Wheat Dominates Sikeston Area Farm Scene Thirty Years Ago
Thirty years ago wheat was the No. 1 crop across Sikeston district with fields seeming to form one vast wheat landscape along the highway south of Sikeston. Corn and cotton rose as leading crops on newer lands while local leaders and prices highlighted the era. C C White won Sikeston mayoral race by wide margin. Joe Moore named police judge. ward aldermen elected. Bowman Mount to board of education. Rouse paid 200 an acre for Edmondson farm 344 miles south of Sikeston.
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Sikeston
New Madrid
C. C. White
Joe Moore
E. J&. Arthur
J. E. Smith
W. E. Hollingsworth
N. E. Fuchs
W. C. Bowman
F. ¥. Mount
Board of Education
W.W. H. Rouse
Edmondson
Felker Re-elected Mayor in Sikeston Eighty Years Ago
Twenty five years ago on April 3 1924 C E Felker won reelection as Sikeston mayor by 142 votes defeating J E Smith Sr Other city officers were chosen including J B Randol police chief Roger Bailey city attorney 8S N Shepherd city collector T A Wilson F H Smith Judson Boardman Tanner Dye Aldermen A C Sik es J W Baker Jr school directors Chamber of Commerce East Side and Sunset additions approved Hez Ozment a Sikeston farmer burned when a gasoline can exploded Sikeston Planters Cotton Co new business Gord Dill named baseball manager Harry Dudley captain Dr C W Limbaugh secretary of the club.
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C. E. Felker
Sikeston
J. E. Smith Sr
J. B. Randol
Roger Bailey
N. Shepherd
T. A. Wilson
F. H. Smith
Judson Boardman
Tanner Dye
A. C. Sikes
J. W. Baker Jr
Chamber of Commerce
East Side
Sunset
Cairo physician Dr William F Grinstead dies at 75
Twenty years ago on April 4 1929 Cairo physician and surgeon Dr William F Grinstead died at St Marys Hospital aged 75. In Sikes ton a quiet city election elected J L Matthews Loomis Mayfield and E H Smith to the city council with J F Cox re-elected. E C Matthews and Harry Dudley joined the board of education. Easter egg hunt for ten Bowman grandchildren. Morley residents search for Matt Van Allen missing since March 27 presumed hunting trip.
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William F. Grinstead
Cairo
St. Mary’s Hospital
Sikeston
J. L. Matthews
Loomis Mayfield
E. H. Smith
J. F. Cox
E. C. Matthews
Harry Dudley
Board of Education
W. C. Bowman
Morley
Matt van Allen
Sikeston elects new mayor in 1934 election
Fifteen years ago on April 5 1934 Dr G W H Presnell was elected mayor of Sikeston Others elected to city office included Robert Dempster as city attorney W H Carter police judge Elmos Taylor city collector Ralph Anderson city assessor Walter Kendall chief of police Lynn Waggoner Hubert Bower Otto Hahs and J F Rafferty as aldermen C
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G. W. H. Presnell
Sikeston
Robert Dempster
W.H. Carter
Elmos Taylor
Ralph Anderson
Walter Kendall
Lynn Waggener
Hubert Bower
Otto Hahs
J. F Rafferty
Library circulation climbs after becoming free for all
Miss Blair Law, librarian, reports Sikeston public library’s monthly circulation rose by over 1000 books since January when the institution began operating as a full time free library. The milestone highlights growing community access to reading resources.
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Sikeston Public Library
Wartime drives and notices from Scott county
Twenty thousand yards of flat gauze arrive for wounded soldiers with work starting April 10 under Mrs. Co. D. Matthews Jr. Sikeston Boy Scouts launch an all-out paper drive with funds to support troops. Missouri Conservation Commission urges eating crows to curb their menace to farms. Civilians assured shot rations will stay. War Production Board says 46,000,000 fewer civilian shoes can be made.
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Scott County
Co. D. Matthews Jr
Sikeston
Missouri State Conservation Commission
War Production Board
Sikeston News Highlights Political Patrol and Local Events
D Matthews III and R A McCord serve on the school board. Corn planting starts in Sikeston district. Mrs G A Dempster sustains minor injuries when her car overturns near McMullin. To curb rough activity at Sikeston polls, twelve deputy sheriffs and five officers guard the city election. Nazarene church youth send aid to a church hospital in South Africa. Maudie Walker leads gift shipment.
