Blockbuster wins 4H grand champion market beef at Iowa State Fair
Calvin Wisman, 18, from Gilman, showed Blockbuster a 1050 pound angus steer to win 4H grand champion market beef at the Iowa State Fair. Reserve champion was Charlie a 1010 pound Charolais shown by Rands Lansman, 17, Audubon. Other top entries included a Hereford by Mary Lou Goecke and a Shorthorn by Don Erpelding.
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Des Moines
UPI
Gilman Farm
Calvin Wisman
Rands Lansman
Audubon
Wisman
Lansman
Mary Lou Goecke
Clemons
Don Erpelding
Bede
Hampshires
John Opheim
Eagle Grove
Opheim
Hampshire
FFA
Tom Lang
Hampton
Bill Einfeldt
Durant
Lee Ann Norris
Fremont
Myron Meinhart
Hudson
Roselyn Wertz
Boone
Martha Tucker 85 Richland resident dies at home
Mrs Martha Tucker 85 of Richland died this morning at Fairfield Convalescence Home where she had lived since April. Funeral arrangements are pending at Gould Funeral Home Richland. She was born Nov 4 1883 in Brighton daughter of Jaz and Mary Frazier. Surviving are five sons Donald Charles Robert William Wilfred two daughters Florence Hook Joan Tucker, seventeen grandchildren eleven great grandchildren two great great grandchildren four sisters and one brother.
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Richland
Martha Tucker
Fairfield
Gould
Tucker
Brighton
Jaz
Mary Miller Frazier
Will Tucker
Richland Christian Church
Donald
Charles
Dubuque
Robert
William
Globe, Ariz
Wilfred
St. Joseph
Florence Hook
Joan Tucker
Milford Day
Indianola
Lucy Savage
McMinnville
Ore
Mae Jones
Ottumwa
Florence Perry
Aiken
South Carolina
C. H. Frazier
Airman Swartzendruber Completes Basic Training
San Antonio Airman David J. Swartzendruber son of Mr and Mrs Stanley J Swartzendruber of Ka lona Iowa completed basic training at Lackland AFB Texas He is assigned to Keesler AFB Miss for training in communications electronics systems A 1968 graduate of Iowa Mennonite High School
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San Antonio
David J. Swartzendruber
Stanley J. Swartzendruber
Kalona
Iowa
Lackland Afb
Texas
Keesler Afb
Miss
Swartzendruber
Iowa Mennonite High School
Mrs Glenn Pratt dies here at 76 in 1969 obituary
Mrs Glenn Pratt aged 76 of 715 South Eighth Avenue died Sunday August 17 1969 at Washington County Hospital after a yearlong illness. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Leland Grove officiating burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. Ada Austie Beenblossom born December 3 1892 in Shiloh Washington County daughter of Mac and Estella Beenblossom married June 11 1913 to Glenn Pratt. they farmed in Pleasant Hill until moving to Washington four years ago. Surviving: husband three brothers Everette Leslie Harold Beenblossom all of Washington one sister Vera Randall of Washington and one son Everett who died at seven.
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Glenn Pratt
South Eighth Avenue
Washington County Hospital
Jones
Leland Grove
Elm Grove Cemetery
Ada Austie Beenblossom
Shiloh
Washington County
Mac and
Estella Essley Beenblossom
Pleasant Hill
Washington
Funeral services for Mrs Clifford Thorne
Funeral services for Mrs Clifford Thorne were held Sunday at 2 30 p.m. in the Jones Funeral Home with Rev M O Smith in charge. Mrs William Stewart was soloist. Pallbearers were Robert Day Dale Connelly Cloid Willits M L McCreedy Charles Crull and Willis Horton Jr. Burial was in Elm Grove Cemetery.
When a style conscious shopper complains about fit
A fashion minded woman may demand comfort from a shoe sale. If the shoe causes burning feet, she may blame the salesman for failing to fit properly. If warned of discomfort, she has no grounds to fault him. The customer might still leave in anger, yet the salesman should accept it graciously.
Fred Taylor 82 Dies in Vinton Iowa
Fred Taylor 82 of La Porte City Indiana died Saturday evening in a nursing home at Vinton He is father of Dr Roland Taylor of Washington The funeral will be Wednesday at La Porte City with burial there He is survived by five sons and one daughter All except Dr Taylor live in or near La Porte City He was preceded in death by his wife.
