Fall festival shows truck demo and farm machinery display
At the Washington International Co building a truck demo loads two tons of pig iron and climbs a 50 degree incline then backs down and climbs again to wow truckers and farmers. The display also features I H C corn pickers in two and single row models plus several labor saving machines. Dr and Mrs P L Etter plan a visit to Gentry Missouri with Barbara Lee accompanying.
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Washington International Company
P. L. Etter
Gentry
Missouri
Barbara Lee
Dance and Fall Festival Notes Highlight Local Events
The Armory hosts a free admission dance tonight amid Fall Festival activities. Nearby, residents hear of travel plans for Miss Acheson to Chicago and New York for PhD studies at Columbia. Banks announce early Friday closing for Sept. 19. Dale Holland of St. Louis visits Washington then Ottumwa. Mrs Crone travels to St. Louis. Gene Parks, ex-Woodford undertaker, now with a casket firm, was seen in town. Overcoat layaway offered at Schmoeller Bros. Coffee Clothes. Mansion Miniature Golf Course entices festival visitors with 10 cent play.
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Banks
Washington
Banks of Washington
Ishh2
For Sale John Deere Sulky Plows and Pickers Local Ads
Washington International Co. advertises two John Deere sulky plows one Oliver plow and a single row McCormick Deering corn picker for sale. Notices show visitors from Cedar Rapids and local festival attendance plus a bond issue for a disposal plant approved by Creston city council.
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John Deere
Washington International Co
Oliver Tracter
McCcormick-Deering
Ten Years Ago Today Miss Elsie Minick Returns Home
Ten years ago today Miss Elsie Minick came home from Cotter where she had visited Mrs. Glen Zaring. The item mentions egg counts, chicken numbers, Hessian-Grain ads, upcoming wallpaper display for 1931, and hog prices with weather notes indicating warmer conditions in the east.
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Elsie Minick
Cotter
Glen Zaring
Washington Festival draws crowds to Lytle's rocers
Washington's biggest festival draws shoppers to Lytle's rocers as farm products and good things fill the store. The ad touts Richelieu Stuart and Plymouth Rock labels, promising quality and value with multiple daily deliveries and Sunday delivery option.
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Jeet
Richelieu
Wby Stuart
Plymouth Rock
Reister Creamery
J. C. Penney
H. and A
Thompson Groceteria and Journal
Nursing School
Jones Funeral Home
Hospital
Sherman Funeral Home
Clark & Enslin
Lytle
Iowa
Southern Utivityas
Klein Klothing Kompany
A. E. Atchison
Y. W. A. Sunshine Community Club
Washington High School
Rebekah Lodge
Frazier & Black
South Side
Oriez & Speer
I. Rothschild
Biklen’s
Washington Cleaners
Sherman Bros
Harwoord
Tucker & Eicher
George Stewart
Phillips & Hebner
Sitler’s Auto Parts Co
Scott Furniture Co
Bikien's
Gibson Produce Co
Washington Oil Co
Harold Wolf
Frederick Reed
California
Clayton Bear
Dynamite
Elmer McKinley
Quality
Sargeant
Ford
Chevrolet
Austin
Buick
Oldsmobile
Studebaker
Essex and Hudson
Roosevelt-Marmon
Durant
Pontiac
Plymouth
Chrysler
Festival Parade Shines at Washington Celebration
The Washington festival parade, praised as among the best in five years, drew a crowd of thousands despite tighter budgets. Rev. Carl W. Klein chaired a hardworking committee that produced beautiful floats, comedy features, an industrial display, and a horse and mule show, with local dealers placing displays along the route.
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Washington
Carl W. Klein
Klein
Journal
Iowa Institutions Ask Less Money for Coming Biennium
Des Moines budget chief Oscar Anderson announced state department and institution requests for the next two years total 17.77 million dollars annually, down from 19.16 million. Focus areas include building programs at state schools, hospitals, and reform facilities, with notable cuts in the Board of Control and Board of Education asks.
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Des Moines
Oscar Anderson
Anderson
Board of Control
Board of Education
General Assembly
State University
Iowa City
Town State College
Ames
Towa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Iowa State College
State Board of Control
Five Ballot Columns Possible For November Election
Des Moines secretary of state indicates the November ballot may have five columns including republican and democratic tickets plus farmer labor and communist groups. An independent column is planned. petitions to place names on ballots must be filed by September 15.
