Demonstration Shows Tractors Practical for Farm Work Near Sikeston
Thirty years ago farmers near Sikeston proved tractors could handle heavy tasks like plowing. On E. E. Caldwell farm seven tractors operated over four acres each, fuel use, cost, and plowed acreage recorded. Tractors named Fordson Wallis-Cale Case Titan Emerson-B Plowman Moline with factory prices listed. two injuries and a fatal shotgun accident also reported.
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Missouri
E. E. Caldwell
Sikeston
Geven
Fordson
Wallis- Cale
Case
Titan
International Harvester
Emerson-B
Plowman
Moline
Sikeston area schools open with 1040 enrolled in 25 years ago
Twenty five years ago Sikeston Public Schools opened for registration of 1040 students. A traffic crash injured John Fox on the Bertrand Sikeston road in a Haynes versus Ford collision. Attorney R E Bailey began his congressional campaign in Charleston. Myra Tanner became Girl Scouts captain replacing Effie Sellards. Malone Theatre presented Lily of the Dust starring Pola Negri with other acts.
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Sikeston
John Fox
Bertrand-Sikeston Road
R. E. Bailey
Congress
Charleston
Myra Tanner
Girl Scouts
Effie Sellards
Malone Theatre
Pola Negri
Aesop
Hudsons Buy Tourist Lunch Room In East Prairie
Twenty years ago Mr and Mrs John Hudson of East Prairie purchased the Tourist Lunch Room. A lawn party at C E B Felker’s home on North Kingshighway will feature the opening of the new pavement at North Kingshighway and North New Madrid street. J F Cox Jr recovering from an infected throat contracted at National Guard Camp when a piece of glass lodged in his throat during a storm at the camp. Mr and Mrs William Northington and baby Betty Ann of Huntsville Ala visited Mrs Northington’s mother Mrs Florence Marakall.
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John Hudson
East Prairie
North Kingshighway
North New Madrid Street
C. E B. Felker
J. F. Cox Jr
National Guard
William Northington
Betty Ann
Huntsville
Ala
Northington
Florence Marakall
Local notes reflect community events and career moves
Fifteen years ago Mrs. Moore Greer returned home from Sedalia where she served as hostess of the Women’s building at the State fair. A new tile floor was laid in Heisserer Drug Store. A barn on Trotter Street near the grade school was remodeled into a lunch room and kids’ play area. Local residents moved to new jobs including W. C. Bach as Kroger store manager and Bil Malone defeating Hester Alexander for golf champion. The Sikeston pool project hit another snag as WPA labor was not available to start on September 1. Patrolman Claude McManus arrested a suspected Negro murderer at gunpoint. Several students enrolled at Westminster and other colleges. construction began on a home on North Park Street. Scouts collected scrap paper. marriages and military postings noted. Funeral held for Colonel Lyle Maline in St. Louis.
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Moore Greer
Sedalia
Womans
Heisserer Drug Store
Trotter Street
Teimy
W. C Bach
Missouri Utilities Co
Povlar Blu
Caimwe
Malone Avenue
Kroger
Bil Malone
Hester Alemander
Sikeston
WPA
Claude McManus
Joe McCord
Ben Bowman
Edward Matthews
Westminister
John Webster Bowman
Clay Mitchell Jr
U. S. Naval Academy
John Hopkins University
P. D. Malone
Northwestern
Arch Russell Jr
Charles Mcmullin
Missouri University
Bill Donnell
M. A
E. R. Putnam Sr
North Park Street
Sonny
D. B. Waggener
Lee Austin Bowman
Bob McCord
Dick McDouugal
Dexter
Father of soil conservation to be convention speaker
The Kickapoo Prairie Conference of the Missouri Association of Soil District Supervisors opens in Springfield September 11 with Dr. Hugh H. Bennett billed as headline speaker. Bennett, longtime U S Soil Conservation Service chief, pioneered American soil conservation and advised foreign governments. He helped establish Missouri’s first erosion experiment station near Bethany in 1930. Conference sponsors include Ozark Tractor and Implement Company, the Mississippi Valley Association, and Southwest Missouri State College. Southeast Missouri will be represented by Ervin Hobbs, P W Crites, D C Andrews, and P L Kelley.
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Missouri Association of Soil District Supervisors
Springfield
Missouri
Hugh H. Bennett
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Hugh Bennett
United States
Cuba
West Indies
Bennett
M. F. Miller
Missouri College of Agriculture
Bethany
Missouri Soil District Supervisors
Ozark Tractor and Implement Company
Mississippi Valley Association
Southwest Missouri State College
Southeast Missouri
Ervin Hobbs
Cape County
P. W. Crites
D. C. Andrews
Dunklin County
P. L. Kelley
Pemiscot County
Ston the Music prizes bring ice cream and jewelry inquiry
In Columbia Missouri Mrs Carson Pappenfort won six cases of ice cream topping and weekly coupons for a gallon of ice cream for 52 weeks. A New York jewelry firm asked if her winning diamond ring should be designed for a man or woman. She also won $26,000 by saying two magic words on Stop the Music.
