Scott County announces twenty one year registrants order numbers
Wayne J. Buckhanon, Scott County Draft Board clerk, released the official list of new registrants with order numbers up to 4103. The data show each registrant by serial number, order number, and surname first, with questionnaires to be mailed to those below order numbers 2050.
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Scott County
Wayne J. Buckhanon
Buckhanon
Buckhanan
Allen
Lloyd
Aldridge
Frank
Alsup
Ross N
Edward P
Arnold
Bill
Anderson
Louis
Andres
Leonard
C. W
Bailey
William E
Baker
Charles M
Ballard
William
Barr
Herbert L
Berry
Floyd J
Bertrand
J. E
Bethune
Noble
Bishop
Joe R
Blattel
Paul H
Biles
Tom
Boone
Merritt A
Bowers
John R
Bowles
R. V
Bray
Alton
Brock, Jr
Bryant
Howard
Buchanan
Jessie
Bullock
E. J
Burton
Robert A
Byrd
James E
Cannon
R. W
Carroll
Jesse L
Causey
Clark
Fred D
Vincent L
Cobb
Wilburn
Cody
Austin C
Comstock
Leo
Counselor
L. E
Crouthers
Omer
Crowe
Ralph J
Crump
Arthur L
Cundiff
Walter
Cunningham
Daniel
T. W
Daniels
Dannenmuehler
Skywriting by Col Goebels Delights Sikeston
Col Art Goebel famed flyer visited Sikeston to help Phillips 66 dealers with a mile long sky sign reading Phillips 66. He has flown 350000 miles and used 25000 miles of smoke, guiding letters with mirrored readability while mounting at 6000 to 9000 feet to dodge winds.
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Art Goebels
Sikeston
Phillips 66
Col
Goebels
Art Goebel
Goebel
Colonel Goebel
Smoke letters hung by air pilot plan for outdoor signs
Art Goebel uses wind tests to set drift for giant sign letters. He climbs to height, measures wind, and times writing for morning or late afternoon sun to avoid drifting. He flies a Boeing P-12 plane with 450 horsepower, 30 by 20 feet span, over 200 mph, with a trigger on the stick for instant control. The Colonel keeps plane and apparatus in top shape and calls the work not dangerous.
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Art
Goebel
Rites Held for Publisher Lon Wolpers Brother
Funeral services were held at the Church of the Nazarene in Dexter for Lon B. Wolpers 57 a farmer and brother of J H Wolpers publisher of the Daily American Republic in Poplar Bluff interment was in Duncan cemetery at Dexter He died at his Dexter area home July 30 Survivors include his widow two sons Eric and Henry four daughters Edna Naomi Hattie and Opal and four brothers C M and Charles of Poplar Bluff and A L and J E Wolpers of Los Angeles Cal all survive
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Church of the Nazarene
Dexter
Lon B. Wolpers
J. H. Wolpers
Daily American Republic
Poplar Bluff
Duncan
Wolpers
Eric
Henry
Edna
Naomi
Hattie
Opal
C. M
Charles Wolpers
A. L. and
J. E. Wolpers
Los Angeles
Cal
Alarming 1941 Quarter Sees Rise in Vehicle Fatalities
An alarming increase in motor vehicle fatalities during the first quarter of 1941 is attributed in part to travel to and from Army camps by relatives and friends visiting the men in service.
Printing arrives in the American colonies three centuries ago
A historical overview notes that printing technology was introduced to the American colonies about 300 years in the past, marking a milestone in colonial communication and the spread of information. It highlights the role of early printers and the impact on literacy and public discourse.
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American Colonies
Farmers turn weeds to profit in Arkansas and Missouri
NE Arkansas and SE Missouri farmers will harvest jimson weeds for medicinal use. Fred E. Batcheller of Deland Florida plans a drying warehouse and seeks 100000 pounds, paying about half a cent per pound. The plant known as jamestown weed is poisonous but used in tonics. urgent 20000 pounds requested now.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Arkansas
Missouri
Fred E. Batcheller
Deland
Fla
Batcheller
Russia
Germany
Finland Has Women In Barbers and Street Roles
In Finland women hold roles as barbers, head waiters and street railway conductors, reflecting gender diversification in traditional job sectors. This shift highlights evolving workplace opportunities and local attitudes toward women's labor participation.
