DeSmet And Iroquois 4-H Clubbers Tie In Fat Lamb Contest
DeSmet and Iroquois 4-H members shared top honors in the fat lamb contest at the State Fair with Lyle Johnson DeSmet and Bryce Hedlund Iroquois both winning champion pens. Howard Fox Watertown took runner up in both fat lamb and breeding classes as varied blue ribbons were awarded across eastern South Dakota clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Johnson
DeSmet
Bryce Hedlund
Iroquois
Pen
Howard Fox
Watertown
Harvey Mills
Brookings
de Smet
Ivan Rohnson
Joanne Allen
Wessington
Frank Mayers
Wessinton
Galen Kelsey
Fedora
Vivian Kelsey
Lawrence Meoska
Plankinton
Walter Schonebaum
Onestern
Kennet Schonebaum
Ram
Loretta Fox
Watch
Anna Marie Fox
LeRoy Muser
Erwin
Dwight Pitts
Alexandria
Shropshire
Ewe
Hugh Barnett
James Hoops
Groton
Lester Jones
Bath
Hampshire
Vam
John Wahl
Alpena
Frank Richey
Millboro
Erna Gro
Menno
Robert W. Sharp, Jr
Aberdeen
John Wal
Malboro
Gerald Horsley
Wessington Springs
Robert W. Sharp
Wim
Lassegard
Dorset
Leigh .Cavanaugh
Dale Cavanaugh
Southdown
Rai
Lyle Wrage
Parker
Roward Fox
Oxford
Kenneth Schonebaum
Donna Mae Schonebaun
Donna Mae Schonebaum
Milton Megauson
Gerhard Megauson
Donald Warnicl
Leola
Jack Renner
18 Blue Ribbons For Dairy Cattle At State Fair
The State Fair highlighted dairy cattle with 18 blue ribbons. Winners include William Ripp, Dimeck, and Saral Bates for yearling heifer and heifer calf classes. Other top ribbons went to Arnold Cotton Parker Hei ergall Kenneth Gross Madison Myten Schwandt Milbank and more. The list features Holstein Jersey Ayrshire Guernsey Brown Swiss among yearling heifers and calves with multiple exhibitors from Mitchell Sioux Falls Lake Preston Rutland Casselwood and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulges
Wis
Blue Tibsers
William Ripp
Dimeck
Saral Bates
Mitchell
Arnold Cotton
Parker
Kenneth Gross
Madison
Myten EH
Schwandt
Milbank
Elton Schlimmer
Rutland
Richard Schooley
Casslewood
Brookings County Wins Sweepstakes With Ag Exhibit
Brookings County captured sweepstakes honors in the Agriculture Department's annual count project at the South Dakota State Fair. Other counties earning prize shares included Grube Buffalo Brown damlin Meade and Edmunds. Roberts County won first in the Kytret competition. McCook Moody and Turmer Termties shared southern district awards. The western district was not represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fucsishine
Brookings County
Agriculture Department
South Dakota
Grube-Buffalo, Brown, Damlin
Meade
Edmunds
Roberts
McCook
Moody
Turmer
Hutchinson County Youths Cup Prizes In Handicraft
Hutchinson County capped the don's share of the winnings in the 3-H handicraft competition at the State Fair. Blue ribbon winners include Vernon Wipf in Double Loop Halter and Nail and Hammer Box, Marvin Schatber in Scrap Book, Clarence Kneepile in Display Panel, Willis Wollmann in Homemade Tools, Jack Isaak in Magazine Rack or Shelf, Floyd Levi in Wood Turning, Don Thompson in Metal Work, Ruben Stahl and Calvin Kleinsesser in Other Handicraft Articles, Adrian Crance and LaVerne Crance of Timber Lake, and Don Thompson of Brookings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchinson County
John Pettis
Hutchinson Senni
Vernon Wipf
Freeman
Michael Williams
Mosher
Marvin Schatber
Clarence Kneepile
Atlas
Willis Wollmann
Jack Isaak
Floyd Levi
Artis
Don Thompson
Brocsinee
Ruben Stahl
Calvin Klelnsesser
LaVerne Crance
Timber
Adrian Crance
Brookings
Colts Dominate State Fair Draft Competition
Ki mesbury Youths nab top honors as Kingsbury County clubs sweep draft colt events at the State Fair. Dan Peterson of De Smet earned a blue ribbon for his barebred draft colt under one year. Robert Cummins of De Smet won top honors in the two-to-three-year class. Wilbur Lingscheit of Ree Heights also won a blue ribbon for his draft colt under one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ee Ee Kimesbury Youths
Kingsbury County
Dan Peterson
de Smet
Bath
Ulder
Robert Cummins
Wilbur Lingscheit
Ree Heights
Linder
Letcher Woman and Garretson Creamery Win 1940 Butter Honors
Mrs S C Mertaugh of Letcher and the Garretson Co Operative Creamery topped South Dakota dairy contests at the State Fair 1940. Garretson Creamery earned creamery butter champion with 94.5 points while State College Creamery Brookings placed second with 94.25. Other top finishers included Brookings Creamery, Arlington Co operative Creamery, and individual buttermakers from Huron Clark and Cavour. Cream cheese honors went to Alfred Gaukenbach. Crescent Creamery Sioux Falls took second. Volga Co Operative Creamery earned a special display award. Prizes included cash and cups. South Dakota butter was praised for high quality by R O Storvick of Iowa State Brand Creameries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. C. Mertaugh, Letcher
