Sunday School Picnic in Early Missouri Life Recalled
Compiled by the State Historical Society of Missouri this piece recalls the Sunday school picnic as a century old sacred rite. It describes children marching to grove grounds, religious services, meals, games, and later social emphasis after the Civil War transforming picnics from worship to community gathering.
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Missouri
The
State Historical Society of Missouri At
Columbia
Floyd C. Shoemaker
Missourans
Missouri faces huge pro rata debt as national total hits $263 billion
Missouri's share of the national debt totals 7.673 billion dollars, enough to run state government for 73 years at current spending. Scott County's portion is 60.782 million. The figures urge deep federal expenditure cuts to begin retiring the debt and paying interest.
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Missouri
Scott County
Missouri Survey
Missour
GE Announces Eight Color Fluorescent Lighting Plan
General Electric disclosed plans for fluorescent lighting in eight colors including saffreen blue red and pink signaling expansion of lighting options and product color variety for consumers and industry sectors.
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General Electric Company
Blue Cross Benefits Increased to Sixty Days for Members
Blue Cross benefits rise from 30 to 60 days for each family member with no cost increase. Ray F. McCarthy announces the plan effective November 1, extending long stay savings and providing a six month discount on semi-private beds. The St. Louis plan leads in new members since WW2 and serves Missouri and Southern Illinois.
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Blue Cross
Ray F. McCarthy
Group Hospital Service of
St. Louis
Missouri
Illinois
Pearl Harbor
Chambers of Commerce
Missouri Farm Bureau Federation
Southern Illinois
United States
Private Aircraft May Rise To 460000 In U S
William A. M. Burden told the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in New York that private aircraft registrations could grow from 34000 to 400000 by 1955 if producers deliver easier to fly planes. A four point program by the Civil Aeronautics Administration aims to expand airports, foster design and development contracts, boost aviation education, and ease private flying rules. The key step is improving the personal airplane itself.
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United States
William A. M. Burden
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
New York
Burden
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Department of Commerce
Missouri to reestablish National Guard by July 1
Adjutant General John A. Harris announced in Jefferson City that Missouri will reestablish its National Guard about July 1 while the State Guard remains in operation until January 1, 1947 to ensure a smooth transition and maintain protection during the overlap.
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Missouri
State Guard
John A. Harris
Jefferson City
War Time Crop Goals Endorsed by Anderson in 1946 Plan
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson outlined a wartime like farm program proposing near record crop levels for 1946 to meet civilian and armed service needs. The plan calls for higher crop acreage but lower livestock output with specific percentage changes from 1945 and a later price policy reveal. It also notes a 1627 reference to liquid petroleum in America.
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Anderson
Department
Joseph de la Roche D’allion
Southern cotton mills hit by southern capital concentration
The text notes capital in Southern cotton mills is likely over 80 percent owned in the South. It also offers a tip for vase stability, suggesting small lead weights in tall top heavy vases to prevent tipping.
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Southern Cotton Mills
South
Five District Men Sworn Into U. S Navy
The following men were sworn into the United States Navy at the district recruiting office in Poplar Bluff this week Jerald Lester Nelson Poplar Bluff Wilburn Riley White Zal ma James Leonard Mansfield Edgar Springs Richard Wesley Pry Cape Girardeau and James Richard Holt Bell City Navy recruiters are at the post office in Sikeston each Wednesday morning to interview those interested in joining the Navy.
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United States Navy
Poplar Bluff
Jerald Lester Nelson
Wilburn Riley White
Zalma
James Leonard Mansfield
Edgar Springs
Richard Wesley Pry
Cape Girardeau
James Richard Holt
Bell City
Navy
Sikeston
World owes a debt to China for compass and trade
To the Chinese the world is in debted for the discovery of the compass, silk, tea, porcelain and gunpowder.
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Welton & Williams
W. Malone
Sikeston, Mo
Scott Insurance Agency
Santa
Donner
Blitzen
Frisco
Agency
Center Street
Life — Farm Insurance
U. S S. Navy
Ford
A. A. Grugett
A. Riggs
G. & R. Hardware Co
G. & R. Hardware Company
North New Madrid
Sikeston, Missouri
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