Rural Linn County Needs More Teachers Shortage Hits Schools
Rural Linn County faces a severe teacher shortage according to Jno Ed Fuhrman county superintendent. Only nine contracts accepted for 1943 44, fourteen rural teachers will not seek another term, six took March exams with two already teaching in the county. Patrons transport pupils to nearby districts as 91 districts drop to 66 with schools remaining last year.
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Linn
Jno
Ed. Fuhrman
Fuhrman
Morris Chapel Items Highlight Local Visits and Red Cross Work
Miss Lavina Moore starts a position with Purdin Mercantile Co this Monday. Raymond Murrell spoke with Johnson during the week. Betty Patterson visits with Betty Kimbrough this week. Rolan Gooch and wife visited Lee Wood Sunday afternoon. Jimmie Goins spent Sunday with Don Wood. Ralph and Lee Kimbrough traveled to Chillicothe Saturday. The Bitter Sweet Club began Red Cross sewing at Pleasant Shade schoolhouse and is rolling bandages for the project. Donald Cooper guests with Rolan Gooch Jr Sunday.
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Lavina Moore
Purdin Mercantile Co
Raymond Murrell
Johnson
Betty Patterson
Betty Kimbrough
Rolan Gooch
Lee Wood
Jimmie Goins
Don Wood
Ralph
Lee Kimbrough
Chillicothe
Bitter Sweet Club
Red Cross
Pleasant Shade
Donald Cooper
Rolan Gooch, Jr
Tenant farmers pay ahead on Farm Security loans in Linn County
County supervisor Joe Kerr reports 29 loans made before July 1 1942 owe 20232.60 due December 31 1942 yet borrowers have paid 30662.52, 152 percent of maturities. Three loans issued after July 1 1942 have no payments due. The program aims to free borrowers from debt sooner through livestock sales and steady farming.
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Farm Security Administration
Bankhead Jones
Kerr
Presidential Status Not Altered On Foreign Soil
Constitutional authorities affirm the President retains full authority anywhere. Presidents Wilson and Roosevelt continued duties abroad. a Vice President was sworn in overseas in 1853 when King could not attend. The misconception stems from state constitutions, not federal law, which grants no foreign soil surrender of power.
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United States
Wilson
France
Roosevelt
Mid- Atlantic
William R. King
Franklin Pierce
Cuba
Washington
Con
Senate
Sorghum Offers Strong Insurance as Feed Crop
County Agent Rogers notes sorghum as a drought and grasshopper resistant feed crop. Proper varieties match or exceed corn yields under poor conditions, with 5 lb acre seed for grain and 10–12 lb for forage. Atlas forge, Sunrise Kafir, Pink and Club Kafir cited for grain or forage suitability.
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Rogers
Atlas Forge
Sullivan County Angus Sale Dominates Milan Event
A large crowd attended the first Sullivan County pure-bred Angus sale in Milan on Friday April 25. Dr. A W Herington topped the sale with a cow and calf at 456 dollars sold to L L Ingraham. Bulls and females sold well with average prices around 189 to 225 dollars and buyers from multiple towns purchasing cattle.
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Sullivan County
Milan
A. W. Herington
L. L. Ingraham
Browning
Missouri
Dr. Herington
Prince 12Th
Clyde
Dean Page & Sons
Laverne Barren
Winigan
A.W. Herington
Mr. Ingraham
Crowdis Brothers
Glenn Freeland
Wayne Herington
Dean Page
Russell Page
Watson Bros
Muril Hamill
Dean Grisamer
H. A. Cunningham
H. O. Cosby
Mike Cochran
Harley Crist
Glenn Chappell
James Herbert
Galt
John Barker
Glen
Noah and
Leta Rouse
Unionville
Roy Bailey
Meadville
Jack Handy
A. M. Lawson
J. M. Pigg
Newtown
W. H. Pigg
Pollock
Thousand Hills Farm
Kirksville
John Guy
Novinger
Albert Ledford
Roger
Arthur Morris
Cora
Chas. Wisehaupt
Avalon
Lewis Anderson
Penney & James
Hamilton
A. W
Lillie Summers
D. H
Don Guy
F. L. Linton
Albert
Ledford
Lon Rouse
Green City
Geo. Carey
Brookfield
Aberdeen-Angus Sale At Hamilton Sets Strong Midwest Pace
Penney and James hosted the first Aberdeen-Angus sale in Hamilton Missouri on April 21. Ninety head offered sold for 26350 dollars averaging about 303 per animal. Top cow 500 dollars top bull 695 dollars. Buyers came from Florida Texas Indiana Illinois Iowa Kansas Oklahoma and Missouri. Twenty three head were bought by Texas breeders and six bulls by a Florida ranch. Mr Penney praised Missouri uptake aiding his goal to improve state livestock.