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D. Matthews 3d
R. A. McCord
Sikeston
G. A. Dempster
McMullin
the Nazarene Church
South Africa
Maudie Walker
Ten Years Ago in Sikeston and Nearby Notes
Washington announced Pleas M. Malcolm as Sikeston postmaster after C F Bruton's death in 1947. WPA workers in Scott county to be released April 17, 50 here. Phil Leslie joins Al Pearce staff in Hollywood on the Santa Fe Chief. Easter Seals total $722 raised in Sikeston. A tuberculosis mobile X ray unit slated for Scott county around June 1. Rotary, Methodist Society meetings in Sikeston with about 300 attending. Congressman Orville Zimmermann dies in Washington. Ralph E. Bailey dies April 8 in Cape Girardeau. Armistice signed in Trans‑Jordan Palestine conflict easing war.
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Washington
Pleas M. Malcolm
Sikeston
Malcolm
C. F. Bruton
WPA
Scott County
Leon Groves
Works Progress Administration
Phil Leslie
L. C. Leslie
al Pearce and His Gang
Leslie
St. Louis
Hollywood
The
Herald
H. S. Miller
M. D
Missouri Division of Health
F. L. Sisson Jr
F. S. Duckworth
Wm. Z. Baker
Leonard Schumacher
Sikeston Rotary Club
Rotary International
Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service
Orville Zimmerman
Kennett
Missouri
Washington, D. C
Ralph E. Bailey
Missourians Fought Over County Seat Controversies
Missourians clashed over county seat moves in historic battles from river ports to rail towns. The piece surveys how location shaped power, with Lafayette Higginsville, Caldwell Hamilton, and Montgomery County fights among Danville New Florence and Montgomery City spanning 1864 to 1924, including legal acts, elections, and court measures.
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Missouri
General Assembly
Lafayette County
Higginsville
Lexington
Higgingsville
Caldwell County
Hamilton
Harrison County
Daviess
Caldwell
Montgomery County
Danville
New Florence
Montgomery City
April Rain Poem by Robert Loveman
A nostalgic verse depicts rain as flowers and blooms instead of precipitation. Daffodils roses violets and clover replace rain creating a lush pastoral mood. The speaker wishes health for the happy and a remedy for the fretful heart as imagery shifts from rain to blossoms.
Man suffers severe burns from home oil fire explosion
Welton W. Howard of 808 Barnes Avenue sustained third degree burns on hands and arms and lesser burns when he dashed used motor oil onto a trash pile causing an explosion at his Portageville home Monday of last week.
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Portageville
Welton W. Howard
Barnes Avenue
Notable Anniversary for U S Marine Corps
April 1 marks the Marine Corps last World War II battle at Okinawa. II Marine Amphibious Corps and XXIV Army troops faced fierce resistance, gaining ground then enduring the brutal Shuri defense. Three months of combat cost about 12,000 lives among Marines sailors and soldiers, ending the Pacific war’s bloody campaign.
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Marine Corps
Pacific
II Amphbious Corps
Xxiv Corps
10Th Army
Okinawa
Shuri
Offering the most in quality and lasting satisfaction
A sale notice highlights top quality, dependable products and lasting value at low everyday prices. Shoppers are urged to take advantage of continual savings and dependable performance on a range of items.
Warning and Stop Signs Safety News Feature
A compact safety alert emphasizes obeying warning and stop signs and signals to protect readers from accidents. The piece stresses careful driving and caution in all traffic situations. It highlights practical tips for individual behavior to reduce injuries on the road.
Lair's Offers Plastic Covered Sofas and Couches
Lair's advertises a range of sofas studio couches and club chairs all in plastic covers and available in multiple colors.
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Lair’s
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Welter
Ames Life Insereee
Bartford, Connecticut
Greenland
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
U. S
Bremen
America
Fort Sumpter
Pierre Laval
Marshal Petain
Abraham Lincoln
Clinton Scott
Missouri Society For Crippled Children
Abdullaha
Trans-Jordan
State Historical Society of Missouri At
Columbia
Floyd C. Shoemaker
Sens
Ih Civatiad
Walgreen Agency
Sikeston, Mo
Robert Loveman
U. S. Marine Corps
Hoover Crcinas
Cbngamon
Eat Cerneias
Keston
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