Marshall-Putnam 1; Peoria 13. St. Clair }. Finals: 

 Edgar 4, Peoria 3. Consolation : Marshall-Putaam 

 1. St. Clair (forfeit). 



Boys 4-H Division — 54 teams played, McLean 

 won. Semi-finals: McLean 3, Kane 2; Adams 16, 

 Jackson 6. Finals : McLean 3, Adams 2. Consola- 

 tion : Kane 1, Jackson (forfeit). 



Boys' Rural Youth Softball Division — 32 teams 

 played. Fulton won. 



Semi-finals: DeKalb 11, Champaign 0: Fulton 

 3, Ogle 0. Finals: Fulton 1, DeKalb 0. Con- 

 solation : Oele 6, Champaign 5. 



Girls' 4-H Club Division — 16 teams played, 

 Wmnebago won. 



Semi-finals: Winnebago 14, Vermilion 4; McLean 

 8, Jackson 7. Finals : Winnebago 22, McLean 0. 

 Consolation: Vermilion 22, Jackson 15. 



Girls' Open Division — 9 teams played. DeKalb 

 won. Semi-6nals: Peoria 6, Lee 4; DeKalb II, 

 Randolph 0. Finals : DeKalb 13, Peoria 2. Conso- 

 lation: Lee 1, Randolph (forfeit). 



ARCHERY 



Men — 1st, Francis Hazen, Champaign ; 2nd, 

 Ken Berry, Vermilion ; 3rd, John Livengood, Piatt, 



Women — Senior — 1st, Mrs. Harry (3«bhart, 

 Champaign ; 2nd, Mrs. Lela Wildman, Piatt. 



Women — Junior — 1st, Mary Gebhart, Cham- 

 paign ; 2nd, Shirley Wisted, DeKalb ; 3rd, Jean 

 Quinn, McLean. 



BOWLING 



Mens' Open Singles — 1st, W. Ford, Kendall; 

 2nd, Don Gordon, Champaign ; 3rd, Earl Murdock, 

 Mason. 



Mens' Open Team — 1st, Ogle; 2nd, Kendall: 

 3rd. Macoupin. 



Rural Youth Mens" Singles — 1st, H. Whaley, 

 McDonough ; 2nd, G. Cross, Ogle; 3rd, R. Parkins, 

 McDonough. 



Rural Youth Boys' Team — 1st, Ogle; 2nd, 

 McDonough; 3rd, DeKalb. 



Womens' Open Singles — 1st M. Vale, St. 

 Clair; 2nd, Mrs. Earl Green, St. Clair; 3rd, E. 

 Lynn, Mason. 



Womeos' Open Team — 1st, Champaign ; 2nd, 

 Mason ; 3rd, St. Clair. 



Rural Youth Girli' Singles — 1st, Alice Welton, 

 Randolph ; 2nd, M. Van Gotegham, Rock Island ; 

 3rd. H. Schnulle, Ogle. 



Rural Youth Girls' Team — 1st, DeKalb; 2nd, 

 Ogle ; 3rd, Rock Island. 



Rural Youth Mixed Doubles — 1st, Ogle; 2nd, 

 Ogle; 3rd, DeKalb. 



Hare's the Edgar coun- 

 ty team that won the 

 1947 Over 35'eri 

 foftball title. L to 

 R., front! Rice, Gunn, 

 Sisson, Lutz, Staiey. 

 Boclc: Songhers, John 

 Noemon, Hade Noe- 

 man, Spilimon, Mc- 

 Coy, Doiley, Rlrages. 



Here's the champion 

 boys 4-H club team 

 from McLean county, 

 left to right: Francis, 

 Verkler, B I r Ic e y , 

 Bright, Don Hinshaw, 

 Zimmerman, Vernon 

 Hinshaw, Wiermon 

 (Mgr,), Beverage, 

 and Siglar. 



This is the Softball 

 team from Winnebago 

 county tliat won the 

 1947 Girls 4-H title. 

 L to R. front: Mc- 

 Donald, Gable, Flora, 

 S. Larson, Rosmussen. 

 Bacic: Barber, Newell, 

 Crockett, Bloke, War- 

 ner, B. Larson, Paris, 

 P. Larson. 



CHECKERS 



(Tied for 1st and Znaf U. A. Cadwell, KooK, 

 and Homer Doane.' Piatt ; 3rd, George Magcrs, 

 Vermilion. 



4-H PHYSICAL FITNESS 



Individual — 1st, La Verne Reiu, Iroquois; 2ad. 

 Delores Park, Efiingham ; 3rd, Barbara Countryman. 

 Henry. 



Team — 1st, Edgar; 2nd, Henry; 3rd, McLean. 



Tumbling Team — 1st, Wabash ; 2nd, Saline ; 

 3rd. Champaign. 



HOG CALLING 



1st, Al De Cap, Whiteside; 2nd, Gale Yocum. 

 Adams ; 3rd, Joseph Rahn, Peoria. 

 SKEET SHOOT 



Individual — 1st, I. Heiden, McLean; (tied for 

 2nd place) J. C. Beem, Shelby, Connie Foley. 

 Edgar. John Rosalius, Iroquois, F. Durst, Logan. 

 and Keith Rothwell, Logan. 



Junior — 1st, J. Marble, Vermilion; 2nd, E. 

 Jackson, Chainpaign ; 3rd, R. Aiiderson, DeKalb. 



Father and Son — 1st, Vermilion; 2nd, Macon; 

 3rd, McLean. 



