Thousands attend Kids Day at Great Jones County Fair
Thousands of youngsters attend Kid’s Day Tuesday at the Great Jones County Fair with midway rides half price. Kenny Peterson, 7, and Jimmy Landis, 7, both of Monticello, are pictured grabbing their share of the fun with parents Mr. and Mrs. Ken Peterson and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Landis.
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Jones County Fair
Kenny Peterson
Ken Peterson
Jimmy Landis
Richard Landis
Monticello
Onslow area hosts mix of dinners and visits
Sunday dinner guests at the Bearinger home include Hazel and Mae Bearinger and multiple relatives from Olin Lisbon Cedar Rapids Wyoming and Tacoma along with extended visits from Aug events and a wiener roast. The report also notes ROTC Navy training completion Roger Hanna and several other locals visiting or hosting gatherings at homes and parks in the Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.
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Harold
Junior Paulson
Alvin Orr
Mike
Wayne Strait
Sioux City
W.C. Barnts
Merle Jones
Alburnett
Danish student to stay with Buck Creek family
Andres Hogstrup a 16 year old from Halsted Denmark arrived in Buck Creek and will live with Mr. and Mrs. Gene Moulton while attending Maquoketa Valley Community school starting August 26. The Ridge Riders 4-H club toured the Amanas and dined at the Ox Yoke Inn. Bill Wilson home on leave from the Army was hosted at a dinner by Mr and Mrs Vic Wilson. Various local families hosted and visited through the weekend and into Monday with guests from Dubuque Monticello Rochester and Maynard including Bill Wilson and others.
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Elmer Carlson
Newhall
Lester Carlson
Watkins
Edward Tjaden
Paul Andre
Carol
Brumsville
Minn
Pam Tjaden
Onslow
Center
Violet Taylor
Ruth Jansen
Pauline Husman
Bob Holst
Marvin Holst
Vietnam
Bob
Iowa City
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Annlie Nisson
Schleswig
Germany
George Rittenhouse
Air Force
Texas
Thomas Gutzeit
Herman Gutzeit
Buck Creek
Andres Hogstrup
Halsted
Denmark
Gene Moulton
Maquoketa Valley Community School
Ridge Riders 4-H Club
Amanas
Ox Yoke Inn
Vic Wilson
Bill
U.S. Army
Mike Wilson
Dubuque
Florence Bacon
Phil Himebaugh
Jan
Monticello
Lawerence Otting
Fred Zimmerman
Nancy
Paul Gienapp
Tom Wilson
Archie Beitz
Floyd Wilson
Quantico
Arthur Bonin
Rochester, Minn
George
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Don Bearingers
Roger Hanna
Ronald Hanna
Navy Rotc
California
Fred E. Hines
Boaz
Wis
Harry Moore
Roy Lee West
Ravanna
Ohio
Robert West
Fort Dodge
Darrel West
Ernie Gearhart
Greg Drebelbis
Center Jct
Robert Streeper
Cedar Rapids
Paul Dietiker
Larry
Lewis Norris
Kenneth Harris
Sportsman’s Club
Cascade Aug
Steve Orr
Dale Orr
Rockford, Ill
Clarence Orr
Gearld Rockwell
Maquoketa
Ronald Reid
Jack Herren
Paul Herren
Eagle Point Park
Clinton
W. C. Barnts
Eggers
Bever Park
Bob Barts
Theodore Webber
Chicago, NL
Leslie Meade
Elva Hall
Dillon
Francis Orr
St. Luke’s Hospital
Elsie Callahan
ST. Joseph’s Parish
Prairieburg
U.S
Buck
Ber
Duane Buckingham
New York
Orval Buckingham
Maynard
Gordon Keith
Jim Thompson
Lloyd Thompson
Eaton Park, Fla
Roger Baldwin
Brett
Clarence
Harold Fife
Dick Thompson
Craig
Gene Thompson
Maurice Thompson
C. C. Bacon
Sam Bacon
Vera Bacon
Marcus Kehoe
Kehoe
Thomas O’donnell
DeKalb
Rock of Ages
Monticello Monument Co
Golden K
Kent Golden K
Kent Golden K Pig & Sow
AL & Larry
al Hanssen
Larry Martinsen
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