National 4-H Movie Contest Names 31 Winners
Thirty-one contestants from 26 states win top honors in a national 4-H film contest. Awards include trips to Chicago, savings bonds, and leading movie roles for both boys and girls, with prizes ranging from 25 to 50 dollar bonds. The film Where the Road Turns Right showcases 4-H ideals and aims to boost 4-H membership toward 1950 goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
4H Club
Clarence Snetsinger
Barrington
Farmer
Betty June Miller
Wellfleet, Neb
Gerald H. Cassidy
Blytheville, Ark
U. S
Alant
Hove
Ill
Chicago
Julia S. Ball
Sault Ste. Marie
Evelyn Heim
Traverse City
Mich
Mary E. Lukens
Rochester
Ind
Helen Kimble
Turner
Ore
Emil Wenzlaff
Reedsville
Wis
Merrilyn A. Palmer
University of Connecticut
Storrs
Conn
Albert Buntin
Jackson
Tenn
Mary E. Ross
Mount Vernon
Martin E. Neumann
Bigfoot
Texas
Roscoe I. Flores
Torrington
Wyo
Blytheville
Ark
Hance H. Russel
Westfield
Francis Pressly
Stony Point
N. C
Wellfleet
Neb
Nancy Lu Kingrett
Perley
Minn
Lilla Grace Madden
Heflin
Virginia Mueller
West Bend
Mary Heckman
Providence
Utah
Esther Carrigan
Wilson
N. Y
Grace E. Braun
Egg Harbor City
N. J
Carolyn Maxey
Winder
Peggy Hoffmeister
Topeka
Kan
Frances Blow
Grand Isle
Department of Agriculture
State Extension Services
Lawrence McLachlan
Earlville
Whiskey Bath Listed as Old Cold Remedy
In Schenectady New York Dr Louis C Jones cites 1886 Albany Times remedy urging hot whiskey and rock salt baths to ward off colds. He notes cheaper cures from Cahoon New York involving pig leaf lard on the chest and a quick recovery. He also mentions folk lore of crawling through a double rooted briar from west to east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenectady
N. Y
Louis C. Jones
State College For Teachers
Albany
Albany Times
Cahoon
Indiana Industrial City Maps Extensive Improvement Plan
New Castle Indiana plans a broad civic redevelopment to balance growth with quality of life. A civic clinic in 1942 drew over 1000 residents to identify needs and guide a planning commission effort involving housing parks an auditorium a hotel airport and a community center.
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Win
Blue River
New Castle
Ind
Maxwell Automobile
Scott Chambers
City Plan Commission
Two Elderly Fans Ride On After Scooter Accident
In Memphis Tennessee two elderly women defy a hospital stay after a scooter mishap. Mrs. Ida Frisby age 82 sustained a shoulder injury and Mrs. Mattie Driver age 60 a head cut. Frisby says she wanted to try the sport and Driver plans to ride again to Chattanooga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Mattie Driver
Ida L. Frisby
Former WAC sees name as casualty
In Billings, Montana, Mrs. Charles W. Bruder, a former second lieutenant in the WAC, found her name listed among war dead or missing in a war department casualty roll. She alleges a Washington records mixup caused the error. she was released last December. Her husband also served as an army officer in the European theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Mont
War Department
Charles W. Bruder
WAC
Bruder
Washington
Long Way Proves Short in Solving Laundry Problem
London residents faced two week delays for laundry returns. One resident mailed clothes to Melbourne by air for return delivery within ten days, solving the problem with an across the world exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Melbourne
Australia
Vigilantes Ride but Not after Thieves
Sherrard Illinois reports the Richland Grove Vigilantes formed in 188?87 years ago to catch horse thieves. The organization remains active with 130 members, formed mainly by founders' kin and meeting annually for sentimental and social reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherrard
Richland Grove Vigilantes
Aviation notes highlight local flying club and field use
Parowan Utah forms a flying club for ages 16 to 100. Lt John Mahoney dusts DDT to kill corn borers. Colorado flying farmers visit Christman field Fort Collins for rural aviation day. Ted Hodges of Laguna Beach faces rent cut from 35 to 10 a day. War Assets turns Thunder Bird field Glen dale to American Institute of Foreign Trade to train veterans for foreign service. Slick Airways reports air conditioning cabins with fiberglass insulation and dry ice. Parish residents reminisce about roads before cars.
