Agricola Takes To Open Road on a Southern Farm Tour
The letter from Alluvianna farm in Scotmadreau county recounts a spontaneous Southeast excursion by Mary and the writer. Starting on Highway 61 they visit Wilson Arkansas, Marion, the Arkansas Delta experiments at Marianna, Helena, Clarendon, Stuttgart and Little Rock, learning about soybeans, cotton inbreeding, soil improvement, dredge work, rice mills and marketing ideas, and plan to follow the Cherokee trail toward Fort Gibson. They praise Arkansas farming innovations and imagine lessons for Southeast Missouri farmers.
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Russellville
Ark
Clint H. Denman
Sikeston
Clint
Arkansas
Ouachitas
Ozarks
Alluvianna Farm
Scotmadreau County
Mary
Frank
Joe
Wilson
Europe
Scott-New Madrid County
Marion
Crowley’s Ridge
Forrest City
Experiment Station
Marianna
Arkansas Delta
Humphrey
Ralsoys
Ralston Company
Missouri
Scott
Madrid County
Minnesota
Sikeston Bank
Helena
Crowley's Ridge
Old Man River
Clarendon
White River
Stuttgart
America
Little Rock
China
Ethopia
Petite Roche
Rock Street
Old Fort Gibson
Scotmadreau
Prowler Trys Break-In. Tavern Owner Fights Back
Indianapolis man Harley Underwood, 35, heard attempts to break into his tavern and home. He struck the intruder with a hammer and wrestled him toward the opening, only to be pulled back by an accomplice outside, and both fled into the night.
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Indianapolis
Harley Underwool
Underwood
Snakes on Missouri farms help control pests and aid crops
An article argues snakes aid farm balance by reducing field mice that threaten crops like red clover. It notes bumble bees fertilize clover, mice increase when snakes decline, and hawks and foxes also control mice. Non poisonous snakes listed. only rattlesnakes, copperhead, cottonmouth are venomous.
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Missouri
Ozark
Special Enrollment Period for CCC Applicants in Missouri
Missouri youths aged 17 to 23 may enroll in Civilian Conservation Corps programs by October 20 to 31 to fill vacancies from resignations. Local Social Security offices will accept registrations while most inductions will be deferred to the designated period. About 5,500 Missouri youths are enrolled, with 650 in camps outside the state and 300 in other CCC areas.
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Missouri
Civilian Conservation Corps
Charles Hawkins
CCC
Hawkins
J. J. McEntee
Seventh Corps
Ninth Corps
Pacific Northwest
Army
Alaskan
Life insurers boost FHA mortgage aid for small homes
Life insurance companies are now aiding FHA mortgage financing of small homes and low cost housing with more funds than the entire mortgage financing of life insurance companies in 1900. The current total financing aid by life insurers is ten times the 1900 level, reflecting expanded capacity and government partnership in housing finance.
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FHA
Scott County Boys Enroll for CCC Camps
Herschel Yates announces Scott County youths joining the Civilian Conservation Corps Standley Joe Anderson 17 Sikeston Adolph Oscar Dakin 18 Commerce Calvin Sherman Sadler 16 Benton Bonnie White 20 Chaffee Also notes September general relief: 34 cases 86 people aided and lowest load in years Scott County allotted 357 for October relief funds provided by Missouri State with 50 percent of Old Age Assistance and Aid to Dependent Children from the Federal Government.
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Herschel Yates
Scott County Social Security Commission
Scott County
Civilian Conservation Corps
Standley Joe Anderson
Sikeston
Adolph Oscar Dakin
Commerce
Calvin Sherman Sadler
Benton
Bonnie White
Chaffee
Missouri
Sikeston Man Attends Funeral of Father
Mr and Mrs Preston Alley and son returned from Blytheville Arkansas after the death of Preston Alley's father Jake Alley from a heart ailment. Funeral services were held at 2 pm Monday at the family residence conducted by a Nazarene minister. He is survived by his widow and four other children Clyde Stewart Paragould Ark Bell Alley Los Angeles Cal Scott and Carson Alley Blytheville Ark.
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Preston Alley
Blytheville
Ark
Jake Alley
Church of the Nazarene
Miss Bell Alley
Los Angeles
Cal
Scott and Carson Alley
Blytheville, Ark
England’s Self Sufficiency Relies on the Potato
The sole crucial plant food enabling England to be self sufficient is the potato. This staple supports domestic food security and agricultural resilience amid imports and climate shifts.
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England
Shanghai Rickshaw Pullers Warned On Red Lights
Rickshaw pullers in Shanghai are urged to observe red traffic signals to ease congestion and reduce fatalities. Authorities warn enforcement may follow to improve urban safety and flow.
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Shanghai
China
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