Farm Bureau Opens Membership Campaign in New Madrid County
Directors of the New Madrid County Farm Bureau met in the county courthouse to plan a membership drive starting Saturday. Committees in each township will solicit members to strengthen services through the Extension Service, improved seeds, market access, and supportive legislation. Local farmers will discuss operations and demonstrations with O. T. Coleman, extension soils specialist, on the program. Watch newspapers for details.
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Farm Bureau
New Madrid
J. W. French
O. T. Coleman
New Madrid Soils Crops and Livestock Conference Set
New Madrid county will host the annual Soils Crops and Livestock Conference in the circuit court room on Thursday January 11 at 9 15. The program includes livestock focus with extension specialist F S Matteson and guidance on hog care slaughter curing and pork quality including brine and dry cures and processing steps.
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New Madrid County
New Madrid
T. A. Penman
R. C. Hubbard
E. V. Jewett
Charles Pikey Jr
Arline Avery
A W. Matson
Gordon Stroud
C. O Hawkins
F. S. Matteson
Dry cure formula for ham and bacon processing
To cure meat mix eight pounds salt with three pounds brown sugar and two ounces saltpeter. Rub half the mix on the meat and pack it for five days, then apply the remaining cure. Cure time is two days per pound for hams and one day per pound for bacon.
Risco First in Canning Contest
The New Madrid county canning exhibit was judged Friday December 2 by judges Mary Lou Gissel and Effie Grant. Risco finished first, Jerico second, Neu man third, Matthews fourth, Catron fifth, Lilbourn sixth, and Canalou seventh. Sixteen clubs sent 203 exhibits. The county exhibit showed outstanding quality and judging placements were challenging.
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New Madrid County
Mary Lou Gissel
Effie Grant
Risco
Jerico
Neuman
Matthews
Catron
Lilbourn
Canalou
Mississippi Valley Farm Equipment Meet in St Louis
Eastern Missouri and southern Illinois farm equipment dealers gather in St Louis for the 33rd annual Mississippi Valley Farm Equipment Association convention on December 12 and 13. Members include Sikeston Tractor Co Matthews Implement Co Lewis Tractor Co Boyce Farm Equipment Co and Thos Withrow Son among others with director Charles Boyce of Sikeston.
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Missouri
Tularemia Toll Rises With 25 Deaths in 1939
The Missouri State Board of Health reports twenty-five deaths to date in 1939 from tularemia or rabbit fever and fifty-eight November cases confirmed by the state laboratory. Tularemia is typically contracted from handling or consuming diseased rabbits.
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Missour
Poplar Bluff Man Named to Optometrist Board
Gov Stark named Dr. J Allen Selvidge of Poplar Bluff to the Missouri State Board of Optometry to succeed Dr R Hatfield of Edina who resigned. Hatfield had served as secretary since J F Brawley’s resignation. Selvidge’s term runs to June 30 1943.
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Gov. Stark
J. Allen Selvidge
Poplar Blum
Missouri State Board of Optometry
R. Hatfield
Edina
Hatfield
J F. Brawley
Jefferson City
Dr. Selvidge
Fifty beautiful Christmas folders imprinted with your name
Advertisement notes a promotion in The Herald offering fifty Christmas folders personalized with names for a price of $100. The item is presented as a holiday stationery deal with customized printing.
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the Herald
Liquor Chief Drives Record Missouri Traffic Deaths in October
Missouri's October traffic fatalities reached 67, the highest monthly total this year, with drunk driving cited as the top cause. Wrong side driving and careless behavior followed, together accounting for 39 percent of accidents and 43 percent of fatal crashes. Pedestrian actions caused 19 percent of fatal accidents, the report notes. Through October, 418 deaths compared with 445 the prior year, while total accidents numbered 494 with 625 injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Safety Bureau
State Highway Department
Traffic Accident Reporting Bureau
Drinking by Women a National Moral Problem
Martin Nelson of the Keeley Institute cites a rising trend in women seeking treatment for drinking. From Jan 1 to Dec 1, 1938, female patients increased by ninety percent versus 1933, with most being married housewives. He warns public complacency about women at bars worsens the inebriate issue nationwide.
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Martin Nelson
Keeley Institute
Douglas
Scottish Rite News Bureau
Nelson
Chcago
United States
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Bec Ell
G-Man Sparkling Gun
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Maier Auto Supply
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Goodrich Tires
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Gas and Water Companies
Missouri Public Utilities
Missouri Association of Public Utilities
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