Dairy Cattle Congress Opens With Iowa Pride
The Dairy Cattle Congress marks its eighth annual show in Waterloo, rising from a local cattle bureau to a national event. Originating in 1909 as part of the Iowa State Dairy association, the congress has grown through vision and cooperation, drawing exhibitors from coast to coast and boosting Waterloo as a dairying hub.
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Iowa Cities
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Chautauqua Park
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Estes
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Estel
Greater Iowa All In Readiness For Biz Next Week
Greater Iowa's campaign, organized by the Greater Laws Association, schedules 107 meetings across 89 counties with about six hundred participants. Prominent Iowa figures from differing parties and creeds will speak in one hour sessions aimed at unified progress and prosperity for the state, focusing on rural interest and common goals.
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Waterloo Amusements Highlight Cattle Congress Week
Visitors to Waterloo will find ample entertainment after the cattle congress and dairy show. The big attractions include vaudeville with exceptional merit, several moving picture theatres, and a wrestling match featuring Strangler Lewis against John Freburg on October 4. Electric Park runs all week.
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Strangler" Lewis
John Freburg
Electric Park
Dairy Cattle Congress Promises Broad Educational Value
The congress offers displays of modern barn equipment and labor saving devices, lectures, and demonstrations on dairy topics. Canning demonstrations and guidance for using dairy products will benefit housewives, farmers, dairymen, and city residents alike. The event aims to educate everyone who attends.
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Gala Week Daily Program Highlights Shows
West Pocket Edition lists day by day events for the big gala week. City Children’s Day opens Congress at 10 a.m. with concerts and a horse show. Homecoming Day features a parade and an evening chorus. Missouri Day and Greater Town Day include bands and speeches. Conservation Day has special programs. Visitors’ Day presents a county circus. Sunday closes with a sacred concert and final cattle parade.
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Waterloo Municipal
Cedar Falls
Fred T. Henry
West High
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Homecoming Parade and Chorus Highlight Dairy Cattle Congress
A city homecoming festival linked to the Dairy Cattle Congress crowds events into one day October 2 and extends through the week with a parade downtown and a patriotic chorus plus tableaux at the congress grounds. Organizers led by G E Bickley plan sections including patriotic, commercial, industrial, and harvest with support from local towns, teachers, and the county defense council. The Town State Teachers College Dr C A Fullerton will drill about 200 college voices, with 26 singers from La Porte City and assistance from Hudson and Jesup. The harvest parade will feature moats from townships and involvement from numerous civic leaders and committees.
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G.E. Bickley
J. C. Koaneka
Charles van Vieck
F. &. Northey
Drama League
A A. T. Hakill
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G. EB. Stebbins
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Jesup
C. A. Fullerton
State Teachers’ College
W. F. Parrott
Parada
County Council of Defense
John Ortner
M. J. Magee
H. DO. Lizer
C. R. Waters
W. D. Strayer
F. J. Schmitt
Wiliam Harting
G. A. Evenson
J. J. Rundles
Waterloo Dairy Congress Adds Permanent Auto Show
A new large modern building will permanently host the Dairy Cattle Congress auto show. Thousands from city and country will visit as Waterloo dealers fill every exhibit space with new models and trucks likely to draw the largest truck display yet. Local dealers invite the public to the exhibit, promising a pleasant visit and extensive displays of pleasure cars and work trucks.
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Dairy Cattle Queen Exhibit At Waterloo Congress
More than 200 dairy queens will be housed in Waterloo for the Cattle Congress with five herds en route. Officials prepare an elite display of Jerseys Holsteins Ayreshires Guernseys and Brown Swiss. Animals are groomed daily with clipping and conditioning while health and diet are strictly supervised. Holsteins are expected to be the most numerous at the event.
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Iowa dairy farms praised as region's best in congress feature
The section extols Black Hawk County Iowa as the greatest dairy center in the area. It notes fertile land and modern barn equipment, with the theme Excelsior guiding dairymen. Visitors at the upcoming congress may tour farms and gain ideas for improved production. Also mentions labor shortages in coal regions and an 82 year old Pottsville man replying to street workers ad.
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W. A. M'Kerrow
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Waterloo Military Band
Ezraunds
Waterloo Municipal Band
Missouri
Waverly
Wate Young
Des Moines
Middlewest
Henry
St. Louis Exposition
Animal Care
Jacob Schoen
Pottsville
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