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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1955
Page
18
Amber A food stand at the Great Jones County fair will again be operated this year by the First Presbyterian Co operative parish of Eastern Iowa. Each church participating in the fair will staff and supply offerings for the event with proceeds benefiting church programs.
Fair stand will select a member to serve on the general fair stand committee. Two sub-chairmen for help and food are to be chosen from each church.
Eldora welcomes three new animals to the city park a yearling doe a buck and two fawns. The deer are now residents of the park and will be observed by visitors and park staff.
Great Jones County fair will host the Tournament of Thrills at the Tairground racetrack Friday August 26 with two showings at 45 p.m. and 7 45 p.m. International Stuntmen Association members will compete featuring slide for life wheel rolling and a daring wall of flames stunt plus a car leap through a ramp. Trans World Auto Daredevils and famed stunt teams expect to participate including Joie Chitwood and Jimmie Lynch legacy acts from Hollywood and speedways.
Jones County Dairy Improvement Association replaces junior dairy heifer show with a dairy tent at the Great Jones County fair. A dairy bar offers all the ice cold milk for a dime in paper cups from dispensers. Guests register daily for drawings with prizes of butter from local creameries.
Noted entertainment figure Peg Leg Bates returns to headline at the Sumter County fair on August 25. Bates, famous for dancing with an artificial leg, has performed across the world from Paris to South America and has appeared before royalty.
Bates, seen recently in Chicago, will headline the Canadien circuit variety show Vogues of Yesterday and Today. The program is set for the county fair on Thursday August 25 and joins other acts including Blackouts and Ed Sullivan's Toast of the Town.
Most Monticello businesses will close at noon each day of the Great Jones County fair from Wednesday August 24 through Saturday August 27. The Greater Monticelo committee recommends the early closing and most stores will also close Saturday night.
Golfer Bill Bowles scored a hole in one at Indianola Country Club during a recent round. Local club officials praised the shot as a highlight of the day and noted Bowles plans to compete in upcoming events.
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