Aviator Faulkner to entertain at Southeast Missouri Fair
Twenty five years ago this week Lieut J C Faulkner the daring aviator will entertain Sikeston fair patrons twice daily performing aeroplane stunts and offering rides between flights. Road machinery for Kingshighway project in Scott county on cars may arrive soon. Charles H Vanbeek of Ballard Company was in Sikeston renewing advertising contracts with The Herald. A local picnic at Burtons Crossing included Mrs W C Bowman her daughters Melvin Mildred and others and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Vanbeek
James F
Misses Melvin
Mildred
L R. Bowman
Ford
Sam Bowman
Sam Jr
Eugene
Marion Clark
Wm. Pate
Cora
Maggie Matthews
Name This Column for Sikeston’s Humorous Pages
A reader seeks a title for a new Sikeston Herald column that blends humorous items and anecdotes. The note invites suggestions, hints at a broad audience, and previews chaotic local events such as school’s last week of vacation and a toothpaste shortage. It also mentions civic efforts like Red Cross dressings and school social life.
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The
Herald
Sikeston
Heraldings
Sikeston Pitter Patter
Thirty Years at Same Desk in Sikeston Office
A profile honors Ralph E. Bailey for thirty years in his Sikeston McCoy Tanner office. He hosted ceremonies, built a law practice with son Roger, led local schools, and helped shape Sikeston’s growth while the Ralph E. Bailey School bears his name.
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Sikeston
R. HE
Ralph) Bailey
United States
Bailey
Thhey
Ralph Bailey
Roger Bailey
Sikeston Christian Church
Missouri
Congress of the United States
Board of Education
Ralph E. Bailey
Washington
Supreme Court of the
McCoy-Tanner Building
Bailey Law Office
McCoy-Tanner
Hitler
Community notices and visits from Sikeston area
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cannon and son visited relatives in Commerce last weekend. Lotta Pearl Stillwell of Blytheville guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Hogan this week. Numerous local residents, including Mrs. Wm. Lasley, Mrs. George Steele and Mrs. Joe M. Allen, travel for visits, family matters and business. Messages note anniversaries, travel to St. Louis and Chicago, and military and air force assignments among Southeast Missouri families.
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Paul Cannon
Commerce
Lotta Pearl Stillwell
Blytheville
R. R. Hogan
Wm. ©. Lasley
Billy
Cape Girardeau
Herbert Fox
Chicago
George Steele
St. Louis
Charles Lindley
Joe M. Allen
Jackson
J. W. VanAmburg
Bettye June Wisdom
Grand Haven
Mich
Harry Gwaltney
Independence
Kansas
Air Forces
Marvin Graber
Camp Kawaga
Wisconsin
B. F. Marshall
Billy Northington
Pervin Crick
Mary Lou
Jimmy Largent
Louie Largent
M. V. Mumma
Gideon
Calvin Stroud
Near Parma
Cleo
Wanda Stroud
Bill Ralph
Betty Lamberg
Louis Graber
Lorraine
A. A. Mayfield
South Kingshighway
Luke Baker
Clay Taylor
Lloyd Taylor
Lora Bean
Ruth Key
Dexter
Harry Whiteside
M. G. Gresham
John H. Tyre
St. Francis Hospital
George L. Hale
Charles Armstrong
James Guard Jr
Mr. Rowan
Tupelo
W. O. Scott
Evansville
Ind
EB. M. McDowell
Grover C. Baker
G. C. Baker Jr
Memphis
Lena Welch
Wim. Woehlecker
Bill
Edward
Indianapolis
A. Woehlecke
Jack Edwards
Detroit
John Edwards
Morehouse
Missouri
S. F. Duckworth
Biden
Gasconade River
W. O. Whybark
R. K. Bone
Rockford
Edna Pinnell
Pauline Husher
Evelyn Klein
Murray Klein
Love Field
Dallas
Texas
Miss Klein
E. M. Harris
Goldston
N. C
Wm. Voegels
Wm. A. Northington
Worman
Okla
Great Lakes
A. C. Holbrook
Frank Daidone
F. F. Young
Clifford Gipson
Caroll T. Boyd
Carol T. Jr
Lieut
Boyd
Army Air Corps
Baton Rouge
J. T. Edwards
Sikeston
Essex
Roger Bailey
David
Danville
Mary Ellen Bailey
Purdue University
Lafayette
Jolly Bailey
Indiana
Sikeston Public Library elects officers Monday night
At a meeting of the Sikeston Public Library board K. E. Bailey was chosen president and Mrs. Miles Limbaugh was elected vice president. Other officers include librarian Mrs. Jack Lair and treasurer A. C. Barrett. Board members named: Mrs. C. D. Matthews Mrs. Frank Schulte Mrs. C. L. Blanton Mrs. John Powell Tom Allen W. O. Carroll and Harry Dover.
