Ban on pool rooms after fire and license end date
Thirty years ago Sikeston city council, as a war measure, ordered a ban on all pool rooms after October 1 following a destructive week that saw three of four pool halls burned. The council also debated mayoral water billing reforms, with no action then. Scouts left for Burfordville camp. Malone Theatre showed Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm with Mary Pickford, admission 22 cents. Farmer Pattengill sold 120 acre farm for 12000. Walpole the butcher lamented pork shanks at 10 cents a pound and begged buyers.
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Sikeston
Burfordville
Malone Theatre
Mary Pickford
Rebecca
Sunnybrook Farm
W. C. Pattengill
Wm. Milem
Walpole
Scott county exhibits second at Missouri State Fair
Twenty five years ago Scott county farm garden and dairy products earned 96 points at Sedalia, placing second to Saline county which scored 98. Miss Virginia Matthews was named Missouri Princess for the Texas Cotton Palace Exposition in Waco in October. G B Greer sold his interest in the Greer Stubbs Motor Co to Joe Stubbs and family. Rev Elbert Owen of Elvins Baptist church conducted services at Sikeston Baptist church.
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Scott County
Sedalia
Saline County
Saline
Virginia Matthews
Arthur Hyde
Missouri
Waco
G. B. Greer
Greer-Stubbs Motor Company
Joe Stubbs
Elbert Owen
Elvins
Sikeston Baptist Church
Political committees name Scott County leaders in 1928
Twenty years ago on August 23 1928 Scott county political committees chose officers for the coming campaign Harry Blanton was named Democratic chairman and Ed Tirmenstein Republican. Four hundred new seats were installed in Malone Theatre. Final tabulations showed 13101 people in Scott New Madrid Mississippi and Cape Girardeau counties received Red Cross aid for flood losses from the previous spring. The formal opening of the Just Rite service Station at the corner.
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Scott County
Harry Blanton
Democratic Committee
Ed Tirmenstein
Republican
Malone Theatre
Scott
New Madrid
Mississippi
Cape Girardeau
American Red Cross
Justrite
Center Street and Kingshigh Way Event Led by O M and Earl Arthur
An event at the intersection of Center Street and Kingshigh Way was conducted with O M and Earl Arthur in charge. The readable portion notes their supervision of the proceedings and the location details.
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Center Street
Kingshighway
O. M
Earl Arthur
Watermelon truck crash and Missouri Prohibition repeal noted
Fifteen years earlier on August 24 1933 Thomas Pharris Jr a 21 year old McMullin man died when his watermelons laden truck overturned on Castor river hill along Highway 61 south of Frederick town. Missouri voters repealed the Prohibition Amendment and the federal pig killing program began. The Missouri Dairy Herd Association reported 18 Guernsey cows from Woods Dairy led all members in butterfat production for July.
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Thomas Pharris Jr
McMullin
Castor River Hill
Highway 61
Fredericktown
Missouri
Missouri Dairy Herd Association
Guernsey Cows of the Woods Dairy
Association
Cotton harvest marks first bale in district decade ago
Ten years ago Grover Baker gathered the district’s first bale of cotton on August 22, a D. & P. L. variety. Dr. W. A. Anthony was chosen commander of the Henry Meldrum post of the American Legion. The cotton leaf worm caused major damage, and the North Y Service Station and Lunchroom opened with Gene Bowman in charge of the station and Sheik Jones and Ed Leach running the lunchroom.
