[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 10060]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING WORTH COUNTY

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                            HON. SAM GRAVES

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 24, 2011

  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I proudly pause to recognize 
Worth County of Missouri's Sixth District. Worth County is celebrating 
its Sesquicentennial.
  Worth County has the distinction of being Missouri's youngest and 
smallest county in both population and physical size. That distinction, 
however, is not reflected in the character, substance and heart of the 
people who live there. Its name comes from General William J. Worth who 
served with Zachary Taylor in the Mexican-American War and was the 
first American to make an amphibious military landing. On display at 
the county courthouse are the names of all in Worth County that have 
gone to defend this nation since the Civil War and who continue to 
defend America today. One of the first riders of the Pony Express, 
Robert Stricklen came from and is buried in Worth County. It is the 
place that Glenn Miller first picked up the trombone and was taught to 
play his timeless music.
  Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in recognizing Worth 
County, Missouri. It is an amazing place with even more amazing people 
who make a daily impact on Northern Missouri and the whole of the Sixth 
District. I am honored to represent Worth County, Missouri in the 
United States Congress.

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