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Fred Taylor
la Porte City
Vinton
Rolland Taylor
Washington
Taylor
Dr. Taylor
Theresa Carl of Oskaloosa Rites Planned in Harper
Mrs Theresa Carl 84 of 214 Second Avenue East Oskaloosa died Saturday at Mahaska County Hospital after ten weeks as patient. Funeral Tuesday 1 pm at St Elizabeths Harper with burial in church cemetery. Rosary tonight 8 pm Powell Funeral Home Keota. Survived by three daughters five grandchildren and three great grandchildren two brothers three sisters. Preceded in death by five brothers and one sister.
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Keota
Theresa Barbara Carl
Second Avenue East
Oskaloosa
Mahaska County Hospital
St. Elizabeth’s Church
Harper
Powell Funeral Home
Carl
Jacob
Barbara Berg Sondag
Henry Carl
Rose Hill
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Altar and Rosary Society
Ralph
Genevieve) Levien
Ray
Elizabeth) Jackson
Barnes City
Edgar
Marguerite) Ashley
Cedar Rapids
John Sondag
North English
Matts Sondag
John Redlinger
August Salm
Mike Redlinger
Mrs Gertrude Bailey Dies in Bayertown
Mrs Gertrude L Bailey 76 lifelong Johnson County resident died Sunday at her Bayertown home after months of illness. Funeral Wednesday at 2 PM at Petersheim Funeral Chapel Ka lona Rev Robert Hefty in charge. Burial in South Sharon United Methodist Cemetery. Memorial fund for South Sharon United Methodist Church. Survived by son Paul two grandsons three sisters and one brother all of Iowa City.
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Kalona
Gertrude L. Bailey
Johnson County
Bayertown
Peterseim
Robert Hefty
South Sharon United Methodist Cemetery
South Sharon United Methodist Church
Bailey
Phillip G
Rosa Northhouse Bayer
Archie Bailey
Iowa City
South Sharon
Cloverettes 4 H Meeting Held at Legion Hall
Cloverettes 4 H met Monday afternoon August 11 at the Legion Hall. Maurine Rich led the pledge, roll call covered current club work, and talks ranged from Good Nutrition with Eggs to Golden Nuggets. Gail Conrad reported on a State Conservation Camp. records due September 1. guests from Denver visited.
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Vivian Wells
Crawfordsville
Crooked Creek Cloverettes
Legion Hall
Pledge of Allegiance
Maurine Rich
Gail Conrad
Madrid
Kathy Stone
Jill
Nancy Davis
Regina Richardson
Mary Lou Jewell
Sandy Lewis
Don Adair
Denver
Colo
Wayne Hartzell
Chicago
Charles Wells
Mike
Bob
Sandy Rich
Adair
Hartzell
Dairy goat show at Waterloo during 1969 Exposition
The National Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo Iowa hosts a second dairy goat show during the 1969 Exposition scheduled September 20 to 28. Classes cover Saanens Alpines Nubians and Toggenburgs with the three day Goat Show on September 26 27 28. Goats are housed in Barn 10 after open cattle release on September 24 and shown September 27.
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National Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Iowa
Keota honors Sister Bonita Horras at family dinner
A dinner Sunday at the Albert Horras home honored Sister Bonita Horras visiting from Colorado Springs Colorado. Keota attendees included Gordon Horras Leland Horras Mary Horras Jon Bohr and others. Also noted were Sister Rose Ellen Reed who earned a Masters at the University of Iowa and will teach in Minneapolis.
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Keota
Albert Horras
Bonita Horras
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Gordon Horras
Leland Horras
Mary Horras
Jon Bohr
Terry Horras
Pleasant Plain
Jerome Horras
Harper
Rose Ellen Reed
Mrs
Walter Reed
Pennsylvanians Visit in Iowa and London Trip News
Pennsylvanians visiting Iowa include Mr and Mrs Bill Germand of Sharon and Mr and Mrs Harmon Fennell of West Middlesex with Mrs Lillian Maxwell. They will stay about a week. Separately, Mrs Darrell Salyers and Ronnie Schnoebelen of Grinnell returned from a three week visit to London to see Mrs Salyers family. Mrs Rose Brown accompanied them for the rest of the month. Neighbors Russell Williams family baled hay for them with Wayne Williams Dutchie Fletcher assisting. The Home Lumber Co provided pop for the workers.
