World This Week Summary of war and political developments
More than 200000 UN soldiers evacuated by air from battle zones since Pearl Harbor, Maj. Gen. Grant says. Wallace to visit Chungking with messages for Chiang Kai Shek. King Victor Emmanuel to withdraw as Rome falls, Umberto to succeed. De Gaulle ousts Giraud from top post, appoints inspector general. Americans hold more cash per capita than in peace, Treasury reports. Mexican President Avila Camacho narrowly escapes assassination. Justice Hughes turns 82. Census shows population shifts favoring South and West. Dewey declines comment on presidential bid. Allied air strikes hit Messerschmitt targets. Crimea advance nears Simferopol. Missouri judge Blair dies. Mrs. Jack McNeely visiting in Cape Girardeau.
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United Nations
Pearl Harbor
David N. W. Grant
United States Army Air Forces
Waste Paper Drive Saturday by Sikeston Scouts
Heavy rain hampered a scrap paper drive by Sikeston Boy Scouts, who plan a rescheduled collection on Saturday April 15 led by city chairman H N Wonger. Five tons were gathered with help from city trucks and local businesses. funds go to the troop profits.
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Sikeston
H &. Niswonger
Goldstein Salvage Company
Sikeston Chief Re elected by Peace Officers
Chief Harold Wallace of the Sikeston police force was re elected sergeant at arms of the Southeast Missouri Peace Officers Association at a Poplar Bluff meeting. Sixty members from civilian and military police groups in the district attended. Homer Burke of Poplar Bluff was re elected president and Lieut. John Tandy of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Sikeston, remained secretary.
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Harold Wallace
Sikeston
Southeast Missouri Peace Officers Association
Poplar Bluff
Homer Burke
John Tandy
Scott County Democrats Meet April 22 at Benton Courthouse
The Scott County Democratic Convention will be held at the Scott county courthouse in Benton on Saturday afternoon, April 22, with H. D. Rodgers of Benton as chair. Delegates to the Missouri State Democratic Convention will be elected. Township meetings to select delegates occur Friday, April 21. Richland township, allotted 36 delegates, meets at the Sikeston armory. Representation bases on one delegate per 100 votes or fraction for Roosevelt in 1940.
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Scott County
Benton
H. D. Rodgers
Richland Township
Sikeston Armory
Roosevelt
Scott County Candidates Urged to File by April 25 Deadline
Scott county voters face an earlier filing cutoff after a new State Legislature ruling set April 25 as the candidacy deadline for August primaries. The June deadline was moved up to allow overseas soldiers ballots to be mailed for November. County Clerk H Co Bailey kins Jr said no official notice yet, but the change likely applies to county offices. Few Scott county residents have announced campaigns, with about five percent of state filings in and both parties expect a hectic final scramble.
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Scott County
H. Co. Baileykins Jr
Democratic
Republican
Traffic Violations Cause Accident Near Gladys Street
One vehicle parked on the wrong side of the street near an intersection. A Sikeston Fruit Company pickup ran the stop sign, striking Dr. B. L. McMullin’s eastbound car on Gladys Street. The impact hurled his car into a parked Albritton Ambulance. both vehicles sustained minor damage. All drivers escaped serious injury.
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B. L. McMullin
The
Herald
Albritton
Gladys Streets
Scott Street
Paul Woolf
REA Administrator Slattery Visits Sikeston Co op
Rural Electrification Administration leader Harry Slattery visited the Scott New Madrid Mississippi Cooperative Association in Sikeston to inspect the HQ building and power lines. Deputy administrator Wm J Neal and other REA officials accompanied him as they toured facilities praised for maintenance and design.
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Harry Slattery
Rural Electrification Administration
Sikeston
Scott-New Madrid-Mississippi Cooperative Association
REA
Mr. Slattery
Wm. J. Neal
Scott Cooperative Association
National Rea
Ab Mildred LeSieur
E. E. Karnes
Supt
H. M. Zarkor
Arthur W. Gerth
George Richter
Elon Proffer
New Madrid
OPA to Check Prices at Cafes in Scott County
Scott county eateries will be surveyed during the week of April 17 under War Price and Rationing Board chair G. J. Slickman. The effort mirrors a prior National Emergency Price Check and will verify posted prices and compliance with limits from April 4 to 10, 1943.
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Scott County
OPA
G. J. Slickman
War Price and Rationing Board
Slickman
Washington Office of Price Administration
Price Panel
Chas. H. Butler
Food Lockers to Open Late May or Early June
Sikeston owners Harold Lumsden and Harold Johnson say the frozen food lockers will be ready in late May or early June. Remodeling of the Malone avenue building, formerly a bowling alley, should finish in a few days but equipment and lockers likely won’t arrive until early May if deliveries stay on schedule. The project began last fall with locker sales to many district residents despite equipment delays.
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Sikeston
Harold Lumsden
Harold Johnson
Malone Avenue
Runaway Girl Found in Sikeston
Sikeston Police Chief Harold Wallace held 13 year old Wanda Wheeler for Kansas officers after she ran away from Salina. Described as 5 feet 5 inches and 135 pounds, she cared for children in Sikeston under the alias Pat Cusson. Sheriff Paul Shanahan collected her Wednesday and returned her to her parents.
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Sikeston
Harold Wallace
Kansas
Wanda Wheeler
Salina
Pat Cusson
Paul Shanahan
County Officers Called in Draft in Scott County
County officials face draft with Clerk H. C. Watkins Jr. set for Army service within three weeks after passing pre induction tests. Assistant Carlyle Bradford also called for Navy duty. Deputy clerk Almarette Huber to assume Watkins duties. Allan Tubbard, clerk of the Scott County circuit court, also slated for Army service.
