New Madrid County Farm Loan Program Details for 1941 Corn
The 1941 corn loan program opens this week in New Madrid County with loans set at 78 cents per bushel for commercial counties and 59 cents for non commercial counties. Loans run three years, maturing August 1, 1944, or on demand, with repayment plus 3 percent interest. Eligibility requires adherence to acreage allotments and 30 days notice before delivery. An AAA county office visit on December 17 will include remarks by Secretary Claude Wickard at the Hotel Peabody banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Agriculture Committee
Missouri
New Madrid
Hotel
Peabody
J. D. Twitty
P. H. Teal
Earl Cambron
Glen Rhodes
Secretary of Agriculture
Claude Wickard
E. B. Gee Cotton Gin Company of
Marston
Plant to Prosper Winners Gather in Memphis Rally
Mr and Mrs John M Zarkor, county winners in the Plant to Prosper contest, will attend the annual celebration for winners from four states held in Memphis Tennessee. The rally will be held at the city venue with participants from multiple states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Zarkor
Memphis
Tenn
Ditches Started on Demonstration Farm
Fred R. Jacoby of the Soil Conservation Service CCC Camp at New Madrid announced work has begun on the J. S. Hill cooperative demonstration farm. Field drainage ditches will be wide shallow channels with sloping sides to support hay crops, improve surface water flow, resist clogging, and allow machinery crossing. The farm lies 5 1/2 miles from Lilbourn on the Morehouse road. observers are invited to inspect. Improved drainage aims to raise crop yields as farmers bolster the nation’s food supply during the current emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred R. Jacoby
Soil Conservation Service
CCC
New Madrid
J. S. Hill Cooperative
Jacoby
Missouri
Hill
Lilbourn
Morehouse Road
More remedies for colds offered and sold than any infection
The report notes a wide array of cold remedies being marketed with more products available for colds than for any other infection. It discusses consumer choices and potential misinformation in over the counter treatments.
Crowe land transfers dominate Scott County list
A long ledger of property transactions in Scott County shows V T Crowe selling and leasing numerous Crowe Place parcels including lots 153 154 155 and 7 8 9 10 11 with prices from 50 cents to 13250, plus deeds between many neighbors and other buyers for multiple acreages in townships 27 28 and 29 and additions in Sikeston Blodgett Chaffee Oran and Fornfelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. T. Crowe
R. A. McCord
Crowe Place
B. E. Patterson
Flavia Patterson
Crowe's Place
Theodore Bollinger
C. C. McClain
Township
Range
Wv. T. Crowe
Caleb Smith
Frank Mier
Eli Nations
Stubblefield
Oran
Eleanor Matthews
Murray Phillips
C. D. Matthews
Day
Hazel Malcolm
Chamber of Commerce
Sikeston
M. N. Killian
Grace Abernathy
Luther Haynes
Crowe
T. Crowe
A. J. Mobbs
J. L. Scoggins
G. F. Rainwater
John T. Huey
Howard Young
Joseph Himmelsbach
Herman Seyer
Henry Ourth
Ray Roney
M. E. Montgomery
Wm. B. Guess
McCoy-Tanner Ltd
S.xeston
George Griffin
Catherine Griffin
Mary Baumack
City of
Chaffee
F. F. Collins
McCord
McCoy-Tanner
Bettie Matthews
O. W. Thornton
John W. Schott
Hadley Brankmyre
John P. Jones
R. D. Clayton
L. T. Davey
A. M. Denton
Frisco
Burke Walker
Sunset 2Nd
Homer Ross
W. Ross Lemons
Edith Brown
Mary Burton
Dehlstadt
Robert A. McCord
Dive Welch
Sunset 3Rd
Fred Fears
Henry J. Wesh
First State Bank of Fornfelt
Henry Ervin
Chaffee Building & Loan Association
E. H. Gettings
B. F. Marshall
J. R. Wagoner
Blodgett
Prudential Insurance Co
E. W. Thomas
Ss. Kincaid
R E. Kent
V. T Crowe
W A. Duff
J. E. Harper
John O. Edwards
Wayman Pratt
Raymond Johnson
Vv. Tv
Morress Minnard
C. E. Galladay
W. J. Segraves
Carl Aldred
L. P. Mankin
Robert A. Dempster
John F. Bowman
L J. Denton
Hunter
W. L. Tomlinson
Joseph Schaefer
Dohogne
Fornfelt
R. A. Dempster
I. C. Long
J. F. Cox
J. A. Duncan
Virginia McClure
Raymond Emerson
John G. Powell
Wm. Schafer
Loy
E. B. Murray
Wilburn Bain
Bell 2Nd
Sherman Scarbrough
Luther Gipson
Morley
Diehlstadt
Earl Dudley
John Gleace
Grant Andrews
A. P. Hope
H. J. Welsh
Ira Hocking
R. L. Foster
Blidgett
Mitchell Edwards
Wm. Effink
C. &A. Matthews
W. T. Crowe
A. Wayne Bess
Glenn Powers
Conly Purcell
Crowder
Fannie Fuchs
M. L. Hall
Fairground
Hannibal Honors Mark Twain On 106th Birthday Unveiling
The City of Hannibal marked the 106th birthday of Mark Twain with a nationwide radio broadcast and a bust unveiling by New York sculptor Walter Russell. Governor Forrest Donnell proclaimed Mark Twain Day in Missouri, with a banquet and ceremonies highlighting Samuel Langhorne Clemens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal
Mark Twain
Walter Russell
New York
Forrest Donnell
Missouri
Samual Langhorne Clemens
Also Mentioned on This Page
Paul H. Teal
Scott County
FORD
Welton & Williams Motor Co
W. Malone
Sikeston, Mo
Iad
Olympic
Ivory Cabinet
Electric Cleaners
Toms
Schick
Westinghouse F Health
Holgate Toys
Havers
Lionel Trains
Shay
Sask
Firestone
Richard Crooks
Margaret Speads
Firestone Symphony Orchestra
Alfred Wallenstein
N. B.C
Red
Malone Avenue
Christmas
Firestone Uider, JR
Telephone
Nieowsear
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