Country Lifers Jalent Discovery 

 Night Winners Announced 



Don't be surprised in the years to come 

 when you read of the ascendancy of some 

 star of the stage, opera or screen to find 

 that the turning point in his • or her 

 career was the "Talent Discovery Pro- 

 grams" held by Country Life General 

 Agents throughout the state the evening 

 of December 6th, 1934. 



Audiences ranging from 2500 in Liv- 

 ingston county to 300 in several coun- 

 ties watched, listened and applauded the 

 efforts of aspiring (and no doubt, per- 

 spiring) anMtteur Thespians. There were ' 

 musicians also, singly and in groups. 

 Dancers, acrobats, comics and mimics 

 made the evening something to talk 

 about in upwards of a hundred counties. 



Only the best five on any program 

 were awarded honors by the judges. 

 They were judged on poise, initiative, 

 originality, personality, audibility, recep- 

 tion, rendition, talent and knowledge of 

 art. Amateurs of course got the call 

 over professionals. All in all, it was 

 really a "Talent Discovery Program." 



Following are the winners reported by 

 counties (includes only counties report- 

 ing) :— 



SttmMt of winn'ne Bnmtiers: 



Aduns Connly— T. E. Sharrow. General Aceiit 



MarlfiilitP TTnnnaker ^fHrlmba 



Kuthrr HMnsaker Rt-A^lnf 



Wilford Nelson Piano Arrortllon 



r>'>n.iT<l Petersen ReadiofT 



Veimn Sharrow Piano 



Boone Conntv — K. W. rielnml. General Ajent 

 PatFV RrlWlh A 



Darn In Orlfflth. Jr Miixlral RrarlinR 



Mrs. Ella Shorpg Reader 



01aiI.T« Blake Planlat 



Anryle Male Qnartefte Vocal 



WInifrotI Tatea ft 



Rnth Warner .Saxoplion.- Diief 



Alia Mo'-a !ne Cimtafaon Reader 



Brown Connty — Jolm A. Oinnibell. Ceneral Asrent 



Quenf 'n Filjcen Readlne 



R"8etta Watera Mnaleal Ren<Hng 



I'hvllla Kerr, Virginia Mark. 



BeWT Mcrabe Tap T>anoe 



Je:>n lyewln Reading 



Toxelle WllUama Voeal Solo 



Carroll Connty — D. R. I.ower. General Agent 



Floyd Pollilll Onltar ft Month Organ 



Jamea David Boron Reading 



Krtward M^elk ...'. fliillnr .\eeordlon 



Rnth Petera .'. Piano Solo 



Wnlli-r Miller A 



I#e FrwlB Tomedy Act 



Farm Biirean Quartette wap very acceptable. 



