1,684 In Fair Premium Checks Nailed Today
1951 PRIZE WINNERS
EXCEED LAST YEAR’S,
TOTAL TAKE BY $300
Checks totalling $1684.70 were
signed yesterday by Fair Mana
ger Parker Lester for over 200
prizewinning individuals and
group exhibitors of the 11th an
nual Matanuska Valley Fair
which ended with the Labor Day
dance Monday evening.
The total is $300 more than
last year’s $1384.75 premium to
tal, exclusive in both years of the
$200 Queen Contest prize.
Grand Champion winners for
1951 included Arvid Johnson for
the best cow in the Valley-a
Guernsey; Mrs. Ann Short for
the best farm display, Leon Grov
er for the best fitted animal in
the livestock show, Mrs Aaron
Combs for the best Golden Rain
oats sheaf, Mrs. Winifred Martin
for the best rasberries, and Max
Sherrod for the best Arctic Seed
ling potatoes.
The 1951 Fair winners and their
prizes won are listed as follows,
with figures 1, 2 and 3 denoting
first, second and third prize:
Aklested, Karen: R. I. pullet,
2nd; R. I. cockeral, 1st.
Anderson, Merl: guernsey cow,
2nd; Holsein cow, 1st; Ayershire
cow 1st.
Anderson, Merl Mrs: filled
cookies, 1st; drop cookies, 2nd;
baked assortment, 2nd; Rasberry
jam, 3rd; Strawberry jam, 2nd
currant jelly, 3rd; Rasberry jel
ly, 2nd; pickle asortment, 1st;
hooked rug, 1st; child’s party
dress, 1st.
Berry Carol: apple jelly, bis
cuits, cup cakes, beets, bunch
onions, white dry onions, 1st.
Berry, James Mrs: wool blouse,
skirts, buttonholes, 1st; red rhu
barb, 3rd; ginger bread, rolls, 1st;
white bread, 3rd; bluberry jam,
1st; beet pickle, 2nd rasberry
sauce, 3rd; sour cream butter,
2nd; unsalted butter, 1st; child’s
dress, split 3rd.
Berry, Michel: green onions,
2nd.
Beylund, Adelard: gander,
goose, 2nd white buck, 1st; dee,
2nd; black buck, white potatoes,
1st; garden display, lettuce, lar
gest cabbage, 2nd; largest lettuce,
1st; round cabbage, 2nd.
Beylund. Oscar Mrs: carrot,
3rd; cereal hay, brome grass hay,
der top hay, 2nd; one kind of
flower, three or more tlowers,
3rd; violas, nemaphilia, 2nd;
legion poppie, best garden cacti,
strawberry comb., 1st; black cur
rent jelly, 3rd.
Blunck, Alma: woven yardage,
1st.
Blunck, Betty: party dress, 1st.
Bass, John Mrs: child’s wool
coat, 1st; hat, 2nd; woven (figure)
rug, 1st; book covers, nvelty jew
elry,3rd; crochet picture, 2nd.
Boulter, Don: round cabbage.
1st; onions, green, carrots, 3rd;
chard, largest turnip, 1st.
Boulter, Grace Mrs: flower pic
ture, cotton quilt, 1st; doily, 3rd;
potholder, 1st.
Bouwens, Wm. Mrs: fuschia
3rd, colrus, star of bethleham,
2nd.
Bayer, Frank: fancy cake, 3rd;
decorative dahlia, 2nd novelty
perennial, 1st.
Brecham, Myrtle: crocheted
table cloth, 2nd; afghan, 1st;
braided rug, 3rd.
Brager, Darlene: apron, 2nd.
Bruckbauer, Esther: davenport
set, 3rd.
Brunner, Jeanne: drop cookies,
2nd.
Burden, Chet Mrs: farm dis
play, 3rd; white bread, 2nd; goat,
(male), goat (female), 1st; goat
(female), 2nd.
Bush, Evelyn: aster, 2nd; sweet
peas, mixed, 3rd.
Butler, Elema Mrs: pitchers,'
2nd purse, 1st.
Butler, Lynn: ceramic, 1st.