Two-man Team — 1st, Logan ; (tied for 2nd sod 

 3rd I McLean, Kankakee. 



Five-man "Team — 1st, Logan ; 2nd, McLesfl ; 

 5rd, Shelby. 



HORSESHOES 



Sinsles — Men: 1st, Earl Bomke, Sangamon; 

 2nd, Leslie Long, Lee ; 3rd, James Martin, Cham- 

 paign. 



Singles — Women, Senior: 1st, Mrs. Eroctf 

 Schvich ; 2nd, Mrs. Ola Harsbbarger, Piatt. 



Singles — Women, Junior: Ist, Mrs. Glen 

 Coles, Edwards ; 2nd, Mrs. Laufrr, Kane. 



Doubles — Men: 1st, Champaign; 2nd, Ken- 

 dall ; 3rd, Piatt. 



Doubles — Women, Senior: Champaign. 



Doubles — Women, Junior: Champaign. 

 FOLK FESTIVAL 

 Only those with A raungs listed 



Family Singing — Sanderson's DeKalb ; George 

 Castle Family, Vermilion ; Fred and Lester Ottinter. 

 Kane. 



Choral Groups — Sextette, Vermilion ; Rev. Rob- 

 ert Haley, Kendall. 



Communiry Song Leaders — Edwin Dew. Ogic: 

 Marian McCormick, La Salle. 



Novelty Band — Mrs. Laura Gieseking, leader, 

 Etfineham. 



4-H Chorus — Ralph Schlifp, Livingston ; Wayoc 

 ChurchhiU. Will. 



Square Daitce Bands — Vance Baxter, Douglas: 

 Hersley fiaid. Champaign. 



Folk Dance — Don McClay, Kane; F. J. 

 Basting, Macoupin. 



Square Dance — Harley Andrews, Knox ; E, &. 

 Albin, Douglas ; Bill Timpncr, I'erry ; Edgar Fred- 

 erick, Champaign; Alice May Kamper, St. Clair; 

 FraiOc Barron, La Salle; Ralph McKenzie, Kane; 

 M. J. Morgan. Rock Island. 



Square Dance Callers — Bill Timpner, Perry; 

 Lester Worley, DeKalb; Rollin Farnam, Henry: 

 Ray Leach, U Salle. 



Barbershop Quartettes — Laverne Reitz, Iroquois; 

 Richard Hocrnci, Livingston ; Melvio Hagenbncb. 

 La Salle; William Rushton, Kendall. 



Music Specialties — Lyle Tombling, Grundy; 

 Kathcrine Ipperuuo, Adams ; llcne Hissong, Chaffl- 

 paign ; Urbana Rhythm Makers, Champaign ; Wilms 

 Hicxman, Vermilion ; Seymour Trio, Vermilion ; 

 Esther Dunavm, Vermilion ; Carol Neureutbcx. 

 Bureac ; Lyle Zebr, Livingston ; Charlene Halversoo. 

 La Salle ; Fred Ottinger, Kane ; Fred and Lcatet 

 Ottingct, Kane ; Mrs. Glen Melms, Kane ; Robert 

 Williams, Kane; Frank Pagoda, Kane; B. Mc- 

 Farland and G. Grimes, Edgar; Helen Wiltamutb, 

 Rock Island ; Bill Kinter, Crawford ; Floyd Mont- 



f ornery, Henry ; Lester Ottinger, Kane ; Hazel 

 teifey, Henry, Vocal; Hazel Stefiey. Henry. Ac- 

 cordion. 



Dance and Dramatic Specialties — Polly Savaac 

 and Mary Lou Wilson, Champaign ; Agnes Layden. 

 Vermilion ; Carolyn Garwood and Sharalyn King, 

 Vermilion ; Glen Cole, Livingston ; Pat Norris, 

 Kane. 



RIFLE SHOOT 

 Individual — Men: (Tied for Ist and 2od 



Elace) Walter Hahn, Mason, and Claude Durfct. 

 leWitt; 3rd, Nelson Weber. Livingston. 



Individual — Women: Ist, Mrs. Florence Hove, 

 DeKalb ; (tied for 2nd and 3rd place) Mrs. Robert 

 Taylor, Champaign, and Mrs. fjelson Weber. Liv- 

 in^ton. 



Team — Men : 1st, Champaign ; 2nd, Living- 

 ston ; 3rd, DeKalb. 



Team — Women: 1st, DeKalb; 2nd. Cham- 

 paign. 



SWIMMING 



Boys — (16 and older) 50 Yard Swim: Ist, 

 William Lundeen, Kane; 2nd, Jack Keller. Coles; 

 3rd, Jesse Dowell, Champaign. 



Boys — (IS and under) SO Yard Swim: tat, 

 John Gilbert, Edgar ; 2nd, Harry Wright. Jr., 

 DuPage ; 3rd, Jim' Ransom, Greene. 



Girls — (16 and older) SO Yard Swim: lat, 

 Lora Martin, Champaign; 2nd, Jean Pitsch, Peoria; 

 3rd, Carol Neureuther, Bureau. 



Girls — (IS and under) SO card Swim: Ist. 

 Jo Allice Davis, Champaign ; 2nd, Donna Davis. 

 Champaign ; 3rd. Mary Ann Rasmusen, DeKalb. 



Boys — (16 and older) Diving: Ist, Scott Judy. 

 Vermilion ; 2nd, Arlo Peplow, Kane ; 3rd, William 

 Lundeen, Kane. 



Boyi — (IS and under) Diving: 1st. Joba Gfl- 

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