4-H and FFA Cattle Show Winners at Louisa County Fair
Ann Sywassink of Letts won both Jersey calf and Breed championships at the Louisa County Fair 4-H and FFA show. Gary Knapp, also from Letts, earned honors for his Jersey calf praised as one of the most beautiful by judge Herbert Dodd of Danville.
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Ann Sywassink
FFA
Louisa County Fair
Arm
Gary Knapp
Lavisa County Fair
Herbert Dodd
Danville
Gary
Letts
al Coffins
Danaville
Gaylord Elliot
Showmanship Leads Youth at Louisa County Fair Show
Youth exhibitors line up for the 4-H and FFA showmanship competition at Louisa County Fair on Thursday. Standing in first position is the leading exhibitor as the judging begins.
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Louisa County Fair
Winners Named in Junior Dairy Cattle Exhibition
At the Louisa County Fair in Columbus Junction, 4-H and FFA youth displayed calves in Jersey Holstein and Guernsey classes. Ann Sywassink led show with breed champion and top showmanship honors, with multiple blue ribbons earned by Sywassink and siblings from Letts and Pollyanna club members.
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Letts
al Collins
Joan Sywassink
Jersey
Guernsey
Joan
Columbus Junction
FFA
Ann Sywassink. Letts
Judge Relass
Joan Com
Ing
Pollyannas
Steve Morrison
Jim
Charles Everett
Mariann Sywagsink
Robert
Mariann
Pollyanna
Letts Go
Gary Kemp
Let's Go
Ann Sywassink
Joan .i Sywassink
Schmidhauser Urges Vote At Eighteen
Democratic candidate John Schmidhauser urged lowering the voting age to 18 at a press conference at the Teen Tent in the Mississippi Valley Fair in Davenport. He argued that those eligible to serve should be allowed to vote and that young people show knowledge and interest in civics and government.
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John Schmidhauser
Davenport
Schmidhauser
Chapter R Plans Meeting At Columbus
Chapter R of TTT will meet for their first fall gathering on Sept. 12 at 6 30 p.m. in the activity rooms of the Columbus Junction State Bank. Hostess is Mrs. Marine Robertson with assistances by Mrs. Peg Merritt and Mrs. Jeannette Masonholder. Other short items include travel notes on George Weber to Michigan and reunion attendance by Mrs. D. R. Harbison and Mrs. Mable Thompson, plus details of a wedding in Dalton Illinois and deeds recorded involving the Bill family.
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Columbus Junction
TTT
Columbus Junction State Bank
Marine Robertson
Peg Merritt
Jeannette Masonholder
D. R. Harbison
Mable Thompson
Ainsworth
Means
Iowa City
Alice White
Allen White
South Holland
Ill
Randy Schafer
Rex Schafer
Rochelle
Community Reformed
Dalton
Lewis Pugh
Art Pugh
Sheila
Dick Pugh
Dave
Clem Cecil
Jill
Jack Cecil
Stephanie
Jack Pugh
Chicago Heights
Schafer
Western Illinois
Macomb
Cedar Valley
Women’s Society of Christian Service
J. A. Kline
West Liberty
Florence Frater
Adrian Rabe
Darel Sterner
Charles Morgan
Virgil Meyers
Orville Luedtke
Faith of Our Fathers
Ed Hildebrand
Bidwell ‘Riverside Center
Jack Blair
Church World Service
Albert Hetzler
Sterner
Lone Tree
Joe Phelps
Paul Oberman
School of Missions
Indianola
EUB
Methodist
Marvin Blair
West Liberty Fair
Floral Hall Winners at Fair in Columbus Junction
Winners in the Floral Hall at the Louisa County Fair were named Thursday across divisions Farm and Garden Corny Dykstra and Wapello for yellow corn ears, Flowers roses arrangement by Mrs. Jim Paulding, Pastry cookies by Mrs. Faith McGill who also won the pie contest, Canned Fruit jars of whole tomatoes by Mrs. Art Snyder, Needlework a pink embroidered quilt by Mrs. Harry Crist, Textiles an embroidered bed quilt by Mrs. Flossie Daily, Arts and Crafts a caned antique rocker by Homer Longshore, Childrens Division a historical scrapbook by Jay Hauenstein, Antiques a cran berry hobnail pitcher by Mrs. Tom Huston, Original Arts an acrylic painting by Bernard Gajewski.
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Columbus Junction
Louisa County Fair
Farmand Garden
Corny Dykstra
Jim Paulding
Cotter
Faith McGill
Wapello
McGill
Homer Longshore
Jay Hauenstein
Roy Hauenstein
Tom Huston
Bernard Gajewski
Cedar Valley
WSCS
Word a Day by Bach Maladroit Fielder
A concise note on the term maladroit relating to a clumsy lack of perception and judgment. The entry hints at a malapropism or miscue in a fielding context and plays with language to reveal a slipped or bungled action.
4-H duo wins stencil wood craft at county fair
First Place Demonstration Christy Stapp and Jan Utter of Columbus Junction showcased stencil wood craft at the Ev'sa County Fair earning top honors and qualification for the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines later this month. They are members of the Hopeful Workers 4-H club.
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Christy Stapp
Jan Utter
Columbus Junction
Fatecie
Ev'sa
Des Moines
Hopeful Workers 4-H Club
Journal
Tom Korte
Schwengel Attacks Opponent Over Tax Reform Claims
Rep Fred Schwengel Republican Iowa charges opponent John R Schmidhauser with talk over tax reform and little action at Des Moines County Fair. He says Schmidhauser may claim credit for reform bills but only copied others, and vows to document his opponent’s record. Schwengel promotes raising personal exemption from 600 to 1200 and seeks full tax code reform.
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Burlington
Fred Schwengel
Iowa
John R. Schmidhauser
Schwengel
Des Moines
Schmidhauser
John William
Emanuel Celler
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Mister Breger
Columbus
Michigan
George Weber
Mancelona
Mich
Farrel Weber
Lyle Weber
Joliet, I
Helen Gless
William Gless
Victor Bill
Ruth Bill
James D. Bill
Diana Bill
Pauline Bill
Michael Bill
Mae Bill
Mr. Dykstra
Etta Bell
Nell Jones
Jocelyn Pedersen
Lavisa
Nell Forsythe
West Lib
Dick Paine
Bach
Meke Bach
Mary Gipple
Sparkettes Club
Rep
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Yout
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