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Penney and
James
Hamilton
Missouri
Florida
Texas
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Oklahoma
Penney
Linn County Farmers Boost Contour Farming and Poultry Shelter Interest
Linn County extension agents report farmers planting on the contour this year to cut runoff and boost yields without extra seed or equipment. Experiments show surface broadcasting fertilizer and plowing it under yields benefits as roots access nutrients during dry spells. Wm. Schieffer visits Chillicothe to study poultry range shelters as vital disease and crowding insurance. Also notes household canning six quarts of greens and a Sunny Point 4H Supper project led by Mrs Glenn Tomlin with Mrs Laurence Dowell named county Nutrition chairman.
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Linn County
Wm. Schieffer
St. Catherine
Linn County Extension
Chillicothe
Schieffer
Sunny Point Comunity 4H Club
Glenn Tomlin
Pleasant Point 4 H Club organized with leaders
Seventeen Pleasant Point youths formed a 4 H club with Mrs Sam McGuffin and Mrs Elizabeth Gooch as leaders. Joan Straling is president and projects include clothing led by Mrs Lawrence Tate and poultry led by Mrs Francis Powell. Brookfield group met to plan garden work and pest control. Linn County leaders received rationing instructions for pressure cookers.
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Pleasant Point District
Sam McGuffin
Elizabeth Gooch
Lawrence Tate
Francis Powell
Joan Straling
Linn County
War Board Names Consultant Committee for Pressure Cooker Rationing
The War Board selects a consultant committee to oversee pressure cooker rationing. Eligible applicants include individual families, rural and urban groups. Forms available from the Farm Machinery Rationing Board and the committee, led by Mrs Earl Foster, Mrs T L Nolin, and Mrs Merle Costigan of Linneus.
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The
War Board
Farm Machinery Rationing Board
Earl Foster
AAA
T. L. Nolin
FSA
Merle Costigan
HDA
Linneus
Potatoes and Beetles Control Advice From Old Text
The passage advises preparation to dust or spray potato crops with arsenate compounds and hydrated lime to combat potato beetles. It notes the adult beetle does not feed but lays eggs, with the potential for hundreds of larval saboteurs affecting the crop.
Greenview forms 4 H Garden Club with Lois Tate president
Greenview Community launched a 4 H Garden Club this week led by president Lois Tate. Elected leaders include Mrs Milo Maxwell Mrs Lloyd Spencer Mrs Ray Shouse and Mrs Lula Maxwell.
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Greenview
Lois Tate
Milo Maxwell
Lloyd Spencer
Ray Shouse
Lula Maxwell
Home Nursing and First Aid Classes Enroll 165 Students
One hundred sixty five students are enrolled in Home Nursing and First Aid classes. The Mother's Club is securing lessons this week.
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Mother's Club
Cheese making groups meet in Linn County
Over twenty five groups in Linn County gathered to learn cheese making. A recent meeting was hosted by Mrs Earl McClellan north of Bucklin as part of county agricultural extension outreach. A free Missouri vegetable planting calendar is available from the county extension office and is popular with seasoned growers and beginners alike.
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Linn County
Earl McClellan
Bucklin
County Agritural Extension Office
Hog Tight Fields Boost Fall Corn Harvest
Hog tight fields improve fall corn harvest prospects as labor is scarce this season. Hogging down corn is a long standing practical method used by farmers to streamline harvesting and storage.
Inoculation Boosts Legume Yields and Soil Health
The article explains inoculation increases stand, yield, and soil improvements for legumes grown in new soil. It notes soybeans need a special culture, while alfalfa and sweet clover share the same inoculant with red, white, Alsike, crimson, and mammoth red clover.
Planting oats and grain sorghum to ease feed shortages
Planting oats for pasture or hay and sowing grain sorghum, along with feeding on pasture, are important steps to relieve the current feed shortage. These practices aim to boost forage supply and support livestock during shortages.
School clothes warn drivers to spot children
The Highway Patrol cautions that bright colored clothing worn by school children helps attract the attention of automobile drivers, reducing the risk of accidents.
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THE
Highway Patrol
It Still Pays To Advertise In War Time
A wartime reminder that national advertising stays profitable. Firms that maintain their name before the public keep a larger share of postwar buyers, while those who cut ads risk becoming forgotten. Despite shortages, furniture stores and garages stay busy, and ads bolster sales as wages rise.
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Wool Producers
Commodity Credit Corporation
Browning, Missouri
Angus Sale
Guernseys
Meservey
Missouri Guernsey Breeders’ Association
Columbia
Penney and Matheny
Royal Superb
Guernsey
Devoe House
Devoe
WAR Ae Hints County Extension Agents
Laurence Dowell
Merry of Forker
County Nutrition
Franklin
Browning, Mo
Gardners
Martha Bess James
Cular
Victory Gardens
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