Funds Approved For First Fifty Homes In Missouri Plan
The Farm Security Administration announced the approval of the first thirty loans for $500 cottages as part of its scattered labor homes phase in Southeast Missouri. Counties include Scott, Mississippi, Pemiscot, New Madrid, Dunklin, and Stoddard. The program aims to house homeless families with ten acre tracts, rent-free for ten years, and landlord-provided land and loan guarantees. Additional cottages and other FSA measures, such as farm-labor rehabilitation loans, are planned as applicants are approved.
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Farm Security Administration
Southeast Missouri
Washington
FSA
Scott
Mississippi
Pemiscot
New Madrid
Dunklin
Stoddard
Missouri
Tenants Increase On United States Farms
William T. Ham of the Agriculture Department told the Senate Civil Liberties Committee that farm ownership has declined since 1880 while tenancy has risen. Charts show tenants rising from 1,025,000 to 2,149,000 and sharecroppers growing then shrinking. hired laborers declined overall. In 1930 owners and tenants comprised 57 percent of the farm workforce, wage workers 26 percent, and unpaid family workers 15 percent, with most hired workers in California Nevada Arizona Florida Maryland and New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. Ham
Agriculture Department
Senate Civil Liberties Committee
United States
Ham
California
Nevada
Arizona
Florida
Maryland
New Jersey
Balloon Tires Debut for American Motorists in 1922
Balloon tires were first introduced to American motorists in 1922 marking a shift in vehicle technology. The innovation promised smoother rides and improved load handling for early cars, reflecting broader postwar advances in transportation.
Proteins in Food and Balanced Meals Lesson
Ella Fikuart and Flora L. Carl report on protein quality in common foods and the benefit of combining cereals with milk to form complete proteins. A demonstration on balanced meals will be given at Mrs. Robert Cannon’s Benton home on May 15 with guidance for varied cost meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Fikuart
Scott County
Flora L. Carl
College of Agriculture
University of Missouri
Robert Cannon
Benton
Carl
Southeast Missouri Attends Governor Stark Military Ball
Col. and Mrs. H. E. Dudley Major and Mrs Tanner C. Dye Major and Mrs R. A. Limbaugh of Hayti and Major and Mrs W. G. Graham of Caruthersville were guests from the region at a reception hosted by Governor and Mrs Lloyd C Stark in Jefferson City. A military ball followed at the State Capitol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Dudley
Tanner C. Dye
R. A. Limbaugh
Hayti
W. G. Graham
Caruthersville
Missouri
Lloyd C Stark
Jefferson City
State Capitol
Former publisher visits Sikeston during cross-country trip
Mr and Mrs E F Bennett of Manteca California were overnight visitors in Sikeston on Monday. They were en route home from Greenville South Carolina where they visited a new granddaughter. Mr Bennett, until recently a newspaper publisher in his hometown, has sold his paper and entered the automobile business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Bennett
Manteca
Calif
Sikeston
Greenville
S. C
Bennett
Red Cross Sends 200000 to Europe Relief Effort
The American Red Cross cabled 100000 to Belgium and 100000 to the Netherlands for wounded relief. It announced a drive to raise 10000000 for suffering in war torn Europe.
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American Red Cross
Belgium
Netherlands
Europe
Public Land Grants to Soldiers in Colonial Era
The article notes that during the colonial period in America, the practice of granting public lands to soldiers as bounties was adopted. This policy tied military service to land rewards, shaping early settlement patterns and colonial governance.
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America
Estimated Low Wheat Yield in Missouri Forecast
Missouri winter wheat production is forecast at 23,041,009 bushels, about 21 percent below 1939 and 9 percent under the 10-year average. Area harvested drops 7 percent to 1,646,000 acres. yield average 14.0 bu/acre. Hay and pastures also lag with normal rain in April aiding development.
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Columbia. Mo
Missouri
Federal State Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Gener
Ally
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Lloyd C. Stark
E. P. Coleman Jr
AETNA
IZE
Etna Casualty and Surety Company
Hartford, Connecticut
T. C Dye Insurance Telephone
Sikeston, Mo
AAA
WPA
Chaffee
State Extension Office
Owensby
Ward
Oran
Commerce
Salcedo
White Oak
Ernest Hanselman
Farm Bureau
S A. m
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
FORD
Renita
Walton & Williams Motor Company
West Malone Ave
Telephone
RED Cross
Patronize Herald Advertisers
Firestone
Mer Shale
Sikeston and
C.&m.oil CO
Fome Oil CO
Newsparrreeen
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