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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1947
Page
6
Flower show classifications list for Division II Roses continues with named hybrid teas and other varieties. Entries include Red Pink Yellow White for Named Hybrid Teas and Perpetual, Floribunda, Climbing Roses, Rugosa and Old Roses. Special prizes cover best collection, vase arrangements, and artistic displays.
The list catalogs flower varieties and stems for divisions and artistic arrangements including Anchula, Aquiligia, Double Buttercup, Campanula, Carpeopsis, Delphiniums, Daisies, Dianthus, and multiple artistic categories such as miniature sizes, pairs of vases, dinner tables, vases, bowls, novel containers, and still life displays. It labels varietal names and stem counts across divisions and entries for contest or exhibition purposes.
A catalog of plant groupings noting stems per item such as Digitalis one stem Gaillardia five stems Garden Heliotrop three stems Hemerocallis one stem Heuchera five stems Lilies one stem Lupinus one stem Oriental Poppies one Pansies five stems Pyrethrum three stems Shasta Daisy three stems Unclassified Perennial three stems Annuals three stems Wild Flowers three stems.
The list details collections titled shrubs and trees with flowering types, plus flowering vines. It notes artistic arrangements and specimen specimens including flowering shrubs, flowering trees, and flowering vines priced at $2. The catalog combines horticultural categories with specimen emphasis.
The text lists Division VIII tables and accessories for exhibit items such as dining, luncheon, tea, garden, buffet, breakfast, and child's tables. Division IX covers junior department exhibits including best bowl, basket, vase, living room and dining room arrangements, wild flower novel, bird house, and best collections of native flowers and ferns.
The Leon Beaty post of the American Legion will hold a regular meeting Tuesday night at 8 09. Commander Boyd White says a short business session will include a report from the nominating committee on the new slate of officers. Three motion pictures will be shown at 8 30 following the meeting with public invited.
Two workers died and eight were injured when explosions rocked the American Dynamid Corp nitro glycerine plant near New Castle Pennsylvania. The blasts damaged multiple buildings. one victim included Tonya Mayberry. Police report heavy property damage as the plant, nine miles west near Edenburg, conducts an investigation.
The Iowa Taxpayers Association reports 1947 property taxes for county city and school governments will total 123,968,692, up from 114,516,623 in 1946. Homestead credits reduce payments to about net 107,500,000, with special taxes near 30,000,000. County, municipal, and school taxes all rise, notably schoolhouse and miscellaneous levies.
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