State achieves historic balance in Missouri treasury
State Auditor Forrest Smith announced Missouri closed the day with a record General Revenue Fund balance of 21,457,812.16 dollars. He noted the June 1 payoff of the last World War I veterans bonds totaling 265,000 dollars and detailed cumulative bonds issued for soldiers bonuses totaling 18,675,000 dollars issued from 1922 to 1924. The August 1, 1944 payoff will retire 10,000,000 dollars of bonds for penal and eleemosynary buildings, leaving road bonds as the remaining indebtedness.
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Missouri
Forrest Smith
Smith
Ration Calendar Updates June 25 1944 War Stamps
Effective Sunday June 25 1944 War Ration adjustments list A8 through W68 red stamps and blue stamps A8 through V8 in Book IV. July 1 blue stamps W8 X8 Y8 A5 become valid. Sugar stamps 30 31 32 and 40 remain five pounds, valid through Feb 28 1945. Gasoline No 12 coupons valid through Sept 21. Tire inspection limited. Fuel oil periods 4 5 valid through Sept 30. Airplane stamps 1 2 in Book III give one pair of shoes each. Return all unused ration books for deceased or service members.
Ration Points Relaxed for Cheese Stocks High
The Office of Price Administration announces no ration points for most cheese this week and next with War Food Administration approval. Group One cheese remains 10 red points per pound for cheddar and other varieties while soft cheese stocks reach year high.
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Office of Price Administration
War Food Administration
Gasoline Rations Unchanged for Three Months
The Office of Price Administration in Washington announced gasoline rations will stay the same for the next three months. Automobile operations remain at current levels for the third quarter, with national consumption near quotas but Eastern allocations running ahead of them.
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Office of Price Administration
Washington
Items needed on home front survey shows
A War Production Board consumer goods survey finds lawn mowers carpet sweepers tea kettles and wash boilers now rank with alarm clocks and garbage cans as the most sorely missed household commodities. The survey will guide production planning as facilities become available according to WPL.
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War Production Board
WPL
Mississippi County executes 73-year-old Black inmate
A 73-year-old Black inmate in Mississippi County was executed after a passing sentence for a serious case. Allen Lambus was named in reports as the individual, with traditional county process noted.
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Allen Lambus
Mississippi County
Man Executed After Multiple Delays in Missouri Penitentiary
The inmate, who had seven stays, was executed in the lethal gas chamber at 12:10 AM Saturday in the Missouri State Penitentiary. He did not expect the sentence to be carried out after delays. Before entry, he asked Warden Kaiser to contact Governor Donnell, who had granted the prior reprieve.
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Been
Missouri State Penitentiary
Lambus
Paul I. Kaiser
Gov. Donnell
Rural Missouri pedestrian accidents share of deaths
The highway patrol reports six per cent of Missouri rural accidents last year involved pedestrians and caused twenty two per cent of all fatal injuries.
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Highway Patrol
Missouri
Population Claim At NYC Surpasses Columbus Era North America
A historical note from June 22, 1044 estimates that New York City’s population equals six times the population of the combined area of what is now the United States and Canada at the time of Columbus, highlighting rapid urban growth.
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New York City
United States
Canada
Bond Drive for Victory Inspires Support in War Effort
General Bradley leads invasion forces urging unity and sacrifice. The message calls Americans to back the attack with every dollar, promising that bond purchases measure belief in ultimate victory and sustain fighters through grim struggles ahead.
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ROM
Bradley
Invasion Bond Drive Ad List of Sponsors
Public notices advertise purchase of invasion bonds with a long list of sponsors and businesses. It presents a wartime advertising roster including shops, theaters, farms and services such as car dealers, clothing stores, cafés, and insurance firms in a community drive under Treasury War Advertising Council auspices.
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U.S. Treasury
Treasury Department and
War * Fvertising Council
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Armed Services
Herald
Mississippi
Hahs Machine Works
Likeston
Claude Turner Garage
Lambert's Cafe Woods Dairy
Crenshaw Candy CO
Caleb Smith
John G. Powell Insurances
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Norton's Shoe Store
E. C. Robinson Lumber CO
Garrett’s Drug Store
Lair Furniture Company
Savers Furniture Store
Nn-Way Cleaning CO
Marshall's Cafe
Sikeston Laundry Dempster Furniture CO
Sikeston Paint & Wall Paper Company
Garner-Dement Motor CO
Sikeston Farm Equip. CO
Sikeston Tractor & Implement Company
Shell Cafe Scott Insurance Agency
Hartzell Blacksmith & Welding Shop
R. D. Clayton—Mules
Ralph's
Harris N. Draughon
PE ‘Auto Supply
Scott County
Milzang CO
Bess Distributing CO
Allard & Matthews
Roberts Store
Surance Agency
Pitman Tailors & Cleaners
Vogue Beauty Shop
Heisserer’s Drug Store
Dunn Hotel
Reiss Dairy
DAN McCoy Seed CO
Whites Drug Store
V. Ward
Ethridge Recapp Tire
the People’s Store
Armstrong Appliance
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