Awards for 4-H Club Members at New Madrid County Event
The New Madrid county 4-H club held a successful achievement program at Risco high school on Saturday August 19 drawing about ninety members and leaders. Exhibits in clothing food preservation and field crops earned blue red or white ribbons under the Danish judging system with many names listed among award winners. The event highlighted club pride with multiple individuals from New Hope Jericho Canalou and Risco clubs receiving top honors in livestock and crop judging and various clothing and food preparation categories.
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New Madrid County
Risco High School
Martha Sue Weston
Mildred Chappell
Anna Lee Harrison
Betty Ruth Harrison
Helease Moore
Jeanette Haubold
Jean Phillips
Evelyn Phillips
Juanita Chappell
Blease Moore
Louis Richardson
Louise Richardson
Peggy Bagby
New Hope
Jerline Vails
Joyce Vails
Francis Myers
Matthews
Rosalie Powell
Martin Hubbard
Cox
Francis Stewe
Theda Frohawk
Mary Hampton
Altha Yount
Arline McGee
Mae Jackson
Cox Club
Mary Hubbard
Junior Jackson
Earl Jackson
Edgar Walker
Jericho Club
Seldon Blackburn
Joe Willams
Elease Moore
Betty Harrison
Sue Weeks
Dorothy Ann Stewart
Wanda McDaniel
Jeanette W Haubold
Jeanice Haubold
Denver Williams
New Hope Club
Lamar Love
Risco Club
Harold Love
Gene Woolverton
Sonny Allen
Vernon Patterson
Buel Woolverton
Kenneth Johnson
Phillip Coppage
Canalou Club
Sonny Keisler
Livestock Sale Reports from Scott County Feeders Market
A list of recent St. Louis Producers at National Stock Yards sales shows Sikeston residents like Rowe and Skaer, Leslie Johnson, Byron Wyman, Fremont Goetz, E. M. Stanfill, Henry Ervin, R. H. Mackley, and S. S. Vaughn all selling hogs around 159 to 226 pounds at 14.70 dollars per cwt. The report records multiple consignments and consistent pricing at 14.70 cwt for varied weights.
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St. Louis
National Stock Yards
Illinois
Rowe and Skaer
Sikeston
Leslie Johnson
Byron Wyman
Fremont Goetz
E. M. Stanfill
Henry Ervin
Benton
R. H. Mackley
Blodgett
S. S. Vaughn
Sileston
Engineers Cite Weather-Free Farming Through Electrification
Bright American engineers will make food production weather independent, said M. M. Samuels of the Rural Electrification Administration. He told the Illinois Electric Co-Operatives that electric service will solve farming vulnerability and that an air conditioner on wheels may sell for 50 to 60 dollars, with a plan to reach 1,000,000 units in a year. REA deputy administrator William J. Neal added that within five years postwar electric power could reach 3,655,000 of 5,400,000 rural homes now without central station service.
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M. M. Samuels
St. Louis
Rural Electrification Administration
Association of Illinois Electric Co-Operatives
Springfield
Samuels
William J. Neal
REA
New Sherman Tanks Carry Biggest Punch
The War Department says Lt. Gen. George S. Patton's Third Army uses 33 ton General Sherman tanks in Central France armed with a 105 millimeter howitzer the largest gun in a medium tank. They also mount two .30 caliber machine guns a .50 caliber machine gun a mortar a .45 caliber submachine gun grenades and smoke bombs.
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Washington
General Sherman
War Department
George 8
Patton
One Meal Canning and Pint Jars Feed Families
A guidance piece advocates using pint jars for canning to shorten processing time and reduce leftovers. It notes that a pint jar provides a suitable portion for a family of four. The Caribbean Sea is cited as covering about 7500 square miles.
