New Hope 4-H Pins Highlight Local Club Work
New Madrid County 4-H news shows Peggy Bagby Joyce Vails and Jeraline Vails receiving pins for third year, June and Claudine Davis first year, Johnny Hurst second year, with President Bagby leading pledges and songs. Home Economics clubs push toward Standard of Achievement with milestones and activities across fourteen of fifteen clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hope
Peggy Bagby
Joyce
Jeraline Vails
Seldon Blackburn
Denver Williams
June
Claudine Davis
Johnny Hurst
Joyce Vails
Ellis Jones
Home Economics Club
Wendell Crosby
George Williams
Ernest Bagsby
Local clubs cited for achievement certificates
The passage lists 15 club goals such as health talks, rest periods, voting participation, community events, playground and hall improvements, helping mothers, youth war program plans, sponsoring 4-H, and two book reviews per club. Clubs named Baderville Canalou Fairview Gideon Matthews Jericho New Hope Parma Pinder Risco receive certificates of achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baderville
Canalou
Fairview
Gideon
Matthews
Jericho
New Hope
Parma
Pinder
Risco
Home Economics Club Elects Officers
The Home Economics Club met at Mrs. Emery Suttons home and elected officers for the coming year. President Mrs. Pete Luker vice president Mrs. Harlan Matthews secretary treasurer Mrs. Emery Sutton recreation leader Mrs. Leroy Davis and Mrs. Wilson. The president named leaders for next years demonstrations and plans a Christmas party at Mrs. Joe Salyers with a book review of Let The Hurricane Roar. This completes the clubs Standard of Achievement for 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emery Sutton
Pete Luker
Harlan Matthews
Leroy Davis
Wilson
Joe Salyers
Mrs Leiter Named Head of Jericho Club
The Jericho Home Economics Extension club met at Mrs Paul Barfoot home with eleven members and three visitors. Officers elected for the coming year include President Mrs Everett Leirer and Vice President Mrs W D Burdge with plans for a Christmas party and a dress form demonstration by Mrs Leiter Mrs Barfoot and Mrs Weston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jericho
W. D. Burdge
A. R. Little
Reading
Arthur Bentley
Paul Barfoot
J. v. Tuttle
N. J. Matson
Cluny Brown
Margery Sharp
New Madrid Club Elects Officers and Plans Christmas Program
The group named officers for the coming year including President Mrs B L Morrison and secretary treasurer Mrs J C Weeks. They discussed the Christmas program, drew gift names, and hosted a Thanksgiving dinner. The next meeting will be at Mrs Ernest Friend’s home for the Christmas party. members urged to attend and bring guests. Guy Calvin announces 20 tons of super phosphate available to New Madrid farmers at savings before December 31, with no cash payment required before January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orval Branum
Ernest Friend
Guy Calvin
New Madrid County
ACA
New Madrid
Motorists May Face Tire Shortages Beyond Spring
Washington reports that OPA indicates A card motorists may wait beyond next spring for new tires. December passenger tire quotas rise 150000 over November to 2000000 per month, while production shifts to army jeep tires. Civilian quotas for heavy truck and bus tires may be cut further despite shortages. December allocation is 120000 tires, up 10000 from November but well below prior levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
State's 8 Top 4-H Dairymen in Missouri named
Laura Davis aged 14 of Bethany is Missouri’s entrant in the 1944 National 4-H Dairy Production Activity. Seven runners up share $25 War Bonds each. The honors recognize efforts toward the wartime goal of 122 billion pounds of milk in the Food Fights for Freedom program, with Davis competing for a Chicago Congress trip and a $200 Kraft scholarship.
