Harness Races At Louisa County Fair Produce Close Finish
At Louisa County Fair Columbus Junction a large crowd watched ten heats of harness racing. Race four produced a dead heat between Ducky Boy and Lesota Raider. Winners include Sab Rankin, Royal Potomac, Mr. Success, Rolling Chuck, and Clipper Girl with times from two minutes eight to two minutes eleven and two fifths seconds.
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Columbus Junction
Louisa County
Ducky Boy
Lesoto Raider
Sab “Rankin
S. A. Benson
Royal Potomac
Tom Eden
RB. Rice
Harland Olson
Lesota Raider
Clayton Collar
Rolling Chuck
Kermit Hinshaw
Launch County Tuberculosis Case Search Initiated
A new contact tracing program in Rural Muscatine County aims to identify unknown tuberculosis cases. Led by public health nurse Mattie Peterson, R N, the effort screens contacts with a tuberculin skin test and only those reacting proceed to chest X rays. The program, endorsed by local medical groups and Iowa health authorities, funds itself through Christmas Seals sales.
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Muscatine County
Roge Lande
Mattie Peterson R. N
Peterson
Muscatine County Medical Society
Iowa State Department of Health
Iowa Tuberculosis, and Health Association
Kerr Family Reunion Held At Wapello
Kerr descendants gathered at the shelter house in Wapello Fairgrounds with 58 attendees. Out of town guests included families from Davenport Kingston Burlington Des Moines and Salt Lake City Utah.
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Kerr
Wapello
L. T. Kerr
Bud Barbeem
Davenport
Walter Kerr
Kingston
Edgar Kerr
Ervwin Ingraham
Jack Mellinger
Bill Will
A. M. Kerr
Marion Kerr
Max Kerr
Junior Beardsley
Donley Wick
Burclington
Kenneth van Etten
Salt Lake City
Utah
Carl. Gwin Jr
Des Moines
Bill van Etten
Peoria
Clayton Kerr
Middletown
Wilton Night at Davenport Ball Set with Band Parade
Wilton High School Beaver Band will attend and perform at the Davenport game on Thursday August 1. Buses depart from the high school at 6 10 p m with free admission for band members. A preliminary game features Wilton Youth League all stars and Durant Fong League All Stars before the Midwest League clash.
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Wilton
Wilton High School
Davenport
Ibe
Heroe
Wilton Pony
Allstars
Durant Fong League
All-Stars
Cate
Prand
The
Angels
Wapello City Council Sets Budget Plans
Wapello council met Monday to draft the annual budget while the regular meeting followed. no meeting scheduled for next Thursday. KEKK Club held its yearly family picnic at the Wapello Fairgrounds with about 20 attendees, lunch at noon, and an afternoon of activities. The next meeting will be at Mrs. Jennie Small’s home in September. Personal notes include visits by Mrs. Harvey Ploeger Randy Jana Lori Ayr to the McGill home. Cedar Valley News reports Philip Phelps and son Philip visiting relatives in the area. Mrs. Guy Flater to Mercy hospital after a fall. Joe Phelps and Vernon Hartzler families connected by a Kalona visit. surprise birthday for Virginia Meyers at the Meyers home near Nichols.
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Wapello
Kekk ‘Club
Kekk’ Club
Shelter House
Wapello Fairgrounds
Jennie Small
Harvey Ploeger
Randy Jana Lori
Ayr
Jess McGill
Mrs. Ploeger
Wapella
Cedar Valley News
Cedar Valey
Philip Phelps
Philip of
Harlan
Joe Phelps
Guy Flater
Mercy Hospital
Vernon Hartzler
Kalona
Jack Meyers
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Muscatine
Jornal
Louisa
Launch County
Bobby “Mike
Carl Mott
Mayor “McBeth
Tome Taylor
Clifford Fish
Homer Wilson
Noela
Atalissa News
Atalissa
John Helson
Woonsocket
M.D
Harry Gerdts
Janet Jensen
Mary
Jean Hinkhouse
Dian Norris
Lake Darling
Brighton
Ruth Badley
Gila Jensen
Sungard
Birmingham
John Roe
New London
Lee Meek
Burlington
Victor Samuelson
Tom Wenger
Bob Kaalberg
Nichols
Walter’ White
Iste Sierre Smirnoffals
Srtforr
Wes
Ray White
Ray
Zenith
Genith
Ge's & H
S&h
Rez
Electcal
Bradley
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