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Columbia
Missouri
Carson Pappenfori
Young Builders Erect Giant Ferris Wheel At Carnival
Sophomores aided by 18 year old Lyman Matthews helped create a big show for the 1934 35 term. Junior Mat thews 14 Reese Matthews 12 and Bill Galladay 12 built a giant Ferris wheel two carnival wheels swings a pop stand and game stands in approved carnival style.
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Lyman Matthews
Junior Matthews
Reese Matthews
Bill Galladay
Missouri 4-H enrollment triples since 1919 start
The 4-H club program began with the Smith Lever Act in 1914. Missouri Extension Service reports 11,456 youths enrolled in 1934, rising to 34,390 after fifteen years.
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Missouri
Missouri University College of Agriculture
Better Farming Aim of Mid-South Fair
Memphis Tennessee plans the 1949 Mid-South Fair and Livestock Show theme Better Farming Aim of Mid-South Fair to showcase coordinated exhibits by Arkansas Mississippi Missouri and Tennessee focusing on agricultural opportunities dairy and livestock industries and educational services. Opening day will honor editors governors and mayors with shows for juniors 4 H and a world rodeo plus a schedule marking Future Farmers and Homemakers Day and state honorees.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mid- South
Arkansas
Mississippi
Missouri
Tennessee
Missouri Booth
Fair Management
L. B. Herring Jr
Automobile Thrill Show Opens Cape Fair Lineup
Cape Girardeau Mo Sept 1 An automobile thrill show by pro drivers new to the fair opens Southeast Missouri District Fair at Arena Park Monday Sept 12 at 8 pm. Lee Lucky Lott and Hell Drivers Pekin Ill use autos trucks bikes for a fast smashing display. Four star motorcycle races Sunday Sept 18 cap the week long program. Harness racing four afternoons midweek plus baton twirling vaudeville, coon drag races and dog shows highlight activities. Livestock poultry crops and 4 H FFA exhibits start Sept 12 with $25 000 in cash premiums.
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Cape Girardeau
Arena Park
Lee
Protest Route W location from Oran to Route P
Notice invites public protest of the proposed Route W location from Oran to Route P. Individuals wishing to object must contact M. S. Gwinn, Division Engineer, Sikeston, Missouri, by September 12, 1949, to learn how to obtain a hearing before the State Highway Commission prior to final approval.
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Oran
M. S. Gwinn
Sikeston
Missouri
State Highway Commission
Highway Condition Bulletin for September 7, 1949
Period ending September 7 1949 lists detours and by passes on major routes in Missouri. Roads noted include U S Route 60 in Scott and Stoddard counties with by passes and intermittent traffic. U S Route 61 from Ancell to Cape Girardeau with some one way traffic. U S Route 62 from U S Route 61 to Risco with shoulders under construction. State Route 28 from Dexter to Bloomfield with one way traffic at intervals. State Route 51 in Bollinger and Stoddard counties with resurfacing and intermittent delays. Stoddard gravel windrowing from Paxico north eight miles. Supplementary System Route A in Dunklin and New Madrid counties with mat and sign details incomplete.
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Scott County
Sikeston
Stoddard County
Dexter
Fisk
Cape Girardeau
Scott Counties
Ancell
New Madrid
Risco
Bloomfielde
Bollinger County
Stoddard
Paxico
Dunklin County
Sanamat Construction
Oil surface construction and road work across multiple routes
In Parma south to U S Route 62 fresh oil work to be avoided if possible. Route K from Portageville east 7 miles windrowing gravel for oil mat repairs causing little traffic disruption. Pemiscot county Route D operations from Route A to Cottonwood Point to be avoided if possible. Stoddard county Route A oil surface from Parnas north 5 miles fresh oil to be avoided if possible. Route A road under construction from junction of T and S Route 60 south 84 miles with some traffic inconvenience.
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Parma
Portageville
Pemiscot County
Cottonwood Point
Stoddard County
Parnas
T& S
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Margaret
J. B. Kirkpatrick
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Italy
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American Bowling Congress
Howard Throgmorton
Russia
John Tandy
State Highway Patrol
Rosemarie Schorle
E. F. Schorle
Doyce Trice
Los Angeles
Cal
Norfolk
Trice
Missouri Institute of Aeronautics
Helen Vera Dudley
Lerma Beach
Calif
St. Francis Xavier Cathol
Lyle Maline
St. John’s Hospital
St. Louis
Soil Conservation
Dorothy Soulen
New Methodist
Marshall Myers
Janice
Fier. Shepard
Fleet Shepard
Ashland. Mee
Clye Pow
Smoky Mountains
Center St
Allard-Matthews Insurance Agency
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R. M. Williams
Owen and
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Herald
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National Gas Service
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