Spotlight on Agriculture at Iowa State Fair opens this week
The 1966 Iowa State Fair at Des Moines runs August 24 to 28 with thousands of farm displays and dozens of attractions. Lawrence Welk and the Champagne Music Makers headline five days of stage shows, with events from 4-H and FFA exhibits to baby beef, auto races, horse shows, and a complete Midway. Premiums exceed 224000 dollars with major sums for cattle, horses, 4-H, hogs, and FFA.
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Lawrence Welk
Art Duncan
Barb
Bob
Jack Imel
Dick Dale
Bob Lido
Joe Feeney
Larry Hooper
Jim Roberts
FFA
Ag Hall
FFA Ffa
Poultry Hall
Washington County
Des Moines Fairgrounds
So Popuar
Iowa
Oftal
FHA
Jose Chetwood
Gold Circle
Ona
Keota families recall two-week Minn trip and visits
Keota families recount two-week vacation spanning Park Rapids Home Bay camp Duluth Spooner Wisconsin and The Dells with extended relatives including the Osweiler and Krause families. Mrs Lucille Mather dies aged 37 and funeral at What Cheer with Rev. Hoover.
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Keota
Cyril Osweiler
Karla
Lori
Vince Morenys
Home Bay Camp
Clair Sonday
Bob of
Bemidgi
Minn
Itascia
Osweiler
Duluth
Spooner
Wisconsin
Museum of Wood Carving
The
Dells
Ruby Helscher
Ethel Hampton Sherman
Mrs. Curtis
Wellman
G. L. Fanson
Seguin
Texas
John Krause
Fairfield
A. R. Krause
Fansons
Margaret Herrick
Webster
Grace Parke
Myrtle ‘Stites
Deo
Petit Jury Called in Washington County
Washington County residents listed for the September term petit jury include Grace Lemmon 4th Ward Carole Loeffler Brighton Two Keith Lord Third Ward J G Love Crawford Two Howard Lanning Washington Twp Grace Lytle Third Ward Mae Martin Lime Creek Two Richard Mathew Second Ward Ferne Minick Third Ward Emma Medllister Third Ward Mildred McCall Third Ward Isabell McQuaid 4th Ward Rosemary Nemmers Third Ward LaDora Patterson Lime Creek Two Luella Pearson 1st Ward Shirley Pfeifer Oregon Two Margarite Plecker Lime Creek Two Earl Redlinger Cedar Two Ellen J Reed Second Ward Lucille Reighard 1st Ward.
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Washington County
Grace Lemmon
Carole Loeffler
Brighton
Keith Lord
J. G Love
Crawford
Howard Lanning
Washington Twp
Grace Lytle
Mae Martin
Lime Creek
Richard Mathew
Ferne Minick
Emma Medllister
Mildred McCall
Isabell McQuaid
Weekend Visitors Gather for 40th Wedding Anniversary
At Wayland Oregon and surrounding areas a large group of relatives and friends visited the Unternahrer home for the 40th wedding anniversary celebration. The gathering included Delmar Beckler and family Albany Oregon Joe Kauffman and family Kalispell Montana Tacob Unternahrer and family Clarence Unternahrer Carla Rheinheimer Shipshewana Indiana Kenny Richardson and family Middlebury Indiana and many others from Chicago Washington Milford Nebraska and beyond.
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Wayland
Delmar Beckler
Albany
Oregon
Joe Kauffman
Kalispell
Montana
Jacob Unternahrer
Daniel Unternahrer
Clarence Unternahrer
Carla ‘Rheinheimer
Shipshewana
Indiana
Kenny Richardson
Middlebury
Ronnie Richardson
Bob Dickey
Chicago
Morning Sun
Clarence Shumaker
Wayne
East Dubuque
Ilinois
Lake McBride
Washington Saddle Club
Brighton
Weiner
Chuck Hotles
Nancy Brooks
Rodney Roth
Lynn Roth
Clayton Beckler
Milford
Neb
Becklers
Jake R. Roth
Dale Clark
Nina Bain
Asa
Donald Payne
Roger Bain
Escondid
California
Elmer Bain
Washington
Bain
Dena Birdsell
Melvin Hauff
Linton
South Dakota
William Birdsell
Neeta Davison
Kennedy Nursing Home
Mt. Pleasant
Netta Christner
Davison
John Baldosier
Baldosier
Dan D, Roth
Lois S. Jones
Crawfordsville
Haskins family on Sunday picnic
Aug 9 Haskins with Mr and Mrs Wilbur Krotz and daughters attended a Sunday School picnic at Harold Carson home in Salem in honor of Rev Godsey and family as he leaves Salem. Other local families and guests visited or traveled to events including a gun show in Aledo and a trip to Davenport.
