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Sikeston Herald

Location

Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1944

Page

3

Scott County Farm Activities and Field Meeting Notes

Scott County agriculture bulletin details a new freezer locker circular from County Agent Caldwell stressing home refrigeration support for locker usage. An upcoming Sikeston Field meeting on June 6 at 1 30 pm will feature wheat variety tests, tillage tools, and crop trials with specialists J R Paulling and Arnold W Kiemme. Also reported is a cotton loss from army worm in Sikeston and a poison bran bait plan by Wesley Hodges with cautions on safety. Further info available at the Benton county office.

Benton Caldwell Missouri College of Agriculture Scott County Sikeston Experiment Field Sikeston Sikeston Field Mussouri J R Paulling Arnold W Kiemme Wesley Hodges Hodges Paris Green

Kelso 4-H Club Meets and Plans Activities

The Kelso 4-H Club held a monthly meeting at Mike LeGrand's near Chaffee to discuss Arcadia 4-H Camp dates July 27 to 20 and a 4-H Sunday in early August. Ervin LeGrand demonstrated judging a beef animal with charts on key traits. County feeders market stock sales included residents of Scott county via St Louis Producers at National Stock Yards with calves hogs and steers sold at varied cwt prices.

Mike LeGrand Chaffee Arcadia Dexter Ervin LeGrand Scott County St. Louis National Stock Yards Illinois Wm. O. Gruen Sikeston M Ferrell Benton Godwin Rowe Amos McMullin Morley Tony Bladle W C. Whistle

House expands World War I pensions for widows and orphans

The House approved a bill broadening World War I pension benefits to include qualified widows and children of deceased veterans regardless of wartime disability. The bill sets income limits and monthly rates, covering widows with and without children and motherless children, with eligibility tied to service dates before November 12, 1918 or Russian service before April 2, 1920.

House Senate Russia

You can believe what you read in The Herald

A compact Herald item asserts the paper’s reliability and trustworthiness as a street-level motto reflecting readers’ expectations for clear coverage and dependable reporting.

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Former Newspaper Man for Auditor George B Harlan

George B Harlan born June 27 1889 on a farm near McGirk Missouri. He bought and edited Central Missouri Leader and Pilot Grove Record before entering public life and serving Cooper County as sheriff and Republican leader.

George B. Harlan McGirk Moniteau County Missouri George A Ellen Baldwin Harlan Kentucky Ilinois Monireau County Pilot Grove Harlen Board of Education Citizens Bank Presbytterian Church Masomee Lodge Republican Editorial Association L and Missouri Peace Officers Republican Committee Cooper County Republican State Committee Central Missouri Press Association Republican Editoral Association of Missouri Missouri Press Association Citizens Bank of Henry 8. Caulfield Higginsville George B Harlan

Jackie Coogan Wins Air Medal for India Action

Jackie Coogan, former child actor, has been awarded the Air Medal for his actions in India. The honor was disclosed this week by his mother. Coogan serves with the Flying Commandos in India and was recently commissioned as a lieutenant.

Jackie Coogan India Coogan Flying Commandos

Sam Foley Seeks Sheriff Amid Local Career in Chaffee

Sam Foley, a lifelong Chaffee resident born in Hayti Missouri, outlines a varied career from delivery wagon driver to boiler maker helper at Frisco Shops, freight brakeman, Foley's Cafe owner, and rail yard master with Lee Wilson Company. He notes multiple community affiliations, never leaving Chaffee, and a 1932 sheriff candidacy he lost.

Hayti Missouri Chaffee Tessner Brothers Company Frisco Frisco Railroad Foley’s Cafe Sheaff Lee Wilson Company Wilson Arkansas

Packaging methods save space for shipping results

About 15 percent has been saved in the space required for shipping due to new packing methods. Herald Want Ads deliver results by optimizing packaging efficiency and reducing volume for shipments and listings.

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Scott County Farm Activities Joe C. Caldwell Bailey & Bailey Attorneys-at-Law McCoy-Tanner Bldg Sikeston, MO George W. Kirk Applegate Bldg Public Accountant Public Accountants E. J. Menstedt Front Street Howard A. Dunaway Mc Coy-Tanner Building W. L Sidwell D. D Mc Coy-Tanner B. L. McMullin Stallcup F. L. Sisson North Kingshighway Welsh Funeral Home Distinctive Service Sam Foley Brotherhood of Railroad Cape Rock Order of Railway Conductors Methodist Church Siu City Farm C. F. McMullin Estate Dandruff Lorts Nutrition On Earth Sikeston Fruit Market Clay A. Mitchell
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