Colorado Wheat King Wins Fourth Time in Five Years
Luther F. Givens of Sterling Colorado won the Pillsbury wheat crown at Chicago with Wichita hard red winter wheat. The contest, run by the International Crop Improvement association and state stations, saw Givens’ entry weighing 44 pounds per bushel. Colorado has now captured four national honors in five years, with other winners listed from Montana and California regions.
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United States
Colorado
Luther F. Givens
Sterning
Colo
Chicago
University of Colorado
Givens
International Crop Improvement Association
R. F. Crim
University of Minnesota
J.C. Harkleman
University of Ilinois
A. L. Clapp
Kansas State Agriculture College
K. E. Beeson
Purdue University
Lena
Sterling Saddle Club
Wichita
R. E. Condon
Platteville
D. F. Sakuth
Yuba City
Calif
Rapl Osborn
Culver
Ind
Appleton
Colorado Wheat
Montana Grubi
George [Ofmann
Lif
Leo Lindstrom
Sterling
Jesse Powers
Henderson
Montana
L. F. Peterson
Victoria
Platteville, Colo
IMI
Surplus Goods And Land Offered To U.S. Farmers
War Assets corporation announces no purely agricultural equipment will be declared surplus though tractors and trucks may be converted for farm use. About 70,000 of 100,000 acres of surplus land remain for sale with demand far exceeding supply. Also for sale are a hemp and flax mill in Hartford Wisconsin and large quantities of telephone and telegraph material stored at depots in Chicago Lexington Ogden Atlanta and Bellmead.
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Washington
War Assets Corporation
Department of Agriculture
CCC
Hartford
Wis
U.S. Signal Corps
Chicago
Lexington
Ogden
Utah
Atlanta
Bellmead
N. J
Longtime on-Site Farmer Celebrates 71 Years on Same Farm
Fairmont Daily Sentinel notes Ellsworth Ziemer remains at the Lake Fremont farm where he was born in 1895 and C. L. Peterson continues at his birthplace from 1890. Yet F. S. E. Carlson, born December 1874 near Dunnell, and still living there with his wife and son, tops the record with over 71 years on the same farm.
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Fairmont
Minn
Fairmont Daily Sentinel
E. G. Swanson
Dunnel
Ellsworth Ziemer
Lake Fremont
C. L. Peterson
F. S. E. Carlson
Dunnell
Champion PA potato grower named for 1945
Mervin Hanes of Stewardstown produced a record 656 bushels of potatoes on a measured acre and was named Pennsylvania’s champion grower for 1945. The award was presented by the growers' cooperative at a dinner in Harrisburg.
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Harrisburg
Mervin Hanes
Stewardstown
Pennsylvania
Hanes
The
Growers’ Co-Operative
Indian Fighter Knight Dies at Tulsa at 105
Tulsa—William Franklin Knight died at 105 after a life spanning six wars and encounters with notable figures like Custer Geronimo and Jesse James. Born on a steamboat in Louisiana Missouri, he rode for Wells Fargo, endured wounds, telegraph disruption, and a 33-horse journey to El Paso. He moved to Tulsa in 1918 and worked until age 101. No immediate relatives found.
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Tulsa
Okla
General Custer
Geronimo
Jesse James
William Franklin Knight
Louisiana
Texas
Wells-Fargo Express
St. Louis
Knight
Fort Worth
el Paso
One Third of U S Population Lacks Library Access
Washington reports Sen. Lister Hill and Rep. Emily Taft Douglas introduced identical bills to fund state library associations in rural areas. Proposed federal grants of 25 dollars per state, with states allowed to add up to 50 thousand dollars annually, matching funds. 586 counties lack any public library service, Texas leading with 150. Only 11 states have all counties served.
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Washington
United States
Lister Hill
Alabama
Emily Taft Douglas
Illinois
House
Senate
United States Commissioner of Education
Texas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Osage Ranchers to Hold Meet in June
PAWHUSKA OKLA The 10th annual Osage Cat lemen s association convention is set for June 21 and 22. Gart ner Drummond, president, says cattle men from several states will attend for a barbecue and cowboy dance. Accommodations may be tight as attendance is expected to be larger than past years. The Pawhuska community hopes to help.
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Pawhuska
Okla
Osage Catlemen’s Association
Southwest
Gartner Drummond
Drummond
Parachute Training and Instrument Lesson Dialogue
A training scene follows Hank and Robinson as they discuss parachute gear, harness construction, and the two-chute system. They cover silk fabrics, tensile strengths, suspension lines, and the Pilot Chute’s safety role, then shift to hangar flying and instrument education with an altimeter lesson to come.
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Hank
France
Binson
Bill
Robinson
Bil Robinson
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