Jubilee Program Ready Tomorrow
Southeast Missouri Jubilee committee chaired by Murray Phillips met to review plans for the 1939 Jubilee on September 29 and 30. Professional entertainment includes 15 performers on Legion Park stage, with Ina Ray Hutton or Vincent Lopez as possible band leads. Agricultural tent moves to Malone Park with prize awards, Kiwanis finances advance, Lions handle floats, and Sikeston’s game vs East Prairie may be played here.
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Southeast Missouri
Murray Phillips
Scott County Milling Company
Conly Purcell
St. Louis
Purcell
Bob Sorrells
Legion Park
Warfield the Magician
Cole & Daly
Pappy Cheshire
KMOX hillbilly
Armory
Ina Ray Hutton
Vincent Lopez
Don Bester
Dick Stabile
Eddie Delange
Russ Morgan
Malone Park
Bill Sikes
Scott
New Madrid
Mississippi
Stoddart courties
Missoun
Kiwanis Club
Lions Club
Sikeston
East Prairie
Golden Troopers
Cape Girardeau American Legion
Kiwanis Club Proposal Discussed in Caruthersville
George W. Kirk and associates from Sikeston visited Caruthersville to discuss forming a Kiwanis Club. Local community leaders engaged in talks about organizing the service group soon.
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Caruthersville
George W. Kirk
Sikeston
Bullet's reach varies with distance and wobble
A bullet shows greater penetration at 30 feet than at 2 feet due to its stability. It often wobbles briefly after exiting the gun, reducing accuracy and effectiveness for a distance.
End in Sight for Sikeston Paving on Kathleen Ave
City Engineer Harvey S. Johnson voiced slim hope for further paving after Kathleen avenue block completion this week. Without additional WPA funds, plans to pave more streets fade. One WPA crew remains, laying Linn street sidewalks begun last week.
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Sikeston
Kathleen avenue
Harvey S. Johnson
WPA
Linn street
Mrs Aldridge Hurt In Rural Car Wreck
Mrs E P Aldridge escaped serious injury when her car overturned in a ditch on a farm-to-market road from Morehouse to Canaloa to avoid a cow. She suffered a fractured rib and cuts but returned home after treatment at Dr M G Andersons office. A passing motorist took her to Sikeston for care.
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E. P. Aldridge
Moore avenue
M. G. Anderson
No Labor Available For Swimming Pool
The Sikeston pool project, stalled for over two years, halted again as WPA labor will not be available for the planned September 1 start. The Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsors face uncertain timelines while site decisions and rising costs have already shaped a long, troubled campaign for a municipal pool, library, and playground.
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Sikeston
WPA
State Board of Health
Chamber of Commerce
Taylor street
Sikeston Chamber of Commerce Officials Meet at Hotel Marshall
Officers and committee heads of the Sikeston Chamber of Commerce met at Hotel Marshall at noon to discuss organizational issues and a potential yearly program. They considered quarterly meetings but took no action. Dr. C. Scott, president, chaired the session.
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Sikeston Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Marshall
A M Jackson Conducted Business in East Prairie
A M Jackson transacted business in East Prairie on Wednesday, with records indicating routine commercial activity and local transactions during the day. No additional details on the nature of the business or involved entities are provided.
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A. M. Jackson
East Prairie
Guardsmen Complete Camp Clark Training
Fifty-one enlisted men and officers of Company K Missouri National Guard returned to Sikeston at noon Sunday after two weeks of intensive training at Camp Clark Nevada Capt Rufus R Reed and Lieutenants Wade Shankle and C D Wilkinson led the company Governor Lloyd C Starke reviewed the troops Friday night outlining neutrality theories Nine Missouri Civil War veterans were honored in a mammoth parade that night The camp featured more schoolwork than in past years with night classes in rifle administration scouting patrolling cooking and other topics Local Sikeston members Lieut Col Harry Dudley and Capt Tanner C Dye attended besides the company members A rumor of mobilization caused a tumultuous welcome from wives and sweethearts upon return
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Missouri National Guard
Sikeston
Camp Clark
Nevada
Rufus R. Reed
Wade Shankle
C. D. Wilkinson
Lloyd C. Starke
Harry Dudley
Tanner C. Dye
140th Infantry
Chittenden Baby Hit By Car On Ruth Street
Jimmy Chittenden two year old son of Mr and Mrs Roy Chittenden was seriously injured Tuesday afternoon when struck by Milburn Arbaugh driven car on Ruth street. Eyewitnesses said Arbaugh slowed for children and dogs, did not see Jimmy, and thought a tire was flat. He stopped, found the child unconscious, and he and neighbors assisted him. He was taken to Dr T C McClure for emergency care and then to St Francis Hospital Cape Girardeau where recovery was expected.
