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Trip of My Life at 1962 National 4-H Congress in Chicago
Philip Heldorfer recalls the 41st National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago November 1962. He details state dinners and tours at the International Harvester Co Museum of Natural History and Livestock Exposition, plus speeches by AFL CIO official Andrew Biemiller. He reflects on 4-H's national scope and hopes others attend. The piece ends with a Martin Luther King quote about the silence of the good.
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Philip Heldorfer
Bancroft
Chicago
International Harvester Company
Museum of Natural History
Congress
American Oil Foundation
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Standard Oil Foundation, Inc
Standard Oil Co
Ohio
International Harvester Co
International Livestock Exposition
Partici
Andrew J. Biemiller
Department of Legislation
Afl-Cio
Michigan Avenue
Windy City
Kossuth County