Georgia 4-H Delegates Attend Nation Camp in DC
Four Georgia boys and girls join six club members from every state Alaska Hawaii and Puerto Rico at the eighteenth National 4-H Club Camp in Washington DC this week. Delegates include Wilmarose Nicholson Cobb Opal Faulkner Grady John Tome lman Floyd and Carol Simmons Berrien. They are accompanied by W A Sutton state 4-H club leader and R J Richardson assistant state club leader.
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Georgia
Washyton
D. C
Alaska
Hawaii
Purkto Rico
Wilmarose Nicholson
Cobb _county
Opal Faulkner
Grady
John Tomelman
Floyd
Carol Simmons
Berrien
W. A. Sutton
R. J. Richardson
National 4H camp opens in Washington with leadership aims
The National 4H club camp began June 16 in Washington to foster appreciation of the capital and understand government three branches and citizenship. Speakers address the group while visits to the Agricultural Research Center Beltsville U S Naval Academy Annapolis Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Mount Vernon are planned. Secretary of State Marshall will speak June 23 at the final meeting. Georgia's Walter S Brown attends national Extension subcommittee on 4 H work with the Georgia delegation returning June 24.
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Washington
Agricultural Research Center
Beltsville
Maryland
U. S Naval Academy
Amanolis
Mount Vernon
Marshall
Walter S. Brown
Georgia Extension Service
Georgia
Soviet aim to triple car production by 195n
Moscow News reports that by the end of the current five year plan the USSR will produce about 500000 automobiles annually, a rate three times the present. Automobile plants rise from three before the war to ten now, with four assembly factories under construction. Main models include the ZIS 110 Pobeda MoskvaVich. Radio disturbances occur when solar particles disrupt the ionosphere 59 to 250 miles above Earth.
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Moscow
Moscow News
Ussr
Soviet Union
Pobeda
Moskvich
Earth
4-H Leader Announces 1948 Girls Record Awards
Miss Kathree Weldon announces continuation of the national 4-H Girls Record Awards Program with county state and national level prizes. Gold filled medals Chicago 4-H congress trips and $200 college scholarships are awarded to top performers. 90 Georgia 4-H members won county medals in 1947, and national winners have earned over $15,000 in college scholarships. County Extension agents will provide full program information.
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Kathree Weldon
Montgomery Ward
Chicago
Ounty Extension Service
Curtis H. Collier Appointed GA Poultry Marketing Specialist
Curtis H. Collier of Monroe Georgia has been named marketing specialist for the Agricultural Extension Service. He replaces R J Richardson who resigned to become assistant state 4 H club leader. Collier previously led Walton County 4 H poultry efforts and will coordinate with county agents to aid poultry owners and 4 H youths. He is a University of Georgia alumnus and a wartime Army captain with 21 months overseas. He holds church and community roles including Boy Scout Troop 86 scout master and American Legion Post 64 adjutant.
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Curtis H. Collier
New GA
Monroe
Georgia
Agricultural Extension Service
Walter S. Brown
R. J. Richardson
Mr. Collier
Walton County
Georgia County and Home Demonstration
4-H Club
University of Georgia
Collier
American Legion
2 4 D Hazards Revealed by Georgia Extension Horticulturist
Georgia Extension Service horticulturist Elmo Ragsdale warns that careless use of 2 4 D can cause crop damage. Reports from last season include losses from drift dusts affecting rice, cotton, alfalfa, lawns, and garden flowers. He notes widespread sensitivity among common garden plants and anticipates more use this season.
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Elmo Ragadale
Georgia
Ragsdale
Lost Pennsylvania Dutch Tribe Traced to Fire
Reading history curator Dr. Alfred L. Shoemaker reveals a Palatine group in County Limerick, Ireland that traced roots to Berks County, Pennsylvania. Mayor John F. Davis of Reading invites representatives for the bicentennial celebration peak August 14, noting the immigrants crossed the Irish Sea and settled in Ireland after a long voyage from the Rhine.
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Reading
Alfred L. Shoemaker
Rhine
London
America
Shoemaker
Schuylkill
Lehigh
Irish Sea
County Limerick
Separate sprayer advised for 2 4 5 use on farms and gardens
The guidance suggests using a separate spraying apparatus for 2 4 5 on farms and gardens if possible. If this is impractical, exercise special care when closing down and cleaning the equipment to prevent residue or contamination.
Free classification of cotton available to Georgia groups
Cotton samples are classed free for producers and groups by the U S Department of Agriculture in the 1947-48 season. About 4 305 000 bales or 37 percent of all U S ginnings. J H McLure urges growers to file for free classification and market news service promptly. Lead lines for group applications set August 1 for several states and August 15 for others. Information and blanks available from county agents or the Cotton Branch office in Atlanta.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
U. S
J. H. McLure
Production and Marketing Administration
Southeastern
South Carolna
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Virginia
North Carolina
Kentucky
Tennessee
West
Peachtree Street
Atlanta
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