Joseph Henry Burrows of Missouri History Note
Floyd C. Shoemaker chronicles Joseph Henry Burrows a Massachusetts born Missouri legislator and pastor who helped name John J. Pershing for West Point. Burrows led churches in Harrison county built multiple churches and served in state and national government including a term in Congress amid temperance work and civic roles.
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John J. Pershing
West Point
Joseph Henry Burrows
Massour
Burrows
United States Congress
AEF
Manchester
England
America
Harrison County
Missouri
Cainsville
Mercer County
Enterprise Manufacturing Company
Dainsville
Princeton
Eagiesville
West Fork Baptist Association
Poltics
Congress
House
Bur
Rows
Dainsville Masonic Lodge
Oaklawn
Standard Oil Products Sold in Sikeston Territory
Listings of service stations and outlets in Sikeston area include Standard Oil Products sold at Whiteway Service on Highway 61 at Tanner Street Tanner-Hillgore Service Station Center Street and Kingshighway Brown & Kindred Highway 61 and Matthews Ave Ralph Reid Highway 60 West Jack Lancaster South on Highway 61 Nasw's Country Club Highway 61 North Orville Smi Highway 61 near McMullin Wm. Moore Canalou X. Caverno Slodgett Mercantile Co. Blodgett Nomer York Salcedo D. A. Utley Crowder.
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Whiteway
Tanner St
Tanner-Hillgore
Center St
Kingshighway
Brown & Kindred
Matthews Ave
Ralph Reid
Jack Lancaster
Nasw’s Country Club
Orville
SMI
McMullin
WM. Moore
Canalou X. Caverno
Canalou
Slodgett Mercantile Co
Blodgett Nomer York Salcedo
D. A. Utley Crowder
Missouri's Vacation Season Opens May 30 in State Parks
Missouri marks the start of summer vacation with May 30 openings of picnic and camping areas in state parks and the extension of fishing to public waters. Rainbow trout are being taken at Bennett Spring Roaring River and Montauk. The state now has 28 parks offering game refuges monuments organized camping and scenic turnouts along highways.
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Missouri
Utopia
Lake of the Ozarks
Lake Taneycomo
Bennett Spring
Roaring River
Montauk
Pedestrian visibility on highways night versus clothing
Questions ask how far a driver can see a pedestrian at night in dark clothing and in light clothing, and whether more elderly pedestrians than middle aged are killed on highways. The item presents a driving education quiz on visibility and pedestrian risk.
Cape Girardeau Woman Robbed by Fortune Teller
Mrs Maggie Conner of Cape Girardeau, mother of four, was robbed of 55 dollars Sunday afternoon by a suspect posing as a fortune teller in a sleight-of-hand performance.
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Cape Girardeau
Maggie Conner
The Herald Keeps All News In One Record
The Herald presents a compact record of its daily coverage highlighting the breadth of stories, from local events to national developments, and the varied voices shaping the community.
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The
Herald
Cotton Freight Rates Substantially Reduced
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized major cuts in railroad freight rates for cotton from the Southwest to Gulf ports and Southern mills. Reductions, driven by truck competition, apply to shipments from Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Memphis, and Natchez to New Orleans, Lake Charles, and Texas ports. Gulf-port cuts run 3 to 8 cents per hundredweight, with a 3-cent cut for 100 miles or less and the largest cut for 25,000-pound shipments over 855 miles.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Southwest
Gulf
Southwestern Railroads
Missouri
Arkansas
Kansas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Memphis
Tenn
Natchez, Muiss
New Orleans
Lake Charles
Gulf Ports
Drummers Association Set To Meet At Cape Girardeau
Southeast Missouri Drummers Association schedules its 44th annual convention in Cape Girardeau from May 23 to 25. Parades athletic events and a band contest feature groups from Kennett Malden Cape Girardeau Chaffee Dexter and Jackson with a drum and bugle corps display. Congress man Dewey Short delivers the main address at Houck Stadium Friday afternoon. A Rainbow Room beauty queen selection concludes Friday night. Saturday morning marks the annual business meeting to elect officers and choose the 194? meeting site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Missouri Drummers’ Association
Cape Girardeau
Kennett
Malden
Chaffee
Dexter
Jackson
Dewey Short
Houck Stadium
Rainbow Room
Idanha Hotel
Watermelon acreage lowers in Missouri and states
The Missouri watermelon crop is projected at 11 000 acres this year down from 13 000 last year and below the 10 year average of 10 560. Nationally 73 000 acres are planned for late states, down from 77 420 last year. Arkansas and Illinois see declines, Oklahoma steady.
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Missouri
Federal State Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Arkansas
Illinois
Oklahoma
Farm Population of United States Estimated at 31.9 Million
The agriculture census or official estimate places the U S farm population at about 31 897 000 people. The figure reflects those engaged in farm work across the nation and provides a basis for policy and agricultural program planning.
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United States
Answers. A About 100 feet.
The report lists three items with concise validations: 1. about 100 feet, 2. about 200 feet, 3. true. The entries reflect simple measurements and a confirmatory truth value. No further context is provided.
Fatalities Rise on State Maintained Roads in April
Jefferson City report shows 28 deaths on state maintained highways in April, the highest monthly toll so far in 1940. April worsened vs January February March but beat April 1939, when 42 fatalities occurred. Four month total stands at 104, down from 151 a year earlier. Five counties Jefferson Taney Jackson Dunklin and St Louis were the worst for highway fatalities last month.
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Jefferson City
Carl W. Brown
Missouri Highway Department
Brown
Jefferson
Taney
Jackson
Dunklin
St. Louis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Floyd C. Shoemaker
Missouri Historical Society
Standard Oil
Sikeston
Wspaplraal
State Highway Department
Berblit
Ero Rayce
Sam Abarem SI
Moore-Harris Abstract Co
Benton, Missouri
O. L. Spencer
Red Crown
Tanner-Killgore
Quaker State Motor Oil
Drummers’ Association
Cape
Scott County Abstract Company
Benton, Mo
Harris D. Rogers
Detroit
Dodge
ALL Econom
Drake Auto Sales
Sikeston, Missouri
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