Malcolm Named Sikeston Postmaster in Washington Appointment
Announcement was made in Washington on Monday April 2 appointing Pleas M Malcolm as Sikeston postmaster. He led civil service exams for the job after succeeding C F Bruton who died in July 1937. A Sikeston native he graduated from Sikeston High School in 1991 and holds degrees from Central College Fayette and State College Cape Girardeau. He taught, worked in newspapers, served as Scott County treasurer and was active in local politics. He and his wife and daughter Marjene reside on North Pantry street.
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Washington
M. Malcolm
Sikeston
Malcolm
C.F. Bruton
Civil Service
Sikeston High School
Central College
Fayette
State College
Cape Girardeau
Scott County
Marjene
North Panrev Street
Nursing Service For Tuberculosis Patients In Scott County
Scott County will host a April tuberculosis case finding program led by Miss Virginia Stockard, with nurses and local health officials collaborating. The effort, supported by the Scott County Tuberculosis Association and Christmas seal sales, aims to identify cases early through exams by doctors and a diagnostic clinic scheduled for month end.
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Scott County
O. L. Spencer
Scott County Tuberculosis Association
Virginia Stockard
Missouri Tuberculosis Association
County Extension Service
Social Security
Farm Security Administration
Hollywood Radio Job for Phil Leslie
Phil Leslie son of Mr and Mrs L C Leslie joins Al Pearce and His Gang writing staff in Hollywood after submitting scripts since January He returns to St Louis for a Fox Theatre run then heads to Hollywood aboard the Santa Fe Chief with wife and three children Ann Jane and Phil Jr Leslie a Morley graduate and former theatre executive in St Louis spent eight years with Fanchon and Marco and the St Louis Amusement Co before writing a weekly column Seen Around St Louis Mrs Katherine Trousdale of St Louis visits her parents in the city.
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Phil Leslie
L. C. Leslie
al Pearce
St. Louis
Fox Theatre
Hollywwood
Leslie
Ann
Jane
Phil Jr
Hollywood
Morley
Morley High School
State College
Cape Girardeau
Fanchon and Marco
St. Louis Amusement Company
Herald
Mrs. Katherine Trousdale
St Louis
Mrs
T. F. Baker
Felker Bond Pending County Court Acceptance
Felker filed a 375000 personal bond with Scott county court to cover ill collections of the officer ex cept drainage taxes. The bond, requested by the court when Felker failed to act at the start of his term March 1, has not been accepted yet. Signers include C E Felker and family, C E Felker individually, C C White, W Ross Lemons, Luther Felker, John G Powell, J T Huey, J S Wallace, John P Jones, and P Branum with listed security amounts.
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C E. Felker
Scott County
C. E Felker
C. C. White
W. Ross Lemons
Luther Felker
John G. Powell
J. T. Huey
J. S. Wallace
John P. Jones
P . Branum
Brief Meetings by Sikeston Council Raise Paving Plans
A brief city council session approved engineer plans and estimates for paving Woodlawn Street between Park and North Ranney. March police court reports show arrests and $114 in fines. Four fires occurred. $59 owed to city firemen. Newly elected aldermen Jos L. Matthews E H. Smith Loomis Mayfield and S L Lawrence were sworn in by Mayor G W Presnell in a separate session.
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Sikeston
Woodlawn Street
Park
North Ranney
G. W . Presnell
Jos. L. Matthews
E H. Smith
Loomis Mayfield
S. L. Lawrence
Mississippi House approves tax penalties waiver bill
The Mississippi House of Representatives passed a bill by 115 to 5 to waive 75 percent of penalties and interest on delinquent real and personal taxes paid by September 30, 50 percent by November 30, and 25 percent by December 31, aiming to collect about $30 million in back taxes. The measure goes to the Senate and expires January 1, 1940. Similar laws in prior sessions boosted collections.
