World This Week and Medal of Honor News
American soldiers observed Easter with services at Jerusalem’s Jesus Tower and Holy Sepulchre, then visited Gethsemane. T-5 Robert D. Maxwell of Larimer County Colo. received the Congressional Medal of Honor for sacrificing himself on a grenade to save three comrades. Gustav of Sweden remains longest reigning monarch after 37 years. About 1,600 Marines wounded on Iwo Jima received Purple Hearts in a mass award. John B. Powell to speak at Missouri commencement June 6. Powell has health history from a Jap prison. Paris lights return to the city with Unknown Soldier flame and Arc de Triomphe. crowds rally. U.S. war spending set a new monthly record at 38.246 billion dollars. Senate rejects manpower bill 46–29. Donnell and Briggs oppose. Germans’ poison threats prompt orders limiting German products. Krug predicts civilian production to rebound to prewar levels within a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert D. Maxwell
Larimer County
Colo
Maxwell
Italy
Gustav
Sweden
Iwo Jima
Paris
New Supervisor at Harvey Parks Field
W. W. Kelly of Murphysboro Illinois becomes the contracted manager for the Defense Plant Corporation at Harvey Parks Airport Sikeston. He succeeds Bill Sutton who led the field after the Missouri Institute of Aeronautics halted flight training last fall. Kelly plans to move his family to Sikeston after this term. DPC aims to establish an airplane dismantling plant at Parks Field but no start date is set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Kelly
Murphysboro
Ill
Defense Plant Corporation
Harvey Parks Airport
Bill Sutton
Missouri Institute of Aeronautics
Kelly
Sikeston
Parks Field
Sikes ton council weighs garbage disposal and beer licenses
The Sikes ton city council at its Monday meeting formed a committee led by Mayor Presnell to study garbage disposal and report by May 1. The body granted two liquor licenses, refused one, and delegated decisions on a dog catcher and its pay. A $50 Red Cross War Fund donation was approved. A petition to close Olive street was tabled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
G. W. H. Presnell
Marvin Carroll
Gust Zacher
Lynn Waggener
Presnell
Ray Thomason
Chamber of Commerce
Wm. Carson
Hast Malone Avenue
Glen Hill
Hast Malone
Lon Swanner
Milburn Arbaugh
J. H. Robinson
Missouri Pacific
C. D. Hicks
Red Cross War Fund
Olive Street
Croix de Guerre Award for Col Jasper J. Wilson
Lieut. Col. Jasper J. Wilson son of Mrs. T. A. Wilson has been awarded the Croix de Guerre with palm by the French Government. He serves with the Ninth Army in Germany and also wears the Bronze Star Silver Star and multiple battle stars. His wife and daughter reside in Neosho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper J. Wilson
T. A. Wilson
Wilson
Ninth Army
Germany
Neosho
New Firm for Concrete Products Sikeston Plant Planned
Plans for a new Sikeston company named Sikeston Concrete Products Company are in the red tape stage. It aims to supply concrete work for Defense Plant Corporation projects at Harvey Parks Airport. The plant will be located south of the Tucker Truck Lines building, east of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
Sikeston Concrete Products Company
Defense Plant Corporation
Harvey Parks
Tucker Truck Lines
Negro woman escapes jail break then recaptured
Marie Sibley a Negro woman arrested for intoxication was sent to Benton county jail after escaping the Sikes ton city jail Sunday morning. She punched a hole in plaster with a soda bottle and crawled through to freedom before being recaptured. Other youths, Elanora Shannon 15 and Elvira Vinson 15, fought with knives in a downtown alley, Shannon fined 25 by Police Judge Frank Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Sibley
Benton
Sikeston City
Marie
Liberty
Elanora Shannon
Frank Smith
Elvira Vinson
Implement Men Meeting Tonight
Southeast Missouri members of the Mississippi Valley Farm Equipment Association will hold a group meeting at the Dunn Hotel at 7 30 tonight. Implement dealers from Scott and adjoining counties are expected to attend. W E Parsons of St Louis secretary of the Association will be one of the speakers. The meeting replaces the usual spring convention in St Louis delayed by the Office of Defense Transportation veto of such gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Mississippi Valley Farm Equipment Association
Dunn Hotel
Scott
W. E. Parsons
St. Louis
Office of Defense Transportation
New Homes Purchased for Sikeston Residents
