Necessity of Major Operation Indicated City finances prompt reform debate
City of Sikeston facing an apparent current expenditure deficit near 100000 shocks taxpayers and businessmen. The piece urges abandoning horse and buggy methods, favors city manager government, temporary financing, a purchasing agent, and a special election to adopt the new form, with cautions about nuisance taxes and tight expense control to avoid waste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
Board of Aldermen
Mayror
Missouri
Charleston
Herald
the Herald
Cotton insect situation unchanged by pests across fields
Cotton pest activity shows spider mites rising with 68 percent of fields infested and widespread fleahopper damage. Bollworms and boll weevils remain variable but mostly below control thresholds while mites escalate defoliation. Ground and aerial treatments yield mixed results, with recommendations limited to aramite, denial, and select insecticides, applied by experienced operators to avoid heat-related losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigamny Tower
Gideon
Our
Cotton Research Entomol
Ogist
Rotary Plans A Gala Affair Next Monday
The Sikeston Rotary Club meets at the Dunn Hotel for a breather before a major inter city Anns night. Rotarians and Anns from Charleston East Prairie Bell City New Madrid and Delta will join Sikeston for awards, gifts, and guest invitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Dunn Hotel
Rotarians
Rotary Anns
Howard BirGill
Rotary
Anns
Sikeston
Charleston
East Prairie
Bell City
New Madrid
Delta
Sikeston Club
Hubert Boyer
Dunn
Sikes
Red Feather's 08 Campaign Starts Sept 1
Sikeston's Red Feather drive opens Sept 1 to raise 40000 for eight agencies including American Red Cross and Salvation Army. Fifteen six man teams will canvass employers, employees and residents under Earl Jarvis and Community Chest board, with pledges payable by Jan 1 1959. Ken Shanks joins Sikeston High as adult education coordinator and COE head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
Skesten
Earl R. Jarvis
Sikestop
Community Chest Board
Felow
Earl Jarvis
John Hux
Charles D. Matthews
Frank Sisson
Chas. H. Butler
Everett Farmer
Geo. Hale Jr
Meredith Lee
Percy McCall
Clyde Poe
Tharon Stallings
J. He Tyer
W. B
American Cancer Society
Boy’ Scouts
Girl Scouts
Local Welfare Service
Missouri
Delta Community Hospital
Salvation Army
The
Missouri Children’s Home Society
Jarvis
Community Chest
Mrr. Jarvis
Red Feather
Jewell Allen
Charles D. Aiatthews
Charleston Resident Dies in Memphis
Hubert Floyd Jr. 21 a Charleston resident for five years died Saturday at 8 am at the Veterans Hospital in Memphis Tenn after five months illness. Born April 9 1931 in Blytheville Ark he was parts manager for Simmons Equipment Co in Charleston. Survived by his mother wife Mary Vinson Floyd one month old son Daryl Vinson Floyd and sister Mrs Franklin Crawford of Collierville Tenn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Floyd Jr
Charleston
Veterans Hospital
Aemphis
Tenn
Mr. Floyd
Blytheville
Ark
Simmons Equipment Co
Hubert Fiera Sr
Hubert Floyd
Mary (Vinson) Floyd
Daryl Vinson Floyd
Franklin Crawford
Collierville
Unauthorized Walkout Idles Shoe Factory
Three men and three women walked off the Sikeston plant of International Shoe Company Tuesday morning, idling 30 to 600 employees. Local 123-A president Henry Bartholomew said the six left over a downward pay adjustment after eliminating a step in piece-work. The stoppage was described as an unauthorized strike, later resolved with workers returning to work after contract grievance discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conmrpant
Sikeston
Ternational Shoe Company
Henry Bartholome
United Shoeworkers of America
AFL -Cio
Bartholomew
Senior CAP Officers to Attend Regional Meet
Senior CAP officers plan regional travel to Des Moines Indiana for a Space Age CAP meeting. Cadets prepare a stand at the American Legion Carnival and raise funds to repair a training airplane. Louise Farmer is promoted to CAP second lieutenant on the cadet agenda.
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Booth
CAP
Everett Weiss
Maxwell Air Force Base
Alabama
Air Force
Des Moines
Dexter
Edwin Willis
Earl Coor
Louise Farmer
Leutenant
Pepsi-Cola Co
Woolworth’s
Kiwanians Rally for Early Santa Preparations
Kiwanis members are organizing a Christmas tree sale as Bar Scout Troop 4 conducts a house to house canvass. Orders fund youth programs. buyers are notified for pickup and payment.
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Kiwanians
Santa Claus
Bar Scout Troop 4
St. Nick
Teen Town canvass planned to raise Teen Town funds
Teens in Sikeston organize a house to house canvass for operating expenses with a meeting set for Wednesday at 7 30 am in the city administrative building. A Saturday Aug 23 canvass will involve teens and adults working together while avoiding direct merchant solicitation and bank accounts have been opened for contributions.