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Des Moines
Tewaz
Tocal News Visitors and Moves From Northwestern Bound
John Matthews Jr arrives from Estes Park Colorado for a brief visit with Mrs Jennie Acheson after a stay in Oregon He plans to move with the Apples to Ontario Colorado by late October Mr Matthews begins his second year at Northwestern Law next week The fall festivities in Washington bring him together with old friends Auctioneer DD Macon Washington Iowa The Lyp Pattison couple from Chicago Illinois visit local relatives
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John Matthews Jr
Estes Park
Colorado
Jennie Acheson
John
Harvey
la Grande
Oregon
Apnlepy
Ontario
Harvey Matthews
John Matthews
Northwestern Law School
Washington
Florsheim Shoes Highlight Parade and Fall Styles
The message promotes Florsheim car in the parade and introduces Florsheimy for women with new Feet-ure arch. It claims Florsheim women's footwear matches the quality of men's and invites customers to view the fall styles.
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Florsheim
Wermen
Florsheims
Washington Inter national Co to Demo Corn Picker at Spencer Reed Farm
The Washington International Co. will hold a corn picker demonstration at Spencer Reed farm one mile north of Washington at 9 30 Friday morning. Miss Sevilla Boice, a Kansas City dietician, is visiting with her parents Dr and Mrs A Boies for two weeks.
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Washington International Co
Spencer Reed Farm
Washington
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Tance
Armory
Unnce Acheson
Chicago
New York
Columbia University
Schmoeller Bros
Three Bank of Washington
Dale Holland
St. Louis
Haskins
William Holland
Teq Crone
Crone
Gene Parks
Woodford Undertaking
Gene
Ottumwa
John Davis
Ed Gibson
Drs Moines
Equare
Tim Hendrickson
J. F. Simpson
West Washington Street
Dora Scott
Charley Hont
Wayne
Cedar Rapids
Honts
Charlie Dodder
Lloyd Dickinson
Charles
Nial
Helen
Harold
Dickinson
Dodder
Richland
Robert Turkingon
Wyman
Creston
Pulaski
East Side Square
Ramseyer Hatcheries Inc
Washington, Iowa
Ramseyer Hatcheries, Inc
Rocers
W.v
Lloyd Lytle’s Grocery
Standard Oil Co
Wallace Lumber Co
Brown Auto Top
American Pearl Button Co
Washington International
Baxter Coa Co
J. W. Fields
Brown Tire
Ideal Bottling Works
Coca Cola
Burlington
Washington Oil “9
Reister’s
H. and A. Bakery
Sanitary Dairy
Wilson Coal Co
Mid-Continent Oil Co
Harrison Dodder
Cities Service Oil Co
Royal Market
J. and
M. Atwater Kent
Fred's
A. M. Daub
Sinclair Oil
General Electric
Wolf Floral Co
Octjon
M. M. Thompson
Washington Motor Co
Ramseyer Hatchery
Mark Pratt
Johnson Grocery
Graham Theater
Leo Shelangouskie
Spear Feeds
D. C. Davison
Narris-Massey
Taylor Bros. Auto Co
Mayo Bakery
Leaners
Washington Fire Department
Joe McGraw
Mike Trier
Keota
Lewis Yoder
Kalona
Oscar Davis
George Hopping
Charles Nicola
Claude McCoy
Crawfordsville
John Mk. Williams
Spencer Reed
Brauntraeger
Riverside
Bill Custer
Peter Adrian
Washington Band
Hussar
Carl Simpson
Brenteco
Democrat-independent
Wellman Produce Company
Anderson Taxis
Furmer
Woodward
State Hospital
Cherokee
Clarinda
Hope Hall
Independence
Mt. Pleasant
Juvenile Home
Toledo
Fort Madison
Anamosa
Oakdale
Davenport
Fidora
Mitchellville
Graham
Hawk
South Side Square
Wisik Long
Tocal News
Welch-Moore Shoe Co
Macon
R. Ly Pattison
Chicago, Ill
A. E. Atchison North Side
Westphal
John Shields & Sons
A&p
AGP
Campbell's
IONA
National Biscuit CO
Graham Crackers
Sar
Chaceys
Teantic
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