Agriculture seeks four SEMO fields for cotton research
Dr. Ethridge and Dr. Smith of the College of Agriculture visited Southeast Missouri to select four field sites for cotton research if $90,000 is approved in the state bill. Sites include farms near Bragg City and Clarkton, with plans to plant and start full operations along with existing experimental fields.
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Ollege of Agriculture
Ce. W. C. Ethridge
Ao Crops Division
Colge
SOT University of
George Smith
State Senate
Ethridge
Dr. Smith
College of Agriculture
Sikeston
W. P.pinnell
Hunter
Stoddard
Victor Downing
Bragg City
Charles Dame
Clarkston
Hornersville
College of Agri
Missouri
Departent of Agriculture
J.S. Wallace
Scott Counti
Jefferson City
Senate
House
Wallace
Highway Commission reports area under normal traffic with multiple by passes and detours
State Highway Commission notes conditions normal overall through May 10 1955 with nine percent of routes affected by construction and oiling projects. Detours include Route 55 in Mississippi County and by passes near Poplar Bluff and Annington. Other counties list routes under construction or being oiled including Cape Girardeau Stoddard New Madrid Ripley Scott and Wayne with multiple closures and extensions.
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State Highway Commission
Bollinger County
Rte
Pemiscot County
Stoddard
Rte. Y
Salcedo
New Madrid
Rte. M
Rte. Z
Rte. F
Femis Patoon
Steel North
Rte. H
Matthews
Ripley County
Rte. W
Arkansas Line
Scott County
Rte. HH
Wayne County
Rte. AA
Reynolds County
Morley School News Highlights Upcoming Events
About 20 members of the Girls Chorus traveled to Cape Girardeau last Friday for the Spring Song Festival. The Diehrstadt softball team defeated Morley 2 to 1 last Tuesday. Morley boys traveled to Eghten last Friday and again this week with games vs Oran Tuesday and Benton Friday. Home Economics classes prepare a May fashion show described as unusually interesting. As school ends, more entertainment like parties and skating events are planned.
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Cape Girardeau
Diehrstadt
Morley
Eghten
Oran
Benton
Acvage
Piltiies
Building Permits For April Reach Seventy Six Thousand
Building inspector J A Sutterfield reports April permits total 76 625 with a high of 20 008 for Dr A P Sargent seven room residence on Highway 61 north. Other permits include Sikeston Compress and Ware house Co tenant house 2000 Lawrence Siggers remodeling 90 and multiple homes, additions, carports, and a church project totaling the month’s value.
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J. A. Sutterfield
A. P. Sargent
Highway 61
Lawrence Siggers
Matthews Street
Sikeston Compress and Warehouse Co
Compress Street
T. M. Spidell
Dorothy Street
Hugh Stewart
Sikes Street
G. Cole
Galladay Construction Co
After Street
Groom
Thomas.Fair
Luther Street
Theon Grojean
Stoddard Street
John Malone
Franklin Street
N. Ranney
Leonard
Colley
Edmondson Street
Charles Heath
Clarence Rafferty
Carroll Street
S. M. Gayles
Alabama
Brea J. Mow
North Kingshighway
Carport
Katie B. Freeman
North Westgate Street
Highway 60 East
Earl Camack
West Malone
Matthews Man Dies at Home in Matthews
Zachariah Tallie Warren aged 53 died at his Matthews home at 5 30 a m Saturday. Born in Tennessee in 1902 he was the son of the late Edward and Hallie Warren and in 1926 married Lillie Daughtery of Matthews. Survived by his wife a daughter Patsy Ruth Warren and a brother Ollie Warren of Matthews.
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Zachariah Tallie Warren
Matthews
Teniessee
Edward and
Hallie Warren
Lillie Daughtery
Patsy Ruth Warren
Ollie Warren
Boat and outboard stolen near Lusk on river mooring
Sheriff John Dennis reported the theft of a 12 foot aluminum boat and a new Mercury Mark 20 outboard motor from Ollie Kirkpatrick near Lusk. The sand colored boat was moored on the Mississippi River and taken Thursday night.
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Benton
John Dennis
Ollie Kirkpatrick
Lusk
Mississippi River
Butler-Foster Mill of Bell City Declared Bankrupt
The Butler-Foster Milling Co of Bell City was declared bankrupt in Memphis on request of five firms claiming debts of 5.5 million dollars. Landon W Butler of Memphis, former multimillionaire, valued the company over 350 thousand dollars. Butler, suspended by the Chicago Board of Trade and the New Orleans Cotton Exchange, also heads Butler-Foster Farms Inc and Black Gin of Vanduser and Morley. Missouri firms managed by Robert Foster of Sikeston.
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Butler-Foster Milling Co
Bell City
Memphis
Tenn
Landon
W. Butler
Butler
Chicago Board of Trade
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Butler-Foster Farms Inc
Die
Magistrate Court Has Three Cases In Benton County
In Benton on Wednesday April 27, Magistrate Judge M E Montgomery handled three cases. Rufus Sanford faced careless and reckless driving while intoxicated. venue change granted, bound over to Circuit Court with $300 bond. John Melvin Dennison pleaded guilty to similar charges, fined 25 dollars, costs, 60 days in jail, license suspended six months. Lorne Cecil Henry pleaded guilty to new support, six months in jail.
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John Melvin Dennison
Lorne Cecil Henry
Officers Installed at Charleston Junior Chamber Dinner
Sikeston's Shad Old served as installing officer at the Charleston Junior Chamber of Commerce dinner meeting Thursday night. New officers named include President Gene Watts, Vice President Bill Lee, Secretary Carl Woodard, Treasurer Bob Thomason, and board members Bill Bridges Frank Scheffer and Joe Kei.
