Moore tops hog show at Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids
Springville 4 H member Frank Moore won the grand champion hog at the Alburnett FFA show with a 235 pound Chester White Hampshire crossbred. The FFA team led the judging contest. Benton Community FFA from Van Horne topped with 543 points. Schminke of Van Horne took reserve champion with a 215 pound Chester White Yorkshire crossbred.
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Springville
Frank Moore
Moore
Alburnett Future Farmers of America
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Chester
FFA
Schminke
Des Moines
Vernon Moore
Wilfred Schminke
Benton Community
van Horne
Central City
Benton Ffa
Joe Freese
Dean Koopman
Newhall
Paul Manternach
Watkins
Koopman
Charles Koopman
Jim Dettmann
Willis Dettmann
Alburnett
Three Mechanicsville Farmers Win Bid at Colby Estate Auction
Three Mechanicsville area farmers bought all parcels at the Wilbur Colby estate sale. Ed Poduska paid 1 875 dollars per acre for 212 acres, Gary Robinson 2 800 dollars per acre for 120 acres, and John Donahue 3 175 dollars per acre for 80 acres. Auctioneers praised local buyers and noted rising land prices as prices climbed throughout the afternoon.
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Mechanicsville
Wilbur Colby
Ed Poduska
Gary Robinson
John Donahue
Bud Smith
Coggan
Kenneth Hoge
Springville
Noel Ostrander
Center Junction
Parsons Named New Iowa State 4 H Leader
Ames Cedar County native Jerry Parsons, 48, will succeed C J Gauger as state 4 H leader. He takes over January 1 from Kansas State University in Manhattan where he teaches adult education. Parsons has long extended career including editor of Extension Journal and roles in Iowa 4 H history. The 4 H organization in Iowa counts 104 000 members, 50 000 from non farm backgrounds, and about 13 000 volunteers across more than 100 project areas. On this date in 1953 Robert Greenlease Jr. was kidnapped and later killed.
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Ames
Cedar County
Jerry Parsons
C.J. Gauger
Parsons
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Journal of Extension
U.S
North Carolina State University
Raleigh
Jones and Linn
Iowa
Champion steer tops Delaware County Beef Show
Dan Doyle of Manchester showed the 1,180 pound steer which also won the carcass title producing a 703 pound carcass with .25 inch backfat and 13.8 square inches of ribeye judged by John Caulderwood of Dubuque. Seamstresses prepare for Make It with Wool contests in Eastern Iowa with district events on Nov 17 at Cedar Falls Amana Middle Amana and Burlington. State style show set for Dec 7 at Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny. Districts open to 10 year olds. Registration times listed and counties specified for Cedar Falls Middle Amana and Burlington contests. Details available from Mrs Ronald Pullin and Mrs Harvey Weiss and Mrs Milford Kester.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Dan Doyle
John Caulderwood
Dubuque
Dubuque Packing Co
Iowa
College Square
Cedar Falls
Amana High School
Middle Amana
James Madison Middle School
Burlington
Des Moines Area
Ronald Pullin
West Shanks Road
Waterloo
Benton
Cedar
Clinton
Jackson
Johnson, Jones, Linn
Poweshiek
Scott
Tama
Gazette
Harvey Weiss
Box
Vinton
Keokuk
Louisa
Muscatine
Washington
Milford Kester
Sperry
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Linn-Mar Ffa
Marion
Solon Ffa
Solon
Freese
Doug Zahradnik
Craig Moyer
Joe Becker
Mitch Pfab
Linda Ross
Mantérnach
Pfab
Craig Reichers
Dyersville
Randy Riniker
Luxenburg
Bob Klostermann
Worthington
Craig Riniker
Klosterman
Roger Klosterman
West Dubuque
New State
Robert Greenlease Jr
Kansas City, Mo
Jasurvies
Pidgeon
Pidgeon’s
Leonard
Price
Ds E Pidgeons
First Avenue
Thomasville
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