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Iowa State Fair Expands with Record Premiums and Exhibits
Des Moines August 2 Iowa state fair officials report the sixty ninth annual exposition will run August 22 to 31. Premiums total 120000 up from 75000 ten years ago and attendance has risen from about 300000 to over 400000. New and enlarged departments include a women and children building and a broad program of health, home economics, art and entertainment. The Black Hawk County entry joins a 18 county farm women contest with demonstrations from county clubs. The fair features a boys and girls division with more than 1000 entrants.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Bfatob
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs
W. H. Snider
Davenport
N. &. Kendall
Guy
Kendall
F. S. Burberry
Indianola
Gardner
Cowles
Curtiss
Amen
A. Olson
Forest City
Seth Thomas
Fort Dodge
Black Hawk County
Black Hawk
Benton
Boone
Bremer
Canton
Franklin
Fremont
Harrison
Madison
Monroe
Monttgomery
Polk
Scott
Wapello
Webster
West Pottawattamie
Woodsbury
Worth