Iowa State Fair 1965 Highlights Amid Big Crowds
The 1965 Iowa State Fair enters its midway peak drawing large crowds and claiming to be one of the best in 107 years. Livestock entries rise into the thousands with beef and dairy divisions split. prize money totals over 80 thousand dollars. The fair features horse shows including draft breeds, high school and youth exhibits, 4-H and FFA involvement, Indian village displays, auto races, crafts, bands, cooking contests, and a wide array of agricultural displays across meat, crops, and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
ISF
FFA
Vo Ag
Iowa Future Farmers
4-H
Washington Area
Myron Wormley
Fairfield
Layton Buffington
Diane Buffington
Crawfordsville
Don Rinner, Jr
Washington
Mike Trier
Keota
Andy Williams
Wall Lake
Willaams
Andy
Don Hovey
Porkettes
Pork Producers Auxiliary
Marichal apologizes for hitting Roseboro
Juan Marichal publicly apologizes for striking Dodger catcher John Roseboro on the head with his bat after a Sunday incident. Roseboro's cut head and a brawl involving benches and bullpens followed. NL President Warren Giles fined Marichal 1750 dollars and imposed a nine day suspension, deducted from salary if the club advances the payment.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Juan Marichal
Dodger
John Roseboro
Los Angeles
San Francisco Giant
Roseboro
Sandy Koufax
Marichal
Giant
National League
Warren Giles
Dodgers
Giles
New York
Mets
Maury Wills
Gemini 5 Crew Feels Strain Amid Mile High Drift
Gemini 5 crew sought rest and meals while circling Earth. They attempted to spot a Minuteman launch from Cape Kennedy about 1000 miles away but could not due to clouds. Cooper and Conrad kept spirits up with humor and music as ground control noted no irritability or fatigue.
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Conrad
Cape Kennedy
Cooper
Duane Catterson
Local residents share visits and education news
Mrs Rose Reid returned from a visit with friends in Indianola and Des Moines. Sadie Davison of Gardena California arrived for a two week visit with Frances Davison and Mrs John Reno, returning Sept 4. Ernest Johnson and Mrs George Brewer were guests of Mr and Mrs Bill Wilson. Julie Young returned from Nisswa Minnesota where she worked at Alice's Bakery. Olive Watson spent the weekend in Des Moines visiting family and attending the State Fair. Douglas E Peterson of Waterloo will enter Iowa State University at Ames as a junior to study landscape architecture. his wife will teach retarded children in Waterloo schools. Dorothea M Peterson of Des Moines is recovering from a leg injury sustained in Washington.
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Sadie Davison
Gardena
Calif
Frances Davison
John Reno
Dcuglas E. Peterson
Waterloo
Dorothea M. Peterson
Des Moines
Iowa State University At
Ames
67Th Street
Washington
Local nuptials and visits across towns and states
Local items report weddings and home plans for Charles Larsen and Nancy Kenall with Sterling College ties in Sterling Kansas. Families travel from Ellsworth Wisconsin and Minden Nebraska to share milestones. Other visits include Dixson from Albuquerque and Tucker clan from Lincoln Illinois. One death notice connected to Miss Anna Dawson.
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By Herb Plumbeck
Iowa Conservation Commission
Washington County
ASC
Commodity Credit Corporation
United States Department of Agriculture
Ainsworth
Cargill
Wellman bin
St i
Auguster 4
ASCS
W. J Son
Howard Lins
Dennis the Menace
By Hank Ketcham
Gemini
Floridaway
Yuri Gagarin
Ocean
Blue
Jim McDivitt
Watkins
Fred E. Bartow
Voor Friendly Watkins Dealer
North 4Th Ave
Rose Reid
Indianola
Ernest Johnson
Stover, Mo
George Brewer
Versailles
Bill Wilson
Julie Young
Billie Young
Nisswn
Minn
Alice
Olive Watson
Dean Schmitt
Sheri
Gary
Washington Concrete CO
Orth 12Th St. and
Rock Isla
Glenn Holden
Ellsworth
Wis
Charles Larsen
Nancy Kenall
James
Helen Holden) Larsen
Minden
Neb
Sterling Kan
Larsen
Sterling College
Verne Dixson
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Robert Porter
Mr. Porter
Mr. Dixson
Gene Tucker
Margo
Kim
Lincoln, Il
Claude Tucker
Frank Gobble
Kathy
Tom Stewarts
Leech Lake
Minnesota
Earnest Atchison
Jean Marshall
Richard Marshall
Phoenix, Ariz
Anna Dawson
Ron Robertson
Naval Air Station
Quonset Point
R. L
Mr Lloyd Robertson
New Zealand
Antarctica
South Pole
Tom Tanner
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
C.L. Jennings
New London
The
Maryland
Minneapolis
Loring Park
Orleans
Yorebonsl Motor Hotel
APTS
Grant Street
Lasalle
Minneapolis 3. Minn
Ford
America
Thunderbirds
Mace Motor CO
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