County Fair judging highlights plentiful Garden entries
The judging continues with champions named across vegetables and livestock. Garden winners include Tomatoes with Scott L Holmes and Marsha Jones for blue and white ribbons. Cabbage blue went to Denise Guy and Paul Horak. Sweet Corn blue to Marthetta Benson. Carrots champion Kurtis Flory. Beets blue to Marthetta Benson and Scott Holmes. Poultry and dairy sections crown champions such as Robin Knerr in Grand Poultry and Christine Jones with Holstein dairy supreme, with multiple breed winners across Buck Rabbits and Sheep showings.
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Scott L. Holmes
Washington
Marsha Jones
Wellman
Steve Ahart
Kurtis Flory
Theresa Greiner
Ronald Sojka
Vickie Sieren
Keota
Mike Beranek
Riverside
Diane Stacy
Brighton Blue
Jeff Durst
Sarah Reed
Denise Guy
Brighton
Marthetta Benson
Sandra Brookhart
Jim Kurtz
Terri Lobb
Kevin Mineart
Jason Rowe
Eddie Chabal
Cherri Griggs
Terry Berger
Carol Bush
Paul Horak
Ron Sojka
Janene Stout
Mike
Marsha Byerly
Scott Homes
John Brookhart
Bonita Moeller
Neil Kaufman
Scott Holmes
Annetta Reha
George Pfeifer
Annette Reha
Rory Shalla
Paul Watson
Ainsworth
Sandre Brookhart
Jim Kurytz
Onions
Dorinda Blair
Douglas Mineart
Richard Miksch
Lori Patterson
Kurtis
Christine Jones
Doug Roth
Lynn Hostetler
Wanda Miller
Patricia Jones
John Brookhard
Larry Escher
Alan Richardson
Kurtis Roth
Kathleen Foster
Kristine Allison
John Spenner
Craig Hammes
John Pacha
David Richardson
Mark Spenner
Bobby Spenner
Lowell Yoder
Guard unit plans for summer camp and drill
Members of the 134th Medical Company (Amb) held their monthly meeting this weekend with First Sergeant Owen White outlining summer camp preparations. Karl Jones from Washington County Ambulance Service spoke on drugs, and Sunday included a men’s inspection, assigned duties, and equipment distribution. New members joining include Ron Trueblood, Lynn Melville, Don Lowe, Willis Sheperd, Gary Wilkinson, James Tines, Vern Wonderlich, and Ron Hayes. Interested individuals are invited to contact First Sgt. White.
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134Th Medical Company
Amb
Owen White
Karl Jones
Washington County Ambulance Service
Ron Trueblood
Lynn Melville
Don Lowe
Willis Sheperd
Gary Wilkinson
James Tines
Vern Wonderlich
Ron Hayes
Guard
Sgt. White
Bernau and Murphy Lead Rate of Gain at Washington County Fair
Beef animals owned by Tom Bernau of the Crooked Creek Cyclones 4-H Club and Robb Murphy of the Washington Hustlers tied for top rate of gain honors at the fair with an average daily gain of 3.38 pounds. Bernau’s Simmental-Charolais-Hereford cross weighed 470 pounds at the December 13 weigh-in. Murphy’s Hereford weighed 600 pounds.
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The
Evening Journal
Tom Bernau
Crooked Creek Cyclones
Robb Murphy
Washington Hustlers
Washington County Fair
Bernau
Murphy
LeMaster Wins $1.33 Million Damages Suit
Hubert R. LeMaster of Moline was awarded 1.33 million dollars in damages for loss of his left leg and arm from a June 12, 1969 accident while foreman of a Rock Island Lines switching unit in Davenport. The Illinois Supreme Court denial of further appeals cleared payment after delays since January 26, 1971.
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Chicago
UPI
Hubert R. LeMaster
Moline
Rock Island Lines
LeMaster
Davenport
Iowa
Illinois Supreme Court
Slain Des Moines man identified in mutilation case
Roger Aldridge, 30, a former West Burlington resident, is charged in the March 22 slaying of Phillip Goodside, 32. Goodside's torso was found April 4 near Sullivan, with his head and limbs recovered in Quincy. A hearing was set for August 2 after Aldridge surrendered in Sullivan and was arraigned in Quincy.
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Quincy, Ill
UPI
Roger Aldridge
West Burlington
Iowa
Des Moines
Aldridge
Sullivan
Ill
Paul A. Kolodziej
Quincy
Phillip Goodside
Goodside
Old Brick reprieve delays Iowa City church demolition
Johnson County District Judge William R. Eads issued a temporary injunction to halt the immediate demolition of the 120 year old First Presbyterian Church known as Old Brick in Iowa City. A Sept. 16 trial date is set on a lawsuit by residents seeking to preserve the church near the University of Iowa. The plaintiffs must post a $7500 bond to compensate the congregation for the sale delay.
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Iowa City, Iowa
UPI
Johnson County
Eads
Water rate dispute blocks LeGrand shutoff
Marshall County District Judge M D Leiser barred LeGrand from turning off water to residents who skip a 10 percent late payment penalty. The Iowa attorney general’s office contends the late fee is illegal. Assistant AG Julian Garrett led the challenge as John Devlin, of LeGrand, testified he is paid on the 20th while bills go out on the 1st and are due by the 15th.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
UPI
Marshall County
M.D. Leiser
LeGrand
Iowa Attorney General’s Office
Julian Garrett
Consumer Protection Division
Attorney General's Office
John Devlin
Domesticated Lions For Sale At San Antonio Safari Farm
Carl Skaggs runs a 25 acre Safari Farm south of San Antonio selling 600 pound lions mountain lions and bobcats for up to 1500 each. He breeds the gentlest animals hoping to train humans not the cats to keep them tame. Skaggs aims to reduce lions to about 100 pounds through selective breeding while noting government vets oppose domestication. He also offers courses on handling wild animals and sells only to the general public. A lioness recently escaped but was recaptured.
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Leming
Tex
UPI
Carl Skaggs
Skaggs
San Antonio
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Robin Knerr
Craig Lillie
West Chester
Donald Griggs
Lloyd Lillie
Mike Hiner
Curtis Davison
Brian Stone
Crawfordsville
Heather Blair
Rhonda Knerr
Marlene Escher
Larion Hostetler
Kalona
Joseph Hahn
Tim West
Rusty Knerr
Julie Martin
Buck Rabbits
Ronnie Lemley
Craig Achen
Jeryl Hostetler
Joseph Reed
Stan Mouser
Washington County
Wendell Turner
Oakland
Mouser
Old Threshers
Mount Pleasant
CC Cyclones
W. Hustlers
Mike Wells
Robb Brenneman
Keota Ffa
Jeff Murphy
W Hustlers
Cyclones
Jeff Bohr
LC Livewires
Brad Soukup
Highlanders
Todd Meyer
Chicaqua
Dan Gerot
Ramblers
Robert Sandburg
Donna Steele
Clever Cloverettes
Ken Thomann
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Wilson’s
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