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Grover Baker
W. A. Anthony
Henry Meldrum
American Legion
North “Y
Gene Bowman
Sheik Jones
Ed Leach
Five Years Ago Notices from August 26 1943
Five years ago on August 26 1943 Bill Van Horne son of Mr and Mrs Frank Van Horne lost his life in an airplane accident at Melbourne Florida where he trained as a cadet in the Navy Air Force Mr and Mrs A A Mayfield celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at their home on South Kingshighway Aviation Cadet Foster L Tipton of Dallas a cadet at the Missouri Institute of Aeronautics near Sikeston was killed in a practice flight near La Forge Raymond J Kelley farm worker of Canalou was killed in a traffic accident on Highway 60 east of Morehouse
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Bill van Horne
Frank van Horne
Melbourne
Florida
Navy Air Force
A. A. Mayfield
South Kingshighway
Foster L. Tipton
Dallas
Texas
Missouri Institute of Aeronautics
Sikeston
la Forge
Raymond J. Kelley
Canalou
Highway 60
Morehouse
Healthy citizenship through school health measures urged
Jefferson City August 26 All school health factors affect learning says Dr R M James Missouri Health Director Promoting safe buildings health inspections immunizations and good nutrition are urged The article also notes the Sikeston airport warehouse grant and a demolished veterans display board by the local American Legion post.
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Jefferson City
R. M. James
M. D
Missouri Division of Health
Selective Service
VA seeks doctors as staff shrink hits four-state region
The Veterans Administration reports a doctor shortage across Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. From June to July about 112 full-time physicians left VA hospitals, with only 17 replacements. Beds at Fayetteville Muskogee and Springfield were idle due to staffing gaps, while part time doctors and affiliated medical schools help cover duties. Dr. C H Beasley said the hunt for doctors continues.
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Veterans Administration
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
C. H. Beasley
Fayetteville
Ark
Muskogee
Okla
Springfield
Feyetteville
North Little Rock
Wadsworth
Wichita
Beasley
Chamber backs city manager plan in Poplar Bluff
The Chamber of Commerce board endorses placing the city under a city manager form of government and circulates petitions urging the current city council to call a special election. Clyde Richardson recently resigns as mayor, citing the job’s full time demands.
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Poplar Bluff
Chamber of Commerce
This Place
Clyde Richardson
Highway 62 Under Construction Between Malden and Jaywye
The 19 mile stretch of Highway 62 from Malden to Jaywye near New Madrid is under construction. Detours are required via Route 84 between Kennett and Hayti and via US 61 to New Madrid and Sikeston. Widening to 20 feet continues on segments from Malden to Risco and from Risco to US 61 under State Highway Department contract.
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Malden
Jaywye
New Madrid
Risco
Highway 61
Kennett
Hayti
Sikeston
Dexter
State Highway Department
Veterans Insurance Reinstate Rights Extended
George Seybold of the Veterans Administration in Cape Girardeau says veterans can reinstate National Service Life Insurance even after the July 30 deadline. Those not lapsed over three months can reinstate with a comparative health statement. lapses before August require a physical if more than three months pass. About 70 contacts weekly from Sikeston office as Seybold visits Tuesday and Thursday.
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George Seybold
Veterans Administration Office
Cape Girardeau
Seybold
Sikeston
Health report highlights week ending August 14 figures
Missouri health data shows New Madrid four typhoid cases and Mississippi two polio and one whooping cough. Pemiscot records two Rocky Mountain spotted fever, while Butler Dunklin and Stoddard report one trachoma each. Syphilis totals run three in Scott, three in Mississippi, two in New Madrid, Butler, and Dunklin. Scott and Stoddard log one gonorrhea each. Also note local ad: August bargains at Lair's.
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Missouri Department of Health and Welfare
New Madrid
Mississippi
Pemiscot
Butler
Dunklin
Stoddard
Scott County
Dunklin County
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Almanac
Martnegers
Liara
Long Island
U. S
Japan
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Jamestown
Peateres
World Book Encyclopedia
John Fitch
Robert Fulton
Claremont
Fitch
Delaware River
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Dysart-Auer Studio
the War Assets Administration
Goodyear
I . CY Tires
Southeast Missouri Telephone Company
U. S. 61
Veterans
McCoy Tanner
Sikeston, Mo
Scott and Stoddard
Lair’s
Sonotone
A. Reislaus
Carbondale, AI
DUNN
the House of Hearing
the Herald
Vernon Auer
St. Louis
Lammerts Handsome
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