New Motor Vehicle Responsibility Law In Missouri
Missouri adopts a new motor vehicle responsibility law effective August 29 to curb financially irresponsible drivers and reduce accident costs. It requires reporting accidents with damages over $100 to the Department of Revenue within 10 days, suspension risks, and liability limits of $2,000 property damage, $5,000 injury per person, and $10,000 per accident. Insurance must be Missouri-licensed with specified minimums. exemptions exist for certain governments.
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Missouri
United States
Sikeston
Retail Credit Association
Charleston
East Prairie
Department of Revenue
Department of Revenue Security
Safety Responsibility Unit
Jefferson City
Honors presented Sunday to Sergeant Detroy Green
Lieutenant Colonel Carl C. Wilkinson presented a letter of commendation to Sergeant First Class Detroy Green at his Tanner Street home for meritorious service in Korea with the 92d Armored Field Artillery Battalion. Green served February 1952 to April 1953, discharged June 4, 1953, and plans to enter the University of Missouri in the fall.
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Carl C. Wilkinson
Cape Girnardeau
Detroy Green
Tanner Street
Korea
92D Armored Field Artillery
Sfc
Green
Marilyn Ward
Matthews
Angela Gayle
University of Missouri
Mother of Sikeston Woman Dies in Thayer
Funeral services for Rosie E. Huffman 76 of Thayer Missouri will be Sunday afternoon at the Two Mile Church. She died Tuesday noon at her daughter Mae Bakers home. Survived by four daughters Mrs Johnny Ester Taylor Sikeston Mrs Mae Baker Mrs Tenny Maddin Thayer and Mrs Daisy Cooper California and four sons Edd Huffman Scott Field Air Base Belleville Illinois Paul Huffman California Pete Huffman Thayer and Willie Huffman Quinn Missouri.
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Rosie E. Huffman
Thayer
Missouri
Johnny Taylor
Sikeston
Mae Baker
Huffman
Howell County
Johnny (Ester) Taylor
Sikeston Man Hurt In Fall At Cape Girardeau
Lawrence Wright, 37, of Sikeston, Fabick Brothers Equipment Company employee, was injured Monday evening when unloading heavy earth moving equipment on Themis Street in Cape Girardeau. He slipped from a high machine and fell ten feet onto a paved wharf, taken to Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau in satisfactory condition.
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Lawrence Wright
Fabick Brothers Equipment Company
Southeast Missouri Hospital
Cape Girardeau
Themis Street
Fabick Company
Matthews Man With Engineers in Korea
Pfc Haskel Jones wife Lottie lives in Muskegon Mich serves with 23rd Infantry Division in Korea. Jones a truck driver in Company D 65th Engineer Combat Battalion entered the Army in April 1952 and completed basic training at Fort Leonard Wood Mo. Son of Henderson Jones rural route Matthews Mo. Jones was a truck driver in civilian life.
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25Th Infantry
Korea
Haskel Jones
Lottie
Muskeegon
Mich
23Th Infantry
Jones
65Th Engineer Comat Battalon
Fort Leonard Wood
Henderson Jones
Matthews
Cape Girardeau Man Guest of Rotary Club
Bill Garnartt of Cape Girardeau, National Junior Chamber director, spoke at the Sikeston Junior Chamber of Commerce meeting at the Country Club on Tuesday evening about his trip to the National Jaycee Convention in Tulsa Oklahoma. Guests Floyd Matthews Fred Elfrank and Ed Pitman attended. Pitman became a new member.
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Bill Garnartt
Cape Girardeau
National Junior Chamber of Commerce
Sikeston Junior Chamber of Commerce
Country Club
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Floyd Matthews
Fred Elfrank
Ed Pitman
Cotton Picker Operator School set for Sikeston
A Cotton Picker Operator School will be held September 8 at the Rex Theatre in Sikeston. Sponsored by the Missouri College of Aericulture, the Missouri Cotton Producers Association, and picker manufacturers, it offers instruction on operation maintenance and repair to boost ginning quality and producer income. International Harvester Allis Chalmers and John Deere instructors will lead sessions from 9 50 a m to 4 30 p m with no charge and groups by machine make in the afternoon.
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Eas
Rex Theatre
Sikeston
Missouri College of Aeroculture
Missouri Cotton Producers Association
Manufacturers of
International Harvester Company
Allis- Chalmers Company
John Deere Company
Portageville
Red Cross to Discuss Future in Scott County
Tonight at 7 30 a special meeting of the Scott County Chapter of the American Red Cross will be held at the Tanner Street Church of God. Mayor Butler and civic group representatives will attend a round table discussion on continuing Red Cross work in the community with reports on past activities and the need to remain. Representations from Gray Ladies Home Service water safety home nursing and first aid workers will also be present.
