Winners in Gazette Bike Derby to Travel to Chicago
Hawkeye Downs hosts an ICYCLE event on Kid's Day with about 80 Gazette carriers racing for prizes worth 200 dollars including trips to Chicago. Open race for under 16, heats of eight riders, half mile tracks, finals plus prizes like radios flash cameras and a football. Top three finishers fly to Chicago to see the Cubs vs Giants and enjoy a theater show and fair visit.
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Hawkeye Downs
Gazette
Chicago
The
Gazette Newsboys
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Jim Smith
Stanley Davis
Jim Gildroy
Cubs
New York Giants
Frank Leahy
Ten Fine Acts In Fair Revue
A two hour All Iowa fair revue features Bob White MC with ten stellar acts. Gautier's Tallyho, Oranto Trio, Ming and Ling, Mar-Vels, and Vic Hyde headline a outdoor extravaganza with music, comedy and lighting effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob White
Gautier
Oranto Trio
Ming
Ling
China
Oh’s
America
Vic Hyde
Niles, Mich
All Iowa Fair edition sources noted and photographed
The Cedar Rapids Gazette credits the State Historical Society at the University of Iowa and the Iowa Masonic Library in Cedar Rapids for materials in the All Iowa Fair edition. Early scenes captured by photographer William Baylis are also used in the collection.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
State Historical Society
University of Iowa
Iowa Masonic Library
Cedar Rapids
William Baylis
Variety Acts Highlight 1950s Nightclub Scene
The Martinis showcase versatile singing and humor after an extensive national tour starring in supper clubs and theaters. Lucienne and Ashnour perfect an Apache dance routine while Libonati Trio blend xylophone renditions with tap and acrobatics by Bobby and Avis Libonati. Ala Ming performs a tightwire act praised as poetry in motion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinis
Lucienne and
Ashnour
Libonati
Bobby
Avis
Jess Libonati
Ala Ming
Holstein Cow Finishes 365 Day Production Test
A registered Holstein owned by Karl H and Lenore K Kainz of Cedar Rapids completed a 365 day production test in the advanced registry with 592 pounds of butterfat and 16506 pounds of milk. Milking was twice daily and testing supervised by Iowa State College in cooperation with the Holstein Friesian Association.
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Karl H. and
Lenore K. Kainz
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State College
Holstein-Friesian Association
All Iowa Livestock Events Schedule Across Multiple Breeds
The calendar lists livestock events with daily 9 am judging slots for cattle breeds including Jerseys Holsteins Ayrshires Guernseys Herefords Aberdeen Angus Shorthorns and pigs at the All Iowa Beef Show and All Iowa Pig Congress. It also notes draft horse shows with Sunday judging across all classes and a horse pulling contest.
Honest Old Abe Got Good Vote Publicity
The Cedar Valley Times urged eastern Iowans to vote for Abram Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin in 1860. It praised Lincoln as an honest, straightforward champion of freedom and noted his strong statewide support against Douglas in the U S Senate race. It framed him as the West’s top nominee and among the earliest pioneers.
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Abram” Lincoln
Illinois
Hannibal Hamlin
Maine
Abe
West
Old Abe
More Tents at Fair Than in Other Years
The 15th annual All Iowa fair will feature the most extensive tent city yet with tents set up across the grounds. Exhibits will spread from Exhibition Hall to the Farm Youth Center and along the east and west ends of the grandstand.
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Hawkeye Downs
Exhibition Hall
Farm Youth Center
Horticulture Group Announces 82 Classes At Fair
The horticulture department lists eighty two classes for the All Iowa fair competition. Entries from horticulture and agriculture will be on exhibit in Exhibition hall. Premiums are offered in 36 vegetable classes and 24 apple varieties along with plums grapes pears peaches and strawberries.
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Horticulture Department
Horticulture and Agriculture Department
Clermont-Oats Yields 60 to 70 Bushels an Acre
Clermont community reports oat yields around 60 bu acre with some fields reaching 70 bu acre. Strong yields highlight local harvest prospects and farming efficiency in the area.
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Clermont
Milk Cow Population Triples Since 1867 in U S
The number of milk cows in the United States has tripled since 1867, reflecting a major expansion in dairy farming. This growth indicates rising dairy production potential and shifts in agricultural labor and land use over the period.
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U. S
Iowa State Fair at Cedar Rapids 1871 Mecca of Visitors
Cedar Rapids became the hub for Iowa’s 1871 state fair drawing crowds by coach and train. The grounds around St Pauls Methodist Church hosted exhibits, treasuries of art and agriculture, and a half mile track praised by horsemen.
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Cedar Rapids
Parlor City
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Geneseo 4-H Club Plans Chicago Tour
The Geneseo 4-H club will take a five day trip to Chicago from August 18 to 22 with about 20 members plus 10 from other county clubs. They will visit stockyards the Board of Trade the Chicago Trade Fair and a baseball game guided by Local Leader Thomas Anderson and County Youth Assistant Stanley Stover.
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TRAER
Geneseo Boys
Chicago
Board of Trade
Thomas Anderson
Stanley Stover
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Peter Pash
Herbert Lee
Robert Kent
Ted DeForest
Fred Glover
Russell Willis
Richard Michal
Edward Drahozal
Donald Kolda
Duane Melchert
George Synacek
Robert Seaton
William Prohaska
Donald McCauley
Paul Hanson
Denald Hanson
Richard Ham
George Sears
William McLeland
Donald Herb
Kenneth Averill
Dick Cummins
Jack Chesmore
Richard Miller
Donald Randall
Daniel Schmitz
Dennis McGlashing
John Meis
Robert Ernest
Leonard Peck
Arnold Schappert
John O'Connell
Danny Wessel
Carl Spilman
Roger Aves
Harold Kennedy
Robert Peck
Bernard Schappert
Tom Wheelan
Robert Moriarty
Jack Moran
Tommy Byrne
Bruce Karr
Melvin Schappert
Kenneth Trimble
Keith Karr
Bill Brown
Charles Hannah
Ralph Willis
Roger Olson
Ray Howland
Michael
W.T. Sands
Second Street
Pra
Roosevelt Hotel
Jerseys
Ayrshires
Guernseys
Iowa
Herefords
Aberdeen Angus
Poland
Hereford
Jersey
Chester White
Hampshire
Berkshire
Schwinn Bicycles
Morgan Bros
Third Avenue
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Tuttle
C.R
Vane
Rock Lab
Third Street
Dial
Waffle
Globe Appliance
Second Ave
Builders’ Material, Inc
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