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Missoun House of Representatives
Senate
Sptember
Missouri House passes three day waiting period bill
The Missouri House of Representatives approved a bill to block hasty marriages by requiring a three day waiting period between filing and license issuance. Introduced by Representative C. E. Still of Adair county, the measure passed 76 to 30, just meeting the constitutional majority and proceeds to the Senate.
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House of Representatives
C. E. Still
Adair County
Senate
Change of Venue For Tiny Reeves
In a brief Scott county circuit court session Tiny Reeves and others facing felonious assault were granted a change of venue to Mississippi county. Reeves, said to lead a Cape Girardeau county group, allegedly attacked Deputy Sheriff Letcher Bomn at the Ancell Peaceful Grove tavern last October. One assailant, James DeBoe, bit Bomn and was fatally wounded when Bomn fired. DeBoe’s prior charges were dismissed. Other proceedings included appeals in Chaffee liquor cases, parole reversals, and several divorces. court adjourned until Saturday, April 22.
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Scott County
Tiny Reeves
Mississippi County
Reeves
Letcher Bomn
Sudz
Taylor Smith
Farmington
Benton
Cape Garardeau County
Bom
Ancell
James DeBoe
DeBoe
Springfield
Charles Friberg
George Bullock
Warren Rowlett
Sikeston
Rev. C. F. Transue
Paul Baker
Chaffee
Frank Kelly
Baker
State Penitentiary
Jefferson City
John Keefee
Nellie Keefe
Blanche P. Davis
William CC. Davis
Eleanor Fletcher Tool
Will Fletcher
Funds completed for band uniforms
Sikeston business firms and individuals contributed 8500 to meet a like amount set by the Board of Education for new uniforms for Sikeston High School. The Herald led the drive, paused for Christmas, then renewed it with an April deadline. About 290 contributors supported the effort, with many names listed elsewhere in The Herald.
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Sikeston
Board of Education
Sikeston High School
The
Herald
Board of Funcation
the Herald
WPA Rolls Out In Scott County
About 50 WPA workers in Scott County will be released at the end of the current period on April 17. Leon Groves, head of local WPA activities, said the cut comes from a statewide Missouri spring change. Most affected workers were in malarial control projects.
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WPA
Scott County
Leon Groves
Works Progress Administration
Missouri
Groves
Arrivals for Easter in Sikeston area
An Easter birth notice lists newborns: Floyd Jr. to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hicks near Sikeston on April 3. Leon to Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Cosley of Sikeston on April 2. a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cain near Sikeston on April 3. Gordon Clifford to Mr. and Mrs. E. Jines of Sikeston on March 31. a son to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Howton near Sikeston on March 30.
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Floyd Jr
Floyd Hicks
Near Sikeston
Eddie Cosley
Sikeston
Leon
Charles Cain
Gordon Clifford
E. Jines
Henry Howton
Weather and weekend forecast in South Missouri
Southeast Missouri enjoyed showers on the first day of the month with a wet week totaling 1.52 inches. Yesterday’s rain cooled the week’s high to 72 and lows to 34 degrees. Cloudiness and a rain possibility linger into the weekend. Mr and Mrs Albert Wall and daughter Mary Margaret of St Louis will visit Mr and Mrs T F Baker and Mr and Mrs C R Auten for the weekend.
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Aonl
Missouri
Sikeston Elects Quiet City Council With Several Incumbents
Sikeston voters re-elected three aldermen, added one new member, and kept two school tax measures. Ward allocations saw tight races in Ward One for Jos L Matthews and Ward Three where EB Forrester’s seat saw contest. Mayfield defeated Montgomery 198 to 111 in Ward Two, Smith won Ward Four 209 to 166, and W H Sikes plus J W Foley joined the Board of Education with large votes. Countywide, O F Anderson was unopposed for Scott County school superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jos. L. Matthews
Fron
EB. V. Forrester
J. Otto Hahs
Prcumbert
Loomis Mayfield
Vance Montgomery
FH Smith
Les Sexton
O. F. Anderson
Scott County
Mr. Anderson
Sam A. Baker
John LaFont Transferred to Poplar Bluff Station
John LaFont, operator and tower man for Frisco Railroad Company here for thirty years, is transferred to Poplar Bluff station in a similar role. He plans a month's vacation before starting new duties. During his Frisco tenure he reported weekly weather conditions, aiding The Herald and its readers.
