Missouri farmers push bindweed eradication drive statewide
Scott County reports growing bindweed infestation across Missouri counties with 14 farmers using herbicides and cultivation methods. State and federal agencies rally with Extension Service to coordinate campaigns, training agents, and promote public information to curb weed spread on farms, highways, and school grounds.
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Missouri
Agricultural Bac Nson
J W Burch
Extension Service
State Department of Agriculture
State Highway Department
Sail Conservation Service
Federal Land Bank
Farm Security
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Teachers of
J Ross Fleetwood
College of Agriculture
Atchison County
Fleetwood
College At Columbia
Mussouri
Camp Wardrobe Advice For 4-H Girls At Farm Camp
Ella Fikuart outlines practical dress guidance for farm girls attending 4-H Club and Farm and Home Week camps. Emphasizes plain sturdy clothing suitable for sports, packing tips, sun protection, and packing efficiency. Details camp schedule at University of Missouri with forestry, dairy, poultry, fruit and vegetable topics and the 1940 State Council events.
Court demands work for certified reliefers
Approximately 600 WPA laborers in St Francois county lost jobs as the court pressed the WPA to hire only certified relief workers across county school district and municipal projects. An August 1 deadline loomed with projected project closures while Missouri counties protested WPA policies under Matthew S Murray amid political controversy.
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WPA
St Francos County
St Francois
Butler
Carter
Ripley
Missouri
Clay
Kay Clinton
Pratte
Matthew S. Murray
T. J. Pendergast
Murray
Standard Oil Products Sold in Sikeston Territory
Standard Oil products are circulated in Sikeston area with stations at Center St and Kingshighway, Highway 61 intersections and several major cross streets. Named outlets include J A Sires on Highway 61 North, Orville Swith nearby, Henry Williams on Highway 60, and Byron Wyman plus other local retailers such as J. Lancaster and William Moore, Canalou and Canalou region.
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Dal Harnes
Lake St. Henry
Model Town Planned for New Greenville
A planned model town for Greenville in Wayne County will be built on nearby hills to escape 6000 acres of Water from Wappapello dam. The 500 population town will relocate after 1941 when the $16 million flood control project completes. Plans include a park shopping center school and playgrounds with a courthouse and expanded residential area. Residents will choose the site with aid from the State Planning Board.
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Missouri Farmers and Homemakers
University of Mussouri
Greenville
Wayne County
Wappapello
State Planning Board
Congress
St. Francis
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Widen
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AAA Committee
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S. J. Jink
Chaffee
Jullan Jackson
Marshfield
Jink
Tharon Sialine
Columbia
Ella Fikuart
Scott County Home Demonstration
University Band
Glee Club
Sikeston Compress & Warehouse Company
Sikeston
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Highway 61
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Stallcup Building
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