NEWSPAPERS: CALLOWAY JERSEY SHOW AT MURRAY ATTENDED BY 2,000 (1928-1933) ______ Sixty Head of Cattle Entered; L.Colebank Acts As Judge ________ MURRAY, KY, Oct.6.(Special)-Paducah Sun-Democrat(1928-1933) Three hundred dollars in prizes was given Saturday at the annual Calloway County Jersey Cattle Show. Sixty head of cattle were entered. Approximately 2,000 persons witnessed the judging of the cattle. L.O. Colebank, dairy specialist in the Tennessee Junior College, Martin, judged the cattle. County Agent C.O. Dickey,and S.E. Wrather,secretary of the Calloway County Jersey Club, directed the exhibition of the cattle. The judging resulted as follows: Junior 4-H club class heifers-3-year-old and over: 1. E. Yancey Bennett won with " Bell Boy's Pretty Maid" 2.Miss Emma T.Brown's "Youthful Segunda" also took 4th in the club class at Kentucky State Fair. 3-years old and over 2: 1.Robert Hendon, "Queenie Sybil Gamage" 18 months to 2 years: 1.Hollis Rogers on "Cid's You'll Do May." She was also second in the Kentucky State class. 2.Nellie Ruth Jones won on "Cid's Dorothy May." 3.Hollis Rogers on "Majesty Forward Glory." 4.R.L.Ward on "Combination Forward Ruby." 12-18 months class: 1.J.Y.Brandon "Bettie's Jolly Rose." 2.J.H. Ward "Forward's Bettie Ann." 3.Virginia Hendon "Killingly's Owl Handsome Mae." 4.Arthur Wall "Ralleigh Blondie Fay." 5.James Blalock won on an unnamed heifer 4 to 12 months class 1.Joe B. Wilson "Forward's Girls 2.(missing text) 3.(missing text) 4.(missing text) 5.(missing text) 1.Robert Hendon "Queenie Sybil Gamage." 2.Joe Houston "Ralleigh's Yellow Lady." 3.Robert Swann "Ladies Finance Oxford." Heifers 18 months and under 2 years : 1.Hollis Rogers "Cid's You'll Do May." 2.Nellie Ruth Jones "Cid's Dorothy May." 3.Hollis Rogers "Majesty Fauvics Glory." 4.R.L. Ward "Combination Forward Ruby." 5.Jake Meyer "Fauvice's Clover Dale Rose." Heifers 12 to 18 months: 1.J.Y. Brandon "Betty's Jolly Rose." 2.N.M. Lassiter "Countess Isabella Leona." 3.J.H. Ward "Forward's Bettie Ann." 4.A.B. Lassiter's "Competent Lassie Marie." 5.A.B. Lassiter "Unusual Financial Leona." Heifers 4-12 months: 1.Joe B. Wilson "Forward Girls Sadie." 2.Madeline Brown "Forward Fern Majesty." 3.C.M. Rogers "Fancy Martha Majesty." 4.Marthana Meyer "Modesty's Ixia Queen Ann" 5.E.A. Lassiter(unnamed) Open Class: Grand Champion, Yancey Bennett on "Bell Boy's Pretty Maid." Senior Champion,Yancey Bennett on "Bell Boy's Pretty Maid." Junior Champion, J.Y.Brandon on "Betty's Jolly Rose." Bull Champions:Senior and Grand Champion, won by R.L. Miller on "Brompton's Village Forward." Junior Champion won by R.M. Miller on "Brampton's Forward Lewis." Produce of Sire class: 1.J.S.Rogers on "Prides Ruby Nell." 2.J.S. Rogers on Nellie's Grey Pride." 3.T.A.Jones, "Dorothy's Beauty." Get of Sire class: 1.R.M. Miller on "Brompton's Village Forward." 2.J.S. Rogers, "Majesty's Fancy Sulton" 3.T.A. Jones "Cid of Lehigh." 4.O.S. Wall "Killingly's Owl Suzanna Lad." 5.A.B. Lassiter "Ralleigh's Oxford Lad." Milking Test: 1.T.A. Jones "Majesty's Fancy Olga." 2.J.S. Rogers "Pride Ruby Nell." Butterfat contest: 1.T.A. Jones "Majesty's Fancy Olga." 2.J.S. Rogers "Pride Ruby Nell." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- News articles saved by Prof. Frank Melton My father taught at Hazel from fall 1927 through the 1934 school year, so the articles are all in that time period. I do not know any more than that about exact dates. I'm sure the pictures were taken for the articles at about that time. Frank Melton 4103 23rd Ave . West Bradenton, FL 34205- 1319 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Frank Melton ====================================================================