St Louis Spots Before Statehood in 1770 to 1820s
Compiled by the State Historical Society, the piece traces St Louis taverns from 1770s billiard rooms to early riverfront bars. It notes key establishments on Main and Locust, owners like Yosti and L Andreville, gambling, gatherings, and social life, plus Lafayette’s 1825 visit and antebellum tavern regulations shaping alcohol sales.
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St. Louis
Lonsiana
Jean Bapte Vien
Louisiana Territory
United States
Alexandre Bellisime
Andre L'Andreville
Locust
Yosti
L'Andreville
Pittsburgh
New Orleans
Redstone
Draft to widen draft age to 37 for war plant workers
War Mobilization Director James F. Byrnes called to amend selective service rules to increase calls for men aged 26 to 37 not now in war work. The move aims to replace thousands released to factories and keep critical production on schedule amid worker migration from war jobs.
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James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
Army
Navy
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Armed Services
Eisenhower Promises Justice and Equality in Germany
The Allied Military Government pledges justice and equality before the law in occupied Germany. A proclamation in Eisenhower’s name says every accused person will have a chance to defend himself in open court. Special military courts will punish offenses against Allied forces and the United Nations. no death sentences without written approval by the Supreme Commander or his appointee.
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Reiserhower
Germany
Eisenhower
United Nations
Senate approves two Southeast Missouri district postmasters
The United States Senate approves the nominations of two Southeast Missouri postmasters. Allen B. Wyatt of Alderson, Potosi, and Paul J. Casey are named. A spiler's web note and local landmarks like Eagle tavern and French trading post referenced in St. Louis lore.
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Southeast Missouri
United States
Wyatt
Allen B. Alderson
Potosi
Paul J. Casey
Mussouri Gazelle
Eagle Tavern
St. Louis
REA Plans Postwar Expansion to Handle Loans
Rural Electrification Administration officials told the Appropriations Committee that a supplemental bill would provide 696000 to hire more staff to review 110000000 of approved projects and 723 loan applications totaling 114166775. Deputy Administrator William J. Neal warned private industry could undermine projects by serving only a few customers, jeopardizing remaining customers’ loans and service. He cited Arkansas and Louisiana as most at risk, with Missouri reporting 50 pending applications.
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Washington
Rural Electrification Administration
House
REA
William J. Neal
Appropriations Committee
Arkansas
Louisiana
Missouri
Treasury Says More Money Is Needed War Loan
The United States Treasury announced this week that the Sixth War Loan quota of 14 billion dollars is insufficient for armed services needs. Undersecretary Daniel W. Bell said the goal, reached last week, was set before the drive began on November 20. He cited Lt. Gen. Somervell’s note that Europe’s war requires more material and costlier operations, urging a substantial over-subscription of the quota.
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United States Treasury
Daniel W. Bell
Bell
Brehon B. Somervell
Europe
Treasury
Priority U S trips for two groups of soldiers
The First Army in Germany issues a new order granting 30 day leaves to the United States. Officers and enlisted men hospitalized twice for wounds and soldiers decorated twice for gallantry comprise the two priority groups. First Army officers expect to fill the quota easily from these groups, with only a small number likely to be eligible in the coming months.
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United States
First Army
Germany
Misses miss mistletoe as 1944 market softens
Reports from the mistletoe trade forecast an extremely slack Christmas market due to a shortage of eligible men in the United States. Mistletoe dealers complain no one is left worth kissing and joke about returning the product to the birds.
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Chicago
United States
U. S. Fleet Reaches 51,155 Ships in Total
Secretary of the Navy Forrestal reports the U S fleet has grown to 51,155 ships including 1,155 combat vessels with expansion ongoing. Last year’s combat tonnage record set will be broken in 1944 with 1 450 000 tons of new fighting ships due by December. Navy personnel exceed 3 100 000, including 475 000 Marines and over 169 000 Coast Guardsmen.
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Washington
U. S
Secretary of the Navy
Forrestal
Army and Navy Journal
Fashion of War Paris Dress for French War Refugees
The latest Paris fashion is a plain brown woolen dress supplied free to women war refugees. The French Aid Society provides material to dress shops with a weekly quota. The output goes to women in Caen Normandy. The dress features a full skirt full length sleeves a V neck with front buttons and a belt.
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Paris
Couturiers
Caen
Normandy
Ancient Druids First to Hang Evergreens at Yule
Ancient Britain Druids began Christmas rites by hanging evergreens and mistletoe. December 25 marked Mothers Night during Iol or Yule, symbolizing the season’s wheel. Priests gave sacred mistletoe cut with a golden knife to bless homes and invite spring.
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Britain
Adirondack Region Dominates U.S. Garnet Source
The United States relies on the Adirondack region in New York and New Hampshire for all garnet production. Local mining communities supply the bulk of domestic garnet, shaping regional economies and the forward supply chain.
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United States
Adirondack
New York
New Hampshire
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Yorktown
Alexie
Second Street
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Kimball and
Ward
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R. D. Clayton
Tillman Anderson
Clayton
Highway 60
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Sikeston
Miss Mistletoe
Tokyo
Pacific
HAHS
Claude Turner
Lambert's Cafe Woods Dairy
Crowe's
Caleb Smith
John G. Powell
E. C. Robinson Lumber CO
Lair Furniture Company
Norton’s Shoe Store
Scott Insurance Agency
Reiss Dairy Cement Motor Company
Southern Barbecue
Sikeston Tractor & Implement Company
JOS. A. Leslie Insurance Agency
Shell Cafe
Semo Elevator Company
Garrett’s Drug Store
Savers Furniture Store
Nn-Way Cleaning CO
Marshall's Cafe
Sikeston Laundry Dempster Furniture CO
Sikeston Paint & Wall Paper Company
Tiartzell Blacksmith & Welding Shop
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Clayton Mules
Ralph's Cut-Rate
White's Drug Store
P. J. Auto Supply
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Allard & Matthews Insurance Agency
Pitman Tailors & Cleaners
Vogue Beauty Shop
Heisserer's Drug Store
Dunn Hotel
DAN McCoy Seed CO
F. & M. Oil Company
Artrive
State War Finance Committee
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