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Big Business Backing 4-H Youth Congress Since 4-H Beginnings
The article traces a half century of corporate support for 4-H, noting Armour and Co. funded a Chicago educational tour for 40 youth, then 56 firms continued to sponsor programs. It details key sponsors like Sears Roebuck, Montgomery Ward, railways, Westinghouse, Kerr Glass, Coats & Clark, and Firestone backing various 4-H programs. The National 4-H Congress has been housed at the Conrad Hilton since the 1940s, with about 2,000 participants slated for the 47th congress December 1–5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armour and Co
Chicago
International Harvester and
Armour
Windy City
Wilson & Co. Inc
Ling-Temco-Vought Inc
Sears-Roebuck
Montgomery Ward
Sears
Sears-Roebuck Foundation
Kerr Glass Manufacturing Corp
Coats & Clark Inc
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Livestock Conservation Inc
Raymond C. Firestone
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Firestone
Conrad Hilton Hotel
Hilton