Butler, Sharon: ceramic, 1st.
Carte, Don: celery, 2nd; broc
coli, 1st; potatoes, 4th; largest
chard, 1st.
Ci^ter, Mary: sweet peas,
single color, 2nd; sweet peas, mix
ed, 1st.
Cather, Dorothy: white potato,
5th; chard, 1st.
Cather, Ray Mrs: french mari
gold, 1st; wandering jew, 1st.
Colberg, Arthur Mrs: african
violet, 2nd.
Colberg, Carol: best sheet of
stamps, 1st.
Colberg, Mary: arrangement in
glass or crockery, 1st.
Combs, Bill: arctic seedling po
tatoes, 3rd; all other potatoes, 1st.
Combs, Aaron Mrs: individual
farm display, 2nd; picture nov
elty, 1st; table beets, parsnips,
2nd; alaska potatoe, 1st; chisago
potatoe, 2nd; all other potatoes,
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irain oats, edda barley buckwheat
I sheaf, wheat sheaf rye sheaf, edda
! barley, sheaf barley sheaf golden
rain oat sheaf, timothy hay, cereaf
hay, brome grass hay, red fes
cue hay, reed canary grass, large
kahlrabi, 1st; cauliflower, 2nd.
Cope, Gill: colonial leaf geran
ium, 1st.
Cope, J. L. Mrs. zinnia, 3rd:
living-room arrangement, ar
rangement of annual pernnials,
one kind of flower arrangement,
study in white, shasta daisy, vio
las, gypsopfilia, jocbs ladder,
1st; best spike gladiolo,lychnnis,
2nd; calendula, 3rd; strawflower,
2nd; sweet alyssum, letra snaps,
3rd; single petunia, double pe
tunia. gladiola arrangement, 2nd;
arrangement of weeds, 1st; ger
anium, woodland ivy, maran
ta, 2nd; novelty perennial, 3rd.
Deming, Ann: crocheted af
ghen, 1st.
Devlin, Don: saw, 2nd.
Devlin, Frank: white potatoe,
3rd. ,
Devlin, Jack: Broccoli, 2; Green
Beans. 3.
Dinkel, Audrey: Muffins, Bak
ery Powder Biscuits, 1; Cup
Cakes, 2; Corn Bread, 2.
Dinkel, Gene: Carrots, 1.
Dinkel, Mrs. Harold: Sponge
Cake, 2; Best Spike Gladiola, 1;
Pinks, 1; Celery Relish, 1.
Dinkel, Joyce: Party Dress, 1;
Complete Ensemble, 1.
Driggers, Carla: Drop Cookies,
1.
Driggers, Sandra: Yeast Rolls,
third.
Duff, Karla: Zinnia, 1; Calen
dula, 2; Letra Snaps, 1; Geranium,
1 Rose Begonia, 1; Tuberous Be
gonia, 1; Kenilworth Ivy, 1; Mini
ature Ivy, 1; Ligurian Harebell, 1;
Barrel Cacti, 2; Novelty Potted
Plant, 1; Needle Point, 2; Child’s
Crochet Apron, 2; Hot Pad Set,
2; Knitted Soakers, 2; Bath Set, 1;
Table Set, 1; Wool Runner, 1;
Child’s Coat, 1.
Durand, Mrs. Carl: Pillow Case
Crochet, 3; Pillow Case, Knitted,
2; Color on White Pillow Case, 1.
Durand, Mrs. John: Table Cloth
Lazy Dazy, 1; Table Cloth, 1.
Eckert, Mrs. Virgil: Round Cab
bage, 1; Sugar Cookies, 1; Ice
Bex Cookies, 1; Stocks, 2; Shasta
Daisy, 1; Achillea, 2; Dahlia, 1;
Linaria, 1; Lobelia, 3: Double
Petunia, 1; Raspberry Jam, 2:
Cranberry Jam, 1; Rhubarb Com
bination, 2; Strawberry Jam, 3;
Rhubarb Jam, 1: Rosehip Jam,
1; Grape Jelly, 1; Sweet Pickles!
