Minstrel Show Provides Popular Missouri Entertainment
A Late 19th to early 20th century overview traces Missouri minstrel shows from Edwin Christy troupes in the 1840s to Haverly’s Mastodon in 1882 and beyond. The narrative notes stage ritual, songwriters like Foster and Emmett, troupe growth, and the decline of minstrelsy as music halls rose, with shifts in cast gender and production scale.
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Missouri
Edwin Christy
Tambo
Stephen Foster
Dan Emmett
Dan Tucker
John
Dixie
Empire Minstrels
Hannibal
White
Serenaders
Old Virginna
Billy Birch
San Francisco
New York
St. Louis
New Orleans
Macon
Norma
Leddy and
Dixie’s Minstrels
Haverly
Mastodon
War Toll Totals Reach 178481 With New Casualty Figures
The War Department released updated figures showing American casualties since Pearl Harbor total 178,481, with breakdowns of 41,871 killed, 66,571 wounded, 37,388 missing, and 32,651 prisoners. Army losses through March 23 numbered 134,632, plus 43,849 Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard casualties. Stimson noted 26,000 plus Japanese dead counted recently in American lines, with many more dying elsewhere. V-mail set a March record with 61,252,856 letters handled by the Army postal service.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Europe
Stimson
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
United States
V-Mail
War Department
Army ‘Postal Service
America the Land of Smiling People
A historical narration contrasts American freedom with totalitarian regimes. It recounts Kerensky praising Americans’ smiles as a sign of personal freedom, religious liberty, and democratic participation, arguing democracy serves the individual and fosters hope, family, and opportunity. The piece frames the US as a land of smiling people worth defending.
Man at Post Office Requests Purple Three Cent Stamp
A patient man in a post office tries to attract clerks as a clerk jokes about an evening cloak. The narrator asks for a neat purple stamp with a perforated brim for three cents, while the scene unfolds with playful remarks. The Herald notes the odd exchange.
War Bonds Aid Education For Youth In Service Training
The piece urges investing in War Bonds to fund military training for thousands of boys in service and quality schooling for future careers. It notes equal access for youths in non technical roles and stresses cash redemption after 60 days if emergencies arise, insisting every dollar helps win the war.
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Uncle Sam
Tax collections outpace income growth in 1939 to 1943
Tax data from the federation of tax administrators show federal, state, and local taxes rising 141 percent from 1939 to 1943 while national income grew 90 percent. In 1943 tax receipts reached 30.4 billion dollars, 23.5 percent of 129.35 billion national income, with federal collections surging 360 percent since 1939. Local taxes fell slightly, and state collections rose 27.8 percent, as preliminary 1944 figures suggest trends continuing.
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Federation of Tax Administrators
Federation
Treasury Department
Bureau of Census
Highway patrol urges to remove keys and lock doors
The highway patrol advises motorists to take the ignition key and lock all doors whenever leaving a vehicle unattended to reduce theft risk.
Home accidents kill more than war casualties say safety council
The National Safety Council reports home front mishaps outweigh war deaths and injuries since Pearl Harbor. It cites 220000 killed and 22000000 injured from all accidents, with traffic accidents causing 61000 deaths and 2100000 injuries, and home accidents 75000 deaths and 14000000 injuries.
War Bonds Ad Promotes Ditman Tailors Cleaners
A wartime advertisement urges readers to support national defense by purchasing war bonds. It promotes Ditman Tailors and Cleaners as a trusted local business linked to the effort, urging continued patriotic purchases for the future.
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State Historical Society of Missouri At
Columbia
Floyd C. Shoemaker
Sikeston Auction CO
Sikeston, Mo
America
The
Land OF
Alexander Kerensky
Kerensky
the Herald
Smctaro
Bud
Production Credit Association
Highway Patrol
Péard Harbor
National Safety Council
Council
U. S. Treasury
Treasury Department and
War Advertising Council
Crenshaw Candy CO
Caleb Smith
John G. Powell
Sikeston Paint & Wall Paper Company
Hartzell Blacksmith & Welding Shop
R. D. Clayton
Armstrong Appliance
E. C. Robinson Lumber CO
P. J. Auto Supply Lair Furniture Company
Scott County Milling CO
Norton's Shoe Store
Garner-Cement Motor CO
Sikeston Farm Equip. CO
Semo Elevator Company
Sikeston Tractor & Implement Company
Bess Distributing CO
Vogue Dress Shop
Malone & Rex Theatres
Ditman Tailors & Cleaners
Coley’s Feed Store
Kellett Farm Equipment
Vogue Beauty
Heisserer's
Dunn Hotel Graber’s Store
the People's Store
White's Drug Store
Scott Insurance Agency
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