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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1941
Page
11
The Sikeston Herald lists CLINT H. DENMAN as Publisher and Ward Denman as Assistant Publisher with publication every Thursday at 119 West Malone Avenue Sikeston Missouri. The paper provides contact via telephone 1240.
Seed quality has plummeted the Southeast Missouri melon crop with both price and reputation at risk. Growers and buyers blame poor seed used last year and urge extension agents to promote one variety like the high quality Cotton program. They call for careful seed selection and modern farming methods to prevent future losses.
The Herald reports farmers who met in Sikeston on Tuesday resolved to continue holding yearly gatherings. The meetings aim to solve common problems, hear credited speakers on modern farming methods, and strengthen neighborly ties for the town’s farm community.
The Herald reports Sikeston officials warn that all city dogs must be inoculated against rabies as stray and rabid dogs threaten residents. Similar campaigns are under way in nearby Silmo and Fernfelt after numerous dog bites.
The Sikeston Herald Thrusday reports a well attended Cotton Day in Sikeston Missouri with prize winners across age groups and both sexes. Leon Lane of Benton was named chairman of the planning committee and a round of demonstrations and a style show followed the afternoon program.
City council took no action on allowing the State Board of Health to use the second floor of the city hall for a laboratory. A council member said the board must state its exact needs and whether a full floor and staff payments would be required before the city grants space or funds. The editor urges cooperation for aiding the poor, but warns against overreach.
Report states Special Policeman Claude McManus was struck by Councilman Miller last night in a public altercation. The incident prompted questions about conduct and municipal authority.
A baccalaureate sermon urged graduates to treat God and religion as practical essentials for life. The speaker called religion a solid offering expansive expression of finest sentiments, with duties to perform, truths to learn, and daily practices to observe. He listed tenets such as the ten commandments, prayer, self control, sacrifice, fidelity, and work against the down dragging tendency, linking personal sanctity to good citizenship and social harmony.
Critics say Governor Donnell should authorize an investigation into bribery tied to proposed legislation from the recent session. They argue delaying the inquiry weakens chances to prove bribery and undermines trust in legislators under oath.
Lloyds of London quotes war and bombardment insurance against bombing of Washington D C for one year with no cancellation, charging $1 per $1000 for non manufacturing properties and higher rates for manufacturing risks excluding armament works, covering losses from bombs shells and explosions during active service. The policy also includes damage from hostile or friendly aircraft and fires related to such events.
Twenty five years ago Sikeston Herald items note two carloads of watermelons selling for 500, above typical prices due to superior quality. Benton hosts Grand Gold Medal W C T U contest with Mrs. Charles Baty of Blodgett winning the trophy among contestants Miss Marie Marshall of Blodgett and Helen Hess and Catherine Blanton of Sikeston. Ground broken for a new concrete swimming pool on John Chaney’s rear lots near the city hall, with plans for early completion. Twenty years ago Sikeston reports Southeast Missouri Melon Growing Association HQ moved to Sikeston from Kennett, amid hard watermelon season. Eva Carter travels to Chicago to stock Elite Millinery Parlor.
Over the past twenty years United States cotton mills have produced cotton tire fabrics weighing more than 6,000,000 bales of 500 pounds each.
Fifteen years ago on August 12 1926 the fine Matthews buildings at Malone avenue and Kingshighway are being occupied by their tenants this week. The group is among the most imposing in Sikeston and an ornament to the city. Miss Dolly Gray and Vodrel Kirby, both of Sikeston, married at Bert and Wednesday evening by Rev. J. A. Bertram pastor of the Methodist church.
Gertrude Enderle, a 19 year old girl from New Jersey, established a new record in swimming the English Channel last Friday. She beat the times of five men who previously crossed and remains the only woman to complete the Channel by her own efforts.
Ten years ago on Aug 13 1931 workmen began pouring concrete on Highway 60 between Essex and Gray Ridge in Stoddard county as P H Daniels Missouri State Highway Department division engineer reported. Completion expected by October 1. Sikeston city attorney Roger A Bailey traveled to Jefferson City to help file the city's petition to have Missouri Public Utilities Company remove their electric distribution system from Sikeston.
Five years ago on August 6 1936 Lloyd C Stark won the Democratic nomination for Missouri governor and Jesse Barrett won the Republican nomination amid competitive party races in the primary.
Elections held Tuesday saw Wade Anderson win the Democratic nomination for Scott County sheriff, defeating John Hobbs in a contests within the party.
Southeast Missouri sweltered as the mercury nearly hit 100 degrees for the first time in days, recording a daytime high of 99. The heat persisted Wednesday, stressing outdoor activities and energy use.
In Sikeston a bond issue passed 546 to 6 to convert the Sutterfield residence at Gladys and New into a modern hospital for joint use by Sikeston citizens and the Missouri Institute of Aeronautics, following a special election on Friday August 2.
Scott County voters cast over 9000 ballots in a Democratic primary led by Sheriff race winner John Hobbs over Joe Anderson. Also note the climate break as the August 6 temperature dipped below seventy for the first time in nearly three weeks.
A city alderman Frank Miller and Claude McManus, former police officer, are under bond to appear before City Judge Brown Jewell Monday after a street confrontation near Front and New Madrid streets. McManus, older than Miller, was cut and bruised and suffered a crushed elbow from the fall. Details of the altercation and who struck first will be explored at the hearing. McManus works for merchants as night protection and reportedly accused Miller of pressuring merchants to drop his services.
Stroudsburg police and FBI traced a bold hold up at the First National Bank where four gunmen took 76 000 dollars from bank messengers. An alarm triggered 12 hours later due to a mechanical defect as investigators search for the bandits.
In Omaha the line forms on the right for Vicki Lou Beam as her grandparents may welcome the newborn. She has three sets of great grandparents and two sets of grandparents, indicating strong family ties and anticipation surrounding the birth.
Foot specialists say infants may walk barefoot when conditions are favorable on carpet sand ground or lawn. Walking barefoot helps develop the feet and strengthens muscles for healthy gait.
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