Sweet Pickles, 1; Green Beans, 1;
1; Beets, 2: Cauliflower, 1; Chard,
1; Broccoli, 1; Rasberry Sauce, 1.
Eliexson, Mrs. Lee: Large Rhu
barb, 1; Large Cauliflower, 1;
Squash, 3; Red Rhubarb, 1; Knit
ted Cap, 1; Knitted Mittens, 3;
Knitted Gloves, 1.
Estelle, Mrs. Howard: Refinish
ed Articles, 1; Peas, 3; Beans, 3;
Miniature Bouquet, 3; Best Bloom
Rose, 1; Sitka Rose, 1; Nemophil
ia, 1: California Poppies, 3; Small
Flower Arrangement, 1; Minia
ture Ivy, 2; Ligurian Harebell, 2:
Cottage Cheese, 3; Apron, 1; Ta
ble Mat, 1: Wool Runner, 2.
Estelle, Robert: Pen. Young
Wash. White Poultry, 1; Pen.
Wash. White Poultry, 1; Wash. W.
Pullet, 1; Wash. W. Cockerel, 1.
Esslinger, Grechen: Pin Cush
ion, 1; Dish Towel, 2: Pot Holder,
2.
,Fetrow, L. F.: Pen. Young Leg
horns, 2.
Fleming, Mrs. Elsie: Table Lin
en, 3; Oil Painting, 1: Plain Socks,
1; Argyle Socks, 1; Painted Tow
ed, 3.
Ford, Esther Edna: Fuschia, 2;
Begonia, 3; Wax Begonia, 3.
Frazier, Bud:'Boar Pig, 1.
Frey, Mary: Painted Textiles 1.
Gaylord Berlha: Drop Cookies,
2.
Geigler, P. A.: Mince Pie, 1;
Fancy Cake, 2; Muffins, 2; H. B.
Strawberry Begonia, 1; Bunny
Ear Cacti, 1; Strawberry Jam, 3;
Pillow Case, color on color, 1;
Cut Work, 2; Dish Towel, 3.
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Graham, Mrs. Dorothy: Table
Linen, 2; Child’s Dress, 1; Color
ed Emb. on white, 2; Cotton
Dress, 2.
Graver, Jeanie: Pincushin, 1;
Pot Holder, 3; Dish Towel, 3.
Graver, Leon: Holstein Heifer,
1;
Hanks, Muriel: Woven Hot
Pads, 1.
Harris, Ann: Crochet Afghan,
3; Luncheon Set, 2.
Hoffman, Dorothy: Two Piece
Dress, (split) 3; Cotton Skirt, 2;
: Cord Skirt, 1; Complete Ensem
! ble, 2.
Hilborn, Carol: Pajamas, 1.
Hoskins, Ida: Butter Cake, 1;
Chocolate Fudge, 1.
Hoskins, Mrs. Marjorie: Candy,
Fudge, 1; Zinnia, 2; Miniature
Bouquet, 2; Native Grasses, 1;
Corsage for Evening, 1; One Kind
of Flower, 2: Calendula, 1; Straw
flower, 3; Linoria, 3; Calif. Pop
pie, 1; Shirley Poppy, 2; Arr. of
Weeds, 2; Novelty, 2; Annual
Novelty, 1: Artificial Flowers, 3;
Plastic, 3; Eskimo Plaque, 1.
Holstein;
Hudgins, Barbara: Wash Dress,
1; Wash Dress, 2;
Hudgins, Mrs. Ben: Sweater,
1; Knitted Cap, 2; Crochet Af
ghan, 2;
Huebsch, Bonnie: Crochet Dress
1; Ornamented Pot Holder, 1;
Practical Pot Holder, 2; Crochet
ed Runner, 3:
Huntley, Mary Ann: Stockings,
2; Sweater, 2; Knitted Gloves, 2;
Hurley, Judy: Apron, 1; Fancy
Rolls, 3;
Huxley, Mrs. S. H.: Crocheted
Bed Spread, 2; Crocheted Run
ner, 1;
Irwin, Amy: Columbine, 2;
Achillea, 3; Best Basket Gladiola
2; Solpiglassis, 2; Arr. of Roses,
1; Felt Bag, 1; Wool Runner, 2;
Felt Bird Novelty, 3: Woven Rug,
1; Afghan, 2.
