Inoculate Soybean Seed and Aberdeen Angus Sale Ahead
New Madrid County extension agents urge soybean seed inoculation on noncrop or marginal land to boost yield and aid soil fertility as war production hinges on soybeans. An April 21 Aberdeen Angus sale in Cape Girardeau features nine cattle from Roger Jones and Wm West Riley, with Moger Jones as vice president of the Southeast Missouri breeders group. Farmers are advised on summer pasture plans, favoring lespedeza for grazing and Sudan grass as a late substitute if lespedeza fails.
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New Madrid County
Roger Jones
Wm. West Riley
New Madrid
Southeast Missouri
Cape Girardeau
Missouri
Sudan
Farm Bureau funds aid to eradicate Johnson Grass in New Madrid
The New Madrid County Farm Bureau executive committee approved buying 20,000 pounds of sodium chlorate for distribution to eradicate Johnson Grass on local farms. They discussed livestock price expectations and a county health unit, planning further discussion. The group reported 33 new hospital service applications April 15 bringing total membership to 127, with service effective immediately for groups of at least 25 families. Members present included Arline Avery, Harold Sloas, Wm. Dawson Jr, W. E. Hammock, Mrs. Ralph McGee, Mrs. Ralph Hubbard, A. J. Anderson, with Ralph Hubbard visiting.
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Farm Bureau Executive Committee
New Madrid
Arline Avery
Harold Sloas
Wm. Daw’son, Jr
W. E. Hammock
Ralph McGee
Ralph Hubbard
A. J. Anderson
Earline Weddle
Herbert Rolf
Farm Bureau Group
Group Hospital
Phillips Petroleum Victory Garden Contest Highlights 6000 Prize
Phillips Petroleum Company launches a 6000 Victory Garden contest for employees and families to aid government goals amid the food shortage. Four divisions cover gardeners canners essayists and photographers with war bond prizes and top trophies awarded by company leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips Petroleum Company
Frank Phillips
National Victory Garden Institute
Industrial Advisory Garden Committee
K. S. Adams
Bowles cites drop in OPA complaints and no cost rise
Chester Bowles told Congress that for 11 months there has been no increase in living costs and that public complaints against wartime rationing have fallen 74 percent in the last year, signaling improved wartime administration.
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Washington
Chester Bowles
Congress
OPA
Nominations Open For Missouri State Mother Honorary Chair
Mrs. James W. Fifield of Kansas City, Missouri State Mother for 1943, becomes Honorary Chairman of the Committee for Missouri on Mother's Day May 14. Citizens may nominate the Missouri State Mother or The American Mother for 1944 by sending nominations to Mrs. Fifield, 1024 Askew Ave, Kansas City. Qualifications include being a successful mother with notable children, embodying key maternal traits, community service, and the ability to make friends and meet people in public-benefit roles.
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James W. Fifield
Kansas City
Missouri
Golden Rule Foundation
Fifield
Askew Avenue
Turnabout in Fort Oglethorpe as sailor fills WAC post
In Fort Oglethorpe Georgia a sailor at the induction station takes over duties of a Women’s Army Corps member just accepted for overseas service. The swap highlights a rare field substitution during wartime procedures.
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Fort Oglethorpe
WAC
Hoover Sees Fishing as Regenerative After War
Former President Herbert Hoover argues in Collier's that fishing offers moral renewal after conflict. He estimates 12,000,000 "born fishermen" paused by the war, praising fishing as soul cleansing, equalizing, and a respite from profit and ego in a hopeful postwar page.
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Herbert Hoover
Collier’s
Hoover
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Herbert S. K. Rolf
Laurel E. Weddle
Johnson Grass
Thebes
McCormick-Deering
Boyce Farm Equipment
Charlie Boyce
Sikeston
OIL Co
ASK
Herald
Benton
Benton and Commerce Road
Mpur Saurbrele
Guernsey
Jersey
Hampshire
Poland
John Deere
International
Oliver
Meyers Hay
Ww. C. Pattengill & Son Owners
R. A. McCord & Son, Auctioneers
Glenn Matthews, SR
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