Hank Williams Jr Captures Fair Crowd With Upbeat Set
Hank Williams Jr., 19, tops MGM as he charts a solo path while echoing his father’s style. He travels the fair circuit with The Cheatin Heart Spectacular after a Mower County Fair show in Austin drew about 2,100 fans. He plays seven instruments, honors his father’s songs, and promotes his film debut A Time to Sing, A Time to Cry premiering in Nashville on Aug. 15.
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MGM
Hank Williams
Peter, Paul and Mary
Ray Charles
Rochester
Austin
Mower County Fair
Des Moines
Iowa
Rapid City
S. C
Denver
Hank Jr
Delores Smiley
Jambalya
Nashville
Tenn
Hansen Speaks at Sertoma Club Meeting in Austin
State Sen. C. R. Baldy Hansen spoke on legislative work and answered taxes and state services questions at the Austin Sertoma Club gathering. James Haben was named Sertoman of the Week. Club golfers took second in the State Sertoma tournament in Rochester. Austin winners were Ken Combs Ron Voss James Weber Harlen Nelson and Tom Morem.
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Baldy’ Hansen
Austin Sertoma Club
Oak Leaf Restaurant
James Haben
Park and Recreation Dept
Rochester
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Ron Voss
James Weber
Harlen Nelson
Tom Morem
Adams Sister and Brother Win 4 H Dairy Herd Titles
A sister and brother from Adams won top honors in the Mower County 4 H junior dairy herd competition at Crane Pavilion. Ramona Thome claimed first place and Jody Thome took second, both showing Holsteins as children of Mr and Mrs Melvin Thome. They belong to the Lucky Clovers 4 H club. Ralph Wayne, University of Minnesota judge, called the 20 herds the best he had seen in junior dairy herd competition. Blue ribbons were awarded to numerous exhibitors from Adams to Enterprise and Jolly Youth, including Sheila Thome, Cindy Stephenson, Randy Stephenson, Mary Jo Epley, Doug Parmenter, Brad Rugg, Greg Rugg, Dean Sayles, Wayne Sayles, Jeanne Snyder, JoAnne Snyder, Charles Tune, Brian Walker, Dennis Rice, David Hill, Diane Mandt, Kenneth Wright, Carol Huseby.
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Jody
Melvin Thome
Adams
Lucky Clovers
Ralph Wayne
University of
Minnesota
Sheila Thome
Cindy Stephenson
Busy Beaves
Randy Stephenson
Busy Beavers
Mary Jo Epley
Enterprise
Doug Parmenter
Brad Rugg
Greg Rugg
Dean Sayles
Wayne Sayles
Jeanne Snyder
Jolly Youth
JoAnne Snyder
Charles Tune
Brian Walker
Dennis Rice
What's On At The Fair Exhibits Open And Events
Exhibits open all day with livestock entries due by 6 p.m. Judging includes Southern Minnesota Pigeon Show and several breed events across South North Arenas. Grandstand hosts Hank Williams Jr. at 8 p.m. plus senior citizen day and kids programs. Saturday features 4-H FFA contests and pony shows. Sunday offers 4-H Horse Show at noon and professional motorcycle racing at 2 p.m.
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Kopet Music Co
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Ozark Jubilee
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Red Foley
Kiwanis Club Dines With Austin Fair 4 H
Kiwanis Club members visited the Mower County Fair for their annual noon meal at the 4 H dining hall. They ate ham mashed potatoes fresh vegetables and pie as Orrin Bowlby led an invocation singing of America and a flag pledge with Dr. Roger Downing directing community singing and Wilbur Sayles on the accordion.
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Mower County
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Kiwanis
Roger Downing
Wilbur Sayles
Spectaculars costly past grandstand shows, says Guy Wold
Long-time Fair Board member Guy Wold recalls free downtown street acts and grandstand shows at the county fair. He notes shifts from circus stunts to big name acts, the rise of chorus lines like Manhattan Rockettes, and how escalating scenery and transport costs ended the era.
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Fair Board
Guy Wold
Wold
Ernie Young
Ming and
Ling
Ming
Red Foley Out, Molly Bee to Headline Mower County Fair
Red Foley faints illness will not appear at the Mower County Fair with Thursday night shows canceled indefinitely. Molly Bee to replace Foley on the grandstand lineup after Foley suffered a heart attack in Memphis and is hospitalized.
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Mower County
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Tenn
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Miss Bee
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Joe Bishop
Johnny Carson
Ed Sullivan
Mower County Fair
Lord Thursday
Iowan Wins Best of Show at Rabbit Show
Don Pierce of Mason City Iowa captured Best of Show in a rabbit judging event at the Rabbit Building. Judges included Jack Morris of Morris Illinois as 26 entries competed across multiple breeds led by Polish Dutch and Angora winners from various towns.
