Farm Women 15 Hold Christmas Dinner in Quarryville
Farm Women 15 and their husbands held their annual Christmas dinner December 20 at the Spanish Tavern Quarryville with about 100 attending. Retiring president Mrs. Weickser passed the presidency to Mrs. Bernard Jackson as Christmas carols, readings and gifts followed. Next meeting set for January 17 at Mrs. Abram Herr's home Kirkwood RD. Soil conservationists study flash floods and dam options while urging more land in grass crops as a solution.
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Spanish Tavern
Quarryville
Robert Weickser
Bernard Jackson
Ernest Miller
Union Presbyterian Church
Melvin Boyce
Alicia Sterling
Fairmount
Anna
Willie
Abram Herr
Kirkwood
Farm Women No. 12 Hold Christmas Party in Millersville
Farm Women No. 12 met at Mrs. Harald Wissler home for a Christmas program with 30 members and one visitor. Devotions and poems were read. donations to the Clarence Weider Fund were given and a Christmas gift presented to an older member. New treasurer and secretary were installed, and delegates were solicited for Harrisburg Farm Show. January meeting set for Mrs Willis Glick’s Creswell home on Jan 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of Farm Women No. 12
Harald Wissler
East Cottage Avenue
Millersville
James Brenner
Clarence Weider
Raymond Aston
Paul Harnish
Lester Sig~man
Harrisburg
Harold Wissler
George Brenkner
William Henry
Willis Glick
Creswell
Conestoga
Route 2
Weather and Ice Slow Flight To National Flying Farmers Meeting
L L Logan of London Grove and John B Gehman of Montgomery County faced dense fog freezing rain and ice as they attempted travel from Wichita to Beaver Falls and Pittsburgh then to Columbus and Kansas City finally reaching Wichita for the regional directors meeting of the National Flying Farmers Association. Flight delays caused postponement of sessions but directors eventually attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L Logan
London Grove
Wichita
Kans
National Flying Farmers Association
John B Gehman
Baito
Montgomery County
Gehman
Harold Faust
First Presbyterian Church
Beaver Falls
Faust
Toughkenamon
Unionvifile
Faggs Manor Presbyterian
Pittsburgh
St. Loui
Kansas City
Constellation
Wichta
Chicago
Mr. Logan
Kansas
Nebraska
Mr. Gehman
Farm Show Draws Record Livestock Entries Across Species
A record number of livestock will be shown with 2 025 head entered including 643 dairy cattle 419 beef cattle 467 sheep 407 swine 89 horses and 4 500 poultry. Premiums total 35 595 for livestock and 9 440 50 for poultry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Henning
Baby Beef Club
F.F.A
East
Chicago Team Returns Home After Banquet Flight
Chicago arrived in Columbus at daybreak after an evening banquet. A stop in Pittsburgh preceded the homeward flight, which took 1 hr 35 minutes aided by a 50 knot tail wind. Severe turbulence and rain and snow extended to Altoona during the trip.
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Chicago
Columbus
Pittsburgh
Logan
Altoona
Greensburg Herd Of Holsteins Wins Highest Recognition
Brattleboro Vermont Silvis Farms Inc Greensburg Pa have qualified for the Progressive Breeders Award the highest recognition for a Holstein breeder. This is the fourth time the Silvis Farms herd has earned the honor. The last production test completed Oct 31 1955 showed a 23 cow herd averaging 12330 lbs milk and 485 lbs butterfat daily. The herd averages 83.7 for type with 55 animals a third of which were born and raised on Silvis Farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brattleboro
Silvis Farms, Inc
Greensburg
Silvis Farms
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Farm Women 15
Almus Shoemaker
Robert Whiteside
Mack Willard
Donald Weichsel
Lindley Jackson
William Adams
Tolyneud Ibi
Aol
Todlan
Faun
Farm Bureau
Dillerville Road
Lane
Manheim
New Holland
Martin
ED Ec Ca
Atta
Martin’s Hatchery Poultry Farms, Inc
Lancaster
THE
Atglen
Building and Loan
Atglen, Pennsylvania
Gilbert Adamson
West Grove
James E. Brown
George H. Eckman
Agron Fisher
Paradise
G. Leighton Hassler
John J. Hess
Gap
Reuben R. Hult
Atgien
Bryan R. Judy
Cochranville
Gordon B. Kingsbury
Coatesville
Zach H. Leamy
Pomeroy
Mont Rutter
Christiana
Joseph P. Wentz
Garber Oil
Mt. Joy
West Willow
Ph. Lane
Eincolin Welders
Thermopane
Universal Milkers
Miller
Wirthmore Feeds
Haverly Bulk Tanks ‘Lauder Loaders
Irigation Equipment
DeKalb
Chix & Started
Pullete
Marietta HA
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