Garretson Co-Operative Creamery
South Dakota
Leona Seefeldt
Clark
Ed Arbeiter
Huron
The
Valley Cream Cheese Company
Murdank
Alfred Gaukenbach
Crescent Creamery
Sioux Falls
H. G. Bauer
Volga Co-Operative Creamery
Feir
R. O. Storvick
Iowa State
Creamers
Mason City
Floral Exhibits Shine At Horticulture Show
Floral displays were unusually strong at the Horticulture Show with wide variety of gladioli snap dragons asters and other garden flowers filling spaces. Sweepstakes in fruit went to Tom Miller Fall River County second was Lawrence County and Yankton County third. In district competition John Taylor Ipswich led the northern district Maxwell Orchards Vermillion led the southern and Lawrence County led the western. South Dakota State College displayed canned fruits as a notable feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Gurney
Yankton
South Dakota
Sunshine State
Tom Miller
Fall River County
Lawrence County
Yankton County
John Taylor
Ipswich
Clay County
Maxwell Orchards
Vermillion
Lawrence Caunty
South Dakota State College
Bonilla Girl Wins At Poultry Judging
Deeva Su yue Bonilla captured top honors in the 4 H poultry judging contest at the state fair scoring 1525 points. Her nearest rival was Reva Schoenefeld of Lake County with 145 points. Teammates Charlotte Gleason and Alvin Mattke of Huron placed second as a trio with 4244 points, five behind Tripp County’s 4249. The event featured eleven poultry classes and one eggs class, with four breeding poultry, four production, one live market bird, one dressed fowl, one dressed rooster and one eggs class per contestant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suyue Deeva
Jed
Reva Schoenefeld
Lake County
Charlotte Gleason
Alvin Mattke
Huron
Tripp
Redfield Opens New Bowling Alleys With Contest
BRU FIELD Sept 3 Special The Redfield bowling alleys opened Sunday with a high score contest won by Dave Samuelson who rolled 202 Harold Alexander followed with 212 The new facility features six alleys seating fixtures automatic pin setters and tubular lighting Ralph Blume proprietor Plans are underway for leagues for men and women Mrs Pete Stenhaz rolled 150 to lead women Glad ya Schmucker won the opening day prize 117 The monthly high score prize will award a new bowling ball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladya Schmucker
Chimpanzee Star Stanley Heads Monkeyville at State Fair
Stanley the chimpanzee star of Frank Buck’s troupe and Monkeyville show is billed as mayor of Monkeyville. He performs as a motion picture animal actor, musician and athlete, entertaining crowds at the Mighty Sheesley Midway on its forty car train tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jungles
Stanley
Frank Buck
Way
Nile
Nou
Zor
Monkeyville
Our Gang
Hollywood
Sheesley Midway
Vimbu
Sheesley
Louis
Dakota
Huron
Timbu
Harold Lloyd
Lettered Mound And Flower Plots Provide Pleasant Entrance To Fair
State Fair visitors enter from Fourth Street to shrubs and 112 flower species tended by Fred W. Schmidt. The three foot high State Fair letters in marigolds hoses and carnations form a striking entrance with a nine to ten foot castor bean backdrop drawing thousands of photos from tourists nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred W. Schmidt
Fourth Street
Schmidt
Union
Lavish bloom display charms visitors at Fair grounds
A California traveler lauds the garden display as the finest seen since leaving home. Schmidt notes extensive improvements with new walks and borders, plus large tobacco plants and colorful flowers. He praises public support and warns against picking plants, detailing greenhouse efforts and the Civilian Conservation Corps role in growing hundreds of thousands of plants this spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Schmidt
Civilian Conservation Corps
Rom
O. D. Dunbar
Huron
State Fair Culinary Champions Crowned in Women's Building
Winners announced in the 1840 South Dakota State Fair Women’s Building under supervision of Mrs. E. F. Wilson. Numerous categories recognized with First and Second prizes, listing names from Huron Mitchell Cavour Garretson Brookings Yankton and others for breads cakes rolls and pies. Rewards include Loaf white graham rye whole wheat and more with many notable contestants such as Mary Kotrba Esther Hanson L. Gordon Fannie Burger Marie Lemke and Joe DeBauche among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
A. ¥. Burger
E. F. Wilson
Burger
Joe! de Bauch
Cavour
Fred Shaw
Huron
Graham
Macie Lowery
Trequyis
L. W. Craig
