Dairy cow Tillie tops farm butter fat record
Vandel Tillie Ormsby a 9 year old Holstein owned by G. G. Wanderfeltz Jefferson City finished a record 700 pounds of butter fat on twice daily milking. Tillie's dam was artificially inseminated in 1938 by H. A. Hermann of the University of Missouri. Artificial breeding enables dairymen to use scarce high producing sires to raise many daughters and boost overall herd production.
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Vandel Tillie Ormsby
G. G. Wanderfeltz
Jefferson City
Tillie
Pr. H. A. Hermann
University of Missouri
Meat Association
Schuchart
Missouri
Schucharts
Farmers Bulletin on Pork Killing and Curing
The U S Department of Agriculture revised Farmers Bulletin No 2286 on killing curing and canning pork on the farm. It covers stick ing scraping cleaning and curing pork with various methods and is aimed at farm people learning pork processing. Obtainable at your county extension office.
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Hew
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Farmer Invests 25c In Spray Materials For Bovine
A farm report notes a small expenditure of 25 cents on spray materials intended for cattle care. The item highlights modest farm maintenance costs during the season and reflects routine animal husbandry practices. Entity mentions include the farm and cattle.
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Ab Bovine
Lice Control and Dairy Gains Highlight Missouri Co Op Report
County extension agent notes three cattle lice types and recommends spraying with DDT or methoxychlor on warm days for complete coverage. Mange mites respond to benzene hexachloride. Proper lice control supports winter survival and faster gain. Schuchart Holstein herd posts 13,361 lb average per cow and 464 lb butterfat, topping Missouri DHI honor roll.
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Tom B. Stroup
Virgil Burk
Missouri College of Agriculture
Dairy Herd Improvement by Schuchart and Sons at Morehouse
The dairy herd of R. P. Schuchart and Sons of Morehouse completes a dairy herd improvement project. The effort showcases enhanced cattle performance and genetic quality, reflecting ongoing improvements in local husbandry.
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R. P. Schuchart and Sons of
Morehouse
Statewide school district mergers reduce counts by 1886
Missouri after the 1948 consolidation law cut 1886 districts from 8264 to 6378. Elections in 114 counties produced 199 approved enlarged districts from 566 proposals, merging 1785 districts into 199, a net loss of 1586, with 300 more eliminated by annexations. Five counties did not submit plans.
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Missouri
Country Boards of Education
4-H Recognition Night Features France Exchange Speaker
Scott county 4-H recognition night at Oran high school gym Friday December 16 at 7 30 p m will include an address by Van Eitel Missouri International Youth Exchange Student from France. Reports by Shirley Altom and Leon Rister on the Chicago livestock exposition tour will be presented along with awards pins and talent numbers. Recreation will follow the meeting led by district and state 4-H agents.
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Scott County
Oran High School
Gertrude LeGrand
van Eitel
Missouri
France
van Eeitel
Eitel
Chicago
Shirley Altom
Leon Rister
Lester O. Akers
Robert S. Clough
Columbia
Bible Shortage Hits Germany Amid Printing Gap
In Germany the homeland of movable type Bibles must be printed anew as demand rises to about ten million copies. The American Bible Society provides paper and binding supplies to enable local production and meet the need.
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Germany
American Bible Society
Lairs Advertises Low Weekly Payments
The notice offers payments as low as $1.25 weekly. It emphasizes affordable terms for potential buyers or borrowers and mentions Lair's as the source.
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Lair’s
New Madrid Car Stolen Sunday Recovered at Cape
A car allegedly stolen from Ralph Thompson of New Madrid last Sunday morning was recovered an hour later by State Patrolmen at Cape Girardeau. A 17-year-old boy, Thomas J. Owens of Farmington, was found with the car and returned to New Madrid to face car theft charges. Sgt. Percy R. Little said the youth was armed with a .32 caliber revolver and admitted he was paroled from a three year prison term for car theft.
