Jones County Extension Director Handles Heavy Duties
Jones County Extension Director Joe E. Legg copes with a near year round workload and a doubled effort during Augusts Great Jones County Fair. Assisted by Miss Helen Tucker and Erma Eggimann with Jerry Parsons as youth helper, Legg audits swine issues with breeder R G Miehe in Anamosa. The Farm Bureau office serves as the hub for farming advice and problem solving for local farmers.
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Jones County
Joe E. Jegg
Helen Tucker
Erma Eggimann
Jerry Parsons
Legg
R. G. Miehe
Scotch Grove
Jones County Farm Bureau
Anamosa
Express
Buck Creek WSCS To Meet On September 2nd In Church Basement
Buck Creek notices show the W S C S meeting set for Thursday September 2 at 2 PM in the church basement with program leader Mrs Ben Keith and devotions leader Mrs Gordon Keith. Several local happenings include a ninth birthday party for Billy Eilers and various community visits and travels.
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Buck Creek Wscs
Buck Creek
W.S.C.S
Ben Keith
Gordon Keith
Billy Eilers
Bonnie Crowley
Jean Hunt
Kathy Supple
Ronnie Kehoe
Pat Supple
Larry Hunt
Michele Dighton
Gary Wilson
Alan Sill
Gary Mardoff
Larry Sheppard
Barton Kirkwood
Gary Richardson
Clelland Moulton
Fort Leonard Wood
David Huber
John Wilson
Roger
Korea
Edward Offerman
Tomahawk and Clark Seed Corn Company
Hotel Roosevelt
Cedar Rapids
Bill
Leonard Kremen
Patricia McGill
Joseph Trenkamp
Luana
Bacon
Lucille Porter
Helen Dufoe
Clarence Bacon
Barbara Bacon
Herbert Gear
Monticello Fair Week Chronicles and Nostalgic Reflections
Editor recalls a bustling county fair weekend with crowds and upcoming events. He laments past and present fair experiences, notes ride access for kids and adults, previews photo coverage and paper timing, and recalls gambling scams and personal losses from earlier years. He contrasts spending then and now and warns readers about hot weather and local eating stands.
The 90th Jones County Fair Nostalgia
A clipped 1943 Dubuque Telegraph Herald note recalls the Jones County Fair turning ninety, praising its enduring run. The writer muses on a past filled with fairground thrills including horses, a carousel, and the famed tents, as a comforting constant in change.
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Jones County Fairlill
Dubuque
Parsons Guides Jones County 4-H Livestock Projects
Jerry Parsons, Jones County's youth assistant, leads boys 4-H clubs in livestock project work and project tours. He conducts demonstrations on feeding and management, helps select top animals for club judging teams, and aims to prepare youths for competition at Des Moines or Waterloo, with individual help for troubled members.
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Jerry Parsons
Jones County
Parsons
Des Moines
Waterloo
Express
Fair week reunion notes at the grounds
The writer reflects on encountering old friends during the fair week while noting two people seen on the grounds who have been away from town for years. The column captures a nostalgic mood and mentions the clam shell as part of fairtime antics.
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Cedar Rapids
Monticello
Pair To Usher At Iowa State Fair
Bob Ganfield and Harlan Helgens will leave Saturday for Des Moines to serve as ushers in the amphitheatre. They were chosen to represent Jones county last week.
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Monticello
Des Moines
Fair Board
Bob Ganfield
Harlan Helgens
Jones County
Center Junction Women’s Guild Elects Officers
Center Junction August 23 The Women’s Guild elected new officers for the coming year. Officers are President Mrs Allen Serbousek Vice President Mrs Norman Martens Secretary Mrs Fredda Ketelsen Assistant Secretary Mrs LeRoy Dirks Treasurer Mrs Truman Stanton Assistant Treasurer Mrs Harry Chase Each will serve a two year term.
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Center Junction
Women’s Guild
Allen Serbousek
Norman Martens
Fredda Ketelsen
LeRoy Dirks
Truman Stanton
Harry Chase
Keith Dirks
Lynn Serbousek
Darrell Paulsen
Dean Hagen
Virgil Behrends
Jerry Kindred
Indianola
Kermit Dirks
Kermit
Des Moines
Marshalltown
David Elders
Alvie LaBarge
Springville
Mrs. LaBarge
Mrs. McCullough
County 4-H Boys Live At Fair Grounds To Watch Livestock
One hundred fifty eight Jones county 4 H and FFA boys live in a dormitory at the fairgrounds to tend their livestock. Dormitory leaders are Bob Cousins and Cliff Bunting, both former 4 H members. Six older boys stay in the stock barn to monitor animals.
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Jones County 4-H
FFA
Fairgrounds
Bob Cousins
Iowa State College
Cliff Bunting
University of Dubuque
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Jones County Fair
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