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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1952
Page
17
Sixty percent favored the 750000 road bond with two thirds required. 2525 voted yes and 3341 no at a special election. Earlier, in June, 2273 supported and 1603 opposed, still short of a two to one margin. Result left many planned gravel roads unfunded.
Missouri Democrats renominated James A. Reed for U S Senator while Republicans backed R R Brewster at the weekly primary election. Mrs R C Finley hosted a large birthday dinner for her husband. Mr and Mrs J M Pitman moved into a gated residence by L H Sexton. At Malone Theatre Pearl White stars in Any Wife and Tom Mix in Up and Going at the same venue.
Twenty five years ago work began on the Mississippi River bridge at Pairo. B J Sands, formerly with the International Shoe factory at Brieston, named superintendent of the Cape Girardeau factory. Boy Scout Troop One members in camp on St Francis river west of Fredericktown included Merritt Beck Jr Gordon Blanton J F Cox Jr John and Ward Denman Billy Fox J W Jones Jr Albert McCarty John McMullin Paul D and Billy Malone Lyman Mitchel Junior and Har.
Five years ago Sikeston faced severe crop damage from ongoing dry weather with temperatures reaching 106 degrees. A fatal traffic accident near Morley claimed the lives of Don Foster and Mary L. McDonough. A Herald employee reported witnessing an unusual glowing object in the sky, claiming not a flying saucer but something unseen in the books. Other items note local elections, appointments, obituaries, a school superintendent switch, Miss KSIM 1951, a church cornerstone, a marriage in Columbia, and local business ownership changes.
A Census Bureau statistician charts the best roads to matrimony in The New American Weekly. The feature promises guidance to women seeking husbands and ties the promotion to the Chicago Herald American Sunday edition.
A humorous exchange unfolds when a conceited female traffic officer whistles at a sweet young passerby who replies that she is already engaged. The moment captures a playful confrontation and the officer’s blunt persistence.
A simple one pan summer supper cooks in the yard shade. Simple ingredients and quick method highlight this easy, relaxed meal idea from Kroger Food Foundation Cincinnati.
Civil suits totaling 65050 filed in Benton Circuit Clerk's office stem from a July 4 accident injuring 11 year old Bobby Gene Taylor of Sikeston. Plaintiffs seek 50000 for personal injuries and 50000 for property damage against Richard McDougal of Sikeston, driver of the car. The petition cites negligent driving, defective lights and brakes, and excessive speed.
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