The varied career of Jean Pierre Chouteau
Past Week in Missouri History highlights the life of Jean Pierre Chouteau a key figure in St Louis frontier trade and Osage diplomacy. Born in New Orleans 1758 he shaped Missouri politics commerce and education from early trading with Osages to fostering Jesuit and Catholic institutions in St Louis.
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Jean Pierre Chouteau
Frontier
St. Louis
New Orleans
Marie Therese Chouteau
Pierre Laslede
L'Academic
Osage
Osages
Fort Carondelet
Halley's Bluff
Vernon County
Missouri
Chouteau
Manuel Lisa
White Hair
Three Forks
Arkansas
Stubson
Oklahoma
Cheuteaus
Louisiana
France
Jefferson
Pierre Chouteau
Mississippi
Lisa
New Terrtory
Washington
Fort Osage
Jackson County
Hlissouri
Meriwether Lewis
Territorial
William Clark
St. Louis Missouri Fur Company
Beaver
West
American Fur Company
Pierre, Jr
Paris
Madrid
DuBourg
Jesuit College
St. Louis University
Bertran d News social notes recount visits across towns
A long list of weekend and Sunday visits from Cairo to Benton Sikeston and beyond. Residents including A M Hargus, Addie Abell, Albert Rushing, Nelson Phillips, J L Phillips, Charles Rushing Jr, E P Jones, Kate Hardwick, Clyde Hart, Joella Patrick, Rev Will Humphreys, J M Hill and many others are listed as visiting relatives, friends, or staying with local hosts in communities such as Commerce Sikeston Cape Girardeau Kaiser Fruitland Marked Tree Lucas Hunt Village and Camp Robinson.
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A. M. Hargus
Cairo
Addie Abell
Albert Rushing
Benton
Nelson Phillips
J. L. Phillips
Commerce
Charles Rushing Jr
St. Louis
Arthur Brodhacker
East Prairie
Nancy
Maud Marsh
Ernest Stricker
Son Pullain
Charleston
Daisy Hurley
Paul Jones
E. P. Jones
Kate Hardwick
Clyde Hart
Katherine
Sikeston
Bob Collier
Harry Collier
Joella Patrick
Centralia
Til
L. L. Voelker
Will Humphreys
Cape Girardeau
J. M. Hill
Charles Peters
J. C. Peters
Herman Hinkle
CCC
Kaiser, Mo
Kelly Hinkle
Jack Collier
Marked Tree
Ark
Mattie Collier
Jake Couch
Tom Lett
Joe Fenimore
Lucas Hunt Village
St. Louis County
George Fenimore
Robert Lett
Spencer Bethune
Ross Childress
Homer Lynn
Camp Robinson
C. S. Hill
Harold Hill
Little Rock
Albert Voelker
E. E. McDowell
Mabel
Maxine McDowell
Eugene McDowell
Fruitland
Home canning key to defense food program this year
The article emphasizes that home canning of all surplus foods plays a vital role in the defense program this year, urging households to preserve harvests and stockpile provisions to support national resilience.
Party for New Commerce Residents
Friends of Mr and Mrs E M Laster surprised them with a basket dinner and get together. Guests came from Morley Sikeston Vanduser Matthews and Oran. Several spoke and Rev J H Henson of Vanduser offered a prayer. The Lasters recently moved to Commerce.
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E. M. Laster
Morley
Sikeston
Vanduser
Matthews
Oran
J. H. Henson
Commerce
No Authorization for Chain Letters Warns State Official
A Defense Savings official cautions against using chain letters to promote Defense Savings Stamps. He says the program relies on voluntary education and steady savings, not high pressure or coercion, to support citizens during the emergency.
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Defense Savings
Cotton acreage at 1895 low as drought hits yields
The Agriculture Department reports 23,519,000 acres under cotton on July 1, the smallest since 1895, with no production estimate. If the year’s yield matched last year’s 252.5 pounds per acre, the crop would total about 11.8 million bales. Heavy spring rains in Texas and Oklahoma blamed for the drop.
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Washington, D. C
Agriculture Department
Texas
Oklahoma
Butter research plan boosts dairy benefits in new program
A National Dairy Council backed by American Dairy Association funds launches a research program to promote butter and dairy products. Noted scientists from Minnesota Wisconsin Chicago Hopkins Mayo and Illinois universities join advisory group. Project needs at least 100000 for studies on butter fat growth factors and other health properties.
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United States
New Zealand
Australia
Canada
United Kingdom
National Dairy Council
theAmericans Dairy Association
American Dairy Association
George E. Holm
Bureau of Dairy Industry
U. S. Department of Agriculture
E. V. McCollum
Johns Hopkins University
Lydia Roberts
University of Chicago
Isaac Schour
College of Dentistry
University of Ilinois
Russell M. Wilder
Mayo Clinic
University of Wisconsin
Forty-year sentence for man who shot patrolman Greim
William Boyd, a Negro, pleaded guilty in Bloomfield circuit court to shooting State Highway Patrolman John Greim at Dexter on June 23. He received a 40 year sentence in the Missouri State Penitentiary.
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William Boyd
Negro
John Greim
Dexter
Missouri State Penitentiary
Bloomfield
Laborer Boyd Charged After Shooting Trooper Greim
Boyd, a laborer at the Trailback plantation, was charged with assault with intent to kill after he shot Trooper Greim in the arm and leg when questioned about his identity. He was subdued by a Dexter service station attendant and Greim was taken to Poplar Bluff hospital and later released.
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Boyd
Greim
Trailback Plantation
Dexter
Poplar Bluff
Suggestions for adding to enjoyment of picnic
Roadside parks invite families to cook and eat outdoors. Rustic tables and safe water aid planning. Hot foods please on balmy days with stews baked beans or casseroles that stay hot. Meats cooked outdoors, frankfurters, and kebabs appeal. Include raw vegetables, dairy drinks, and finger foods like cookies and tarts for a complete picnic.
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State Historical Society of Missouri
Floyd S. Shoemaker
Bertrand News
F. H. A. Loans
Sikeston, MO
Party For New Commerce Residents
Other Commerce News
Charlie Marshall
Louise Hampton
H. M. Zarkor
DeWitt
August Eiffert
Fornfelt
Vernon Buck
Hawthorne Ranney
Lake Ozark
Dan Edmonds
Lee Wise
George Johnson
G. W. Marshall
Gaither Marshall
Ella Louise Sanders
Joyce Johnson
G. N. Williams
Ben Gaither
Bertie Davis
Rector, Ark
Harry Beardsley
August Enelange
Ray Clark
M. F. Greer
A. J. Greer
Springfield, Ill
Charlie
Ernest Wood
Ambrose High
Ralph Roth
Joan
Aurora
Ill
Dee High
Friends
Dan M. Nee
Chevrolet CO
Studebaker
FORD
Plymouth
Ford Truck
Chevrolet
WOODS
Oliver Tractor
Welton & Williams Motor Ca
W. Malone
the Herald
Sikeston Herald
Post Office
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