New Madrid County Farm Extension News Tour Plans Aug 1
The New Madrid County Farm Extension plans a mid summer crops and livestock tour on Tuesday August 1 inviting all farmers and county business leaders. The day starts early with tours of farms including Gordon Stroud and George Helming focusing on soybeans, pastures, soil banking, and livestock utilization with discussions led by extension staff. A later session covers brood sows and hog feeding, followed by a meeting of extension groups to finalize 1940 program plans.
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New Madrid
Court House Yard
LaForge Road
R. G
Gordon Stroud
Noxalb
Madnd
Broom
J. R. Paulling
George Helmling
Morehouse Farm
George Helmhing
New Annex For Factory At Chaffee Under Construction
The Chaffee Manufacturing Co plant adds a new annex with foundation completed and brickwork underway. More than 31000 in labor has been donated and 850 dollars of the 6400 needed for the addition has been raised. Abner Beck reports county school rolls list 6720 children with gains in white and negro enrollment, attributing growth to county population rise of about 35 percent in the last decade.
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Chaffee Manufacturing Company
Charleston
Abner Beck
Mississippi County
Beck
Dyeing Tips And Strawberry Growing In Missouri
Home dyeing hints advise choosing colors based on existing fabric shade and to dye to a deeper or same color rather than lighter. Blue and greens may yield black or bronze tints. brightness and dye strength affect results. Missouri strawberry notes praise crop value, ideal soils, drainage, and early market demand with Varieties like Primier and Checkmores and a Dexter building project costing about 75000 dollars.
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Missouri
T. J. Talbert
Missouri College of Agriculture
Littell's Liquid A Calcium Sulphurate Solution
Calms itching from minor skin irritations prickly heat and insect bites. Locally relieves eczema itching. Sold by druggists at 50 cents per bottle.
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Littell
Gideon School Adds Vocational Agriculture Program
Gideon announces a new vocational agriculture curriculum to train students for farming careers. Thirty five farm boys enrolled as the program prepares farmers to earn while learning through supervised practice on the home farm. In addition, Missouri Cotton Classing School sessions in Caruthersville July 31 to August 5 cover cotton classing, foreign cotton markets, improvement, ginning and merchandising, with a two day schedule of talks by university and extension staff. Caruthersville student Jim Rent will represent the University of Missouri ROTC at the national rifle meet in Camp Perry, Ohio.
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Missouri College of Agriculture
Raymond Smith
Agricultural Extension Service
Gideon
Gideon Board of Educator
Ingh
Caruthersville
Ho Vandiver
Mid-South Cotton Growers Association
P. K Norris
Foreign Agricultural Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Tro Paulling
Mussour College of Agriculture
Mussour
Jimme
Ro Fo
University of Missouri
University Reserve Officers Training Corps
National Rifle Meet
Camp Perry
Ohio
Benton Neighbor Day Plans For October Event
Plans for Southeast Missouri’s Benton Neighbor Day progress with fairs and garden exhibits, prizes, and multiple entertainments starting early in the day and running into night. The Benton Boy Scout cabin dedication and camporee on August 10 to 11 include a court of honor, address by Dr W W Parker, and a full Scout program with music by the Benton Scout band.
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Benton
Otiais
Southeast Missouri
Farry
Frank Chase
Lyman Foulk
Benton Boy Scout
Southeast
Estate tax notice and farm draws in Missouri
Jefferson City Missouri reports a $5061 estate tax on Charles D Matthews Jr of Sikeston, who chaired the State Highway Commission. Executors note a net taxable estate of $814,558 and prior Missouri inheritance taxes of $29,027 plus $2,071 for other states. Also mentions Malden crops and final settlement notices for Nettie Gross estate by F L Gross and Lyman Gross with probate court hearing August 7.
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Jefferson City
Charles D. Matthews Jr
Sikeston
State Highway Commission
Missouri
Secur
Notice of Final Settlement In Scott County Probate
John Dumey administrator of the estate of Joseph Bles deceased will present final settlement of accounts with the estate at the next Probate Court term in Scott County Missouri Benton insac county on the 10th day of August 1959. John Dumey executor.
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F L. Gross
Lyman Gross
Nettie Gross
Sentan
Said
A.D
John Dumey
Joseph Bles
Scott County
Missouri
Benton Insac
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Leslie B. Broom
Ralph Hubbard
Catron
Catron Ditch
A. W. Matson
Gideon Road
Woman's County Council
County Court Room
New Madrid County
Brooman
Anne Sillers
C. C. Hearmes
Amy Kelly
Carrie LaValle
Delta Realty Company
M. A Bell Jr
Chestie Cates
Alvin James
Arthur Reed
Ed Rickman
Melvin Hamilton
Raymond James
B. A O. Streeter
Elmer Anderson
Mitchell
Satuday
Chaffee
Br Eastkuart
Dexter
Ford
Gilmore- Yosemite Inn
J. WM. Foley Motor CO
Eer
Moore-Harris Abstract Company
Gideon School
Cotton Classing
Malden
General American Insurance Company
Rube Parker
D. & Pll
Ame
Silvertown
Goodrich” Safeiy
Maier Auto Supply
South Kingshighway Sikeston, Mo
The
Herald
Aurorefils Insurance Company
Hazzerd
Conn
Jose
Allie
Niewspapreenl
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