Four boys spark early 4-H hog project at Lorain County Fair
In 1918 Brownhelm 4-H Club led by Henry Leimbach and Howard Roger, four boys raised market hogs for a simple start in 4-H. Competing only among peers at Elyria fair, they remembered second place for Robert Kneisel, while Stencil Marks won blue. The group toured local hog farms and loaded project hogs on the farm truck for transport to the fair.
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Brownhelm
Lorain County
Elyria
Riverview Mobil
Henry Leimbach
Brownhelm Township
Howard Roger
Robert Kneisel
Cooper - Foster Park Rd
Vermilion
Stencil Marks
Jerusalem
Vermilion Rds
Marks
Navy
California
William Leimbach
North Ridge Rd
Maurice Ladrach
Snow
Westlake
Ladrach
Kneisel
Jersey
Elyria Fairgrounds
Ohio State University
Sandusky
Canada
Lorain County Fair
Leimbach
Philadelphia
Nave
Paul
Dorothy
Raymond
Den
Erie County
4 H teens focus values at world congress in Chicago
Report from The Chronicle on the 1964 National 4 H Club Congress at the Conrad Hilton Chicago November 30 to December 4. About 1 500 delegates from 56 states Puerto Rico and foreign lands discussed citizenship and values. Highlights include talks by Dr John H Furby Wallace Fulton and Miss Michael Drury, tours of Chicago sites a Fiedler concert with four encores and social events in the Grand Ballroom and Aragon Ballroom.
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Conrad Hilton Hotel
Chicago
Puerto Rico
John H. Furbay
Wallace Fulton
Michael Drury
Alabama
Orchestra Hall
Arthur Fiedler
Chicago Symphony
Fiedler
Congress
Museum of Science and Industry
Adler Planetarium
Art Institute
Chicago Police Department
Shedd Aquarium
Deleptes
Conrad Hilton
Aragon
Eastman Rodax Company
Puppy led to 44H membership by Kathy Kuehn
Lorain Pioneer Pups 4-H member reflects on joining four years ago with a puppy and the desire to learn proper dog care and training. She mentions education through articles and friends, the Lorain County Fair, and the dream of farming life and becoming a veterinarian. The piece highlights how 4-H fosters interest in animals and agriculture.
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4-H
Loraine
Lorain
Advisors are helpers by Allen Ulrich County 4-H
The article promotes 4-H advising, noting many adults in Lorain County are advisors despite not being 4-H members. It highlights on the job training, democratic club structure, urban participation, and the rewarding nature of mentoring youth. A personal note from a Junior Leader recalls training a dog and learning parliamentary procedure and leadership responsibilities.
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Allen Ulrich County
Goys
Lorain Couny
Poe
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Spencer Boosters Boys
Kelleys Island
Roseanna Hig
John Fridenstine
Oberlin
The
Medina Tractor Sales Co
North Court
St. Medina
A.M
Ram
Riemer’s Corner Store
Sevih
Tn Sahuting
Hough & Caldwell Garage
Goodrich
Farm Bureau Co-Operatives
Huron Street
Erie
Ontario
Grafton
Ohio
By Kathy Kuehn
Lorain Pioneer Pups
Northern Savings
Elks Building
Second Street
Temple Court
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