Missouri Melange Sparks Luck and Local News
In Carthage Twyla Benschot finds 153 four leaf clovers in one yard and 31 five leaf clovers she gives away. Brookfield sells marriage licenses through the Chamber of Commerce. Reynolds County surveys mineral resources for mining prospects. A failed investment features an ostrich egg. Nebraskans marry after hitchhiking to Rockport but Justice Savage waives fees. Versailles to erect a 40 foot flag pole by June 28. Sweet Springs cherry and plum branches show bountiful fruit. A Brookfield crusade ends after a mistaken car theft report. A King City driver returns a $25 defense bond. Gooseberries fascinate Lancaster. A bear skull found during bridge work. Public health notes urge milk consumption for nutrition and national defense.
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Missouri
Twyla Benschoter
Carthage
Washington
U. S
Washinton
America
Crat Office Draws Attention Near Historic Timepiece
Local observers cite a public crat office scene drawing wide interest as speculation grows about an object believed to be a century old. Rumors place its age at a hundred years or more, with engineers and residents weighing its origin and purpose.
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Crat
Summer Grazing Boosts Beef Gains At Sun-a-Bar Farm
USDA and Missouri Experiment Station find higher gains from bluegrass pasture with midsummer Korean lespedeza supplementation. At Sun-a-Bar farm near Kansas City rotation grazing yielded 107.9 pounds per acre, versus 71.8 and 64.2 for unsupplemented and continuous grazing respectively, boosting per head gains by about 70.6 percent.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Missouri Experiment Station
Sun-a-Bar
Kansas City
Bureau of Animal Husbandry
Defense Savings Security Drive Encourages Bonds Purchase
State Defense Savings Staff urges citizens to buy Series E Bonds with a future value of 25 dollars per 18 75 investment, highlighting 33 1 3 percent dividends and government backing. The call notes Shelbyville Missouri reports every family has bought at least one defense security and urges local adoption.
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Dan M. Nee
Defense Savings Staff
America
American. W. of Life
Defense Savings
Histricat
United States Gvernment
Ae Banker
Shebyville
Missouri
Cigar Store Indian and the Nickel for Coffee
A remark recalls the fellow who once begged a nickel for a cup of coffee beside the cigar store Indian, a memory of everyday street life and small exchanges in the neighborhood.
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Cigar Store
Cora Items Guests Visit Nearby Families
Mr and Mrs C West and Mary Tinge of Keokuk Iowa visit their uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Sherman Hoskins. Clyde Hoskins and Sherman Hoskins of Cora with Mrs Ella Brown of Green City guests near Winigan. Bill Morris of Green City visits Sherman Floskins. Sis Brown has recovered. Mrs John Ogee of Laclede was a guest of Sherman Hoskins last week.
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Cora
C. West
Mary Tinge
Keokuk
Iowa
Sherman Hoskins
Clyde Hoskins
Ella Brown
Green City
Lester Lawrence
Winigan
Bill Morris
Sherman Floskins
Sis Brown
Check Over Not Out In the Summer Travel
The article notes heavy summer traffic as thousands travel to lakes parks seaside and mountains. It urges drivers to exercise care and caution to prevent accidents and protect their families during vacation travel season.
Pretrip car check and safe driving guidance
Advice emphasizes checking brakes and tires in Brown ing before a trip. It warns that plaintiff is responsible for vehicle reliability and urges observing courtesy on the road. It promotes cautious driving and the Golden Rule to reduce vacation accidents on highways.
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Browning
Pauper's Grave Reveals Lost Heiress Son's Downward Fall
A 78 year old man dies and is buried in a pauper's grave in a midwestern town. Once the son of a millionaire, he spent a reckless youth and earned national notice by lighting cigars with $105 bills. The piece reflects on changing times and vanished wealth.
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Browning
Crowded Chickens Lose Weight in Heat Wave
Poultry raisers are urged to provide water and air in hot weather as many flocks suffer. Birds roam for shade by day while overcrowded houses trap them at night, risking wasted flesh and rangy frames. A service man notes this pattern is common.
Range Shelters and Feeding Habits for Hot Weather Chickens
Frank Priebe reports on summer chicken care noting weight loss when birds are crowded and hot. He describes multiple 14x16 foot houses with wire floors, moving pallets, and five shelters atop a hill. Birds prefer oats over corn in heat and continue gaining with free access to grain, balancer, air and water.
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Kansas
Iowa
Frank Priebe
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United States Bureau of Mines
Reynolds County
Courier
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Free Press
Nebraska City
Rockport
Atchison County Mail
Justice Savage
Brownville Bridge
Versailles
Legion Auxiliary
Sweet Springs
Herald
Frank Nelson
Elizabeth Yankee
Budget Gazette
Main Street
Tri-County
John Myers
King City
Barbara Millan
Mr. Millan
Lancaster
Demo
Old Order
Fort Reusing
Miller’s
Ioc
Browning Farm Club
American Magazine
American Poultry Journal
Breeder's Gazette
Capper’s Farmer Child Life
Christian Herald
Collier's
Etude Music
Farm Journal & Farmer's Wife
Flower Grower Fact Digest
Liberty Magazine
McCall's Open Road
Parents
Pathfinder
Popular Mechanics
Redbook
Screenland Silver Screen Sports
Woman's World
St. Or
RFD
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