DIEHLSTADT Infant Bowles Died at 11 Days
Roland Bowles infant son of Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Bowles died Friday in a Cape Girardeau hospital from congenital heart disease. In East Prairie Rosa Lee Brashear 61 died Friday from a paralytic stroke. she is survived by her husband three sons Carl Frank Norman and a daughter Mrs. John Davis and ten grandchildren. Dorinda Priest won Lions Club Water Carnival queen title at Water Works Park Poplar Bluff with a silver cup and a gold wrist watch. about 3,000 spectators attended.
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East Prarie
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St. Louis
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Methodist Church
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Dexter Child Struck By Car On Highway 25
Violet Bess seven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs August Bess of Dexter was critically injured when struck by an automobile Monday morning while crossing Highway 25. The car was driven by Malcolm Dagley a tourist enroute to Norris City Tennessee from Hunter Arkansas.
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Greenville plans announced for new town beside Wappapella Dam
Plans are forming to demolish current Greenville for a new town to be flooded by waters from the Wappapella Dam. Roadbeds are being prepared and building lots laid out as the project progresses across the area.
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Last Rites Held for Aged Oran Resident
Funeral services were held Monday in Oran Missouri for 77 year old William Bolen who died after a three week illness of a heart ailment. He lived in Scott county 47 years and was survived by his widow Nancy Jane Bolen and two foster daughters. Burial was in Union Park cemetery.
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Ohio
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Jack Maddox
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Ilinois
Ella Steel
Thelma
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Effie Adams
Ironton
Madge Mason
Sikeston
J. A. Sikes
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Wilma McCray
Otto Jennings
South and West Gain in Census
Early census returns show shifting congressional seats favoring the south and far west with gains in both House seats and Electoral College votes. Preliminary figures indicate Colorado Delaware Mississippi Nevada Utah Maryland Wyoming rise, while Nebraska Oklahoma South Dakota may lose. Other expected gainers include California and Florida. Kansas and North Dakota may lose.
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Resolutions of Respect for Dr Ariel P Haw Benton Mo
The Scott County Medical Society mourns the murder of Dr Ariel P Haw longtime secretary and son of a pioneer physician. The resolution notes his service to all life stations and his unpaid kindness. Copies are to the family records Missouri State Medical Society and Scott County papers. Signed by the society officers and committee.
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Benton, Missouri
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Scott County
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Littell's Liquid A Calcium Sulphurate Solution
Calms itching from minor skin irritations prickly heat and insect bites. Locally eases eczema itch. Sold by druggists at 50 cents per bottle.
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Missouri harness maker and civic pioneer Grimsley
Thornton Grimsley, a St. Louis harness and saddle maker born August 20 1798 in Bourbon County Kentucky, built a major Missouri business, supplied military saddles, and expanded civic duties. He helped found Missouri Masonry, served as alderman, promoted Front Street improvements, and advocated Lafayette Park development. He also served in state government and militia roles, shaping early St. Louis civic life.
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Carondelet and St Louis Railroad founder dies in 1861
The passage notes that as 1837 was among the incorporators of the Carondelet and St. Louis and the Mineral railroads and he died suddenly in St. Louis on December 22, 1861.
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Missouri Population Edges Up Four Percent in Decade
The census bureau released Missouri’s population figure at 3,775,537, up four percent over ten years. County changes ranged from Mississippi’s 47.4 percent gain to Miller County’s 11.6 percent drop, while large cities showed mixed shifts including Hannibal falling 12.7 percent and Clayton rising 44.3 percent. St. Louis fell one percent to 813,748, while Kansas City edged up 0.1 percent to 400,175.
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Walter P Chrysler Dies at 65 in New York Area
Walter P Chrysler a former locomotive wiper who became a major American auto industrialist died Sunday at his Long Island home from a cerebral hemorrhage. He was 65. Funeral services were held yesterday at St Bartholomew's in New York City and burial was in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Surviving are four children: Walter P Jr Jack Mrs Bryan C Foy and Mrs Edgar W Garbisch.
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Approval of U S Ships to Rescue Children
The Senate approved unanimously a bill allowing unarmed U S ships to remove children under 16 from war zones if safe conduct is guaranteed by belligerents. The measure, already passed by the House, returns for minor Senate amendments before final approval.
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Boat Excursion on Steamer President at Cape Girardeau
The Steamer President, all steel, sails from Cape Girardeau on Wednesday August 28 for a 2:30 to 5:30 pm river excursion with Tony Catalano’s 12 piece band. An American Legion Louis Juden Post 63 and Knights of Columbus Council 1111 co sponsor a moonlight dance at 9:00 pm onboard.
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