Benton Walker Youngest Flying Farmer Heads Junior Fair Board
Benton Walker 16, son of Ivan and Mrs. Walker of Dalton, heads Cheyenne County Junior Fair Board as the youngest Flying Farmer member. A 4-H leader in the Northwesterner livestock club, he earned 33 credits at age 16, with a 92 average at Nebraska School of Agriculture Curtis, and holds a pilot license with the Walkers’ plane at their Dalton farm. He has won top placings in beef breeding, swine, and showmanship, and serves in band, glee club, chorus, and church activities.
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Benton Walker
Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Nebraska School of Agriculture
Curtis
Nebra Benton
Ivan Walker
Dalton
Northwesterners
Young Walker
Benton
Ohio
Northwesterner's
Walker
Theebraska School of Agriculture
Nebr
Curtis School
Free Acts At County Fair To Assure Well Filled Program
Entertainment lovers anticipate a top rate postwar revival at the 1946 County Fair with free acts scheduled Wednesday to Friday to keep continuous entertainment. Acts announced include Dick Wong The Chinese Ambassador of Song Watts and Newman Bervelee Neil The Jesters Nellie Tate Barbara Small Otto Pribyl and Co and a possible extra act by Gus Sun Booking Agency.
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Fair Board
Dick Wong
Song
Watts and
Newman
Bervelee Neil
Jesters
Nellie Tate
Hollywood Canines
Hollywood
Otto Pribyl
4-H Workers Point For 46 State Fair Preparations
August is a busy month for 4-H with summer camp windups and county fairs. Boys and girls prepare livestock feedings and show entries while dairy, home economics, and clothing projects near completion for Lincoln and the Nebraska state fair. County boards plan for larger 4-H exhibits and junior fair boards assist adults in coordinating exhibits and baby beef sales.
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Dairy Club
Lincoln
Home Economics
Free matches reach 196 billion yearly in US
Fifty years ago no book matches existed but now the United States gives away more than 20 million matches every hour to American smokers, totaling 196 billion free matches per year.
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United States
Rodeo Set for Two Days at 1946 Sidney Fair
The fair board plans a two day rodeo next week, Thursday and Friday afternoons, presented by Pomeroy and Hawkins. Brahma steers and calves will be used for roping and riding, with top bucking horses from a wide region. Shales built at the fairgrounds promise smooth, delay free performances.
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Pomeroy and Hawkins
Cheyenne
Sidney
Fairgrounds
Pomeroy and
Hawkins
Colorado
Wyoming
Nebraska
National Rodeo Association
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Great Western Sugar Company
Junior Fair Board
Bentons
Stromberg-Carlson
Sonora and
Clarion
Stromberg - Carlson Radio
Porter Oil Co
Clinton P. Anderson
Secretary of Agriculture
Mr. Anderson
Cil of Farmer Cooperatives
Chicago
Dividuals
Anderson
Congress
Lodgepole
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