State Fair Deadlines for Entry Contests and Contingent Prizes
Iowa State Fair announced closing dates for hundreds of entries across livestock crafts and open class divisions for 1977. About 14,299 exhibitors submitted 36,022 entries last year. premiums totaled nearly 1.5 million dollars. Navy personnel also reported on Readex 1 77 antisubmarine and antiair warfare exercises in the South China and Philippine seas aboard USS Midway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J D Taylor
Bill Riley
FFA
Pioneer Hall
Taylor
State House
Des Moines
Iowa
Navy
Gary M Kramer
John N Kramer
Scranton
John H Walter
James Walter
Panora
South China
Philippine
Midway
Yokosuka
Japan
Robert B Baldwin
Seventh Fleet
Oklahoma City
Armed Services Briefs Highlight Promotions and Training
Marine Private First Class Michael J Peterson earns meritorious promotion after 11 weeks at San Diego Recruit Depot. Airman Merrill F Utterback completes basic training at Lackland AFB and heads to munitions training in Colorado. Airman Kathleen M Little graduates at Lackland, stays for security police specialty in Texas. Navy Fireman Apprentice Michael T Eslick participates in RimPac 77 aboard USS Reeves, part of a 20 000 strong force. Army Private Scott M Atteberry completes tank gunnery qualification in Grafenwehr Germany with 4th Battalion 3rd Infantry Division 64th Armor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael J Peterson
Kenneth Aguilar
Coon Rapids
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
San Diego
Coon Rapids High School
Marine Corps
Lackland Afb
Texas
Air Force
Utterback
Fremont Mills
Tabor
Graceland College
Lamoni
Kathleen M. Little
Clarence W Herrman
Denver
Colorado
Lackland
Reeves
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Mid- Pacific Ocean
Us&s
Australia
Canada
New Zealand
Western Pacific
Seventh Fleet
Navy
Army
Scott M Atteberry
Deann C Atteberry
Guthrie Center
Army Training Area
Grafenwehr
Germany
3Rd Infantry Division
64Th Armor
Aschaffenburg
Pvt
Atteberry
Scholarships for 4H Members Across Iowa and Nation
Guthrie county 4H members may qualify for 249500 in 4H scholarships via 45 donors under the National 4H Council. Iowans and others compete for awards from sources including DeKalb Age Research Alpha Gamma Rho Educational Foundation Allied Mills Champion Valley Farms and Santa Fe Railway System among others. Deadline is September 15. applications go to State 4H Office Iowa State University Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Shannon Messinger
Messinger
DeKalb Age Research, Inc
Alpha Gamma Rho Educational Foundation
Allied Mills, Inc
Champion Valley Farms, Inc
Recipe Division
Edwin T Meredith Foundation
Santa Fe Railway System
Gulf Central Pipeline Company
Santa Fe Industries Company
Chicago and Northwestern
Iowa
Cooperative Extension Service
Two Buffalo Calves Born at Allen Day Farm Near Melvin
Ocheyédan Press reports a century milestone with two buffalo calves born at the Allen Day farm southeast of Melvin. The herd includes three cows and one bull guarding the calves as they arrive, with one calf born on Thursday and the other on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O$ceola County
Allen Day Farm
Melvin
Guthrie County 4Hers Attend Madrid Camp Week
Six Guthrie County intermediate 4H youth spent June 13 to 18 at the Iowa 4H camping center in Madrid. Camp activities included hiking, building simple backpacks, canoeing, swimming, dancing, campfires, and making friends. Leaders Bob Jones Jeanette Alger Don Buzzingham and Charlotte Smith guided the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie County
Iowa
Madrid
Charlotte Smith
Marshall
Hardin
Bob Jones
Polk County
Jeanette Alger
Story County
Don Buzzingham
Poweshiek
Jasper
County Museums Draw Large Crowds Over Memorial Day
Crowds flocked to Panora museums over Memorial Day weekend with more than 300 visitors. The Turn of the Century museum and Guthrie County High School stay open Saturdays Sundays and holidays 1 to 5 pm all summer. Sam Robinson praises donor support and says the public response makes the effort worthwhile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panora
The
Historical Society
Guthrie County Conservation Board
Melvin
Doug” Meredith
Guthrie County High School
Sam Robinson
Conservation Board
Robinson