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Mason City
Iowa
Joe Powers
Shakopee
Dean Miller
Havana
Richard Rush
St. Ansgar
Martin
Checker
Arnold Johnson
Austin
California
Gerald Gorman
New Zealand
Doris Leibels
St. Paul
Leibels
Darrell Bramhall
Angoras
Hendrick Struryck
Hollandale
Jack Morris
Morris, Ill
Austin Chamber Hosts Second Guest Stag Day
The Austin Chamber of Commerce plans its second annual Guest Stag Day at the Country Club on Monday Sept. 30. Austin businessmen and Chamber members will host out of town guests for a 10 a.m. golf start plus industrial and city tours of Hormel Co., Weyerhaeuser, Elk River Concrete and American Can Co. A 5 p.m. social hour precedes a 6 p.m. prime rib dinner where golf prizes are awarded and guests receive a free golf cap bearing the Chamber emblem. the event aims to showcase Austin and its industrial prospects.
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Hormel Co
Weyerhaeuser
Elk River Concrete
American Can Co
David McNeil
4-H Award Presentations At Browns Dale
Don Hasbargen presents the Dexterous president Tom Bernatz with the trophy. Randy Lonergan sits mid row as Wide Awake 4-H Browns Dale Livewires and Ra cine Ramblers receive ranks from third to fifth based on barn upkeep. Trophy sponsored by the Austin Daily Herald.
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Tom Bernatz
Randy Lonergan
The
Austin Daily Herald
Hampshire Barrows Grab Honors in Midwest Show
Two Hampshire barrows captured top honors at the 1968 Midwest Market Hog Show in Crane Pavilion on a hot humid night. Joe Gahl of Janesville showed the Minnesota grand champion while Larry Brown of Grafton earned reserve. The event also noted strong showings by Minnesota and Iowa hog exhibitors with rankings listed for top hogs and a pending carcass contest result.
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Janesville
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Easton
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Redwood Falls
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Madeira
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Clements
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Preston
Johnson Bros
Butterfield
Jon Yusten
Kasson
Jerry MacVey
Btownsdale
Arno Moenning
Dodge Center
Richard Compart
Nicollet
Merle Kiehne
Lanesboro
John Larick
Tillney & Hussey
Lewisville
Eugene Pichner
Owatonna
Dille Named Commencement Speaker for Mankato State
Dr. Roland Dille, president-elect of Moorhead State College, will deliver the commencement address at Mankato State College for 346 graduates of the second summer session on Friday August 16. His talk titled Change and Challenge will begin at 1 30 p.m. in Highland Arena.
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Mankato State College
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Minn
Dassel High School
Conoco Station Burglary Reported in Austin
Austin police investigate a burglary at Deans Conoco, 1207 1st Ave SW, between 4 30 p m and 6 30 p m Wednesday. A money bag with 111 dollars was taken from an unlocked drawer.
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Fair Weather Improves as Mower County Fair Heads Home
The Mower County Fair enters its final three days with strong attendance reach ing a Wednesday high of 39,200, a record day as heat and humidity challenged visitors. cooler forecasts predict relief by Friday along with possible evening showers, while machinery displays from Ford and International Harvester attract families and youths to Kiddies Day.
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Ramsey Club
P. J. Holand
Holand
Young America Center
Fair Board
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Don Ritland
Ford
International Harvester
Torgerson and Olsen Lead 4-H Beef and Dairy Winners
Mower County 4Hers from Waltham and Telstars clubs dominated Wednesday morning showmanship. Jeff Torgerson of Telstars named top dairy showman while Ari Olsen of Waltham Winners earned top beef showman. Dairy placings list Torgerson, Jesey, DeWayne Logan, Kenneth Wright, Greg Rugg in top spots. Judging by Tony Burke noted. beef and dairy events quieter than usual with hog judging moved earlier.
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Telstars
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Arlie Olsen
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Jesey
DeWayne Logan
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Kenneth Wright
Ayrshire
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Enterprise
Holstein
Tony Burke
Angus
Blooming Prairie
1896 Wedding Gown Attracts Fair Visitors
The Pioneer and Historical display at the Mower County Fair centers on an 1896 olive green wedding gown worn by Anna Zender Arens who married Adam Arens on June 16 1896. She donated the dress and a wedding photo to the Historical Society and placed matching flowers on a mannequin. A second dress from 1890 donated by Mrs. Harry Smith is also shown.
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Harry Smith
Don Weseman
The
Pioneer and Historical Society
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