Mr and Mrs Charles L Kirk bought the 522 Sikes Avenue residence from Mr and Mrs Wm O Lasley and expect to move next month with their daughter Julia Margaret. Mr and Mrs P J Schlosser bought 822 North Ranney Street from Mr and Mrs L H Shiver who plan Albuquer que New Mexico residence. The Bowman family previously lived there. Mr and Mrs Glenn Keller bought the North Stoddard Street home from Mr and Mrs W McDaniel and will move once the McDaniels’ new Poplar Bluff home is ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Kirk
Wm. O. Lasley
Sikes Avenue
Julia Margaret
P. J. Schlosser
North Ranney Street
L. H. Shiver
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Byron Bowman
Bowman
Glenn Keller
North Stoddard Street
W. McDaniel
Flood conditions improve as Mississippi River falls steadily
Heavy rains a week ago left widespread inundation in Mississippi and New Madrid counties. River stages show declines at Cape Girardeau and Cairo while New Madrid holds steady. Officials predict a continued fall for days unless rains resume. Lake Wappapello spillway discharges two feet, dam safety deemed okay though levee concerns remain. Several highways remain underwater, including Roads 67 34 in Wayne, Route 53 in Butler, and Routes U A H in Mississippi and K P 105 in New Madrid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Cape Girardeau
Cairo
New Madrid
New Greenville
Greenville
Highway 67
Wappapella Lake
Fisk
State Highway Department
Wayne County
Butler County
Mississippi County
Cox Reappointed to Sikeston Board of Public Works
J F Cox, with 23 years of service, is reappointed to the Sikeston Board of Public Works for a term ending April 1949. Mayor Presnell made the appointment at a city council meeting. Cox has chaired the board since 1932, guiding the city owned light, power, and water utilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Cox
Sikeston
Board of Public Works
G. W. H. Presnell
Cox
Sikeston Municipal Light and Power Plant and the Water Department
P. Coleman
A. A. Mayfield
Lyman Bowman
Board of Education
Tin Can Collection in Ward Two Monday
City trucks will collect tin cans in Ward Two on Monday April 9 as part of the war effort. Housewives are asked to save cans, remove ends and labels, press flat, and tie in bundles for pickup. Ward One uses the first Monday, Ward Two the second, Ward Three the third, Ward Four the fourth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward Two
Twenty Planes to Be Sold Friday at Harvey Parks Airport
Twenty planes in good condition will be sold Friday at Harvey Parks Airport. Buyers must present a certified check matching the plane price tag. no test flights before purchase. The sale is part of a government surplus program marketing 3000 planes at centers nationwide from $875 to $2400.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Parks
Sikeston
Fred M. Vinson
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Surplus Property Board
Major Baker Transferred to European Theater HQ Hospital
Major James v. Baker, a Sikeston physician famed for frontline service, has been moved to the headquarters hospital of the Chief Surgeon in the European Theater. The transfer allegedly came at the request of the Chief Surgeon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
Headquarters
James v. Baker
New Alderman For Ward Three
Sikeston voters chose Cline Ables as Ward Three alderman by a two to one margin over incumbent Lee Lawrence, making Ables the youngest alderman in years. Other veterans reelected were Joseph L Matthews Loomis F Mayfield and E H Smith. Ward results and school board appointments followed with Foley and Sikes winning seats and school tax passes by wide margins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cline Ables
Sikeston
Lee Lawrence
Lawrence
Ables
Orville Taylor
Taylor
Jos. L. Matthews
Loomis F. Mayfield
E. H. Smith
Matthews Officer Killed in England in Air Corps Flight
Mrs Hazel Thornburg received notice from the War Department that Lieut Maurice F L Thornburg died in flight over England last Saturday. A pilot with the Army Air Corps, he had over one thousand flying hours and was awaiting promotion to captain. Surviving are his widow, parents Mr and Mrs J F Thornburg, two sisters Glorivina Medlin and Ruth Thornburg, a brother Doris Thornburg, and he had been in training as Cadet Nurse in Burlington. he was employed in defense work in Camden Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Thornburg
War Department
Maurice FL Thornburg
England
Lieut. Thornburg
Army Air Corps
J. F. Thornburg
Matthews
Lieut
Thornburg
Hazel Blankenship
Canalou
Glorivina Medlin
Bernie
Ruth Thornburg
Burlington
Iowa
Doris Thornburg
Seabees
South Pacific
Camaen