Jacobson, Eugene: Radishes, 2; j
Largest Cauliflower, 1.
Jensen, Ronald: Lettuce, 3;
Large Cabbage, 1; Green Beans,
1; Celery, 1: Large Beet, 2; Beets,
2.
Joe, Elizabeth: Golden Brood
Hen, 2; Golden Brood Pullet, 1;
Pen. Young Golden Brood, 1;
Golden Brood Cockerel, 1; R. I.
Cockeral, 2; R. I. Pullet, 1; Pen.
Young R. I., 2; Gray-Rock Hen,
1; White Doe, 1.
Johnson, Arvid: Guernsey Cow
1; Best Cow in Valley, 1.
Johnson, Mrs. Arvid: Raveled
Yarn Scarf, 1; White Currants, 1;
Red Currants, 1; Raspberries, 3;
Oats, 1; Barley, 1; Woven Rug, 2;
Johnson, Mrs. Emma: Hot Pad
Set, 1; Napkin Holder, 1.
Johnson, Marlene: Lettuce, 3;
Chard, 2: Celery, 3.
Johnson, Pete: Shorthorn Heif
er, 1; Shorthorn Calf, 1.
Karpie, Mrs. Martha: Knitted
Sweater, 3; Huck Embroidery, 3.
Kibbe, Georgia: Arctic Seed
ling Spuds, 2; Whole Wheat, 2;
Nasturtium, 2; Calif. Poppie, 2;
1 Doz. White Eggs, 1; Largest
Single Egg, 1.
Kindler, Mrs. Betty: Apron, 1.
King, Emma: Sweet Peas,
single, 1; Schizanthus, 1: Dining
Table Arr., 3; three or more
Flowers, 1; Arr. in Silver, 1;
Study in White, 2; Clarkia, 1: Go
| detia, 1; Salpiglossis, 1: Bachelor
Buttons, 1; Eachelor Buttons,
mixed. 1.
Kircher, Henry: Large Celery,
1; Celery, 1.
Kirsch, Mrs. Esther: Dining
Table, 1; Summer Chrysanthe
mum, 3: Maranta, 1.
Knutsen, Bill: Swiss Chard, 2.
Koppenberg, Sam: Carving, 2.
Lashbrook, Mrs. Vida: Crochet
Runner, 2; Tatting Insertion, 2;
Colored Emb. on white, 1: French
Knots, 1: Cut Work, 2: Huck Em
broidery, 1; Colored Emb. in col
or, l; Cross Stitch, 2; White Eye
let on White, 1; Hemstitching, 2.
Lashbrook, Marylou: Drop
Cookies, 1: Rolls, Parker House
2; Philodendron, 1; Cotton Sport
Dress, 1; Skirt, 1.
La Walters, E. A.: Cucumber, 2;
Large Broccoli, 1: Large Tomato,
1; Large Cucumber, 1: Kohlrabi,
2; Dry Onions, 1; Chard, 3: Broc
coli, 2; Cauliflower, 1: Celery, 2;
Sow, 1; Cockerel and 2 Pullets, 2;
Gander, 1; Goose, 1.
Lee, F. S.: Pickle Onion, 1;
Onion Set, 1.
L^ntz, Dorothy: Peking Duck,
1; Cup Cakes, 3; Filled Cookies,
1; Drop Cookies, 1: Gingerbread,
1; Nut Bread, 1.
Linnebur, John D.: Call ;bull)
first.
,Litzenberger, Mrs. Hazel: Liv
, ing Room Arrangement, 2; Glad
iola Arrangement, 1.
Loberg. Mrs. Lauritz: Lettuce,
2; Small Flower Arr., 2; Arr. of
Weeds, 3 Novelty, 3.
Loberg, Louise: Apron, 2;
Blouse, 2.
Lucas, Leona: Fancy Rolls, 1.
Lundberg, Waldine: Drop.
Cookies, 2.
Maehetanz, Fred: Oil Painting.
1; Water Color, 1; Lithograph, 1:
Fen and Ink, 1; Pastel. 1.
