Missouri's Great Flood of 1844 Era Recorded
A Missouri State Historical Society account details the summer 1844 flood surge on the Mississippi. It notes May crests, a June 24 25 peak, widespread inundation in St. Louis Front Street six feet deep, and accelerated flows that stranded steamboats, damaged Jefferson City, and altered river channels. A monument marking water height stood until a 1856 fire.
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Mississippi
Missour
Front Street
Pine
St. Louis
Northwest
Missouri Mail
Missouri River
St. Joseph
Jefferson City
Front
Health for All The X ray and Tuberculosis
The discovery of the X ray opened a new era for medical diagnosis and especially for tuberculosis early detection. It explains hidden cases, urges annual chest X rays for adults 15 and over, and notes the Massouri Tuberculosis Association sponsorship.
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Health Department
United States
Massouri Tuberculosis Association
New Madrid County 4 H Club Camp Plans and Meetings
Charley Crockett reports on insect work for the emtomlogy project as the Marston club and Home Service group meet with Mr. Joe Haubold. The Oak Island Club studies grooming and plans a June contest while New Hope hosts a grooming lesson and 4 H Sunday. County leaders prepare for the July 19 15 camp at Wappapello and the August 4 5 achievement days with demonstrations grooming judging and exhibits. The countywide effort emphasizes camp attendance and livestock judging team trials for older 14 year old members. A news item notes Paul McFerron catching a burglar in Fredericktown and reporting to the superintendent.
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Charley Crockett
Marston Club
Home Service
Joe Haubold
Marston Bur
New Madrid Couny
Wappepello
Oak Island Club
Lake Wappapella
Lake Wapeperello
New Madrd
Three sisters and pilot die in St Louis plane crash
Three sisters and a pilot were killed when their aircraft crashed near St Louis as wedding guests waved goodbye to the party less than half an hour earlier. The plane apparently sought to return to the airport before the fall, and the passengers were burned beyond recognition.
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St. Louis
Grasshopper Plague of 1875 in Missouri
Missouri faced a sweeping grasshopper invasion from 1873 into 1875, striking thirty five western counties. The crisis spurred a June 3 1875 day of prayer proclaimed by Governor Charles H Hardin as rail lines paused to clear swarms and relief efforts poured in from state and neighboring regions. Farmers looked to presses and oils from the insects for potential uses as fertilizer and even as food while poultry thrived on the pests amid relief measures.
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Missouri State Historical Society
Columbia
Floyd C. Shoemaker
Missouri
Charles H. Hardin
Canada
Rockies
Northwest
Missouri Pacific
Cameron
Hannibal and
St. Joseph
State Board of Equalization
Police Retraining School Underway in Cape Girardeau
A police retraining program is taking place in Cape Girardeau this week. The course is sponsored by the Cape Girardeau police department in cooperation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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Police School
Cape
Cape Girardeau
Tuberculosis shifting to older age brackets
Veterans Administration records indicate tuberculosis has shifted to the middle aged and older brackets. It is no longer a disease of young people. The peak hospitalization load is projected around 1955 with 17,553 TB veterans in hospital or waiting lists as of March 1 this year, and estimates suggest a long term steady load of 11,000 to 18,000 cases.
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Veterans Administration
Federal Board of Hospitalzation
Stassen to Speak at Memorial Day Luncheon in Carbondale
Harold Stassen and General John R. Hodge will headline a Memorial Day luncheon at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Other guests include the American Legion vice commander five Army generals and national VFW officers. Five Humphrey tickets cost three dollars each.
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Harold E. Stassen
John R. Hodge
Carbondale
Maines
American Legion
United States Army
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Southern Illinois University
Humdrey
Telephone your news to The Herald
A brief notice invites readers to report local news by calling The Herald at numbers 74 or 75, promoting reader participation in city coverage.
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the Herald
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Columbia, Mo
Jackson
Hiway
Phome
New Madrid County
Alfred Byrd
New Hope Community Club
New Hope School
Wendel Crosby
Phillips Chic
Wilburn
Wilburn Club
Fridy
Betty Glenn
Berhare Miller
Pharris Ridge
Pharris Ridge Club
Max Chism
The
Risco Club
Achieveaareat Deay
Fredericktown High School
Paul McFerron
McFerron
America
Lair’s
NEW MADRID COUNTY FARMERS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.,_ Inc
New Madrid
Scott, Mississippi
Pemiscot, Dunklin and
Stoddard
Burt H. Rowe
Stallcup
Sikeston
Spaperaa Ohi
Chevrolet Aero
Plymouth
FORD
Chevrolet
Mitchell-Sharp Chevrolet Co
Sikeston, Missouri
Firestone
Firestone de Luce
Corner Center and
Scott Sts
Sikeston, Mo
Servel
Lewis Sales Company
Counies
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