Iowa City Exhibitors Win Big at Johnson Hog Show
Howard Berry and Brent Mueller topped the Johnson County Hog Show in Iowa City with grand champions in both barrow and gilt divisions. Netolicky Duroc Farm and Richard Lehman took reserve honors, and other winners included top scorers in hog judging and FFA team from Solon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Howard Berry
Brent Mueller
Johnson County
Berry
Barrow
Mueller
Yorkshire
Netolicky Duroc Farm
Amana
Richard Lehman
Netolicky
Lehman
Clarence
Larry
Des Moines
LeRoy Faint
Mount Vernon
Marvin Hotz
Lone Tree
Harold Weber
Ed Horn
Riverside
Tom Weeber
Frank Hartl
Cecil Rlotz
Bob Viner
Gloria Vanourney
Solon
Mark Pizarek
Leonard Vanourney
Johnson County Parkettes
Solon Future Farmers of
Expert players trip novices in a psyche filled bridge deal
In a duplicate session East West psyched the North South pair out of a likely cold game. South opened with two clubs, West overcalled two hearts, North passed, East bid two spades, South passed, West passed, and North cue bid three spades. After a heart lead and ruff, the declarer held 11 tricks. Match points decided later after the session.
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East-West
South
West
North
East
Declarer
Notable historical Facts Range From Archduke Assassination to Explorers
A collage of historic notes cites Archduke Francis Ferdinand's 1914 Sarajevo assassination and the Black Hand, Tom Paine's death in 1809, card games scoring, Benjamin Franklin's kite experiment, Suez Canal reopening in 1975, Champlain's 1613 Ottawa Northwest Passage search.
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Francis Ferdinand
Austria
Sarajevo
The
Black Hand
Vienna
Serbia
Egypt
Suez Canal
Samuel de Champlain
China
Ottawa
Canada
Pickup pool hauls champ hog show title at Jones County clinic
Leonard Lasack 41 of Oxford Junction led a 32 head hog show at Monticello Jones County Swine Evaluation Clinic winning the grand championship with Yorkshire crossbreds. Neighbors Robert Buresh Dennis Coon and Dave Coon placed third fourth and seventh as judge Galen Helgens of Monticello oversaw the event with carcass results to be announced at the Monticello high school.
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Monticello
Leonard Lasack
Oxford Junction
Lasack
Robert Buresh
Dennis Coon
Dave Coon
Jones County
Cedar Rapids
George Brown
Anamosa
Hampshire
Galen Helgens
Vocational Agriculture Room
Soil judging contest at Allen Platner farm near Marion
A Linn County soil judging event saw Arden Shindell and Bob Krapfl assist while Regina Braun filled a scorecard. North Linn FFA claimed first place with 786 points, Linn-Mar FFA second at 767, Alburnett FFA third, Central City FFA fourth. Jerry McAfee led individuals with 289 points.
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Kirkwood College
Arden Shindell
Bob Krapfl
Coggan
Regina Braun
Marion
Linn County
Allen Platner Farm
North Linn Future Farmers of America
Linn-Mar Ffa
Alburnett Ffa
Central City Ffa
Jerry McAfee
Lee Flint
Linn-Mar
Beth Grabau
Bob Krapf
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America
Mike Rice
Clarence Netolicky
Frank Rohret
Dan Raim
Patty Netolicky
Cheryl Athey
Swisher
Margery Weber
Shelly Odeon
Darren Heaton
Dan Kirkpatrick
Dan Schneider
Linda Ross
Oswald Jacoby
Alan Sontag
Tom Paine
Gazette
Jacoby Modern
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Benjamin Franklin
Yee
Four & Seasons
Floristeshop
Jarden Center
Mt. Vernon Rd
Empire
Empire Photo, Inc
Times
First Avenue
Quinter
Lindale Mak
Chesapeake
Chesapeake Waterbed
Inner Space
2Nd Ave. S.E. Cedar Rapids
Parade Magazine
Katz Salvage
7Th Ave
Breahee
Howard Fast
Pte
Sena Eee Pvr
SIERD
Charming
K-Mart
16Th Ave
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