St Charles plans bond vote to add McNair Park acreage
Voters in St Charles will decide on AS86008 to purchase 2 more acres for McNair Park in a special bond election held Tuesday. The measure aims to expand the park to 31 acres, with the land option at $2500 per acre. A federal grant of 938,750 is under review for the project.
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Fireworks Stands Thrive Near St. Charles Ahead of July Fourth
An estimated 25 stands around St. Charles, plus additional sites on Highway 94 North, saw a surge in business in the ten days before July 4. Fireworks were banned in the city, but residents shopped in the county to avoid restrictions.
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St Charles voters face form of government vote
Members of the St Charles study group will vote tonight on Meyer Council or Council Manager government. Charter commission previously favored Council Manager on a 5 to 4 vote with four members absent. Commission decision to be presented to voters for approval. Also, a $260000 Industrial Development Corp loan for a new plant near O'Fallon was approved in Washington.
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Fireworks Sale In Area Prove to be Huge Bonanza
Sheriff's deputies arrested five for illegal fireworks during the Fourth. Two stand operators were among those taken. A pre holiday warning from the prosecuting attorney preceded charges. Stands near St Charles sold $50,000 to $75,000 worth of fireworks, with larger tents earning about $5,000 daily. County sales could reach $90,000 to $125,000, aided by a ban on sales in St Louis county driving demand. Prices jumped from two years ago as local and out of state operators set up camps with tents and semi trailers, aiming for around the clock sales.
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Historical Series By Edna McElhiney Owen
A fragmentary historical note traces the Eramons lineage from St Charles County and a 19th century Benjamin Eramons born November 27 186%. It hints at surname traditions and migratory lines through New Hampshire Vermont and early American frontier borders while referencing the Indian Wars and a family renown.
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Edna McElhiney
Owen
St. Charles County
Benjamin’ Lintor Eramons
St. Charles
Eramons
Benjamin Emmens
Fenerevion
Ingo
New Hampshire
Isdstack
Vermont
Cone Benigain Emppe
Benjamin L Emmons His Son and The English Marriage
Fragmentary notice records a marriage between Benjamin L Emmons His Son Benjamin B and Philowine English of New York. The text is garbled but implies a family union and a date intent near Saturday. Further details are unreadable in this OCR fragment.
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Philowine ‘English
New York
Charles
Levee Plan Could Transform St Louis County Area
A 26 mile Missouri River levee from the Franklin County line to near Charbonier Road would cost about 10 million dollars and create over 22 000 acres for industrial development Howell Island would join the plan as part of St Charles County The project could ease flood risk but threaten St Charles schools by boosting population and demanding more services The proposal faces questions over tax implications and regional island trading prospects as authorities weigh growth against fiscal strain
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Precautions After Flood in St Charles County
Precautions after flood due to untreated sewerage in the Missouri River prompt Joyce Pettus St Charles County Health Nurse to urge immunization testing for non city water sources and swimmers in flood areas. Children with open wounds are urged to avoid typhoid exposure and water supplies should be tested. Judge Kinamore cooperates with County Supervisor Roos for possible government aid for a flood area spray program as mosquitoes become a rising nuisance.
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Missouri River
Joyce Pettus
St. Charles County
County Nursing Service
Missouri
Charles Kinamore
St. Charles
St. Louis
Lawrence Roos
Katy
Missouri AVCOM Awards Major Contract for Air Shelter Shelters
The Aviation Materiel Command announced a 231,082,500 contract to the Missouri Research Laboratories of St. Charles for production and delivery of 749 air mobile shelters. The award followed competitive bidding restricted to small business concerns, with deliveries to be completed by January 84, 1958.
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