Scott County 4-H Club Tour Through Calf Rearing Homes
The Kelso Baby Beef 4-H Club conducted a Sunday afternoon tour visiting member homes to view calves under feed prior to the beef calf show. Leaders and county figures accompanied the group, visiting Ervin LeGrand Norman Blettel Harry Lee Alene Scherer Louis Heisserer Gertrude Scherer. Members include Marie LeGrand Lucille Blattel Virginia Arnold Ervin and Theodore Westnick.
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Kelso Baby Beef
Albert Scherer
Mike LeGrand
Pete Scherer
Caldwell
Ervin LeGrand
Norman Blettel
Harry Lee
Alene Scherer
Louis Heisserer
Gertrude.Scherer
Marie LeGrand
Lucille Blattel
Virginia
Arnold
Ervin
Theodore Westnick
Diebold named to assist Scott County farmers
Replacing Don Renner who is tied to farming duties, Mr Diebold’s appointment is recommended for Scott County Farm Bureau approval. Diebold will help farmers locate needed assistance and match able men who can work on farms. Recent Selective Service rulings require at least 16 production units for immediate 1-A classification to keep options open.
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Don Renner
Diebold
Scott County Farm Bureau
Selective Service
Farm Prices Announced By ACA Chairman
Bert Femmer of New Madrid County ACA announces 1944 price supports per War Food Administration. Targets include corn at 85 percent parity, wheat 85 percent, cotton 90 percent, soybeans 2.04 dollars per bushel with 14 percent moisture, eggs 34 cents per dozen average, chickens 90 percent parity, and CCC loans on corn wheat and cotton through year end.
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Bert Femmer
New Madrid
ACA
War Food Administration
Chicago
Commodity Credit Corporation
Farming Slaughter Time Extended Without Permit Rule
The Regional Office of Distribution, War Food Administration, extends the period when farmers may slaughter hogs and deliver pork without a permit. The initial three month suspension ran from November 16, 1943, to February 17, 1944, then extended to March 17.
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Regional Office of Distribution
War Food Administration
Census tally shows cotton ginned in Scott county drop
Census reports indicate 16,641 bales ginned in Scott county from the 1943 crop before March 1, down from 20,406 bales for 1942. Announcement comes from T. E. Stallings, special agent of the Bureau of the Census.
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Scott County
T. E. Stallings
Bureau of the Census
Farmers Test Wilt Proof Melons in Missouri
Missouri watermelon producers will test two wiltproof Dixie Queen melon varieties developed by the University of Missouri. Seven farmers in as many counties will receive seed for acre plots this year. if successful, seed will be available commercially next year. Wilt is the top constraint in Missouri’s watermelon production, with fields often unused for seven years after a wilted crop.
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Missouri
D. Hibbard
University of Missouri College of Agriculture
Gibson
South
Postwar farm output could rise under Wickard plan
Secretary of Agriculture Wickard told the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies that U S farmers may export 15 percent of production after the war as crops rise from improved farming. He warned 1443 crop records could be broken in 1944 with average weather and predicted output could climb as much as 60 percent over prewar totals in the first six years after the war.
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Wade Miller
Caldwell
C. E. Rhode
Rhode
Chicago
Claude R. Wickard
United States
Wickard
National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies
Cooking With Gas Appeal for Gas Stove Priority
The Portland Office of Price Administration received a gas stove priority application with the note that the applicant’s wife is ill and cannot bring in wood, explaining the switch from a wood stove.
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Portland, Ore
Office of Price Administration
House defeats move to cut soil checks
The House of Representatives beat an amendment to the Agricultural Appropriation Bill that would cap soil conservation payments at 500 dollars, leaving the current 10,000 dollar limit. Led by Representatives Zimmerman, Whittington, and Gathings, the vote marks the first time in five years the House resisted such a limitation. Gathings denounced the proposal as communistic and warned it would bar tenants and sharecroppers from joining the program.
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House of Representatives
Zimmerman
Missouri
Whittington
Mississippi
Gathings
Arkansas
House
Senate
Highway Buses Handle Half of All Travelers
The National Association of Motor Bus Operators reports intercity buses carried 963 million passengers in 1943, a 39.1 percent rise from 1942 and 2.5 times peacetime yearly. Major lines carried 783 million, smaller operators 180 million, with larger firms up 42.1 percent in riders and 11.3 percent in mileage.
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National Association of Motor Bus Operators
United States stamps production every year
The United States makes about 3,300 tons or 82 carloads of stamps annually, detailing the scale of minting and transportation logistics.
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United States
War Bonds investment pitch sparks safer outlook for investors
The piece argues War Bonds are a safe investment with the government securing every dollar and paying a solid interest rate. It notes that citizens who buy bonds will receive money back for each three dollars invested, promising a comfortable return when the war ends.
Local Businesses and Merchants Display in Town Directory
A compact listing shows Elite Hat Shop, Hahs Machine Works, Like Stone Cut Rate Dr Cla ude Turner Garage, M Oil Co Woods Dairy Crenshaw Candy Caleb Smith Farm LR Merchant John G Powell Insurance Agency V Ward Real Estate Pauls Tobacco Store.
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Elite Hat Shop
Hahs Machine Works
Likeston
Dr' Claude Turner Garage
M. Oil Company
Woods Dairy
Caleb Smith
John G. Powell
V. Ward
Paul's Tobacco Store
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Scott County Farm Activities
Joe C Caldwell
Joe Diebold
County Labor Committee
Leek Hardware Co
Front Street
Sikeston, MO
PHONE
Aec.us
Orrhiye
Herald
Evermont
Crenshaw Candy CO
E. C. Robinson Lunear Ci Lair Furniture Company
Norton's Shoe Store
Garner-Cement Motor CO
Sikeston Farm
S5emo Elevator Company
JOS A Leslie Insurance Agency
Sikeston Tractor & Implement Company
PO V
UTO Supply
Scott County Milling CO
Bess Distributing CO
THE
Bijou Vogue Dress Shop
Malone & Rex Theatres
Vogue Beauty Shop
Heisserer's Drug Store
Dunn Hotel Graber’s Store
the People's Store
White's Drug Store
Scott Insurance Agency
Couey's Feed Store
Kellett Farm Equipment
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