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Charleston
Shad Old
Sikeston
Chamber of Commerce
Gene Watts
Bill Lee
Carl Woodard
Bob Thomason
Bill Bridges
Frank Scheffer
Joe Kei
Lake Erie Depth Reaches About 210 Feet
The maximum depth of Lake Erie is about 210 feet, reflecting its shallow profile among the Great Lakes. This figure highlights the lake's relatively low depth compared to its neighbors and informs navigation and environmental assessments.
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Lake Erie
Chemical and Cultural Methods of Weed Control
Chemical and cultural weed control advances reduce time and labor in crops. In 1952 vast acres were sprayed. culture and competition remain central. Pre emergence herbicides depend on rainfall. post emergence presents challenges. soil applications before crop or weeds sprout show promise.
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C. J. Willard
Ohio
United States
Bermuda
Highway 60 East Station Robbed
The Standard Service Station on Highway 60 east near Bull Dog Drive In was robbed Friday night. Investigators say the cash register, containing between 20 and 25 dollars, was taken while the cigarette machine was damaged but no money taken. The break in was discovered around 5 30 a.m. by Deputy Sheriff Frani Jerrell after a tires hammer used to break the register was found.
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Highway 60
Bull Dog Drive
Hay
Greet
Ables Road
Frani Jerrell
Johnny Taylor
Grover Kelly
Green
Army Captain Brockett to umpire LOGEX-55 at Fort Lee
Fort Lee Va Army Captain Charles K Brockett son of Mr and Mrs Thomas M Brockett Oran Mo will act as an umpire for LOGEX-55 a nationwide logistical exercise training 5000 officers and enlisted at Fort Lee Va May 27 Brockett has served since August 1943 is stationed at the Transportation School Fort Eustis Va a 1950 UC Berkeley graduate his wife Frances lives at Fort Eustis Va
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Fort Lee
Army
Charles K. Brockett
Thomas M. Brockett
Oran
Brockett
Transportation School
Fort Eustis
University of Califfornia
Berkeley
Brances. Hves
Fort’ Eustis
Merchants Protest Pending FLSA Bill Action
Merchants from the Chamber of Commerce met to oppose the pending Fair Labor Standards Act proposal. They plan to flood senators and a congressman with telegrams urging defeat, objecting to raising minimum wage and removing retail employee overtime exemption. Cape Hatteras Lighthouse stands 193 feet high.
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Merchants Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Thomas Hennings
Stuart Symington
Paul Jones
Body Found In Mississippi By Fishermen
A badly decomposed body found in the Mississippi River by fishermen near Ilmo is tentatively identified as Ralph McCaffery, 44, of St. Louis. The body was buried at Lightner Cemetery after findings by Sheriff John Dennis and Bisplinghoff Funeral Home staff. Locals Alfred Lambert and Lyle Lambert helped locate the body and secure the scene near the river diversion channel. The pockets contained an unemployment card, a social security card, and a railroad payroll stub, tying the body to St. Louis. Coroner Clyde Poe and Sheriff Dennis planned no further identification steps due to condition.
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Ralph McCaffery
Lightner
Ulmo
Jack Burnett
Bisplinghoff
Chaffee
Lovie Marshall
Bill Shain
Umo
John Dennis
Imo
Mississippi River
Hime
Aubrey Michael
Phil Waldman
St. Louis
Walnut St
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
St - Louis
Dennis
Ilma
Clyde Poe
Weekend Visitors Highlight Diehlstadt Social Scene
Mrs Estelle Schwarre of Sikes ton visited over the weekend with Mr and Mrs Sidney Horn Back and Mr and Mrs Flax d Halt. Claude Greet of Cairo joined the visit from Cape Girardeau. Elmer Dunn and Betty Jane Jackson were among others noted in Cape Girardeau social notices.
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Estelle Schwarre
Sikeston
Sidney Horn
Flax d Halt
Siktsok
Orville
Claude Greet
Cairo
Fannie
NicQuay
Elmer Dunn
Cape Girardeal
Betty Jane Jackson
Increasing Certified Seed Use for Grassland
The 1953 grassland seed certification rose to 13 percent of total production, nearly four times 1949, with alfalfa 33 percent and tall fescue 56 percent certified. Despite gains, about 87 percent remains uncertified. Certification depends on superior varieties, byproduct seed competition, and profitability of new varieties. Use certified seed where available, but ensure high quality seed, thoroughly recleaned and properly labelled. Local notes mention community visitors and church programs.
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Bia
Maer
Disability Rate: About 65 Percent of Older Adults Disabled
A garbled OCR fragment references disability rates among those over 65. The readable idea notes that about a sizable portion of seniors are disabled, signaling data or survey context though specifics are missing. The item implies a public health statistic without clear source or dates.
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Morley ‘School News
Rey
Max T. Chandler
Dearborn
Ford Tractor
Hale & Williams Tractor Company
Sikeston, Me
W. Malone
Butler-Foster Mill
Magistrate Court
Highway 60 East Station
FLSA
Cape Hatteras Hehthouse
Mississippi
Diehlstadt
Mary Ellen Dotson
Sim
Levd Stallings
Paul Norman
Mrei Lacy
Tasc Sulivant
Thee Southside
Cape
Girardeau
Baptist Sunday
Dug Shariex
Carolyn Badgett
Peggy Croshe
Baby
Dorrisen
RoyaliService
Ipromrain
Priddy
Dacpt
Kentucky
Halle
Otorr
Moore
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