—Lancaster Perming, Saturday, April 7; 1979 114 Milk COCKEYSVILLE, Md. - Seven dairy farm families were honored by their fellow members in Maryland Cooperative Milk Producers, Inc. for producing milk of exceptional quality. The awards were presented March 24 during the 44th Annual Meeting and Banquet of MCMP at Marriott’s Hunt Valley Inn, Auctioneering contest books country musician BRUSH, Colo. - The author of 50 number-one selling songs and a member of the Song Writer’s Hall of Fame, Bill Anderson, will be the entertainment headliner following the World Livestock Auctioneer Championship, to be held here Saturday, June 16. Anderson and his group, “The Po’ Folks,” will per form following a barbecue in Brush Saturday evening. The Championship will begin at noon at Livestock Ex change, Inc. Anderson’s appearance will climax a day of com petition among North America’s top livestock auctioneers. Why Store tour Grain in a BROCKt REPUTABLE! DEPENDABLE! 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