World This Week Highlights and Global Events
Polio cases in the United States decline for 13 weeks with 735 new cases last week and 40 523 for the year through Nov 19. India adopts a new constitution with a 395 articles for a 337 million population. Guatemalan coffee planters boycott deliveries for 15 days over price terms. Roosevelt library holdings to be partly opened next March. 1950 Holy Year expects 30 000 US pilgrims by air to Rome. James Powell of Aurora gives away 350 000 dollars. he died at Thanksgiving. Fire destroys the dome of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Chinese Nationalists fire on a US ship near Shanghai. blockade disputed. Tito era in Yugoslavia appears targeted by Moscow backed calls. Truman vacationing in Key West. Rescue near Port Angelo after marooned hunter. Pacific storms cause deaths and damage. Industrial and political notes from Britain and labor government.
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United States
Missouri Whitetail Deer Comes Back In Big Numbers
Dan Saults tracks Missouri’s whitetail deer rebound over 15 years, noting a 1200 percent population rise and a shift in its historical role from near-extirpation to a major game species. The piece covers range, weights, releases, protection efforts, and projected open seasons, with regional concentration in Taney, Ozark, Ripley, Oregon, Carter, Washington, and Gasconade counties. It also mentions hunting impacts, conservation gains, and lore about deer behavior and tameness.
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Dan Saults
Missouri Conservation Commission
Missouri
Ozark
St. Lows
Laclede County
Mississippi Valley
United States
Canada
Central America
Virginia
Missour
Sullivan
Franklin County
Kirbyville Station
Taney County
Meramec
Indian Trail
Deer Run
Sam Baker
Big Spring
Taney
Ripley
Oregon
Carter
Washington
Gasconade
Madison - Wayne - Iron
Dent-Crawford
Franklin - Crawford
Ste. Genevieve-Jefferson
The
Conservation Commission
Prairie
Johnson
Texas
Pulask
Barry
Mel Steen
Fish and Game Commission
Dunbar Robb
Funeral services held for Mrs Whitener in Marquand
In Marquand funeral services were conducted at the Methodist church for Mrs F Whitener age 96. She survived by four sons and two daughters. One son listed as A C Whitener, a former Morehouse resident.
Fire truck wreck prompts borrowing from St Louis firm
A Poplar Bluff fire truck was wrecked while en route to a blaze, forcing the town to borrow firefighting equipment from a St Louis firm. Nearby, a farm home three miles south of the city burned last Saturday, believed caused by hunters, with ten children and parents inside. The incident underscores the strain on local emergency resources.
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Poplar Bluff
St Louis
Car stolen. driver arrested minutes after broadcast
Fredericktown reports a car theft was solved within ten minutes of a radio broadcast. Highway Patrolmen located the vehicle and apprehended the driver, who admitted the theft.
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Fredericktown
Bertrand man dies after WWII service in landmark traffic toll
Six traffic deaths in the Southeast area are reported. The obituary notes a Bertrand resident born June 22, 1922, who served in World War II. Funeral services were held at Bertrand Methodist Church with Rev. A. V Alcorn officiating. Interment followed at Oak Grove cemetery near Charleston. Surviving are his wife Florence, parents, four brothers Bobbie Gene Vester VanPool George H. VanPool Willis, and two sisters Hilleen Hindle Nadine VanPool.
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Bertrand
Bertrand Methodist Church
A. V Alcorn
Oak Grove
Charleston
Nunnelee Funeral Home
Florence VanPool
Hal van Pool
Bobbie Gene
Vester VanPool
George H. VanPool
U. S. Army
Washington
Willis
U. S Army
Pacific
Hilleen Hindle
Nadine VanPool
Standard White Crown announces 1950 winter gasoline
Standard Oil agent H R Ragsdale of Sikeston announces a premium winter gasoline named 1950 model Standard White Crown. He claims one-second starting and 19 percent faster warm-up versus regular premium, with reduced engine sputter, lower battery drain, and no knock. Available at Standard Qi stations across 15 midwest states with broad advertising campaigns and NBC TV spots.
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H R. Ragsdale
Sikeston
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Ragsdale
Standard
Standard Qi
Middlewest
Standard of
Wayne King
Midwest
National Broadcasting Company
Veterans VA warns disabled WWII vets on insurance deadline
Cape Girardeau VA officer George E. Seybold urges Southeast Missouri disabled veterans to note January 1, 1950, deadline for service incurred disabilities to qualify for National Service Life Insurance or reinstatement. He warns that after the date such disabilities will not be considered for eligibility. The VA outlines two required rules for private treatment reimbursement: the ailment must be service connected and authorization from the VA obtained before treatment.
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George E. Seybold
Cape Girardeau
Veterans Administration
Missouri
Seybold
Cotton harvesting near end in many parts of the South
Favorable weather boosted progress as the season nears completion in northern districts. Central and southern areas finalize ginning with few bales left, while electric-powered gins close for the month. Snapping lags behind previous weeks yet remains mild. Demand holds for white middling and higher, with spillover to low grades. Farmers sell above CCC loan rates as gins improve cleaning gear and yield strong through the season. Cottonseed prices range from 40 to 45 dollars per ton in active zones.
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Memphis, Tern
CCC
Lair Seeks Medical Care Law in St Louis Shopping Note
Remember to visit Lammert's on that shopping trip to St Louis and charge purchases to us. Ask them to ship to us for delivery to you with no extra charge. We accept responsibility for the shipment under the law.
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