Cotton Stamp Meeting for Merchants in New Madrid
Wm Mann, Cotton Stamp Committee chairman, calls a meeting of all merchants and clerical workers handling cotton goods in New Madrid county. The July 14 session in the circuit court room will cover rules for the Cotton Stamp Plan and how stamps exchange for U S grown cotton products. Frank Brecheneser of the Surplus Marketing Administration explains procedure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Mann
Cotton Stamp Committee
New Madrid
Circuit Court Room
United States
U. S
Frank J. Brecheneser
Surplus Marketing Administration
Portageville Hosts First Cotton Festival on August 6
A committee led by New Madrid and Pemiscot county residents announces Portageville’s first cotton festival to be held August 6 at the high school grounds and gym. Events include a cotton grading contest open to amateurs, a dress review of homemade cotton dresses, and exhibitions of cotton goods purchasable with cotton stamps. The Farm Bureau will join the festival with a picnic, music, and a planned basket dinner, linking with regional meetings for cotton utilization and marketing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portageville
New Madrid
Pemiscot County
Farm Bureau
Sikeston
Malden
Mattress making session at Kewanee high school
A three day event July 7 8 9 at Kewanee high school gym gathered 200 applicants and five paid leaders plus Miss Anne Sullers Home Demonstration Agent to produce about 375 mattresses. Cotton supplied by the Surplus Marketing Administration used 50 pounds per mattress with NYA sewing in New Madrid. Material costs compare to about 6.50 dollars versus factory quality mattresses around 20 dollars. Food for Defense Cotton Stamp Plan were explained by Miss Anne Sulers during daily sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kewanee High School
Anne Sullers
New Madrid
Surplus Marketing Administration
Food For Defense
Anne Sulers
Rites Held Wednesday for Eugene Graham
Funeral services for Carl Eugene Graham eldest son of Harvey Graham were held at their Matthews home with Rev. Gilbert Hardin officiating. Interment followed in Matthews cemetery. Surviving relatives include the maternal grandmothers Mrs. Maude Gilmore and Mrs. Lillie Graham and numerous relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Eugene Graham
Harvey Graham
Gilbert Hardin
Matthews
Lillie Graham
Mayme Lee Graham
Maude Gilmore
Matthews News
Milburn Dovers
St. Louis
Wm. Zimmer
Joe Duckett
Artie Burch
Bully Morgan
Cypress
Ill
Charles Lumsden
Larry
Don
Harold Lumsden
Essex
C. A. Chitchlow
Mary Alice
Wm. Depre
Poplar Bluff
J. W. Cox
Wallace Godwin
John L. Cox
Chloe
Robert Spalding
Sikeston Genreal Hospital
R. H. Ashmore
Clara Lou Sutton
J. H. Dickerman
M. H. Sutton
Helen Deane
Lindsay
Cal
Albert Deane
Martha Ann Story
Edgar Davis
East Prairie
Prof
True Taylor
State College
Cape Girardeau
Porter Switch community notes on family and travel
Local notices list numerous residents visiting relatives and attending events. Names include J A Schneider, Sam Branson, Alfred Schneider, L D Spencer, Arthur Shelton, E R Rister, and others. Trips cover Cape Girardeau, Alton, Dexter, Anniston, and Oran with July Fourth and church picnics noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Schneider and Sons
Cape Girardeau
Ed M. Blaylock
Washington, D. C
Barney Tennon
East Prairie
Sam Lee
Nial Branson
Alfred Schneider
Allen McClanahan
McElroy
Anniston
Sam Branson
Dewey McCallister
Hubert Lee
Kennels
Bridges
Sam, Lee
Nial
Henry McPherson
Benton
J. A. Schneider
Alton
Ellis McPherson
Allan Sheehy
Dexter
Arthur Shelton
L. D. Spencer
Lee Spencer
Asa Matlock
Calvert City
E. R. Rister
Forrest Chappell
Oran
Lst
Lee Wilson
Dolly Tyler
Charleston
George Haws
Norman LeTempt
Imo
Elbert Schneider
Robert
Cave Force
Pearl Ferguson
Rex Pattengill
Ralph Vale
Verdon McPherson
Alton, Til
Sunshine Extension Club
A. L. Crosno
Tennon
Wil Boyer
Mary Crosno
Fionia McClanahan
J. A. Schneider and
Gon
J. ©. McClanahan
H. W. New
Lucy Sellers
David Sellers
Roy Colliflower
Mary Countness
Hayti
Betty Ann
Mary Dean Hudson
St. Louis
Wages Rise Outpace Living Costs in Labor Department Figures
Labor Department data show industrial wages increasing faster than the cost of living, indicating workers may gain purchasing power as wages keep pace with inflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Department
District 4 H Club Camp At Arcadia
The annual District 4 H Club Camp will be at the Methodist Assembly grounds near Arcadia on July 28 through 31. About 300 club members leaders and extension agents from sixteen Southeast Missouri counties will attend. A bus trip from New Madrid county is planned. The program blends instruction citizenship and recreation with outdoor games swimming tennis archery stunts and a trip to Pilot Knob top. A candlelighting Wednesday night closes the event. Meals and lodging cost 3.15 per person plus 50 cents for swimming with transportation extra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Assembly
Arcadia
Southeast Missouri
New Madrid County
Pilot Knob
Paul H. Teal
Anne Sillers
Thrifty Fall Pigs Need Little Extra Feed for 100 Pounds
If fed a good ration, thrifty fall pigs require very little more feed to make 100 pounds of gain than do spring pigs.
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Kewanee
National Tile Silo Company
Oooo R.A. Long
Mansa City
Lee
Wate E- T
Dunn Hotel
Quee
Sherwin-Williams Paints
Sherwin-Williams
Gall
Cove Me
Sikeston Paint & Wallpaper Company
Max Reed
Orville Lumsden Young Building
Center Street
Eugene Graham
Christian Church
Britt McGee
Wm. Helms
Madge Mainord
Jackson Revelle
Flint
Mich
Miss Mainord
Canada
Geo. Proffer
Sikeston General Hospital
Frankie
Alice Deane
Malcolm Radcliffe
Donald Story
Duncan
Maplewood
Chas. Chaney
Nazarene Church
J. R. King
Tom Moore
B. B. Conrad
Marell Ezell
St. Francis Hospital
F. E. Sibley
John Feldon
Camille Ebenson
Cal Sibley
Frank EB. Sibley Jr
Clara Clayton
Cairo
Arthur Clayton
Wade Waters
Birmingham
South
Lyle Mainord
Fred
Wayne Mainord
Anderson
Ind
Nadine Mainard
Mrs. Watha Brooks
Benton, Missouri
Herbert Marshall
Congress
United
Missouri
P. S
CIA
Kellett Motor Company
Kings Highway
Sikeston, MO
Allard & Matthews Insurance Agency
Telephone
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