County youths observe 4-H Week with club work insights
Miss Frederica Russell outlines 4-H as a nationwide program for youths 10 to 21. Local clubs learn by doing through projects in foods, sewing, gardening, and home economics, building leaders from the local level to the state. Six county youths earned a state trip to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago.
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Abh
U. S. Department of Agriculture
University of Maryland Extension Service
Chici
College Park
Erveryone
Anweys
Mount Pleasant 4-H Club Formed in 1946
Betty Rhoderick Bures recalls helping organize the Mount Pleasant H Club in Cooksville Maryland in fall 1946. She notes ten active years as a member and mentions Mrs Eduard McDevitt and Mrs Clarence Lochner as early supporters. The piece reflects on her aftertime as an Extension Agent and family.
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Betty Rhoderick Bures
Cooksville
Maryland
Mount Pleasant
J. Betty Bures
Cluo
Mount Pleasant Club
Eduard McDevitt
Clarence Lochner
Recreation Night Scheduled Tuesday at Frederick High
Recreation Night an annual National H Club Week event in its county will be held Tuesday March 7 at Frederick High School. An Al-Star basketball game between Northern and Southern teams will feature two stars from each club. The event caps the H basketball program for the season with referees drawn from Older Youth and H players. The program includes demonstrations on project work and news items about 4H experiences plus community relations history from a past editor.
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Frederick High School
Cimcago
County girl to attend National 4 H Conference
Margaret Nicholson 18 of New Midway named Maryland delegate to the National 4 H Conference with about 200 youths and 100 leaders from 30 states. Conference April 22–23 at National 4-H Club Center highlights citizenship in a democracy. Nicholson, a University of Maryland freshman, has 11 years in 4 H and held several leadership roles.
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Margaret Nicholson
New Midway
Maryland
Lois Henkel
Baltimore
Robert T. Adkins
Parsonsburg
Jerry Walls
Bel Air
Charlotte Conaway
University of Maryland
Connecticut Ave
Puerto Rico
Department of Agriculture
White House
Frederick County
Frederick County Council
Jsimior
New Midway Girls
George Nicholson
Margaret
Assistant 4-H’er story from Prince Georges County
Dorothy A. Marker recalls joining 4-H at age nine in Burkittsville as an assistant Home Demonstration Agent. She details early sewing projects, multiple club leaders, and progress through clothing, food, home management, and family life activities. The piece highlights county fairs, achievement days, judging honors, and a 1950 fundraising play titled Tattle Women.
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Dorothy A. Marker
Prince Georges County
Burkittsville
Ralph Fink
Maunce Grossmickle
Mary Margaret Zecker
Barbara Pasike
Citizenship Tour Was Rewarding Experience
The Citizenship Tour for 4Hers age 21 visits the National Wax Museum Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and National Cemetery Lee's Mansion before a Citizenship Ceremony. Dr Wilson Elkins and Dr Paul Nrstrom present scrolls and pins funded by Sears Roebuck Foundation. Twelve Frederick County members attend. next tour on March 11 at St Mary's County with Ralph Harbaugh as the sole Frederick participant.
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Paul Rhoderick
Unionville
Chevy Chase
Maryland
National Wax Museum
National Cemetery
Lee
National H Center
Wilson Elkins
University of Maryland
Paul Nrstrom
Sears Roebuck Foundation
Frederick County
St. Mary’s County
St. Mary’s Seminary Junior College
Leonardtown
Ralph Harbaugh
Four-H Club Sunday Observance Planned for May
Rebecca Warner reports 4-H Club Sunday or Rural Life Sunday will be observed May 7 at a local church in Frederick County. The motto Make the Best Better. Boys and girls clubs will participate with ushers scripture readings and special music.
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Rebecca Warner Lewistown
Frederick County
Frederick City
Evangelical Reformed Church
No better occupation than working with young people
Mrs. Rachel Remsberg Ford, Assistant 4-H Demonstration Agent in Dorchester County, reflects on a lifetime in 4-H leadership and homemaking education. She recalls early club moments in Adams Town, growing as a leader through sewing, clothing, and home economics, and her eventual service shaping youth programs Countywide. She's joined by family and local leaders illustrating long community support for 4-H values.
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Rachel Remsberg Ford
Dorchester County
Hore
Fred Couny
Adamstown
Maryland
Howard Fre
Buckeystown
Pat Holder
Frederick County
College Pack
Timonium State Fair
Grange
Elm Street
Freerick
Western Maryland College
University of Maryland
Kappa Alpha Theta Social
University of Marsland
University of Marland Extension Service
C Thomas Ford
Baltimore County
National Guard
Cambridge
Dolores Dixon
Homie
Howard Fry
Lease Bussard
Harry Remsberg
Earl Remsberg
Connie
Training in 4-H vital to my success at fairs
By George Smith a 4H member of the New Midway Club the Frederick County Fair is a stepping stone to the State Fair. He traces his competitive lineage from his father a former grand champion Holstein and notes how county shows sharpen skills in fitting judging and showing. He reflects on sportsmanship and long term dairy aims.
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George Smith
Midway Club
Frederick County Fair
Frederick
Tem
Maryland
Frederick County
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