State Highways Being Repaired
Jefferson City reports 22 active state road projects in Division 10 covering about 75 miles of pavement work and maintenance. Bids due Aug 23 for Rt 67 Fredericktown South 4.9 miles concrete pave ment and 2.2 miles gravel on Rt St Scott County, with river crossing plans for Route 67 Wayne County Greenville. Maintenance focuses on oil mat repair and shoulder building as crews progress on Route 34 Bollinger and other routes amid weather delays.
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Jefferson City
Rt. 67
Fredericktown
Scott County
St. Francois River
Wayne County
Greenville
Bollinger County
Cape Girardeau
Butler
Dunklin
Butler County
Mississippi County
New Madrid
WPA
Pemiscot
Pemiscot County
Route SD
Ripley County
Stoddard County
Mississippi
Stoddard
Wayne Counties
Rock Hill Asphalt & Construction Co
St. Louis
Adopts New Accident Reporting System in Missouri
Jefferson City announces a new state plan to standardize accident reporting on highways. The system collects data on drinking drivers, pedestrians, defective vehicles, locations, and drivers ages to guide education enforcement and engineering efforts statewide. Ten division offices coordinate data collection across Missouri.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Highway Department
National Safety Council
Union
Jefferson
Hannibal
Springfield
Kirkwood
Kansas City
Macon
Joplin
St. Joseph
Willow Springs
Sikeston
Real estate transfers fill Scott County listings
A long sequence of transfers records deeds in Scott County. W H Campbell to Joyce Emerson, land in section 2 township 27 range 13 for $1. T C McClure to A C Earl, 40 acres in section 8 township 26 range 13 for $2500. multiple parcels traded in Sikeston, Oran, Chaffee, Fornfelt, and related additions with prices from $1 to $5000, including 458.95 acres traded by Co. D. Matthews III and Murray Phillips for $1 and various lots in Chamber of Commerce additions and Sunset additions. The list names numerous buyers and sellers such as F. Huey, A D Huey, J W Wagner, L L Colier, H M Lincoln, and others, with parcels ranging from single lots to large farms. The item closes with a note urging readers to tell neighbors to read The Herald.
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W. H. Campbell
Joyce Emerson
T. C. McClure
A. C. Earl
L. O. Williams
Effa Baugher
Vanduser
John Strong
Glen Powers
Crowder
O. M. Arthur
Marie Clinton
R. A. McCord
Jimmy Peynes
Sunset
Sikeston
A. D. Huey
Amy Spencer
Andrew Metz
City of
Oran
Bula Shanks
R. C. Honeycutt
Chamber of Commerce
Emil Steck
Paul Johnson
Wells
Fornfelt
Fannie Fuchs
M. L. Hall
Fairground
J. W. Lee
Ruth Lee
Lightner
Tilmo
Ida Goldsmith
Dallas
T F. Johnson
Rudolph Lankheit
W. Hamby
Smith Edmiston
Woodward 2Nd
Vancuser
C. W. Duncan
Katie Schlosser
Joe Turner
J W. Wagner
H. M. Lincoln
Leonard Bernard
Matthews
W. E. Hobbs
Ruby Green
Co. D. Matthews III
Murray Phillips
Robert Mow
Hl. H. Bateman
H. J. Bennett
Cecil Perry
Price Knight
J. L. Moore
Clyde Reed
Joe Moore
Commerce
L. L. Colier
C. B. Shields
Chaffee
E. J. Harrell
F. L. Peters
EB. E. Simon
W. H. Stelzer
Cc. A. Bradley
O. C. Georger
Highway Department Reinstates Drafted Workers in Missouri
Jefferson City Mo Officials of the Missouri State Highway Department announce that employees called into the armed forces will not lose seniority and will be reinstated at the end of service. Chief Engineer C W Brown says the commission has granted leaves of absence and restored staff to their positions at prior salary upon return.
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Jefferson City
Missouri State Highway Department
Armed Forces of
United States
C. W. Brown
Commission
United States Civil Service Examination for Metallurgical Lab Assistant
The United States Civil Service Commission announces an open competitive examination for Assistant Laboratory Mechanic to fill the Metallurgical Laboratory Assistant post at the Bureau of Mines in Rolla Missouri. Applications must be on file by August 28 1940 with the Ninth U S Civil Service District in St Louis.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Bureau of Mines
Rolla
Missouri
U. S. Civil Service District
New Federal Building
St. Louis
Secretary
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Ninth
Early streamlined speed locomotive unveiled in 1889
The first streamlined speed locomotive was built in 1889 and could reach 110 miles per hour. It is on display at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D. C.
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Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D. C
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Scott County Real Estate Tranfers
Napoleon Jones
Minnie White
Sunset Addition
Cc. H. Denman
John Watts
East Acres
John McCarty
Clara Graviett
Matthews 2Nd
Susie Watkins
N. C. Watkins
McCoy
United States Civil Service Examination
Ning Weer Mnout
Saachy
Stephano Brothers
Philadelphia
Cee
Firestone
Firestone Convoy
Lebates
Voice of
Richard Stoin
Home and Auto Supplies
RCA Auto Radio
RCA
Sireston ST
C. & M. Oil Company
Telphone NO
Highway 60
West
Sireston, Missouri
Home Oil Company Telephone NO. 140
East
Gladys St. Sikeston
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