Trudeau of Missouri Pioneer Schoolmaster and Explorer
Jean Baptiste Trudeau, Missouri’s first schoolmaster, authored the state’s earliest poem and led a Missouri Company expedition up the upper Missouri river. His late 1794 camp near South Dakota marked the first Spanish fortification on the upper Missouri. the journey failed after he was cheated and robbed. Trudeau promoted fair dealings with tribes and noted regional geography and resources in his journal.
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Missouri
Jean Baptiste Trudeau
Missouri River
Charles Mix County
South Dakota
Lewis and Clark
Missour
Trudeau
Montreal
Canada
St. Louis
Second
Pine Streets
Massour Soi
St Louis
New Orleans
Fernando de Leyba
Missouri Company
Jefferson
Northwest
Massour Company
Standard Oil Products Sold in Sikeston Territory
Standard Oil products are advertised in Sikeston area with multiple listed service stations and agents including Whiteway Service at Highway 61 and Tanner Street, Center Street and Kingshighway, Gene Kindred at Highway 61 and Matthews Avenue, Dal Harnes at Highway 61 and Lake Street, Henry Williams at Highway 60 West, Jack Lancaster on Highway 61 North, Orville Smith on Highway 61 near McMullin, Byron Wyman, and D. A. Utley on Canalou Road. Also noted are X. Caverno near Canalou and Blodgett Mercantile Co. in Blodgett and Homer York in Salcedo.
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Whiteway Service
Tanner St
Killgore Center St
Gene Kindred
Matthews Ave
Dal Harnes
Lake St
Henry Williams
Jack Lancaster
J. A. Sikes
Orville Smith
McMullin
Byron Wyman Miner
WM. Moore
D. A. Utley
Canalou X. Caverno
Canalou
Blodgett Mercantile CO
Blodgett
Homer York Salcedo
Special School for Community Leaders in Jefferson City
An announce ment from President Carl E Bolte notes the State Chamber of Commerce will offer a two day course on industrial research and development in Jefferson City January 12 and 13 1940 for chamber secretaries and others concerned with community industrial development The program runs five two hour periods with lectures and discussions led by John M Guild of Kansas City who has held top posts in state and national chambers and directed a week long Northwestern University course.
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Jefferson City
Carl E. Bolte
State Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
John M Guild
Kansas City
Chamber
Missouriecretaries
National Association
Northwestern University
National Institute For Commercial and Trade Executives
Cape Girardeau Optimist Wins Local Title
W. D Ely, blind since 25, owner of a cleaning and pressing shop in Cape Girardeau, has been named No. Optimist of the city. He lost sight after paralysis damaged his optic nerve, then earned a Braille diploma, a law degree from St Louis University, and served as legislative agent for the blind. He later ran a Cape Girardeau program covering seventeen counties and now operates a thriving business with Mrs Ely.
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W. D Ely
Cape Girardeau
Ely
St Louis University
St Louis
Jefferson City
Blind Commission
Trudeau the schoolmaster of early Missouri and public figure
He returned to St. Louis in 1796 and served thirty years as village schoolmaster. Jean Baptiste Trudeau was a prominent Missouri figure named with Chouteau in public records. He made patriot gifts to aid Spain in war, served on Missouri’s first grand jury after Louisiana’s transfer, and died in St. Louis on January 30, 1827, or was burned at Carondelet.
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St. Louis
Jean Baptiste Trudeau
Missouri
Chouteau
Spain
Louisiana
United States
Trudeau
Carondelet
Fire Resistant Christmas Trees From Oklahoma A and M
A Stillwater Oklahoma A and M College report describes a fire resistant treatment for Christmas trees. It details cutting the trunk, absorbing ammonium sulphate solution, and timing for best fire retardance. Also covers borax boric acid treatment for cotton decorations and cautions on flammable festoons in assemblies during holidays.
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Oklahoma A. & M. College
Stillwater
New Madrid County Adopts Free Lunch and Garden Project
New Madrid County schools sign a county-wide program to provide hot lunches free to needy children with WPA cook support and surplus commodities. Gardens may be run and products canned. several schools report staff changes, a community play, tax reporting requirements, and Barnes Ridge building plans amid past floods and a 10 year bond issued for rural development.
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WPA
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Boekerton School
Crit Brock
Clarence Hawkins Albert Keith
Robert Simer
Wiley Myracle
Nina Belle Mercer
Ruth Till
Helen Dale
York School
Billy Courtship
John Seels
Laura Ann Ayers
Eileen Wray
Dreklstad
Morehouse
Joe B Lowe
Washingston D
Norval A Randol
Charles B Allbright
Allbight
Cape Girardeau
Allbright
Bank of Morehouse
Randol
Prucita Hopkins
East Prairie
Union Grove
Bavara Gullon
Muss
Collector of Internal Revenue
St Louis
Barnes Ridge
C P. Chapman
East Prame
Slaters
New Madrid
Special prizes offered for 4-H club members in Missouri
Sedalia Mo December 14 young Missourians in 4 H clubs and in supervised vocational agriculture work will share in the largest appropriation yet made by a breed association for junior livestock activities The National Spotted Poland China Record of Indianapolis announces a 2000 allotment to state and regional expositions The Missouri State Fair Junior Activities Department will receive 15000 in this special classification alone The department at Sedalia has become the fastest growing at the fair open to Missouri youths enrolled in 4 H or supervised agricul ture work and 1939 awards totaled 5385 50
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Sedalia. Mo
Charles W. Green
Sedalia
Missouri
Corn Belt
D. Gates
Ravenwood
Indianapolis
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Floyd C. Shoemaker
Missouri Historical Society
Standard Oil
Sikeston
Newspapern AbHivye
Special School For
Cape
John M. Guild
New Madrid County
Miles F. Davis
Spencer Tracy
Robert Young
Walter Brennan
Northwest Passage
Metro-Goldwin-Macer
Ty Cone
Quae
Eteline
Solte
Jstar
Goodyear
FIME
Goodyear Tires
Oliver Tractor Co
Sikeston, Mo
Tanner-Killgore
Center St
Quaker State Motor Oil
Fred L. Obenchain
The
Swine-Breeders Organization
Moore-Harris Abstract Company
Benton, Mo
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