Isler’s Carnival To Parade In Washington Next Week
Isler’s carnival, praised for its clean, high class shows, will be set up on streets around Central Park for a week as an American Legion benefit. The big Fourth of July program is planned with rides and a minstrel company, featuring local carnival workers Hop Shearer and Buster Springman.
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Public Square
Isler
Washington
American Legion
Middle West
Legion
Central Park
Minstrel Company
Isler Show
Hop’ Shearer
Buster
Springman
Leslie Richer
Dale Atkinson
Charles Denison
Paul Gorham
Mrs Ficket Finishes Youth Quilt Amid Busy Life
Crawfordsville Indiana June 27 Mrs Josephine Ficket 84 has completed a youth quilt and is at work on another Despite her age she keeps a tidy house tends a small garden and stays active in daily chores
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Rawfordsville
Ind
Josephine Ficket
Mickel
July 4 Public Celebration Schedule
The text lists events for a July 4 program including band concerts at 9:00 and 2:30, a parade at 10:00, horseshoe and juvenile contests, carnival shows, a governor Hammill address, a baseball game, a team pulling contest, balloon ascension, dancing, and multiple band performances at the Armory and Berdo barn throughout the day and evening.
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Armory and
Berdo
Fourth of July celebration promoted by Washington drum corps
A Washington county campaign promotes the town’s Fourth of July events with a drum corps of 34 youths from Leon Beatty post. Automobile caravans toured 15 towns over six evenings, drawing crowds and boosting local advertising. The corps will debut new spitfire uniforms on the Fourth, rivaling the band’s Hussar-style dress on duty all day.
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Washington
Washington County
Leon Beatty Post
Hussar
American Legion Plans Big Washington July Fourth Celebration
The Leon Beatty post American Legion will sponsor a old fashioned Fourth with Isler carnival and balloon ascension. Washington business leaders pledged 750 dollars for expenses and prizes. Governor Hammill is invited to speak at 2 pm from a city hall lawn stand. Parade, horseshoe contest, baseball game, band concerts, carnivals and two dances fill the day with community turnout expected.
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American Legion Post
Washington
Leon Beatty Post
American Legion
Legion
Legion Drum, Fife and Bugle Corps
A. FE. Baldrige
Col
J. Wilson
Herbert Hoover
al Smith
John Hammill
Hammill
Washington County
Central Park
Howard Baxter
Griff Humphrey
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Henry Buescher
Freelindville
Leon Beatty
Washington Band
Drum and Bugle Corps
Ascension
Thompson Bros
Aurora, Illinois
Iowa
Columbus Junction
Libe’s Ball Park
the Armory
Boyd Berdo
Washington Theatres
Will
Washington Horseshoe Pitcher’s Club
East Main Street
Victor Mastin
C. B. Kerr
Washington Indies
Lide Field
Wade Gardner
Spencer Reed
Harold Montgomery
Armory
Berdu Barn
South Town Avenue
Fforts
Business New
Leeson
Leeson Drum Corps Play and Listened To President J. W. Enslin
Better Washington Club
Ainsworth
Conesville
Kalona
Riverside
Keota
West Chester
Richland
Prichton
Olds
Winfield
Mt. Pleasant
Fairfield
Wayland
Crawfordsville
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