Greene Rutledge win 4-H land judging meet in Knoxville
Teams from Greene County and Rutledge led the East Tennessee land judging contest for 4-H and FFA members in Knoxville. Greene County 4-H teams scored 170, beating Hawkins County by two pots. Hawkins 180. Thirty counties participated, with Blount, Cocke, and Sullivan among top ranks. Winners advance to the state contest March 26 in Nashville. 4-H and FFA members from Rutledge and Greene County led in multiple divisions.
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Rutledge
Teonnessee
Farmers of America
Hawkins County
Hawking County
Blount County
Cocke Couny
Sullivan County
Halstan High School
Bhai City High School
FFA
Jalstan High
George Manes
Jai
Bill Hickman
James Blalock
John Barnes
FEA
David Jern
Reenie Cabliaze
Fo. Stent
Til
Byerly
Crowchand Chapter
Sevierville
Probe Into Knox County Man Death Continues
Blount County officers pursue leads in the Knox County man Maxie Witenbarger death. Sheriff Avery Mills says foul play is not ruled out as Witenbarger 72 is found near a wrecked pickup. R. B. Witenbarger, 21, to be questioned in Knoxville hospital. several men held for questioning as investigation unfolds.
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Maryville
Blaynt
Knox County
R. B
Inuries
Mills
Ie Casa
Sie Weenbargers
Kidd
Maniz
Guns Of Navarone Named Best Picture
New York AP reports Bailey’s poll of 371 critics and writers named The Guns of Navarone best motion picture. Rounding the top ten were The Musile r Breakfast at Tiffany’s Fanny West Side Story Judgment at Nuremberg The Parent Trap Splendor in the Grass and The Man with the Gun. Hong Kong hit by a strong earthquake shook buildings with no immediate word on casualties.
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New York
Baily
Hong Kong
UPN
Soil Test Key To Higher Corn Yields In Sullivan County
County experts emphasize soil testing as essential to boosting corn yields from about 25 bushels per acre to 45 or more. County Agent J W Me jol carn urges farmers to submit soil samples, noting 10 to 15 days for lab reports and upcoming planting time. Samples and information sheets are available at the County Agents offices in Gristol and Kingsport and the A S C Office in Blountvill.
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Sullivan County
McClain
Oo Gristol
Kingsport
Blountvill
Tran
BicClain Sant
Radioactive Fallout Monitored by SCS in Blountville
H. Green and Carl Millsap lead a monitoring station in Blountville to measure radioactive fallout, part of a nationwide program with 63 Tennessee counties involved. J. K. Sasser states the Soil Conservation Service was redecated for radiological land monitoring, station equipped with a Geiger counter and dismantler to assess fallout on agricultural lands.
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H. ©. Green
Carl Millsap
Staal
Teenagers Say They Did Not Recognize Astronaut Glenn
Arlington AP report says teen boys who scuffled with astronaut John H. Glenn Jr at a church said they did not realize who he was. A juvenile officer noted another group had recognized him earlier and one deliberately taunted him. Police continue their investigation into the March 1 incident and the space capsule reference.
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Arlington
John H. Gear Jr
Glenn
Little Falls United Presbyteriany Church
Washington Star
W. K.davis
Earth
High Producing Guernsey Cow Shy Valley Helena Record
Kingsport owner B J Shivel's 5 year old Guernsey cow Shy Valley Helena produced 14 600 pounds of milk and 605 pounds of butterfat in a 205 day test as reported by the American Guernsey Cattle Club.
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Shy Valley
Helena
Guernsey
B. J. Shivel
Kingsport
American Guernsey Cattle Club
March Best Time To Plant Shade Trees Says Agent
Claude Prince, assistant Sullivan County agent, urges planting deciduous shade and ornamental trees by late March. Bare roots should be wrapped in wet burlap or held in moist soil, with pruning to balance root activity. Digging depth, soil cover, and regular watering after planting are emphasized for best transplant success.
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Claude Prince
Sullivan County
Prince
Morristown Girl Wins District 5 4-H Scholarship
Morristown girl Kitty Lee Roberts of Hamblen County won the Aubry Scott 4-H Scholarship honoring Miss Aubry Scott. The $40 award supports a University of Tennessee freshman in home economics, based on 4-H achievements and high school record. Roberts has won multiple state and county 4-H titles and was valedictorian of her class.
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Aubry
Kidy Lee Roberts
Hamblen County
Crosby Murray
UT Agricultural Extension Service
Jindichant
Oper
East ‘Tennessee
Aubry Scott
Greene County
Wiliam Olver Roberts
University of Tennessee
Hamblen
Kitty
Td Stidents
Shorthorn Show and Sale in Johnson City
The Tennessee Valley Shorthorn Association schedules its annual show at 9:30 a.m. and sale at 1 p.m. in the Big Burley Tobacco Warehouse Johnson City on March 31. Ten bulls and 33 females are consigned including searling bulls bred cows and heifers. A banquet is set for March 3 at 7 p.m. in the John Sevier Hotel. Tickets catalogs and more information available from John T. Brickley secretary and Keates manager Jonesboro Route.
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Johnson City
Tennessee Valley Shorthorn Association
Big Burley Tobacco
Searling
John Sevier Hotel
John T. Brickley
Keates
Jonesboro
Federal Feed Grain Deadline Nears in Hawkins County
Rogersville report notes 41 days remain until the March 10 federal feed grain deadline. O N Gatewood, Hawkins County ASCS chairman, urges farmers to contact the office to enroll. Program aims to raise participant income, divert underused cropland, assure stable prices, improve farmer image, and save taxpayer storage costs.
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Rogersville
Turmers
O. N. Gatewood
Hawkins County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
ASCS
Massengill Herd Leads Sullivan DHIA in February Milk
Massengill Cows led the Sullivan County Dairy Herd Improvement Association in February with 35 cows averaging 1296 pounds of milk and 504 pounds butterfat. The top individual was a Massengill cow producing 2470 pounds milk, followed by Rutherford and Fleenor herd members with 2100 and 1940 pounds, respectively. Warren Fleenor and WW. C. Fleenor posted leading herd averages, while Hare’s herd topped averages among herds over 30 cows. multiple Massengill cows and their herdmates achieved high butterfat totals and several 66 pounds or more in 28 days.
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Sullivan County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Hermann Smith
Mussengill
If P. Rutherford
W. C. Fleenor
Warren
Fleenor
WW. C
Hare
C. Warren Flevnor
Bill Fleenor
Warren Fleenor
N. D. Presley
Wol Allen
Glover
B. AL
R. W. Jones
A. K. Simpson
I. P. Rutherford
Charles Arnold
BR. Harr
T. J. Chadwell
Herbert Mills
Saul's Dairy
Leach
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