No Marriage Licenses Issued During Fair Week
Records in the office of W. L. Pearson, clerk of the district court at Anamosa, show no marriage licenses were issued during Fair Week. Rotarians will resume regular meetings Monday evening Aug. 30 with a 6 05 dinner at St Luke's Methodist Church. Harry Stuhler leads the program and introduces Dr Jack Stuhler who will deliver the address.
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W. L. Pearson
Anamosa
St. Luke’s Methodist Church
Harry Stuhler
Jack Stuhler
New Cars and Births Reported in Jones County
Vehicle licenses issued in Jones County since last Wednesday morning list owners in Anamosa Oxford Junction Monticello Center Junction and related firms. Birth notices include Linda Kay Schneider born August 21 in Sterling and Sharon Kay Antons born August 23 at John McDonald hospital Monticello.
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Jones County
Blanche E. Corwin
Chester C. Miller
Anamosa
Chevrolet
Harold Rehmke
Oxford Junction
Ford
William T. Folkers
Monticello
Goettsch Funeral Home
Cadillac
John M. Christiansen
Buick
Earl R. Mallicoat
Center Junction
John McDonald Hospital
Robert Shipton
Ali
Paul Schneider
Linda Kay
Community General Hospital
Sterling
Schneiders
Paul
West Palm Beach
Florida
Carl Schneider
Susann. Onslow
Richard Antons
Sharon Kay
Rain Dampens Attendance At Great Jones County Fair
Heavy showers across the region set an August rainfall record, with Cedar Rapids All Iowa Fair and other events seeing lower crowds. Monticello logged 2.28 inches from Sunday to Friday, with daily totals of 0.15, 0.51, 0.21, 1.21 and 0.20 inches, equating to significant water volume per acre.
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Cedar Rapids
Monticello
John Fegan
Fegan
Helgens Brothers Win Wisconsin State Fair Grand Championship
Helgens Bros of Monticello received the grand championship award Tuesday for the best Poland China sow at the Wisconsin State Fair in Milwaukee. The Helgens are widely known for their hog breeding and have shown successfully across the middle west at state and county fairs.
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Helgens Brothers
Helgens Bros
Monticello
Milwaukee
Helgens
Middle West
York-Poland Cross Wins At Barrow Show
A 230-pound Yorksh ie-Poland China cross hog owned by Joe Kelly and Paul Kreiger of Dallas Center captured the top $200 prize at the fourth Bar row Show in Great Jones County. The pig, purchased for $40 a hundred by Wilson and Company of Cedar Rapids, was one of four Kelly entries. Second place went to Byron Meeds of Beloit Wisconsin with a purebred Hampshire.
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Joe Kelly
Paul Kreiger
Dallas Center
Great
Jones County Fair
Kelly
Wilson and Company
Cedar Rapids
Greene County Fair
Jefferson
Des Moines
The
Express
Hampshire
Byron Meeds
Beloit
Wise
Milo V
Wolrab
Mt. Vernon
Ray B. Keuppe
Davenport
Kelly & .Kreiger
Milo V. Wolrach
Mt. Ver
Barrow Show Winners List with Top Fifteen Finishers
The Barrow Show awarded the first fifteen places last Thursday with judges placing the men in order from right to left. Notable names include Ben Kelly Dallas Center Byron Meeks Milo Wolrab Roy Keppy John Douden Harry Stolle Darrell Helgens Don Pursell Darrell Meyer John Doty and Albert Heeren with two positions unlisted.
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Joe Kelly
Dallas Center
Harry Stolle
Iowa
Barrow
Ben Kelly
Byron Meeks
Beloit
Wisc
Milo Wolrab
Mt. Vernon
Roy Keppy
Win Fair Judging Contest Names Three Winners
Three winners were named in the Monday judging contest opening fair activities. Wayne Vernon Anamosa won first place while Keith Vernon Anamosa and Vernon Tjaden Springville tied for second in the final all county judging team series.
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Wayne Vernon
Anamosa
Keith Vernon
Vernon Tjaden
Springville
Dubuque Pack Tops 4-H Swine Auction Prices
The Hagen litter from Monticello sold for $24.75 per hundred as the top price at the 4-H and FFA sale Friday morning. Jim Wink’s grand champion litter brought $23. Overall bids ranged from $18.25 to $24.75 with an average of $21.87.
