West Liberty Fair draws crowd for final day in 63rd year
Fourteen thousand spectators crowded the West Liberty Iowa grounds as the fair nears its close. Winners in beef cattle and poultry Sweepstakes to be announced today along with sheep and draft horse judging completed yesterday. The event featured three band concerts, potato auction by school children, vaudeville acts, and dancing, with Muscatine day drawing a large local turnout.
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West Liberty
Tipton
Iowa City
Muscatine
Shropshires Alva Wells
West York
Hampshires Ram
L. B. Munn
J. E. Greenway
Ram
Joe R. Raim
Solon
Munn
Raim
Greenway
Ewe
Robert Owen
Atalissa
Flock—Munn
Pen—Raim
Cotswolds
Dorsets Ram
Izaak Watson
M. C. Wells
West George
Watson
Wells
Flock—Wells
Pen—Wells
ram—Wells
ewe—Wells
John Dean
Nichols
W. C. Hopp
West Branch
Dean
Hopp
Clydesdales
B. C. Stringham
Dexter
Stringham
Let’s All Help Club
Fruitland Township
Fulton Industrial Club
Wilton Township
Eighteen Drivers Enter Des Moines Race at State Fair
Des Moines Iowa August 26 Eighteen drivers will take part in the automobile race at the state fair Friday Secretary A R Corey announced Among the entries is Bill Watters a former Davenport boy who will drive a Stutz.
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Des Moines
A. P
A. R. Corey
Bill Watters
Davenport
Winners of junior contests at West Liberty Fair announced
West Liberty Iowa August 26 winners named in three junior contests at the fair. potato growing contest Lamb club and rural school handiwork featured. Clifford Harbaugh won first in potato contest with a $2.50 prize and Lucy Anderson led the lamb club.
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Harbaugh
West Liberty
E. D. Bradley
Clifford Harbaugh
Lake Township
Leo Furlong
Seventy-Six
Arthur Paul
Sweetland Township
Proctor Horton
Orono Township
Evelyn Sackfield
Fulton Township
Harold Albrecht
Lucile Littrell
Cedar Township
Ethel Snyder
Ray Crist
Warren Heath
Wapsinonoc Township
Lorna Colman
Kenneth McCleary
Sweetland Town
Wendel Davis
Charles Fox
Pike Township
Leo Hudachek
Wapsinonoc
Beulah Thompson
Harold Lane
Goshen Township
Gertrude Silberhorn
Moscow Township
Lamb Lab
Lucy Anderson
Lamb Club
William Anderson
Bernard Brugman
Leonard Brugman
C. Spenke
Stockton
Florence Spenke
Edward Watson
Albert Watson
A. Pilgrim
Muscatine
B. Brown
H. Angerer Jr
Wilton
Herschel Hintermeister
Bloomington Township
Harold C. Timm
James Shepherd
William Spring
Martin Weiss
Rock Island Woman Injured in West Liberty Crash
Mrs. E. O. Liebig of Rock Island was injured when a Velie touring car driven by her husband collided with a Ford coupe driven by David Wilson of West Liberty at Maxon avenue and Elm street. The Siebig car overturned and Mrs. Siebig suffered a broken collar bone and possible additional fractures.
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West Liberty
E. O. Liebig
Rock Island
Velie
David Wilson
Maxon Avenue
Elm Street
Wilson
Siebigs
Siebig
Fragmentary report on injuries after incident
A damaged clipping notes injuries sustained by a woman described as having severe bruises. She received medical care from Drs Ady Ady. The fragment provides little context about the incident or location.
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Drs. Ady @ Ady
Ziegler's Band Wins Top Prize at Mississippi Valley Fair
Ziegler's Concert band of 25 pieces won first prize in the band concert at the Mississippi Valley Fair and Exposition in Davenport. Secretary M. E. Bacon announced awards. The prize was 75 dollars. Muscatine's band performed the fair program a week earlier. Second prize went to Eldridge Knights of Pythias band, with 50 dollars, followed by Wilton Concert band at 25 dollars, then Walcott Knights of Pythias band, and Iowa Soldiers' Orphans' Home band of Davenport in fifth.
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Ziegler
Davenport
M. E. Bacon
The
Fair Association
Muscatine
Eldridge Knights of
Pythias
Wilton
Matt Starck
Walcott Knights of
Muscatine Concert Band to Perform at Weed Park Sunday
The Muscatine Concert Band led by manager John Kindler will play at Weed Park Sunday afternoon to dedicate the new band stand. Ziegler's band was incorrectly announced as the performer yesterday. The full concert program will be announced later.
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Muscatine
John Kindler
Weed Park
Ziegler
Maytag Plans 250000 Shares Issuance At $20 Each
Des Moines Aug 26 An issue of 250000 shares of no par value stock of the Maytag company of Newton to be offered today at 20 dollars a share by a syndicate led by Hornblower and Weeks. Dividends of 2 dollars per share are contemplated. The firm re incorporated in Delaware with capitalization of 32000000. For the first seven months of this year Maytag reports earnings.
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Des Moines
A. P
Maytag Company of
Newton
Hornblower
Weeks of
New York
Delaware
Maytag
Washing Machine Makers Report New Profit of 2.734 Million
The company, a washing machine manufacturer, earned a new profit above taxes of 2.734 million dollars. This indicates improved earnings for the firm in the recent financial period.
City Sidewalks Go Underground to Beat Desert Heat
In a 30 000 population city residents have constructed an underground settlement beneath the Sahara to escape extreme surface temperatures. The project showcases a practical adaptation to harsh climate conditions and highlights communal resilience in a desert metropolis.
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Sahara Desert
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Alma Kretschmar
Dorothy Watham
Henry Paul
Fulton
Fulton Industrial
Bloomington
Sweetland Busy Bees
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Doris Te Strake
Myrtle Jenkins
Sweetland
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Pike
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Lake
Pes OS Funeral Directors
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Mock &O
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Hotel
Maytag Company
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