Don Radda tops tall corn at Washington fall festival
Don Radda of Cedar township entered a 26 ft 1 in stalk to win the Washington fall festival tall corn contest amid 116 entries. Edell F Havel took second at 13 ft 11 in, with Wade F Pence third at 13 ft 10 3 4 in. queen Mary Johnson won with 51 votes.
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Don Radda
Cedar Township
Washington
Journal
Raddas
Washington County
Havel
Edell F. Havel
Ainsworth
Wade FE. Pence
William Wiley
Stanley Vodicka
Flora Wiley
Clarence Johnson
T. A. West
Fred Chalupa
Dr. W. S. Kyle
Ferdinand Chalupa
Madison Jones
Mary Johnson
Jess Radda
Tall Corn Committee
Fern Owens
Dorothy Hotle
Miss Johnson
Miss Owens
Harold Wehr
Imperial Limited Adds Fast Trains On Chicago to Los Angeles Route
Rock Island announces Sunday new Imperial Limited trains No 39 and 40 on a fast Chicago to Los Angeles schedule with no Washington stops, plus two local trains Nos 216 and 217 replacing the Southwest Express. Washington times show connections and unchanged branch times.
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Lewis Goodlander
Rock Island Railroad
Chicago
Los Angeles
Washington
Golden State Limited
Spectacular Parade Wins Noted Prize as Air Show Delights Crowds
Crowds fill the town for a long parade described as one of the history’s best with displays from Farm Bureau I H club and Rock Island railroad cut off builders. A seven-plane aerial routine over the park drew cheers arranged by Lloyd Scott. Chamberlin float wins first prize depicting World War II veterans raising the flag on Iwo Jima. Senator Hickenlooper saluted the event and recalled the Pacific atomic test with cautious reflections.
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Lloyd Scott
Washington
Farm Bureau
I-H Club
Groves and
Bowen & McLaughlin
Rock Island Railroad
Chamberlin
Iwo Jima
Senator Hickenlooper
Funeral services for Earnest G Sandblom postponed
Funeral services for Earnest G Sandblom are postponed from Monday to Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock due to a change in plans. The rites will be held at the L A Jones funeral home.
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Earnest G Sandblom
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Ambiguous Last Week Payouts in Ongoing Cases
The report notes inconsistent distributions where some cases will receive the same amount as others. Details on who is affected or the exact figures remain unclear from the supplied text.
Prize Winners Announced for Morning Parade Float Contest
Chamberlin Bros won first prize for best parade float. Second went to American Pearl Button Co and third to Washington Concrete Co. Honorable mentions included Washington Ministerial Association, Washington State Bank, McLellan Store, Feister Produce. Judge praise highlighted county 4 H clubs and Tucker Chevrolet display.
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C. R. Wilson
Tucker Chevrolet Company
Child health conference schedule in health unit
Week of Sept 3 notes a Thursday 1 30 to 3 45 pm session continues Pure Health Unit Activities. The entry lists a child health conference held in the office with times and location implied.
Marriage License Issued to Davison and Simons
Fairfield residents Max Arthur Davison and Mary Josephine Simons were issued a marriage license today. The couple plan to wed in Fairfield and will handle all formalities locally.
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Max Arthur Davison
Mary Josephine Simons
Fairfield
Peters Overturns Car With No Injuries on Wayland Road
Richard H. Peters Jr. overturned the car he was driving on Wayland road south of town late yesterday afternoon. It was raining and the road slick causing him to swerve to avoid a low place. the car rolled over but no one was injured. Damage estimated between 400 and 600 dollars.
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Richard H. Peters, Jr
Wayland Road
Motor Stolen From Davison Farm Infrequent Visit
Arthur Davison, a farmer miles northwest of town, reported a Briggs Stratton motor stolen from his 80 acre farm used for pumping water. The motor was missing since Friday after he last saw it Tuesday morning near the well by the buildings away from the road. A $16 reward is offered for information leading to the motor’s recovery or whereabouts.
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Arthur Davison
le Miles
Briggs & tSratton
Mr. Davison
Davison
Awards List For Corn and Canned Fruit at Wellman Festival
Judges announced winners for corn and vegetable entries in Wellman fall festival exhibits. George Bell of Wellman won sweepstakes with Pioneer hybrid. C R Oldfield, also Wellman, was reserve with Funk hybrid. Open pollinated class led by Madison Jones of Washington with a clean sweep of first through third. Multiple farmers from Washington and Wellman listed among top places in several hybrid breeds.
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Wellman Man
George Bell
Wellman
C. R. Oldfield
James Travel
Madison Jones
Washington
Orr Mapei
Ben Radda
Vinton
Jesse Moore
Midison Jones
Don Radda
J. Bardner
Robert Cionce
Basil G. McBee
Jovee Graf
To Start Building Depots Here Soon
J Engle of Chicago from the Rock Island railroad building department visited Washington to discuss erecting new messenger and freight stations here and on the Ainsworth Brighton cut off. He met with postwar and industrial committees of the Chamber of Commerce and projected work starting in ten days or two weeks depending on materials. Mc Grath Engineering of Chicago, the general contractor, has been on site consulting local contractors involved in the construction.
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T J. Engle
Chicago
Building Department
The
Rock Island Railroad
Washington
Messenger
Ainsworth-Brighton
Chamber of Commerce
McGrath Engineering Company of
Funeral services set for Mrs Elis DeLong 99 Crawfordsville
Mrs Elis DeLong 99 of Crawfordsville dies at home in Crawfordsville after long illness. Funeral at 4 36 Sunday at Shermans funeral home Washington with Rev Howard Ball and Cr Kerr officiating. Burial at Elm Grove cemetery. She was born Mary Ella Randall January 12 1856 in Morgan County Ohio and moved to Iowa then Washington area. She married Alvin Augustus DeLong in 1874 and had five children Allan Maud George M C and Dee.
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Te Willits Moter Company
East Main Street
Ruth Foster
County Home Economist
Mary Jane McCartney
F. T. Rehmel
Leila Brown
Rosamond Sojka
Frances Sojka
R. A. Acheson
Rehmet
Elis DeLong
Crawfordsville
Sherman
Washington
Howard Ball
Cr. Kerr
United Presbyterian Church
Serial
Elm Grove Cemetery
Mary Ella Randall
Morgan County
Ohio
William Yenton
Mary Hart Randel
Iown
U13
Alvin Agustus DeLong
W. C. Will@mson
Washington United Presbyterian Church
Allan
Maud Hanna
George
M. C
Dee
Daisy Huber
DeLong
Method St
Atlas
Rock Island
Huber
Jay Benn
Los Angeles
Calif
T. W. Randall
Wabington
Start on New Electric Transmission Line Work Begins in Iowa
Manager Frank B. Miler of Iowa Southern Utilities announced crews started building a new electric transmission line to serve local customers and enable emergency operation. The line will connect to a state wide east west route near Riverside with poles unloaded in Washington and Riverside. A Baye 5 gang of expert tree trimmers will also work on trees along the route northward and later in town to clear wires.
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Frank B. Miler
Iowa
Willis
Baye
Official of OPA Sees Famine End
Deputy OPA chief Geoffrey Baker forecast improved meat supplies by late October with possible shortages next spring. He attributed the current shortage to heavy marketing and said price controls would help by stabilizing herd prices. Meanwhile Dayton official Mead said the price control board would not review meat regulations for six weeks.
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Washington
OPA
Geoffrey Baker
Baker
ARC
Dayton
George H. Mead
Price Decentrol Board
Mead
Dee Control Board
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