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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 04, 1926

Page

3

Entry Lists Open for Fall Festival Livestock Shows

Entries remain open for the Fall Festival with livestock exhibits in multiple locations including the cavalry barn City Feed Yard and Piper garage. County agent phone 749 for entries. 9 00 Thursday morning deadline. HL S Nichols Ray Watkins and Harold S Smith named as judges with others to be announced.

Cavalry Piper Crail HL. S. Nichols Ames Ray Watkins Harold S. Smith The American Jersey Cattle Club

Festival Prizes Listed for Washington County Fall Show

W C Morrison organizes a large Fall Festival livestock and farm products exhibition in Washington County next Thursday and Friday with a total prize fund of 631.50. The rules allow county and nearby county exhibitors with judging starting October 7 at 10am and exhibits in place by 9am. Divisions cover dairy cattle horses mules hogs vegetables and root crops with varied prize amounts and specific class lists.

W. C. Morrison Washington County Mollison

Festival Beauty Contest Offers 100 Prize For County Girls

Entrants from nearly all parts of Washington County compete for a $100 prize as the festival beauty winner. Contestants ages 15 to 20 live outside Washington city. A three‑person committee judges by face hair figure carriage health and personality. Contestants report at 7 pm Thursday at the former Washington National Bank for an 8 pm start.

Washington County City of Washington Washington National Bank

Coordinated Car and Bus Service Promised

Frank R. Coates of New York told a Cleveland convention that coordinated streetcar and bus service will strengthen national transit. He said electric railway management should use buses to provide the best service and that fares will reflect the actual cost of carriage with plant expenses offset by property taxes.

Associated Press Cleveland Frank R. Coates New York American Electric Railway Association Coates

Parade Registration Opens for Contest Entrants in Washington

Contest participants are asked to report to Mayor George Maxwell Thursday morning for the morning parade at city hall. A registration coupon is available to any young lady wishing to enter and should be mailed promptly to Mayor Maxwell in Washington Iowa. Read the Classified Ads.

George Maxwell Maxwell Washington Iowa

Money Talks Salesman Ad Promises Big Profits

A dealer outreach advertises a sales opportunity promising over $100 weekly earnings. It targets would be salesmen and salestadies, cites a $1.50 profit on a $2.00 investment per item, and directs interested readers to write to Geo L Lane in Mangfield Ohio for details.

Lfe Geo. L. Lane Mangfield Ohio

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