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Laura Davis
Bethany
State Club
Missouri
Chicago
Kraft Cheese Company
Melvin Kollmeyer
Farmington
Don Hollingsworth
St. Joseph
Ernest Smith
Carthage
Rue Patrick
Rose Erickson
Amsterdam
Rose Wood
Beaman
George Nixon, Jr
Springfield
Blood planes ship 750 pints daily to Europe
United States Air Transport Command reports more than 750 pints of whole blood reach European battle areas daily via a regular air service. The program began on August 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Air Transport Command
Hidden Car Danger Carbon Monoxide Crashes Warned
Highway patrol warns carbon monoxide is a hidden cause of many traffic accidents. Ensure the exhaust system is leak free to prevent gas seeping into the vehicle and endangering occupants.
Farm Bureau solicitors push New Madrid county drive
Half the membership drive is complete with 294 pledges, nearing the county quota. W. E. Hammock notes if the last half matches the first, New Madrid will exceed its goal. Top sellers include Arline Avery with 34 memberships and Ernest Woolverton with 32.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
New Madrid County
W. E. Hammock
Canaloa
Arline Avery
Ernest Woolverton
Gideon
North Side
Fred Geske
Ralph McGee
Portageville
Solon Gee
Parma
L. S. Stucker
Matthews
Ralph Hubbard
Lilbourn
Canalou
May
A. J. Neal
J. E. Lewis
Sikeston
Wendell Crosby
Hammock
Gordon Stroud
Wayne Woolverton
Risco
van Reebles
George LaPlant
J. W Barnett
Hast Prairie
Ben Higgerson
W. S. Edwards Sr
Murt Johnson
New Madrid
Maxwell Williams
Russell Gemberling
A. S. Holliman
Paul Barfool
A. W Matson
A. C. Littell
Tallapoosa
Hubert Milem
Robert Hinton
Aubrey Wrather
Kathryn Bandy
Four-H state champions named in wartime achievements
Della Koechig of Cape Girardeau Dolores Burroughs of Skidmore and Bill Burns of Barnard have been named 1944 state winners in National 4-H Clothing Achievement Canning Achievement and Meat Animal Program. Koechig earned top ratings for 4 year record remodeling 10 garments and making 71, plus home articles. Burroughs canned for five years producing 2 360 jars of meats vegetables fruits soups and jellies. Burns handled 78 baby beeves 234 hogs and 10 sheep over nine years, winning cash prizes totaling 380 and enabling an overall project income of 10 610. Clothing and Canning winners receive all expense trips to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago December 3-6. the Meat Animal winner gets a 17 jewel gold watch. All three may advance to national honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Home Economics Extension Association
Della Koechig
Cape Girardeau
Educational Bureau of the Spool Cotton Company
Dolores Burroughs
Skidmore
Kerr Glass Corp
Bill Burns
Barnard
Thomas E. Wilson
Chicago
Railroads to Run Extra Cars for Holidays
Portageville and New Madrid County residents are urged by Farm Bureau solicitors Avery of Marston Sam and Arline to join the bureau. Railroads have authorization to operate special trains or extra cars for about 45 days to assist holiday travel for armed services members, though service cannot be greatly increased due to limited carriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portageville
Arline
Sam
Armed Services
Office of Defense Transportation
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Herbert F. H. Rolf
Laurel E. Weddle
Hurricane Ridge Home Economics Club
Hurricane Ridge
H. D. Friend Sr
James Smith
Fol
The
War Food Administration
Southeast Missouri Farm Bureau Service CO
Nager
Wseppa
Highway Patrol
West Township
Fredgeske
Paul Witt
W. C. Barnett
Mrs. J. W. Barnett
Como Township
Big Prairie Two
J. Ik. Lewis
J. Anderso
Gordon
Mrs
LL. Stucker van
WM. Dawson JR
Mart Johnson
Portage, LaFont and
LeSieur Twos
Sam Avery Harold Sloas
Aubra Wrather
Lilbourn Gymnasium
Missouri Club
Extension Service
LMLD
Lidar
Seoe Aluci
Jomimage
Mom and Pop
George
Standard
Standard Oil
ET Service
Whiteway
Standard Oil Products
Elmer Oldham
Tanner Street
Sikeston, Mo
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