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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1948
Page
9
The nation s farmers have achieved major gains in crop and livestock productivity in the last decade, matching industrial worker gains. Between 1939 and 1945 gross production per farm worker rose 29 percent, aided by mechanization, better yields, and improved farming methods, helping meet wartime and postwar needs despite labor shortages.
Sikeston Farm Implement Co. displays a new rear engine Allis-Chalmers tractor touted to replace horses on farms. Max Chandler notes its front-mounted implements, rear engine, five-minute attachment changes, and low gear for close work. It serves as portable power for pumps and grinders with numerous mounted and pull behind tools. The tractor targets part time farmers and promises lower fuel use and easier operation.
Chas. H. Butler announces the completion of a new showroom and service center on Highway 61 for Willys-Overland products. The 36 by 36 showroom houses Jeeps and autos, with a 24 by 36 storage area and a 30 by 430 repair shop led by Scotty Taylor and Clifford Schaffer. The business, run with son C. D. Butler and Johnny Harris in parts, has operated at the site since two and a half years ago in a temporary building.
North Dakota voters approved outlawing parking meters by a small majority in an election held Tuesday. The measure, upheld by a slim margin, changes local parking enforcement and revenue methods across the state.
No deaths from traffic accidents were reported in Southeast Missouri during the three day Fourth of July period. Despite many cars on the roads, accidents were few and no fatalities occurred.
L Glenn Kinder 37 of St. Louis and a former Cape Girardeau resident was drowned last Sunday while swimming in a lake near Centra Haqi. His wife Nevada Summers of Portageville and a son survive.
A safety message emphasizes caution in neighborhoods and school zones. The phrase Drive Slow Children Move Fast underlines the need for drivers to reduce speed to protect young pedestrians. The slogan SAFETY IS NO ACCIDENT reinforces the call for vigilant driving and community awareness.
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