State Seed Show to Be Held in Sikeston 1950
The Missouri State Good Seed Short-Course and Seed Show return to Sikeston January 25 and 26 in the Armory. Farmers may enter seed in many classes including a 4-H division with $100 extra prize. Exhibits require one peck of seed or 30 ears for corn, with entry blanks from A J Renner or the County Extension Agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
Armory
Herbert Rolf
Missouri College of Agriculture
Missouri Seed Improvement Association
A. J. Renner
W. A. Cochel
Frank Stanley in Oratorical Contest at Rural Youth event
Frank Stanley, Matthews 4 H Club member and New Madrid County Rural Youth Organization president, was chosen to represent the county in Missouri’s first state wide Rural Youth Oratorical Contest in Jefferson City on November 4. Crews McCulloch placed second. judges noted a close score. County Farm Bureau covers expenses for both top finishers to the state contest. The county contest topic was Effective Youth Citizenship in Democratic Government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Stanley
Matthews 4-H Club
New Madrid
Crews McCulloch
County Farm Bureau
Jefferson City
Sudsless Detergents May Clean Better Than Foam
New York State tests reported by Miss Louise Woodruff show that some sudsless detergents remove dirt more effectively than foaming ones. Homemakers are advised to test cleansing power with amounts smaller than typical suds and use the measured amount consistently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State Experiment Station
Louise Woodruff
Missouri University
Seventy Seven Die In Traffic In September
September was the deadliest month on Missouri roads with 77 traffic deaths, eight more than July’s high. For the first nine months, 22 hundredth percent fewer than last year, rural deaths totaled 432 including 73 pedestrians, while cities over 10,000 saw 90 deaths. Colonel Harrison blamed driver errors and cited six main safe driving rules to reduce fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Missouri
Missouri State Highway Patrol
David E. Harrison
Also Mentioned on This Page
Farm Activities and Agriculture News OF
New Madrid County
Alvin Schraer
Rebecca Nistendirk
Fred J. Beard
G. C. Anderson
G. E. Dickerson
C. D. Squiers
A. J. Dyer
Paul Guyer
Columbia
L. H. Simer
Ilinois Extension
Wilbur H. Coulins
American Meat Institute
Theodore
State Cancer Society
Missouri Division
The
American Cancer Society
William E. Leighton
St. Louis
Edwin C. Ernst
Everett D. Sugarbaker
Fred A. Thompson
Madison
Walter G. Staley
Mexico
Edgar M. Eagan
J. Wray Schmalhorst
Springfield
Herald
Lair’s
G.I. Loans
Scott Insurance Agency
Coca-Cola Company
Sikeston Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Niewspaperen AbHiye
Tne Cola-Cola
PVA
Lewis Sales Company
Sikeston, Missouri
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