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John lWa
Frisco Railroad Company
Poplar Bluff
LaFont
Frisco
Herald
Sikeston Public Schools to Elect Teachers for Coming Year
The Sikeston board of education will elect teachers for the public schools in the near future. The annual spring election of teachers follows a recent school election held Tuesday which added one new board member, J. Wm Foley. Supt. R. A. Harper has been re elected for his third year and will assist in selecting the teaching corps for the coming year.
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Board of Education
J. Wm Foley
Supt
R. A. Harper
Sikeston Public Schools
Changes in local telephone office leadership
Miss Gustine Swanagen assumed her new duties this week as chief operator of the Southeast Missouri Telephone Company local office. She succeeds Mrs Earl Limbaugh. Miss Lavinia Moll is appointed evening chief operator in Swanagan's place.
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Gustine Swanagen
Southeast Missouri Telephone Company
Earl Limbaugh
Lavinia Moll
Miss Swanagan
Sikeston Doctor Receives Flying Patient
Dr. Howard Dunaway in Sikeston treated Don Joan Call, 9, flown from Piggott Ark by her father for a tonsillectomy. The child recuperates at a local hotel and is planned to return home by air this afternoon. Dunaway, an ENT specialist and Sikeston Flying Club member, recently spent two years training.
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Sikestor
Howard Dunaway
Don Joan Call
Joe Call
Piggott. Ark
Stkeston
Dr. Punaway
Sikeston Flying Club
Insurance Men Hold Annual Meeting Here
Twenty three agents and representatives of the Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Columbia attended a Southeast Missouri district meeting at the Faire Cafe. John C Stapel of Columbia presided with district superintendent F A Graff and secretary Paul Rutledge also present. Other attendees included W F Brooks George E F Shoemaker Frank Katzenberg A A Harden J O Bebout L W Tramell C L Rogers E L Ross A G Schurenberg P H Buchholz Homer Suchman Harry Holderness and multiple local agents from towns across the region.
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Farmers’ Mutual Hail Insurame
Company of Columbia
Southeast
Missouri
John C Stapel
Columbia
F. A. Graff
Paul Rutledge
W. F. Brooks
George EF
Frank Katzenberg
A. A. Harden
F. E. Thomas
Kennett
J. O. Bebout
Bertrand
L. W. Tramell
C. L Rogers
Dexter
E. L. Ross
Cape Girardeau
A. G Schurenberg
P. H. Buchholz
Homer Suchman
Sikeston
Harry H. Holderness
Bloomfield
Alfred E. Lynde
Poplar Bluff
E. G. Schoen
Pocahontas
F. B. Pollock
Lilbourn
T A Maxey
Campbell
John F. Julian
Gray Ridge
E. H. Percy
Canalea
L. A. Conly Jr
Charleston
H. T Boner
Neely
Sikeston Teacher Hurt In Accident Saturday
Miss Mary McCray, Sikeston public school music instructor, is recovering after a Saturday collision at New Madrid and North streets. She suffered a crushed nose and a deep temple cut. Other occupants, Mrs Goetz and Miss Electa Shankle, were cut and bruised but not seriously. The other car’s driver Bluppert Countz was unhurt. a passenger Lenny Lee suffered severe facial cuts from being thrown against the windshield.
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Mary McCray
Sikeston Public School Music
Nstructor
New Madrid and
North Streets
Miss McCray
J Goetz
Electa Shankle
New Madrid
North Street
Bluppert Countz
Lenny Lee
Newlywed Fibbs Crash Car Near Sikeston Missouri
Mr and Mrs Fibbs from Wellsville returning from their honeymoon were unhurt when their car left Highway 61 five miles south at Sikeston and hit a Missouri Utilities Company light. They were aided by passing motorists after the wreck, and the vehicle valued at $500 was brought to Jim Foley Motor Company in Wellsville before being towed home by relatives.
