SAN ANTONIO — Washing machines are not the quietest appliances, but Sue Ann Brooks' machine is so loud you can't stay in the same room with it. What makes that even worse is that it's less than a year ...

A 1937 Maytag wringer wash machine powered by a gasoline engine proved to be a champion 4-H project for Calvin Hartz, 12, of Bettendorf, at this year's Mississippi Valley Fair.

This story mentions "wringer washing machines," which some readers may not recall. Washing machines once had rollers on them so you could squeeze wet clothes, getting water out before you hung them on ...