Casa County — D, T. Fltzpotrlck. General Agent 



PonaM Wlilfe Tap Dancing 



Mildred Hackman Piano Solo 



ITi-nry Ro«f>l Accordion Solo 



.ArcnzTlUe Quartette 



Dun Speara Vocal Solo 



Champaign Cannty — Donald Teare. General Agent 



Kathrvn Warner Song 



Clair Kokenaparger Reading 



Jean Wood Song 



Doria Jean Oannell Tap Dance 



nelen Mae Dillon flarinet Solo 



Crawford County — Charles W. Homann, "General 



Martha Rains Piano Solo 



Mrs. Frank Mefford X.rloplione Solo 



Xoorbead Merrymakera • . .Song 



- Lewla JIcNntt Reading 



Joy Stont Reading 



SeKalb Connty — John D. Bryant, General Agent 



Paendo WI.S Entortainera Square Dance 



Ronth Grove Plowboya Cowhoy Scene 



EakJea Children Tap Dance 



Bnaaen Knodtson Barltona Solo 



Finnhib Dance Groap .Folk Dance 



Pord Connty— CTyde F. Cnalck. Gemr* Agent 

 MIet Jane Carpenter Tap Dance 



Mlaa Myra 'I>iylor Accordion 



Kenneth Paulaon Reading 



Four Plata Male Qnartetie Vocal 



The Keltzman Orcheatra Muric 



Oreana County — I*. B. Le«, General Agent 



Oladya Martin Piano Solo 



Roodbonse Broa. Quartette 



Forrester Tnina (B yn>.) . .Singing A Tap Dancing 



ITelen Black Reading 



Henderaon County — ^'^llfTorrl Thompaon. Gen. Agent 



Mis* Ida M. Leinhach Solo 



Robert Powell ..Solo with Guitar acompanlment 



Bemadine Porter Tap Dance 



Marilyn Thompaon Reading 



Medla-Rarltan On*beatra Tnstriimental Mualc 



Henry County — D. P. Robinson. General Agent 



Warden Children — colored Spiritual songs 



Floyd A Barbara Black. . .Vo^nl with own guitars 



Mrs. F. K. Olaon Swcdlnh Dialect reader 



Iroquois County — If. W. Bradwhaw, General Agent 



Claud A Mary Grlftlth Tumbling Act 



Georglana S|>ruell A Stella Wilson. .Tap Dancing 

 Clara Reerea .. .Guitar A ainging. cowl>oy aonge 



Mra. Ratacnberger Reading 



Gen. Rogcra A Gh-no lockheart Tap dancing 



Lake County — Bertram Abney. Gem-ral Agent 



Musical Melodrama Bob A Cappy 



TTuaband llimtera Comedy — 1 act 



Skokle Valley Boys String Band 



German Band 



Antioch Chap. Piitnre Farmcra of Amer. 



Edwin Pfannlstlll Nimg ami l'k<' 



LaSaUe Connty — R. R. Barr. General Agent 



4.H Club Oronp Stnnt 



Novelty Stunt ft Dance Two Glrla 



Lawrence Connty — W. H. Nnttall. General .\gent 



Raydellc Bnrgart A Jo Ann Gardner 



Acrohat'e Routine 



Wanda I.athrop Reading 



nitchhikera String Band Cla.v Roberta, gnltar; 



elude Tucker, banjo; Cla'-ence Arnold, Tlolln; 

 Marguerite Tucker, mandolin. 



Clinton Corrle Solo 



Theima Scbrader Reading 



Leo Connty— T., J. TJIIcnsvang. General Agent 



Bumell Hencrt Whiatllne A S'nging 



Margaret Man Iniperaonnt'on Reading 



I^-na Marlowe Tap Dancing 



E. M. Edwards Impersonation Readings 



Ebony Boya A Minntrel 



Logan County — Isaac Dagley. General .Agent 



Paul Rankin Tenor Solo 



Sunshine Boys Musical Number 



Dorothy R. Hanahan Tap Dance 



Eilene Cooper Mnidcal Read'ng 



Robf^rt Johnson . . . .' Rending 



KcDonongh Coanty — C>. O. CheBowetb, Oen. Agent 

 Carson Brop. A Kenneth ITodgea. .Male Quartette 



Freeling Clowcr Reading 



Wm. Kelly A Miss .*llen Costume Dnet 



Haiel Orlmm Athletic A Tap Dancing 



CTirlstlan Church Orchestra 

 KcHsnry Cannty — R. T. Burroughs. General Agent 



Silas Pierce A Grandson Violin A Drum 



Mildred Kmith, Alma and Ruth Cowllna 



Tap Dancing 



Ernest I.araon Accordion 



Walter Steffen. Jr Guitar & Month Organ 



Corlne Plhl Reading 



ICcLaan Connty — Ben Roth, General Agent 

 Mra, Geo. Honor . .Two original humorous readings 



Walter McClnre Family 



, Two cowboy musical numbers 



Selha Tru Infferty Tap Dance 



Cropecy Male Quartette Musical nnmber 



Rnth Schneider Dramatic reading 



Madison — Roy IT. Fick, General Agent 



Mr. A Mrs, Irvin Relnhart. , .Hawaiian Onltan 



Miss Elaine Blunt Violin Solo 



Mrs, Stanly Castle. Xlarrey K. A'osfc 



Vocal Duct 



Mrs, J. L. Brazier Dramatic Beading 



Mr. A Mrs, IrvIn Relnhart, Mr. A Mrs. 



Clarence I.udwig Mlied qnartettr 



Mercer County— Mark Foater. General Agent 



Mrs. Perry Davia Vocal Sole 



Misa Reta Ijifferty Reading 



Rev, Philip n. VanDrooge Chalk Talk 



Thos, Bonygne Vocal Solo 



Richard BIgham A Ily. Rudolph 



Guitar and narmonlraa 



Montgomory Connty — Gu» Samraons, General Agent 



Evelyn Stieren Acrobatic dance 



n.vde ft Rntb Andrea Song ft guitar team 



Schaper sisters Dance team 



Paul MrAnamey Tap dance 



Betty Jean Uniwlder Reading 



Morgan County — L. T. Oiley. General Agent 



Jo Ann Gllchrlat Tap Dance 



Margaret Camm Reading 



Beatrice Lyons Piano Solo 



Ix>ulae Bllmlinf Reading 



Jetald Ileaton Vocal Solo 



Ogla Csonty — Clara Bradturd, General Agent 



Marlys Jean Blongb Piano 



Jessie Gray R*adlng 



Roy Braddey A daughter Onltar A Mandotln 



Piatt County — Benj. Jonea, GeBcral Agent 



Franklin I.lentz Ilumarons Reading 



Barbara Pace Dramatic Reading 



Dorla. Kathleen A Donna Snllivan 



Vocal trte with guitar 



Gordon Trurobaoer Xylophone Solo 



Norma Norrls. Joan Crosby, Bloasom Bacopnlls.. 



