Huron County Fair veteran recalls 50 years of change
Virginia Patton profiles Elfreda Crayton who helped shape the Huron County Fair since 1934. She notes changes from boxing and fireside guards to new buildings while stressing the fair’s enduring old fashioned agricultural spirit despite growth. The 50th anniversary booklet chronicles decades of exhibits and moments.
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Virginia Patton
Elfreda Crayton
Norwalk Public Library
Firelands Museum
George Deering
Huron County
Area Calendar for New London and Nearby Towns
Rotary and school board meetings fill the week from noon to 8:30 PM at multiple venues including New London High School and city halls in New London Raritan and Monroeville. Community groups hold dinners sermons festivals and education sessions across churches and halls.
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New London
Rotary
Board of Education
New London High School
Raritan
Bob’s Village
E. Main St
Congregational United Community Church of Christ
Homer Jones
Kenneth Salisbury
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Pontiac
Andrew W. Wilch
Republic
St. Joseph’s Catholic
Kiwanis Club of
Monroeville
Congregational Community United Church of Christ
Undercroft
Fair Program Highlights From August Schedule
The notice lists a multi day county fair lineup from Tuesday August 17 to Sunday August 22 with events including tractor pull style revue livestock judging pony pulling harness racing country western shows food contests auto thrill shows big top circus horse show church service and a demolition derby with times for each activity. The schedule features 4-H events livestock sales and entertainment aimed at families and fairgoers.
Community 4 H clubs hold events and open horse show
Bronson Junior Center Hustlers wrap up the 4 H season with a Polaroid camera demo and slide projector lesson at Sharon Brooks home. A August 29 club picnic is planned at Willard pool. Stitch N Stir hosts a style review at Bert Skinn residence. Pat Reilly leads discussion on garments. The Stable Mates sponsor a noon open horse show at Izaak Walton Field with $1 per class entry and ribbons and trophies. Hartland horsemanship rules apply. Hartland Merry Mixers visit Starkey Nursing Home with gifts and a light lunch after a songfest. A Mother's Tea is held at Zimmerman home with a health talk by a nurse. Dr. Fitzhugh Dodson urges parents to reassert rights at home in How to Parent.
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Bronson Junior Center Hustlers
Sharon Brooks
Mark Hester
Bronson
Bert Skinn
Pat Reilly
4-H
Izaak Walton
Foster Road
Ohio 18
Penfield
Lorain County
Hartland Merry Mixers
4-H Club
Starkey Nursing Home
4-Hers
Zimmerman Home
Common Sense New York
UPI
Fitzhugh Dodson
New American Library
Dodson
Common Sense
Controlling Noxious Weeds Quack Grass and Wild Onion
Quack grass and wild onion are persistent weeds. effective control requires proper herbicide timing and methods. Dalapon is favored for quack grass on non corn crops with plowing after application, while a three-step plan applies for corn, including Atrazine. Wild onion responds to 2 4 D in ester form in fall and spring. caution with legumes and pasturing.
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Huron County
Live Stock Market Report Summary
Markets show 163 consignors and 1 682 head with hogs 90 lower and cattle mixed. Hogs: butcher weights 14.50 to 20.35, sows 12.30 to 16.00, feeders 206 steady to weak. cattle: steers 29.50 to 34.70 for good, heifers 27.75 to 31.80, cows steady, bulls 25 to 29, calves 38 to 50, lambs 1.25 lower. wools and clips priced per spec.
Parting Sad For 4 H Livestock And Owners
About 30 steers 150 or more hogs and nearly 70 lambs will part from their 4 H and FFA youth at the annual Junior Fair livestock sale next Saturday at the Huron County Fairgrounds. Local businessmen usually buy most livestock and some animals end up in homes.
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Huron County Fairgrounds
FFA
Carlos Tucker
Corn Crop and Yields Across Ohio in 1971
Washington reports a record 5.345 billion bushels for the 1971 national corn crop based on Aug 1 conditions. Ohio's 1971 corn crop is 292.66 million bushels, 83 bushels per acre, with 1970 total at 232.08 million. Winter wheat in Ohio yields 42.183 million, up from 35.927 million. Soybean production in Ohio reaches 77.841 million, up from 69.483 million last year.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Ohio
Buckeye
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Crayton
Board of Public Affairs
Mayor’s Office
City Hall
New London Grange Hall
P.m
North Fairfield
Trustees
Lions Club
United Methodist Church
American Legion
Legion Hall
Farm Womens Club
Huron County Fair
Excelsior Farm Club
Thursd Lions Club
Directors—Council
Willard Pool
Susan Tucker
Hartland
Eildon Rubens
Wheeling
W. Va
UPI Telephoto
Gail Pickworth
Berlin Heights
Dick Garner
Norwalk
Jack Twaddle
Dave Klinglesmith
Earnest Hamer Greenwich
Gerald Beck
Townsend
Louise Linder
Rita Herner
Gene Statzer
Fairgrounds
Huron County Cattle Feeders’ Association
ST. Joseph’s
Monroeville, Ohio
Sun
Norwalk Parts Co
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