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Wef Fibbs
Wellsville
Missour Utilities Company Light and Power
Highway 61
Sikeston
Fibbs
Jim Foley Motor Company
Missionary Society Lunch Adds Over $11 To Treasury
The Ebert Kready Missionary Society boosted its treasury by more than eleven dollars from serving lunch on election day, boosting funds for its community work and missions.
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The
Ebert-Kready Missionary Society
Sikeston Woman Seeks Heart Balm From Johnson Suit
Rozier and Houser attorneys of Perryville filed suit in Scott county court on Tuesday against Helen Welsh Johnson for alienation of affections of the Setters husband. Mrs Annie Laurie Rogers of Sikeston seeks actual damages of 10 dollars, punitive damages of 10,000 dollars, and court costs, claiming Mrs Johnson cast a spell in November 1865 causing shame and humiliation to Mrs Rogers and her children by depriving them of their husband and father.
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Rozier & Houser Attorneys
Perryville
Scott County
Helen Welsh Johnson
Annie Laurie Rogers
Sikeston
Setters
Joan Fozers
Debt passes 310 billion mark in treasury statement
The Treasury released its April 1 financial statement showing public debt surpassing 10 trillion marks on that date. After a monthly transfer to the old-age reserve, the total debt reached 40.037,733,907. Within statutory limits, the debt remains about 2.87 billion below cap. Budget projections indicate debt reaching 44.457 billion by June 30, 1940.
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The
Treasury
MISS SUE CORRIGAN TO WED PAUL CORNELL
The engagement of Miss Suzanne Corrigan, granddaughter of Mrs Betie Matthews, to Paul Cornell of Mexico Mo was announced at St Francis Xavier Catholic church Sikeston. Corrigan is daughter of Mr and Mrs C Corrigan of Poplar Bluff. They plan to marry at Sikeston church on May 13. Cornell, former International Shoe Company employee, is now assistant manager of the Mexico plant and will reside there with the couple.
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Suzanne Corrigan
Bettie Matthews
Paul Cornell
Mexico
St. Francis Navier Catholic Church
Sikeston
Corrigan
C. Corrigan
Poplar Bluff
Cornell
International Shoe Company
Car and Truck Collide In Storm South of Sikeston
A severe rain and wind storm caused a crash on Highway 61 south of Sikeston last night. Joyce Emerson of Morley drove a car with Norval Alderson of Sikeston. Leslie Graft of Indianapolis drove a trailer truck owned by Morton Packing Company. Both vehicles sustained heavy damage but no serious injuries were reported. Trooper John Tandy investigated the incident.
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Sikeston
Gayven
Joyce Emerson
Morley
Norval Alderson
Leslie Graft
Indianapolis
Mortan Packing Company
Ink Melt
Ermersom
Jonn Tandy
Tonierneath
Gretz
Contempt of Court Ruling Expected in Mississippi County Cases
Judge Frank Welly will hand down a decision Saturday in contempt of court cases involving six men cited for show cause why they should not be held in contempt. The hearings, held Tuesday, involved Sheriff Walter Beck, W Burnett, James Brown, P D Davis, Doe Jones and Robert Byrne over alleged jury tampering from a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Welly
Mississippi County
Cheuit
Walter Beck
W. ©. Burnett
James Brown
P. D. Davis
Doe Jones
Robert Byrne
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Sireston
Felker
Sikeston Council
HOUSE
Chaffee Man
Elmer Levan
Chaffee Lauor
Springfield Court of Appeals
Levan
Springfiel Appelate Court
C. E. Felker
Charles Schweickhardt
Mary Clemens
John Lee
Sayers Tanner
P. A. McDougal
Grover Baker
T. A. Roberts
George Lufcy
Clarence Scott
Howard A Dunaway
George L. Hale Jr
W. H. Sikes
Wm. Foley
Sikes
Foley
A. J Renner
John Lafont
TL. Ss
Miss Sue Corrigan
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