Gardening tips for county fair exhibitors in Iowa
Iowa State University extension horticulturist Ben Vance advises fair exhibitors to read schedules carefully and display only top quality horticultural produce. Harvest the day before showing, keep vegetables in cold storage, condition cut flowers, and bring extra specimens. Consider stopping fertilizer on tender woody plants after August. Plant rye green manure this fall to improve soil organic matter.
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Ben Vance
Iowa State University
Fairgrounds
Visitors in Dublin Area Report
Mrs. Jim Waterhouse and children visited Bernard Hahn’s home Wednesday evening. Cousin Mr. and Mrs. Roger Cochran and family from Edwards Air Force Base California also visited relatives. Thursday morning Mrs. James Bowen drove to Iowa City to bring Mrs. Frank Pulver home from hospital. Opal helped with canning. Weekend guests were Mr. and Mrs. Louis Zurzolo of Philadelphia. Ed Highstopper visited Lee Sanders. Cdr. and Mrs. Frank Tompkins returned to Clearwater Florida after visiting Victor Bowen’s family. Cherry Griggs stayed with Jean Vitte toe. Mrs. John Renoux and sisters Sadie and Frances visited Madrid with Marion Renoux. Mrs. Orville Griggs and Mrs. Opal Bowen attended WRC birthday dinner at West Chester. Mrs. Allen Griggs and sons visited Mt. Pleasant. Beverly spent afternoon with mother in nursing home in New London. Donald Griggs stayed with Clarence Smith for weekend.
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Allen W. Griggs
Dublin
Jim Waterhouse
Bernard Hahn
Roger Cochran
Edwards Air Force Base
California
James Bowen
Iowa City
Frank Pulver
Opal
Leonard Goeke
Louis Zurzolo
John Renoux
Sadie
Frances
Madrid
Marion Renoux
Orville Griggs
Opal Bowen
WRC
West Chester
Allen Griggs
Mt. Pleasant
Beverly
New London
Donald Griggs
Clarence Smith
Scherrers return from Colorado trip
Mr and Mrs Paul Scherrer and children Ree and Michael returned from a ten day visit with relatives in Colorado Springs and Pueblo. They visited Grant Grimm and family and Francis Skubal and family. Denise and Diane Grimm joined their grandparents for an extended stay. Riverside Ramblers 4-H Club placed 4th in the Junior Livestock Judging Contest at the National.
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Riverside
Paul Scherrer
Maureen
Michael
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Grant Grimm
Francis Skubal
Denise
Diane Grimm
Wes Sojka
Cleo Burich
Bess Burich
Cedar Rapids
Milt Sojka
Lloyd Sojka
Sojka
Frank Gorman
Essen House
Scherrer
Riverside Ramblers
Beef Show at Cedar Rapids Nods 4-H Riverside Ramblers
Dennis the Menace é by Hank Keteham notes the Beef Show in Cedar Rapids with Riverside Ramblers 4-H Club showing 28 head of beef cattle and a pen of 3 hogs at the Washington County Fair August 4 to 7. Members include Kron, Schneider, Simon, Sojka and Bulger. Hogs shown Tuesday cattle on Wednesday. Market steers sale Thursday August 7 at 9 a m.
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Cedar Rapids
Greg Sojka
Steve
Pat Colbert
Charles Kron
John Schneider
Wilson and Company of
Riverside Ramblers
Washington County Fair
Jane
John
Janice
James
Carl Schneider
Leon Simon
Ronnie
Thomann
David
Wayne Simon
Greg
Joe Sojka
David Bulger
Farm payments at record high in 1969
Washington reports direct government payments to farmers will reach about 3.75 billion dollars this year, with 1968 payments at 3.462 billion. Feed grain growers receive the largest portion, via income supplements and land retirement incentives tied to idle acreage. Other programs include wheat, cotton, conservation, soil bank, and milk indemnities. Pasteurization linked to beer packaging is described as a method to prevent yeast growth in bottled or canned beer.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Great Plains
Soil Bank
New York
Rheingel Breweries
Lake Front Festival Opens August 16 in Chicago
Chicago hosts the Lake Front Festival August 16 to 24, a premier water spectacle with parades on land and water, bathing beauties, fireworks, water ski shows, jet planes, decorated boats, and a Venetian Night parade on August 22 saluting Navy frogmen and the Moon mission. The Thunderbirds air show opens the event, with boat parades on the lake shore and the Chicago River on August 20, featuring reed boats from Bolivia, Venice gondola, Formosa dragon boat, and an Irish curragh.
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Chicago
Mid - America
America
U. S. Navy
Air Force
Bolivia
Lake Titicaca
Venice
Formosa
Tourism Council of Greater
Iowa governor urges jobs to curb population drift
Gov Robert D Ray told the Iowa Development Commission meeting that Iowa must help local communities “come alive” to stop productive residents aged 16 to 64 from leaving. He urged expanding job opportunities, improving salaries and living quality, and shared rural areas need factories and retained businesses while the state supports balanced growth.
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Ray
Iowa Development Commission
Iowa
Journal Sale Dates Highlight Local Auctions
August sale calendar lists household goods auctions in Columbus Junction and Washington with start times at 1 p.m. plus farm and estate auctions near Keswick Kalona and Ollie. Various estates and bidders include Mary Shebanek Riverside Walter M Reasoner Olive Boller L. V. Clara han and Fred Cold Estate.
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3Rd Street
Columbus Junction
Verlee Lantz
Mary Shebanek
Riverside
Keswick
Iowa
Walter M. Reasoner
South Third Avenue
Washington
V. Clarahan
Wayland State Bank
Wayland
Olive Boller
Coppock
Fred Cold
Kalona
Wapello Livestock Sales Inc
Highway 61
Wapello
Ollie Livestock Exchange
Ollie
Smylie’s
Kalona Sales Barn
Towa
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Jim Frier
Scherrers
Colorado
Mrs. Wilbur Kiene
Dar
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Hank Keteham
Noah
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UPI Farm
H. M. Duncan
Electra Lux
Laws
Paul Heindel
Duncan
Soukup
The
Development Commission
Journal
Troublemaker
Parcel Post
Chevrolet
GEE Chevrolet, Inc
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