Thrilling Auto Races On Mills County Fair Last Day
Automobiling fans will flock to Malvern on Friday August 15 for the Mills County Fair ending auto racing program. Bowen Auto Racing Organization of San Antonio Texas promotes the event with AAA sanction from Washington DC. Races feature top dirt track drivers and a large crowd is expected amid heavy paving progress reaching Burlington and Chicago routes.
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Mills County
Malvern, Town
Bowen Auto Racing Organization
San Antonio
Texas
American Automobile Association of
Washington, D.C
AAA
Daytona Beach
Florida
Malvern
Ak-Sar-Ben Oval
Omaha
Don C. Onley
Bowen Company
Falr
Highway 34 Paving Nears Completion Across State
Highway officials say the southern stretch from Council Bluffs to Burlington will be paved this month with final completion before September. The slab runs from Council Bluffs through Pottawattamie, Mills, to Montgomery, leaving a short gap west of Red Oak.
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Union
Burlington
Mills County
York
Chicago
Council Bluffs
Pottawattamie
Milla
Montgomery
Red Oak
Sidney Legion Rodeo Set For Iowa Championship Event
The Sidney American Legion sponsors the Iowa Championship Rodeo to be held August 19 to 22 in Sidney. Expected attendance tops 10 000 daily as contestants from across the United States compete under Rodeo Association of America rules with bucking bulldogging calf roping and many exhibitions and cash purses. Two cow boy clowns will entertain while features include Jackrabbit topling steer riding graveyard riding wild horse race and wild cow milking. The event bills itself as the greatest rodeo in the central west and draws riders and contestants nationwide aided by a large herd of wild horses.
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Sidney
Iowa
Sidney American Legion
Sidney Legionarres
Rodeo Association of America
United States
Forty Three Potatoes Grow in One Hill Prospect Talks Moisture
WiN Butts claims potatoes grow better with moisture and jokes his hill yielded 43 tubers. He notes most were small and would take longer to mature, but he believes the crop could be sold by the dozen rather than by weight if moisture improves.
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Win Butts
Watertown Kiwanis elect Follett district governor
Dr. James A. Follett of Watertown was elected district governor of Kiwanis in St. Cloud Minnesota with no opposition on the floor after a caucus contest. The Watertown delegation, led by Follett, included Harty Freeburg and others, as four candidates from South Dakota cities competed. Follett succeeds Dr. George A. Abbott of Grand Forks North Dakota as governor covering Minnesota North and South Dakota.
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James A. Follett
Watertown
Kiwanis Cinhs
St. Cloud
Minn
Watertown Club
Dr. Follett
Harty Freebire
Lyle Spencer
Joe Messer
2. C. Lebler
Rolla Wiliams
Harold Mackenzie
Herman Feuling
Paul Green
Freeburg
Spencer
South Dakota
Mitchell
Huron
Pierre
Tom Roberts, Jr
C. L. Rich
Follett
Rich
George A. Abbott
Grand Forks
N. D
Minnesota
North
Minot
Gene Sargent
Gettysburg
B. D
W. M. Wemet
Valley City
George P. Homness
Crosby
Glenwood tops Hamburg 4 to 3 in opener
In the opening game of the fall baseball tournament Glenwood edged Hamburg 4 to 3 in a hotly contested afternoon affair. Glenwood built a narrow lead and held on to secure the victory over Hamburg.
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Glenwood
Hamburg
Collins' Retort Sunday From West Coast Trip
Mr and Mrs B C Collins returned Sunday evening from a six week motor trip to the west coast accompanied by their daughter Mrs Harry Moore and Mr Moore They visited Yellow Stone National Park Oregon Trail Spokane Walla Walla Columbia River Drive Astoria Portland Mt Hood Pendleton and Oshkosh in an extended journey covering about six hundred miles more than planned along Federal Highway 30 and through Omaha
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B.C. Collins Reen
West Coast
Malvern
Harry Moore
Mr. Moore
Yellowstone National Park
Oregon Trail
Spokade
Walla Walla
Portland
Astoria
Lewis and Clark
Washington
Oregof
Coults
Salem
Mt. Hood
Pendiaton
Omaha
Bayes Family Picnic and Reunion Near Strahan
Mr and Mrs B E Bayes hosted a family reunion and picnic at Hoy Bayes home on the Vroo mati ranch near Strahan. All children and grandchildren attended with baskets, sharing stories and a large fried chicken dinner followed by ice cream. Attendees included Ben Bayes, Roy Bayes and family, Perry Hayes and family, Earl Bayes and family, Harry Bayes of Oakland Nebraska Harley Stevesson and family, Lawrence Reed and Opal Bayes.
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B. KE. Bayes
Hoy
Vroomati Ranch
Strahan
Ben
B. BE. Bayer
Roy Bayer
Perry Hayes
Earl Bayes
Harry Bayes
Oakland
Nebr
Harley ,Stevesson
Lawrence Reed
Opal Bayes
Outstanding Iowa Farm Woman Honor Mention
Mrs Emil Len of Malvern earned honorable mention in Iowa's search for top farm women. Eleven district champions will be chosen next week and sent to Des Moines for the Farm Bureau Day events on Aug 25 at the State Fair.
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Emil Len
Malvern
Tawa
Des Moines
Towa
State Fair Board
Des Moines Reglater
Fair Board
Iowa
Shower for Mrs Cecil Ballain
A miscellaneous shower was held at the W M Kellenbarger home Monday afternoon in honor of Mrs. Cecil Ballain. Over thirty guests attended and the bride received many gifts. The main entertainment was a mock wedding with Viola Hatfield as the bride and Sarah Cooper as the groom.
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W. M. Kellenbarger
Cecil Ballain
Viola Hatfield
Sarah Cooper
Marjorie Haldeman
Georgia Hatfield
Helen Haldeman
Elna Mae Gibson
Edna Griffin
Ella Kellenbarger
Hsther Kellenbarger
Jessie Kellenbarger
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Aepears
Sidney Legion
Sera
Former Mills Co
Be.tities Follett
I Collins
B. E. Bayes
Roy Bayes
Mrs. Cecil Ballain
Mills County Fair
Malvern, Iowa
America
American Automobile Association
Aksarben Speedway
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