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Sikeston
Woody Lacy
C. E. Watson
Judy Winchester
Homer Stallings
Eddie Dickson
Ann Sisson
Trudy Weaks
Missouri Homemaking Teachers Meet in Jefferson City
A group of Sikeston area economics teachers will travel to Jefferson City for the Missouri Homemaking Teachers Association conference August 23 to 27. Notable participants include Ida Baker Elise Ellison Bernice Rogers Isabel Hess and Mary Anna Sapp. Dr. Robert S. Gilchrist will open with Education in a Scientific World and officers will be elected at a 2 35 pm business session followed by a 7 pm dinner.
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Sikeston
Jefferson City
Missouri
Robert S. Gilchrist
University City
Missouri Hotel
Jefferson Room
Ball Room
Ray Roberts
State Department of Education
Rita Youmans
University of Wisconsin
City Tells Council Revenue Needed to Meet Growth
At the August second regular meeting city leaders warned the town faces a $100,000 shortfall with $37,000 owed to two banks and a $23,000 fire truck due this fall. They debated a two percent utility sales tax and urged the finance committee to cut waste, find new revenue, and avoid tax hikes while planning a pay-as-you-go path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manuel Drumm
Robert 4. Dempster
S. A. Billington
Mr. Billington
Billington
Third Street
Shad Old
Old
Ira Keller
Mr. Old
Mr Old
Taylor Noles
A. P. Veasman
Oid
E. Kathleen
Robert Jones
First General Baptist Church
Smith Avenue
Chamber of Commerce Plans Family Night Membership Meeting
The Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly membership meeting next Thursday at Cyrus Restaurant at 6 30 p m The event shifts from noon gatherings and features no speeches or business agenda The evening blends Family Night with Membership Prospect Night urging members to bring spouses or families and potential members A country fried ham menu is planned with all the trim mings
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Chamber OF Commerce
Cyrus
Jim Beaird
Chamber
Jim
Craig Talks to Kiwanis Club on Juveniles
Judge Marshall Craig spoke at the Dunn Hotel to the Kiwanis Club about juvenile delinquency in Missouri and the 28th judicial circuit. He cited 1956 statewide juvenile cases, discussed causes such as auto theft and traffic violations, and outlined provisions of the revised juvenile code before noting an election of delegates for the Hot Springs district convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Dunn Hotel
Marshall Craig
Missouri
the Edge
Scott County
John Donoho
Hot Springs
John Donodo
Wayne Davis
Hermon Carlton
Bob Summers
Clint Scott
Andy Anderson
Guardsmen of B6th Division Seen On Parade
Guardsmen of the B6th Division joined hundreds at Camp Ripler for the weekend training of the Thirty-fifth Infantry Division. Notables present included Phil Weidman county clerk Representative J. S. Wallace Chas L Blanton Jr editor publisher James M Beaird Sikeston Chamber manager and Representative Charley Foley. About eight thousand guardsmen passed reveiw as Maj. Gen. John C. McLaughlin presided. The 140th Infantry led by Col. Russell Bert Cape Girardeau and the 138th Saint Louis regiment followed with color and band. The 110th Engineer regiment from Kansas City and Battery A 128th Field Artillery of Saint Louis were among units in the march. Division helicopters and planes flew overhead as Company F 14th Infantry won the rear rifle company trophy and Headquarters Battery 128th Field Artillery won the Eisenhower trophy for training efficiency and attendance.
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Camp Ripler
Ffth Infante Division
Missouri
Kansas
Phil Weidman
J. S. Wallace
Chas. L. Blanton Jr
Sikeston Standard
James M. Beaird
Sikeston Chamber of Commerce
Charley Foley
Haiti
Tenne
Alssour
John C. McLaughlin
Sedalia
L1st
Russell Bert Cape Girardeau
Pees Pets
Eqvin R. Bell
Springfield
3Ro
138Th Infanuy
St. Louis
Arthur G. Gough
138Th
Topeka
128Th Field Arnhers
St Loui
110Th Engineer
Kansas City
Missouri Guard
14Th Infantry
Perryville
Austin Harer
128Th Field Artillery
Blemce
Fred W. James
Aunt of Elmer Poage Dies In Springfield
Elmer Poage Grove travels to Springfield Missouri Sunday for the funeral of his farmer aunt Miss Anna Poage who died there last Wednesday. A memorial service was planned in Mooree Cir, Avo, former home. Mrs Walter Caudie and two children of Somoghzie, summoned home by the aunt’s death, paused in Washington during travel.
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Elmer Poage Grove
Springfield
Anna Poage
Mooree Cir
Avo
Walter Caudie
Somoghzie
Washington, D. C
Miss Poage
Cbe Poage
Elmer Poage
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Newspap
Ken Shanks
Sikeston High School
Louis Clark
COE
Mr. Shanks
Southwest Missouri State College
University of Missouri
Far East
Christian Church
Memphis
Vernon Childers
Str. Louis
Mrs
Glenn Childers
Georgia Allen
Lee Well
Jacksonville
Fla
Lanning
Murray Lane
William
Mary Street
Brawley
Branum
Waxyne Street
Brawley Street
Mary
East Street
Greer
Gladys
Olive Street
Prosperty
Dorothy Street
Scott
School
Craig
Audrey Chaney
Margaret Harris
Afr
Joel Sabell
Amos Ruey
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