Company K at Camp Robinson review by 35th Division
Visitors from Little Rock watched the 35th Division in a public field review at Wright Field led by Major General Truman. The event marked the division's first public review since 1919 demobilization, with Field Artillery and other units showcased and a new division newspaper issued.
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Little Rock
Truman
Wright Field
Elsa Maxwell
35Th
Company K
127Th Field Artillery
Company M
Calf Weight Benchmarks by Breed at Two Years
At twenty four months of age Holstein heifers should weigh at least 1200 pounds Ayrshires and Guernseys 900 pounds and Jerseys about 800 pounds.
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Holstein
Ayrshires
Most Accidents Occur on Dry Roads Report Shows
The annual safety booklet Here Today by The Travelers reveals Dry road crashes account for over 75 percent of last year’s fatal motor vehicle crashes. The 1940s highway death record study analyzes circumstances behind 35,000 deaths and 1,520,000 injuries. About 15 percent occurred on wet pavement, 4.3 percent on icy roads, and 2.6 percent on snow.
Monument to Union Soldiers at Springfield Unveiled in 1869
A monument thirty-two feet high with a private soldier statue marks the entrance to Springfield National Cemetery. Funded by Dr. T. J. Bailey's will at $5000, the project followed efforts by Greene County and Springfield Union supporters after the Civil War to honor fallen soldiers from the Battle of Wilson's Creek and other actions. The federal government later assumed cemetery maintenance, with initial costs and expansions noted, including a Confederate cemetery gateway joining the grounds in 1911.
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Springfield
National Cemetery
Missouri
Washington F. Geiger
Thomas C. Fletcher
T. J. Bailey
Greene County
John B.howard
William Goodyear
Wilson's Creek
Kickapoo Prairie
Iowa
Illinois
Michigan
Kansas
State Confederate Association
Promotions Given District Army Officers
Camp Robinson Ark May 29 Major Walter Limbaugh of Hayti 140th Infantry was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel last week Captain Claude McRaven Marston Mo of the 140th Infantry was promoted to Major in the Medical Corps William R Carter of Kennett has been promoted to second lieutenant in Company C 140th Infantry
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Monan
Company K
35Th
Dillard Sturgeon
Arlie Conrad
35Th Division
Coykendall
Fred W. Nurmiann
137Th Infantry
Camp Robinson
Ark
Walter Limbaugh
Hayti
140Th Infantry
Claude McRaven
Marston
William R. Carter
Kennett
Conway Tucker Is Called To Active Duty
Conway Tucker, a 20 year engineer at Sikeston Municipal Light and Power Plant, was called to active duty with the U S Navy as a machinist's mate. He must report to the St Louis Navy Recruiting Station on June 5 and, if he passes exams, will go to the Receiving Barracks in Philadelphia. Tucker, a Naval Reserve member and American Diesel School graduate, hopes to be stationed at the Philadelphia Diesel plant. A native of Perryville, he lived in Sikeston with Mr and Mrs Alva Vaughn on Kathleen Avenue.
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Conway Tucker
Sikeston Municipal
United States Navy
Tucker
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Young Tucker
United States Naval Reserve
American Diesel School
Los Angeles
Cal
Mr. Tucker
Perryville
Sikeston
Alva Vaughn
Kathleen Avenue
Cattle Population Rises Faster Than Humans in Census
Over the past decade U S cattle population grew faster than the human population. Cattle were reported on 4 843 917 farms with a total of 60 674 734 head, up by 6 424 434.
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U. S
Safe Tires Emphasized for Memorial Day Travel
P J Schlosser of P J Auto Supply warns motorists to insure tires are sound and have ample tread for the expected Memorial Day travel. He cites AAA figures of nearly 500 million miles and 13 500 000 cars on the three day period May 30 to June 1, noting heat and speed accelerate wear on winter-bruised tires and urging use of Duramin enhanced tires for longer life and safer service.
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P. J. Schlosser
P. J. Auto Supply
American Automobile Association
America
Schlosser
Association
St. Louis Welcomes Summer Entertainment Visitors
St. Louis, Mo May 29 The city defies the nation as the summer entertainment capital with the Municipal Opera featuring stars from stage screen and radio in shows like New Orleans Sweethearts Too Many Girls Firefly and The Merry Widow at Forest Park. The Zoo’s chimp circus and Shaw’s Garden attract crowds alongside Shaw’s floral displays and the Admiral steamer. Major league baseball night games and new civic facilities complete the allure as the Visit St. Louis Committee aids travelers with a special information bureau to help them see all sights before they depart.
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ST. Louis
Municipal Opera
New Orleans
Firefly
Three Musketeers
Irene
Nina Rosa
Norma Terris
Chas Williams
Forest Park
Animal Kingdom
St. Louis Zoo
Chimps
Zoo
Shaw's Garden
Jefferson Barracks
Scott Field
Wheat storage moisture guidelines noted
When wheat is stored the moisture content should generally be not more than 13 or 14 percent.
Burnses Host Supper For Highway Survey Staff
Twenty men from the Missouri State Highway Department Survey and Plans Division attended a Friday night supper and card party hosted by Mr and Mrs L R Burns in honor of M G Tully who left Wednesday for a new post in the U S Engineers Department in Galveston Texas. Out of town guests included L B Van Cleve W C Russell and Joe Haw of Malden and Mr Gipson of Perryville.
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Missouri State Highway Department
L. R. Burns
M. G. Tully
Tully
L. B. van Cleve
W. C. Russell
Joe Haw
Malden
Mr. Gipson
Perryville
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A.C. Edmiston
Laurence Adams
Sam Boyt
Carl Wilkinson
George J. Staley
Conoco
U. S. Patent Office
The
State Historical Society of Missouri
Floyd C. Shoemaker
Confederate Cemetery Association of Missouri
Allard & Matthews Insurance Agency
Ray
Gilverton
Bae
Sikeston Hatchery
Phone No
State Highway Department
United States Engineer's Department
Galveston
Texas
Aus
Mississippi River
Admiral
Shaw's Gardens
Locust Street
Louis
Teyerst
Ferat Taday
Pia Aw
Saint Louis
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