Scott County 4-H Camp Participants and Awards
Thirteen from Scott County and one girl joined Miss Elia Fikuart and Leon M. Lane at Arcadia for the annual 4-H Club Summer Camp. Names include Clarice Michael Henry Schiwitz Jr Edward Schiwitz Sam Lee Branson and Nail Branson. Blue ribbons went to Clarice Michael Henry Schiwitz and Sam Lee Branson for handicraft. A Missouri Extension Service report notes no coal shortage but warns of a mid-September freight car shortage as defense demand rises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elia Fikuart
Leon M. Lane
Arcadia
Clarice Michael
Arthur Schiwitz Jr
Henry Schiwitz
Edward Schiwitz
Junior Proctor
Glenn Proctor
Richard Vaughn
Louis Lieble
Otto Schaefer
Sam Lee Branson
Nail Branson
Pinklin
Stoddard
Pemiscot
New Madrid
Butler
Cape Girardeau
Perry
St. Francois
Ste. Genevieve
Washington and Iron
Bollinger
Madison
Wayne
Ripley
Mississippi
Washington
J. W. Burch
Missouri Agricultural Extension Service
Excellent Defense Plan Promotes Savings Bonds at Fair
A Missouri community promotes Defense Savings Bonds and Stamps per Field Organization News Letters from Washington. Northwest Missouri District Fair at Bethany offers 35000 in prizes paid in Defense Savings Bonds and Stamps. Postmaster Walter Bartlett chairs Bethany Defense Savings committee and sets up booths at the fair for display and sale of stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
U. S. Defense Savings
Washington, D. C
Treasury Department
Bethany
Walter Bartlett
Bethany Defense Savings Committee
Freight car shortage urged to curb coal supplies
Rural families relying on coal from heating plants face a looming freight car shortage that could disrupt coal movement after September 1. To spare transportation for defense shipments, coal users are urged to stockpile in August. A summary of the situation re- shows the urgency and recommended action for households and suppliers.
August tips to boost egg production for defense needs
A Missouri agricultural note urges August actions to stabilize egg supplies for national defense. It lists six steps for poultry care including ample water, wet laying mash at noon, wintering hens, comfortable housing, pest control, and careful handling. Emphasizes reducing waste and planning for winter housing with at least 3 square feet per layer to avoid crowding and higher costs.
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C. E. Rhode
University of Missouri, College of Agriculture
Selecting Sitruberry for Best Lawscaping Effects
Selecting shrubs for balanced scale and minimal upkeep. Choose a shrub type moderate in size to enhance house appearance and perceived space while requiring limited trimming and pruning to stay controllable.
Farm Bureau Picnic Set For Morley Park August 15
Scott County Farm Bureau and allied groups announce the annual picnic at Morley City Park on Thursday August 15 starting 9 30. Activities include community singing a Farm Bureau Tomorrow talk by a Missouri Farm Bureau Federation speaker music and a program on The Farm Family and National Defense by Julia Rocheford followed by a Sikeston Band concert a basket lunch and a band sing along. Ball games pit teams from the three organizations with captains Alva Vaughn Otto Diebold and Mrs H A Lewis. About 300 attended in 1940 with a larger crowd expected this year.
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Scott County Farm Bureau
Southeast Missouri Farm Bureau
Service Company and
Home Economics Extension Clubs
Scott County
Morley City Park
Farm Bureau
Missouri Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Family
National Defense
Julia Rocheford
Missouri College of Agriculture
Sikeston
Alva Vaughn
Service Company
Otto
Diebold
H. A. Lewis
Archaeological Exhibit at Missouri State Fair Opens
Sedalia Missouri reports a new exhibit at the state fair from August 17 to 24. Supt J B L Davis notes plaster replicas of Washington Park Petroglyphs and other Missouri prehistoric carvings will be shown for the first time along with weapons farming tools and pipes of the ancient stone age people. The exhibit grows yearly with hard worked collectors adding many new pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedalia
J. B. L. Davis
Washington Park
Missouri
Mid-South Fair Memphis Features Large Livestock Exposition
The Mid-South Fair in Memphis runs October 11 to 18 featuring a massive livestock gathering. The National Dairy Show and National Polled Hereford Show are held with the fair, highlighting top beef cattle. This marks the first Dairy Show visit to Memphis since 1928.
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Memphis
Hessian Fly Free Dates Set For Missouri Wheat Seeding
University of Missouri experts announce fly free seeding dates to curb Hessian fly risk in 1941 wheat. Dates range from October 1 in the north to October 18 in the south, varying by county. delayed seeding until the safe date helps prevent fall infestation and stresses community-wide control of the pest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mussour
Leonard Haseman
University of Missouri College of Agriculture
Sweet Clover Chemical Delays Blood Clotting
A puzzling cattle ailment called sweet clover disease led to the Mayo Clinic announcing a new chemical in sweet clover that delays human blood clotting about three times normal. The clover treatment shows promise for diseases including thrombosis affecting the heart or lungs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Malden Cotton Day Show Highlights Textile Style
A Malden Cotton Day program featured a prominent cotton style show as a main attraction, underscoring the event's focus on fiber craft and local industry today.
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Malden
Salcedo farmers need more rain on corn and cotton
Late corn in the Salcedo community is being damaged by a moisture shortage and a hard rain is badly needed in that part of the Sikeston district. Cotton, heat resistant yet suffering from dryness, is also affected by the lack of moisture.
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Salcedo
Sikeston
Mowing Urged to Control Weeds in Pastures
Charles F. Costigan of the New Madrid CCC Camp urges mowing to control pasture weeds before seeds mature. He notes weeds compete with grasses for moisture, reduce cattle carrying capacity, and shading lowers forage quality. August is peak mowing time. cutting blooms weakens perennials. Two mowings a season over years improves grass stands.
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Charles F. Costigan
New Madrid
CCC
Caruthersville Man Sentenced for Manslaughter
S. F. Bowlen was given a two year prison term by the circuit court at Caruthersville on charges of manslaughter in the December fatal shooting of Bill Womack, night marshal at Parma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caruthersville
SS. F. Bowlen
Bill Womack
Parma
Deluge of entries for State Fair swells totals
Sedalia Missouri exhibitors race to claim cash premiums totaling 54 000 as entries flood state fair mail bags. Open class livestock and junior meets closed August 2 with horticul ture philatelic dairy products and 4 H affiches due August 9 while poultry apiary archaeology close August 14. Education and music open August 17 with beef dairy swine sheep premiums listed and officials predicting one of the greatest fair attendances.
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Sedalia
Departments of Education and Music
Underground erosion Threatens Farms After Overnight Caves
Persistent underground erosion reshapes land and has caused entire farms to cave in overnight, threatening livelihoods and prompting calls for surveying and preventive measures.
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Scott County Farm Activities
Scott
Guessoline
Ziot
NBC Blue
Ee Oz
Concrete
Interior Sur
Oh Baha Road
Portland Cement Association
Syndate Trust Bldg
St. Louis
Sweet Clover
PAPEC
Man Saver
Lamneck Products, Inc
Sikeston Farm Equipment
W. R. (Rich) Lewis
South Grade School
West
Malone Avenue
Sikeston, MO
United States
Auto Club
Broadway
Cape Girardeau, Mo
Dodge
Kellett Motor Company
North Kingshighway
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