Flame-Proof Your Future Slogan for Farmers
Fire prevention week urges New Madrid County farmers to check stoves flues chimneys and heating devices before fall fires. National Fire Protection Association details hazards including careless smoking and the need to extinguish cigarettes to prevent fires and deaths among farm families and residents.
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New Madrid
Herbert Rolf
United States
The
National Fire Protection Association
Missouri University Opens New Multi-Unit Poultry House
Missouri University unveils a 24 by 104 foot multi unit poultry house at the University of Missouri Poultry Farm. Under Dr G E Dickerson and Prof H L Kempster, the Experiment Station conducts an intensive genetic chicken breeding program testing 800 pullets and hatching about 6000 chicks this year. The breeding house features 40 breeding pens, capacity for 600 birds, trap nests, droppings pits, and automatic waterers.
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University of Missouri Poultry Farm
Missouri
Missouri Experi
Ment Station
G. E. Dickerson
H. L. Kempster
Poultry Department
Fire safety rules for barns and outbuildings
The text lists hazards to prevent fires in farm settings. It covers smoking, debris cleanup, proper match storage, use of fire resistant roofing, safe gasoline and kerosene storage, avoidance of flammable cleaners, proper hay curing, and maintenance of heating plants, chimneys, lamps, motors, and wiring with prompt repairs.
Diamond Anniversary for Bell City Lodge
Tomorrow evening October 14 the Bell City Masonic lodge marks its 75th anniversary at the high school auditorium with Cape Girardeau's A. B. Reed as chief speaker.
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Masonic Lodge
Bell City
A. 8. Reed
Cape Girardeau
Cottonseed loan urged by PMA committee on moisture and storage
Evin Burke, chairman of the Scott County Production and Marketing Administration Committee, urges growers not to accept less than the support price for cottonseed. A price support loan of 49.50 per ton is available for seed with moisture at or below 11 percent if adequate storage is provided.
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Evin Burke
Scott County Production and Marketing Administration Committee
Burke
CCC
Crow Shooting Near New Madrid Sunday
Reports describe a yearly crow shoot on a sandbar in the Mississippi River near New Madrid where community hunters plan to reduce the crow population. R C Barrett of the State Conservation Commission will assist in managing the event.
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Mississippi River
New Madrid
R. C. Barrett
State Conservation Commission
Fall specials on beautiful breakfast sets at Lair's
Special fall prices on breakfast sets at Lair's offer attractive values. Readable text notes focus on kitchenware deals and seasonal specials without extra details.
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Lair’s
New Cotton Quota Question Coming Up
Secretary of Agriculture Brannan must find and proclaim the 1949 50 cotton supply and determine if marketing quotas are needed for 1950 51 under new legislation. If quotas are proclaimed a referendum by December 15 is required, with two thirds of voters needed to approve. Brannan invites interested parties to submit views on the cotton situation.
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Hilton L. Bracey
Missouri Production and Marketing Administration Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Charles F. Brannan
Pelicans Stop Over At Fountain Grove Wildlife Area
About 700 pelicans were spotted among thousands of migratory waterfowl at Fountain Grove wildlife management area near Meadville Missouri. The birds stayed about a week feeding on rough fish along shallow waters before continuing south. Pelicans are federally protected. The site spans about 2300 acres with marshland and hunter blinds.
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Meadville
Fountain Grove Wildlife Management Area
Fountain Grove
The
Conservation Commission
Balanced Farming Day Highlights Soil Conservation Efforts
Dean J. H. Longwell of the Missouri University College of Agriculture described changes in American agriculture at a Balanced Farming Day in Monroe County. He noted a 35 percent rise in farm production over five years, worsening soil fertility and erosion, and urged soil conservation, integrated farm plans, and improved farm homes as part of a family centered approach now practiced in New Madrid County by over 100 farms.
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Monroe County
Dean J. H. Longwell
Missouri University College of Agriculture
New Madrid
Federal agencies employ more personnel workers now than in 1940
In many federal executive agencies there are twice as many personnel workers per 100 employees as there were in 1940. The note highlights a significant growth in staffing focused on personnel roles since 1940 across multiple agencies.
Record Year Predicted for Poliomyelitis Cases
The year 1949 is expected to set a record for polio in the United States, with more than 33,000 cases already reported and a likely total of about 41,000 by year end. The previous high was 30,000 in 1916, according to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis in New York.
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United States
National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis
New York
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