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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1948
Page
2
CAPE GIRARDEAU preparations are under way for a vaudeville and fireworks program at Arena Park August 28 to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Marquette Cement Manufacturing Co. Admission is limited to employees, their families and friends.
Last year 2,050 Americans were killed on rural highways in auto crashes and about 7,000 were injured. With vacation travel peaking in summer, the Resident Prevention Department of the Association of Casualty and Surety urges heightened roadway safety measures.
The stock and fixtures of Fae’s Enchanted Cottage at 215 Hunter Street were sold last Saturday by owner Mrs. Paul Brewer to Mrs. Ellis Young of Charleston. The business will be discontinued and Mrs. Brewer will visit relatives in Wyoming and Texas before possibly locating in Fort Worth.
September term jurors and alternates listed by township for New Madrid County Circuit Court. Anderson Township jurors K C Anderson Lloyd Glover with alternates Bill Daugherty E R Gimberling. Big Prairie jurors Alfred Bird Dola York L C Stucker with alternates Tom Moore Lee Atwell W W Baker. Como jurors Ernest Daniels W S S Walker W C Cox with alternates Charlie Adams A T Applegate Virgil Allen.
Kansas City Mo August 18 American Foundation for Animal Health warns new hot spots are smouldering and calls for continued testing and retesting in all herds, even those free of disease, to prevent TB from returning and endangering milk supply and human health.
Rural pedestrians are urged to walk on the left shoulder facing traffic and to wear white or carry a light after dark to increase visibility and safety on roadways.
Construction on the ultra modern Reiss Dairy one story plant on Highway 61 progressed with cream brick exterior and white glazed tile interior. The 100 by 100 foot building includes a milk bar and soda fountain and will begin ice cream and beverages after occupancy. Reiss sources milk from 120 producers and serves routes along Highway 61 to Caruthersville Hayti Chaffee East Prairie Gray Ridge and beyond.
The C. Clarence Scott Insurance Agency will open a new office behind the current building at the northeast corner of New Madrid Street and Front Street. The loan and real estate departments move to the new space, accessible from both North New Madrid and a rear connecting door.
Miner Elementary School on Highway 60, two and a half miles east of Sikeston, will open August 30. School board member Marshall McGill announced three of four teaching positions are filled, with one upper grades position yet to be filled. Marie Gale will be principal and teach third and fourth grades, Lillie Newton will teach first and second grades, and John Horner teaches ten years in Tennessee schools.
A brief notice touts Herald Want Ad’s low price and strong reach. Readers are urged to place classified ads for quick exposure and measurable responses, with economy as a key selling point.
After a primary, two vacancies arose on the Cape Girardeau county Republican ticket. Miss Martha Schmude died, and Mrs. Leo Steimle was named to succeed her as clerk of court of common pleas. A meeting set August 28 will name a successor to Fred Clippard, who quit as presiding judge. committee re elected Finch Jr as chairman and named Stiver, Zoelsman, and Schade as officers.
An inspection of the mechanical equipment of the Missouri Delta Community Hospital near Sikeston will be conducted Monday by New York architects. Dr. J. Davis will oversee the final inspection after the architects’ report, likely between September 9 and 13, with formal opening news to follow. Much equipment is in place and being assembled while staff recruitment continues.
A 1947 traffic safety notice warns that forty percent of deaths occurred on weekends, urging careful driving during summer Saturdays and Sundays as well as every day, from the Accident Prevention Department of the Association of Casualty and Surety Companies.
August sale offers surprising prices on cabinets and breakfast sets at Laur's. Explore discounts across multiple styles and finishes, with limited stock and special in-store offers.
Governor Phil M Donnelly appointed Richard R Nacy Jefferson City banker to fill the unexpired term of Robert W Winn who died at St Luke s Hospital St Louis after a short illness Winn had been nominated as Democratic candidate for Secretary of State in the August primary The Democratic State Committee will name a candidate to succeed him on the state ticket
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