Washington County Fair hosts 14th annual horse show crowd
The 14th annual Washington Saddle Club Horse Show drew a large crowd at the Washington County Fairgrounds on Thursday evening. Judge Wilbur Yount and ringmaster Raymond Bonar led 13 classes with many participants from the region, while Fair Queen Pam Hite and attendants assisted as ribbon girls.
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Washington Saddle Club
Robyn McCoy
Cleo McCoy
Crawfordsville
Robyn
Washington County Fairgrounds
Wilbur Yount
Raymond Bonar
Joy Weiler
George O’brien
Wolf Floral Co
Pam Hite
Cheryl Keating
Colleene Bueghly
Linda Warner
Carla Hotle
Kathy Mayerhofer
Durant
Debbie _Bleschham
Marshalltown
Sue Rathjen
Marengo
Peg Lasche
Dubuque
Joe Frizzell
Chariton
Herdsmanship Winners Named at County Fair
County 4Helay members win livestock entries and herdsmanship honors at the county fair. Awards cover animal care and quarters at the airgrounds. Top entries include Franklin Cubs Dutch Creek Flyers Jackson Jills Cedar Chips and Progressives across beef heifers dairy and swine categories with several teams placing in lambs and ponies.
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Franklin Cubs
Dutch Creek Flyers
Jackson Jills
Marion
Dutch Creek
Dairy Keifer
Riverside Ramblers
Ainsworth Beavers
Chiaqua
Jackson Boys
Lambs
Roblin Cub
Washington Hustle Pony
Chicagua
Lime Creek Livewires
Kennedy infant dies after 39 hours of life
President and Mrs. Kennedy mourning as Patrick Bouvier Kennedy dies at 39 hours old in Boston. Baby, born by Caesarean at 12:52 PM Wednesday, died at 4:04 AM at Children’s Hospital after idiopathic respiratory distress. Salinger announced the death amid details of baptism and private funeral plans.
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Boston
UPL
Patrick Bouvier Kennedy
Kennedy
Children's Hospital, Medical Center
White House
Pierre Salinger
Otis Air Force Base
Mass
Jacqueline
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Salinger
Hyannis Port
The
Angels
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Holyhood Cemetery
Brookline
Boston Hospital
Otis Afb
Joseph Scahill
Hugh D. Auchineless
Cape Cod
May View 4 H Carcass Class Entries in Cedar Rapids
May View 4 H carcass class entries were shown Monday at the Wilson plant in Cedar Rapids at 9 a.m. Calves entered include those owned by Jan Hotle David Temple Chris Rinner Don Rinner Tim Trotman Gene Scott and Wayne McCracken. Transportation pooling planned with meeting at the county extension office at 7 30 a.m. Attendees invited to view and travel to Cedar Rapids.
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Washington County, Fair
Wilson
Cedar Rapids
County
Jan Hotle
David Temple
Chris Rinner
Don Rinner
Tim Trotman
Gene Scott
Wayne McCracken
Washington County Fair livestock sales near $50 thousand
The 1963 Washington County Fair livestock auction concluded Thursday morning with total sales of $50,157.05. Baby beefs led with $34,250. The 132 animals averaged 953 pounds at $27.23 cwt. Calves in junior feeder projects totaled $14,685.55 from 57 head at 1016 pounds and $25.37 cwt. Lambs sold 59 head, averaging 9 pounds for $21.45 cwt and $1,210.86.
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Washington County Fair
James Frier
Rites Monday For Mary Gibson Reid
Funeral services for Mary Gib on Reid 69 of 7689 Rogers Ave Chicago will be held Monday at 3 p m in the Jones Funeral Home. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery. She died August 7 1963 in Wesley Memorial Hospital Chicago after illness last year. Born June 14 1894 in Washington she was daughter of William A and Grace McMillan Gibson. Survivors include one son Gibson Reid of Anchorage Alaska four grandchildren one brother Ralph of Washington and six sisters in Oregon California New Jersey and Iowa.