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Scott County
H. C. Watkins Jr
United States Army
Buzzie
Navy
Carlyle Bradford
Watkins
Almaretta Huber
Allan Tubbard
Older men prefer to answer draft call
Scott county draft board clerk Norman Bugg says many men with postponed calls due to the under 26 rule still plan to report on schedule. He notes few under 26 were not yet called and 65 names are listed for pre induction tests at Jefferson Barracks tonight, though the new rule may alter who answers. Scott County Circuit Clerk Allan Hubbard is among those set to depart tonight.
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Scott County
Norman Bugg
Scott County Draft Board
Bugg
Jefferson Barracks
Allan “Sammy” Hubbard
Weather forecast man predicts warmer days ahead
Meteorologist Albert Klamm of the Missouri Institute of Aeronautics declares the cold spell is ending and warmer weather will arrive tomorrow and Saturday with increasing clouds but no rain expected. The week’s high reached 71 on Tuesday May 11 and a low of 40 occurred this morning. Monday night’s cloudburst measured more than 4.14 inches.
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Albert Klamm
Missouri Insttute of Aeronautics
County Grocers Observing Prices in Scott County
Scott County grocers have begun aligning prices with ceiling regulations after a survey by the Price Panel found 35 of over 120 stores out of line. Within days about a third of those notified reported adjustments, and a follow up showed all stores now in compliance. Tom Baty notes compliance protects stores from potential lawsuits.
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Scott County
Tom Baty
Scott County War Price and Rationing Board
Scott County Price Panel
County War Price Board
Baty
Missouri Republicans Elect National Committee Members in St Louis
Barak T. Mattingly of St. Louis was re elected as Republican National Committee man. Frances J. O Meara of Martinsburg unseated Victor N. Remley of Liberty as national committeewoman with Grover Dalton backing her. Delegates remain uninstructed on presidential endorsement. Big four delegates at large named along with alternates.
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Barak T. Mattingly
St. Louis
Missouri
Mattingly
Grover Dalton
Poplar Bluff
Frances J. O'Meara
Martinsburg
Victor N. Remley
Liberty
Dewey
A. D. Welsh
John T. Opie
Kansas City
Gladys B. Stewart
Ava
Wm. A. Morant
Leona Hard
Berger
Carl Come
Clinton
Maude Brewer
Naomi Oldham
Local hospital reports light week for Sikeston General
Staff at Sikeston General Hospital managed a light week with only two medical cases and one surgical case, alongside births. Named patients include Mrs. Alfred Snead of Sikeston, Mrs. Dennie Phegley of Dexter, and Ira Shuffitt of Sikeston.
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Sikeston General Hospital
Alfred Snead
Sikeston
Dennie Phegley
Dexter
Ira Shuffitt
No Immediate Flood Threat From Monday Night's Storm
US Engineers report no immediate flood threat in the district as Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau rose toward 32 feet with a forecast crest near 36 feet. Army engineers monitor Charleston and Commerce lowlands while Sikeston and other towns endure 4.60 inches of rain with 5.27 inches in 24 hours, causing widespread flooding, damaged gardens, and uprooted trees.
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United States
Cape Girardeau
the Herald
Water Street
Charleston
Mississippi
Army
St. Louis
Mississippi River
Grafton
Cairo
North Broadway
Sikeston
Bill Seabeaugh
Missouri
Arkansas
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic Ocean
California
Oklahoma
Kansas
Pine Bluff
Colorado-New Mexico
Lake Michigan
U. S
Congress
Illinois
State Highway Department
Butler County
Harveill
Black River
Victory Gardens
Poplar Bluff
Hog Truck Flip Drowns Two Hogs Near Grant City
A truck carrying 36 hogs owned by Gas Cline of the Sikes ton district overturned on a flooded stretch between highway 61 and Roy Johnson farm east of Grant City yesterday morning. Two larger hogs drowned. Driver Malcolm Cope of Blodgett escaped without injury. The waterlogged road, worsened by a levee that backs up floodwater, halted traffic and delayed Hunter School classes as detours were needed.
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Gas Cline
Sikeston
Highway 61
Roy Johnson
Grant City
Malcolm Cope
Blodgett
The
Herald
Hunter School
U S O Center More Popular At Easter
During last weekend many leaders from the Missouri Institute of Aeronautics and friends gathered at the U S O Center. The center proved popular as an Easter gathering place with two free telephone calls to Aviation Cadets Wiley and Smith. Refreshments were served by the VFW Auxiliary and Lilbourn ladies previously hosted a similar event. Shoppers at Cape Girardeau included Mesdames Dudley Hollingsworth Harper Dudley Baker Hetlage and Miss Baker.
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Missour Institute of Aeronautics
U.S. O. Center
Harry Dover
Wiley and
Smith
Auxiliary of
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Lilbourn
U. S. O. Center
Cape Girardeau
H. E. Dudley
W. E B. Hollingsworth
Margaret Harper
T. B. Dudley
Florence Baker
Fred Hetlage
Kewanee
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Wallace
Chungking
China
Chiang Kai- Shek
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Rome
Umberto Emmanuel
Charles de Gaulle
Henri Honore Giraud
Giraud
Treasury
Manuela Avila Camacho
Mexico
Eed
Charles Evans Hughes
Land
Thomas E. Dewey
Willkie
Wisconsin
Fifteenth Air Force
Messerschmitt
Wiener- Neusacht
Austria
Britain
Germany
Crimea
Crimean
Simferopol
Sebastopol
Moscow
James T. Blair Sr
Missouri Supreme Court
Springfield
Jack McNeely
Harry Slattery Sikeston
Trator
Coop
Zarkor
Matthews
Co-Op
Southeast Missouri
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