Tap Dance, witli Dutch Otrl Costumes 



RIohland ConntywOtto Shaffer A H. L. Seller, Oea 



eral Agenta 

 Rock Island County— An^m Nash, General Agent 

 Men's Community Chorus N^ 



Edward McMurpby ^^Ijadlnf 



Michael Broa Tap dalMug 



Carl Kraklow Readrng 



Brownlee S'aters Song A Tap Dancing 



St. Clair Connty — R. F. Sballer, General Agent 



Hobart Plah Solo 



Miss. Valley Orange (John Holdener. Leslie 



Kuhlinann A Valentine Range) Play 



Franklin Relsa Reading 



Dolores Beihl Reading 



Schnylor Connty— Earl Payne, Genera] Agent 



Margaret Jane WUmot Vocal Solo 



Warren A Mary Royer Sketch 



Mrs. Eliz, Eatea numoroiM Reading 



Beatrice Bartlett Plana 



Mnxine Vandlver Piano 



Scott County-*Glen M. Kaufman. General Agent 



Clyde Summer* Reading 



Betty Jane Conltaa Reading 



Point Pleaaant Quartette 

 Bean Orchestra 

 Dingle Quartette 

 Stark Connty — O. I., Hatch, General Agent 



Misa Josephine Jackson .Reading 



Marllj-n Streetmatter Song (age 5) 



Kencth Streetmatter Reading (age 7) 



Taxewell Coanty — Wm. Freltag. General Agent 



Marlta Young Xylophone Sole 



Margie Bennett A Norma J. IToffman . . . .Duet 



Marian Meeker Vocal aol* 



Gilbert Roy Gelzelberger Vocal solo 



I.. R. Scbrone, I^ester Schrone, I.«ster Blnmen- 



shine A M. I.eO)unt Quartette 



Vermilion Connty — Arthur Bryant. General Agent 



Helen Jean Kerliy Mualcnl Reading 



.\ntloch Trio Singing 



Wilson CrelghtoB Solo 



Ruth Chltwood ■. Beading (dramatic) 



Jessie T.onl>e FInley Piano Solo 



White Connty— J.' E. Stine. General Ag«at 

 Mra. Rowland Clark, Mrs, Edwin Seal and Mm.' 



n, M. Marlln Vocal Trio 



I,aurada lAnd Musical Reading 



Mary Jane Meat Violin Solo 



JollT 4 — Jake And. A. B. And, (Harence Hnghe* 



A Fr, Witter Vocal 



CloTerland Quartette — Wm. Millar. Tommy Millar, 

 Claude Perkins A Vertla McWorthy 

 Winnebago Connty — Homer HItcbcock, General Act, 



Miss Ruth Culbertson 



Perry vllle observes Washington's birthdsy 



J"bn A, I.arson 



Humorous "Ollle Olson goes to the Ball Game" 



> Miss Mary Sawdry Violin Soloist 



George Palmer ..."The Home Talent Rehearsal" 



Mmea Picken A Andrews Duet 



Woodford County — Duaue Genre. General Agent 



Eureka High School Trio "..Vocal 



Farm Boys Male Quartette Vocal 



Mureen Engel Tap Dance 



Roanoke IT. S. Quartelte Vocal 



Tola Finnell Dramatic Reading 



■Will County— E. L. Wilson. General Agent 



Alvln Kohl .- Yodeler 



June Shafer ^ Bejtdar 



Tap Dance Quartette 

 Klwood Jill-Ran Orchestra 

 Plainneld Ijidlea Quartette 



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Champaign Service Co. 



Spreads 20% Dividend 



1124 Champaign County Farm Bureau 

 members will receive patronage dividends 

 from the Service Company this year av- 

 eraging $26.76 per member. Ten per cent ■ 

 of the 20% dividend is payable in c^sh 

 and 10% in credit memo. The dividend 

 amounts to $30,079.04 and comes at the 

 end of only four years operation. A 12% • . 

 dividend was declared on patronage cards 

 and coupons. So far the company has 

 returned approximately four times its 

 capital investment, a total «f $78,307.19 

 included $5640.53 on preferred stock. One 

 patron received $926.15; two over $350, 

 and 37 more than $100. each for this* 



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