Missouri Land of Big Red Apple
Compiled by the State Historical Society of Missouri at Columbia Floyd C. Shoemaker secretary. The piece traces Missouri apple culture from early settlement through 19th century nurseries and notable fruit varieties. It highlights Lenoir family grafting in Boone county, 1834 1836, and reports on large apples from St. Charles and St. Louis counties.
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State Historical Society of Missouri
Columbia
Floyd C. Shoemaker
Missouri
John Chapman
Johnny
Lenoir
Boone County
Missouri Intelligencer
America
Benjamin Franklin
England
Virginia
St. Louis
Missouri Republican
Dr. Millington
St. Charles
New York
St. Charles County
Peter Lindell
St. Louis County
Delaware
James Stark
Louisiana
Reuben Hatton
William Pulliam
Rocheport
Lexington and St. Joseph
J. R. Peters
Liberty
American battle casualties climb to 299,474 total
Washington report shows United States armed forces casualties to kin totaling 299,474. Army figures reach 244,775 with 45,491 killed and 113,977 wounded. Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard total 54,699 with 22,665 dead and 17,819 missing. Normandy losses noted at 112,673 for the Army through August 6.
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Washington
United States
McCloy
Navy
Marine
Coast Guard
Normandy
D-Day
Marines
Army
The Winning Ball Team From Commercial Appeal
A playful summary likens Allied leaders to a winning sports lineup with Eisenhower as head coach and key generals Bradley Patton Hodges Dempsey Crerar Leclerc Devers Clark Leese de Tassigny and Patch as players. It notes command structure and tally that during Africa invasions about 64 percent of wounded returned to duty after 90 days.
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Eisenhower
Europe
Henry M. Wilson
Mediterranean
France
Wilson
Devers
Patch
de Tassigny
Bernard L. Montgomery
Bradley
Hodges
First Army
Patton
Dempsey
Leclerc
Crerar
Italy
Harold Alexander
Clark
Leese
Montgomery
Alexander
Africa
Littell's Liquid aid for itching skin irritations
Littell's Liquid offers relief from itching that accompanies minor skin irritations prickly heat eczema and insect bites. Sold for 50 cents at all drug stores.
Scott County Land Transfers Details Cash for Property Deals
A sequence of land transfers in Scott County shows transfers between individuals and parcels across Sikeston Oran Vanduser and Morley including cash values from $1 to $5000. Notable entries include James Hester to Frank Stowers for 53-23-28-14 valued at $3000 and Herbert Pace to R M Cox for lot 1 block 2 McCord subdivision at $4000.
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R. M. Cox
R. BE
Horner
Sophia Heisserer
Adam Walter
Guardian Angel
Oran
Roy Elam
C. C. Cantrell
Gale Hoffman
J. T. Yarbrough
McCoy
J. W. Keene
H. L. Smith
J. A Galloway
Lillian A. Smith
Sikeston
James Bacon
H L. Smith
B. C. Blocker
T. W. Blocker
Emma Ristig
Pauline Ristig
Benton
Cc. H. Carter
Doyle Slaughter
Henry Killian
C H. Butler
John Rogers
Arch Armstrong
Cina Johnson
Clarence Tubbs
Paul Effink
Chester Black
Reece Morgan
Morley
Arthur Menz
Chester Riley
R. V. Vanover
Albert Jinkins
Lillian A Smith
John J. Glennon
Adam LeGrand
Kelley Tolbert
D. E. Gullett
Chas
Bollinger
B. D. Harbin
Carol Matthews
J. R. DePriest
J. B. Reed
W. H. Staussing
E. A. Reisisaus
Chaffee
Louise Ellsworth
Sol Dockins
Wallace Nelson
R V. van
Lambert
Ralph Hays
Gev. Germain
J. M
Wm. Littleton
Herbert Pace
McCord
M. A. Daniels
Otto Spann
A. J. Matthews
Vandyser
R. L. Guthrie
Geo
C. L. Cox
Philip Tucker
Sam Gayles
addi_tion Sikeston
Mary Thompson
R. G. Glang
J. L. Price
Arch Russell
Chamber of Commerce
Anton Haas
Barney Stubenrauch
Ervin Beggs
Maurice Craig
Murphy & Wall
W. A. Mills
Gustav Sander
Commerce
War spending dips in June lowest monthly total of year
Government outlays for war purposes fell to 7.355 billion in June, a 7.6 percent drop from May. The War Production Board data show total war expenditures since the defense program began July 11, 1940, through July 31, 1944, at 207.2 billion. A rubber tree yields about four pounds of rubber annually.
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Washington
War Production Board
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Ozarks
Littell
Missouri Discount Corporation
Keith
Scott County
Harold Grice
U. S
Apple Ways
Hahs
Ston
Claude Turner
Lambert's Cafe
John G. Powell Insurance Agency
Graber’s Store
Nicholson's Tire Shop
Ethridge Recapp Tire CO
V. Ward Real Estate
Norton’s Shoe Store
Scott Insurance Agency
Roberts Store
Reiss Dairy
F. C. Robinson Lumber CO
Garrett's Drug Store
Lair Furniture Company
Savers Furniture Store
Nn-Way Cleaning CO
Marshall's Cafe
Sikeston Laundry Dempster Furniture CO
Sikeston Paint & Wall Paper Company
Garner-Dement Motor CO
Sikeston Farm Equip. CO
Sikeston Tractor & Implement Company
Shell Cafe
Hartzell Blacksmith & Welding Shop
R. D. Clayton Mules
Ralph's Cut-Rate
White's Drug Store
F. & M. OL. Company
Vogue Beauty
Heisserer's
Dunn Hotel
DAN McCoy Seed CO
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