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Scott County
The
American Red Cross
Tanner Street Church
Red Cross
Gray Ladies Home Service
Sikeston Eyes Cable TV Test Tower by Midwest Video
Sikeston council agrees to six month option for Midwest Video to install a test tower and run a coaxial cable system delivering clear programs on numbered channels. Service would cost 3.50 monthly with a 13 hook-up, and if tests succeed the city may grant a ten year exclusive franchise.
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Sikeston
Midwest Video, Inc
Ernest Dunn
Poplar Bluff
Mid-West Video Company
Mid-West Video
Dunn
Burke Re elected PMA Chairman for Scott County
Evin Burke of Vanduser was re elected to the Pro duction and Marketing Administration committee chairmanship in Scott county last Saturday by township committeemen previously chosen.
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Burke
PMA
Scott County
Evin Burke
Vanduser
Civil Defense Could Aid Sikeston Flood Refugees
In January 1937 Sikeston housed over 2500 flood refugees from Mississippi and New Madrid counties, with 2900 in Scott county. Red Cross led relief, but delays showed value of a Civil Defense group to mobilize quickly in camps at South Grade school and local churches. Missouri Highway Commission aided earlier floods, highlighting need for organized readiness to reduce suffering and costs.
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Sikeston
Mississippi
New Madrid
Mississippi River
Scott County
Odd Fellows
Baptist, Nazarene, Christian
Red Cross
Ohio River
Ope
Missouri Highway Commission
Fair Grounds
Civil Defense
Highway repairs in district prompt careful driving
Careful driving is urged on several Southeast Missouri highways due to maintenance work. One way traffic is in effect in multiple spots. Highway 61 between Sikeston and New Madrid is under repair, with widening and resurfacing planned between New Madrid and Portageville. Repairs also affect Highway 60 east and west of Sikeston Morehouse and Bertrand.
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Southeast Missouri
Sikeston
New Madrid
Portageville
Morehouse
Bertrand
Sikeston Man's Father Dies in East St Louis
Frank Switala 81 of East St Louis Illinois died Tuesday at a daughter's home in East St Louis He is survived by a daughter Mrs Gussie Woodrome of Kansas City another daughter Mrs Marie Martin of East St Louis and Sikeston son Hank Switala office manager for the pany in Sikeston The body lies in Burke Funeral home East St Louis until services at 9 am Friday at St Phillips Church East St Louis Interment Holy Cross Cemetery Edgemont Illinois
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Sikeston
Frank Switala
East St. Louis
Illinois
Henry “Hank” Switala
Switala
Marie Martin
Gussie Woodrome
Kansas City
Burke Funeral
State Streets
Ilinois
St. Phillips
Holy Cross
Edgemont
Milinois
One New Member for Mundrod Dollar Club Adds to Week
A man joined the $100 Club this past week while nine were fined before Police Judge F H Smith. Tony Lee Vaughn paid a $100 fine after arrest on careless and reckless driving while drunk. Ditty Kirby Dewey Neal and Dould Presley faced $12 fines for drunkenness. James Sheldred paid $15 for careless driving. Joe L Bull $12 for careless driving. Billy D Harbard and Paul Hart were fined $15 each for fighting. White Harvest fined $12 for drunkenness. Russell Stewart charged with drunkenness.
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F. H. Smith
Tony Lee Vaughn
George Davis
Ira Shuffitt
Ditty Kirby
Dewey Neal
Dould Presley
James Sheldred
Ed Wright
Joe L. Bull
Grover Kelley
Billy D. Harbard
Paul Hart
Davis
White Harvest
Russell Stewart
Harold Wallace
Draft Board Office Closed August 2
The Scott County Selective Service Board office will close the afternoon of August 27 and all day August 28 to allow Clerk Marshall Myers to attend a school of instruction for Selective Service clerks in Jefferson City.
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Scott County Selective Service Board
Marshall Myers
Jefferson City
Sikeston Joins State Municipal League
Mayor Charles Butler authorized Sikeston to join the Municipal League of Missouri effective November 1 1953. A special council committee will meet next Monday to consider garbage disposal, as council reviews the Charleston garbage ordinance, sewer issues, and a Midwest Video test tower proposal.
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Charles Butler
Municipal League of Missouri
Sikeston City
Charleston
Midwest Video, Inc
Sikeston
Fish Fry Notice for Chamber Members at Reelfoot Lake
Sikeston Chamber of Commerce members received letters about the annual country ham and fish fry to be held at Reelfoot Lake near Tiptonville Tennessee on Wednesday evening August 26. Members are urged to notify Secretary McAnelly by Saturday. The meal will be served at 7 30 p m.
