Thirty Years Ago Fire Destroys Block East of Railroad Park
In August 1918 a fire near the Missouri Pacific tracks destroyed all buildings in a block except the Erdmann garage. The fire overwhelmed by low water pressure, with several named businesses and residents affected. Fern Scott aided by calling in help. Other items include elections, accidents, and local notes from Sikeston and surrounding counties.
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Missouri Pacific
East Railroad Park
Legion Square
L. C. Erdmann
Chris Beck
Cairo
L. A. Tickell
S. B. Crain
James Nester
Knight Dairy
Andres
Missouri Utilities Company
Erdmann
Fern Scott
Fern Bowman
National Food Administration
E. F. Schorle
Missouri
Paving bids sought for city route 61 segment
Fifteen years ago on August 17 1948 the State Highway Department invited bids for paving the portion of city route 61 between North Y and North Kingshighway. Other items note a 78 year old ex slave J oe Chaney dying locally and described as part Indian and part Negro, sold with sister for 1000 before emancipation. Also mention Dr Howard Dunaway and Dr W M Sidwell opening adjoining offices in the McCoy Tanner building and local farmer Will Larker marketing a 73 pound watermelon with plans to sell larger 80 pound fruit next week, plus an incident involving J F Cox seen pilfering Miss Ruth Jones, daughter of the Herald editor.
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State Highway Department
North Y
North Kingshighway
Joe Chaney
Howard Dunaway
W. M. Sidwell
McCoy-Tanner
Will Larker
Ben Moser
Pharris Ridge
J. F. Cox
Ruth Jones
Herald
Gasoline Drops to 16 Cents in Sikeston Area
Twenty five years ago on August 16 1923 the retail price of gasoline fell 6.6 cents to 16.6 cents a gallon. Sikeston district cotton showed promise of a fine crop though army worms were a threat on some farms. James F Smith built a four room house at 524 William Street in nine days by his own labor. Mr and Mrs Wm Pharris longtime Sikeston residents celebrated their golden wedding anniversary.
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Sikeston
James F. Smith
William Street
Wm. Pharris
Seen Around St. Louis Marks Beginning of Notable Career
Dave Kevil was seen doing the same later that day. Investigators found two fine watermelons left in the car and no arrests were made. Phil Leslie, now a top Hollywood writer, began his weekly Herald column with Seen Around St. Louis, signaling the start of a notable career.
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Dave Kevil
Phil Leslie
Hollywood
the Herald
St. Louis
Ten Years Ago Watermelon Shipments Dominate Missouri Trade
Ten years past Sikeston Charleston McMullin and Bertrand shipped two thousand carloads of watermelons. Sikeston alone logged three hundred fifty six carloads as regional growers pushed sales. Political shifts occurred in Scott County with Otto Schoen and C L Malone named chairs of the Democratic and Republican committees respectively. A fatal gasoline accident near a man known as the bone yard left one man dead after a truck tank was ignited by a lighted match. J F Cox Jr sold his Cape Girardeau drug store to join his father in business locally.
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Sikeston
Charleston
McMullin
Bertrand
Scott County
Otto Schoen
Fornfelt
C. L. Malone
J. F. Cox Jr
Cape Girardeau
Missouri State Library
St. Louis
Mercantile Library
Mercantile
New Mercantile Library
Fatal fall kills Mrs. Engel in Park Avenue home
Five years ago on August 19, 1943 Mrs. Mary B. Engel died after tumbling down stairs at her Park Avenue residence, suffering a broken neck. The item notes local property and business mentions including farm sale near Sikeston, a 11 acre peach orchard yielding 2000 bushels, and a new commander for Henry Meldrum Post American Legion.
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Mary B. Engel
Park Avenue
J. J. Riess
Sikeston
P. J. Ponder
Near Commerce
Bill Henington
Henry Meldrum
American Legion
Ferrell Oil and Coal Company
Energy
Fatal pedestrian accident and local notices from Sikeston
News items report the death of Vaught Johnson, a 31 year old farmer, struck at Highway 61 and Matthews Lane while pedestrians and drivers see a car set ablaze. Sikeston voters approve natural gas franchise for AN.G. by 963 to 7. Two youth fatalities, Bobby Helm 9, and Carolyn Kelso 2, in farm and truck incidents.
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Vaught Johnson
Matthews
Highway 61
Matthews Lane
George Ward
Frank van Horne
Sikeston
Associated Natural Gas Company
Bobby Leon’ Helm
Amos Helm
Carolyn Jean Kelso
Rebel Kelso
Feudin' A Fightin And A Readin
A State Historical Society summary traces Missouri literacy from frontier reading aloud in cabin fireside to the rise of libraries. It notes early efforts in St Louis 1811 1819 1824 and 1826 Fayette Company, the Franklin Library 1818, and the 1853 Hannibal library growing to Missouri’s first tax supported public library in 1889 under 1885 law.
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St. Louis
Louisiana Gazette
Fayette _Circulating Library Company
Hannibal
Missouri
Navy rental costs cut by 15 million since WWII end
The annual rental for leased Navy properties was reduced by 15 million dollars since the end of World War II. Also advertised are discounted Fine 9x12 Axminster rugs from Lair's with a note to read the ads for news and prices.
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Navy
Lair’s
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M. G. Gresham
Democratic Committee
W. H. Tanner
Republican Committee
George McCloud
Oliver Patterson
Noxall
New Madrid County
Maxwell
Otis Bryant
Great Lakes
War Industries Board
Almanag
Dieppe
France
Belgium
Chattanooga
W—Red Cross
Geneva
Masseacre
Paris
Washington
1814
Festurer
Finis Jones
Mississippi River
Charles Neace
Oran
John F. Hogg
Messier
Frisco
Sunnyland
New Hamburg
Black River
Poplar Bluff
H. L. Smith and Son
Linn
Leonard McMullin
John L. Tanner
L. O. Rodes
Ranney Applegate
Porter Kendal
Bill Robinson
Wm. S. Smith
Southeast Missouri Telephone Company
Bill Butler
Panama Railroad
Cristobal
Gatun Lake
Continental Divide
Gaillard Cut
Pedro Miguel
Miraflores
Pacific
Panama Canal
Atlantic
Pacific Oceans
North
South America
THE
State Historical Society of Missouri
Floyd C. Shoemaker
Old Franklin
Library Company
Missouri Intelligencer
Franklin Library Company
Ried
Center St
Allard-Matthews Insurance Agency
Ari
Scott County Milling Company
Dexter
KSIM
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