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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1972
Page
9
The notice lists the 4 H and FFA judging timetable from August 9 to August 16. Events include baked goods judging, bake sale, rabbit and horse shows, market beef weigh in, 4 H and FFA exhibits, junior swine weigh in, dog shows, carcass beef weight in, educational presentations, dress revue, and dairy, sheep, swine, and cattle judging across multiple days with times and locations.
Two Cadette Girl Scouts Judy Aspelmeier and Carol Schneider from Wapello will represent Shining Trail Council at Focus in St. Louis. The weeklong event features colloquiums, labs, and workshops across arts, music, journalism, and group dynamics, with visits to landmarks and a Missouri State College residency.
Muscatine and nearby residents scored top honors at the Mississippi Valley Fair in Davenport. Winners include horses in halter classes, Mrs. Alvin Korthaus’s best of show in amateur flower arrangements, Kathy Watson as senior 4H dog show champion, and Korthaus reserve best of show in district. Kautz Orchard swept fruit and apple varieties with multiple class wins.
A Philadelphia based study of 3300 white children in Philadelphia New York and Wilmington shows by age six 29 percent of lower socio economic girls are obese versus three percent in the upper group 40 percent of poor boys obese at six versus 25 percent of rich boys The report notes social pressure and socioeconomic status influence obesity more than individual psychology.
A exotic dancer known as the Snake Dancer fled East Berlin in 1959 after the Chemung River rose while she was under contract at a Corning night club. She described plans to replace her snake prop with SBA loan funds and noted the difficulty of sourcing a suitable snake sight unseen.
Walter Lehman heads the 1972 West Liberty Fair officers as president with Robert Heick as first vice president and Marion Barnhart as second vice president. Jay Steen is treasurer, Harold Brooks past president and Eq Ei chelberger secretary. Other officers include two year directors from West Liberty and Muscatine, one year directors from Durant and Muscatine, and an advisory board. Velace Mays oversees tickets, Ivan Inghram handles electricity, Stormer Sound Service supplies sound, Veterans Public Safety Unit provides police, and Mrs Ruthetta Smith is office secretary. New York AP report notes India’s English newspapers and radio shows amid tourism notes.
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