watson
Hoosiers
Quiz show interlude sparks roach birth burst joke
A radio quiz interviewer chats with a contestant who is an exterminator about cockroaches, noting a single roach may produce 43 000 offspring in a year, prompting a wary quip about marriage. Also an ad touts a 1947 Chevrolet Fleetmaster Forder with spotless condition and good rubber at a sale price.
Coast to Coast Stores mark 20th anniversary in 1960
Sam Simmering owner announces 20 in 50 as the 20th anniversary theme for Coast to Coast Stores. He says the chain, founded during the Depression, now has 545 stores in 15 Northwest states and plans a nationwide celebration with the annual meeting and central promotions to offer greater value to customers in 1960.
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Sam Simmering
Simmering
Coast To-Coast Stores Organization
Northwest States
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