Farm Extension Work in Scott County 1945 Summary
Scott County extension agents Jos. C. Caldwell and Hazel B. Evans report 1945 progress focused on food production and household welfare. Initiatives included vegetable production training, 4-H vegetable clubs, meat canning and serving classes, home management demonstrations, and farm planning schools. Activities reached 100 farm families with Live from the Land programs. cotton grading programs. more than 35 farmers earned certified Clarkan wheat. terraces and ponds were installed. poison bait distributed for 407 acres. and 24 active 4-H clubs formed with expanded county organization and a $200 funding increase. Scott County Farm Bureau delegates, Frank W. Van Horne and Simon Jirik, attended Chicago convention, highlighting Farm Bureau growth and postwar planning implications.
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Scott County
Morley
Kelso
Werner Ressel
Mike Urhahn
Commerce
Walter Shegley
Chaffee
Kiwanis Club of
Sikeston
Rotary Club of
Simon Jirik
W. WH. Smith
E. A. Hinkle
Wylie
W. L. Limbaugh
Ray Milligan
Wade Brock
W. E. Dennis
Benton
Peter Scherer
Louis Heisserer
Otto Resse
Albert Scherer
Monroe Rain
Stoneville
Scott County Milling Company
A. J. Renner
Renner
Balborye
Otto Diebold
New Hamburg
Herman Diekbold
Hilke
Head School House
Home Economics Council
County 4-H Club Council
Walter Shegsley
Frank van Horne
Morrissey
C. E H. Felker
Farm Bureau
Louise J. Morrissey
Scott County Court
Hazel B. Evens
Jos. C. Caldwell
Edna Francis
Oran High School
Margaret Rumph
Sikeston High School
H. C. Haywood
Diehlstadt
Lo Harold Todt
Joe Diebold
Chicago
Scott County Farm Bureau
National Farm Bureau
Frank W. van Horne
O’neal
Broadway Illumination Begins in 1880
The article notes that electrical lighting on New York's Broadway started in 1880. It describes the emergence of electric illumination as a landmark in city progress and urban life.
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New York
Broadway
Soils and Crops Day January 23 in Scott County 1946
Scott County's Crops and Soils Conference for 1946 will be held January 23, with Carl O. Luper heading the Soils and Crops Committee. Arnold Kremme will represent the College of Agriculture, and local extension agents Joe Caldwell and Hazel Evans asked how to make the meeting a success. A program committee including Ed Dempster Herman Diebold Mrs John Russell and Amos McMullin was named to select a meeting place and plan activities. A luncheon committee and registrars were appointed, with host and hostess assigned to Joe Diebold and Mrs Sam Branson.
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Scott County
Carl O. Luper
Arnold Kremme
College of Agriculture
Joe Caldwell
Hazel Evans
Ed Dempster
Commerce
Herman Diebold
Kelso
John Russell
Sikeston
Amos McMullin
Morley
Mike Urhahn
Peter Gosche
New Hamburg
Will LeGrand
Benton
Walter Shegley
Chaffee
Peter Scherer
Frank van Horne
Joe Diebold
Sam Branson
Local leaders emphasize common ground in meeting debate
Van Horne and Jirik left Sunday and returned Thursday afternoon, stressing the need to address own problems without neglecting others. The exchange highlighted a push for balanced consideration of community issues during the visit.
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van Horne
Jirik
Unclear Property Listing of Furnishings and Heaters
A brief item lists 3 beds, a portable oil heater, a laundry stove, and 4 metal lawn chairs. No buyers or prices provided.
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Walton & Williams
W. Malone
Sikeston, Mo
Missouri
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Bruce Terminix
E. L. Bruce Co
J. J. Newsom
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NEW Madrid County Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Inc
New Madrid
Scott, Mississippi
Pemiscot, Dunklin and
Stoddard
Burt H. Rowe
Stallcup
Morehouse
Jersey
A. J. Childs
John Deere
Avery
Los Catalpa
Ladies Aid of
Landers Ridge Church
R. A. McCord & Son
Paul Halter
Norval Harrison
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