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Sikeston Chamber of Commerce
Reelfoot Lake
Tiptonville
Tennessee
Reelfoot
McAnelly
Miss Martha Story Hosts Rotary Club Meeting
The Rotary Club held its regular Monday evening session at the Rustic Rock with Miss Martha Ann Story as guest. Program chair Billi Modersbach introduced Story, daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald Story, who sang three selections with pianist Connie Moore. Charles Hicks announced Miss Marcella Miles would represent the club at the East Prairie festival on October 8 9 and 10.
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Rotary Club
Rustic Rock
Martha Ann Story
Billi Modersbach
Miss Story
Donald Story
Man
Connie Moore
Charles Hicks
Marcella Miles
East Prairie
First Bale of Cotton Reported on Guiling Land
Harold Hill, operator of Guiling land on the Tanner Road, reports a bale of Fox cotton picked Monday August 17. Planted around April 18. The bale was taken to Wayside Gin Company in Morehouse.
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Harold Hill
Tanner Road
Waven
Wayside Gin Company
Morehouse
Bruington Family Visits Sikeston Friends in California
Mr and Mrs Carl Bruington and children Kent and Barbara of Sanger California arrived yesterday for a visit with Sam Potashnick and other friends. The Bruingtons are former Sikeston residents and Mrs Bruington was Virginia Freeman before marriage.
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Carl Bruington
Kent
Barbara
Sanger
Calif
Sam Potashnick
Bruingtons
Sikeston
Bruington
Virginia Freeman
Joyce hosts mark sisters visit in Missouri trip
Guests of Rev and Mrs M G Joyce last week included Mrs Joyce's sisters Miss Ruth Russell of Harvey Iowa and Miss Evelyn Russell of Fayette Missouri. They left Sunday for Shelbina Missouri to visit their parents Rev and Mrs W C Russell.
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M. G. Joyce
Credit Needs of Farmers Highlight Sikeston Conference
A Missouri Agricultural Credit Conference titled Financing Missouri Farmers During the Fifties will be held September 15 at the Rustic Rock Inn Sikeston. A panel on Commercial Bank Credit for Missouri Farmers features Clyde D. Harris The First National Bank Cape Girardeau R Q Brown Mississippi County Agricultural Agent Charleston Frank Altom Jr farmer Sikeston and J C Welman Bank of Kennett president with Ray E Miller Federal Reserve Bank St Louis as moderator. The event runs 2:00 to 8:30 pm CST with a six o clock dinner and is part of a six meeting series by the Missouri Bankers Association in cooperation with the College of Agriculture University of Missouri and the Federal Reserve Bank. Officers of the association and College of Agriculture officials will participate in the programs.
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Missouri
Rustic Rock Inn
Sikeston
Clyde D. Harris
First National Bank
Cape Girardeau
R. Q. Brown
Mississippi
Charleston
Frank Altom Jr
Federal Reserve Bank
Missouri Bankers Association
College of Agriculture
Honored for Forty Years in National Guard
Master Sergeant Ezra L. Shot gun Williams of Sikeston received a twenty year service award from Lieutenant Colonel Herbert F. Wickham of Poplar Bluff in a Sikeston Armory ceremony. Williams joined in 1927 with Company K, earned first basic training twenty years ago, and served 4% years in World War II with the 7th Infantry Division Heavy Mortar Corps in the Pacific as operations sergeant at discharge.
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Ezra L
Williams
Sikeston
Herbert F. Wickham
Poplar Bluff
140Th Infantry
Sikeston Armory
National Guards
Wickham
7Th Infantry Division
Heavy Mortar Corps
Pacific
Watkins Vacation In Canada For Two Weeks
Mr and Mrs Dick Watkins are spending a two week vacation in Canada visiting various cities and enjoying local sights during their trip this month.
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Mrs
Dick Watkins
Canada
City Council hires Haskins Riddle and Sharp for Sikeston sewer project
The Kansas City firm Haskins Riddle and Sharp was approved as engineers to design the Sikeston sewerage disposal plant, trunk lines, and lift stations. Two contracts planned: plant and trunk lines plus a second for laying laterals. Board of Public Works may handle laterals. bond issue of $600,000 for construction. Water bills would rise by about fifty percent to fund progress.
