February’s rare month with five Sundays and events
February brings a rare calendar quirk when the month starts on Sunday and ends on the same day, producing five Sundays this year and a surefire discussion of its oddities. The piece notes notable birthdays Lincoln, Washington, Nimitz, Longfellow, and civic milestones in February, including the founding dates of Boy Scouts and Rotary, plus events like Maine sinking, Byrd’s Little America, Verdun, and Valentine’s Day.
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Abraham Lincoln
George Washinngton
Chester Nimitz
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Rotary Club
Linceoln
Republican Party
Maine
Admiral Byrd
Little America
Verdun
Cotton bale yields powder for one hundred thousand bullets
A bale of cotton intertwines with industrial processing to create powder capable of loading about 100000 bullets, illustrating an unusual link between agricultural material and ammunition production.
Sikeston Girl Among Murray State Who's Who Selections
Murray State College selects sixteen students for Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities for 1947 48 based on service leadership extracurriculars and scholastic achievement. Notable honorees include Sikeston resident Jean Altom and peers from Paducah Mayfield Springfield Tenn Clinton Benton Dyersburg and other communities.
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Murray
Murray State College
Jean Altom
Sikeston
Sue Calls
Mayfield
Frances Copley
Paducah
Crosswy
Springfield
Tenn
Jane Griffin
Clinton
Marjorie Gaylord
Sharon
Wynelle Hopkins
Benton
Wayne Johnson
Clay
Fred Lamb Sturgis
James Petersen
Baltimore
Alta Presson
Joe Royer
Hickman
Robert Shanklin
Elkton
Clarence Walker
Trezevant
Frank Vittetow
Sebree
Jack Wyatt
Dyersburg
Bark clues aid tree identification for families
A Davey Tree Expert Co. guide explains simple bark cues to identify common trees from winter trunks. Noting elm, sycamore, white oak, sugar maple and beech, readers can become barkprint experts during winter walks with practical hints.
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D. Q Grove
Davey Tree Expert Co
Missouri Old Age Pension Grants Rise in January
Missouri welfare data shows December old age assistance totaling 3,776,701 for 115,766 recipients and January payments at 3,758,366 for 115,732. Aid to dependent children averaged 11.90 per child with 618,069 paid to 20,083 families in January, down slightly from December.
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Missouri
Proctor N. Carter
Science seeks to solve Bikini natives' problems
Before the 1946 atomic tests the Navy moved 165 Bikini natives to Rongerik in the Marshall Islands. King Judah and his people have faced destitution since, and return is ruled out by lingering lagoon radioactivity. Dr Peter Buck and Leonard Mason lead an effort to help the Bikini people regain footing, while coconuts and sustenance remain scarce.
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Navy
Bilkumi
Marshall Island
Rongerik
Judah
Bikini
Health for All Emphasizes Chest X Rays For Tuberculosis
A health column urges yearly chest X rays to detect tuberculosis early, noting many cases are unknown and X rays are now accessible. It cites Missouri Tuberculosis Association, lists stock feed data, and records marriage licenses in a local office with several named couples.
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Missouri Tuberculosis Association
North Tenth St
St. Louis
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Marion Howell
Chaffee
Anna Goza
Dutchtown
Harold Poole
Tams Il
Hildred Poe
Charles E Mott
Mayiie Johnson
Washington McCulley
Painton
Alice Hosea
Oran
Ray Clinton
Dorothy Marshall
James Hart
Morehouse
Elzabeth Wagoner
T. L Price
Irene Backer
Wm. McMikle
East Prairie
Charleen Hirsch
Illmo
Carl Moore
Louise Parrish Olmo
Robert G Cox
Wilma Wade
Benton Harold J. Corrie
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Clara Foster
Morley
Lawerence Badders
Sadie Myers
Randles
Kenneth Hollingsworth
Bester Gray
St. Loui
Willie Harrington
Carleen Howard
Thomas L. Weeks
Louise Webster
Bertrand
Emmet Cook
Ruth Bloomfield
Wm. Gage Jr
Mildread Phillips
Charleston
Edward Knox
Geneva Driver
Dwain Grove
Betty Stoke
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Sikeston Coca-Cola Bottling CO
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