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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1948

Page

6

State printing bids sought for kitchen catalog and directory

Iowa officials invite bids for a 35 000 copy Make Your Kitchen Modern catalog and Iowa Development Commission Manufacturers Directory plus miscellaneous printing. Bids due 10:00 a m on the date named. bids opened and read, awards made. rejection of all bids reserved. Specifications from Sherman W Needham at the State House Des Moines April 26 May 3 10.

Iowa Development Commission Sherman W. Needham State House Des Moines

Plan To Replace N. Noble Bridge

A large group of county men cleared brush north of Noble and plans are underway to replace the old bridge TM% mile north of Noble with a new two way bridge this summer. This is a much needed improvement on this busy highway.

Vernon W. Frey Noble

Farm Equipment Price List for New Method and General Brands

A dense listing of farm machinery and attachments with prices for loaders, hay stacks, manure loaders, rakes, seed cleaners, hammermills, shellers, pulverizers, and spike tooth harrows from suppliers New Method, Caswell, Gehl, Papec, Harvey, Fairbanks-Morse, and General. Items include hydraulic loaders, hay stacks, manure loaders, seed cleaners, hammermills, corn shellers, soil rollers, and pulverizers with numerous model numbers and price points.

Henry Sargent Horn Caswell General Briggs & Stratton Bury Miike Bammermill Fairbanks-Morse Herrow General Soil Roller

Sale of farm machinery and power lawn equipment

A dealer lists used tractors combines corn pickers and power lawn mowers with prices including 58.00 for a tractor seed broadcaster 162.00 for a magnetic blower and 79.50 for a Thor automatic washing unit. The ad also promotes new 1948 model tractors and various implements for sale.

Hainke Gras Thor Goodall Gas Goodall Poweraire Powaire Pennsylvania Motor Siebring Baieook Winpower Os Oe

Roth Family Group Noted in Local Social

Mr and Mrs Glenn Roth and sons and Mr and Mrs Allen Roth and Dorothy are listed in a local social page highlighting family visitors and gatherings.

Mary Schantz Doris Clark Des Moines Mary W. R Schantz Allen Goff Mt Pleasant K. W Goff Clayton Nobel Leonard Fisher Parnell Arnold Stutzman Wellman Elmer Freyenberger Kinross Harry Gardner Janet Kay Jean Rae Sigourpey Emerson Krabill Edward Krabill Near Merrimac Otto Frey Sam Nebel Gerald Allen Roth Dorothy Henry Sexton Glenn Roth and Sons

Track and field results lead Richland clubs in meet

Richland finishes first with a new record 1:43.3 in the 1st event. Kenneth Guy of Brighton wins the discus with 116'6" new mark. Brighton and Richland athletes sweep multiple events including broad jump 19'6" and pole vault 8'11% as Curt Mineart ties for third. Ollie and Hedrick also claim top places across the meet.

Brighton Brighton High School Ollie Richland Hedrick James Lamanesky Kenneth Guy Kenneth Farrier Lee Schooley Richard Hyde Marion Dunbar Dean Farrier Arthur Dunbar James Lamansky Dick Morgan Hedrich Richard Allison Ollie Curtiss Mineart Maynard Mineart James Lamangoky Ollie Cop

Community and livestock sale notices update

Weekly sales listings include Friday community sale at Whittaker sale barn and Wednesday livestock sales at Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Iowa. Kalona and Ollie Iowa host sale days, with Monday Hi Dollar Sales Sigourney and Tuesday Iowa Livestock Exchange Ollie. May 13 furniture auction at Columbus Junction Community building grounds 11 p.m. records include mile relay and large fish weight noted, plus 1926 vertical disk plow sale.

Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Iowa Kalona Onle Livestock Exchange Ollie Hi Dollar Sales Company Sigourney Combinaton

Streamline Pullman Car Hides Extensive Wiring

Two to five miles of electrical wiring run within the walls and ceilings of a modern streamline Pullman passenger car, concealed as part of its streamlined design.

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