. ▁G ur ney ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁his ▁sons ▁and ▁nep hew ▁continued ▁the ▁seed ▁and ▁nur ser y ▁business . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁Del oss ▁Butler ▁G ur ney , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Colonel ' s ▁sons , ▁became ▁CE O . ▁The ▁company ▁divers ified ▁and ▁grew ▁quickly . ▁By ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁the ▁G ur ney ▁seed ▁house ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁receiving ▁orders ▁from ▁ 4 6 ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 8 ▁states ▁and ▁many ▁foreign ▁countries . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁John ▁Ch and ler ▁G ur ney , ▁Del oss ▁Butler ' s ▁son , ▁made ▁a ▁name ▁for ▁himself ▁as ▁a ▁radio ▁announ cer ▁and ▁programmer ▁for ▁the ▁Y ank ton ▁radio ▁station ▁W NA X . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁John ▁Ch and ler ▁" Ch an " ▁G ur ney ▁convinced ▁his ▁father ▁to ▁buy ▁the ▁radio ▁station , ▁which ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁" W NA X ▁- ▁Vo ice ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁G ur ney ▁in ▁Y ank ton ." ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁promote ▁G ur ney ▁products ▁and ▁services , ▁making ▁G ur ney ' s ▁a ▁household ▁name . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁the ▁large ▁G ur ney ' s ▁seed ▁house ▁and ▁store front ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁Y ank ton ' s ▁first