Farmers Plan Third Annual Conference Wew Madrid county hosts soil and crop meet
New Madrid county farmers will gather at the courthouse on January 5 1939 for the third annual soils and crops conference. County Agent Broom and a planning committee including E V Jewett Parma Fred Geshe Canalou and T A Penman Portageville will shape the program focused on conserving soil boosting income and tailoring cropping to individual farms. Last year 38 farmers attended and Missouris winter total reached 19288 the highest ever for the conferences. The 1939 agenda covers soil conservation pasture improvement lime and fertilizer use seed quality and crops suited to county needs with some focus on livestock production.
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Wew
Madrid
Court House
Broom
E V. Jewett
Parma
Fred Geshe
Canalou
T. A Penman
Portageville
Madrind County
New Manrid County
Missour
New Madrid County
Landon Denounces Foreign Footholds in Americas Policy
Alf Landon, the 1936 Republican nominee, told the Pan American conference in Lima Peru that the United States will not tolerate any foreign government gaining a foothold on this continent. He stressed continuity of policy regardless of Washington politics and warned of growing brutality on both sides of the hemisphere.
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Alf MC Landon
Lima
Peru
United States
Washington
Larcon
Theat Policv Xy
Argentina
Western
Landon
Amercans
Farm Office Closed for Christmas Holidays
The County Extension and Agricultural Conservation Association office will close from Saturday noon December 24 to Tuesday morning December 27. Agent Leslie B Broom cites long distances and holiday visits, with staff already working overtime. Farmers are urged to transact business by Saturday noon and plan ahead for the break. The office will reopen Tuesday morning.
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County Extension and Agricultural Conservation Association
Leslie B Broom
New Madrid
Missouri Farmers To Receive 1938 Soil Conservation Checks
Howard Shirkey of the Missouri agricultural office in Columbia announced that soil conservation checks totaling 25000 will be paid to Missouri farmers. A large majority are not expected to receive the payments by Christmas. Shirkey estimated 1938 payments will be 20 to 25 percent larger than in 1937.
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Howard Shirkey
Missouri Agriultural
Columbia
Shirkey
US Defense Buildup Aims to Spur Employment Growth
United States defense expansion promises large new jobs in steel shipbuilding aircraft and munitions with Navy battleship and factory orders. Roosevelt notes business pump priming is not the goal but officials project employment gains from 81 000 shipyard workers to 50 000 aircraft plant workers and thousands more in army ordnance. Training plans include 100 000 civilian pilots and 125 000 aviation mechanics while idle naval yards are reopened and Youth Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps support defense efforts.
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Roosevelt
Europe
Navy
Labor Department
War Department
Army
Congress
Natonal Youth Administration
Charleston W Va Naval Ordnance Plant
New Orleans Navy Yard
Civilian Conservation Corps
Farm aid apportioned to Missouri totals in 10 months
The Farm Security Administration reports Missouri received 3 658 800 in loans and grants from January 1 to October 31 this year. Of that, 3 061 484 went to the state for rural rehabilitation loans and 132 583 for rural rehabilitation grants. Tenants received 314 912 in farm purchase loans and 116 851 was set aside for homestead projects.
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Farm Security Administration
Missouri
Sikeston Delegates Attend New Orleans Farm Conference
Sikeston residents Mr and Mrs Alvin Gasser and John J Reiss with Mr and Mrs H G Cathey of Caralou attended the twentieth annual American Farm Bureau Federation gathering in New Orleans. More than 4000 delegates discussed national agriculture issues across three days, with labor and industry leaders joining farm voices on stage for the first time. Major speakers included Henry Ford? No. Henry Harnman and others. Dr Thomas Parran warned the South’s malnutrition as a sore national spot amid talks on overproduction. The convention endorsed the 1935 Agricultural Adjustment Act and urged a cross-sector meeting to craft economic balance.
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Alvin Gasser
John J Reiss
Sikeston
H G Cathey
Caralou
New Orleans
American Farm Bureau Federation
Searce Cooperatne
Labor
Industr
Henriy Harnman
United States Chamber of Commerce
Charlton Ogburn
American Federation of Labor
Labor Industry and Agriculture
Clifford V. Gregory
Wallaces Firmer
Agrc
B Denman
H Denman
Sikeston Herald
Denman
A Association of Food Chains
Reiss
Dr Parran
Roosevelt
Kiwanis Pancake Sale Planned by Club
Kiwanis Club plans a pancake sale to raise funds for the community. The event will be Saturday December 2 at the Hotel Marswall, with pancakes 25c and free coffee. Committees are named to run the sale with noted local volunteers assisting and a parade route set for Ga TM, continuing all day.
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Marswall
Frank Mourt Fuel
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U. S
Fred C Harms
State Highway Department
Harris
Springfield
Rex M Whitton
Gether
Insurance Agency
Sikeston, Mo
Ship of Good Cheer
Willions
Frank
Thoras Parran
Parran
Hess
Kiwanis Club
Stheston Koiwanens
Menru
Glenn Storer
Cherry
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