Sunday School Picnic in Missouri Life Remembered
Compiled by the State Historical Society of Missouri this portrait of early Missouri Sunday school picnics recalls solemn processions to grove grounds, prayers, meals, and games. It notes the shift after the Civil War toward social and congregational unity and enduring fondness for these annual events among Missourians.
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Missouri
State Historical Society of Missouri At
Columbia
Lloyd C. Shoemaker
Missouri’s Pro Rata Share of National Debt
The Missouri Public Expenditure Survey reports Missouri’s share of the national debt at 7.673 billion dollars, enough to run state government for 73 years, with Scott County owing 60.78 million. The figures urge drastic federal spending cuts to retire the debt, noting Missouri’s share equals nearly twice the state’s taxable wealth and could fund older programs and schools for centuries.
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Missouri
Scott County
Missouri Survey
Missour
GE Announces Eight Color Fluorescent Lighting Plan
GE announced plans to expand fluorescent lighting in eight colors including saffreen blue red and pink following the discovery of the new saffreen color.
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General Electric Company
Blue Cross Benefits Increased to Sixty Days for Families
Blue Cross benefits rise from 30 to 60 days per family member with no cost increase, announced by Ray F. McCarthy executive director of Group Hospital Service of St. Louis. Effective November 1 the change cuts long hospital stay costs, with a six month discount on semi private rates for subscribers and sponsors.
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Blue Cross
Ray F. McCarthy
Group Hospital Service of
St. Louis
Missouri
Ilinois
Pearl Harbor
Chambers of Commerce
Missouri Farm Bureau Federation
Southern Illinois
United States
Private aircraft count could hit 400000 by 1955
William A. M. Burden warned at an American Society of Mechanical Engineers meeting that 34000 personal-type aircraft now in the United States could rise to 400000 by 1955 if manufacturers produce better easier-to-fly planes. The Civil Aeronautics Administration outlined a four point plan to promote private flying including federal aid to 2900 new air ports, government sponsored design competitions, expanded aviation education and simplified private flying regulations. 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 Guards to Overlap as Reorganization Begins
Missouri state military units will overlap for a period to ease the transition from the State Guard to the National Guard. The National Guard reestablishment starts around July 1, with the State Guard operating until January 1, 1947 to ensure continuity and protection. Adjutant General John A. Harris announced the plan at Jefferson City this week.
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Missouri
State Guard
John A. Harris
Jefferson City
War time crop goals proposed by Secretary Anderson
A 1946 farm program aims at war time food levels with higher overall crop acreage and selective livestock cuts. Proposed acre goals total 356,244,000 vs 350,588,000 this year, with detailed percentage adjustments for crops and livestock. The plan targets civilian needs, armed forces supply, and aid to war devastated areas, and will be refined with state and farm group input before final release. An earlier note recalls the first documented use of petroleum in North America in 1627 by Joseph de la Roche D’Alhon.
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Jnear
Anderson
Department
Joseph de la Roche ' D
Alhon
Santa Trades His Reindeers for the Trains
A playful note describes Santa relying on railroads for heavy Christmas workload. Donner and Blitzen yield to locomotives as Frisco introduces a multi thousand reindeer power oil burner helping deliver gifts.
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Santa
Donner
Blitzen
Frisco
Southern cotton mills capital ownership in the South
The capital in Southern cotton mills is probably more than 80 percent owned in the South.
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Southern Cotton Mills
South
Use Lead Weights To Stabilize Tall Vases
If tall vases lean and tip easily use small lead weights inside the base to steady them. Place weights to lower the center of gravity and prevent accidental toppling.
Five District Men Sworn Into U S Navy
Jerald Lester Nelson of Poplar Bluff Wilburn Riley White of Zal ma James Leonard Mansfield of Ed gar Springs Richard Wesley Pry of Cape Girardeau and James Richard Holt of Bell City were sworn into the United States Navy at the district recruiting office in Poplar Bluff this week Navy recruiters interview interested applicants at the Sikeston post office each Wednesday morning.
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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
No. The World Owes China Its Compass and Silk
The passage credits China with the discovery and cultivation of key global goods including the compass, silk, tea, porcelain, and gunpowder, highlighting the country’s historical contributions to navigation, trade, and technology.
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Welton & Williams
Moter Co
W. Malone
Sikeston, Mo
Scott Insurance Agency
Agency
Center Street
Life — Farm Insurance
U. S. Navy
Ford
Wellton & Williams
A. A. Grugett
A. Riggs
G. & R. Hardware Co
G. & R. Hardware Company
G. & R. Hardware Coo
North New Madrid
Sikeston, Missouri
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