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Ralph Thompson
New Madrid
Cape Girardeau
Thomas J. Owens
Farmington
Percy R. Little
Funeral Held Yesterday for New Hamburg Woman
Funeral services were held at the New Hamburg Catholic church for Mrs. Johanna Fisher aged 89 died Monday morning at her daughter’s home Mrs. Gregor Glastetter. Interment was in the church cemetery. She was born in Holland and came to America at age 20. Surviving children are George Fisher Glennon Joe and William Fisher New Hamburg Mrs. C. L. Horrell Oran and Mrs. Glastetter. A brother Joseph Spooler Oran and a sister Mrs. Manuel Nance Oran. There are 10 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
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New Hamburg Catholic
Johanna Fisher
Gregor Glastetter
Herbert Mellies
John G. Fisher
Leopold
New Hamburg
Fisher
George Fisher
Glennon
Joe
Wm. Fisher
C. L. Horrell
Oran
Glastetter
Joseph Spooler
Manuel Nance
State Senate Meets Tomorrow to Consider Special Election
Governor For rest Smith asks Missouri Senate to act on a House approved resolution for a special referendum on April 4 1950 on a proposed 4 cent gasoline tax law. The plan pairs the vote with the April school elections to avoid next November proposals and may face court action as the tax case is already pending in court.
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Forrest Smith
Missouri State Senate
House of Representatives
Senate
Chaffee Farmer Dies in Cape Girardeau Hospital
J Frederick Keller a 70 year old Chaffee farmer died last Sunday morning in a Cape Girardeau hospital. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Assembly of God church in Chaffee conducted by Rev R C Wetzel. Interment was in Union Park cemetery. A native of Indiana he moved to Missouri in 1900 and farmed near Blomeyer and Chaffee. His wife Georgie Taylor Keller died four years ago. He is survived by five sons Roscoe of Kankakee Illinois James Earl Burl and Joe Keller of Chaffee a brother Otis Keller of Chaffee and 11 grandchildren.
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J. Frederick Keller
Chaffee
Cape Girardeau
Assembly of God Church
R. C. Wetzel
Union Park Cemetery
Indiana
Keller
Missouri
Blomeyer
Georgie Taylor
Roscoe Keller
Kankakee
Inl
James, Earl
Burl
Joe Keller
Otis Keller
Spanish War Veterans Name Officers for 1950
Cape Girardeau camp of the Spanish War Veterans elected officers for the coming year at a Sunday meeting. Re-elected were Camp commander Clint H. Denman Sikeston and Gray C. Wilson Cape Girardeau senior vice commander Judge C A Vandivort Cape Girardeau junior vice commander C M Barnes Marston chaplain Major Gibbony Houck Cape Girardeau trustee J E Fowler Cape Girardeau officer of the day H W Klages Cape Girardeau officer of the guard J J Winningham Jackson adjutant and Frank Rice Oran quartermaster. Ben Rudert Cape Girardeau has long served as musician. Visitor was Mr Humann of St Louis commander of the Missouri Department.
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Cape Girardeau
Clint H. Denman
Sikeston
Gray C. Wilson
C. A. Vandivort
C. M. Barnes
Marston
Gibbony Houck
J. E. Fowler
H. W. Klages
J. J. Winningham
Jackson
Frank Rice
Oran
Ben Rudert
Mr. Humann
St. Louis
Missouri Department of the Organization
Campaigns Against Tuberculosis Built on Four Cornerstones
Education, case finding, rehabilitation, and medical research form the four cornerstone pillars of the National Tuberculosis Association and its affiliated groups efforts to control tuberculosis in the United States.
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National Tuberculosis Association
When Visitors Come and Family News Mark the Year
Residents report guests, relocations, births, and deaths in local life events. The Herald invites readers to call and share notable changes, emphasizing everyday milestones as newsworthy community moments.
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the Herald
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Scott County Abstract Co
Harris D. Rogers
Benton, Mo
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