Sew and Sew 4-H Club Plans Spring Tea and Style Show
The Sew and Sew 4-H Club led by Mrs. Leo Thomas and assisted by Mrs. Ed Hiett has 12 girls aged 12 to 13. They pursue Third Year Sewing making skirts and blouses and will hold a spring tea for mothers followed by a clothing style show. President Marilyn Maley leads Carolyn Atkins Judy Ziegler Judy Wolverton Janice Wolverton Carolyn Osborn Donna Burrows Janice Hume Janie Weymouth Peggy Hakes Jeannie Hictt Carol Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Thomas
Ed Hiett
Lincoln
Fort Sidney
Marilyn Maley
Carolyn Atkins
Judy Ziegler
Judy Wolverton
Janice Wolverton
Carolyn Osborn
Donna Burrows
Janice Hume
Janie Weymouth
Peggy Hakes
Jeannie Hictt
Carol Thomas
Future Farmers and 4-H Clubs Grow in 1950s County
Reports from multiple 4-H groups describe Future Farmers clubs organized in 1941 with members aged 11 to 14 led by Bill Harms and Jerry McRoberts, focusing on beef and dairy judging and baby beef projects, plus a Song Contest plan. Additional clubs, Lucky Clover and Sunflower Gals, highlight sewing, baking, ribbons, leadership by Miss Lila Christensen and Mrs. Jess Higgins, with meetings at Reimers and Young households and next gatherings in April and March. Commercial broiler production in 1955-56 shows Georgia leading with 178 million birds, Texas 79 million, Arkansas 77 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Future Farmers
Bill Harms
Jerry McRoberts
Jerry Flora
Butch Westerhoff
Wayne McRoberts
Fritz Beyer
Jimmy Henke
Don Henke
Lonnie Lessman
Clifford Beyer
Rhett
Richard Robinson
Howard Reimers
Golden Gate Electrical Club
Lloyd Ketteler
Tommy Eckert
Monte Young
Sunflower Gals
Donna Thurston
Jess Higgins
Georgia Sullivan
Sharon Bancroft
Reimers
Donald Young
Georgia
Texas
Arkansas
Northwesterners 4-H Club Organized in 1939
The Northwesterner s 4-H Club formed in 1939 under Lee Shoemaker with five members and grew into a large group by 1949 before a brief discontinuation until 1951. Leaders over the years include Glen Twarling Chuck Mayer and Ivan Walker. During World War II members purchased war bonds. The main project has been cattle, with livestock ribbons at the County Fair and two members winning blue ribbons in the county public speaking contest last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwesterners
Lee Shoemaker
Glen Twarling
Chuck Mayer
Ivan Walker
Clark Schaffert
Pa Sullivan
Denny Walsh
Clayton Shoemaker
Evelyn Weigand
Wayne Walker
Tommy Walsh
Georgia Sullivan
Gurley 4-H Club Leader Heads Sunflower Gals
Mrs Jess Higgins leads the Sunflower Gals 4-H Club in Gurley with assistant Mrs Don Young for five years. The group has 12 girls aged eight to eleven. Their current project is Let's Sew after a year focused on Meal Planning and several ribbons were won at the 1955 County Fair. This year they continue activities and exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Aurich
Cheyenne County
Joyce Burr
Sherry Jimmerson
Karen Searles
Georgia Grimm
Rosalie Wood
Jennifer Allen
Judy Bownan
Dema Fotinos
Karen Zitek
Sharon Haines
Eva Jo Carey
Jean Schiller
Jess Higgins, Gurley
Sunflower Gals
Don Young
Golden Gals Club Led by Mrs Irwin With Ten Young Members
The Golden Gals Club organized in 1953 is led by Mrs Robert Irwin assisted by Mariann George. Ten girls aged eight to 15 are split into two groups learning Beginning Baking and first year electricity. They hold a square dance biweekly with Just Us 4-H boys. Charter members Judy Irwin and Peggy Deaver remain active. Donna Meyer is president with Ernes tine Childers Donna Deaver Joy Farnsworth Clara Childers Karen Deaver and Barbara Childers among the members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Irwin
Golden Gals Club
Mariann George
Judy Irwin
Peggy Deaver
Donna Meyer
Ernestine Childers
Donna Deaver
Joy Farnsworth
Clara Childers
Karen Deaver
Barbara Childers
Lucky 4-H Clubs Lead By Mrs Ed Hinrich And Evelyn Bergman
The Lucky Homemaker 4-H Club led by Mrs Ed Hinrich with assistant Mrs Louis Johnson pursues Third Year Cooking and Beginning Baking while six 12 year olds, led by president Jane Ann Johnson, weave mats and plan garments to show at the county fair. Evelyn Bergman’s Gingham Girls 4-H Club, aided by Mrs Belle Schneider, with president Mary Beth Littleton, focuses on A Girl's Own Room plus additional projects like cooking and sewing, with members Connie Borgmann Jeanette Borgmann Rita Summerfeld Sharon Lindell Diane Sedgwick and Georgianna Coleman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucky Homemaker
Lucky Homemakers 4-H Club
Ed Hinrich
Louis Johnson
Jane Ann Johnson
Pamela Hinrichs
Sharon Leickmann
Virginia Foland
Cheryl Johnson
Ardis Groppe
Evelyn (Harvey) Bergman
Gingham Girls
Belle Schneider
Mary Beth Littleton
Connie Borgmann
Jeanette Borgmann
Rita Summerfeld
Sharon Lindell
Diane Sedgwick
Georgianna Coleman
Traffic crashes, marriages and wildlife cited in counts
The report notes 34 000 traffic accidents in New York City in 1955 and 1 545 000 marriages across the United States in 1953. It also states roughly 20 000 bighorn sheep inhabit the United States.
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New York City
United States
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Larson
Massey-Harris
Foland
Machin
Sidney
Adalia Reimers
Trudy Young
Cheryl Weir
Sally Morgan
Annabel Reimers
Mary Ellen Larson
Sharon Cape
Katholeen Reimers
Ellen Sanders
Lucky Clover
Lila Christensen
Sharon
Pamela Puffer
Janice Aude
Janice Biggs
Gail Christensen
Joan Nissen
Beverly Puffer
Georgia Barrows
Jackie Hoover
Lee Rogers
Renee Hoyt
Connie Vizina
Jean Ann Lindgren
Jr. Farmers 4-H Club
Junior Farmers
Willis Beyers
Henry Henke
Robinson Brothers
Lionel Comport
Nellie
North Hollywood
Cal
Sunshine Girls
May Hedges
Eva VanMark
Cynthia Siders
Angeline VanMark
Connie Albro
Evelyn Hardesty
Billie Daniels
Jane Wolstenholm
Elenora Rickel
Diana Kominek
Roseann Chapman
Sunflower Girls
Telegraph
Ieal You
FDIC
Member
Chamber OF Commerce
Farmers Union Co-op Gas & Oil
Sheener
Coxe
Nebraska
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