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Louisa County Fair highlights at Columbus Junction
Nancy Schomberg 18 of Letts-Go Club won grand champion 4-H market barrow in heavyweight division while her father Max showed the champion carcass in open lightweight. Beverly Greene, 13, won best cherry coffee cake with judge Mrs Forsythe. Harness racing featured ten heats won by Royce Carey of Columbus Junction. Evan Hultman, candidate for governor, surveyed fair crowds. Harold Edmondson supervised harness draws with Louisa Fair board secretary Harry Duncan and Paul Heindel. Three 4-H blue ribbon winners Diane Estle Paula Buster Joyce Reif displayed natural wood finish plant arrangement and painted frame art.
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Columbus Junction
Barrow
Louisa County Fair
Nancy Schomberg
Beverly Greene
Lee Forsythe
West
Royce Carey
Journal
Harry Duncan
Louisa County Fair Board
Paul Heindel
Diane Estle
Letts
Paula Buster
Wapello
Joyce
Reif
Diane
Paula