Remember the Whiskers and Sunbonnets Centennial Photos
Photos taken ten years ago during the Washington centennial show Whisker and Sunbonnet clubs active in 1939. Image captions highlight Centennial commission members, waitresses in Sunbonnet costumes, whittlers at Simmering’s Cafe, and groups of Sunbonnet club members with local residents.
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Washington
Central Park
Centennial Commission
Joe Park
Cloud Willits
Fred Downing
Raymond Dayton
Carl Roberts
Frank Miller
Ed Mack
Lewis Warren
Will Dupuis
Lowerer Leat
North Side
Bertha Perdock
Evelyn Kerr
Ina Nordyke
Frede Rosenbaum
Luetta Misel
Whittlers
Simmerings Pafe
Frances Miller
Martha Downing
Frances Falk
Former Iowans to Meet in California Picnic Set in August
The Town Association of Southern California will host a summer picnic for native Hawkeyes in Lincoln Park Los Angeles on August 6. Dr Glenn Greenwood announced Virgil Pinkley publisher of the Los Angeles Mirror will speak along with Parsons College president Tom K Shearer. Carlyle Richards is secretary with details at TiSo Broadway Los Angeles.
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Town Association of
Southern California
California
Lincoln Park
Los Angeles
Glenn J. Greenwood
Virgil Pinkley
The
Los Angeles Mirror
United Press For Europe
Tom K. Shearer
Parsons College
Fairfield
Carlyle Richards
Iowa Association of Southern California
TiSo
Broadway
Fine Drawn Stainless Steel Wire Stretching Miles From Pound
A steel expert notes stainless steel can be drawn into wire so fine that one pound yields about 25 miles of filament. The claim highlights advances in metalworking and material strength for long flexible strands.
Margolin Installed as Grand Master in South Dakota
Harry H. Margolin of Yankton South Dakota son in law of I Roths child Washington was installed as grand master of the Grand lodge of South Dakota AF AM at the 75th annual communication in Sioux Falls. He is active in Yankton business commerce and veterans groups and holds a 33 degree Scottish Rite title.
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Washington
Harry H. Margolin
Yankton
S. D
I. Rothschild
Grand Lodge of
South Dakota
AF & AM
Margolin
Sioux Falls
Yankton ci Fiee
Chamber of Commerce
BP Whka
American Legion
Yankton College
Iowa State Fair Honors Outstanding GI Farm Family
Iowa State Fair officials announced recognition for an outstanding GI farm family. Details emphasized community service and agricultural contributions within Des Moines and surrounding areas.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Washington elder press details and staff list
The Washington Evening Journal lists Shannon & Co as publishers with R A Shannon as manager Brice C Cowden editor Charles Morris news editor W J Shannon advertising manager Max Marble plant superintendent and notes publication schedule and postal information with subscription rates 260 per week in Washington and 12.50 per year by carrier in Washington
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TRE
Washington Evening Journal
Washington Iowa Elder
Shannon & Co Publishers
R. &. Shannon
Heafter Dive RR
Elder
Businessanager
Brice CC
Cowden
Charles Morris
W. J. Shannon
Max Marble
Washtington
Iowa United Press
Inland Paily Pree
Towa Paily Press
Towa Presse Ass'n Audit Bureau of Circulations
Washington
Veterans farmer contest to be held at Iowa State Fair
The event, first held last summer and renewed by the State Fair board, American Legion, and radio station WHO, honors outstanding veteran farmers from Iowa’s 99 counties. Winners from nine Legion supervised district contests will advance to the Fair.
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Ing
The
State Fair Board
American Legion
Radio Station
Fair Board
Iowa
Legion
Pecan Tree Spacing Boosts Profits Per Acre
The idea emphasizes planting four to five well spaced pecan trees per acre to maximize profitability. Crowding more trees reduces access to food water and light, lowering yields and income. The guidance favors quality spacing over sheer density for better growth and harvest.
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Shmevaich
Wue LY
Peers
Pontiac
Stewart & Crone
S. 2Nd Ave
Washington, Iowa
H. H. Margolin
T. W. Harwood
Etter Brent
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