Mary
Kotrbca
Mitchell
L. H. Gordon
Marie Stemke
Esther Hanson
Garretton
Gordon
H. Thatcher
Garrelson
Mary BE
Olibe
Mitchell Parker House
R. E. Willey
Brookings
Joseph
Joanson
Huriey
Marie Lemke
Sarah Rand
Joseph Q. Johnson
Hurley
Ava Ludwig
Gnida
Joseph OG. Johnson
Boston
Macy & Kotrba
C. W. Rand
Harold L. Clark
Yankton
Frank Sanderson
Orin Mars Hinson
Mary Kotrba
Mitchell Whiteloaf
Sara Rand
Mutee
Mary E. Kotrba
Charles Miller
Hlm. Link
Chester N. White
Mary E. Enirha
Emil Erickson
Lane
B. C. Wilson
Letcher
Euren
Elmer Ericksom
I A. Wold
Charles N. Marston
Fannie Burger
Willey
Elmer Erickson
Korris
Mitche
Lady Baltimore
Sarah
Rand
Shreve van Camp
Lloyd Meckvaine
Kotrba
Howard Thatcher
Garretson
O. J. Burey
Esther Henson
Tfirst
Maceroons
Otto Buoy
Floyd Peterson
C. H Thatcher
C. Ho Gardon
Joe da Bauche
C. Thatcher
Joe DeBauche
Otto Lather
Hoffman
Ding
C.firon
BC Glass Awards
James Linafeller
J Pena
Nielsen
Orin Ogie
Att
Huran
Mary BE. Kotrba
Tanob Schmidt
Virgil
Ole Buckeye at the State Fair 4-H Attainments Review
A lively fair journal mentions Tom Frick of Yankton as a longtime Fair Board booster and reminisces about early Fair life. The writer urges honoring Pioneer contributors, recalls travel by horse and autos, and praises 4-H exhibits and community spirits while noting political rivalries and suggested tug of war fun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ole Buckeye
Tom Frick
Howdy
Agen
Yankton
Tom
Wimmun
Fashin
Letcher
Hollywood
James River
Lampe Turkey Is Grand Champion at South Dakota State Fair
Sherman Bowden of Mansfield, Ohio won blue ribbons for White Wyandotte entries in cock hen cockerel and pullet classes, repeating as grand champion. Lampe of Huron claimed grand champion turkey, a yearling bronze tom, with other wins including a grand champion goose by Emden and several poultry division awards across ducks bantams pigeons and various fowl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanors
Sherman Bowden
Mansfield
I. Mergen Asbjeld
Alcester
Poultry Department
3. C. Lampe
Huron
Ivan Mille Bryant
Emden
Aylsburg
Ramond Larsen
Beresford
Jack Stahl
Columbus
Kan
Marvin Moore
John ‘Koli
John Crozier
Soest Passen
Heim
By Pass to Be Constructed Around Sheridan Lake
The Public Roads Administration will build a highway 654 by-pass around Sheridan Lake in the Black Hills. Acting commissioner C D Curtiss told Representative Francia Case that Congress authorized the project but the agricultural appropriation lacked funding. With urgency, San Francisco regional office is to advertise for bids immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasilngiun
Public Roads Administration
Sheridan Lake
Black Hills
C.D. Curtiss
Public Roads
Francia Case
South Dakota
Republican
Congress
Curtiss
San Francisco
Corn judging champions named at South Dakota State Fair
Rodney Jernberg of Alcester and Howard Hodges of Lake Preston led corn judging sweepstakes in their districts at the State Fair 4 H Tops contest. Other blue ribbon winners included Eugene Nelson Parker for Early Onion Potatoes and Donald Fox Watertown for Bliss Triumph potatoes, with multiple district winners in Yellow Dent and sorghum categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Jernberg
Howard Hodges
Alcester
Lake Preston
Eugene Nelsor
Parker
Bliss
Donald Fox
Watertown
Arthur Peterson, Jr
Clear Lake
Yellow Dent
Newell Nelson
Centerville
Oliver Jensen
Viborg
Lowell Nelson
Beresford
Carrus Jung
Madison
Jack Wulff
George Sunder
Brookings
Richard Valeendra
Rosebud
Cortland Johnson Wins Blues in Heifer Competition
At the South Dakota State Fair 4 H exhibitors earned blue ribbons in the purebred heifer contest. Cortland Johnson of Renner copied a pair of blues on his two purebred Angus yearling heifers. In the Hereford division Tommy Houck of Gettysburg topped the class while Orville Schiefelbein of Clear Lake won honors on both yearling Shorthorn heifers and a Shorthorn heifer calf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cortland Johnson
South Dakota
Renner
Tommy Houck
Gettysburg
Orville Schiefelbein
Clear Lake
Also Mentioned on This Page
Carol Bates
Hutchinson County Youths Cup
Mernaugh
Garretson Creamery
Bonilla
Redfield
Boy Scouts
Huran Boop
Ernie Young
Grandstead
Everett Johnson
Hia
Madison Square Garden Band
Geutier
Seven Faludys
Peerless Campbells
Monroe Brothers
Bobbie Jeanne
Varnon
Naitlo
Master Singers
Bowery
RO. T. C
State College
Sheffield
James R. Gugin
Canada
Frank Gubbins
J. J. BottomMiey
John Waléner
Pipestone, Minn
David Glanzer
Rumpus Ridge
Biknell
Bushfield
Hart of the Fare’ Grounds
Edverson
Seo
Agriculture
Put Ridge
Lampe
Turkey
Ohio
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