Historical Society Seeks Soldiers Letters and Diaries
The State Historical Society of Missouri urges citizens to aid in collecting war letters diaries and photographs from Missouri’s servicemen and women. It aims to build a permanent archive through youth testimonies and personal notes reflecting boot camp life travel and overseas deployment to capture Missouri’s wartime story.
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The
State Historical Society of
Missouri
Missouri Historical Review
State Historical Society
Ernie Pyle
Bowles Sees Slow Lifting of Price Controls
Price Administrator Chester Bowles said price controls will be removed more gradually than planned as unemployment and purchasing power have fallen short of expectations. He noted 1.5 million unemployed versus 4.5 million projected, and cited retail sales still 12 percent above late 1944 levels.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Bowles
Washington
Chester Bowles
New England
Missouri Democrats Dominate Washington in Truman Era
A Republican Committee feature names Missouri insiders in senior posts, led by Francis G. Pendergast and William McChesney Martin Jr., with other St. Louis figures guiding reconversion and policy. The piece notes Missouri jokes about the capital influx and political clout.
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Missouri
Washington
Harry Truman
Republican National Committee
Roll
Francis G. Pendergast
Kansas City
Tom Pendergast
Office of Inter-American Affairs
William McChesney Martin Jr
St. Louisian
Republican News
Maple T. Hartl
Marshall, Mo
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
John W. Snyder
St. Louis
United States
John Caskie Collet
Snyder
Chester Davis
Harry Vaughn
James K. Vardaman Jr
Clark Clifford
Col
Wallace Graham
Charles G. Ross
Robert E. Hannegan
Stuart Symington
Omar Bradley
Moberly
Bennett Clark
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Alfred Schindler
Sam M. Wear
Springfield
Lauretta W. Young
Jericho Springs
Shirley Green
Rose Conway
Harold Judson
Richard R. Nacy
Jefferson City
Hannegan
Democratic National Committee
Sam O'Neal
Indian Chief Decided to Keep His Missouri Hunting Grounds
Compiled by the State Historical Society of Missouri at Columbia Floyd C. Shoemaker, Secretary. The story recounts settler migration into northern Missouri after the Louisiana Purchase, the Chariton River region, and the 1824 treaty with the Sacs and Fees. It describes Che-Quesa Big Neck leading Indians to return to Chariton land, the confrontation with settlers, the Big Neck War, and subsequent withdrawal to Iowa with some settlers returning to Howard County in 1830.
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State Historical Society of
Missouri
Columbia
Floyd C. Shoemaker
Mississippi
Howard County
Chariton River
Adair County
Sacs
Iowa
Chariton
Che-Quesa
Big Neck
Randolph County
Japanese press to print 20 installment history of aggression
Allied experts prepare a 25 000 word pamphlet and newspaper series to show Japan’s aggression over the past 15 years starting with Manchuria. Distribution planned for Japanese readers to learn the true sequence of events. Columbus named Costa Rica the rich coast for its gold jewelry worn by Indians.
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Tokyo
Japan
Far East
Nippon
Manchuria
Pontiac Motor Company Makes Good Progress
Pontiac Motor Division reports 1916 models shipped to 3000 dealers in twenty one days. New distribution policy aims for equal supply to all dealers and avoids concentrating on metropolitan centers. Bathrick cites strong dealer support and plans to cap new outlets while old dealers absorb market share.
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Pontiac Motor Division
D. A. Bathrick
Pontiac
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
Bathrick
Dull Looking Furniture May Need a Bath
The cure for a dull or grimy finish is a soap and water wash. Most wood finishes tolerate washing, except shellac and cheap varnish which water can whiten. Use mild soap, avoid soaking joints, wring cloth, rub to clean, then dry and polish with furniture polish.
Army Develops Multi Wall Paper Bag For Fresh Bread Weeks
The military reports a multi wall paper bag designed to keep bread fresh for weeks under diverse climatic conditions. Researchers say the packaging maintains moisture control and protects against spoilage, potentially extending shelf life in varied environments. The advance is aimed at improving supply efficiency for field rations.
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Historical Society
State Historical Society of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri
Colubus
Costa Rica
Keasler Motor Company
Highway 61
North
Sikeston, Missouri
Pontiac Motor Company
Fhagi
Scott Insurance Agency
Lair Company
Sikeston
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