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Sikeston Public Library
K. EB. Bailey
Miles Limbaugh
Jack Lair
A. C. Barrett
C. D. Matthews
Frank Schulte
C. L. Blanton
John Powell
Tom Allen
W. O. Carroll
Harry Dover
Railroads Face Anti-Trust Suit From Attorney General
United States Attorney General Biddle reportedly sues forty seven railroads for alleged anti-trust violations in recent years. The move draws public condemnation tied to prior government actions against business groups, with railroads praised for wartime efficiency and private-sector reliability. The piece argues the action is ill-timed and unpatriotic, inviting broad public rebuke.
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United States
Biddle
Montgomery Ward
Calling All Hands to Merchant Marine Duty in Wartime
A War Department bulletin urges Local Boards to view merchant seamen as active defenders. It notes a long shortage of qualified personnel in ships and details roles from mates to radio operators. It highlights pay, insurance, housing, and front line danger as incentives amid desperate wartime need.
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Bureau of Selective Service
Merchant Marine
Sikeston Graduates Set to Enter College in Fall
Twenty years ago this week, Sikeston high school graduates including John Sikes Lynn Smith Arden Elise Electa OHara Lottie Dover Sara Malone Annette Smith Jack and Bill Bowman planned to enter college this year Clarence Scott was hired as cashier at Sikeston Trust Company replacing George W Pearman who moved to Citizens Bank of Desloge A flying circus was to be held in Charleston on September 2 with three airplanes and acrobats Dr H L Smith traveled to Wyatt with Lynn Smith John Sikes Franklin Moore Buddie Matthews and Billy Keith to spend the rest of the week camping.
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Sikeston High School
John Sikes
Lynn Smith
Arden Elise
Electa O'Hara
Lottie Dover
Sara Malone
Annette Smith
Jack
Bill Bowman
Clarence Scott
Sikeston Trust Company
George W. Pearman
Citizens Bank of Desloge
Charleston
H. L Smith
Wyatt
Franklin Moore
Buddie Matthews
Billie Keith
Fifteen Years Ago Notes August 22 1929 and 1938
Historical snippets recall E C Matthews travel from St Louis to Los Angeles with family and a Sunday visit by Dr and Mrs W A Anthony and Margaret Anthony in Fredericktown. Also Harris and Henrys newlyweds arrive in Sikeston. A 1938 rain total of 2.22 inches and a new government cotton loan of 12 cents a pound under Roosevelt policy.
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E. C. Matthews
Los Angeles
Cal
Fredericktown
Herman Henry
Columbia
Sikeston
Cheney Flats
Kingshighway
Roosevelt
Five Years Ago August 24 1989 Cold Air Sweeps Southeast
Southeast Missourians felt early autumn with a 55 degree low, cloudy skies and cool winds this week. Americans urged to leave Germany as war scare intensified with a crisis hour set for tonight. German forces ready to back Hitler’s Poland demands. Britain tells nationals in Germany to depart immediately.
Weather forecast hints at 104 to 105 degrees this afternoon
August 26 1943 forecast says the temperature will hit the bell with an unofficial high between 104 and 105 degrees. Dr and Mrs A A Mayfield plan golden wedding anniversary tomorrow. Third War Loan Drive under Scott County planned with C D Matthews TI of Sikeston as county chairman.
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Mercury
A. A. Mayfield
Scott County
C. D. Matthews TI
Sikeston
Notable At Paramount Big Payoffs For 1940s Figures
Actor Fred MacMurray received 422166 dollars from Paramount Pictures Inc New York last year. Bing Crosby was paid 311111 dollars and producer George DeSylva 263046 dollars.
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Fred MacMurray
Paramount Pictures Inc
New York
Bing Crosby
George de Sylva
Need for Bandages Hints at Quiet Aftermath
Fragmentary lines note a lack of bandages and unease as a play runs late and characters discuss delays. A whispered exchange suggests tension and late arrival, with a friend asking if others are asleep while the scene unfolds.
