4 H fair awards grand and reserve champions
The 4 H fair at Pocahontas last week awarded Sylvester Pease the grand championship for the Aberdeen Angu s calf he exhibited and Virgil Ricklefs the reserve champion Hereford calf. The awards highlight 4 H education in Rolfe community, with boys gaining practical feeding and farm management experience and girls learning cooking sewing and home management.
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Pocahontas
Sylvester Pease
Virgil Ricklefs
Hereford
Rolfe
Free Barbecue at Iowa State Fair For 4-H and FFA Members
John Morrell and Co announces a free barbecue for all 4-H members and Future Farmers of America at the Iowa State Fair. The event will be held August 29 at 5:30 p.m. south of the 4-H club dining hall on the fairgrounds in Des Moines.
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John Morrell & Co
Des Moines
Second Post War 4 H Fair Draws Large Crowds
The Pocahontas county 4 H fair board staged one of the biggest fairs with crowds from entry day Monday August 19 to closing Thursday August 22. Exhibits were judged across categories including girls 4 H, farm products, swine, and horse shows. A rain setback hit the Centennial program Tuesday evening but crowd events like the White Horse Patrol show drew thousands.
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Pocahontas County
Pocahontas
Old Fiddlers
Old Settlers
Pocahontas High School
D. C. Hood Farm
White Horse Patrol
Sioux City
Abu-Bekr
1946 Iowa State Fair 4-H demonstration winners announced
Phyllis DeWolf and Ruth Mary Ives led the Garfield Go-Getters to first place with the demo Time to Shine Those Pots and Pans on August 26 at the Iowa State Fair. Betty Splittgerber and Carol Hunter took second with Lets Shine, Friday at the Clay county fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis DeWolf
Gilmore City
Ruth Mary Ives
Rolfe
Garfield Go-Getters
Monnday
Betty Splittgerber
Carol Hunter
Dover Doers
Clay County Fair
Mary Meisenbach
Wvonne Osking
Des Moines Township
Colfax
Ruth Erickson
Carolyn Swanlin
Mammoth Jaw Bone Found Near West Liberty River Bank
Herb Wright of West Liberty found a large jaw bone with several teeth on the receding river bank near town. It is tentatively identified as a mammoth, a prehistoric elephant.
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Herb Wright
West Liberty
Sylvester Pease Wins Grand Champion Calf at Fair
Sylvester Pease of Garfield township exhibited the grand champion Aberdeen Angus calf weighing 1,070 at the Pocahontas county 4-H Fair. The reserve grand champion Hereford weighed 1,030 shown by Virgil Ricklefs. The event featured multiple breed champions and a township calf show, with Garfield township taking top honors and Melvin Barnhardt named champion showman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvester Pease
Garfield Township
Pocahontas County
Virgil Ricklefs
Gerald Kerns
Sherthorn
Ray Wiegert
Dick Fisher
Gerald Plantz
Loran John Schultz
Elmo Einrichs
Bill Schott, Jr
Darrel Aden
Herschel Morse
DeWayne Mosbach
Eimo Hinrichs
Gail Grove
Poland
Roger Kaiser
Duroc
Chester
Raymond Kenlson
Hampshire
Melvin Barnhardt
Berkshire
Powhatan
Lizard
Tollefsrude Wins Fiddler Contest
Cy Tollefsrude of Pocahontas captured first place in the Old Fiddlers Contest at the 4-H fair on Wednesday August 21. Will Dunn of Gilmore City finished second, Carl Walden of Manson third, George Summers of Des Moines fourth, and Adolph Licht of Humboldt fifth. Fifteen contestants drew a capacity crowd of about 400 as judges Mrs. B. Keleher Floyd Tool and Henry Pundt presided. John Schroeder of Rolfe won the dog calling event with Ole N. Ralfe Rolfe second Mark Fowler Humboldt third and Adolph Licht Humboldt fourth.
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Cy Tollefsrude
Pocahontas
Will Dunn
Gilmore City
Carl Walden
Manson
George Summers
Des Moines
Adolph Licht
Humboldt
B. Keleher
Floyd Tool
Laurens
Henry Pundt
John Schroeder
Rolfe
Ole N. Ralfe
Mark Fowler
Pocahontas Riders Sweep 1946 4-H Horseshoe Finish
Frank Hanisch of Rolfe won the 1946 4-H fair horseshoe tournament with Fred Hohensee and George Stroup of Pocahontas placing second and third. Kenneth Meland of Pocahontas took fourth.
