Star Farmer James Speed Jr to be honored at 1956 Pennsylvania Farm Show
Harrisburg reports James H Speed Jr of Blairs Mills County will be proclaimed State Star Farmer of Pennsylvania at the mid winter meeting of the FFA during the 1956 Pennsylvania Farm Show. He also earns regionwide Star Farmer status for the south central district and shares in regional honors with four other youths. Speed, a Juniata High School graduate, built a diverse farm operation and has held multiple FFA offices and leadership roles. He receives a $100 National FFA Foundation award.
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Harrisburg
James H Speed, Jr
Blairs Mulls County
Pennsylvania
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Robert L. Welk
Strasburg
James
Keystone Ffa Advisory Council
Juniata Joint High School
Mufflintown
Twas
H. C. Fettero F
Department of Public Instruction
Hampshire
Young Speed
Huntingdon- Juniata+Mifflin
National Ffa Foundation
South
Young Speer
Richard Platts
Forksville
Mt Laurel
FPA
Loyalsock Joint High School
Sullvan County
Richard
Hie
State Game Commission
Game Commission
PFA
Fish and Game Club
Chertes
West Grove
Yeéard Mon
Chester County
Melhorn Again Elected Leader of Produce Co-Op
John E. Melhorn of Mount Joy wins his seventh consecutive term as president of the Producers Cooperative Exchange. In Coatesville the directors reelected the entire slate, with Mark Hess as vice president, Paul Coates as secretary, and Elmer Groff as treasurer.
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John E. Melhorn
Mount Joy
Producers Cooperative Exchange
Coatesville
Mark S Hess
RG Lancaster
Paul L Coates
Elmer F. Groff
Rheems
Meat Output in 1955 at Record
Production reached about 268 billion pounds in 1955, eclipsing 1954. Per capita meat use rose to 161 pounds, with pork driving gains while beef also edged higher. Industry costs rose but higher volume could improve earnings. lean pork and frozen prepackaged meats featured in ongoing research and processing shifts.
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Foster
Institute
Pearl Harbor
Ruth E Herr Crowned 1956 Apple Queen
Ruth E Herr, 19, daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Herr, RD2 Lancaster, was crowned Apple Queen of Lancaster County. She will compete in the state contest in York January 31. Priscilla Weaver, last year’s queen, crowned the new royalty at the North Queen Street Branch of the Lancaster County National Bank. Herr is a Manor High School graduate and a Penn State sophomore majoring in secondary education, Spanish and English.
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Ruth E. Herr
Robert Herr
Lancaster
Lancaster County
York
Priscilla Weaver
North Queen Street
Lancaster County National Bank
Mountville
Miss Herr
Manor High School
Pennsylvania State University
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Production Credit Administration
National Farm Loan Administration
Raymond Denlinger
John Stoner
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Stanley Longenecker
RJ Strasburg
Aaron Landis
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