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Parowan
Utah
John Mahoney
Gilman
Farmers of
Colorado
Christman Field
Fort Collins
The
Agricultural College
Ted Hodges
Laguna Beach
Calif
War Assets Administration
Glendale
Ariz
American Institute of Foreign Trade
Latin America
Slick Airways
Slick
Crash Halts Test Flight Injures Howard Hughes in XF-11
Howard Hughes remains hospitalized in Beverly Hills after a crash during a XF-11 test flight. The accident marks a serious setback for the high speed long range photographic aircraft project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Hughes
Beverly Hills
Calif
Washington D C A City Struggles With Growth And Representation
The piece portrays Washington D C as a booming capital facing crowded streets high rents and housing pressure while residents lack representation in city government and press for voting rights. It notes population growth from about 350000 fifteen years ago to over a million with metropolitan reach into Maryland and Virginia.
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Washington
Capitol
National Capitol
Senate
House
Maryland
Virginia
District of Columbia
Bethesda
Silver Spring
Takoma Park
Hyattsville
Arlington
Alexandria
Falls Church
Congress
Social life centers on homes and diplomatic venues
Social life here revolves around private homes and diplomatic centers. Embassies and consulates along Massachusetts avenue and Sixteenth street host lavish parties and entertainments. Private clubs serve members, while there are no first class night clubs and hotels offer limited facilities aside from the Statler and the Mayflower.
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Massachusetts Avenue
Sixteenth Street
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EARM
4-H
Percinl Glasulid
Ralph A. MacDonald
Rising Sun
Fred Green
Hamilton
Ohio
Don Guerber
Hillsboro
Buddy Prigg
Carthage
Arthur John Stohlmann
Adams
Mass
Charles P. Sperow Jr
Martinsburg
W. Va
Kenneth E. Heine
Ellendale
N. D
United States
Indiana
E. L. Kirkpatrick
Ed Stallwitz
Dumas
Craig Stallwitz
Scooter
Casualty
Aviation
Weer’s Editorial
Liberville South
Plaquemine
Illinois
California
Castol
Walter Shead
WNU
Washington Gipely
Eye St
Capitol Dome
British Purchasing Agency
Russian Purchasing Agency
Butte
Great Falls
Kenneth D. Creveling
Cascade
Golden Seal Medical Roots Farm
Alfred
Ranier
Oregon
Chewelah
the Garlen Co
Richmond
Kalispell
Hammer Lee Realty CO
Main Street
Montana
Farm Machinery & Equip
Nelena, Mont
Carl Ahler
Sheila
Wood Bros
Claude Businga
Sheridan
Helena
North Westland Store
Woodrow Walker
Welch
COEUR
Aude Roads
Ruby
C. L. Caldwell
U. S. Range
Republic
Wash
Fulton
Morton
Tacoma
Taneh
A. M. Abell
Whitedehe Menten
Daily Mail R.R
Red Lodge
Lloyd Cunningham
Roberts, Mont
Fender
Floyd Githens
Cottage Grove
Nordin Pacific Metal Wes
Provident Bldg
Experienced
Ideal Laundry & Dry Cleaning Co
Curtis Publishing Company
Ross D. Jones
Hyde Building
Spokane 8
Cook
Shaw’s Lodge
Cooke City
J. L. Murphy
Ford
Lynn Travis
28Th St
Billings, Mont
Wyoming
Home Furnishings & Applis
Billings Plumbing & Heating Co
24Th St
Midland Electric Coq
North 27Th Street
Inland Empire Leather CO
Main Ave
Spokane
Fischer
North Sith St
Sandfest Equipment Company
First Ave
Seattle
Esco
Robinson
J. L. Schiely Company
St. Paul
Minnesota
J. M. Wylie, Piano CO
Broadway
Fargo
P.O. Box
Cris Wisehart
Highwood Drive
Weaverling
Scott St
San Francisco
Pierce Packing Co
First Ave. N
Bac City
Iowa
Colt Bisley
Frontier
J. Dries
A. N
58Th St
Milwaukee
Wally
Kohler
Kohler Electric
Farm Light & Service
Montana Avenue
St. Joseph
U.S
M. O
C.O.D
Willes Sales Company
Omaha
Nebraska
Sloan
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