Kendrick, Kenneth, 1908-
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Born January 9, 1908 at Moody, Texas, Kendrick received both a B.A. and M.A. degree from West Texas State College in Canyon. He served as football coach, high school principal and superintendent of schools, respectively, at Phillips before moving his family to Stratford, Texas, where he began operating a 4,888 acre grain and cattle ranch. In 1950, he helped organize the National Association of Wheat Growers and the Texas Wheat Producers' Association, serving in all official positions in both organizations. Appointed to President Kennedy's National Agricultural Advisory Commission in 1961, Kendrick administered the National Association of Wheat Growers national program in Washington, D.C. from 1963-1966. He also served a term as mayor of Stratford and was on the town's School Board from 1956 to 1962. In 1970 he helped organize the Texas Wheat Producers' Board for research and market development and was its first chairman. He was also appointed to the Great Plains Wheat, Inc. Board in 1971 and was its president in 1975-1976.
From the description of Papers, 1933-1983. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 26200290
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- Agriculture
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- Grain trade
- Wheat trade
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- Stratford (Tex.) (as recorded)
- Texas (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
