Fat Barrow Project Guides New Madrid 4-H Members
New Madrid County Farm News covers the fat barrow project led by 4-H members from clubs including Fairview Shamrock Oak Island Canaloa Foods II and LaForge. Projects include pig farming and baby beef, with a spring show and public auction sponsored by the New Madrid County Farm Bureau and the Junior Chamber of Commerce.
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New
Wadrigd
New Madrid
Fairview
Shamrock Club
Canaloa Foods II
G. D.drake
Oak Island Club
Wilbert Lucker
Shirley Elliott
Inna Fay Prince
Landers Ridge
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Cr. G. Scott
Pharris Ridge
Soring
Bobby
Joyce Alsup
Matthews
Jeanette
Jeanice Haubold
Marston
Bobby King
Paul
Joe
Vincent
Rosemary Hulshof
Harold Chartran
Kewanee
Floyd Ames Riley
Missouri Pacific Eagle Parade Purposes Only
Missouri Pacific Railroad has an eagle for parade purposes only. The article also discusses Missouri farmers views on 1950, with economists predicting price declines in general and in farm products, alongside expected shifts in livestock, crops, and dairy markets. It notes tuberculosis control costs exceeding 300 million dollars yearly.
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Missouri Pacific Railroad
Kingsville
Tex
Missouri Pacific Lines
Plant to Prosper winners to attend rally in Memphis
New Madrid county Farm families who won the Plant to Prosper program will attend a rally December 20 in Memphis. Winners include Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Alsup in Farm Operator Division and Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Scott in Landowner Division. Also invited are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gardner and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stanley of Matthews, with prior streaks as Sweepstakes winners. Knox T. Hutchinson, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, will speak. broadcasting on KSIM between 11:30 a.m. and noon.
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New Madrid County
Memphis
Irs
Rufus Alsup
C. G. Scott
Charles Gardner
Roy Stanley
Matthews
David Croom
Croom
Richard Bartlett
Farm Home
Bennett Communer
Balanced Farming Association
Knox T. Hutchinson
KSIM
New Madrid County Adults Eligible for Public Library Books
The New Madrid County Library invites all adults to borrow books from the Bookmobile at school sites when scheduled. Adults will be served with schools until adult stops are added. Book deposits are placed with high school superintendents proportional to enrollment to spread books countywide. High school students access multiple titles monthly via deposits, while lower grades receive one book per child directly from the Bookmobile.
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New Madrid
Kissing in the Gay Nineties Quote Cited
A New Era of Albany Kentucky item quotes that the Gay Nineties earned its name because kissing tasted only of girls.
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New Era
Albany
Kentucky
Five Bale Per Acre Cotton Yield Stuns Mississippi Farm
On a single acre in Oktibbeha County Mississippi C B Peay produced 2504 pounds of cotton worth about 750 dollars this season. Experts attribute the record to perfect weather seed fertilizer and careful picking. Tuberculosis groups urge chest X rays for adults funded by Christmas Seals.
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C. B. Peay
Oktibbeha County
Mississippi
Robert Ripley
Mr. Peay
Money Still Talks But Not As Much As Before
A brief Ada Oklahoma item notes that money continues to influence events yet with reduced impact, reflecting shifting economic dynamics and spending power in local life. The line, attributed to a Times-Democrat nearby, hints at broader trends in consumer influence and finance.
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Times-Democrat
Ada
Oklahoma
National Stock Yards to close for Christmas and New Year
Members of the St Louis Live Stock Exchange vote to close the market on Monday December 26 1949 for Christmas and Monday January 2 1950 for New Year’s Day both holidays falling on Sunday. Livestock reception continues and packing plants nationwide shut down.
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St. Louis Live Stock Exchange
National Stock Yards
Ill
Programs to find TB cases in the country
Health departments and tuberculosis associations run programs to locate an estimated 250,000 unknown tuberculosis cases across the country, aiming to identify and treat hidden patients.
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United States
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EWSPA
Herbert Rolf
Alvin Schraer
Rebecca Nistendirk
Fat Barrow
Dinder Way
Missouri University College of Agriculture
C. E. Klingner
Madrid County
Portageville 4-H
Stave
Phillips Community Club
MTR
Aif
Perth
Rembrandt
Omura Wulasset
Catskill Mountain News
Margaretville
New York
Pealee
Atu
Clorox
Onsane
Alnut
Lane
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