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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1979

Page

8

Marshall 4-H Wins Invitational Judging Contest at Hawkeye Downs

Three member Marshall County 4-H team led by Ron Hibbs Rusty Hibbs and Tom Donaldson scored 1520 of 1800 to win an invitational judging contest at Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids. Forty two teams competed with Rusty Hibbs winning beef judging and Donaldson taking top sheep judging.

Marshall County Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids Ron Hibbs Rusty Hibbs Tom Donaldson Linn-Mar Central City Future Farmers of America Donaldson

City Briefs A Busy Tuesday At Local Community Groups

Public library mobile stops include Kindercare Eden Day Care and Kirkwood Child Care with detailed times. Story hours set for Kenwood and Main Library Children’s Room. Dr Breithaupt and Tom Eisen to speak at Roosevelt Hotel. Coe College hosts Growth Fund dinner at Gage Memorial Union. Various ads list services, events, and attractions around Cedar Rapids including tours, bazaars, and fundraising dinners.

Friendsmobile Friendsmobile of the Public Library Kindercare Burdette Drive Eden Day Eighth Ave Lovely Lane Outreach 317 Ave Kirkwood Child Care 18Th Avenue Ninth Street Kenwood First Avenue SE Third Ave. SE Coe Coe Growth Fund Gage Memorial Union Coe College

Hand of the Swiss match sparks double and triumphs

The column recounts a bridge hand where North opens with one spade, South rebids two no trump and North raises to three. East doubles as a lightner, West rakes a spade lead, and South makes all top tricks after the run of cards. At the other table East doubles again, South redoubles and takes nine tricks.

Alan Oswald East North South West

Meat Industry Act Aims to Curb Big Packers

Rep. Neal Smith introduces the Meat Industry Act to Preserve Competition to limit national slaughter to under 25 percent by any packer and bar the largest firms from retail outlets. The plan targets the roughly 220 firms slaughtering over 10,000 head annually, responsible for about 95 percent of livestock slaughter.

Neal Smith Iowa House Small Business Committee Smith United States

Linn County youth wins soil speech contest to represent district

Doug Dostal of Marion won the Linn County youth soil speech contest on S O S Save Our Soil and will represent the Linn County Soil Conservation District in the regional contest at Coralville on November 7. Jeff Christopherson Center Point placed second and Suzy Hargreaves Cedar Rapids placed third. Gail Neumeyer Walker was elected Linn County Cattlemen's Association president with Marvin Kilberger Swisher as vice president and Curtis Hayes Palo re elected secretary-treasurer. Ralph Blackford Marion Dr Hollis Hunter Coggon and Lee Main Walker were re elected to three year terms on the cattlemen board. Directors planned their annual banquet and dance.

Doug Dostal Marion Linn County S.O.S Dostal Lumir Dostal Gail Neumeyer Walker

ISU Economist Sees Mid Range Beef Prices With Upside Later

Iowa State University extension economist Gene Futrell says fed cattle prices may hover in the mid sixty dollar range in coming weeks with a stronger trend likely by December. He notes lower feedlot placements this summer could lift marketings later, though a spring softening may follow, and cites abundant feed and strong feeder demand amid favorable conditions in fall and winter.

AMES Gene Futrell Iowa State University Extension Futrell Kansas Texas Oklahoma

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