New Arrivals At Sikeston and Cape Girardeau Hospitals
Col and Mrs C B Root welcome a son Thomas Moore born August 18 at Southeast Missouri Hospital Cape Girardeau. Mrs Katherine Valkrie is a daughter born August 22 to Mr and Mrs Wallace Mc Daniel at Morehouse home. Mr and Mrs Fred McWilliams of Salcedo have a daughter born August 18 at Sikeston Hospital. A son born to Mr and Mrs Charles Greenwood of Parma at Sikeston General August 19. A daughter to Mr and Mrs William K Parker of Sikeston born August 20. Mr and Mrs Carl Cecil of Catron have a son born August 21 at the local hospital. C F Prescott of Sikeston born August 21 at Sikeston Hospital. Mr and Mrs Verbal Turley of Sikeston have a son born August 21 at the local hospital.
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C. B. Root
Thomas Moore
Southeast Missouri Hospital
Cape Girardeau
Fred McWilliams
Salcedo
Sikeston Hospital
Charles Greenwood
Parma
Sikeston General Hospital
William K. Parker
Sikeston
Carl Cecil
Catron
C. F. Prescott
Verbal Turley
Positive ParagRaphs of General Virtues by Pauline Tyson Stephens
The passage urges patience in dealings and problem solving, orderly habits, silence over unkind words, industrious study and work, tolerance of harmless opinions, and vigilance against evil. It emphasizes world affairs interest, charitable giving, daily prayer, amiability, reverence, ambition for public good, gratitude to God and others, reliability, politeness, honesty, and common sense.
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Pauline Tyson -Stephens
Public Library Notes Talks Of New Books And Reminders
Mrs. Jack Lair notes a gift of Time for Decision by Sumner Welles and highlights Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon, The Story of Dr Wassell by James Hilton, and Ride With Me by Thomas B Costain. Readers are urged to return overdue books and parents to coach children's library manners.
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Public Library
Jack Lair
Sam Rohald
Sumner Welles
Anna
Siam
Margaret Landon
Anna Leonowens
Liam
Abraham Lincoln
Dr. Wassell
James Hilton
Thos. B. Costain
Engagement of Sikes ton girl announced
The engagement and approaching marriage of Miss Patricia Blanton, daughter of U S District Attorney and Mrs Harry C Blanton of Webster Groves Missouri, and Lieut Dudley Thomas Kav anaugh of the Army Air Forces, was announced in St Louis papers last Sunday.
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Patricia Blanton
U. S
Harry C. Blanton
Webster Groves
Dudley Thomas Kavanaugh
Army Air Forces
St. Louis
Hospital Admissions At Sikeston Area Listed
Those admitted to Sikeston General Hospital last week include Chester McCoy and Mrs. Burl Taber of Matthews and Mrs. Tom Melton and Mrs. Joan Rushing of Sikeston. Thomas Hahs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Hahs, received treatment for a fractured left arm from a swing fall last Saturday. Miss Marcella Mayberry of Essex had an appendectomy on August 18.
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Chester McCoy
Burl Taber
Matthews
Tom Melton
Joan Rushing
Sikeston
Thomas Hahs
Otto Hahs
Marcella Mayberry
Essex
Missouri Crop Forecast Sees 170000 Bushels Timothy Seed
The Federal State Cooperative Crop Reporting Service forecast released Tuesday predicts Missouri timothy seed output this year will fall by 17 000 bushels from 1943 due to a nine percent drop in acreage. Estimated production stands at 170 000 bushels with a 3.4 bushel per acre yield on 60 000 acres harvested.
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Missouri
Federal State Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Farmington Hospital Repairs Contract Awarded
Gov Forrest C Donnell announced a 34390 contract to McCarthy Brothers Construction Co of St Louis for repair work on the psychiatric clinic building at Farmington State Mental Hospital. The project is part of a 135000 appropriation by the Legislature and the State Building Commission also authorized Keene and Simpson to coordinate additional repairs at Farmington and at Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmington State Mental Hospital
McCarthy Brothers Construction Co
St. Louis
Forrest C. Donnell
Donnell
State Building Commission
Building Commission
Keene and Simpson
Kansas City
Farmington Hospital
Marshall
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