Stockmen Plan Columbia Farm Bureau Livestock Tour
Linn County Farm Bureau members will tour Columbia experiment farms April 10 to evaluate cattle and hog feeding trials. About 100 farmers attended last year, with transport arranged by Farm Bureau and a $1 round trip fare. The event includes demonstrations led by Specialist G. B. Thorne and a briefing on pastures and grain rations.
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Columbia
Linn County Farm Bureau
Coumbia
Linn County
Farm Bureau
G. B. Thorne
Farm Bureau Office
Navy Aviation Vacancies Open This Spring and Summer
Navy Recruiting Service promotes Naval Aviation roles for college men high school graduates and aviation trade school graduates. Openings exist for Ensign flight training commission eligibility for college men and enlistment in aviation rated trades for trade school graduates. New Navy aviation schools in San Diego Jacksonville Pensacola and Norfolk welcome general Navy enlistees for possible selection.
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San Diego
California
Jacksonville
Pensacola
Florida
Norfolk
Virginia
Fashion and hats spark debate on women’s styles
A discussion on spring hat trends, absurd designs, and calls for modest headgear. Mrs Roosevelt backs a woman’s right to wear any design, while a Supreme Court ruling may end exclusive designer protection, potentially broadening access to fashion and market copies.
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Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Browning
CountyAgent reports 300 mattress applications in Sullivan County
The County Agent's Office notes 300 applications for cotton mattresses under a county program not a relief effort. Eligible farmers with net income under 500 dollars can apply. USDA provides cotton and ticking while labor and a nominal local fee are charged. A carload of cotton is due to Milan next week, and work centers will form where demand exists.
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Sullivan County
United States Department of Agriculture
Milan
Rolla A. Baugher
Linn County to Observe Telephone Improvement Week
Linn County Farm Bureau designates April 14 to 19 as telephone improvement week. Line managers plan neighbor gatherings to choose poles and wire insulators and to cut brush and tidy lines. County Agent Hall previously met managers at exchanges, showing a movie and organizing the week’s work, with many Linn countians noting improved phone service.
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Linn County Farm Bureau Board
Hall
Lions Club to Provide Free 4-H Chicks in Brookfield
The Lions Club of Brookfield will purchase 25 chicks from Fugate Hatchery for any 4-H member in Lion county who wants them. The program offers six cockerels back this fall and prizes at a 4-H fair. Interested youths ages 10 to 21 should contact Lionell Thompson at Temple Stevens Grocery in the Frances Building.
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Fugate Hatchery
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Temple Stevens
Frances Building
Start Vegetables Early Requires Early Planting for Success
University of Missouri guidance urges early sowing of hardy crops like mustard and turnips to maximize harvest time and avoid poor yields. Mustard tolerates frost and seeds, while early turnips outperform fall crops and come in ahead of carrots and beets, ensuring a steady home garden supply.
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C. G. Vinson
University of Missouri College of Agriculture
Printing at Reasonable Prices Promises Customer Service
An advertisement-style note invites readers to place the next order, asserting affordable printing and reliable service. It emphasizes business intent, asks for a commitment, and promises to prove its claim through action. The call to join and support is direct.
Ensuring Quality Goods and Crop Surplus Across Season
A plan to supply high quality products from earliest to latest dates while maintaining a surplus of root crops for storage. The strategy emphasizes consistent supply, timely availability, and adequate food reserves.
Navy Volunteers to San Diego for Recruit Training
Navy volunteers from Missouri-Kansas will travel to San Diego California in April for recruit training. Earlier local enlistments went to Great Lakes Illinois. San Diego hosts major recruit trade schools including Electrical Radio Signal Clerical Pharmacists and Aviation. The Recruiting Service urges high school graduates and eligible youths to go west with the Navy. An initial weekly quota of 35 men is set for the Missouri-Kansas area.
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Navy
San Diego
California
Great Lakes
Illinois
Navy Recruiting Service
Missouri-Kansas
Emergency Crop and Feed Loans Open for Linn County Farmers
Emergency Crop and Feed Loans for 1941 are now available to Linn County farmers. Applications are being received at Linneus by H K Rockhold, Field Supervisor of the Farm Credit Administration. Loans target farmers with small cash needs who cannot obtain funds elsewhere, limited to necessary cash for 1941 crops or livestock feed. Security requires a first lien on financed crops, or on livestock for feed loans.
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Linn County
Linneus
H. K. Rockhold
Farm Credit Administration
R. C. Mullins
Court House
Lent Observance Urges Deeper Prayer and Reflection
The church calendar marks Lent as a six week period for thoughtful prayer and fasting in preparation for Easter. The article notes Lent’s long history since the earliest churches and urges more earnest prayer this year.
Lent reflection and Easter awakening urged in Browning
The passage notes that Lent is not universally observed and many ignore its significance. It urges readers to reassess their priorities and prepare to understand the religious awakening anticipated at Easter, calling Browning a focal point for this reflection.
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Browning
Missouri Short Line Railways Fade From Missouri Life
The Missouri Southern rail line, begun in 1884, ceases operations as timber timber resources dwindle. The Clinton Kiwanis Club holds a nails in water stunt revealing a fifty third nail to reach overflow. Lincoln County plans a 40 foot flagpole displaying the national banner above the courthouse for the first time. New London courthouse redecoration includes floors bookshelves and fresh paint, recalling Ralls County courthouse replicas shown at world fairs.
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Missouri
Missouri Southern
Chaffee Signal
Reynolds
Wayne
Carter Counties
Clinton Kiwanis Club
Henry County
Democrat
Lincoln County
Trap Free Press
New London
Ralls County Record
Ralls County
New York
San Francisco
Prisoner Held by Mistake In Federal Building Incident
A city marshal was locked inside the federal building after sighting the night watchman close the post office door. Believing it a joke at first, he waited until a passerby could confirm the accidental captivity. The watchman was summoned and the marshal released unharmed. Rotary Club of West Plains forms with a large banquet. A beaver colony seen near Shaw Garden Arboretum along the Meramec River. Higginsville Lions Club considers a Fourth of July charity event for crippled children. Linn County showcases pioneer spirit in Brookfield Argus. Auto office reports 165 trailer licenses sold with most trailers home made. Spring navigation signals appear as Wakerobin arrives in Canton ahead of official date.
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Mae
Linn County
Brookfield
Argus
Mississippi River
Canton
Press-News
Wakerobin
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