RUSSELLVILLE - fairs & shows - Putnam

The 1940 annual cattle and horse show sponsored by the Russellville Booster’s Club closed Saturday evening under most satisfactory conditions. The streets downtown were jammed with the people from a large area of territory. The crowd was particularly dense Saturday but on Friday also there was a fine attendance.  The people were there not only to see the attractions of the show but also to spend their money with the business men of the town and to visit among themselves. Russellville  has again successfully called attention to the fact that it is a hospitable place. The show events of Friday were the fine horses and the equally fine fat steers. Awards were made in the horse show as follows:

Draft stallion – 4 years +: 1st, Vern Clore, Byron; 2nd Charles E. Myers, Waynetown.

Draft stallion 3 years and under 1st Dewey Hawthorne, Crawfordsville

Draft mare – 4 + 1st Boyd & Grimes, Russellville; 2nd Orville Rennick, Montezuma.

Draft mare 3 years - 1st CC Higbee, Wingate; 2nd Boyd & Grimes

Draft mare 2 years – 1st John McKeehan, Greencastle; 2 – CC Higbee; 3 Ray Simpson, Waveland

Draft mare, 1 year old – 1st CC Higbee.

Heavy draft gelding 3 years – 1st SF Evans & Son, Russellville

Heavy draft gelding, 2 years 1st: Clarence Hester, Waveland

Heavy draft suckling colt – 1st Max Mitchell, Waveland; 2nd Judy & Son, Greencastle; 3rd Johnnie Rennick, Montezuma

Light draft suckling colt – 1st Ray Simpson, 2nd JD Campbell, Odell. 3rd Bob Davis, Odell.

Mare and suckling colt by side 1st Ray Simpson; 2nd Bob Davis, 3rd Joe Campbell.

Light draft mare 4 years + : 1st Orville Rennick; 2nd Bob Davis, 3rd Judy & Son

Light draft mare 3 years old – 1st and 5th Dayton McCloud 2nd JL Campbell

Light draft mare, 2 years old – 1st Leonard Rennick, Montezuma; 2nd David Bonwell, New Market.

Light draft mare 1 year old 1st David Bonwell.

Light draft gelding 3 years old 1st Lee Purkett, Ladoga; 2nd Raymond Harbison, Russellville.

Light draft gelding 2 years and under 1st CC Higbee; 2nd Dink McClure, Waveland

Single mule, 3 years and over 1st and 2nd: Claud Davidson, Crawfordsville.

Single mule 2 years old 1st and 2nd Dayton McCloud

Suckling mule colt 1st & 2nd Sam Grimes, Waveland

Heavy draft team hitched 1st Boyd & Grimes 2nd CC Higbee; 3rd John Hunt, Crawfordsville

Mule team hitched 1st Claud Davidson 2nd David McCloud

Light Draft team hitched – 1st Bob Davis; 2nd Dayton McCloud; 3rd John Hunt, Crawfordsville

Match team horses – Boyd & Grimes 2nd Bob David 3rd John Hunt

Grand Champion Stallion – Dewey Hawthorn

Grand Champion mare or gelding – Orville Rennick

Ponies, 46” and over – 1st Richard Seybold, Waveland; 2 Cecil McGaughey, Russellville

Ponies under 46 “ 1st Vern Clore, Waveland 2nd Gene Clodfelter, Roachdale.

Heavy draft gelding 4 years and over – 1st Raymond Harbison; 2nd Lowell Simpson, Waveland.

Light draft gelding, 4 years and over 1st Max Mitchell; 2nd David Bonwell, New Market.

Fat Steer Show

Shorthorn under 900# 1st Ronald Evans, Waveland 860 #; 2nd Morris Smith, Judson, 870 #.

Shorthorn over 900# 1st Dick Overpeck, Rockville, 960# 2nd Allen Clodfelter, Bainbridge