Scott County farm activities and agricultural news
Portageville hosts a May 30 meeting with 45 attendees from Scott County and Mid-South Chemical to discuss anhydrous ammonia fertilizer. Details cover nitrogen content, application methods, storage tanks near Hayti and Sikeston, and custom services. also guidance on 2 4 D weed control, refrigerant seals, and warranties for home appliances.
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Portageville
Mid-South Chemical Company
Bob Sitzes
S. R. West Schuchart
Wm Z Baker
Sikeston
Alvin Schraer
Tom B. Stroup
Mississippi Delta
Hayt
Highway 61
Shade
Getmg
Grasshopper Control News and Home Economy Tips
County Agent Tom Stroup notes grasshoppers in Scott County and details new pesticides like chlordane and toxaphene for roadside and field use, with specific spray dosages and safety guidance. Poultry, refrigerator choices, and 4-H club activities are summarized from local Extension notes, with craft, garden, and egg production tips included.
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Scott County
Tom B. Stroup
Lorene Hubbard
Benton 4-H Club Holds Regular Meeting at Portable Building
Everett Milligan presided over the Benton 4-H Club gathering held in a portable building. Plans were made for a June lawn picnic with demonstrations for county contest tryouts in August. Members, leaders, and guests discussed wildlife caverns, health foods, electricity projects, and a lamp made from a bottle shaped tin can.
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Benton 4-H Club
Everett Milligan
Milligan
Bessie Daniel
Missouri
Patsy Urhahn
Larry Bradford
Leon Dannenmueller
Joe Spalding
Alvin Schraer
Miss Hubbard
Rites Held Sunday for Thomas Holderby
Thomas Holderby 78 retired farmer and Sikeston resident died last Saturday after weeks of illness. Born December 16 1870 in Carmi Illinois he lived in Sikeston 17 years. Funeral services were held Sunday at Welsh Funeral Home with Rev J W Hoffert officiating. Body to be taken to Carmi for final rites and burial Monday. Survived by widow Mamie and sisters Mrs Lucian Wittmer Chicago and Mrs Ina Mae Cochran Moline Illinois.
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Thomas Holderby
Sikeston
Mr. Holderby
Carmi
Ill
J. W. Hoffert
Church of the Nazarene
Rites Held Tuesday for Former Sikeston Resident Miss Cooksey
The body of Emma Jane Cooksey 61 former Sikeston resident was brought from Oxnard California where she died last Wednesday. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Taylor Chapel with Rev. M G Joyce officiating. Interment was in City Cemetery. She was born October 8 1887 in Hickman Kentucky and lived in Sikeston from early childhood until 16 years ago. She is survived by four sisters Mrs James Marshall Sikeston Mrs Florence Sifford Cardwell Mrs T A Foreman Red Bluff Calif and Mrs T L West Oxnard Calif.
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Emma Jane Cooksey
Sikeston
Taylor Funeral Home
Oxnard
Calif
Taylor Chapel
M. G. Joyce
Miss Cooksey
Hickman
James Marshall
Florence Sifford
Cardwell
T. A. Foreman
Red Bluff
T. L. West
Sikeston youths graduate from many colleges in 1949
The Sikeston area sends graduates from Missouri University and State College Cape Girardeau. Frank Schulte, School of Chemical Engineering, and John Hahn, School of Journalism, are among the local 1949 class. Others include John Ensor Shad Old Bill Swacker and Miss Richter at Cape Girardeau. Nathaniel C. Watkins at Washington University St Louis. Peggy Lair at Ward Belmont Junior College Nashville. A P Bowman at Wisconsin. Walter Co Mill at Iowa. Bill Anderson at Illinois College Jacksonville. Betty Anderson at MacMurray College Jacksonville. Herbert Cathey Jr and Paul Trotter Jr at Missouri Military Academy Mexico Missouri.
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Missouri University
Frank Schulte
School of Chemical Engineering
John Hahn
School of Journalism
State College
Cape Girardeau
John Ensor
Shad Old
Bill Swacker
Miss Richter
Washington University
St. Louis
Nathaniel C. Watkins
Ward -Belmont Junior College
Nashville
Jacksonville
Betty Anderson
Missouri Military Academy
Mexico
Herbert Cathey Jr
Paul Trotter Jr
New Keylon Foam Rubber Mattresses and Pillows
Advertisement notes Keylon foam rubber mattresses box springs and pillows available. Promotes comfort and wonder with products from Lair's.
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Lair’s
Magistrate Court Hears Multiple DUI and Related Cases
Roy Frost and Donald Long of Sikeston drew 60 days in jail and $25 fines each for careless and reckless driving while intoxicated after pledges guilty. Leonard Carroll waived hearing and awaits circuit court on a driving while intoxicated charge with $500 bond. Byford Greer paid $1,000 and costs for disturbing the peace at Top Hat Tavern in April. Everett Ball of Sikeston had assault charges dismissed as he was committed to a hospital for mental illness.
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Roy Frost
Donald Long
Sikeston
Montgomery
Leonard Carroll
Byford Greer
Top Hat Tavern
Everett Ball
Robert A. Dempster
Ball
State Fair Visit Teaches Youth in Missouri
A thorough deliberate visit to the Missouri State Fair offers a liberal education for any boy or girl. Take your family to Sedalia from August 21 to 28 to learn more about the state and its offerings.
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Sedalia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Scott County Farm Activities and Agricultural News
Jam B Stroup
Wiss Lorene Hubbard
American Gas Association
American Standards Association
Louise Woodruff
Missouri University Home Economist
University Extension
Lem Bollinger
Eric Uelsmann
David Patterson
J. W. Hilpert
Lola Mae
North Rockview
1-H
E Dumbaugh
Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
US Department of Agriculture
Ewspaper
Willys Agency
McCoy-Tanner Building
Bank of Sikeston
B. R. Schwegler Insurance Agency
Chas. H. Butler
Blodgett Home Economics Club
Annis Marshall
Ben Marshall
Sikeston and
C. F. McMullin Estate
Sikeston, Mo
Texaco
Texaco Service
Texaco Gasoline
Delco
Goodyear
F. & M. Oil Company
Elmer Matthews
Lee Matthews
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