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Towa
Anna Jones
Roger Pullman
States
Everett Hileman
Mundelsen, I
Willis Hildebrand
Mona
Larry
LeMay
Saunders Park
Mt. Pleasant
Sandra Maghefray
Mercy Hospital
Jim Bean
Ben Harrison
Rudy Mullinix
Dubuque
Paul Harman
Jean
Sigourney
Ed Lenz
West Liberty
George Papatsakis
Cedar Rapids
Mable Miller
Roy
Ross Craig
Washington
Louis Miller
Columbus Junction
Sample soil in next two months advise Iowa State extension
County Extension Director Jim Frier urges farmers to sample soil this August or September to avoid delays at the ISU Soil Testing Laboratory. Field moist samples in plastic bags improve nutrient readings. each sample should cover 10 acres or less and reflect uniform soil conditions.
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Jim Frier
Iowa State University
Frier
Iowa State and National Corn Picking Contest Details
Farmers must submit entries by September 1 for the Iowa State and National Corn Picking Contest. Three divisions are planned for the State Contest on October 13, with winners advancing to the national contest the next day. Prize money exceeds three thousand dollars. Details available from farm machinery dealers, extension offices, or National Corn Picking Contest Cedar Rapids. The Ralph Blackford farm near Cedar Rapids hosts the event, sponsored by WMT Stations Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce and Iowa State University.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Ralph Blackford
WMT
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Iowa State University
August House Goods Sales Across Iowa Listings
Auction notices announce sales of house goods and livestock at multiple Iowa locations including 1024 North 4th Avenue and 702 North Avenue B with start times from 1 30 p m to 6 p m. Sales occur weekly at Wa pello Livestock Auction Kalona Wayland Washington and Smylie's Columbus Junction with livestock types Hog Veal Sheep and Cattle.
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Nold
North 4Th Avenue
Stewart School
Bill Arnold
North Avenue
Esther Troxell
Washington County Fairgrounds
Cora Brinning
Wapello Livestock Auction, Inc
Wapello
Iowa
Kalona Sales Barn
Kalona
Wayland
Washington Livestock Sales Co
Smylie’s
Columbus Junction
Planting a New Lawn in Late Summer or Fall
Iowa State University expert advises starting a new lawn in August or early September for best establishment and weed suppression. Seeding can extend through September 15 in southern Iowa, with dormancy and spring growth options if time runs short.
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Ben Vance
Iowa State University
Iowa
County Extension Officer
Morrill Hall
Ames
ISU economist predicts cattle prices rise above 1966 levels
Iowa State University economist Gene Futrell forecasts higher cattle prices in 1967 with gains possible in the second half of the year. He notes smaller national cow herds, continued high cow and heifer slaughter, and key indicators such as culling rates and the number of heifers entering breeding programs will shape beef supplies and prices.
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Iowa State University
Gene Futrell
Futrell
Urge more caution in spray storing
Iowa State University Extension entomologist Dave Mick warns homeowners to store household insecticides securely behind a locked door to prevent accidental poisoning of children. Improper storage on window ledges or cupboards near food can be deadly in seconds.
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Dave Mick
Iowa State University
Noel Bradford Sells Dinette Set and Furniture Collection
Noel Bradford offers a platform rocker rocking chair two step tables a coffee table a Philco radio a dinette table with two leaves and six chairs a kitchen table for sale in a local sale listing.
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Philco
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Wones
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Stites
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Ainsworth
Denny Bohrofen
Tracy
Alvie Bohrofen
Twin Lakes
Jim Humphries
Humboldt
Lucille Royce
Monte Bohrofen
Humphries
Royce
Harry Helscher
Sogourney
Lucille E. Mather
Keswick
Mather
Ron Shafer
Foster
Keswick-Webster
Marry Mather
Harry Shafer
Long Mount
Colorado
Farmers Farm Loans
Geo. J. Breitenbach
Real Estate & Farm Loans
Washington, Iowa
Unternahrer_ home
Journal
Mills
Davenport & Chair
Montgomery Ward
Noel Bradford
Jim Risdon
Ira Rathmel
Keith Murphy
Milo Orris
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