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Mary Gibon Reid
Rogers Aveie
Chicago
Jones
Elm Grove Cemetery
Reid
Wesley Memorial Hospital
Washington
William A
Grace McMillan Gibson
Monmouth
Congressmen Awaiting Test Ban Witnesses
Senator Dirksen says Kennedy will present Pentagon witnesses to bolster the all but underground test ban pact. Morton foresees a 12 to 15 vote with few GOP defections as McNamara notes Russia narrowed the gap but U.S. lead remains. The White House urges rapid ratification amid questions on underground testing and readiness if Russia resumes tests.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
GOP
Everett M. Dirksen
Kennedy
Ulinois
Pentagon
Morton
Dirksen
Senate Gop
Thruston B. Morton
United Press International
United States
Congress
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
Ind
Russia
Once Again The County Fair Is Over
A reflective catalog of post fair remnants recounts littered grounds and tired crews. Observations cover the rides, stalls, water damage, scattered trash, and lingering memories as volunteers and vendors prepare to close the last day.
Memorial Services for Howard A Baxter 70 at Jones Funeral Home
Memorial services for Howard A Baxter aged 70 will be held at 1 30 p m Monday at Jones Funeral Home with burial in Elm Grove Cemetery He was born September 29 1893 in New Hartford Iowa son of Henry and Bertha Kellerman Baxter He attended the State University of Iowa and married Viva Jones in 1921 who died in the same war Survivors include daughter Maxine Scripter of Spring Arbor Michigan and brother Harold of Cleveland Ohio
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Howard A. Baxter
Jones
Elm Grove
Baxter
Chicago
New Hartford
Iowa
Henry
Bertha M. Kellerman Baxter
State University of Iown
Viva Jones
The
Presbyterian
Maxne Scripter
Spring Arbor
Mich
Harold
Cleveland
Ohio
FFA Welding Contest Showcases County Fair Projects
At the Washington County Fair this year FFA sponsored a welding display with teams from many schools. Muscatine earned first in large projects with a cattle guard by Don and Dave Davis of Washington. Bloomfield’s tree from Bloom 1 field placed second. Mid-Prairie’s Steve West won first with a farm implement step and the Mid-Prairie FFA team earned gold and first in the SE district weld contest. Ten schools participated including Fairfield, Bloomfield, Keota, Mid-Prairie, Pekin, Muscatine, Belle Plaine, Solon, Washington.
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Washington County
Future Farmers of America
Muscatine
Don
Dave Davis
Washington
Gary Wagner
Larry Huber
Lloyd Kessler
Solon
Steve West
Mid-Prairie
FFA
Washington County Fair Association
Fairfield
Terry Swan
Bill
Sermon in Song At Park Service
First Baptist Church presents a sermon in song during Sunday evening park services on August 11 at 1 30 pm. Creation theme with a paraphrase of Genesis chapter one read by participants Charles Murlock Phyllis McConnell Mrs Foster Bagge Sharon Lowry Judy Crone Wayne Wagner and Richard Peterson. Mrs Russell Bannister presides during the service at the First Baptist Church in Washington. A duet by Mrs Donald Smith and Wayne Wagner will sing if it rains. Public invited to attend.
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First Baptist Church
Charles Murlock
Phyllis McConnell
Foster Bagge
Sharon Lowry
Judy Crone
Wayne Wagner
Richard Peterson
Russell Bannister
Donald Smith
Washington
Weather Summary from United Press International
Considerable cloudiness through Saturday with scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight. Cooler west and north tonight and in east and south Saturday. Lows 55 to 60. highs mainly in the 80s. Outlook Sunday sunny and mild. Five day temps near normal, normals highs mid 80s to 90s, lows 50s to 60s. Turning cooler Friday night into Saturday, warmer early next week with possible additional showers and thunderstorms. Rain amounts around a half inch north to half inch south.
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United Press International
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