Do Not Prune Potato Roots and Aphid Watch
New Madrid County Farm Extension reports advise shallow cultivation to protect potato feeder roots and reduce yield loss. They note plant lice aphids on leaves, beneficiaries like lady beetles, and control methods with nicotine sulfate or lime dust. Cotton chopping drives farm labor and town cooperation. rye seed for pasture remains abundant, with 4 H club organized at Hartzell led by Mary Sue Weston and community leaders.
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New Madad
New Madrid County
Gideon Club Sponsors All Day Sewing Machine Clinic
Gideon Club members Mrs E R Gemberling Mrs L B Hoy Mrs Earl McClure and Mrs Russell Stokes cleaned their sewing machines at an all day clinic held at Mrs Gemberling's last Thursday Miss Earline Weddle Home Demonstration Agent led the session with Mrs R B Nichols of Malden in attendance Gemberling and Stokes as clothing leaders will assist others in cleaning machines A follow up clinic is planned for Hurricane Ridge on Monday June 5.
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E. R. Gemberling
L. B. Hoy
Earl McClure
Russell Stokes
Earline Weddle
Ciic
Hurricane Ridge
New Tires Possible For All Motorists Next Year
Washington reports good news for drivers as wartime tire shortages may ease with new tires likely for all next year. Officials also warned of possible increases in "B" gasoline rations in the East and Midwest after July 1 if quota savings are achieved by the Petroleum Administration. Synthetic tires could be rationed to "A" motorists once monthly production reaches 2,000,000, projected by year end.
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Washington
Harned
Mid- West
Petroleum Administration
OPA
Terraces Cut Soil Loss in Missouri Fields
Terracing sloping upland fields reduces soil loss in Missouri, says Marion Clark of the University of Missouri College of Agriculture. A ridge and channel terrace on moderate slopes fits farm use, with proper spacing and organic matter in soil to prevent movement. Planning and established outlets are crucial, and county extension agents offer demonstrations and information on terracing.
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Missouri
Marion Clark
University of Missouri College of Agriculture
Missouri College of Agriculture
Discharged Veterans Must Get Jobs Back
Washington reports Selective Service issued regulations to guarantee returning veterans their pre induction jobs with same seniority and pay. Employers must rehire veterans within 40 days of discharge, and cannot require higher qualifications than those at induction. If disputes arise, cases go to Veterans Personnel Division then Justice Department.
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Washington
Selective Service
Veterans Personnel Division
State Selective Service Headquarters
National Headquar
Black Bass Season Opens June 15 in Missouri
Fishing officials announce the black bass season opens June 15 in Missouri streams. The opening date covers all black bass species plus warmouth bass and rock bass also known as goggle-eye. Gus E. Biddle, executive secretary of the Missouri Conservation Federation, notes the broad season and variety of bass available to anglers.
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Missouri
Gus E. Biddle
The
Missouri Conservation Federation
Navy bill signed to fund rocket guns program
President Roosevelt signed legislation authorizing 65 million dollars for naval rockets guns projectiles and confidential programs including weapons manufacturing facilities and equipment last Saturday.
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Roosevelt
County Agent Prefers Clarkan Wheat in Missouri
New Madrid Missouri May 26 1944 County Extension Agents in Missouri prefer Clarkan wheat over Kawvale as the best adapted milling quality variety. Clarkan yields comparable or better, Missouri Earry Premium ripens earlier aiding crop diversification. a June 6 meeting at Sikeston Experimental Fields invites Southeast Missouri farmers.
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New Madrid
Clint Denman
Sikeston Herald
Sikeston
Denman
Missouri
Scott County
Kawvale
Sikes ‘Ton
Wheat varieties on test plots update in Kaw Valley area
County Extension Agent Herbert F H Rolf invites interest in wheat trials showing varieties at test plots. University of Missouri specialists J R Pixie Paulling and Arnold W Klemme will discuss experimental results. Kawvale variety is not recommended in this state region. audience will learn reasons and implications.
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J. R. “Pixie” Paulling
Arnold W. Klemme
University of Missouri
Herbert F. H. Rolf
Million for Seeing Eye Dogs for War Veterans
World War II veterans blinded in combat will receive seeing eye dogs as life companions. President Roosevelt signed legislation authorizing the Veterans Administration to provide the dogs at no cost and approving an initial $1,000,000 expenditure. Also, a rummage sale by Catholic Ladies in the Parochial Hall on Saturday June 8 from 8:30 a.m. to noon.
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Roosevelt
Veterans Administration
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Hartzell
Mary Sue Weston
Loranzo Blythe
Riley B. Miller
Bernice Miller
Mary Bentley
Louise Fare
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Everett Leiter
O. B. Bentley
Clothing I
Gideon Club
Pfister
J. Ross Fleetwood
Uncle Sam
Sikeston Farm Equipment Co
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Ters
Justice Department
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McCormick-Deering
Boyce
Charlie Boyce
East
Rolf
Lorts
United Nations
Portland Cement Association
Syndicate Trust
St. Louis
Missouisa Ozarks
Ozark Country
Ozarks
America
Ozark
Missouri Association
OF Public Utilities
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Jefferson City
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