Alcohol Fatalities Blamed for Cape Girardeau Crash
At a coroner's inquest in Cape Girardeau last week the drivers of two cars in a fatal crash were found to have been drinking liquor shortly before the collision. The jury held the drivers responsible for the accident due to being unfit to drive both physically and legally, with alcohol named as the killer. Both drivers intended to protect their passengers, but their intoxication caused the tragedy.
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Cape Girardeau
Citizen calls to curb street loudspeakers in Sikeston
A Sikeston resident urged the city council to suppress sound tracks and loudspeakers on streets except when used for the public good to reduce din from vehicles shouting support for candidates or products.
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Sikeston
Frank Van Horne Has Fine Crop of Melons
Frank Van Horne and wife grow a remarkable crop of certified Oklahoma Black Diamond watermelons north of Sikeston. The ten acre patch yields melons up to 50 pounds, with many in the 40 to 50 pound range. Herald staff could not finish a single melon.
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Frank van Horne
Demos Retain Three and Unseat Three in County Primaries
In Scott County Democratic primary results Attorney received 2 654 votes. D W Gilmore unopposed for State Senator with 2 966. Richland township committeewoman contest won by Mrs Norman Bennett 1 184 to 822 over Irene Buckles. Other township races listed with candidates and vote totals. Governor candidate Favor Smith led with 3 289, Roy McKitrick 944, Dan Nee 506. Joe H Allen won the congressional seat in Scott County with 2 598 votes over L D Joslyn 1 511. Porter led for State Treasurer with 2 200 votes, Morris 1 334. Winn 2 473 for Secretary of State, Kennedy 1 902. Woodward led in State Auditor with 1 645 votes. Blair Jr 3 079 for Lieutenant Governor.
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D. W. Gilmore
Scott County
Richland Township
Norman Bennett
Irene Buckles
Bennett
Henry Bartholomew
Forrest Smith
Smith
Roy McKittrick
Dan Nee
Raymond Cox
William D. Cochran
Congress
Orville Zimmerman
Joe H. Allen
New Madrid
L. D
Dan D. Porter
W. E. Morris
Charles T. Hurst
Morris
Or.w
Bob) Winn
William J. Kennedy
John Woodward
Woodward
W. H. Holmes
Louis Thomas
George T. Muehlbach
James T. Blair Jr
Guard Field Training Attendance Mandated Across Missouri
The piece reports General Harris urging employers to grant Guardsmen time for training, noting field attendance has priority over school and work. Captain Cravens cites good leave deals in Kansas City and St Louis but poorer arrangements in smaller cities, with some Guardsmen left in difficult spots.
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Missouri
Harris
Cravens
Kansas City
St. Louis
KIMES RE-ELECTED SHERIFF IN 4-1 VOTE OVER KENNEDY
Kimes, re-elected sheriff, won four to one. Winn had 3,833 votes, Kennedy 801. Lieutenant-Governor candidate James Blair received 3,989 complimentary votes from New Madrid countians. M. E. Morris led for State Treasurer with 3,434 to Porter 877. Hurst 302. J. E. Taylor ran unopposed for Attorney General with 3,988 votes.
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William J. Kennedy
Winn
Kennedy
James
T. Blair
New Madrid
M. E. Morris
Dan D. Porter
Charles C. Hurst
J. E. Taylor
Attorney-General’s Office
Jackson Rotarian Hosts Sikeston Rotary Program
A Jackson Missouri Rotarian presented an educational film on the oil industry to Sikeston Rotary members at the Dunn Hotel. Carl McColough of Conoco Oil spoke, with Gene Aufdenberg chairing. New Sikeston member R N James, drug store owner, was welcomed and assigned pharmaceutical chemicals retailing to represent that field.
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Jackson
Sikeston
Carl McColough
Conoco
Gene Aufdenberg
R. N. James
James Drug
Sharron Pharris
James
L. A. Harris Walgreen
William Z. Baker
Rotary Club
IKESTON MALL AND LOCAL VISITS ARE LISTED
Paducah visitors Dr and Mrs Thomas L Chidester and other local residents are noted in a sequence of social updates. Spent days in Cape Girardeau St Louis and Los Angeles on vacations while new births and family events are announced. Social clubs held bridge and pinochle gatherings with prizes and out of town guests at Rustic Rock Inn and the Dunn Hotel.
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Thos. L. Chidester
Paducah
W. P. Wilkerson
Cape Girardeau
Jos. A. Leslie
Jack Lancaster
William Jones
Gene
Sikeston
Los Angeles
Calif
Charles Simpson
Carol Frances
Meredith Lee
Lake Wappapella
F. E. Mount
Howard W. Turner
Butler
Ill
Iva Gestring
Opal Marcus
Lester Gestring
Patsy Ann McElroy
Polly Lou Shoulders
Elmer Marcus
Matthews Avenue
Tharon Stallings
Jane Gillespie
van Sharp
Columbia
Rebecca Hughes
Pleas Malcolm
Mr. Sharp
Miss. Hughes
Gideon
W.H. Sharp
T. M. Travelstead
Dunn Hotel
New Director Named for Methodist Church Education
Miss Dorothy Jean Soulen of Topeka Kansas selected as Director of Religious Education to succeed Miss Mary Turner who departs for a teaching post in Roswell New Mexico later this month. Soulen, Baker University graduate and former Sikeston high school faculty member, brings extensive youth and MYF leadership roles to the post.
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Dorothy Jean Soulen
Topeka
Kansas
Methodist Church
Mary Turner
Roswell
New Mexico
Turner
Sikeston High School
Sikeston Methodist Church
Soulen
Baker University
Baldwin
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Ikeston Mall
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Bill Wayden
Owen Johnson
Steve Humphreys
Lillian Putnam
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