Auguste Chouteau and Early St Louis Leader
Rene Auguste Chouteau, key St Louis financier and civic figure, is celebrated for founding and shaping early Missouri trade, banking, and settlement. His life spans from 1749 birth records in New Orleans to 1829 death, with roles as trader, militia colonel, bank founder, trustee, library holder, and treaty negotiator.
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Rene Auguste Chouteau
St. Louis
New Orleans
Scharf, Hyde
Conrad
Gabriel S. Chouteau
Auguste Chouteau
Chouteau
Pierre ‘Laclede Liquest
Auguste
Mississippi River
St.Louis
Laclede
Fort Chartres
Cruzat
Leutenant
Upper
Louisiana
Osage
Court of Oyer and Terminer
Legislative Council
Missouri Territory
Missouri Fur Company
Bank of St. Louis
Bank of Missouri
du Bourg
Lafayette
Pierre Chouteau
Henry Marie Brackenridge
Don Quixote
Robinson Crusoe
Tom Jones
Voltaire
Montesquieu
Rousseau
London Ends Double Summer Time Switch
Britain returned to standard time at 3 am Sunday ending three months of double summer time. London time shifted from eight hours ahead of Central Standard to seven hours behind, returning clocks to Greenwich mean time.
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London
Britain
Greenwich
Tell Your Neighbor He Should Read The Herald
A concise urging to read The Herald appears as a neighborhood nudge. The note emphasizes the value of staying informed through local news and invites readers to share the paper with friends and neighbors.
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Herald
Navy recruitment ad urges service and future built
A Navy recruitment message promotes serving the country to fulfill dreams and build a future, inviting readers to join now. It emphasizes national service and career opportunities with a call to action.
Herbert's Red Mill at St Louis Municipal Opera
St Louis Municipal Opera opens Herbert's rollicking The Red Mill in Forest Park August 18. Gil Lamb and Evelyn Wyckoff lead a star studded cast with dancers, a 63 voice chorus, and a scenic Holland tavern setting for a family friendly musical comedy of love and laughs.
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ST. Louis
Victor Herbert
Red Mill
St. Louis Municipal Opera
Forest Park
Holland
Gil Lamb
America
Evelyn Wyckoff
Irene
Jack Donohue
Billy Lynn
Helen Raymond
Joseph Macaulay
Eric Mattson
Ruth Urban
Frederic Persson
William Mercer
Maryon Dale
Vivien Fay
Municipal Opera
Ban on White Sidewall Tires Enacted in War Save Rubber
Washington D C The office of production management barred manufacture of white sidewall tires to conserve rubber. Secretary EE Stettinius Jr defense director of priorities said the stoppage would save over 6000 tons of crude rubber annually. White sidewalls use about two pounds more rubber than black tires and the ban also saves zinc oxide.
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Washington, D. C
Office of Production Management
EE. R. Stettinius Jr
Defense
Priorities
American steel industry capacity noted for ingots
The industry is stated to be capable of producing 81,000,000 tons of steel ingots annually, reflecting a high scale of output and efficiency across steel producers.
Choice Farms for Sale in Multiple Missouri Counties
Exclusive listing of New Madrid Dunklin Stoddard and Butler farms for sale with one-fourth down payment and easy terms on the balance. Properties include SMITH FARM NO 1 475 acres near Gideon and other farms with crop allotments in cotton corn and wheat, plus REA wired houses and multiple barns. Prices from 3600 to 47500 with down payments listed.
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Missouri
Sedalia
New York
San Francisco
Gus Schrader
Jimmy Wilburn
Strate Fair Track
Big State Fair Oval
Mid-West
Bob Ward
New Madrid
Dunklin
Stoddard
Butler
Scott
Mississippi
Smith
Gideon
New Madrid County
Mitchell
Malden
Mitchell-Broadwater
New Gravel Road
McCutcheon
Dunklin County
Campbell
Brown’s Ferry Road
Keller
Thomas
Holcomb
Clarkton
Merritt
Bair
Wilhemina
Wyrick
Highway 53
Stoddard County
Bell City
Butler County
Neelyville
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
State Historical Society of Missouri
Floyd
Shoemaker
May
ACME
Farm Bureau Service Co
Sikeston
Missouri State Fair
Chas. W. Green
Nucl
Spape
Sirdriy ET
Vorazaz
H'Ya
Popeyye
WAT
United States Navy
Naval Recruiting Station
NAVY
Enlises
Mamma Bird
UFE
U.S. Navy
Herbert
RED
ST Louis Municipal
Choice Farms
Center ST
S. B. Hardwick
Sikeston, MO
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