Poultry Queen Contest Attracts Wide County Interest
Marcalena Hess tops the Poultry Queen event with 6 500 meals served at the barbecue, reflecting strong county turnout despite competition from five other chicken barbecues. Contestants include Ruth Osbourne, Mary Jane Landis, Audrey Rowe, Betty Kaufman, Marion Wolf, Barbara Reed, Joan Mumma, and Faye Boyer, with judges Robert Best, George King, and Joe Wachtman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis L. Mortenson
Ruth E Osborne
Quarryville
Mary Jane Landis
Mr Joy
Audrey Rowe
Strasburg
Betty Louie Kauffman
Willow Street
Marion Wolf
Denver
Barbara E
Robert E. Best
Lancaster Farming
George King
Lancaster Sunday News
Joe Wachtman
Intelligencer Journal
Home Economist Committee
Claude F Smith
Joel C Habegger
Clara V Kopf
Marrilees B Mount
Arthur Graybill
Lewis L. Mortensen
Raymond N. Muller
Phares Landis
Nathan F. Bruckhart
E. I. Robertson
Walter Ararstuck
Eugene Cassel
Charles M. Texter
F. W. Fisher
Elwood Earhart
Marie M. Texter
Farm Dealers Meet Tonight in Quarryville
Prof Mark Shaw of Penn State is set to speak at the Farm Equipment Dealers Assn meeting at Rhodes Spanish Tavern Quarryville at 7 pm. Members should bring tentative constitution and by laws for discussion. secretary R A Brubaker notes a picnic Aug 29 at New Holland Park and a Christmas party Dec 11 at Hostetters Mt Joy.
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Mark Shaw
Penn
State
Farm Equipment Dealers’ Assn
Rhodes Spanish Tavern
Quarryvlle
Charlie Passmore
State Association
Ases
R. A Brubaker
New Holland Park
Hostetters
Mt Joy
Demonstration Team Chosen for 4-H Week at Penn State
The Trench Silo is set as the agricultural demonstration during 4-H Club Week at Penn State the week of Aug 12. Fred Bernhard and Herbert Frey selected the team after a Tuesday night tryout. members 14 years and older are eligible for the demonstrations featuring construction location filling sealing and self feeding with models and charts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn State
Fred Bernhard
Mt Joy
Herbert Frey
Marietta
Hot Humid Week Aids Pennsylvania Crops As Harvests Begin
State Agriculture Department reports hot humid weather and limited rainfall boosted crops for the week ending June 1. Rain totals ranged up to 3.26 inches in Altoona, with Harrisburg under 0.75 inch and Williamsport under 0.25 inch. Corn gained, oats headed, barley harvested in the south, wheat coloring in the south and heading in the north, apples pears and peaches sizing helped by rain, and cherry picking beginning in some counties.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Department of Agriculture
Altoona
Williamsport
Ealing
South Central
Franklin-York-Adams
Potter County
Delegates Named To Leadership School At P S U
Miss Nancy E. Bower announced delegates for the 4H Leadership Training School at Penn State to run Monday through Friday next week. Delegates include Carol Ginder Florin Mary Grube Lititz Bonnie Bare East Lampeter Wayne Muller Mr Joy Donnie Herr Quarryville Jim Hess Strasburg Linda Mumma Landisville and Ruth Kimble will accompany them. A 4H Field Day is set for July 25 at Long Park in Lancaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn State
Nancy E. Bower
Extension
Home Economics
Carol Ginder
Florin
Mary Grube
Lititz
Bonnie Bare
East Lampeter Agricultural
Wayne Muller
Mr Joy
Donnie Herr
Quarryville
Jim Hess
Strasburg
Linda Mumma
Landisville
Ruth Kimble
Extension Home Economist
Bower
Long Park
Lancaster
Lancaster County Demonstration Quotas by Division
Lancaster County sets a quota of 25 members for the agricultural division and 21 for the home economics division. In addition to agricultural demonstrations, dairy farm and home electricity poultry and vegetables demonstrations are typically presented.
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Lancaster County
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Louise Herr
Marietta Ave
Rohrerstown
Marcalena Hess
Bareville
Hess
Hershey
Rockland
Peet Grady
Rockland Chemical Company
West Caldwell, New Jersey
Marcalena Hess Poultry Queen
Eby
Anna Mowery
Oxford
Maude Baker
Manheim
Sara Ann Herr
Priscilla Bucher
Jean Barley
P.S.U
Rohm & Haas Company
Washington Square
Philadelphia
Icipal Foreign Cou
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