Missouri Admitted to Confederacy This Week in History
A Civil War retrospective notes Missouri's admission to the Confederacy by an act approved November 28, 1861. It recounts the conflict between rival Missouri governments, the Neosho and Cassville sessions, and Union victories that kept most strategic points under Union control as 1861 closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Floyd C. Shoemaker
Claiborne F. Jackson
Congress of the Confederacy States of America
Richmond
Confederate Congress
Capitol
Jefferson City
Boonville
Carthage
Wilson's Creek
Springfield
Price
McCulloch
Nathaniel Lyon
Lexington
Mulligan
Stary Success
Jackson
Missouri General Assembly
Neosho
Edward Carrington
Cabell
Thomas L. Snead
Confederate States of America
Union
Confederacy
Snead
Jefferson Davis
Missouri Commissioners
R. M. T. Hunter
General Assembly
Masonic Hall
Newton County
U. S
Geo. Graham West
Cooper County
Gov. Jackson
Cabell and Snead
Cassville
Barry County
New Madrid
Davis
Congress
Pea Ridge
Ark
Msouri
Hamilton R. Gamble
Poultry Price Advice From An Industry Newsletter
A letter to poultry raisers urges selling mature fowls and early market timing for Christmas and Thanksgiving. It notes turkeys arrived late, New York carloads left, and farmers may fare better from early marketing. Eggs remain high with limited storage, signaling tighter markets into the new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wild turkey season opens December first in Missouri
The Missouri Game and Fish Department announces open season from December 1 to 31 with a one bird limit per hunter. Licenses cost 2.50 to nonresidents, 10 for nonresidents, and county permits apply in home counties. Prohibitions include roost shooting and hunting on parks or refuges. Prime areas span numerous counties, with guides available from the department in Jefferson City. The outlook notes turkeys increasing but still low due to long term management needs, urging gobbler hunting to protect hens. Licenses for 1933 become available by December 15. they will be valid through December.
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Towsend Godsey
Benton
Morgan
Camden
Maries
Osage
Cole
Miller
Franklin
Jefferson
Washington
Crawford
Ste. Genevieve
Mississippi
New Madrid
Pemiscot
Dunklin
Butler
St. Francois
Madison
Bollinger
Wayne
Iron
Reynolds
Ripley
Carter
Dent
Shannon
Oregon
Phelps
Texas
Howell
Wright
Douglas
Ozark
Pulaski
Christian
Taney
Stone
Barry
McDonald
Dallas
Laclede
State Game and Fish Department
Jefferson City
Missouri
A. B. Tramer
Missouri Game and Fish Department
Cramer
Duncan hosts three course dinner for friends
Mr and Mrs K M Duncan entertained a small group Sunday at one o'clock with a three course dinner. Guests included Mr and Mrs H N Thurlo, Mr and Mrs R M Calhoun and son James, B T Jolley and Mr and Mrs Guy Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K.M. Duncan
H.N. Thurlo
R. M. Calhoun
James
B. T. Jolley
Guy Adams
Crowded Browning Saturday Night Attracts City Visitors
Browning and surrounding residents crowded the city Saturday night with shoppers visitors and country folk. People came to trade visit and attend the Electric Theatre drawing card event. Every seat was filled and some stood. The theatre cooperated with merchants to present fine pictures at the lowest prices seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browning
Carter
Ozark hunting legends told in Vance Randolph book
Ab Yancey’s tale of a one-bullet hunt captures Ozark lore as recounted by Vance Randolph in Ozark Mountain Folk. The piece highlights a frontier scene of turkeys hogs, quail, fish, and a boy’s famed catch, with regional pride and rugged humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Ozarks
Vance Randolph
Galena
Ozark
Vanguard Press
Davy Crockett
Randolph
Ab Yancey
Holt
Laclede Bank robbed in destructive explosion
The Benson Banking Company in Laclede suffered a bank wreck and possible robbery. The building on the park’s east side stood for about 20 years. Cash, records, and private safety deposit contents were damaged or missing. stamps burned. owners Ernest and Ida Benson are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laclede
Benson Banking Company
C. A. Felt
Z. R. Kling
Benson Bank
Ernest Benson
Ida Benson
Brookfield Argus
Also Mentioned on This Page
Game and Fish News
W. F. Priebe
Effy Plaut
Becaz
Sto Pear
Ant Emmy
Pollatx
Lafe Lumley
Furness
Shers
Newton
Bailey Maytag Company
Browning, Missouri
Yar
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