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Dean Hagen
Monticello
Jim Wink
Purebred Angus Wins $1000 At First Fat Steer Show
An Angus steer owned by an Illinois stockman won a $1000 prize at the 1st annual Fat Steer Show. A capacity Friday crowd watched judges select winners from 65 entries as the top steer with a long winning record led the field this summer.
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Illinois Stockman
Top Steed
Eugene Fassett
Alexis
Lyle Hartman
Dubuque
Monticello
Middle West
Tell
Angus
Eugene Fossett
Express
Rites and Stock Show Winners Highlight Monticello News
Mrs. George Nordman 70 dies after long illness in Monticello area. Funeral from Devaney to Sacred Heart Church. Burial at Immaculate Conception Cemetery Castle Grove. Survived by husband George Nordman and five stepchildren, plus siblings. Also reports Fat Steer Show at Monticello with Eugene Fassett winning grand champion with 1185 pound Candy Angus. prize money totals 3000 dollars. Spectators from multiple states attended. numerous farms entered. Illinois feeders win third time. General show head was Ross Baty. announcer Bill Allen and auctioneer Eli Shada.
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George Nordman
John McDonalds Hospital
Devaney
Sacred Heart Church
E. P. Lorenz
Immaculate Conception Cemetery
Castle Grove
Leo Supple
Louis Supple
Vincent Keating
Ray Supple
Francis Gavin
Delmar Gavin
William and
Mary Donahue
Temple Hill
St. Peter’s School
Louis Waddick
Monticelig
Lorenz
George B. Nordman
Monticello
Lynn
Antionette) Howie
Cedar Rapids
Donald
Earl
Maxine) Luensmann
Dean Nordman
Michael Donahue
William Agnes Keating
Anamosa
Rath Packing Co
Waterloo
Wilson and Co
Missouri
Minnesota
Ilinois
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
Iowa
Marion
Ryan
Camanche
Columbus Junction
Amana
Masonville
Dysart
Garnaville
Delmar
Cascade
Osage
Miles
Ogden
Wheatland
Elberon
West Liberty
Chelsea
Olin
Muscatine
Solon
Dallas Center
West Branch
Meriden
Oskaloosa
Bernard
Maryville
Alexis
Milan
Green Castle
Warne
Nebr
Media
Aledo
Osio
Fair Board
Ross Baty
Bill Allen
KSTT
Davenport
Eli Shada
Fassett
Judging Teams For State Fair Picked During Fair Week
Jones county selects its five member judging team for the state fair competition during fair week. The squad includes Galen Harris Amber Duane Wernet Ken Erickson Gene Lockstead and Benny Goodken with Monti cello. Alternate member is Gene Eldred Morley.
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Jones County
Jones County Fair
Tit
Galen Harris
Amber
Duane Wernet
Oxford Junction
Ken Erickson
Gene Lockstead
Benny Goodken
Monticello
Gene Eldred
Morley
4-H Initiation at Jones County Fair Honors Local Officers
During the 4-H Club show at the Jones County Fair, Secretary Claude Appleby was named an honorary member. County officers Lavern Cruise Ken Erickson Duane Sorensen Cathleen Hay Elizabeth Woods and Duane Mallicoat stood before the grand stand as the initiation took place.
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Jones County Fair
Claude Appleby
Lavern Cruise
Ken Erickson
Duane Sorensen
Cathleen Hay
Elizabeth Woods
Duane Mallicoat
Express
Jones County Tug Of War Suffers First Defeat
Jones County’s tug of war squad lost to Dubuque County in the second and third pulls after winning the first pull in under two minutes. Coach Leo Cabalka and team member Bill Kiburz urge the team to pull hard in the Express photo caption.
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Jones County
Dubuque County
Leo Cabalka
Bill Kiburz
Express
Also Mentioned on This Page
Great Jones County Fair
Eugene Fasset
Ill
Frauntey Koen Belle Plaine
C. E. Yoder
Ausentine
Norman D. Behlers
Wisner
Conrad Miller
North English
H. H. Groff
Fairfax
J. F. Mommsen
Son
A. J. Minish
Joan Schmidt
John Mommsen Jr
York
Poland
Rites
Mrs. Nordmann
Stronghurst
Burlington
Cambridge
Oneida
Dixon, al
Chinberg Bros
Lynn Center
Stanley Keep
Belle Plaine
Minish Bros
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