Feed Wheat Available For Livestock Feeders
Farmers facing feed grain shortages may obtain Commodity Credit Corporation owned feed wheat. CCC wheat is shipped to large and local mixers, dealers, feeders, and feeder groups, with emergency orders prioritized for flood areas. May allocations exceed initial targets if needed to meet shortages. Groups may pool carload orders. contact County AAA Committee to participate.
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Commodity Credit Corporation
Evin Burke
Scott County Aaa Committee
CCC
Burke
County Aaa Committee
State Aaa
Missouri
State Committee
Australians Plan to Abandon Juries Amid Shortage
With manpower stretched, Australians consider removing juries from certain trials to speed proceedings. Legal reforms explore simplifying verdicts while preserving fair outcomes. Court systems weigh risk to accountability as case backlogs grow.
Contour planting touted for erosion control on Scott farms
Otto Diebold of New Hamburg praises contour planting as the best soil practice, noting gullies heal and yields rise about 10 percent on corn while erosion drops 50 percent. Farm Bureau demonstrates contour methods. County Agent Caldwell reports rising adoption and levels purchased for display.
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Otto Diebold
New Hamburg
Mr. Diebold
Caldwell
Farm Bureau
Scott County
Paper Shortage To Reach Climax In August
New York reports a looming paper shortage as wrapping paper, corrugated cartons, and paper bags face tighter supplies. Stores will receive about half of last year's quarter, prompting conservation efforts. Some wholesalers raise prices for reused boxes, but the Office of Price Administration sets new ceiling prices May 1 at 80 percent of cost to curb runaway costs.
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New York
War Production Board
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Massie Resigns from State Highway Patrol for Armed Forces
Trooper Nathan H. Massie, with 12 years service in Troop E, resigns per Capt O L Wallis announcement. Massie, a former U S Marine, plans to enter the armed forces after leaving the patrol.
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Nathan H. Massie
State Highway Patrol
O L Wallis
State Patrol
Massie
Tire safety reminder from highway patrol warning of blowouts
Warm weather increases the danger of blowouts and tire failures. Patrol urges regular tire inspections and reduced speed to prevent accidents from these causes.
Plans for Post War Missouri Road Program
Plans completed for postwar road work in about 75 counties in Missouri. Four to five hundred miles of farm to market roads to be built or rebuilt at an estimated cost of twenty million dollars. State Highway Department aims to use upcoming federal aid. Surveys planned for ten million more. inventories show right of way for over half of projects.
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Jefferson City
C. W. Brown
Missouri State Highway Department
Congress
Highway Commission
State Highway Department
Army
Construction Department
Plans Office
State Highway Commission
Highway Construction Halt Till Law Changes in Bidding
State laws restricting bid use of highway funds in cities above 2500 population prevent the Department from starting construction work until the bidding rules are amended. The hold affects planned projects across cities meeting the population threshold.
Enough Men Under 26 To Fill Draft Calls
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey says there are enough men under 26 to meet draft quotas until fall. Draft calls have decreased, signaling increased Army strength. Some officials note deficits can be filled from the 26 through 29 age group beyond 18-year-olds.
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Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Hershey
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Scott County Farm Activities
Joe C. Caldwell
Carl Luper
The
Raymond Galemore
Walter Shegley
Joe Stricker
Mary John
H. J. Eggeman
Jos. Caldwell
Fannie Pollock
Pollock
Bach
Kelso Baby Beef Club
Louis Heisserer
Gertrude Scherer
Irvin LeGrand
Sam Branson
County Extension Office
Robert Mow
Sikeston
W. F. Dennis
Diehlstadt
Eid Schwartz
Benton
W. H. Sikes
Joe Diebold
J. C. Caldwell
W. L. Limbaugh
Jake Westrich
Frank LeGrand
Schwartz
Sikeston Auction CO
Sikeston, Mo
Highway Patrol
Portan Epee
Marvelette
Hahs Machine Works
J. Otto Hahs
Hiway
South
Scott County Milling Company Building
Sikeston, Missouri
Scott-New Madrid- Mississippi Cooperative Association
America
DeWint Zarkor
Air Corps
Riley Bray
Signal Corps
Vernon Buck
Artillery
Ernest T. Reed
Seabees
William Walker
Cpl
Dwight McAdoo
Signal Corp
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