These biographical and historical sketches are highlights of Missouri history. Many sketches are from Missouri, Day by Day , published by the State Historical Society of Missouri in 1942. Links are to related primary sources at the Western Historical Manuscript Collection on the four campuses of the University of Missouri system.
Previous sketches are also available.
Four hundred executives from towns all over the state came to a meeting in Jefferson City April 23 to devise ways and means for increasing and conserving food supply since they thought Missouri could assist the nation best by furnishing food. The conference asked for an official state council of defense. Twenty-one more were later added. The council met four days later in St. Louis. Its duties included mobilizing and conserving all state resources, cooperating with national and state organizations, helping prevent speculation in life necessities, leading movements to assist farmers, and promoting municipal and community gardening.