Keota Centennial horse show draws large entries and prizes
Keota Centennial event drew many entries from across the region. Judges and officials included Lee Cloud of Fort Madison as judge, Maurice Conrad of Keota as announcer, Judy Wolf of Harper as organist, and Harold DeWolfe of Harper as ringmaster. Top horses in 17 classes were honored with prizes for the 1st through 6th place finishers and included noted horses such as Dynastys Major, Yankee How Red, Miss Mar Nel, Fireball, and High Ace among others.
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KEOTA
Lee Cloud
Fort Madison
Judy Wolf
Harper
Maurice Conrad
Harold DeWolfe
Kelly Miller
Marion
Raymond Roberts
Marengo
How Red
Christine Henricksen
Fort Dodge
Carl Hitch
Casey
Bette O'Brien
Springville
High Voltage
Debbie Yount
Altonna
Babe
Victor Brenneman
Miss Mar-Nel
Doug Watts
Reed
Randy Denning
Rocky
George K. O'Brien
Ricque Finucane
Pella
Fireball
Sandra Huffman
New Sharon
Danny Hondo
Alyce Jane Mace
Bloomfield
Merry Belle Saxon
Milt Gauger
North Liberty
High Ace
Altoona
Sue
Ann Tharp
Oskaloosa
Dino Pat Star
Hal Armstrong
Dusty
Big Red
Todd Miller
Two to Win Bikes at County Fair Bike-O-Rama
Kathy Marek reports a Bike-O-Rama at the Washington County Fair on August 1 for youths aged 8 to 15. Contestants earn points through safety talk, quiz, bike inspection and skills events, with prizes for top two in two age groups. Sponsors are YMCA and Washington county fairboard, with Optimists Club and city police assisting.
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Washington County
Kathy Marek
Washington County Fairgrounds
YMCA
Washington County Fairboard
Optimists Club
City Police
Local visits and birthdays mark Fairfield week
Mr and Mrs Clarence Brown Sr visited his sister Mrs Bessie Parcell in Fairfield where Parcell celebrated her 90th birthday at the Methodist Church. The Browns journeyed to Manhattan Kan with daughter Virginia Carris of Packwood, visiting her family including Ronald Koontz. An exchange program guest Annick LeGoff from Brittany arrives for three weeks in the Everett Meeker home.
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Clarence Brown
Bessie Parcell
Fairfield
Clarence Brown Sr
Virginia Carris
Packwood
Manhattan
Kan
Carris
Ronald Koontz
Kathy. Koontz
Artillery
Army
Annick LeGoff
Brittany
France
Everett Meeker
Herb Campbell
Jamaica
International Association of Y's Men
Herb
Washington
Chicago
Rodney
Linda
Robert Jugenheimer
Fayetteville, N. C
LeRoy Jugenheimer
Eleanor Zickefoose
Sheffield
Margaret Turkington
Farm Safety Week Opens July 25 in Washington County
National Farm Safety Week begins July 25 with emphasis on reducing farm accidents. Bill Day of the ASCS urges farmers to adopt safe practices at home and in the fields and to use posters and slide sets to spread safety tips. The July focus highlights falls and home hazards such as bathtubs and stairs. Heath Alan West born July 16 weighing 8 pounds 4 ounces to Mr. and Mrs. Alan West with grandparents and extended family listed.
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Washington County
Bill Day
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Nixon
Department of Agriculture
ASCS
Day
Albia
Heath Alan
Thirty Minutes of Laze and Luxuriant Vapor
A promotional line describes a ritual of thirty minutes in perfumed steam to refresh and rejuvenate a woman, with vapors enveloping hair and body and leaving the participant vibrant and all woman.
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Cleopatra
Manila Quake Shakes Downtown But Causing No Damage
An earthquake measuring four on the Rossi-Forelt scale struck downtown Manila at 11:54 a.m. The Manila Weather Bureau reported no damage or casualties despite tall buildings trembling during the lunch hour.
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Manila
UPI
Manila Weather Bureau
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Wolf's Flower Shop
Marge
Up Drug Storp Walgreen Agency
Sinc
Walgree
Giant Toy
Ly al
National Basketball Association
Frigidaire
N. Marion
Walgreens
Buffer
NBA Players Association
Walgreen
Shulton
Polaroid
Mac
Deodorant
Pat Gilpin
Houston
Texas
Bill Gilpin
Glenwood
John Gilpin
Reasnor
Iowa
Lyle Schulty
Pat
Bill
Houghton, Mich
Mike Gilpin
Nashville
Tenn
Ronald McCullough
Jewett City, Conn
Viola Norton
Milton
Blanche Norton
John A. Fields
Ford
Evelyn Graber
Plymouth
Roger L. Gardner
Farmers Supply Sales, Inc
Jerry Lee Cline
Yamaha
Wade
Ford Motors Inc
Allen Chester Peterson
Chrysler
Jane Louise Norman
Gary Wayne Glandon
Olds
Raymond Dean Luers
Chevrolet
Edward
Virginia E. Wolfe
International
Ernest Leroy Krantz
Buick
Robert Or
Lucy Cheyney
Joseph H
Jean L. Lang
Washington Evening Journal
Osincup’s
Schoonover Drug
Peage
Norman Schoonover and
Jary Sturdevant
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