Farmers Union leaders urge higher farm support at White House
National Farmers Union officials from 22 states including Lowell E Gose met with President Carter and key aides at the White House to press for changes in 1977 support rates and a four year farm bill. They argued current levels hurt price competitiveness and called for stable agriculture and stronger export capacity. Carter said levels would be reviewed and urged ongoing consultation with NFU.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell E Gose
Jefferson
Iowa
Jimmy Carter
Farmers
Mondale
Bergland
White House
Stuart Eizenstat
Lynn Daft
Farmers Union
Tony Dechant
Carter
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Canada
Australia
Argentina
Canadian Wheat Board
Robert G Lewis
U .S
Dechant
Federal Reserve
Arthur Burns
Treasury
Michael Blumenthal
Nebraska
Colorado
USDA
Gose
Bayard City Council Approves Sewer and Land Purchase
The Bayard Iowa city council meets in regular session with Mayor Robinson. Actions include approving a land purchase of 1.86 acres from Milwaukee Railroad for 3379, granting building and cigarette permits, and authorizing sewer hookups and track repairs. Utilities rates and monthly billing changes are discussed along with various vendor payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayard City
Robinson
Watkins
Betts
Moran
Pulver
Siedhoff
Jim Kimm
Ted Payseur
Ron Jacobsen
Elmer Christensen
Dean Albright
Fred Shannon
Paul Steiner
Lyle Kraft
Mel Coenen
Milwaukee Railroad
Vaux Market
Bayard Cafe
Don and Lucy’s
Shack’s
Bill Woodring
Greg Templeman
Rosene International
Guthrie Automotive
Jim Linnenburger
United Telephone
Farmers ‘Coop
Oil and
Starling and Guthrians to join Morningside Jazz Tour
Sharon Starling daughter of Ralph and Mrs Starling Bayard will join Morningside College Jazz Band on a summer Europe tour. The group departs Sioux City July 11, stops Athens Rome Florence Innsbruck Lucerne Paris and London totaling about 300 days of concerts. Gary Slechta directs a 20 member band with Doug Rutherford Steve and Merle Steensen also on tour. Expenses paid by members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon
Starling
Morningside ‘College
Europe
Ralph Starling
Bayard
Morningside
Steve
Merle Steensen
Guthrie Center
Doug Rutherford
Gary Slechta
Sioux City
New York
Athens
London
Rome
Florence
Italy
Innsbruck
Austria
Lucerne
Switzerland
Paris
Slechta
Mail from Cecile Buckmaster Notes Visits and Travel
Cecile Buckmaster writes from Denver to Mary Louise and Ken about hosting Ward McClellan Mildred and Esther Murphy visit from Perry Guthrie Center and Gerald Halterman. She recounts sightseeing with them in Iowa and a Memorial weekend mountain camping trip with sons Marvin and Merlin families. She wonders about returning to Iowa this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Louise
Ken
Iowa
Ward
Mildred McClellan
Perry
Louise Milter
Esther Murphy
Clara Halterman
Guthrie Center
Gerald ‘Halterman
Mildred
Esther
Marvin
Merlin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Paul L Tuttle
Orval Carpenter
Aviation
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Millington
Tenn
Merrill F Utterback
Oliver Futterback
Lowry Afb
Airman Little
Manual High School
USAF
Howard J Little
Paul Little
Michael T Eslick
Donald Eslick
Tammy ‘Farrell
Michelle ‘Knudsen
Lisa Halbur
Coort Rapids
Jim’ Daniels
Kristén ‘Kilcoin
Cynthia Uhlman
Mary ‘Renee Heckaman
Adair
Central
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington, DC
Ocheyédan Press
Lowell Gose
Washington
Otto Phelps
Colesburg
Fred. Phelps
California
Guttenberg Pre
City Council
Carrick Service
Betts Standard
Bayard Motor and Implements
Gate Tree
Bayard News
Council
North Central Public Ser- Dean School
Laurie Olesen
Gronert Electronics
Frank Botts
Ins Agency
Jim McAlister
Stenstrom Construction
Coon Rapids Automotive
Ruth Betts
Recreation Bayard Bldg
North Central Public Ser
WIC
Boncr
City of Bayard Int
Trust and Agency
First National Bank
Earl Lee Phelps
Iowa Electric Light and Power
Wabes
Eeeee
Thorp Well Co
Municipal Supply, Inc
Globe Machinery Supply Co
Creuse Cartage Co
Fisher Research Lab
Vic Holm
Guthrie County Treasurer Corporation Fund
Griffin Property
Lester Peckuma
Lester Parcel
GHP Ralern Cde
Kenneth Robinson
Cecile Buckmaster
Apt
Colo
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