New Madrid County Sets Up County Extension Council
Missouri passes a 1956 law creating elected county agricultural extension councils. In October and November township residents will elect 20 members per county, ten men and ten women, to plan budgets with county courts and the University of Missouri. University agents will aid council formation and oversee personnel changes with council approval.
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Missouri
Phil M. Donnelly
University of Missouri
Agricultural Extension Council
Chambers of Commerce
The
University
Better Service to Farm Families Target for 1956 FHA Year
George C. Cunningham, Scott and Mississippi counties FHA supervisor, announced at Sikeston office that 1956 lending will emphasize helping farmers access credit to improve farming, boost production per animal, and enable timely debt repayment. The plan keeps current core programs and expands insured loan use, with emphasis on soil and water conservation, farm ownership loans, and farm improvement measures.
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Farmers Home Administration
George C. Cunningham
Scott
Mississippi
Sikeston
Cunningham
Sam
A. Baker State Park
Cunninghean
de Yorup Balanced Inc
Afthane ‘x Gilxu
Enmere Benex
Gavnerspip
Osc
Cand Furmstead Weiter Systems
Real Estate Sales in Stoddard County
Real estate transfers listed include D C and Ethel Robinson to T L Rains for acres valued at 7800, Albert Fland to Geo Ro Ang Imogene H Tanner with 125x140 feet valued at 500, various lot transfers in Walker's additions and Carter's Park Third Addition with prices ranging from 500 to 25 900, and several 80 acre and 25 acre parcels with values noted. Other entries cover transfers to W C Travers and Norma Mills, and to Thurman Witett among others.
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D.C
Carter's Park
Dexter
Ralph
Annetta Warble
W. C
Carolia Travers
Leora
B.C. Olver
Russell D
Norma Jean Mills
James Rand Lillie Bowman
Emma Cyrene McCombs
Otis
Ethel Hogs
Thurman Witett
Sylvia Dowdy
W. W. Snider
Julie E
Wallace F. Morgan
John W. DeArman
Carters Park
Nien
Siao
See
Mabe
H. Waluamys
David
Community visitors and travel fill Bertram news
Mrs Gordon Kirchener and daughter return to Chapel Hill from Knoxville with her parents. Numerous guests and visitors list spanning Knoxville to Philadelphia, Cape Girardeau, Dallas, and Sayre, Pa. Including families such as the Hinkles, VanPoots, and Bells, plus travelers to St. Louis and Peru, Ind.
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Gordon Kirchener
Chapel Hill N.C
William Foster
St. Louis
Norman Eiffert
James Hare
Flirt
Mich
Bite Vanpoott
Peoria
Ars
Hal Vanputt
Earl Ashes
Gqoushter
Ceant Toh ‘Serkend
Quisy Helen
Frank Janknins
Collinsville
Kelly Hinkle
Robert Lett and
L. J. Schwab
Ted Schwab
Cape Girardeau
J. W. Hibbs
Poplar Bluff
W. E. Thomas
C. A. Patrick
A. M. Patrick
Fred Croder
Sayre
Croder
The
Patricks
Charles Storms
Philadelphia
Mississippi County farm notes survey crop outlook
Mississippi County farmers report cotton stands good though slightly behind schedule while soybeans and corn show promise. Advances hinge on late summer weather and market prices. wheat tests and new varieties, plus fertilizer use, affect yields. Local observers note some fields may yield under 15 bushels per acre without better practices and modern rotations.
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Canady
Canalou News Social Owned by Iris Drake
Is a lengthy local social page listing attendees and households at Canalou events. It names many residents and families visiting relatives, attending dances, and traveling to nearby towns, with scattered notes on weekend activities and social gatherings.
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Canalou
Iris Drake
Seeding Vetch by Airplane Discussed by Local Farmers
In a period of inquiry about seeding methods, local farmers study air seeding for vetch and rye. OLD Harrer and Elvin Berke weighed risks and reported rye may establish better than vetch when air seeding is used, though coverage after sowing aids success. Community updates note visits and local family news, including Mrs. Bangert and neighbors in Gard.
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Aairplane
Harrer
Elvin Berke
Airpidis
Poxbarsy Al Reported as Site of Widespread Woes
Local readers report unsettling conditions in nearby Pooxbarsy Alabama amid rumors of distress and further hardship. Observers describe shortages and uneasy conditions affecting residents and businesses.
