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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1963
Page
14
A full week of entertainments and exhibits at the Louisa fairgrounds in Columbus Junction begins Monday. Events include open class judging, four queen contests, harness and model stock car races, jalopy races, cherry pie baking, band concerts, a pioneer story pageant, and a major illustration of Louisa County history.
Columbus Junction hosts a 20 event Tournament of Thrills with flying stunts by Bill Ward and other professionals. The schedule spans Monday to Saturday featuring car leaps, harness racing, livestock shows, pageants, 4 H and FFA exhibits, yodeling, baby beef sales, time trials, and Jalopy races. Season tickets and individual day passes are available with special free admission for under 22 on Thursday and amphitheatre free seating.
Folk singer Paul Kelso will perform at the floral hall of the fair on Thursday August 1. He hosts a weekly radio program and has given concerts.
Extension dairyman Harold Van Horn of Lawn State University warns that high producing cows in modern milking parlors receive only about 16 to 15 pounds of grain daily, insufficient for energy needs. He calls this energy shortfall Milking Parlor Disease or Parlorisis and suggests two feeding groups to split energy supply, allowing extra grain for top cows outside parlor time.
The Agriculture Department reports income producing recreation enterprises were established by 5,816 land owners and operators cooperating with soil and water conservation districts during the year ended June 20. An additional 9,075 land owners are planned to set up similar enterprises this year.
Lagos police warn of circulating chain letters received by registered mail. The letters urge recipients to mail money to the top name on a list, add their name at the bottom, and forward to three others with a promise that cash will be mailed back when their name reaches the top of the list.
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