Wards Mark 75th Anniversary with a Storied Past
The Montgomery Ward store celebration recalls the firm’s origins with the 1860s railroad boom and founder Montgomery Ward’s mail order revolution. From a Chicago room in 1872 the business grew to 400 employees by 1887 and over 100 million in sales by 1920, expanding mail houses and experimental stores nationwide through the 1920s.
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Merchandising Pioneer Ward Reshapes American Retail
The firm runs nine large mail order houses 24 retail stores 250 catalog offices and 97 farm stores. It employs over 75 400 people and posts mail order and retail sales surpassing one billion dollars annually. Ward ranks with Wanamaker and Woolworth as a driving force in modern retailing.
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Local men reenlist in Army at Ft Sheridan Illinois
Reenlistment report from local Army and Air Forces recruiting officer T/5 Charles Anson notes two men have enlisted and departed for Ft Sheridan Illinois. Both are ex servicemen. Robert G. Ferguson son of Mr and Mrs R C Ferguson 747 East Second Street Washington reenlisted as a corporal in medics and Leslie H Powers husband of Mrs Leslie H Powers.
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Army and Air Forces
Ft. Sheridan
Illinois
Robert G. Ferguson
R. C. Ferguson
East Second Street
Washington
Leslie H. Powers
Brighton native completes 13 week basic at Brooks Field
Private Norman E. Schooley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Laton Schooley of Brighton, finished a 13 week basic training cycle at Brooks Field in Knox Kentucky on August 30 after enlisting May 19 in Washington. He previously attended Brighton High School where he played football and basketball.
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Show Farm Kitchen Exhibit Moves to Washington Service Center
The Duensing Kitchen from the Town fair is set up at Washington Skelgas Service this weekend. Merle Simpson and veteran carpenters are building the background so cupboards can be hung as in the Duensing home. Wayne Marston supplies the cabinet range and refrigerator. Iowa Southern provides the electric clock, pin up lamp, and dome ceiling lamp with cooking equipment and necessities from T. H. Peters Hardware and the Micro and Pyrex companies assisting.
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Anna Lee
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Gilbert Roland
Swiss
Deis
AL “Fuzzy
ST. John
Yard & McFarlane Insurance Agency
Hotel Washington
Postuze Foundation
MK B.E Goodrich
Atchison
Shoe Store
North Side Square
Claude Woods
Ft. Madison
P. C. Woods
R. F. McFarlane
Ersharp
Wishington
Cancer Aid
E. V. Cowdry
International Cancer Research Congress
St. Louis
Truman
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Hollywood Rons
Matinef
Axo Balio
Barbara Williams
Hale
Hollywood Wonderland
Sportlight
Movietone News
Star Sunday
Eddie Bracken
Priscilla Ane
RAF
Powers
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Funrac
Areen
Congress
Sidwells
Mr. and Mrs. Raw Box
Arlyce Studio
Washington Lumber & Fuel CO
Pioneer Yard
Eternit
Lowe Bros
Jim White
Show Farm Kitchen
Washington County
Joe Wolfe
Lee Holland
State Bank
Dave Elder
Washington Journal
Washington, Iowa
Marion
Weath& Hare
Om Children’s Health
Odu
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DBERG
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