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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1952
Page
16
West Liberty fair will designate Wednesday as Muscatine day for its 90th anniversary. Muscatine Chamber of Commerce reports grandstand tickets for afternoon and evening shows and announces available seats in section D for Muscatine visitors this coming Wednesday and nearby days.
The West Liberty auxiliary lists a full year of meetings and activities for Mansell L. Phillips post with dates from Aug to Aug next year. Officers include Phyllis Beach president and Hilda Hintz vice president along with a wide slate of committee chairs and volunteers across publicity, entertainment, refreshments, cleaning, and legation work.
West Liberty public schools ready for Aug 25 opening after summer renovations. Superintendent M J Johansen leads a full teaching staff including Anton Toft and Rosemary Slack. Kindergarten enrollment, book sales, and bus routes to be finalized. contact the superintendent at 274 for details.
Des Moines report from the Iowa Development Commission cites the 1950 census showing Iowa’s 203 000 farms valued at over 5 billion dollars with an average of 27 500 per farm. Farm income in 1951 exceeded 2 billion dollars.
Four truck operators from Iowa are invited to enter the sixth annual Motor Truck Roadeo sponsored by the Iowa Motor Truck association. The three class competition includes straight trucks, single axle semis and tandem axle semis with written and driving tests. Finals occur at the Iowa State fair grandstand on August 28 with free admission.
The West Liberty fair will run Monday through Thursday featuring livestock shows Four H events and educational exhibits. Daily specialty acts from Chicago agency Zemater will perform alongside musical bands Nichols Lone Tree and Muscatine on Tuesday to Thursday. Acts include the Vilands Adamsons Reddingtons Parkers and the Illinois City drill team with rides and midway attractions.
The Lone Tree Women’s Guild met Wednesday at Grace Evangelical and Reformed church with guests from Conesville. Elizabeth Kirkpatrick led the lesson, with Devotions by Mrs. E. C. Wolford, and a committee including Mrs. Dana Musser and others. The basement was redecorated in palm green and brick red hues with new curtains and linoleum tops to be added.
An estimated 344 million eggs were produced on Iowa farms during July, down 3 percent from July 1951 and 3 percent above the 1941 50 average for the month. Layers totaled 20 960 000, a slight drop from July 1951 and 6 percent below the ten year average. The July rate of lay was 1 643 eggs per hundred layers, 3 percent below a year earlier but the second highest July rate in 28 years.
A straw ballot by the Cedar Rapids Gazette and KCRG at the All Iowa Fair shows Dwight Eisenhower leading with 4 826 votes to Adlai Stevenson 2 852 for President. Analysis suggests farm voters back Eisenhower about three to one while townspeople favor him about two to one. Balloting continues through Sunday.
The West Liberty fair lists entry day Monday August 19 with livestock in place by 6 pm and entries received by superintendents. Tuesday features judging harness racing free acts band concerts a six pony hitch and a 9 pm dance. Wednesday includes band music harness races a prize livestock parade and a late dance after free acts. Thursday showcases a baby beeves auction at 9 am Aut Swenson Thrilleade and an afternoon and evening program plus a final dance after free acts.
Leslie Loucks of the Oshawa public utilities commission climbs a 20 foot ladder to paint 79 metal lamp posts. He says the height worries him more than the risk of spilling paint on pedestrians.
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