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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1948
Page
15
Quick confidential lending in Sikeston Missouri. Industrial Finance Co offers loans up to 300 dollars and operates from the Young Building. General Contract Purchase Company advertises loans up to 1000 dollars from the same location.
East Prairie radiator shop owner Leroy Hubbard built a low-swung streamlined automobile from parts of a 1942 Ford tractor a 1936 Ford axle and Chevrolet components completing the project June 15. The vehicle runs 65 mph with 25 mpg and carries a Chevrolet hood bumper and upholstery from imitation leather. Hubbard, 23, served 24 months in World War I in the Southwest Pacific and attended Gray Ridge grammar school.
Three automobiles were damaged shortly after 7 o'clock Wednesday morning in a collision at the intersection of Highways 60 and 61 near the shoe factory. The 1948 Nash owned by The Martin, heading west on 60, stopped at the traffic sign east of the intersection and was struck when two other cars collided. Raymond Akley of Rolla, eastbound on 60, failed to observe the stop and entered the intersection as his 1942 Buick crossed 61 and was hit by a northbound Oldsmobile driven by Brooksey Nunnery of Sema Motor Co. The impact spun the Rolla car against the Martins, causing extensive damage to both the Nash and the Rolla vehicle.
Charles Boyce becomes owner of the Rail Haven Tourist Court east of Sikeston on Highway 60 after a Monday transfer negotiated by C C Scott from former owners Mr and Mrs L L Mehler who had bought it from Joe Cravens. Mehlers may relocate for health reasons. Boyce plans enlarging the main building and adding rooms. Mehler couple had expanded from five to twelve units.
For Immediate Delivery Cotton dusters grain elevators electric motors gasoline engines pump jacks plows middlebusters disc plows tillers disc harrows cultivators ditcher blades scoops rotary scrapers seeders seed cleaners section harrows 4 wheel wagons hammer mills pulverizer land roller garden tractors tractor cabs canopy tops transport boxes for sale at 120 West Trotter Street Sikeston MO.
Johnson Jewelry Shop promotes diamond setting and jewelry repair services with two watchmakers, offering a four day turnaround. The firm boasts 32 years in Sikeston as watchmakers and jewelers and advertises being the largest repair shop in town.
Sikeston, Malden, De Soto and Stockham battled in the Zone Three double elimination at VFW Memorial Stadium. Sikeston beat Malden 7 1 to reach the final, then faced Stockham after Stockham’s 11 2 win over Sikeston. Stockham won the title 16 to 4.
Sikeston VEW baseball team traveled to Piggott Arkansas and defeated the host 9 to 7. Players Hayden Bloomfield Mize and Puckett doubled around twice while Cakenour contributed a single run. Tesler went 4 for 5 with three singles and a double. Langston pitched nine frames for Sikeston and Cole nine for Piggott.
Ralph's Cut-rate defeats the Legion 6 to 4 in the opener while Palmer's posts a 16-0 shutout over the National Guard in the nightcap. Brinkman starts the Cut-Rate rally in the second, with Aldridge and Tongate scoring in the third. Waggener and Brinkman add in the fifth as Mitch ell and Howard tally for the Legion in the fourth. Greer and C Beal strike for Cut-Rate in the sixth but fail to spark a seventh-inning comeback.
Palmer built a 2-0 first inning lead, exploded with five more in the second and seven in the fifth as ten Guard errors and 11 Palmer safeties doomed the Guardsmen. Palmer scored 16 times in seven innings while the Guardsmen managed only four safeties and failed to touch home plate. The Guard offense was shut out, not advancing past second base.
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