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Sikeston Herald

Location

Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1953

Page

6

Farmers to Meet on Proposed Farm Legislation Views

Mississippi County farmers will discuss government farm programs at local meetings urged by Secretary Benson. The article covers pros and cons of freer trade, storage needs for crops, and storage and fertilizer use, with several farm questions and practical agronomy notes.

Benson Farm Bureau Mississippi Farm Bureau Byron Moxley Western Europe Missouri Derly

Farmers urged to get good cattle in New Madrid County

About twenty eight farmers attended the New Madrid county livestock meeting on the Rarph Hubbard farm Monday afternoon. County agent Ronald Tucker said the gathering, run by the County Extension Service, aimed to help farmers improve overall livestock care and management.

New Madrid County Rarph Hubbard Farm Ronald Tucker County Extension Service

Drouth era PMA talks urge signups at county office

Raymond Ashley, chair of the PMA Committee for New Madrid county, outlines the emergency drouth feed program and urges qualified farmers to sign up at the county PMA office. The program is not a giveaway. payment is in advance, with a special FHA livestock loan available for financial help. Bill Pugh stresses using good cattle and breeding stock, noting buyers seek choice calves. Buck Lamb of the Producers Livestock Association explains current hog and cattle market prices.

Raymond Ashley Production and Marketing Administration Committee New Madrid County PMA Ashley FHA Bill Pugh University of Missouri Pugh Buck Lamb Producers Livestock Association of St. Louis

Farmers weigh spray decisions and pasture notes

Farmers debate when to spray for pests noting many fields have beneficial insects that survive. Bean beetles rise, clover worms appear, and 25 percent leaf damage may not cut yields. Lespedeza remains key pasture, with wheat yields and Johnson grass pastures cited. Sudan grass risks Prussic acid. inquiries arise about cattle losses. Portageville’s Tom Chandler keeps 12 to 14 minks, hinting at possible profits. Fertilizer use on wheat may rise with allotments. soil testing advised.

Jack Sittner Sudan Wheeler Johnson Tom Chandler Portageville

Copy Delivery Notice for The Herald Fragments

If the carrier fails to deliver your copy of The Herald at any time, please telephone 74 or 75. Telephone your news to 74 or .

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Calls for city marshal as August election set

N G Hewitt and L L Arbuckle conducted business in Morehouse. A call election on August 18 will choose a marshal to fill the vacancy from the August 4 resignation of H F Campbell. Local social notices list many relatives and visitors from nearby towns and states visiting families in Canalou and surrounding areas.

N. G. Hewitt L. L. Arbuckle Morehouse H. F. Campbell Loyd Newman Oran Mary Newman Clifford Newman Douglas and Gene Conran Ray Merriman Atlas Bridges Manilla Ark E. B. Bridges Jim Sexton LaVerne Sexton Wayne Betty Newman Muffett Sikeston D. W. Austin St. Louis Calvert City Abe Landers

Sunday Guests and Out-of-Town Visitors in Charter Oak Area

Char ter Oak hosts include Lena Asher and many families visiting from St Louis Gray Ridge Parma Blytheville Dexter Sikeston and Wellington. Visitors include Mr and Mrs T C Faughn Mrs Wallis Overby Elmer Stahl H C Decker and families plus Rex Averett and others. Several relatives and friends spent weekends in Dexter Sikeston Holland and Windfall Indiana with local residents.

Sig Kennedy Patsy Near Parma Gale Groomer St. Louis Roy Merritt Gray Ridge T. C. Faughn Wallis Overby Keith Garner Barney Starkey Carolyn B. C Blendia Breedlove Elbert Asher Robert Sikeston Ann Fitzgerald Blytheville Ark Sandra Patricia Garner Alford Acord Dexter Joe Thornton East Prairie Jane Averett Vera Thornton Kenneth Averett Thomas McCoy C. S. Epperton Holland Ovan McCoy Wellington Kans W. A. Stobaugh C. M. Goins Rocellia Dunkin Sikeston and Chaffee Everett Meddlin Pontiac Mich Taft Vandiver Tipton Ind W. F. Fritzgerald L. J. Garner Bennis Benton Harbor Faye Asher Ara Asner Windfall

Neighbors quarrel ends in fatal shooting in Hayti

Wilmer Riggs a Hayti Missouri farmer was shot at a service station during a neighbors quarrel. He died at Memorial Hospital Hayti shortly after. Neighbor Tommy Pate aged 33 was detained on a first degree murder charge expected to be filed. Riggs was struck by a .32 caliber revolver as he stepped down from his truck after a trespass dispute earlier in the week.

Wilmer Riggs Hayti Riggs Tommy Pate Pemiscot Pate Earl Cummings

Morehouse Social Roundup Attendees Visit and Travel

Mrs Dorsey Heaton and Mrs Betty Thornburgh with Judy and Mrs Otilla Headlee return home after a month with Mrs Carol Rogers in Sherman Oaks California. Lola Mae Gulley and her sons Marty and Michael visit from Memphis. Mrs Jeanette Hughes and Earl Bolen travel to Tru man Arkansas to be with her brother George Sisk who suffered a stroke. Sgt Charles D Hood of Morehouse arrives in San Francisco from Korea. Stanley Wilson and daughter Terri visit from St Louis. Dorothy Cherry, summer resident with Mrs Calvin Hughes in Newport Rhode Island, returns to Martin Tennessee awaiting her husband from Korea. Mrs Cherry and Mrs Hughes are daughters of Mrs Lawrence Smith. Christine Baker and Pamela Idalia visit Raymond Towery and family. Helen Howell and Lois of Cape Girardeau visit Ben Stewart.

Betty Thornburgh Judy Otilla Headlee Carol Rogers Sherman Oaks Calif Lola Mae Gulley Marty Michael Memphis James Green Jeanette Hughes Earl Bolen Truman Arkansas George Sisk Charles D. Hood Morehouse Grant Hood San Francisco Korea Stanley Wilson Terri St. Louis Lawrence Smith Dorothy Cherry Calvin Hughes Newport Rhode Island Martin Tennessee Cherry Hughes Christine Baker Pamela Idalia Raymond Towery Helen Howell Lois Cape Girardeau Ben Stewart

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