If an adult is choking, you may observe the following behaviors: 1  Coughing or gagging. 2  Hand signals and panic (sometimes pointing to the throat). 3  Sudden inability to talk.
Smithton Township, Pettis County, Missouri. Smithton Township is an inactive township in Pettis County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Smithton Township was erected in 1873, taking its name from the community of Smithton, Missouri. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Smithton Township, Pettis County, Missouri.
Mt. Vernon is the seat of Lawrence County government. The county's historic Carthage stone courthouse, built in 1901, lies in the center of the Mt. Vernon square. Mt. Vernon is home to the Missouri Rehabilitation Center, Gene Taylor VA Outpatient Clinic, and the Missouri Veterans Home / Mt. Vernon.