Spanish Exposition to New Madrid 1802 Recounted
Floyd C. Shoemaker catalogues the December 13 1802 Spanish expedition to New Madrid led by Don Carlos De Lassus. He notes it aimed to test military strength and deter Western intrigue as Spain ceded Louisiana to France, with detailed orders, executions, and post mission reorganization of Upper Louisiana forces.
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New Madrid
Missouri
Floyd C. Shoemaker
Upper Louisiana
Louisiana
San Ildefonso
Spain
France
Mississippi
Congress
New Orleans
Upper
Don Carlos de Lassus
Kentucky
Tennessee
Upper Canada
de Lassus
David Trotter
Cape Girardeau
New Bourbon
Platin
Ste. Genevieve
Hildalgo
Caicos
Tewanaye
de Lasus
Middle West
Chicago
Frank Priebe
Feeding Beef Cows in Linn County Winter Methods
Extension Service guidance advises balancing cow maintenance with calf value, outlining feed rations for dry cows, bred heifers, and stock cattle. It notes a shortage of home grown seeds, suggests alternative feed options, and discusses a proposed road route in Livingston and Linn counties with public hearing steps before December 22, 1934.
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Linn
Hall
Extension Service
Columbia
Sudan
Garden cleanup boosts next year yields say officials
The Missouri Relief and Reconstruction Commission plans to distribute garden seeds to the needy again next year. Officials report 1934 relief gardens yielded up to sixty dollars in value, with drought reducing overall gains. Fall weather has produced bumper vegetables now being canned in relief centers, with over 24 million cans stored for winter distribution to the unemployed.
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Food Conservation Department
Jefferson City
State Garden and Food Conservation Department
Missouri Relief and Reconstruction Commission
Route B Lin County preliminary highway route description
State Highway Department reports a preliminary investigation of Route B in Linn County from Route 5 near Linneus west to the Linn Livingston County line. The route is listed in the 100 Mile County Highway and supplementary systems with a description beginning from.
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State Highway Commission
F. L. Fitch
Lambert Bridge
H. J. Phillips
Duncan School
Linn-Livingston County
Eversonville
C. W. Francisch
Division Eniineer
Macon
Jefferson City
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Missouri drought relief program provides 3000 jobs weekly
Scott Wilson announced a $1,574,975 drought relief scheme across 94 counties in Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Commission and FERA fund 162 projects, including 277 miles of graded earth, 114 miles of gravel surfacing, 96 miles of right of way work, material production, and maintenance, with state and FERA funds supporting labor, supervision, and equipment.
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Missouri State Highway Commission
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Scott Wilson
F.E.R.A
Highway Department
Cattle Buy Plan Set for Brookfield Saturday
Agent Hall seeks to purchase 170 head of cattle at Brookfield on Saturday December 15. Farmers unable to deliver in time should list livestock with their township committee or call Hall's office to avoid overdelivery and returns. Cattle will be appraised at the Brookfield stockyards.
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Hall
Brookfield
Hot School Lunch Seen as Health Booster for Children
Miss Essie M. Hoyle of Missouri College of Agriculture says a hot dish in school lunches strengthens children’s bodies and minds. Implementation steps include teacher support, school director cooperation, and parental meetings to decide plan, equipment, and food supplies. Funding may come from school funds, fundraisers, or donations, with simple equipment favored in the first year.
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Essie M. Hoyle
Missouri College of Agriculture
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