European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 05, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse Tony express Lalue at St. Joseph those United states Missouri capital Jefferson City atm 69,686 so. My. Pop Lanen 4,319,813 1960 Cen us Flower Hawthorn of Odice Mcdaniel staff writer 1yi85ouri la sitting on the Bank where ill the mighty Lulu Lippl end Lii our riven join fishing end gazing at an sex Conlon boat floating by walking the Preeti where Mark Twain i memorable characters Tom end Huck played or watch ing a dog fluid Quail from a wheat Field. A the oldest state completely West of the Lulu Lippl show me mls Sourlas View Ell of Western America with the satisfaction that the state had a pert in settling it being the terminus for River transportation various towns in flu our were logical outfitting Points for Westward migration. Long before the Prairie schooners hereto wend their Way Over the grasslands the pioneers followed the Missouri up Stream in its tortuous meanderings from the West. Then Early explorers were the prelude to the later land routes such As the Santa be California and Oregon Trail Ell of which fanned out from in dependence and old Westport forerunner of the modern Kansas City. To. Mention to some people and their eyes Glisten and their feet begin to shuffle. For it is Here that Johnny did Frankle wrong and the late w. C. Hand dreamed up the Best known of All blues. The City is almost 200 years old and the largest on the Mississippi almost twice As big in population As new Orleans. Founded in 1764 by a tiny band of Trench pioneers St. Louis passed from France to Spain and finally in 1804 became part of the . The City soon became a jumping off place for thousands travelling to the far went and Northwest St. Louis today is the water rail termin Sot mid America. It is served by 18 trunk line railroads and reaches the entire length of the Mississippi with water transportation. The grand old City is undergoing a big change now. An area of some 464 acres of run Down Homes and buildings in its Cente has been levelled and a new City is going up. Dozens of downtown eyesores Are be ing replaced by modern towers. On the riverfront an 82-acre site has been lev Ledfor the Jefferson National expansion me Morial featuring a 630-foot-Hlgh stainless steel Arch to symbolize America s West word expansion. A new stadium is planned for the Cardinal in e downtown develop ment that will include motels hotels parking and commercial facilities. Mcdonnell aircraft corp., Butl i r of the Mercury spacecraft is constructing a s21 million space Center adjoining Lambert Field the St. Louis Airport. Within so Miles of the City 200 million tons of Rich Iron Ore has been discovered and is under development in the pea Ridge Bourbon me a Kansas City Steak any Day can often be Hoard when missourians walkabout Good eating. Kansas City is located on the opposite end of the state from and is branded the biggest Slocker and feeder cattle Market in the meat packing is Only one of the City s numerous industries. Food process ing milling steel and its products Petro Leum refining garment manufacturing an aviation keep the wheels grinding too. In nearby Independence is the Harry Library where the Spunky former president has an University of Missouri at Columbia has the oldest organized Tim in the world dating to 1 at Holla an Ozark Forest Highway 66, about 100 Miles f Are located the Missouri and metallurgy with and producing More civil any other school in the i tract Headquarters for the 1mines and . Forestry e logical Survey Topographic sources branches and Misso Teh logical Headquarters. Huge dams Are backing up and bringing changes to Uplands. Along with the i coonhound Chase of Fox music there is heard the water and change that we i end to this once care from the popularity of the Lanct of j has always intruded on it any skin the Southwest Spring Flam quickly from a Small town to iof about 100,000 and has the i a newly built this rugged area on i in often stated that a. Municipal auditorium right in downtown Kansas City a City branded in. locker and feeder Catlet Mark. In the. the stats and Truvido
