New Madrid County Farm Extension News
Farmers are urged to plant only county recommended soybean varieties. Ralsoy leads yields, Ogden not advised due to shattering. Arksoy and Boone options noted for early maturity. Chinch bug concerns discussed with strategies to protect small grains. corn adjacent plantings advised. Pedigreed Stoneville and D P L cotton seeds totaling 140 tons to plant 1946 crop. Club notes report six new members and a lively meeting with games.
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Herbert Rolf
New Madrid
Rolf
Missouri
Raisey
Stoneville
Busy Bee 4-H Club meets with Agent Rolf in May
The LaForge Busy Bee 4-H Club welcomed Herbert Rolf, Agricultural Extension Agent of New Madrid, to a Wednesday meeting on May 2. Members report progress in cooking, sewing, and a pig project with demonstrations by Lorene McCroy on measuring dry ingredients and Freda Glidewell on table setting.
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LaForge
Herbert Rolf
New Madrid
Siris
Lorene McCroy
Freda Glidewell
Miss Glidewell
Basket dinner and reunion honors returning POW
Mr and Mrs Henry Hazel hosted a Sunday basket dinner and family reunion at their William Street home to honor T Sgt Alfred Bud Shelby a prisoner of war in Germany who has recently returned to the United States. Shelby was joined by Mrs Shelby and their daughter Carol and several Vienna Tl residents among others. Shelby’s brother Billy Shelby serves in the Navy in the South Pacific.
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Henry Hazel
William Street
Alfred
Bud) Shelby
Germany
States
Sgt
Shelby
Carol
Charles Andrews
Dorothy Murray
Vienna
Maggie Lee Grady
Chas. Hazel
Coy Hazel
Orville Ford
Rubye Hazel
Bill Johnson
Junior Strickland
Sgt. Shelby
Billy Shelby
Navy
South Pacific
Warm spring porch feasts with Frankfurt roll-ups
Warm spring evenings inspire porch suppers and frankfurt roll-ups. Spread enriched bread with margarine mustard, wrap a frankfurter, secure with toothpicks, then brown in a 400 degree oven. Serve as sandwiches or as an entree with asparagus in cream sauce.
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Frankfurt
Allies face postwar duties across war torn Europe
After the European victory Allied armies must shift from combat to policing roles. The early months risk bloodshed as nine million foreign workers in Germany and liberated Europeans spark potential guerrilla violence. The United Nations plan relief, feeding millions, with $2 billion to fund reconstruction in Europe and Asia.
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Europe
Germany
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Asia
King George lauds Eisenhower for complete victory over Germany
King George VI sent a dramatic telegram to General Dwight D. Eisenhower praising the Supreme Allied Commander for the complete and crushing victory in Western Europe. He recalled the Allied crossing of the English Channel and thanked Ike for leading the Allied Expeditionary Force with allied nations' hopes and prayers. The king conveyed gratitude to the troops and urged Ike to pass along thanks to all ranks for their courage and perseverance under supreme leadership.
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London
George VI
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Germany
English Channel
Europe
Angry Japs threaten to cancel Axis Pact in radio quote
A Tokyo radio quoted Japanese Foreign Minister Togo accusing Germany of extreme violations of the Tripartite Pact and threatening to cancel all treaties with Germany for not consulting Japan before peace moves with Britain and the United States. It notes Germany's likely pursuit of war against the Soviet Union while seeking peace with the U S and England, with Japan ready to act to free itself from the pact. Also, an offhand line reports that the average American woman spends 2.37 a month on cosmetics.
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Tokyo
Togo
Germany
Japan
Himmler
United States
Doenitz
Fuehrer
Soviet Union
America
England
Know Your Insects Apply Proper Poison
A gardening tip guide explains how to protect vegetables from pests by classifying insects as chewing or sucking and using stomach or contact poisons accordingly. Four steps—timeliness, proper material, thoroughness, and crop rotation—advise daily inspections, correct insecticide choice, full plant coverage, and fall cleanup with future planning. A free extension folder offers detailed mixing instructions. Switzerland is noted as a highly industrialized European state.
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College of Agriculture At
Columbia
Great minds rise above mis fortunes in ads approach
Herald Want Ads promise results with sharp focus on purpose driven minds and strong outcomes.
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Washington Irving
Herald
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United Nations
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Bailey & Bailey Attorneys-at-Law
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Sikeston
Howard A. Dunaway
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