4-H Congress trip fuels youth ambition in Chicago
Gene Van Horn of Wellsville and Franklin County agent Robert Bozworth led Kansas delegates to the National 4-H Congress in Chicago. Gene, one of 37 petroleum power winners, toured the city with speeches and tours while Bozworth coordinated chaperone duties and tours with police escorts. Meals, banquets, and celebrity appearances marked the trip, with strong emphasis on leadership training and awards.
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Gene van Horn
Ottawa Rfd
Franklin County
Robert Bozworth
Kansas
Joan Istas
Wellsville High
van Horn
Topeka
Chicago
Gene
Conrad Hilton Hotel
U. S
Standard Oil
Bozworth
General Electric
Colonel Sanders
Johnson Publishing Company
Horse Leaders To Meet State 4-H Conference Feb 8 9
The third annual State 4-H Horse Leaders Conference will be held February 8 and 9 at Rock Springs Ranch south of Joplin City. Attendees include adult and junior horse project leaders, county Extension agents, and 4-H horse activity sponsors at club, county, and state levels. Pre-registration is due January 20. cost is 13.50 dollars. The program features mare and colt care management by Gary Brandt, sessions on 4-H horse judging, barrel racing demonstrations, training halter horses, and 4-H horse project records. Reports from the Riley County 4-H horse judging team will be presented, with a new Horse Bowl contest planned. Districts will select state horse advisory members and discuss 1975 district horse shows. Cecil Eyestone and planning committee members coordinate the event.
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Susan Verdoorn
Rock Springs Ranch
Jundtog City
Patan Heey
Gary Brandt
Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Derstanding
Riley County
Kansas
Gayle Davis
Jetmore
Cecil Eyestone
K-State
Jo Frey
Oskaloosa
Aliease Doughterty
Great Bend
Sherry Morgan
Wichita
Suzanne Muller
Council Grove
Sean Sadewhite
Olathe
Brian Lawrence
Tola
Craft Day Teaches Macrame Owls And Bread Dough Art
Franklin County event offers two crafts sessions at the Farm Bureau building on January 20 starting 9 30 a m. Sue Hellar says macrame owls take about three and a half hours while bread dough art takes two and a half hours. Attendees must bring prepared dough for the bread project and contact the Extension office by January 24. Public invited.
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Farm Bureau
Franklin County Home
Sue Hellar
Hellar
Hog shows scheduled at Arkansas City agri building
Three hog showsare planned for January and February at the new agri business building in Arkansas City. January events include the Southwestern Spot Type Conference January 16-18 with carcass hog judging Thursday, bred gilts barrows and boars judging Friday and a banquet. Saturday features a judging contest at 9 a.m. and a sale at 1 p.m. The February slate covers Berkshire Regional Type Conference February 13-15 and the Kansas Spring Barrow Show February 20-22 with barrows registered by 8 p.m. Thursday. Live carcass hog evaluation Friday, a banquet, and Saturday judging from 9 to 10:30 a.m. plus champion selections at 11 with trophy presentations.
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Arkansas City
Berkshire
Kansas
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Kansas Farm Boy
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Museum of Natural Science and History
Chicago Board of Trade
Sears
Secretary of Agriculture
Earl Butz
Ford
Jesse Owens
Danny Davis
Nashville Brass
Glenn Rah
Jimmy Wongs
Ay Anne
Kansas City
Kan
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95Th
Mahall Mission
Johnson Drive
Shawnee
SAVE
Leawood
Ottawa
Hickory
Lawrence
Ohio Street
Saffron Glass Co
S. Walnut
Stacia Ntiode
H.P. Briggs
Ottawa, Kansas
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