Paul Jones Sees Southwest Power Project Benefit
Paul Jones defends his 1950 vote on the Southwest Power Administration project praising rural electrification in Southeast Missouri. He argues federal loans and grants justified by co ops profits, rejects private utility bias, and notes power from Corps projects via SPAs marketing role, with line construction to serve REA coops at low rates over 50 years. He invites constituent input and offers further information.
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Paul Jones
National House of Representatives
Missouri
Congress
Southwestern Power Administration
REA
Southeast
Missour
Secretary of the Interior
United States Corps of Engineers
Southwest
Prirate
St Joseph Man Appointed Director of Public Buildings
Fred E. Appleton of St. Joseph, age 33 and former air force major, has been named director of public buildings by Governor Forrest Smith. He previously served as construction superintendent for Swift and Co and is a Kansas State College graduate. He will oversee the state institutions multi million dollar construction program.
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Fred E. Appleton
St. Joseph
Forrest Smith
Appleton
Air Force
Swift & Co
Kansas State College
River Commission to conduct hearings across river system
The Mississippi River Commission will hold annual high water inspections from Cairo to Baton Rouge beginning April 26, using the Steamer Mississippi to Baton Rouge and the General John Newton on the coast waterway. Public hearings will be held at Cairo Hickman New Madrid Caruthersville and other points aboard the Mississippi April 26 27. Commission members include Eng Gen P A Feringa and others from Washington Saint Louis Delavan Baton Rouge and more. Get our prices before you buy. LAIR'S
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Vicksburg
Mass
Mississippi River Commission
Mississippi River
Cairo
Ill
Baton Rouge
P. A. Feringa
New Orleans
Atchafalaya River
General Feringa
Mississippi
General John Newton
Intracoastal
P A. Feringa
Miss
Ernest Graves
Washington, D. C
Clark Kittrell
St. Low
New Madrid
Caruthersville
Missouri Rural Road Plan Clarified by Governor Advi
Governor Forrest Smiths bipartisan advisory committee backs a four cent motor fuel tax to fund a ten year plan. The program would add and maintain 32 500 miles of state and rural roads including 24 000 farm to market and feeder roads, totaling 443 million dollars for construction and upkeep across Missouri. Citizens urged to support House Bill No. 185 to push rural road improvements.
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Forrest Smith
Missouri
Highway Commission
Smith
Missour
Health for All Tuberculosis Eradication Drive
Tuberculosis kills Americans every 11 minutes but can be eradicated only if people nationwide recognize the threat and demand adequate controls. An estimated 500,000 Americans have active TB, with about half known to authorities and another 250,000 believed unknown. Finding and treating these unknown cases is essential to eradication.
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United States
Health Department
Tuberculosis Association
Missouri Tuberculosis Association
Concordia youth wins oratorical award for Missouri
Paul Heyne, a Concordia high school pupil, won first place in the 11th annual American Legion oratorical contest held in Jefferson City. He will represent Missouri on April 12 at the regional contest in Topeka Kansas, speaking on The Sovereignty of the People, Then and Now. Second place went to Bob Wallace of Springfield, third to Joseph Callahan of Normandy, and fourth to Eska Nash of Columbia. The prize included $100 and a gold medal.
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Concordia High School
Paul Heyne
Missouri
Topeka
Kansas
Heyne
American Legion
Jefferson City
Bob Wallace
Springfield
Joseph Callahan
Normandy
Eska Nash
Columbia
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Secretary of War
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Sikeston
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Conac
Aya
Watt
Concordia Youth
Canada
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
James L Glascock
Hendricks County
Danvile
Ind
Canterbury College
Glascock
Cad
Anu A Sea Een
Juu O
Wale
McCoy Tanner
Coca-Cola Company
Sikeston Coca-Cola Bottling CO
RCA Victor
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