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Jimmy Chittenden
Roy Chittenden
Milburn Arbaugh
Ruth street
Jimmy
T. C. McClure
Arbaugh
New Arrivals Share August Births
Virginia Lyn McClure born Monday August 28 to Mr. and Mrs. Harold McClure. Homer Suchman and spouse welcome a son born Monday August 28 in Miner. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Paul Buchholz. Charles Edgar Laughlin born Saturday August 26 to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Laughlin in Miner. Verlene Sue Edwards, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. V. S. Edwards, born Sunday morning August 27, second child and second daughter in their family.
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Virginia Lyn
Harold McClure
Homer Suchman
Paul Buchholz
Charles Edgar
Jack Laughlin
V. S. Edwards
Verlene Sue
Elm Tree Symbolizes American Identity in Brief Essay
The elm stands as a quintessential American tree recognized for its traditional role in streets and parks. Its enduring presence evokes heritage, community spaces, and a sense of national character across generations.
Circuit Court in Session Tuesday closes August term
The Scott county circuit court’s August term, noted as one of the slowest, will wrap up when the court convenes Tuesday morning September 5. Judge Frank Kelly will rule on motions filed earlier in the term.
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Scott county circuit court
Frank Kelly
Hudson's Cafe Celebrates Tenth Anniversary
Mr and Mrs John Hutson mark ten years of Hudson's Cafe Sikeston a popular dining and gathering spot for locals. The move in March to South Ranney Avenue enhanced capacity and comfort with a modern building featuring multiple dining rooms a private area and a large driveway for ample parking.
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John Hutson
Hudson’s Cafe
Sikeston
Malone
South Ranney avenues
South Ranney
Europe’s War Scare Continues Unabated
Europe remains tense more than a week after the zero hour with a dozen nations armed for war. Germany and Britain exchange notes fail to yield a solution while Hitler presses demands on Danzig and the Polish Corridor. Poland calls up 500,000 more men, France directs railways to the government, Britain prepares evacuations, and the United States plans a $100 million war material purchase program.
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Germany
Fuehrer
Poland
Hitler
Danzig
London
Europe
France
United States
Congress
army
Diehlstadt Chosen For Neighbor Day Queen Drawing
The 1939 Neighbor Day queen drawing will be held Friday night at Diehlstadt High School officials say Diehlstadt is the home of last year's queen Edna Fowler Sikeston High School will soon select its representative after the school year begins Monday
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Diehlstadt high school
Benton
Diehlstadt
Edna Fowler
Sikeston high school
Unusually Hot Week in Southeast Missouri Turns Drier
Southeast Missouri finished the week with a single 90 degree day on Tuesday August 29 reaching the high for the week while the low was 58. Rain totaled .06 inches. Forecast calls for generally fair weather with little temperature change over the next several days.
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Missouri
the
mercury
Sikeston Considers City Planning Commission
Sikeston city council will discuss an ordinance to form a six member planning commission drawn by City Attorney Dempster with the city engineer as the sixth member. The panel would advise on growth, street plans, zoning, beautification and subdivision decisions, serving without pay for two years with limited terms for the first two members.
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Sikeston
Sikeston Kiwanis Club
Robert A. Dempster
Lions Club
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Club
Chamber of Commerce
city of
Three small fires cause minor damage in Sikeston
Three fires required Sikeston fire department service this week. Mrs Lev Prouty’s Murray Lane home had slight damage when kitchen wallpaper ignited near the flue, quickly doused. Asphalt being prepared for road work near the State Highway Department building caught fire but caused no damage. A gasoline stove fire at the Vienna Club on Front Street resulted in no damage.
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Sikeston
State Highway Department
Fred Harris
Vienna Club
Front street
Lum-Nite Sign at Welsh Funeral Home Ruined by Vandals
A large Lum-Nite sign at the Welsh Funeral Home near Miner was completely ruined last Thursday night by vandals using paint remover. Investigators say the act was deliberate, with no other signs damaged. A new sign was installed this week and a reward is offered for information leading to arrests.
