What and Where Is Mason-Dixon Line
A St Louis newspaper discussion describes two Mason Dixon lines, the original boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland fixed at 39 48 26.3 N and a secondary line extended west to the Ohio River then 36 30 N as the slave free divider. The piece notes Missouri geography and Civil War era usage.
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St. Lewis
Eddie Hasty
Stoddard County
Sikeston
Missouri
Hannibal
Congress
Ohio River
Cairo
Dunklin
Pemiscot
Kansas
Union
Complex regional birth line split by historic boundaries
The text argues Compromise era geography places one Hasty twin north of the Mason Dixon line and the other south, influencing which twin is considered born south relative to the other. It notes the Missouri Compromise and the Mason-Dixon line as factors in determining birth locality and regional designation.
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Deep South
Bids Sought on $2.14 Million State Road Work
State Highway Commission invites bids on 36 miles of state highway improvements in seven counties totaling about 2.14 million dollars. Work includes 19.4 miles on the farm to market system and 16.6 miles on the major system, with U S Route 40 in Jackson Saline and Howard counties forming the major portion. Bids due August 27 for grading 28 miles on Route EE from Route 25 to Route 8 in Dunklin county.
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State Highway Commission
Jackson
Saline
Howard Counties
Dunklin County
Bids Sought for Wakefield Avenue Concrete Pavement Sikeston MO
The City of Sikeston Missouri invites bids by August 21 1948 at 5 00 pm for all materials equipment and labor including engineering to construct a concrete pavement on Wakefield avenue from Vernon to Johnson avenue about 1300 325 feet long and 28 feet wide. Bids must show acceptance of special tax bills issued against benefiting property. The City reserves the right to reject all bids.
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Sikeston
Missouri
Wakefield Avenue
Vernon Avenue
Johnson Avenue
KSIM Radio Schedule Aug 12 to Aug 19 Week Overview
KSIM lists daily program blocks from 1400 to 11:45 PM across Morning Afternoon and Evening segments. Entries include News Music Sports and Features with recurring shows like Twilight Reverie Pin Up Time Platter Parade and Dance Time and several sports and farm topics references.
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KSIM
Bing Crosby
Farm
Dorothy Shay
Vernon
Martha Guttenfelter
Cincinnati
Richard
Rendez
Rotary Scrapers Seeders and Farm Machinery Section
A compact roundup of farm equipment names and models including scoops rotary scrapers seeders seed cleaners harrows four wheel wagons hammer mills pulverizers land rollers garden tractors tractor cabs canopy tops transport boxes listed for industrial use and sale.
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Bailey & Bailey
Attorneys-at-Law
McCoy-Tanner Bldg
Sikeston, MO
George W. Kirk
Applegate Bldg
Siekeston, MO
Blanton & Blanton
Felker
Dre. E. J. Menstedt, M. D
Front Street
H. B. Throgmorton, M. D
H. A. Dunaway, M. D
McCoy-Tanner Building
Chester J. Mellies
Stallcup
WM. C. Critchlow
M. D. Stallcup
F.L. Sisson
Highway
Tom L. Chidester
D. D
Highway 61
North Office
Res
Dewey Urban
No. Stoddard N. W
Malone Park
Optometry
W. M. Sidwell
O. D
McCoy-Tanner
Sikeston,mo
Sutterfield Architects
Associated Engineering Service
Ronson
J. L. Voelker
Sexton
A. C. Barrett
Caleb Smith
East Front St
Bowman’s Drug Store
C. B. Turner
Scott Street
Jubilee Boys
O. D. Clayton Motor CO
West Sikeston, MO
Twilight
Martha Gutten
Felter
Rio
Freddie Martin
Harry James
Pittsburgh
America
P.J
Pittsburg
Martha Guttenfelder
Dan
Fred Waring
The
Cwspapernashive
Nazarene Church
LaForge Baptist Church
Friendly Bros. Quartette
Bertrand Baptist Church
Semo
Christian Church
Sikeston First Baptist Church
Glenn Miller
National Gas Hour
Charlie Spivak
Erin
Tanner Street
God
Chicago
Martha Gut_tenfelder
AP News
AP. News
Vous
Martha and
Vernon Gut
Moran Milling CO
Bonne Terre, Mo
Industrial Finance Co
Young Building
General Contract Purchase Company
Crown Finance
Buckner Ragsdale Building
NEW Waltham Watches
Western Auto Store
Sikeston, Missouri
G. S. Hampton
S. Banney
Chevrolet
joreRmm
Mitchell - Sharp Chevrolet Co
Center Street
Winter King Batteries
Ferrell Oil Company
Malone Ave
Scott County Abstract Co
Harris D. Rogers
Benton, Mo
Bryan A. Williams
Marble Hill, MO
Ray Aduddell, Inc
West Trotter Street
Wes
Chrysler Kellett Motor CO. Inc
Hiway
Chrysler
Telephone
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