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Flave Hagist
Cloyce Dill
Cheryl
Keota
Dirls
Penny Harvey
Washington
Janesville
Wisconsin
Rollin Royce
Scotty Royce
Dorothy Singleton
Elizabeth Leitsinger
WSCS
Keith Herr
Barb Anderegg
Mary Ann
Carol Norenberg
Lowell Norenberg
Raymond Herr
Dixie
Monte Hougen
Colonial Heights
Virginia
Iowa
Waterloo
Crawfordsville
Bill Germande
Sharon
Harmon Fennell
West Middlesex
Lillian Maxwell
Germand
Fennell
Pennsylvania
Darrell Salyers
Ronnie Schnoebelen
Grinnell
London
England
Russell Williams
Wayne Williams
Dutchie Fletcher
Tom Jones
Bob Henderson
Bruce Davis
Duane Lewis
Henry Davis
Steve Fletcher
Scott Davis
Duane Davis
Max Sheetz
Willard Sands
Dick Kaufman
Eddie White
Orville Parson
Floyd Parson
Lyle Lowe
Hank Edgar
Home Lumber Co
Five Die On Iowa Highways In Weekend Toll
United Press International reports five persons killed on Iowa highways over the weekend with two more dying of injuries from earlier crashes. Fort Dodge saw a 19 year old man die when a car driven by a Humboldt resident turned at a junction and his motorcycle collided with the car.
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United Press International
Iowa
Fort Dodge
Harold Dennis Harris
U.S. 169
Esther Carlson
Humboldt
Harris
Carlson
John Clifford Ingvall
Wallingford
Highway Patrol
Ingvall
Iowa Highway 9
Spirit Lake
Rockford
Stanley Coyle
Ray Gallagher
Gustav Witt
Chicago
Ill
Iowa 151
Anamosa
Witt
Helen
Gary Andreeson
Cedar Rapids
Wanda
Des Moines
Dennis Wessel
Frederick Thompson
Allen Osgood
Mason City
Women of Moose honor new deputy grand regent and host chapter evening
Senior regent Mrs Ronald Stalder led officers night as two new members enrolled. Readings by Mrs Jerry Stalder and poem by Mrs Richard Hyde framed the program. A Sunset Park potluck is set for August 19 at 6 30 p.m. Ritual practice planned for August 28. Attendees included Mrs Isabelle Johnson honored guest from Muscatine and many chapter members.
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Women OF Moose
Ronald Stalder
Women of the Moose
Jerry Stalder
Richard Hyde
Everette Goodwin
Academy of Friendship
Sunset Park
Howard Curl
Lloyd Moothart
Iowa
Isabelle Johnson
Muscatine
Harold Brock
Ed Letts
Robert Dunbar
Accident Involving Humston and Stalder on West Madison
Cars driven by Edward Grant Humston and Elmer Lawrence Stalder of Washington were in a minor collision on West Madison Street Friday evening. Stalder was exiting a driveway near Diamond Inn when his car collided with the Humston vehicle starting to turn into an oil station driveway. Damage estimated at about 180 dollars.
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Edward Grant Humston
Elmer Lawrence Stalder
Washington
West Madison Street
Stalder
Diamond Inn
Humston
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Blockbuster
Iowa Fair
Fern Pastry Shop
Donut Holes
Fern’s
Pastry Shop
West Side Square
Dick Paul
North Side Square
Evening Journal
Theresa Carl
Gertrude Bailey
Cloverettes
Playboy Magazine
Wolf's Flower Shop
Sister Bonita
Mrs. Boyd Sanders
University of Iowa
Minneapolis
Minnesota
By Vivian Wells
Cordoba
Argentina
Raul Heredia
Heredia
Central Police
Jack
Farmkist Prunes
Wagner
Golden Valley
Ory
Prunes
Deckers
HAM
Fuhr
Cochran
JackesJill
Food Center
Osincup Drug
Maker
Osincup Drug Store
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