Beech Grove Farm Bureau
1949
DOCUMENT WRITTEN BY : TINA EASLEY
I HAVE CREATED THIS DOCUMENT WHILE RESEARCHING THE OLD NEWSPAPERS . I HAVE RE-WRITTEN THE ARTICLE BELOW IN MY OWN WORDS MAKING THE DOCUMENT BELOW COPYRIGHTABLE.
I BOUGHT THIS OLD PAPER AT A FLEA MARKET ! OH WHAT A TREASURER!
TINA EASLEY
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THE BIG PICTURE - DECEMBER 9, 1949
BEECH GROVE MEMBERSHIP DRIVE SETS GOAL AT 100
THE BEECH GROVE FARM BUREAU LAUNCHED IT 1950 MEMBERSHIP DRIVE AT A COON AND FISH DINNER MEETING , MONDAY , DECEMBER 5TH.
APPROXIMATELY 120 MEN , WOMEN AND CHILDREN , WERE PRESENT.
THIRTY NEW MEMBERS WERE WRITTEN UP ON THE SPOT.
RALPH MANGRUM WAS RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT , OTHER OFFICERS ELECTED WERE ;
ARTIE SCOBEY , VICE PRESIDENT
VERLOUS HORNE , SECRETARY , TREASURER
TONY JOHNSON , REPORTER
MEMBERSHIP CAPTAINS ARE BERT WILLIS , HERBERT PIGUE , C.W. HORNE AND NAT DACUS .
SPEAKERS AT THE PROGRAM ARE COUNTY PRESIDENT , GEO. COLLIER , COUNTY SECRETARY , CHARLES SMITH , COUNTY AGENTS E.N. SANDERS AND GEORGE CAIN , ALFRED THOMPSON OF THE FARMERS COOPERATIVE EXCHANGE AND BILL HOLMES OF THE FARM BUREAU SERVICE. THE COMMITTEE AND THE LADIES WERE GIVEN A VOTE OF THANKS FOR THE FINE WORK PREPARING THE DINNER WHICH WAS SERVED IN THE BEECH GROVE LUNCH ROOM.