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Frank Hanisch
Rolfe
Fred Hohensee
Pocahontas
George Stroup
Kenneth Meland
Pocahontas County Exhibit At State Fair
Pocahontas county joins 18 other counties in exhibiting at the State Fair with a booth titled Let the Chil dren Make Christmas. The display features children crafted decorations gifts and cards illustrating extension family living outreach.
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Pocahontas County
Don Trenary
Pocahontas
W. W. Branigan
Des Moines
Amelia Wied‘eman
Palmer
Floyd Hutchinson
Gilmore City
Earl Chambers
C. S. Barth
Havelock
Benton
Black Hawk
Boone
Carroll
Davis
Emmet
Grundy
Hamilton Hardin
Iowa
Linn
Louisa
Mahaska Page
Polk
Pow‘shiek Scott
Washington
264 Farm and Garden Entries at 1946 4-H Fair
The farm and garden department reported 264 entries at the 1946 4-H fair. Superintendent T. J. Tiebben notes Mrs. A. E. Anderson of Spencer judged the flowers while J. H. Bechtel of Ames judged the vegetables fruits and grain. The committee revised exhibit arrangements for 1946 to improve display.
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Farm and Garden
T. J. Tiebben
A. E. Anderson
Spencer
J. H. Bechtel
Ames
Farm and Garden Committee
Fair entries crown winners in pumpkin and fruit classes
The fair's 113 vegetable entries and 15 fruit entries saw Rolfe winners. Donna Jean Miller of Ro lf won best sweet pumpkin and also claimed first in the cherry class. Mrs H D Brinkman of Rolfe took top honors in the French Dwarf golds class.
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Rolfe
Oby Donna Jean Miller
H. D. Brinkman
Rolf
Donahue Wins Plowing Match in County Proceedings
Donald Donahue of Pocahontas won the 1946 county plowing match on August 22 in the men's class. Chester Larson finished second and Lorin Christiansen third, followed by J. P. Krebs fourth and Bob Naughton fifth. Gene Sayier led the boys' class with Marvin Anderson second, Theo DeYoung third, and Leonard Bergstrom fourth. George Anderson won the professional class with Donald Trenary second. Donahue and Anderson have entered the state plowing contest in Knoxville on September 21, with Anderson as alternate.
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Donald Donahue
Pocahontas
Donahue
Chester Larson
Lorin Christiansen
J. P. Krebs
Bob Naughton
Gene Sayier
Marvin Anderson
Theo DeYoung
Leonard Bergstrom
George Anderson
Donald Trenary
Knoxville
Inez Shelgren Weds N Myron Culver in Fairbanks Alaska
Inez M Shelgren of Anchorage daughter of Mr and Mrs Helmer R Shelgren wed N Myron Culver of Anchorage son of Mr and Mrs Charles Culver of Pasco Washington in a July 29 ceremony at the Presbyterian church in Fairbanks officiated by Rev Champlain. The couple will live in Anchorage Culver is chief of construction for C A A and Mrs Culver is a payroll clerk in accounts for C A A.
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Inez M. Shelgren
Anchorage
Alaska
Helmer R. Shelgren
N. Myron Culver
Charles Culver
Pasco
Wash
Fairbanks
Rev. Champlain
The
Presbyterian Church
Wilson Co. Boys Champion Calf at Pocahontas Auction
Wilson Co of Albert Lea Minn bought the top calf at the 4 H fajy auction sale in Pocahontas on August 22. The grand champion baby beef weighed 1065 pounds and sold for $38 per hundred. The reserve Hereford shown by Virgil Ricklefs from Rolfe weighed 1020 pounds and sold for $26 per hundred.
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Charles Lindeman
Pocahontas
R. L. Hudek
Tobin Packing Co
Kingan Packing Co
Rath Packing Co
Laurens Sale Co
Hormel Packing Co
Herman Yocum
Commercial State Bank
Elect Boys 4-H Officers Aug 22 Pocahontas County
Four new officers were elected Thursday August 22 at the Pocahontas county 4-H boys annual meeting. They will assume office October first and serve one year. Officers elected include Sylvester Pease of the Garfield Hustlers as president and Delmar Johnson of the Grant club.
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Sylvester Pease
Jim Martin
Marshall
Sammy Wiegert
Bellville
Merlyn Erickson
Colfax
4-H
Pocahontas County
Garfield Hustlers
Delmar Johnson
The
Grant
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