Missouri Congressman Jones Plans Southeast Missouri Visit
REPORT FROM WASHINGTON Congressman Jones of Missouri's Tenth District returns home during a four week House recess. He cites Senate session pace, pending bills, and expected actions on Social Security and education legislation, plus power funding restored for the Southwestern Power Administration and a Defense Department civilian cut. He will visit counties and keep his Washington office open for constituents.
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REA
Missouri
Secretary of Defense
Johnson
Department of Defense
Washington
Oil Drilling’s 90th Birthday Celebrated
The ninetieth anniversary of America's first oil well in Titusville Pennsylvania was marked with officials from industry and government observing the event. Col Edwin Drake drilled the 6914 foot well on August 27 1859 starting the American oil industry. Drake's granddaughter activated a simulated restart and officials placed barrels of crude in the casing for the revival ceremony.
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Titusville
Pennsylvania
Edwin L. Drake
New England
Drake
M. A. Adds Specialist in Poultry Marketing
Missouri University Agricultural Extension adds George W. Newell as specialist to work with Missouri poultry producers and dealers. Newell began duties August 15 after earning an agriculture degree from Missouri in 1939, a master's from Purdue, and a PhD from Maryland, plus wartime service from 1941 to 1945. he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George G. Newell of Rockville.
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Missouri University
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George G. Newell
Rockville
New Madrid County Teachers Hear American Humorist
New Madrid Missouri on Sept 1 announces a talk by Dr. William Dern, author and speaker, at 10 45 on Sept 7 in the New Madrid high school auditorium. The program, organized by County Superintendent Miles R Davis, covers department meetings with leaders from several subjects and schools. attendance is urged for teachers and directors. The event marks Dern's first visit to Southeast Missouri, with his home in Newport Kentucky across the river from Cincinnati.
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New Madrid County
William Dern
Miles R. Davis
Fred Cole
Athletic Association
L L Schuette
Wm Powell
Parma
Louise Arrington
Kewanee
Commercial
Elsie Selph
Otie Rowell
Morehouse
Pauline Crane
Matthews
Dorothy Mahar
Marston
State College to Open September 6 at Cape Girardeau
Cape Girardeau Sept 1 Enrollment prospects look good for the fall term at Southeast Missouri State College enrollment officials report a slight drop in veteran enrollment is anticipated Students will enroll on Tuesday and Wednesday September 6 and 7 registration is alphabetically arranged with time blocks for surnames O to Z A to G H to N on Tuesday Classes begin 8:00 Thursday September 8 A broader guidance program will test freshmen and provide a battery of tests. A student counseling service will be inaugurated this fall run by the Student Council. Dining room and kitchen facilities at Myers Hall will be ready this fall Memorial Hall nears completion housing the cafeteria cooperative store student lounge and recreation rooms Two new buildings Houck Physical Education Building and a new Power Plant are under construction to support expansion.
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Southeast Missouri State College
Burwell Fox Jr
Forrest H. Rose
Mavis L. Holmes
Myers Hall
State College
Memorial Hall
Houck
Funeral Sunday for Lusk Chapel Woman
Mrs Louis R Brown aged 64 of Lusk Chapel community died Saturday after living there 30 years Born in Canton Ohio on April 8 1885 her body taken to Nunnallee Funeral Home Charleston for services Sunday conducted by Rev J Allen Webb of Wyatt Burial was in Odd Fellows cemetery Survived by husband two sisters Mrs Emma Griffin Quincy Illinois and Mrs Beatrice Oran Chicago
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Lusk Chapel
Canton
Oho
Nunnellee
Charleston
J Allen Webb
Wyatt
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Emma Griffin
Quincy
Beatrice Oran
Chicago
Apple Crop Forecast For 1949 Sets All Time High
The 1949 U S apple crop is forecast at 127 823 000 bushels up 45 percent from 1948 and the largest since 1939 The fall varieties rise with Jonathan Wealthy and Games Golden posting gains while winter varieties total 102 083 000 bushels up about 40 percent De licious leads production with a 60 percent rise McIntosh up 50 percent Staymans and Baldwins about 24 times larger than 1948 output
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U. S
Jonathan
McIntosh
Passion Play at Oberammergau to be staged next year
A loan of 300000 dollars from the United States has been approved to support the Passion Play at Oberammergau Germany. The historic pageant has endured with few interruptions and is presented roughly every ten years.
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Germany
United States
Forests Booklet Highlights Free School Forestry Materials
A 16 page booklet listing forestry materials available at no charge for classroom use is being distributed to schools in 40 states. Titled Forests Their Use and Conservation it will reach over 100,000 school and college officials through American Forest Products Industries. The release covers trees as a renewable resource and includes Trees for Tomorrow wall displays and a film, plus a 24 page Story of Forests for fourth to eighth graders. Copies are free from American Forest Products Industries Inc. 1319 18th street NW Washington DC.
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Washington, D. C
American Forest Products Industries
American Forest Products Industries, Inc
18Th Street
Washington, DC
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Howell Breakfast
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