Birth of Henry Shurlds and Missouri Banking Glory
Henry Shurlds born November 21 1798 in Virginia helped shape Missouri banking as cashier of the Bank of the State of Missouri for 15 years. His leadership during 1835 1850 preserved sound finance amid wildcat banking and a chaotic Western era earning the bank the title Gibraltar of the West and earning him praise as a great midwestern banker.
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Henry Shurlds
Missouri
Floyd C. Shoemaker
Shurlds
Gloucester County
Virginia
St. Louis
Potosi
Moses Austin
Henry Sharlds
Bank of the State of Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Commonwealth
Gibraltar
West
J. Ray Cable
New England
New York
Sharlds
New York City
State of Missouri
Cable
Middle West
Nova Morris Returns with Subscription Renewal
Nova Morris of Cora rejoined the home paper, acknowledging the corn and planks with a good check to mark him up again.
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Nova
Nova Morris
Cora
Prizes Offered for Best Native Nuts by Northern Nut Growers
The Northern Nut Growers Association invites entries for black walnuts and hickory nuts with northern pecans. Prizes range from 10 to 1 dollars for top samples from multiple trees, due by February 1, 1985. Cions may be requested later. send two pounds per tree with clear labeling.
For Sale One Purebred Angus Bull
For sale is one purebred large black Angus bull. Gentle and quiet. Call at this office.
Milestone in Medicine and Christmas Seals
The Adirondacks tiny cottage built 50 years ago by Dr Edward Livingston Trudeau marked the start of modern tuberculosis treatment in the United States. Christmas Seals remember the occasion, with Linn County Tuberculosis Association selling sheets for one dollar. Mrs Herman Schrock chairs the Browning effort.
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Browning
Adirondacks
Edward Livingston Trudeau
Linn County Tuberculos's Association
Linn County
Herman Schrock
1935 C H Plans For County Farm Programs
County Agent Hall reports 1935 plans using 1932-33 as base for corn and hogs with a 10 percent production cap for hogs and an $15 per head payment. Earm and base acres capped at 90 percent with 35 cents per bushel on retired acres and up to 30 percent base reduction for corn. Unrestricted use of shifted acres allowed. contract signers only eligible for corn payments.
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Earm
Fall 1935 loan program opens for those with 1934 contracts
Growers who did not sign a contract in 1934 may sign for 1985. Farmers should avoid buying stock hogs after December 1 from non signers to avoid binding limits. Meetings and applications begin after January 1 with old officers remaining until the ensuing election. Signing 1934 signers who will farm the same land in 1935 as in 1934 will have a simple process.
Change In Pork Processing Tax Regulations
Farmers may butcher and sell hogs they raise without paying the processing tax if the meat is not sold directly to consumers. Liability shifts to commercial handlers for hogs slaughtered by producers. exemptions apply only to limited direct sales. Also includes a 1934 Missouri notice from Game Warden Manley G. McKinley urging licenses for hunting, fishing, and fur and quail seasons with season dates and fees.
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Agricultural Adjustment Administrtion
Unionville
Joe Nickell
Browning Leader-Record
Browning
Missouri
Game and Fish Commission
State Game and Fish Commission
Manley G. McKinley
Third District
Loans For Farm Improvement Under the Federal Housing Act
Linn County farmers can obtain money at a low rate of interest for repairing remodeling or building new buildings or improving their farms. Loans are made through local banks representative of the Federal Housing Administration where farmers should inquire. The act now permits farmers the same privilege as town homeowners with funds for repairs new buildings fences ponds pumps and windmills.
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Linn County
Federal Housing Administration
Outlook and Clover Conference Plans for Linn County Farmers
County agent Hall schedules two major farmer meetings in Linn County. The Outlook Conference likely at Brookfield on Friday December 24 features D. C. Wood and others. The Clover Conference is set for January 22 in Linneus with T. Coleman as lead speaker.
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Linn County
Brookfield
D.C. Wood
T. Coleman
Linneus
Notice to Hunters Keeps Off Farm Land Warned by Joe Nickell
Hunters trappers and men with spades and shovels are warned to keep off my farms. Keep away. Joe Nickell.
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Joe Nickell
Turkey Crop Proves Favorable After Dry Summer
The article notes a dry summer benefiting turkey raising as wet weather and heavy dews hinder young birds. Local farming women have long supported turkey farming and income from turkey crates is anticipated as the season unfolds.
Champion Turkey Raisers Roy and Mrs Haley Earn Top Honors
Champion turkey raisers Mr and Mrs Roy Haley have sold over one thousand dollars worth of turkeys for the Thanksgiving market. They planned last spring to devote more time to poultry and less to stock and their venture has been a big success. Their turkeys are large fat and high quality with young Toms especially large. They plan to market more turkeys for Xmas and have about four hundred capons ready for market promising a fancy price. The Haleys believe large scale poultry farming pays.
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Roy Haley
Neck of the Woods
Haley
Walnut Grove Social Notes and Local Visit Highlights
Miss Eula Christy of Kirksville spent the weekend with family. Mrs Ed Almond hosted a surprise birthday dinner. Miss Eleanor Knight teaching near Purdin visited home folks. George Clark and Mary Miller from Purdin toured Marceline visiting Ed Almond. A large crowd enjoyed a dance at Charley Morris’. Henry Morris of Milan stayed with Ed Morris. Velma Almond joined George Clark’s party to Marceline for a visit. J W Sevier underwent appendectomy in Kirksville, reported recovering well.
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Eula Christy
Kirksville
Ed Almond
Eleanor Knight
Purdin
George Clark
Marceline
Mary, Miller
Charley Morris
Henry Morris
Milan
Ed Morris
Velma Almond
J. W. Sevier
Grim- Smith Hospital
Local Social Notes Include Visits and Turkey Sales
Mrs Charles Desking and children Margaret Woodrow and Henry Hubbard visit Art Tripp home Sunday. Tony Gauland and daughters visit. W J Burkholder Saturday night. Wayne Rulon and nephew visit parents over weekend. Orville Mott visits Macon relatives. Several from area sell turkeys now. Mellie Thudium Gladys Baskett visit Mott family. Paul Dodge family visit parents. Ellwood Thudium visits son Orville. Geo Thudium ships cattle to St. Louis. Orville Thudium and wife shop in Winigan. Kenneth Riedl and Detroit family visit local relatives.
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Charles Desking
Margaret
Woodrow
Henry Hubbard
Eileen
Art Tripp
Tony Gauland
W. J. Burkholder
Wayne Rulon
W. L. Rulon
Orville Mott
Hugh Cassity
Macon
Mellie Thudium
Gladys Baskett
Ora
Florence Mott
Paul Dodge
Ellwood Thudium
Orville
Geo. Thudium
St. Louis
Orville Thudium
Winigan
Kenneth Riedl
Detroit
Lawrence Riedl
Wm. Welsh
Notice Examine the tag on your paper
Cash appeal seeks small contributions from readers to support the newspaper. The notice requests donations or becripts in a brief appeal describing a financial need and thanking supporters for any help.
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Becripti
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C. A. Reed
Bureau of Plant Industry
U. S
Outlook & Clover Meetings
Walnut Grove
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