Seventeen Deaths In November From Traffic Accidents
November 1949 traffic data from Troop E Missouri Highway Patrol 16 counties reports 17 killed 101 injured in 129 accidents totaling $57645 in damage. Pedestrians drivers and passengers account for fatalities across Scott New Madrid Cape Girardeau Dunklin Pemiscot and other counties.
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Troop E
Missouri Highway Patrol
Scott County
New Madrid
Mississippi
Bollinger County
Butler County
Cape Girardeau County
Carter County
Dunklin County
Iron County
Madison County
Pemiscot
Perry County
Reynolds County
Live-at-Home and Plant to Prosper Tops Contest Winners
Winners in the Plant-to-Prosper Contest in Mississippi and Dunklin counties include Landowner and Tenant divisions with $100 prizes and entries for grand sweepstakes. Home Improvement and Farm Operator divisions also awarded cash, plus Live-at-Home top honors for Negro families in Wyatt community. Traffic accidents reported in Ripley, Stoddard, and Wayne counties. Streptomycin remains effective but not curative for tuberculosis. researchers seek better drugs.
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Carmen L. Fiie
Cardwell
Dunklin County
Mississippi County
David
Laura Burnett
John
Rosie Tate
Memphis
Memphis Chamber of Commerce
Hayti—Roy
Louis Cooper
CROP Drives Aid For German Children And Missouri Train
The Christian Rural Overseas Program expands nationwide in 1949 after a 1948 milestone moving more than 75 million pounds of commodities to 22 countries. Missouri reports 71 county CROP groups preparing to assemble goods for the Missouri Friendship Food Train planned for January 1950 in Jefferson City, with Missouri contributions valued at $200,000 last year.
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Christian Rural Overseas Program
Rechtenbach
Germany
Missouri
Jefferson City
Wildlife research pays dividends in hunting and fishing
Wildlife research has yielded major benefits for game and fish management and habitat control. Dr. Clarence Cottam notes that research helped avoid collapse of duck shooting privileges and improved trout hatchery methods. While some programs falter, overall wildlife research is young but making solid gains amid challenges.
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Clarence Cottam
Fish and Wildlife Service
Contract for new agricultural building at Missouri campus
Contracts totaling 719,636 were awarded for the first unit of the new agricultural building at the University of Missouri. The work covers erection, plumbing, lighting, and heating and ventilating systems. The awards were approved by the Board of Curators in St Louis and go to the lowest bidders, announced by Dean John H. Longwell.
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Columbia
Univversity of Missouri
John H. Longwell
College of Agriculture
Board of Curators
St Louis
Outboard Motor Oil Trends Report
Boating authority Willard Crandall challenges time honored beliefs on outboard motors. The trend favors straight unadulterated oil for top performance and easier access than in the past.
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Ted Kesting
Willard Crandall
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Scott
B. W. Harrison
Ripley
Stoddard
Wayne County
Wildlife Research
By Ted Kesting
State University
America
Chevrolet
Chievrolet
Combi
Mitchell-Sharp Chevrolet CO
Scott Street
Sikeston, Missouri
Ghye
National Gas CO
Susal
Ksim
Christina
Santa
Ram
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