He developed Electrical Porcelain with transmission engineers at GE. His family continued to work at Building 68 in Schenectady for decades. William's son Frank Cermak advanced insulator design into the mid 20th century.
When Rex Harrison accepted his Academy Award for My Fair Lady (1964), he dedicated it to his two fair ladies, Audrey Hepburn and Julie Andrews both who had played Eliza Doolittle with him.
The 2017 Washington County Fair Pageant is August 26th at Prairie Grove High School. The teen and miss winners will compete in the Arkansas State Fair Queen Contest in October. Directions: From I-49 take exit 66 to Highway 112. Turn South onto N. Garland/Highway 112.