War service notices honor local men in Korea and Texas
Private Dal Segraves of Bliss Texas is serving with the 7th Infantry Division in Korea after completing basic training. Pvt Lee J Bernard of Oran Missouri serves with the 14th Infantry Division on the west central front. Bernard enlisted in January 1952 and was a construction worker before joining the Army. Local readers are invited to write to Segraves at his Route 1 address.
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Fort Blis
Morles
Cape Girardeau
Korea
Lee J. Bernard
Lacy Bernard
Oran
North Korea
Iron Triangle
Khun
Ennemy
1Th
Lernard
Sikeston Chamber to publish wallet facts booklet
The Sikeston Chamber of Commerce will publish a 4 page pocket wallet facts booklet titled Boost Sikeston with these Pocket Wallet Facts. Sponsorships of 5 000 copies are sought from local firms with a phone call to 2199 for details. The 2 ½ by 4 inch booklet covers Sikeston facts including agriculture airport climate education highways population utilities and more. Bremerhaven Germany note mentions Kenneth Hollingsworth a sharpshooter with the .45 pistol and military police at the Embarkation Port discussing US jurisdiction and World War II deployments.
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Sikeston
Sikeston Chamber of Commerce
Bremerhaven
Germany
Kenneth Hollingsworth
Hester
Oran
North Sea
U.S
Hollingsworth
Lizzie H. Hollingsworth
Holland
Belgium
Birthplace of Dr Andrew Sill shipped from park
A fog cabin birthplace linked to Dr. Andrew Taylor Sill founder of the school of osteopathy in Av En Ksville Mo was shipped from Jonesboro Va and placed in a small park.
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Andrew Taylor Sill
School of Osteopdth
Enksville
Jonesboro
Dowden Joins 35th Fighter Interceptor Wing in Japan
Airman First Class Clarence L Dowden Jr of Sikeston Missouri has arrived at a U S Air Force base in Japan after enlisting in 1951 and completing basic training language school at Syracuse New York. He then trained at Brooks Texas before joining the Far East posting with a radio squadron in the 35th Fighter Interceptor Wing tasked with defending central Japan.
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Japan
Clarence L. Dowden Jr
C. L Dowden
Sikeston
U. S. Air Force Base
Dowden
U. S Air Face
Syracuse
New York
Brooks Air Force Base
Texas
Brooks
Jimmie Sides Enters 400 Club in Calif Sales Contest
Jimmie A Sides son of Mr and Mrs Bob Sides of Sikeston has earned honorary membership in the 400 Club of his San Pedro California based automobile agency. The award follows a car selling contest across Southern California and Arizona. Sides previously sold for Sikeston Grocer Company before moving to California a little over a year ago.
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San Pedro
Calif
James A
Jimmie) Sides
Bob Sides
North Second Street
Automobile Agency
California
Arizona
Sikeston
Sikeston Grocer Company
Stalcup to Lead Missouri Polio Campaign Effort
Stalcup will direct polio campaign activities of thousands of volunteers across Missouri to raise funds for patient care medical staff training and research programs.
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Stalcup
Missouri
Meeting of McDaniel and Combs Families at Marquand
Mr and Mrs Willard McDaniel and children visited Mr and Mrs Lee Combs at Marquand. Mrs Combs is McDaniel’s half sister and this was their first meeting. Also visiting were Mr and Mrs Harold Tucker and Mrs Mabel Winn of Wittington Ill. to see Mr and Mrs James Lancaster. Lancaster recently had surgery and Winn will stay until her friend recovers. The Tuckers returned home Sunday.
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Willard McDaniel
Lee Combs
Marquand
Combs
Mr. McDaniel
Harold Tucker
Mabel Winn
Whittington
Ill
James Lancaster
Cotton Carnival Parade Route Change Planned This Year
Carnival committee at the American Legion home adds a float prize and shifts the parade route to showcase the Missouri Pacific Baby Eagle model. The 75 foot, 12,000 pound locomotive and passenger car will tour North Ranney to Tanner to Kingshighway then Center Stoddard Malone and end at Malone Kingshighway. A cotton themed float prize of 50 dollars and a 25 dollar second prize are established. Merchants urged to secure display space in the main tent.
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American Legion
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Missouri Pacific
Ranney St
Tanner
Center
Stoddard
Malone
Kingshighway
New Madrid
Chas. H. Butler
Legion
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Sikeston Stores
Labor Day
Chamber of Commerce
Straw-Steel
Great Lakes Steel Corporation
Spran-Steel Division OF
Great Lakes Steel
Straw-Steel Division
Sikeston Steel Building Company
Hiway
Sikeston, Missouri
O'Vspape
D. Isesraves
Sell J. Bernard
C. of C
Sgt. Hollingsworth
Airman
Jimmie Sides
Elliott
Emig7ry
Gevernor
Howard Elliott
Clarence C
Jefferson City
Wilbur (Sparky) Stalcup
University of Missouri
Basil O’connor
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Rwey
Ball
Malone Theatre
Warner Bros
Anti
Will Rogers
Rogers
Eae George
Bert Hair Bernard
Republic Picture
Warner 2 Bros. Peneenr
Columbia Pictures Presents
Teresa Wright
Lisa Ferraday
Sam Katzman
Lew Sanders
Zzanane
Robert Ryan
Ida Lupino
Ward Bond Sears Kemper
John Houseman
Nicholas Ray
Alt. Bezzerides
Charles Joper
Mao Starrett
Zi Arnetic 'A
Chapman - Archer
Boris Karloff
Bela Lugosi
Sikeston Drive-In
Robert Mitchum
Jane Russell William Bendix Yyacad
Thomas Gomez
Gloria Grahame
Cy A and
Robert Ryam
Claire Trevor Jack Guetel
Robert Preston
Welter Grerrar
Hobert
Louis Stevenson
By Une Deereks
Harles Laughton
Richard Staple
Ariel
Richard Basehart
Gene Evans
Michael O'Shea
Howard Duff
Coleen
INC
Eee
Aei
T caPuee Productions
CDI
Pesen
Glenn Ford - Valli
Homolka
FEY Canmicolor
Shy
Canbel
PetSon
Jim Farmer
Maurice Stauffer
Delevan
Ilinois
Mr. Stauffer
Carl Jeckel
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