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Miner
Welsh
Welsh Funeral Home
Pemiscot Dunklin Lin Electric Cooperative completes line build
About 150 miles of new power lines in Dunklin County finished under the Rural Electrification program and sponsored by the Pemiscot Dunklin Lin Electric Cooperative.
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Dunklin county
Pemiscot
Hez Ozment Brings In First 1939 Cotton
Hez Ozment, a Sikeston district farmer, delivered the season’s first 1939 cotton on Tuesday, ginned at Sikeston Gin and weighing 520 pounds. J C Peters, sharecropper at Buckeye Plantation, brought in the second base, 490 pounds, also ginned at Sikes ton Gin. A third load from C C Scott land near Oran was being ginned today by Plant ers Cotton Company as the season starts to pick up soon.
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HEZ OZMENT
Sikeston
J.C. Peters
Buckeye
W. H. Sikes
C. C. Scott
Oran
Planters Cotton Company
Sikeston School Bells Ring Monday to Open Year
About 1500 Sikeston pupils return with a half day on Labor Day. Regular classes begin at 8 30 Tuesday morning. A full opening story appears in section two of The Herald.
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Sikeston
The
Herald
Sikeston Legion Members Attend State Convention in Joplin
Sikeston Legion and Auxiliary posts will send about 6000 delegates and visitors to the Missouri State American Legion convention in Joplin beginning Saturday. Col. J. Monroe Johnson will speak. Gov. Stark and Senators Clark and Truman expected to attend.
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Sikeston Legion
American Legion
Joplin
J. Monroe Johnson
Woodring
Lloyd C. Stark
Missouri
United States
Bennett C. Clark
Harry S. Truman
W. A. Anthony
Frank Dye
Dye
C. L. Malone
A. T. Rabb
Roy Wagner
Herbert Walton
Dick Hopper
Kathryn Johnson
W. C. Holley
Ben Welter
J. S. Wallace
Tanner Doe
Gene Hirschberg
Missouri American Legion Amxiliary
Enrollment figures at Sikeston High School
Principal Tharon Stallings reports enrollment by class at Sikeston High School with 68 seniors 78 juniors 76 sophomores and 95 freshmen The figures represent more than three fourths of the total enrollment according to Mr Stallings
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Sikeston high school
Tharon Stallings
Stallings
Jackson-Louis F. Wagner Dies At 60 In Jackson Home
Jackson Louis F. Wagner, 60, cashier of the Jackson Exchange Bank and longtime civic and religious leader in Jackson, died at his home on Wednesday. He had served the community in various roles for many years.
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Jackson
Louis F. Wagner
Jackson Exchange Bank
Striker Hurt as Morehouse Mill Strike Flare Flares
Virgil Strickland a Canalou farmer was arrested on reckless driving charges after striking a picket line at Himmelberger Harrison Manufacturing Morehouse yesterday morning. Mill worker Frank Bryant was seriously injured but later reported in satisfactory condition. The incident prompted a brief manhunt and bond for Strickland while the strike, now in its fourth day, remains largely quiet with wage and union demands pushing for a closed shop and 1 cent per hour raise.
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Virgil Strickland
Canalou
Himmelberger-Harrison Manufacturing Company
Morehouse
Frank L Bryant
Strickland
Bryant
D. L. Fisher
Fisher
Mr. Braton
Kansas City
American Federation of Labor
Negro Arrested Here Held in St Louis
Eugene Tice a 35 year old alleged Negro murderer was arrested here last Thursday morning by City Officer Clance McManus. He was returned to St Louis on Friday by Sergeant Lee and another officer. Tice faces a murder charge in St Louis over a craps game fight where he struck a man with a table leg. The incident occurred six to seven months ago. Tice admitted hitting the man. He led officers on a chase through the business district and threatened to kill anyone who tried to arrest him. He was held in the city jail pending arrival of St Louis officers.
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Eugene Tice
City Oficer
Clance McManus
St. Lewis
Lee
St. Louis
Tice
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Jaycees
Dr. C. Scott
Company K
CHITTENDEN
CIRCUIT COURT
HUDSON'S CAFE
America
Council
Mr. Sikes
cotton
Sikestonians
State Legion
SIKESTON HIGH
Striker
Morehouse Mill
Cape Girardeau
W. F. James
Edgar Simmons
Simmons
Canaloa
James
N. W. Heaton
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