Sikeston Chamber completes plans for Xmas party
The Christmas Party Planning Committee of Sikeston Chamber of Commerce met at the Dunn Hotel to finalize plans for 2000 to 3000 area children to meet Santa at War Memorial Park next Monday evening at 730 with a rain date of Tuesday. Santa will distribute gift sacks. traffic control will be in place with eight American Legion members aiding police. The High School Band will play as carols fill the park and two large Christmas trees welcome attendees.
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Sikeston
Lonnie M. Standley
Kendall Sikes
Ralph D. Williams
Nathan Yoffee
E. E. Leighninger
Harold Wallace
Bremen Van Bibber
Keith Collins
Pleas M. Malcolm
McAmis
Paul M. Buchmueller
Supt
Van Bibber
Jolly Old St. Nicholas
Santa
American Legion Post
Wallace
Front Street
Collins
Santa Claus
Reunion of Washington University 1918 football teammates
Roger Bailey attended a reunion of the 1918 Washington University football team in St. Louis Tuesday night. The squad, undefeated in its six games, gathered at Dr. Al Marquardt’s home, which has hosted the group for five years. Fifteen members were present.
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Roger Bailey
St. Lews
Washington University
Al Marquardt
First Baby Born At New Hospital A Daughter
The first child born at the new hospital is a girl to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hazel of 251 William Street. She weighed 9 pounds 13 ounces and was born at 2 10 yesterday afternoon.
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new hospital
Henry Hazel
William street
Missouri Delta Community Hospital
Nellie Bugg
Sikeston
Yuletide Shopping Begins As Prospects Brighten For Trade
Merchants in Sikeston report strong November trade and optimistic outlook for December ahead of Christmas. Stores note solid holiday confidence, with one shop highlighting doll and toy supply concerns. A store manager says rainy days boost sales among farmers, while fair weather days lag. Continued on Page Four.
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Sikeston
State Seed Show plans form in Sikeston
Southeast Missouri county agents and committee members finalize arrangements for the State Good Seed Show and short course at the Sikeston Armory January 19 20 in cooperation with the University of Missouri College of Agriculture and the Missouri Seed Improvement Association. Cash premiums totaling 500 will be awarded across cotton soybeans corn sorghum small grains grasses and legume seeds with crop specialists on hand to discuss seed production and soil treatments.
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Sikeston Armory
Missouri
Tom Stroup
Southeast Missouri
College of Agriculture
University of Missouri
Missouri Seed Improvement Association
pas
University of Missour
Columbia
J. R. Paulling
A W. Klemme
William J. Murphy
Drive launched to form Scott County Health Unit dinner kickoff
The Scott County Advisory Health Council met at the Benton courthouse to plan a December 6 dinner at the Benton Methodist basement. The event marks the start of a membership drive aimed at 250 for establishing a county health unit serving all residents. Attendees included E L Corbin and J S Noel, with Red Cross official Margaret Donnell among others.
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Scott County
Benton
Lem Bollinger
Imo
W. O. Finney
Chaffee
Bernice Abernathy
Nadine Belue
Dorothy Garnett
J. S. Noel
Sikeston
Clinton Scott
Margaret Donnell
the
American Red Cross
Corbin
Joy Corbin
Garnett
Noel
Dunklin county
Vote Fraud Cases Completed Last Night In Federal Court at Cape Girardeau
Sikeston Chamber of Commerce decides Sikeston merchants will stay open until 9:00 p.m on Monday to Thursday before Christmas Eve. On Friday December 21 stores close at 6:00 p.m to allow families time together for Christmas. Nathan Yoffee chairs the committee urging compliance.
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Cape Girardeau
merchants committee
Sikeston Chamber of Commerce
Sikeston
Nathan Yoffee
Yoffee
John Powell Found Not Guilty In Federal Vote Fraud Case
In Cape Girardeau Missouri a federal jury found John G. Powell of Sikeston not guilty in the only case to reach a verdict in a vote fraud prosecution. The four hour deliberation produced the acquittal after charges against two other Sikeston defendants were dropped earlier.
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Cape Girardeau
Sikeston
John G. Powell
Barry B. Tomlinson
Charles H
Puffy) French
Sikeston seed company
Powell
French
Rubey M. Halen
James A. Finch
Tomlison
Hulen
Exposition Saturday For Scouts and Cubs
About 250 to 300 Boy Scouts and Cubs are set to participate in a Scout and Cub exposition at the Sikeston Armory on Saturday night. Southeast Missouri Area Council stages the event with displays in Scout and Cub craft from Stoddard Sikeston Cep Web New Madrid Tri County and Bollinger districts. The program features a Court of Honor New Bay installation and trophy awards as part of an outstanding demonstration of Scout activity.
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Sikeston Armory
Southeast
New Bay
Ballot conspiracy case ends in acquittal at Powell trial
The Powell election case ends with John Powell acquitted on count two after an eight ballot verdict. Jury verdict followed lengthy deliberations from 4:21 p.m. to just before 9:40 p.m. Eight ballots produced the final acquittal despite early guilt signals. The case involved conspiracy charges and altering ballots at Carroll's Service Station Ward Two during the August 1946 primary.
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Carroll
French
Tomlinson
Powell
C. H. Holt
West Fork
Reynolds county
James O'Connor
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Armory
Carl Luper
Adrian Anderson
E L. Corbin
Scott County Health Plan
Renner
John Powell
Scouts
Cubs
W .A English
Billy Walker
Ward Two
FBI
Charles A. Appel Jr
wn Washington
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