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Caribbean Sea
Thirty-nine July births reported in Scott County
The Missouri State Board of Health lists thirty-nine births in July within Scott County or its registration district. Many entries name parents and towns such as Sikeston, Morley, Chaffee, East Prairie, Morehouse, Matthews, and Bertrand, with several newborns including Wayne, Kenneth Ray, Gary Wayne, Don Zell, Paul Robert, and others.
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Scott County
Missouri State Board of Health
State Health Department
Wayne Lee
Almos
Ruby Barnhill
East Prairie
Kenneth Ray
Aaron
Osa Belt
Chaffee
Gary Wayne
Ardello
Maudie Bentley
Don Zell
James
Mildred Butter
Morley
Paul Robert
Paul
Annabell Cannon
Sikeston
Paul Wayne
Myrtle Clark
George Robert
Marvin
Myrtle Cobb
Jackie Franklin
Albert
Laura Coomer
Oran
Julius, Jr
Julus
Virginia Craddock
Morehouse
R C
Lea
Addie Evans
Thomas Eugene
Oliver
Myrtle Finley
Imp
Jerry Wayne
Marjorie Frix
Margaret Ellen
Fred
Katherine Gregory
Harold C
Leon
Clarence
Hattie Hesslerode
Everett Lee
Eugene
Pearl Hessling
Bell City
Geneva Mae
Alvin
Vida Hodge
Fredrick Lee
Edd
Jennie Howard
Alice Neva
Charles
Virginia Husher
William Lott
William
Lucile Jackson
Bertrand
Willie
David
Lillian Jones
Alice K
Bynam
Ruby Kellett
Ernie Eugene
Jessie
Fannie Lacey
Charter Oak
Alfreda Ann
Hazel Long
Lilbourn
Dennis Wayne
Reuben
Bonita Marlar
Matthews
Carolyn Sue
Clark
Lola Mattison
Joe Anne
Annie Mays
Wanda Jean
John
Grace McLemore
Raymond Berton
Mary Northern
Silkeston
Gail Ann
Walter
Thelma Probst
Jerry Don
Newell
Dorothy Reeves
Carol Mae
Shermin
Nell Rettig
Wanda Lee
Earl
Lucille Robey
Calalou News Social Notes From Vanduser Area
Mrs. Harley Barnes of Vanduser hosted relatives Sunday. Others visiting included Mrs. Clauda Latham with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hart in Sikeston and Leonard Baughn of Flat River who saw his sister Mrs. John G. Smith. Families of Mrs. Dora Baughn and Mrs. Emma Patton hosted Mr. and Mrs. I C Westerfield of Vanduser and Mrs. Alfred Baughn with Alfreda of near Hartford. Mrs. Bob Marley returned to Fort Wayne after visiting her parents, as her husband serves with the Seabees overseas. Mrs. Orval Jones entered Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau for treatment, accompanied by her husband and Mr. and Mrs. Norval Harrison. Lieutenant Amel D. Tan, stationed at Great Lakes, Illinois, joined them.
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Harley Barnes
Vanduser
Clauda Latham
Albert Hart
Sikeston
Leonard Baughn
Flat River
John G. Smith
I. C. Westerfield
Vandyser
Dora Baughn
Emma Patton
Alfred Baughn
Alfreda
Hartford
James Coppage
Bob Marley
P. J McLaurin
Fort Wayne
Ind
Seabees
Orval Jones
Southeast Missouri Hospital
Cape Girardeau
Taul Family Visit Leads to Chicago Relocation
Lieut. Taul visited his grandmother Mrs James D Taul and other relatives here then traveled with Mrs Taul and their son Garry D to Chicago where they now reside. The text notes that eagles mate for life and reuse the same nest annually.
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Cently
James D. Taul
Lieut. Taul
Advance
Ballard's Snow Liniment Ad Warns of Aches
Ballard's Snow Liniment offers relief for sprains bruises and sore tired muscles from overexertion or exposure to cold weather. The ad promises comfort and gentle rubbing, appealing to readers seeking quick soothing effects.
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Ballard
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