Letter From Africa Seeks Books and Contacts
A Nigerian reader asks about Hetrazan for eye disease and costs for Practical Printing and Apocryphal the Gospel of Christ. The Herald guides on book sellers, philatelists, and pen pals while noting Lagos as Nigeria’s capital and noting the letter’s odd route to Sikeston, Missouri.
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Nigeria
Scholastic Magazine
East 12Th Street
New York
Sikeston Herald
Lagos
Africa
Mussouri
Herald Office
Capshaw to canvass every home in Chaffee County
Capshaw, a Democratic Primary candidate for Collector in Chaffee County, plans a house to house canvass to hear residents’ views on the office and how to improve service and efficiency. A World War II veteran and local businessman, he says he will publish the collected suggestions.
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Chaffee
Robert H
Bob” Capshaw
Capshaw
Snake in Banana Bunch Surprises Port Ageville Family
Mrs Henry Sutherland of Port Ageville found a copperhead in a banana bunch last week. The poisonous snake was reported to have been killed by Mr Sutherland.
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Henry Sutherland
Portageville
Sutherland
Governor notes pension concerns and state trips in Missouri
Jefferson City May 17. The governor shares letters from elderly residents about pension adequacy, noting increases to the maximum $50 monthly and empathy for rising living costs. He recounts speaking at Southeast Missouri State College Cape Girardeau, visits with old friends, and optimism for youth. He highlights hosting the Missouri Basin Inter-Agency Committee trip aboard the surveyboat Sergeant Floyd to observe flood control and navigation work. He cites the Central States Correction Conference in Joplin, Elks meeting in Joplin, Red Cross of Constantine in Boonville, and personal civic involvement, plus garden blooms at the Governor’s Mansion.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Southeast Missouri State College
Cape Girardeau
A. C. Magill
Missouri Basin Inter-Agency Committee
Missour River
St Louis
US Army Engineers
Sergeant Floyd
Missouri Press Association
Gover
Central States Correction Conference
Missouri Elks Association
Joplin
Loan funds aid Missouri students before spring exit
Columbia Missouri May 17 students needing financial help to return to the University of Missouri this fall are urged to consult the Financial Aid Service about loans before leaving campus. Christine Hauschild, manager, said trust funds are available for students who would not attend college without help and no student should leave school due to finances if eligible for a loan.
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Columbia. Mo
University of Missouri
Financial Aid Service
Christine Hauschild
Hauschild
New Madrid County 4-H Club Activities Overview
Alfred Byrd and Joan Kimbrell report on the New Madrid County 4-H scene. Demonstrations on silverware care, ongoing projects in Arts and Crafts Woodwork and Clothing II, bake sale funds for club picnics, and multiple Sunday programs with large attendances across Risco Matthews and White Oak clubs.
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Lemomu Lane
Michael
Delta Community Hospital
Lederle Laboratories
Rockefeller Plaza
Sikeston Library
St. James Avenue
Boston
Mass
R W. Polk
Manuel Arts Press
Abingdon-Cokesbury Press
SMMT
Nuway
Johnson
Kelvinator
S-Ster Selanen
Qeartemen
Lewis Sales Company
Sikeston, Missouri
Forrest Smith
Nors
Missouri River
M. U
New Madrid County
Alfred Byrd
Tallapoosa Club
Joan Kimbrell
Home Service Group
Arts and Crafts Project
Lula Hickerson
Parma Club
Risco
Mr. Penning
Paul Stevens
Matthews
Matthews Club
Hershel Yates
Byrd
Foods II
Roy Stanley
White Oak Club
Big Ridge
Shamrock
Rosemary Hulshof
Clothing Girls
Barbara Becker
Oh. B. Midshot
Lair's
Tewne
Cote Gerden
Fevee
Feryae Foateres
Habs Machine Works
Sikeston, MO. Highway
Servel
Scott, Mississippi
New Madrid
Stoddard
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