walthall, j e

unknown – unknown

Name variants: J. E. Walthall
Record count: 5
Sources: life_events
Places seen: Chute Sixteen
First event date: 1913-12-17
Last event date: 1913-12-17

Timeline — 2 events

1913-12-17 Chute Sixteen. Likely holds the record for large sweet potatoes, having grown one weighing ten and one-half pounds, while six including the large one weighed thirty-six pounds; anyone who can beat the record is invited to write (per Pemiscot Argus) Quote: "likely has the record for large sweet potat… agriculture · life_events|Dexter Statesman 1913-12-17 clip ds-1911-1930-20260924T172354.933450863Z + life_events|Dexter Statesman 1913-12-17 clip ds-1911-1930-20260924T172139 + life_events|Dexter Statesman 1913-12-17 clip ds-1911-1930-20260924T172225.360387384Z + life_events|Dexter Statesman 1913-12-17 clip ds-1911-1930-20260924T172417
1913-12-17 Chute Sixteen. Of Chute Sixteen; grew a sweet potato weighing ten and one half pounds, and six (including the large one) weighing thirty-six pounds; the paper invites challengers (via the Pemiscot Argus) Quote: "If anybody can beat this record, we should be glad to hear from him" agriculture · life_events|Dexter Statesman 1913-12-17 clip ds-1911-1930-20260924T172105.775527293Z

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