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Record crowds eat 25onsMontrose melonMONTROSE - All attendance records were shattered at the 21st annual Montrose Watermelon Festival Thursday. Friday and Saturday with more than 4,000 attending Saturday night.The crowds consumed 27 tons of watermelon and 475 pounds of hamburger.Quaan crownedCrowned as Queen was Tonya Adkins. 16 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Adkins of Montrose with Janet Clark, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Clark Sr. of Montrose first runner-up and Barbara Wardlow, 15, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wardlow of Montrose second runner-up.Talont contestWinners of the talent contest Saturday and $75, were: First place, Duane Waider, six years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Waider of Fort Madison whose drum playing was sensational; second and $50, Kimberly Wilkerson of Fort Madison, acrobatic dance and third with $25, the Fascinettes of Fort Madison.Russell Philp of New Boston won the pony mare and colt.In the float parade, Mersch-man Feed and Seed of West Point was first, West Point Community club second and the Loney Sisters, dressed as a bear and a cat third.The crowds Friday and Saturday evenings were thrilled by the performance of three sky divers, John Snyder, MountSterling, Iowa, with the U. S.Army at Beloxi, Miss., MartySchlumberger, Freemont, Neb., a senior at Parsons college at Fairfield and John Kunzman, a junior at Texas AM.Bickle injuredOne of the sky divers scheduled to make the jumps, Dean Bickle of Keokuk, had to cancel o 't after he was injured in a jump Friday afternoon at Ottumwa.Bickle was practicing for the jumps at Montrose and also for the sky diving competition scheduled for Saturday night at Ottumwa when he was injured, after a safe landing. When he hit the ground, a gust of wind billowed his chute and he was dragged across a nearby railroad track, breaking his right arm near the shoulder. He’ll be out of action for at least six weeks.Many '66 Warsawgrads continue' school this fallWARSAW — A large number of the 1966 graduates of Warsaw high school will enter college this fall.Those who will attend Keokuk Community college are: Tim Bruder, Janice Van Ausdall, Christine Humphrey, Cary Treatch, Dale Maag, John Dam-eron and Allan Householder.WATERMELON QUEEN: Tanya Adkins, 16, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Adkins of Montrose was selected Friday night as Queen of the 1966 Watermelon Festival at Montrose. Tanya, who atttends Central Community high school, Won out over sixother contestants.Cityr•1*1•r •-n ;«rf1* (., A,ifItT I I ** ' till!lSOFT LANDING: John Snyder, soldier attached to Air Traffic Control at Keeeler Field, Beloxi, Miss., does sky diving as a hobby. Here he lands after free-fall jump from airplane at 8500 feet above Montrose during Watermelon Festival Saturday, missing target by less than 15 feet. Snyder was one of three sky divers to make simultaneous jumpSaturday.—Gate Cityrn,,»IM JBt;. * »71: 7i „ TOWK'* 1..*lt 4 WTHEY JUMP FOR FUN: Three eky divers who thrilled crowd at Watermelon Festival at Montrose Saturday as they performed 8500 feet jump, free-falling about two-thirds of the way before opening chutes. They are (l-r) Marty Schlumberger, Freemont, Nebr., a senior at Parsons College at Fairfield, John Synder, Mt. Sterling, la., with U.S. Army at Beloxi, Miss, and John Kunzman, a juniorat Texas A AM.ICity3AI! ,' ' • .■ .. • i ifli* t .I'j* «.Ifill1■!*Mf ii*11nr*Xlfj1 111 1) ‘ »i tiilMi »•t... 1* IHI4. Milt ■ liflttll■rMON THE WAY DOWN: Chute opens safely after free-fall from 8500 feet Saturday during sky diving performance at Montrose Watermelon Festival. —Gate City•Ilf.nilWarsaw Saddle clubplans show, races'MdlllllMMlllltflMhtlMRlSMIIItfti...MAIN COURSE: Terry Starks, 8, Montrose enjoys his third helping of the main dish at Montrose Watermelon Festival where over 25 tons of watermelon were consumed during the three day event.—Gate Cityfor Sept. 4 and 5WARSAW, 111. — The War-saw Saddle club has announced the classes for their annual horse show to be heldLabor Day, Monday, September 5, at the ifairfrounds, at 12:30 p.m.The classes are as follows:(1) foal class, two divisions;(2) pleasure pony, open; (3) open western pleasure; (4) pleasure pony to cart; (5) open junior equitation; (6) open western pleasure, short mane and tail; (7) open reining; (8) barrel race (9) English pleasure; (10) egg marathon; (11) rescue race; (12) pole bending.Monday there will be a parade starting at 9:00 a.m. Pony races will be held Sunday afternoon, September 4, at 1:00 p.m. at the fairgrounds. A fish fry with entertainment will be held Sunday eveningat 6:00 p.m.Patty Bowles of Keokuk isCub Pack 47has outingactivity will be a lad and fishmg outing that will be on September 7 with Paul breath as chairman.dadheldGalat CarthageCud Scout Pack 47 sponsored by Wells-Carey PTA held its August Pack meeting at Carthage park Saturday afternoon.Eleven Cub Scouts and three leaders rode the caboose of the V/abash train from Keokuk to Carthage where they were met anc’ taken to the park where the Scouts and their families enjoyed charcoal broiled hamburgers and homemade ice cream.Robert Grass, Cubmaster, announced that the next Cub Scoutthe Labor Day queen. She and Gretchen Wulfing will reign over the two day celebration. Lunch will be served onthe fairgrounds Monday.Those soine to Western Illi-701 Main
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Keokuk Daily Gate City
Keokuk, Iowa, US
Mon, Aug 29, 1966
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