Hermitage Farm and Warner Jones Jr. Lead Kentucky Thoroughbred Breeding
Louisville reporter recalls Hermitage Farm owner Warner L. Jones Jr. and foreman Scipio Napier shaping a premier operation. The piece notes 240 racehorses on 800 acres, 18 miles of black fences, and routine care, with Dark Star’s 1953 Derby win and One Bold Bid’s Keeneland sale record marking success.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Hermitage Farm
Warner L. Jones, Jr
Jones
Scipio Napier
Scipio
Napier
Dark Star
Native Dancer
Keeneland
Velma Morrison
Trigger
Coast Guard lowers enlistment tests to ease recruiting
Ninth Coast Guard District in Cleveland reports reduced mental and physical standards for a limited pool of original enlistment applicants due to staffing shortfalls. Minimum vision and height requirements are loosened, with 20/30 and 20/40 vision acceptable and a new 5 foot minimum height replacing 5'2.
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Cleveland
Coast Guard
Ninth Coast Guard
Armed Forces
Advanced Age No Factor In FHA Loans, Kile Says
FHA supervisor H Richard Kile says citizens aged 62 and over in rural towns under 2500 population may qualify for a 33 year 4 percent loan to buy or build an older home or for home repair. The program also funds senior rental housing via non profits or private investment with guarantees.
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Kile
H. Richard Kile
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
States
Puerto Rico
The
Virgin Islands
Milan Melon Festival Set
Milan Melon Festival scheduled for September 4 5 and 6 with Al Schmuhl as general chairman and public ity chief. Karl W Kurtz of Erie County Fair serves as consultant. Schmuhl names chairmen for Finance Parade Program Hill climb Merchants Farmers Queen contest Park booth rental Rides and Park arrangements. first committee meeting held in Milan Village Hall.
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Milan
al Schmuhl
Karl W. Kurtz
Kurtz
Erie County
Schmuhl
Bob Haeuptle
Len Gliatta
Max Henderson
Ed Latrang
Bill Stephen
Les Russell
John Boler
Bob Jones
Joe Stiert
John Dale
Edith Proctor
Bill Ettel
L. Weiss
R. Russ
Jerry Montgomery
Change to semester courses explained to board
New London activity centered on vocational agriculture changes as Gilman Baker explained the move to semester courses to School Board members Wednesday night.
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New London
Gilman Baker
Semester courses gain student approval and enrollment rises
Baker reports that students approve the planned semester courses with enrollments up nearly 50 percent. The lineup includes animal husbandry soils conservation forestry and other agriculture subjects with credit earned through a minimum 100 hours of agricultural work experience per year.
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Baker
Agricul
Local Firms Contribute to Ohio Fund for Independent Colleges
The Citizen's National Bank and Norwalk Parts Co., both of Norwalk, were among 1,880 firms contributing to the Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges this year. These gifts support non tax supported colleges across Ohio.
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Citizen’s National Bank
Norwalk Parts Co
Norwalk
Ohio
Donation From Golden Agers Club To Park Board
Allan Shankman announced a donation from the Golden Agers Club to the Park and Recreation Board. Funds are to be used for picnic tables, with the president expressing thanks on behalf of the board.
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Park and Recreation Board
Golden Agers Club
Allan Shankman
Shankman
Sergeant Hester Promoted At Keesler Air Force Base
James S. Hester formerly of 22 Grove Ave Norwalk Ohio has been promoted to senior master sergeant in the U S Air Force at Keesler AFB Mississippi He is an electronic computer maintenance instructor in a unit supporting the Air Training Command mission Hester a Norwalk High School graduate is married to the former Claribel Laws The Refactor Herald news service notes the address 61 E Monroe Norwalk Ohio with publishing details and subscription info.
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Biloxi
Miss
James S. Hester
22 Grove Ave
Norwalk
U. S. Air Force
Keesler Afb
Hester
Air Training Command
Norwalk High School
Claribel Laws
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Thomas A. Green
East Rochester
Hermitage
Royal Gem
Warner Jones Jr
Firelands Tool Rental, Inc
U.S. Department of Agriculture Agency
Congress
Farmers Home Administration Office
Post Office
America
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Sergeaant
E. Monroe Norwalk
Reflector-Herald
UPI News Service
Audit Bureau of Circulative and Ohio Newspapers Association
Monroville
Wakeman
North Fairfield
Greenwich
Willard
Huron
Erie
U.S
Adnee
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