Iowa State Fair horse show opens with five night program
The 1940 Iowa State Fair major society horse show runs five evenings from Sunday Aug 25 to Thursday Aug 29 at the stock pavilion. Readers will see Iowa five gaited saddle horses harness ponies and draft classes plus out of state entries and special stake events. Band concerts and exhibition riding accompany nightly programs with total cash premiums of 8690.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa Harness Ponies
Hunter
Argonne Post Band
Graham Riders
George Brandeis
Omaha
Murray C. Sells
Longview
Tex
Maxine Bourland
Dallas
E. A. House
Payson
James L. Lemon
New London
Bon Ru Stables
Perry
Glenn Bown
Waterloo
Harlan L. Larson
Goldfield
Russell Lundy
Des Moines
Frank Currier
Leland Croll
Pella
E. J. Coffey
Wellman
Bernard Langs Home After Western Trip
Mr and Mrs Bernard Lang and their son Robert have returned from an extensive western tour visiting Yellowstone National Park the Black Hills Denver Salt Lake City and Pike s Peak during their trip they stayed at various points along the way and are now back home at 1239 N Street SW
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Lang
N Street
Robert
West
Yellowstone —National Park
Black Hills
Denver
Salt Lake City
Pike's Peak
Schoens Entertain At Reception For New York Couple
Mr and Mrs Charles Schoen hosted 60 guests Friday night at their Cedar Rapids home for Mr and Mrs Sanford Harold Siegel of Flushing New York who are finishing their wedding journey with a trip to Los Angeles and back. Siegel, son of Mrs Sadie Siegel, resides with the Schoens and works in American Airways mechanical department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Schoen
Forest Drive
Sanford Harold Siegel
Flushing
Long Island
N. Y
Los Angeles
Calif
Siegel
Edith Somerfeld
Will Somerfeld
New York City
Cedar Rapids
The
American Airways
Z. A. Salit
A. W. Bass
Washington Avenue
Montrose Hotel
Anna
Lucile Wixstead
Second Avenue SE
Chicago
Charles R Sutherland
Winnetka
Helen B. Dix
Florida
Benischek Soukup Wed At Anamosa
The marriage of Miss Bessie Berniece Benischek and Virgil Louis Soukup was solemnized Saturday afternoon at the Methodist church in Anamosa. Rev. J. K Delahooke officiated with a small group present. The couple will reside in Anamosa where Soukup is employed by Munson Construction and Benischek works at Reliance Manufacturing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Reliance Manufacturing Company
Soukup
Olin High School
Munson Construction Company
Anamosa
Miss Ellen Spaight Hosts Shower for Miss Kendall
Miss Ellen Spaight and her mother hosted a miscellaneous shower at 932 Belmont Parkway Drive NW for cousin Miss Thelma Kendall, with many relatives and friends attending. Prizes were won by several guests, and plans mention Kendall Ross upcoming marriage Monday. additional visitors and a Moose Women’s meeting are noted with Sunshine Mission proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Spaight
Harry Spaight
Belmont Parkway Drive
Thelma Kendall
David Ross
Frank Churchill
Ed Churchill
Elnora Spaight
D W Ross
M C Kendall
Mary Katherine Spaight
Don Spaight
Frank Davis
Charles Hauskins
Harold Spaight
Ted Rommes
Joe Zitka
Richard Ullrich
Roland Faries
R E Tanner
Roe Gourley
Keith Lyons
A B Ken
W C Messer
Fourth Avenue
Also Mentioned on This Page
Aeomanutet Andind Alner
Wilfred Fishel
Donald Burgess
Fisher Home
E Avenue NE
Dorothy Miller
Richard Heerner
Bingo
Odo
Curran
Seattle
A. M. Curran
Third Avenue
Carol Jean Curran
William E. Cupran
Tenth Engineers
United States Army
Portland
Ore
Bee Laundey CO
Bernard Langs
Schoens
New York
Miss Syrovy
Ludwig Janda
Joseph Syrovy
NW Street
Bessie Syrovy
Ludwig F. Janda
Frank Janda
Eighth Street
St. Patrick's Church
Bessie Benischek
Virgil L. Soukup
Misses Wixsted
Miss Harman
Clinton
Virginia Harman
Eleventh Avenue SE
Charles M. Bair
Miss Kendall
John W. Aiertens
John W Mertens Jr
Oakland Avenue NE
Mertens
Margaret Breece
Iowa Citys
J. W. Durbin
Women OF the
Maurice Curry
Ray Higbee
Higbee
Ran. Gallagher
F. O.D
Jarman
Second
ART Westenborg
Jerry Darrow
By Laird Schober
Glenn Higbee
Dickerson
Cabana
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