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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1928
Page
4
Aerial radio control of an automobile will be shown at the Iowa State Fair August 22 to 31. A plane over the race track will start and steer the car through moves such as shifting gears lights horn and stopping, all without an on board operator, demonstrated at the State Fair Amplitheater.
The final entertainment program lists daily big horse and auto racing events at the Iowa State Fair. Opening Friday August 24 features auto races and top dirt-track champions, with Saturday 25 devoted to running races. August 27 to 30 mix harness and running events, concluding Friday with large purses totaling over 20 000 dollars.
The Midwest's largest camp area, 80 acres of wooded land beside the Iowa State Fair grounds, will reopen to the public on August 22. It can accommodate up to 20,008 campers at one time and serves as a summer vacation spot for the Midwest.
The first postwar Governor's Review of Iowa's National Guard will occur at the State Fair on Saturday afternoon August 25. Troops in full parade dress will march before Governor Hamill and visiting War Department dignitaries, with field day events and interstate competition to follow. A fleet of pursuit planes is expected to join the fair, and the review date is set earlier to avoid clashing with fall racing and hippodrome events.
A fragmentary Indianapolis News item quotes a small girl in a library asking for a Bible story about Queen Elizabeth and for a book with big words to learn usage, then requests a tale about rattlesnake matter in a playful voice.
J Adams of Grundy Center reports farmers watch experiments killing Canadian thistles on C. J. Colds farm south of Reinbeck. Iowa State College experts advised Loyd Cold to apply a solution of arsenate spray that targets root and branches, and early results show the thistles dying. Several farmers in the area plan to use the treatment.
An eight day women's exposition announced for the Iowa State Fair opens August 22 in Des Moines. The event fills two large buildings with home improvement displays, furnishings, kitchen aids, and room design. Daily programs include style shows, cooking demos, dressmaking exhibits, pageants, lectures, and citizenship activities. dirigente groups coordinate with the Federation of Women's Clubs and state farm bureau to stage the event.
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