Life of a 4-H club adviser spans 30 years
The article reflects on the 30 years of service as a 4-H club adviser by a longtime organizer of Wi-du-Rite 4-H and Jolly Maids Food Club. It covers starting in 1927, a pause in 1930, continuity since 1931 with 27 years others as co adviser in 1953, and overseeing about 140 girls. The writer credits cooperation with members, parents, and Extension Service and notes personal growth from the experience.
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Jolly Maids Food Club
D. H. Woodard
Demonstration Techniques For 4 H Club Members
Younger 4 H club members discuss what a demonstration is and how to choose topics. The guidance covers topic selection, planning the demonstration with introduction body and summary, dress, materials, and the use of posters to engage the audience.
13 Girls Complete Club Work in Columbia Make-It 4-H Club
Thirteen girls completed the year with 24 projects and an educational booth at the Meigs County Fair. Three leaders and three Junior Leaders guided activities including sewing, dress-up outfits, snacks, home furnishings, freezing, meal planning, and a style revue. They delivered community service flowers, joined cooperative study tours, and two members earned a Columbus trip. A Grange pie social fundraised for the club, ending with a hopeful note on citizen leadership.
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Columbia
Carpenter
Meigs County
Columbus
Columbia Grange
Farmer’s cave keeps crops in perpetual deep freeze
Martin Chenault, a British Columbia farmer, stores vegetables and fruit in a cave near his farm. The cave stays lined with crystal clear natural ice even in summer, creating a year round cold storage.
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Martin Chenault
British Columbia
Canada
Safety Speaking Contest Promotes 4-H Public Speaking
A 4-H motivational note urges members to enter the Safety Speaking Contest. It recounts reaching state finals at Ohio State University and winning trips to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago and the United Nations in New York City. It encourages starting now with a safety speech to enter the county contest and has readers consider a future win.
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Ohio State University
Chicago
United Nations
New York City
State Champion Bread Bakers Demonstration Success
Janice Wolfe and I formed a team to present a four step demonstration on a basic sweet dough. We mixed the dough created rolls and rings and displayed the full method at county and state fairs earning a championship at the State Fair and prizes including a $50 savings bond.
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Janice Wolfe
Janice
Mason County Plans Bigger Farm Youth Show for 1958
Mason County gears up for a larger Farm Youth Show after a record 519 exhibits at the 1957 event held August 30 31 at the National Guard armory. The chamber of commerce sponsors the show with county agents and 4 H FFA and FHA leaders handling planning. The 1958 fair aims for a three day format with possible big name entertainment and a mid August schedule at the National Guard armory.
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Mason County
National Guard
Point Pleasant
4-H
Future Farmers of America
Future Homemakers of America
Chamber
Farm Activities Committee
Indiana Pa site of state teachers college
Indiana Pennsylvania is the location of Indiana State Teachers College serving about 12 000 residents with the town distant from Indiana state.
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Indiana, PA
Indiana
Indiana State Teachers College
Geographical Center Near Rugby North Dakota Marked by Monument
The geographical center of the North American continent lies near Rugby North Dakota. A monument marks the spot indicating the central location.
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North American
Rugby
N.D
Parent Cooperation Key To Successful 4-H Clubs
A guide stresses parent interest as essential for 4-H club success. It urges parents to encourage child involvement, boost motivation during dips, and show unwavering support for the chosen project.
Cooperation between 4-H members and parents praised
An adviser extols parent and family involvement in 4-H activities from selecting project materials to transportation and event planning. They credit parents for support during weekly meetings and fair preparations, noting joint projects boost success and joy for both members and leaders.
Kananga Social Notes Family Visits Across States
Mrs. J. F. Short spent several days in Detroit visiting her son and family. Mrs. Ethel Messiier visits Detroit with daughter and son-in-law Leroy Lester. Miss Janie Litchfield recently fell and broke her arm. Mr. and Mrs. K. D. Black and family spent Sunday with A. F. Burris in Point Pleasant West Virginia. Mrs. Lucille Cook of Nitro weekend with daughter and Harold Adkins family. Dana Raike and Gallipolis guests to John Raike. Mrs. Elizabeth Bishop visiting South Point Indiana with a daughter.
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J. F. Short
Detroit
Ethel Messiier
Leroy Lester
Janie
Litchfield
K. D. Black
A.F. Burris
Point Pleasant
Lucille Cook
Nitro
Harold Adkins
Dana Raike
Gallipolis
John Raike
Elizabeth Bishop
South Point
Ind
Albany Happy Junior Cooks Learn To Do
The Albany Happy Junior Cooks began in 1949 as a nutrition club for boys and girls, replacing the Homemakers' Club which lasted seven years. From 1949 to 1957, 15 boys and 75 girls completed projects under advisers Mrs. Roger Van Dyke and Mrs. Perry Munn. The first March meeting elects officers and selects a project. meetings occur biweekly for 12 yearly. Members complete a project and book judged before the Athens County Fair, where a club booth exhibits work. The program emphasizes real life demonstrations, character building, and service to family and community as part of 4-H goals.
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Albany Happy Junior Cooks
Homemakers
Roger van Dyke
Perry Munn
Athens County
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Miss Grace Harsh
Hocking County
Athens Messenger
Janet and
Joyce McCoy
Hogsett
Mountain Climbers Club
Mendal Jordan
Columbia Make-It Club
John Reid
Laurelville Livestock 4-H Club
rrErisa
Ela Ilay
Stout Farm Supply
Kern St
Athens
Mary Kay Johnson
Donald Wolfe
Mary Kay
Thereon Johnson
John M. Sayre
Chamber of Commerce
Benton Miller
Ray Carmichael
Dad
Mom
Ilub
Teo ; T
Ranklin & Fire
Florence
Logan
Pomeroy
Kananga Social Notes
Albany Happy Junior
Bata Mae Brown
Lawrence J. Ellinger
Leo L. Vaughan
Logan Monument Company
Logan, Ohio
George C. Shaw
Agan Weathnesl Company
Pomeroy, Ohio
Pomeroy-Mason Bridge
Mgr
W. Main Street
H. V. Hospital
Paul E. Beach
Pendley
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