Major Events Mark Opening Day at Mississippi Valley Fair
Opening Sunday August 10 marks the Mississippi Valley Fair and Exposition. Afternoon acts begin at 2 with J J Richards band Magrum the magician and the Dixon Riggs bicycle trio plus a variety of stunts. Evening show at 7 30 features Ernie Young's Spanish Nights revue and a double wedding.
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Ernie Young
M. E. Bacon
J. J. Richards
Magrum
Dixon Riggs
Hamtree
Evelyn Willis
Victoria Frank
Three Riggs
Victoria and Company
Rex
Noted Jugglers Will Entertain Visitors at Fair
The Six Lucky Boys Risley acrobats will perform at the Mississippi Valley Fair in Davenport. World renowned for foot juggling of human beings they present a graceful, sensational act with comedy for grandstand audiences. They tour fairs nationwide and uphold a high standard from their Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey years.
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America
Risley
Mississippi Valley Fair and Exposition
Davenport
Grandstand
The
Lucky Boys
Barnum & Bailey-Ringling Brothers Circus
Children’s Day Highlighted at Tipton Cedar County Fair
Cedar county fair in Tipton Iowa runs Aug 26 to 29 with a big stock parade moved to Thursday. Durant Mechanicsville baseball, Tipton Lowdon games, and county championship on Friday. Children’s Day on Friday features 5 000 tickets for Cedar and neighboring counties, a rural school choir of 200 led by Miss Juliette Johnson, and performances by Junior High School band.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Durant
Mechanicsville
Lowdon
Bennett, Tipton
Stanwood
Cedar
Juliette Johnson
Tipton Consolidated School
Co. D. Barry
Policy of fair is progressive and enduring
By M. E. Bacon secretary manager states the Mississippi Valley fair will continue with a progressive yet conservative policy. He praises the all male board, promises new outdoor attractions The Awakening and Spanish Nights, expanded horse racing and livestock, larger midway shows from Morris Castle, and a bigger circus and hippodrome. He predicts a wonderful week of racing and high patron satisfaction.
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M. E. Bacon
Morris & Castle
Barley as Substitute for Corn in Beef Catten Feed
Iowa State College expert Rex Beresford outlines barley as a viable cattle feed substitute for corn. He notes barley provides 80 to 95 percent of corn’s fattening power, with preparation methods like rolling or crimping improving digestibility, and suggests adjustments to rations when switching from corn.
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Chicago
Rex Beresford
Animal Husbendry Extension Department
Iowa State College
Ames
Beresford
Corn Belt
Barley as Hog Feed Requires Grinding or Soaking
Barley can comprise up to 50 percent of hog rations for fattening pigs with no adverse results. For growing pigs barley should be coarsely ground and soaked. dry whole barley is hard to digest. Soaking whole barley 24 to 36 hours yields better feeding results.
Fastest Stepping Horses Booked for Davenport Fair
Davenport officials announce at the Mississippi Valley fair that the week’s races will feature the largest array of horses and the fastest step horses seen at any Iowa fair. Lee J. Dougherty and J. B. Reynolds discuss entries, track quality, purses, and west coast interest in the event.
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Davenport
Iowa Fair
Lee J. Dougherty
Speed
West
Masonic Picnic Committees to Meet Next Week
Henry Friedli of West Liberty and Frank G. Wilford of Muscatine head county lodge committees as they plan a meeting in the Masonic temple. Reports on the West Liberty picnic will be heard, bills audited, and a vote taken on making the event annual with officers named and next picnic site chosen. Also notes Broadway length in Greater New York.
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Henry Friedli
West Liberty
Frank G. Wilford
Muscatine
Muscatine County
Magnificent Pageant to Portray History at 1930 Mississippi Valley Fair
The Mississippi Valley Fair opens in Davenport with The Awakening a $100000 outdoor spectacle tracing world history through drama ballet and music on three stages. The show features over 300 performers led by cast from Chicago and includes famous figures like Nero Columbus Washington and Lincoln with elaborate scenery and a mass open-air orchestra.
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Davenport
America
Wilderness
Southland
Lindbergh
Nero
Columbus
George Washington
Betsy Ross
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
U. S. Grant
Pavley- Dukrainsky Ballet
Pavley
Theatle-Duffield Fireworks Company
Chicago
Iowa babies expected at fair
Des Moines reports state commerce counsel J H Henderson asked the Interstate Commerce Commission to rehear evidence on its ruling increasing western grain freight rates. A formal protest by the state board of railroad commissioners is not expected until after a August 22 meeting of traffic representatives.
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Des Moines
J. H. Henderson
Interstate Commerce Commission
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
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Tipton Fair
Journal
Mississippi Valley Fair
Lend-A-Hand Club
Main Street
Broadway
Greater
New York
Schmidt Music Co
Muscatine and Vicinity
Mississippi
Valley Fair
Robert B. Mantell
George Kirchner
Iowa
Walter Wellman
Havana
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