Ark
Southeast Missouri District Endeavor Meet Set for April 13 14
The Southeast Missouri District convention of Christian Endeavor societies will meet at Sikes ton Christian church Friday and Saturday April 13 14 with a banquet Saturday night. Rev R W Boecitter of Webster Groves Mo will be principal speaker. State president Miss Opal Allen Kansas City field secretary John Carroll and Miss Ethel Crump will attend. Local organizers include Lois Propst Cox Jean Chloe Goolsby Betty Lynn Sizemore Janet Trousdale Phyllis Ann Garner Ramona Propst Jean Chloe Goolsby Jolly Bailey John Caverno Gerald Kellett. Ladies of the Christian church will prepare the banquet. Registration 50 cents. banquet tickets 65 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Missouri District Convention of Christian Endeavor Societies
Sikeston Christian Church
R. W. Boecitter
Webster Groves
Opal Allen
Chaffee
John Carroll
Kansas City
Ethel Crump
Southeast Missouri
Condition of J. M. Klein Improves Slightly at Home
J. M. Klein, confined to his South Kingshighway home for several weeks due to illness, shows slight improvement in his condition according to reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Klein
South Kingshighway
War souvenirs brighten Herald window from Hawaii gifts
The Herald shows new war mementos from Hawaii sent by S Sgt Meredith Sellards, son of Mr and Mrs John Sellards of Sikeston. The display includes a native coconut, a coconut shell ash tray, a necklace of shells, and a luncheon cloth stamped with island maps, plus snapshots of Sikeston boys stationed on the islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Hawaii
Meredith Sellards
John Sellards
Sikeston
Signs Of Baseball Shared By Browns Guests In Sikeston
Sikeston Chamber of Commerce hosted 89 members and guests with St. Louis Browns figures including Don Gutteridge George McQuinn and Nelson Potter. Coach Zack Taylor discussed the many nonstandard signs used to coordinate play and the impact of high tension scores on attention. Brownies’ Luke Sewell was absent, recalled by Cape Girardeau visitors and remarks from local officials about baseball funding and history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston Chamber of Commerce
St. Louis Browns
Zack Taylor
Taylor
Don Gutteridge
Pittsburg
Kansas
George McQuinn
Arlington
Nelson Potter
Mount Morris
Ill
Charles DeWitt
Ball Club
Fred Hoffman
Hoffman
Sikeston
St. Louis
Barney Oldfield
Cape Girardeau
Browns
Ralph Potashnick
Mayor Beckman
Coach Muegge
Central High
Luke Sewell
Alabama
Clothing Drive Aims To Ship 150 Million Pounds
Under Field Director H. E. Niswonger Sikeston Boy Scouts and Cubs organize a clothing drive for the United National Clothing Collection set for Saturday April 14. The effort seeks 150 million pounds to aid war torn Europe, with Hoover and Kaiser urging broad support and next week details to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Niswonger
Sikesjton Boy Scouts
Cubs
United National Clothing Collection
Europe
Sikeston
Henry J. Kaiser
Morrison Family Returns Home After Easter Visit
Mr and Mrs Howard Morrison along with their daughter Betty Jo and son Billy returned to Indianapolis after spending Easter with Mr and Mrs Harvey Morrison and Mr and Mrs W Ho Haman near Sikeston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Morrison
Betty Jo
Billy
Indianapolis
Ind
Harvey Morrison
W. Ho Haman
Morrison
Sikeston
Pincers Tighten On Nazi Capital
Allied forces press toward Berlin with Patton's Third Army 130 miles away, overrunning factories and airfields as German resistance collapses. Eisenhower warns of no clean surrender and fighting likely to continue until the German army is subdued.
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Germany
Patton
Berlin
Eisenhower
Roosevelt
Elpe
Elbe
Gotha
Third
Wm. Hoge
Lexington
Czechoslovakia
Pilsen
Skoda
Hitler
Jena
Napoleon
Reich
Third Army
Ninth Army
Albert Kesselring
Ruhr
People's Army
Hamlin
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Jesus Tower
Jerusalem
Holy City
Judea
United States
Holy Sepulchre
Garden of
Gethsemane
John B. Powell
China Weekly Review
Shanghai
University of Missouri
Frederick A. Middlebush
Powell
New York
School of Journalism
Treasury
Senate
House
Forrest c. Donnell
Frank P. Briggs
J. A. Krug
Harvey Parks Field
Council
Col. “Jap” Wilson
WSPAE
Wappapello
St. Francois
Wappapella
Helena
J. Wm. Foley
John Sikes
Foley
Sikes
Wm. H. Sikes
John
District Endeavor
Pacific
Tokyo
Hirohito
Okinawa
Navy
Amami
Ryukyus
South Arms Corps
Legaspi
Luzon
Macdrthus
AtLes
Netherlands
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