Milan-area social notes spread across many visits
Mr. and Mrs. Byron Duckworth and son visited Milan last Thursday. Frances L. Lawrence toured Milan with Miss Mary E. Smith. Multiple families including the Moores, Goochs, Lay, Steele, Head, and others were noted as visitors or movers. Robins Field S/Sgt Grover Gooch is stationed in Georgia. Several locals returned home from holidays and work, while others sent for papers and updated addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Duckworth
Milan
Grover Dale Gooch
Mrs
Forrest Gooch
Robins Field
L. C. Lantz
Edna Forbes
Kirksville
Patricia Gooch
Guy Crowdis
Humphreys
Browning
James Buswell
Purdin
J. W. Garrett
Oca Garrett
S. O. Swearengen
East of Milan
Huldah Phipps
Geo. Robinson
Thelma Maggart
Albert Maggart
Kenneth
Austin Watson
Wm. Watson
Ruth
Benford Watson
Record Year for State Revenues Sets New Historical Highs
State Auditor Forrest Smith reports 1943 revenue total of $58,840,856.28 with a year end balance of $15,948,555.97 the greatest in state history. Sales and income taxes drive the rise, liquor receipts fall, and the 1943 sales tax amount is $33,695,894.56 at a 1.4 percent collection cost, the lowest in the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Smith
Smith
Repairmen to Be Formed as Units for Active Duty
Workers will form repair crews and be activated into service as their companies are organized. The plan calls for mobilizing skilled repair personnel to support military needs. Authorities emphasize rapid formation and deployment to ensure readiness.
Navy SRU recruiting opens at St Joseph station
Ship Repair Units will accept applications and conduct preliminary screening locally. Qualified men will be sent to Kansas City for final exams at naval expense, then placed on inactive duty indefinitely while remaining at their current posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Kansas City
SRU
Navy
War Production Hints by County Extension Agents
County extension agents offer practical advice on home wardrobes to boost wartime production. The column encourages strategic clothing choices, efficient fabric use, and reusing garments to stretch resources during the war effort.
Attic Finds Reveal Usable Garments from Idle Clothes
The text notes households store unused clothing in attics or other spaces, with many idle suits and overcoats offering fabric for attractive and useful garments. It highlights the value of reclaiming fabric from unused wardrobes across homes.
Seasonal fruit and veg check for longer storage
Stored fruit and vegetables should be checked at this time of the year and the faulty one sorted or discarded. By doing this the vegetables and fruits that is still sound will keep much longer.
Sausage Seasoning Ratios for Lean Meat Mix
For sausage mix use about three fourths lean meat and one fourth fat. For each six pounds of meat add 3 tablespoons salt 2 tablespoons black pepper and 1 tablespoon sage or less to suit the level spooning.
Meat Preparation for Sausage Mixing and Grinding
Meat should be sliced for grinding and spread evenly on a level table. Season the meat across the entire area and mix fat with lean meat as it is ground. A second grinding improves the mixture of the seasonings.
Farmers Tax on Cash Basis Depreciates Livestock and Equipment
Farmers filing income tax returns on a cash basis may depreciate equipment and livestock classified as capital. This includes breeding cows dairy cows breeding dogs sheep and work horses purchased.
Seed oats and corn urged for 1944 planting season
Farmers are urged to buy seed oats lespedera seed corn and other seeds now as shortages and high prices are expected for 1944. The notice stresses seed will be scarce and advises securing supplies early.
War era pressure cookers urged for 1944 canning
Families needing pressure cookers for 1944 canning are advised to secure them soon as wartime shortages ease and distributors assess needs. Local stores note limited stock and expect restocks to be planned with priority for essential households.
Dairy feed protein and grain guidelines for milk yield
A 12 percent digestible protein feed is unsuitable as a supplement and should be combined with ample first grade legume hay. For production efficiency, feed 23 to 3 pounds of grain per gallon of milk produced.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frances L. Lawrence
Mary E. Smith
Milton Moore
Laclede
Clifford Gooch
S. B. Lay
J. T. Steele
Ernest
Head
Nadine
Near Linneus
Emery Gray
Lawson Fanning
Jay Giifis
Green Castle
Jess Pulliam
Near Purdin
Kenneth Cotter
Kenneth Eugene
Virginia Cotter
Granite City, Nl
Sherman Cotter
Sam Cox
Mrs. Cox
Beva Jean
Alliance
Neb
Stanley Day
Kansas
Edwin
The
Armed Forces
T. J. Seaman
Margaret Smith
Mary
R. E. Harris
Mary Ruth
Eee
Funay
Asa Badger
South Gifford
Ella Shufflebean
Asa
Kenneth Maggart
Grim-Smith Hospital
Harry J. Woolf
Camp Barkeley
Texas
Marie Woolf
Betty Jeanne
Donald Wilhite
Miss Eades
J. O. Christy
Mr. Christy
Leon Kenley
Gary
Marjorie Shaw
Coral Gables
Fla
Floyd Lambert
Veda Lambert
Barney Lay
Line Street
Mrs. Lay
California
Kenneth Williams
C. C. Williams
Donald Lee and
Cherrill
W. A. Law
Near Green City
B. M. Law and
Ira Davis
Henry L. Fuller
W. J. Gooch
John Crowdis
Charles
Harrison Smith
J. D. Christy
Mary Ruth Harris
Mrs. F. Li Gooch
Bertie
Near Roger
Paul Kinsey
Cora
Mrrs. Kinsey
LaVerne’ Jennings
Art Crain
Oren Wykoff
W. P. Nickell
Main Street
Donald Willhite
C. L. McCormick
Velma Jennings
John Keithley
Nancy Jo
J. B. Maggart
Clarence R. Head
John Neely
Donald Ray
Chicago
Grover Gabel
Charles Edward Christy
Dude Bartimus
Neosha
Bill Reger
W. A. Bond
Lizzie Rottmann
Haseville
Hinda Hooker
Evelyn
Lineville
J. T. Hooker
St. Louis
Mrs. Hooker
T. A. Mullins
Rocky Ford
Colo
W. 5
Woodside
G. T. Woodward
Raymond Harris
Eudora
Clayton Harris
W. R. Rhodes
Sandra Ruth
John T. Hooker
Harry Lambert
Ona Lambert
Herald Lambert
Nolan
Delphia Lambert
Mary Spencer
Jerry
Lorene Stone
Nellie Stone
Carl Drake
Otis Lawrence
Marjorie Knifong
Orbra Knifong
Henry Nickell
Brookfield
Robert Moore
Cynthia
Judy
K. M. Duncan
Millard McClaren
Lula Brumbaugh
Alta McCormick
Betty
Gladys Sparks
Lee Ellis Hedges
Stone Farm
Helen Mae Linhart
EF. S. Linhart
Donnie
Verne Stevenson
Shafter
W. E. Sayers, Jr
Ottumwa, Iowa
Villa Hall
Linneus
Leader
Fay Coulter
Chillicothe
Evert Hollon
Minnie Palmer
E. P. Riley
Oklahoma City
Perry
Minnie Browning
Hobart
Okla
Mexico
L C. Lanzt
W. S. Langdon
Browning, MO
Browning Rendering Service
Strenc
L. C. Wykoff Produce CO
Missouri
Missouri Association OF Utilities
West High Street
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