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Haskins, Riddle and Sharp
Kansas City
Sikeston
E. P. Coleman Jr
Coleman
Board of Public Works
Three Cases Called in Magistrate Court
Three cases appeared before Judge M. E. Montgomery in magistrate court Tuesday morning. State v James Davidson on non support had bond refunded and continued by court with $100 bond to be executed. John Wesley Jenkins pled guilty to operating with improper license and was fined five dollars plus costs. Pat Orr Urhahn charged with disturbing the peace was dismissed. All other cases continued to August 25.
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M. E. Montgomery
State
James Davidson
John Wesley Jenkins
Pat Orr Urhahn
Mrs Bill Haters and Miss Barbara Williams Visit Memphis
Mrs Bill Haters and Miss Barbara Williams spent Monday in Memphis Tennessee, engaging in planned activities and social engagements during a brief outing in the city.
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Bill Haters
Barbara Williams
Memphis
Tenn
New Madrid County 4 H to Represent District at State Contest
New Madrid County 4 H members will travel to the State Contest Day at the University of Missouri on September 25 after winning at the District Round-up in Dexter on August 15. Winners include Jane Byrd in the Dress Revue, Mary Jane Robbs in the girl under 14 division, York Club's Share the Fun entrants Lee Ayers Jerry Northcutt and Neva Nell Ayers, and dairy foods demo team Joan Yarbro Ruth Hubbard. several 4 H members earned blue ribbons in demonstrations and grooming contests, with state contestants advancing to Chicago for the National 4 H Club Congress.
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New Madrid County
University of Missouri
Dexter
Jane Byrd
Matthews Club
Missouri
Jane
Mary Jane Robbs
New Madrid
Mary Jane
York
Neva Nell Ayers
Columbia
Chicago
U. S. Rubber Company
Shamrock
Sarah Ann Barnett
Diane Drerup
Baderville Club
Rosemary Hulshof
Shamrock Club
Charles Gardner Jr
Charles
United States
Doris Nance
York Club
Doris
Buddy DeLisle
Buddy
Six-State Phone Strike Begins This Morning
The six-state telephone strike began at 6 o clock affecting Southwestern Bell service. CIO union seeks a new contract, listing 103 changes from the July 6 1952 agreement. Picket line in front of Sikeston exchange. supervisors try to maintain service amid long call waits.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
CIO
Telephone Company
Sikeston
Guttenfelders to Be Brought Home From Paducah Hospital
Rev Guttenfelder injured in a traffic accident near Paducah Kentucky last Wednesday recovering quickly in Paducah hospital His face stitches and healing packs are the main concern He will be brought home to Sikeston early next week Mrs Guttenfelder with a broken nose also in good condition will be brought home Rev Guttenfelder's Cedar Rapids Iowa parents Mr and Mrs J C Guttenfelder will arrive in Sikeston today Mrs Harlan with a broken jaw underwent major jaw surgery yesterday and remains in the hospital in guarded condition
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Guttenfelder
Paducah
Sikeston
J. C. Guttenfelder
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Harlan
Diehlstadt School to Open Monday for 1953-54 Year
The Diehlstadt Consolidated public school will begin the 1953-54 term Monday August 24 with a full faculty except for a coach and a physical education teacher. Gov vetoed the public schools appropriation, reducing one high school position.
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Diehlstadt
Elmer E. Dunn
Norvel Cannon
Clarence B. Bryan
William Black
Gwendolyn Gary
Betty Higgins
Scott County farmers approve wheat quotas
In Scott County a small voter turnout approved wheat marketing quotas with 21 yes and 28 no. The measure passed among the few farmers who cast ballots last Friday.
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Scott County
DtROC Breeders To Have Sale On September 9
At a Southeast Missouri Duroc Breeders Association meeting in Sikeston on September 29 the next public sale date was set for September 9. The event will be held at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Members and exhibitors earned top class placements at the Mid-South consignment show in Memphis on August 6, with Harold Popst of Oran and Bill Sifford of Puxico among top gilt finishers and Lumsden Bros. of Essex purchasing a choice gilt.
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Southeast Missouri Duroc Breeders Association
Sikeston
Arena Park
Cape Girardeau
Memphis
Southeast Missouri Duroc Group
Harold Popst
Oran
Lumsden Bros
Essex
Bill Sifford
Puxico
Mrs Ruby Ralph Leaves for Dennis California Visit
Mrs Ruby Ralph departed this morning for her home in Dennis California taking an extended week with relatives.
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Ruby Ralph
Dennis
California
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WSPA
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Hot Springs
Arkansas
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Mundred Dollar Club
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State Municipal League
Chamber OF Commerce
National Guard
Council
Joan Yarbro
Ruth Hubbard
Cox
Paducah Hospital
Dtroc
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