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Pooxbarsy, al
Local notices of births marriages and visits
Names of Matthews and Indianapolis residents celebrate births marriages and visits across Illinois Mississippi Missouri and Ohio. Events include a baby boy named Terry Gene born July 2 to Mr. and Mrs. Pete Mills. Mae Bean and Roy Boston wed in Mississippi. gatherings with families in St Louis Sikeston and Youngstown. weekend visits and cherry picking trips. a charity shower for Mrs. Farlyne Barnes at the Baptist Church with many gifts.
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Ve Marp
Matthews
Paul Corbin
Sharon Lee
Mary Belle Couch
Indianapolis
Jo Aack Bankstonef Anderson
Ind
Bonnie Blankinship
Waukegan
Johnnie Smith
Gene Barnes
Pete Mills
Terry Gene
Mills
Betty Van_ Now
Mae Bean
Roy Boston
Sikeston
Mississippi
Boston
Helen Drake
Kenneth Johnson
St. Louis
Roy Johnson
AIC
Jerry Mick
Youngstown
Ohio
Panha Risinger
John Mick
TM. Hunter
Hart
Mick
Warren Phelps
Phelps
Karrie Celstan
Bob Thrower
Lige Sout
Harne Campbell
Floyd Sotho O
Robe Landers
Reb Landers Mero
Grover Drake
DG. D. Drake
Rosa Conor
Evelyn
Marion Powell
Eva Jones
Cardell Biaters
Ernest Mallox
Dude Evans
Big Springs
Clearwater Dam
Short Frolov
Gila
Boig Soerings
The
Baptist Church
Farlyne Barnes
Bloomfield Youth Triumphs in Fisher Body Contest
Bloomfield youth wins in Fisher Body contest with a model car entry. Despite garbled text, the piece notes a first place or top showing and an honorable mention, mentioning local participants and a scholarship or award context.
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Bloomfield
Joes Toe Garner
Bloomfield Techno
Coast Seat
Cms
Sen Rerivistun
Cypress Land Company Sells 3,000 Acres in New Madrid Co
New Madrid County sees a major land transfer as Cypress Land Company sells 38,000 acres in two blocks partly west of Portageville. A. T. Earls and Claude Stillman disclosed the purchase from Henry L. Cohn with plans to offer portions to buyers via AATL Baris Real Estate. The sale marks a major Southeast Missouri land consolidation amid expanding cypress soil farming and earlier acquisitions by Earls in Pemiscot County and nearby areas. Pet parakeets note cold risk and antibiotic care for drafts in heated rooms.
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Cypress Land Company
New Madrid Co
New Madrid
New Madrid County
Cypress Land Company, Inc
A. T. Earls
Havti
Claude Stillman
Kennett
Henry L. Cohn
St. Louis
Portageville
Missouri
South
Middle West
Southeast Missouri
Cohn
AATL
Baris Real Estate Company
Earts
Barts
Landas Lumber Company Fund
Wardells
Pemiscot County
Hal Baxle
Sage City
Pemuscot County
Deering Farms
Deering
Pemscot County
Bridge Worker Electrocuted West of Sikeston
John J. Lowrey a 32 year old Seminary Mississippi resident died when a drag line near an overhead power line touched a metal pipe leading to the boiler he tended on a Highway 60 bridge project two miles west of Sikeston. He worked for Fairchild Construction Co. of Hattiesburg Mississippi.
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John J. Lowrey
Seminery
Miss
Highway 60
Sineston
Brown Spur Road
Lowrey
Fairchild Construction Co
Hattiesburg, Miss
Jim Shelton
Delta Community Hospital
Missouri Farm Price Index Rises Four Points
Missouri farm price index on June 15 averaged 245 percent of the 1910-14 base, up four points from May but down five from a year ago. All crops at 234, livestock index at 249. Hog prices rose 15 percent from 16.80 to 19.30 per cwt, and lamb prices up 2.30. Poultry and eggs slightly below prior month. Corn hog ratio up to 13.0.
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Missouri
Bar Brawl Rally Ends With Destruction in Apollo
In Apollo Pennsylvania Bartender Ray Bodenhorn refused a drink to 28 year old John Baustert. Baustert then drove his pickup through the front of the bar and climbed out asking for another drink. No further details were provided.
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Apollo
Ray Bodenhorn
John Baustert
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Alma Schacherbauer
Joseph
Agnes Hicks
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General Assembly
George D. Young
House of Representatives
L. C. Carpenter
R. D. Pennewell
George Spencer
L. A. Rosner
R. E. Omohondro
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Mississippi County Farm News
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Missouri Experiment Station
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Hershel Stephens
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