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Prominent Missourian Heads State USO Council
Edwin J Stark, vice president of Stark Brothers Nurseries, named state president of USO Missouri Councils with plans for statewide and local USO organizations to support military needs. Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Charles O. Thrasher to be executive vice president of Greater Kansas City Council as the USO outlines state and county councils to aid armed forces and fund USO clubs and hospital shows. A February statewide USO meeting will outline council plans for Missouri. The 1946 Missouri cotton crop is forecast at 460000 bales, with 583000 harvested acres and 377 lb per acre, reflecting a yield drop from prior years due to harvest weather.
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Edwin J Stark
Stark Brothers Nurseries
Louisiana
USO
Missouri
Harvey 5. Fireston Jr
New York
Charles O. Thrasher
Kansas City
Greater Kansas City Council
Firestone
J. O. Newberry
Armed Forces of America
Army
Secretary of Defense
Navy
Marines
Stark
United States