Martin, Winifred P.: Raspber
ries, 1: Arr. in Copper, 1; Single
Petunia, 1; Forget-Me-Nots, 1; H.
B. Begonia, 1; Varigated English
Ivy, 1; African Violet, 1.
Mick, Colin: Cauliflower, 2.
Mielke, Evelyn: Child’s Cotton
Dress, 1; House Dress, 1; Spoit
Dress, 2; Cotton Dress, 1.
Mielke, Thekla: Wheat Stitch.
1; Faggoting, 2.
Miller, Tim: R. I. Pullet, 3.
McCartney, Karen: Barrel Cac
ti, 1.
McDonald, Elmer: Table Beet,
3; Parsnips, 1; Leek, 1: Kohlrabi,
3; Stock Beet, 2; Stock Carrot, 1;
Green Rhubarb, 3; Scarlet Run
ner Bean, 3; Summer Chrysan
themum, 2; Blueberry Jam, 2;
Cranberry Jam, 2; Raspberry
Comb 2; Blueberry Jelly, 1; High
Bush Cranberry Jelly, 1: Lovv
Bush Cranberry Jelly, 2; Straw
berry Jelly, 2; Rhubarb Jelly, 2;
Assortment Jelly, 1; Spinach, 1;
Water Pack Cranberries, 1;
Huckleberries, 1; Pen. Young Leg
horns, 3; Single Leghorn Pullet,
3; New Hampshire Hen, 2; Cock
erel New Hamp., 1: Blueberries,
1; Cranberries, 1; Best Assort
ment Juices, 2; Salmon, 1: Beets,
1; Peas, 1; Spinach, 1; Turnip
Greens, 2; Six Jellies, 1: Six Veg
etables, 3; Six Fruit Juices, 1;
Parsnips, 1; Peas, wrinkled, 1;
Stock Beets, 1; 3 Largest Carrots,
2; Large Kohlrabi, 1; Stock Beet,
2; Leek, 1; Round Cabbage, 1.
McDonald, Mrs. John: Bed Lin
en, 1; Collection, 3 Articles, 1;
Aprons, 1; Skirt, 2; Pot Holder, 2;
Cucumber, 1; Leek, 2: Stock Beet
3; Stock Carrots, 2; Green Rhu
barb, 2; Corn Bread, 3; French
Marigold, 2; Pom Pom Dahlia, 1;
Larkspur, 3; Sweet Alyssum, 2;
Scarlet Runner Bean, 2: Summer
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pie, 1; Current Jam, 1; Cranber
ry Jam, 3; Rhubarb Conserve, 1;
Conserve, 1; Currant Jelly, 1;
High Bush Cranberry Jelly, 2;
Low Bush Cranberry Jelly 2; Ap
ple Jelly, 2; Strawberry Jelly,
Grape Jelly, 2; Elderberry Jelly,
2; Other Jeliy, 1; Assortment of
Jelly, 3: Sliced Pickles, 1; Green
Tomato Pickle, 1; Green Beans, 2;
Wax Beans, 1; Spinach, 2; Tur
nip Greens, 2; Huckleberries, 2;
Blueberries, 2; Berry Catsup, 1;
IVIeat Assortment, 1; Mincemeat,
1; Caribou, 1; Pork. 1; Cottage
Cheese, 2; White Eggs, 2; Largest
Dozen, 1; Best Show, 2.
McDonald, Lewis: Garden Toma
to, 1; Kohlrabi, 1; Largest Single
Egg, 2; White Eggs, Doz., 3: Cross
Bred Pleifer, 1; Cross Bred Calf,
1; Cross-Bred Heifer (4-H), 1;
Pen. Old Leghorns, 1; Single Leg
horn Hen, 3: Leghorn Pullet, K
Pen. Young Hampshire, 3: Toma
toes, 2: Largest Table Beets, 1;
3 Largest Carrots, 1.
McDonald, Wayne: Stock Beet, 1;
Stock Carrots, 3; Green Rhu
barb, 1: Dahlia, 3; Scarlet, Run
ner Bean, 1; Largest Single Egg,
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