Southeast Missouri Cotton totals and local notices
In Mississippi county 41 286 bales of cotton were ginned through Dec 1 totaling 4 500 000 dollars. Harvested snap cotton projections estimate 2 500 to 4 700 bales. Salvation Army to assist Cape Girardeau with Christmas relief for about 30 families. 65 families benefited last year. Murder case yields life sentence for Ras Worrell in Caruthersville. Uncle Cy Williams, 103, former slave, dies in Charleston. S/Sgt. George Masters earns second Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal from Qulin. Rose Wallace dies in Illinois. W H Kearby dies in Poplar Bluff. Roy Skipper family funeral in Kenneett reflects Port Huron tragedy.
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Charleston
Mississippi County
Cape Girardeau
Salvation Army
Cy’ Williams
Ella Moore
Moore
Qulin
George Masters
95Th
Eighth Air Force
Karl Truesdell Jr
Washington, D. C
Reelected chairman leads New Madrid ACA Committee
Guy Calvin was reelected chairman by delegates from all townships. New officers include W J Williams as vice chairman Charles A Beis as member and Spurlin Beck and F S Hunter as alternates Bert Femmer named secretary treasurer Farm program committees were elected with lists for Anderson Big Prairie Como Hough LaFont Sieur New Madrid Portage St John and West townships led by local officials to plan 1945 farming operations.
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Guy Calvin
New Madrid
ACA
W. J. Williams
Charles A. Beis
Spurlin Beck
F. S. Hunter
Bert Femmer
Anderson Township
Paul Barfoot
Dick Owens
Earl Hesselbein
Big Prairie
C A. Critchlow
Herschel Yates
Como—Solon T. Gee
Elva McConnell
Earnest Bagby
Hough
Sam T. Pace
LaFont
M. D. Brown
Emmett Pardon
Harold Sloase Sieur
R L Hinton
Edward Turner
Lewis—James Smith
U S Casualties On Western Front Reach 258 124
Washington reports U S ground forces in western Europe suffered 57 775 casualties in November, lifting total western front losses to 258 124 since D Day. The Navy Marine and Coast Guard tally adds 122 164 dead and 306 854 wounded through all theaters.
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Washington
War Department
U. S
Europe
Department
France
Low Countries
Germany
Navy
Marine
Coast Guard
Ration calendar expands wartime stamps and validity
Details new validity dates for meat, fats, canned foods, sugar, shoes, gasoline, tire inspection suspensions, and fuel oil coupons. Stamps A8 to Z8 and A5 to S5 in Book IV extend indefinitely. sugar stamps No 30 81 32 33 34 remain valid, No 40 through February 28 1945. airplane stamps in Book III valid indefinitely. fuel oil coupons extended through August 31 1945. tire inspections largely discontinued except at replacement. import of inventory reserve coupons and new monthly sugar issuance noted.
Proper Way to Carve the Turkey
Government bulletin on carving the Christmas turkey covers who should carve, where the bird sits, and technique. It advises a short person stand and a tall person sit, then details removing legs and wings and carving the breast with a sawing motion while keeping the bird on the platter.
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Wunele Sam
Bureau of Home Economics
Father
Bulletin
Mary
Bureau
Watch Those Cords On Christmas Trees
War Production Board warns to keep electrical cords dry clear and free of kinks and knots on Christmas trees. Repair frayed cords promptly and store unused cords in a cool dry place. Do not run cords under rugs or over nails or yank from sockets. WPB urges check plugs and keep existing lights as no new ones are available. Roosevelt returns to Washington after vacation at Warm Springs Ga and says he will go right along a little left of center.
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War Production Board
WPRB
WPB
Roosevelt
Washington
Wann Springs
Governor Donnell to Be Honored at Dinner
A Victory Banquet will be held in Jefferson City on January 2 to celebrate the election of a U S Senator and GOP majorities in both Missouri chambers. Republican leaders invite assembly members editors county officers and workers. Attendees must notify State Headquarters in St Louis by December 30.
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United States
Jefferson City
Grover W. Dalton
Missouri
Dalton
Republicantate
Guaranty
St. Louis
Donnell
Christmas workers urged to obtain social security cards
Cape Girardeau field office manager urges all part time Christmas helpers to secure Social Security Account Number Cards if they lack one. Application forms are available at any Social Security field office. Some employers wrongly believe they need not file old age and survivors insurance tax reports to the Bureau of Internal Revenue when employing fewer than eight workers. All employers with any workers should comply.
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Cape Girardeau
Social Security Board
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Quarterly wage reporting duties under U S tax law
Employers must report quarterly to the Bureau of Internal Revenue by the last day of January, April, July, and October the name, Social Security number, and wages paid including taxes deducted for the preceding three months. Employers must issue employees a statement of wages and payroll tax deductions at least yearly and may do so more often. The statement must be provided within two months after the end of the pay period and whenever an employee leaves.
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Commerce and Industry
Bureau of Internal Revenue
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Southeast Missouri News
Tolp
Caruthersville
Ras Worrell
Missouri Penitentiary
Lois Jones Worrell
Worrell
Michigan
Rose Wallace
George Keesee
Gray’s Point
Poplar Bluff
W. H. Kearbey
Butler County
Brandon Hospital
Good Hope Church
E. E. White
Kenneett
Lentz
Roy Skipper
Port Huron
Mich
Charles
Liberty Cemetery
Caruth
Earle G. Hamilton
Methodist Church
Harwell Auto Parts
Sikeston, Mo
Isis
Hasthar
C. L. Parker
Front Street
Turkey
Sikeston
the Star Cafe
H. E. Wood
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