Iowa State Fair Harness Meet Anticipated Fast Five Days
Advance entries indicate Iowa racing enthusiasts will witness the fastest harness and running events of the season when the Iowa State Fair classics open in Des Moines on August 26. More than $20,000 will be awarded to winners over six days, with over 800 horses entered. Saturday August 26 is devoted to running races, with the rest of the period featuring both harness and running events.
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Iowa
Mid-West
Des Moines
Iowa State Fair Track
Iowa Calf Championship At State Fair
Between 400 and 700 prize calves raised by boy and girl farmers from across town compete for the state title in a mammoth calf show at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines from August 22 to 31. The junior department highlight marks the largest youth livestock event at any state fair this year. The photo shows club members at the State Fair grounds conditioning their entries for judging.
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Des Moines
America
Evos
Elgin relatives visited by Herbert Miller family group
The Herbert Miller family spent Sunday with Elgin relatives. Glen Patterson and his three Stanley children joined Mr and Mrs Clint Patterson here. Hans Friederich is hospitalized after a Friday fall from a straw stack. Lena Retz of Arlington visited her sister Mrs Geo Vaughn last week. Craig Moser of Earlville was here a few days. Several Rock Valley residents including Rudolph Muehlenthaler and daughters visited Fred Miller and family. Fred Bauder had been tending the aunt’s funeral and returned with them.
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Herbert Miller
Elgin
Glen Patterson
Stanley
Clint Patterson
Hans Friederich
West Union Hospital
Lena Retz
Arlington
Geo. Vaughn
Craig Moser
Earlville
Rudolph Muehlenthaler
Alex Yunker
Walter Durscher
Wayne
Mavis
Rock Valley
Fred Miller
Ke A. Miller
Clara Miller
Bonday
Rock
Fred Bauder
Ole Matthys
Henry Bear
T. F. Quinn
Farmington, Minn
M. Quinn
Merle Wolfe
Ossian
Henry Wilson
H. Berg
Near Elgin
N. Simerson
Marie
Melvin Anderson
Nels Gilbert
Charles H.gruver
Manley
A. G. Gruver
Gedar Rapids
B.C. Gruver
Bertha Alice
Marjorie Hungerford
George DeLong
Maynard
Clermont Independent School
Clermont
Hawkeye
West Union
Clermont Area Social News Highlights and Fire Incident
Local families visited and stayed with kin across Clermont Nordaus and nearby towns including St Ansgar Postville and Hawkeye. Notable events: church and school social notes, birthday celebration for Mrs M Quinn, and a detailed fire at Ross Jacobs home where an old stove exploded causing substantial damage but was contained with quick action.
Broadcasters warn of attic roof holes and coal orders
Attic inspection advice warns of holes under roofs and upcoming heavy rains. Coal orders urged before summer prices, as Elgin Iowa firm Schori & Kubter Lbr Co promotes Mule-Hide roofs and winter fuel ahead.
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Albert T. Reid
Retin, Praces
Brovekt
Lowana
Elgin Opera House
Wm. F. Miller
W. C. Fields and
Chester Conklin
Mary Brain
Jack Luden
Jack Dooley
SUN
MON
Lon Chaney
Betty Compson
Marceline Day
James Murray
Felix the Cat
Tim McCoy
Bebe Daniels
James Hall
Elizabeth
Sussana Priest
Clarence -Kolerud
Nordaus
Will Nelson
Fami
Frank Frisbie
A. D. Nelson
Aubrey Guyer
Ole Christianson
Robert Groth
St. Ansgar
H. H. Groth
Wesley Miller
Ruth
A. Frederick
Alice
John Burrow
Postville
Swen Block
Henry Groth
St.Ansgar
Ida Patterson
Louis
Marshalltown
H. W. Cave
Manhattan
Kansas
J. D. Shaftler
C. C. Fothergill
Monticello
J. J. Phillips
August Winkleman
Buffalo Center
Karl Miller
Ross Jacobs
Clayton County Fair
National
Guttenberg Girls
Monona
McGregor
Elkader
St. Olaf
Guttenberg
Maruette
Decorah
Kay Girls
Everglide Pavilion
Hari Hunt
The
New York
Ziegfield Follies
Mose
By Tad
Rexings
Adeline
Schori
Elgin, Iowa
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