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Finland
Persimmon Wood Yields Excellent Golf Club Heads
Golf enthusiasts praise persimmon wood for making high quality club heads. The dense wood provides solid feel and stable performance, contributing to precision and distance favored by players seeking reliable feedback.
Sister of J. A. O'Hara Dead of Apoplexy
Mrs Lydia Fallon sister of J. A. O'Hara died in Cleveland Ohio last Saturday after a stroke of apoplexy Funeral services were held Tuesday morning in Brandon Wisconsin attended by Mr and Mrs J A O'Hara Electa O'Hara Edna Shankle and her children Billy and Stella Jean The O'Hara family were expected to return home today
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J. A. O'Hara
Electa O’hara
Edna Shankle
Billy
Stella Jean
Brandon
Wisconsin
Lydia Fallon
O’hara
New Pavement on Cairo Highway Opens Four Mile Stretch
Barriers removed and traffic flows over a new four mile concrete paving on Federal Highway 60 between Charleston and Cairo. Work began June 30 and the route now reduces mileage by about two miles, bringing total from the Mississippi bridge to Charleston to 13.7 miles, down from over 15. The slab links with a Charleston slab laid last year and total mileage savings between the two cities reach roughly five miles when including prior projects.
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Charleston
Cairo
Mississippi Bridge
Black Top
Twin boys leave hospital after three weeks at Sikeston General
Thomas Edward and Charlies Anthony Dumey, twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dumey, were moved to their Vernon Avenue home after three weeks at Sikeston General Hospital. This week they mixed up days and nights, singing all night and sleeping by day, but their mother hopes August heat will bring improvement.
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Thomas Edward
Charlies Anthony
Harold Dumey
Sikeston General Hospital
Vernon Avenue
Tony
Tommy
Restrictions Asked by Sikeston Negroes
Citizens of Sunset Addition, Sunset Second Addition and Fairgrounds Addition petitioned the Sikeston city council to oppose any building in the area by white people to sell liquor beer groceries or operate hotels. The issue was referred to city attorney Robert A Dominster for opinion.
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Sikeston
Sunset Addition
Sunset Second Addition
Fairgrounds Addition
Robert A. Deminster
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Kinder
Eugene
Kneezle
J. W
Kornegger M
LaGrand
J. R
Lambert
Lewil
Bruce
Lancaster
LeTempt
L. J
Lett
Charles F
Lindeman
Joe
Litzelfiner
W. W
Loflin
Wallace E
Luber
Lynn
Wilford
William A
Marsh
Ray Carl
Marshall
Robt
Martin
Alfred H
Matthews
E. C
Matthews, Jr
Jack
Maynard
V. A
McCord
John J
McCollum, Jr
H. T
McFall
John B
McMullin
H. E
Melton
Robert H
Michael
Max L
Mill
Walter C
Miller
Vernon A
Edward J
Milner
Null
Alfred L
Odom
John A
Ourth
Penrose
James
Pemberton
Pickett
James D
Pinkerton
T. J
Propst
Cecil
Pryor
Lester O
Putman
R. S
Reeves
Dorris
Reinagel
H. W
Reischman
E. F
Robb
Jack D
Runyon
C. E
Rodgers
E. A
Sadler
Edwin
Schaefer
Elmer
Scherer
Paul J
Schoen
Anton P
Schmitt
Schwab
Norman
Scudder
Paul R
Sellers
Lester F
Sexton
C. V
Shelby
Donald P
Singleton
J. T
Slayden
Smith
Sneed
Thomas J
William J
Spann, Jr
O. F
Spaulding
Behgh
Spencer
Stallings
Homer
Steele
Onis
Wallace
M. R
Bullie I
Waltrip
W. H
Warner
Marvin
Washburn
L. G
Webb
John W
Wells
Raymond
Gulf Coast
Florida
Memphis
Ar. Pensacola
Pensacola
Grand Central Station
Memphis, Lenn
Lewsprape
Bache
Ema
the Bank OF Sikeston
Col. Goebels
Publishers’ Brother
J. A. Ophara
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Rinso Lux ‘Son
Lifebuoy
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the Herald
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