Farmer-Politician Art Henry Reflects On Youth And Politics
Art Henry, 68, retired from farming and politics after a long career in Monroeville. He opposed draft card burning, praised youthful political interest, and noted shifts in political media coverage. Henry recalled Johnson and Coolidge announcements, predicted Nixon and Humphrey race outcomes, and described a life shaped by campaigns from 1930 onward.
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Art Henry
Monroeville
Henry
Johnson
Calvin Coolidge
Richard Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Meta
Ridgefield Township
NORWALK 4 H CLUBS HOST MAY MEETING NOTES
NORWALK 4 H clubs held meetings at various homes and sites on May 15 and May 6. Members discussed monthly summer horse shows and high point awards to be sent to the annual Quarter Horse Show, plus demonstrations on horse parts and hand care. Officers and awards were announced, and plans included entering a parade and community cleanup projects.
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Norwalk
Maple City
Maple City Jrs
Maple City Srs
Busy Bakers
Eunice Olcott
Connie Schaffer
Sally Adelman
Willard Olcott R.N
Farm Bureau urges $15 auto plate fee in Huron County
Huron County Farm Bureau Board of Trustees backs a proposal to raise auto registration from the current rate to 15 dollars. President Ralph Walcher cites a growing road burden and traffic as reasons and notes Ohio lags behind other states. If commissioners fail to act by July 1 1968, municipalities could implement the increase, diverting funds locally.
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Huron County Farm Bureau Federation Board of Trustees
Ralph Walcher
The
Huron County Farm Bureau
Jr. Fair Elects Officers for Huron County
Huron County Junior Fair board elected Henry Dalton Wakeman Wranglers 4H Club as president and Jerry McLaughlin South Central FFA as vice president with Marcia Dalton Wakeman Blue Ribbon 4-H Club as secretary. Assignments named by Carlos Tucker and George Landon for department assistant superintendents across home economics, 4-H home economics, crops, shop, dairy cattle, beef and swine and other divisions.
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Huron County Junior Fair Board
Henry Dalton
Wakeman Wranglers
Jerry McLaughlin
South Central Ffa
Marcia Dalton
Wakeman
Huron County
Carlos Tucker
4-H
George Landon
Vo-Ag
Jean Brooks
Monroeville
FHA
Linda Cook
New London Fha
Sharon Smith
Willard Fha
Amy Weisenberger
Western Reserve Fha
Lisa Fishbaugh
South Central Fha
Karen Libbee
Norwalk Fha
Debbie Burns
Modern Misses
Debbie Songstock
North Fairfield
Diane Stein
New Haven 20Th Century Farmers
Gerald Huffman
Ripley Jr. Farmers
Roger Kipp
Willard Ffa
Dairy Cattle Department
David Ross
Western Reserve Ffa
Swine Department
Asant
Richard Smith
Greenfield Beavers 4H Club
Tom Anderson
New London Ffa
BurcyUS Auction Report Mankell Merges Livestock Totals
Market data from Mankelk Bucyrus consignments shows 211 consignors with 1 411 head. Hog section lists 807 head, feeder pigs 244, cat 18.25 to 19.25. Cattle totals 273 with steers 20 to 27.70, heifers 18 to 26.50, cows 16 to 20.50, bulls 21.50 down. Calves 47 with prices 23 to 39.50. Sheep and lambs total 314 with losses of about 1 and ranges from 24 to 29.70 plus aged sheep at 48.80. Market overall lower on hogs and sheep.
Registered Cows Finish DHIR Tests
Eight registered Guernsey cows from New London and Bellevue completed DHIR production records. The American Guernsey Cattle Club noted cows were milked twice daily during a testing period supervised by Ohio State University. Four cows from Paul and Edward Beiler of Bellevue finished in 305 days, with additional tested cows owned by William C Erf of Bellevue, Robert William Moser of Bellevue, and Ralph Stone of New London.
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Guernsey
New London
Bellevue
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Ohio State University
Paul & Edward Beiler
William C. Erf
Robert William Moser
Ralph Stone
Huron County Fair Attendance And Premium Totals
The Huron County Fair drew 52 000 attendees last year with 6 078 paid in senior division premiums and 3 901 in junior division premiums. Neighboring counties records show Erie 38 000 Lorain 110 000 Mahoning 375 344 Ashland 55 114 Richland 30 000 Seneca 32 500. Data from Administrative Fair Records Ohio Department of Agriculture Information Services.
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Erie
Lorain
Mahoning
Ashland
Richland
Seneca
Administrative Fair Records
Ohio Department of Agriculture Information Services
Farm Soybean Demonstration Yields Noted in Huron County
In 1967 five acre soybean trials hosted by the Cooperative Extension Service highlighted top yields and profits. Allen Ruggles Ridgefield Township achieved 46.5 bushels per acre and earned $47.57 per acre net, while Norman H. Smith Greenfield Township posted 38.08 bushels with a $35.48 margin.
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Huron County
Cooperative Extension Service
Allen Ruggles
Ridgefield Township
Norman H. Smith
Greenfield Township
Wheat acreage cuts urged for next year by farmers
Washington reports that wheat farmers, per the Agriculture Department, recommended large reductions in national wheat acreage allotments for the coming year. The move aims to tighten supply and support prices amid market pressure.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Department
CCC Loans On Corn Soybeans Increase
The Commodity Credit Corporation raises price support loans by half a billion dollars in the nine months ending March 31 with the largest gains for feed corn and soybeans. Inventories fall by $1 billion versus March 31 1967 as loans total $2.5 billion vs $1.9 billion the prior year. Net losses from operations run under $3 billion, and growers discuss reducing allotments by 10 to 15 percent to cut land in production.
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Washington
UPI
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
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Republican Organization
Board of Elections
Norwalk Drifter’s
4-H Club
Northside Club
Northside
Brian
Stephen Schaffer
Marvin Smith
Kurt Heyman
Don Asselman
Melvin Smith
Brian Schaffer
Steve Pierce
Halfway Road
Comancheros
Sharon Weisenberger
Tina Wagster
Tom Dunlap
Jean Tetrick
Sharon Trembley
Russell Draper
Steve Dunlap
Teresa
Steve
Ohio
T.T. Brady
Sweetwater
Tex
Robert C. Hicks
Hicks
Brady
Connie
Robert
Jr. Fair
Mankelk
Bucyrus Auction
Delco Remy
Autolite
Delco
Hyatt & Timken
Wagner
McCord
National
Hastings & Sealed
Briggs & Stratton Engines & Parts
Sherwin - Williams Auto Paint
Thompson Products
Federal Mogul Engine Bearings
Diesel
Complete Machine Shop
Norwalk Parts Company
Linwood Ave
the House OF Service
Farm
By John Wells
Robert Gildenmeister
Cletus Fries
Paul E. Haas
Sherman Township
Richard Flint
Ripley Township
Kenton Sherman
Donald Andrews
George McMahon
James Yingling
Sylvester Lepley
Lyme Township
Agricultural Laboratories of
Columbus
W.C. Chalfin
Swift & Company of
Fostoria
Ask
National Grains Advisory Committee
Tift
Firelands Tool Rental, Inc
Woodlawn
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