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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1945
Page
15
Secretary of War Patterson says ongoing Selective Service inductions are needed to reach over 7,000,000 discharges planned between V E Day and July 1, 1946. He warns that without continued drafts, combat veterans would remain in service while nonparticipants evade duty, risking national security in potential future wars.
Wim R Shankle and Lieut S B Reed Jr arrive home from Pacific and European theaters after long campaigns. Each man visits family members in town as discharge and furlough plans proceed. Boardman, Andrews, Matthews, Stallings, Singleton, Clippard and others are noted for upcoming returns or discharges.
The treasurer reports corporation sales totaling 2.843 billion plus individual sales of 3.946 billion, bringing the grand total to 6.78906 billion. FE bond sales reach 1.069 billion against a 2 billion quota as the loan drive ends Saturday. War Finance Director Red R Gamble notes smart money favors the victory loan.
Two farmers west of Sikeston Missouri David All lard and Curtis Guiling report losing most of their 1945 cotton crop due to persistent spring rain. They pivot to soybeans and corn expecting about 50 dollars per acre in yield despite a regional crop shortage across Southeast Missouri.
City officials in Liberty Missouri seek to restore the historic Old Liberty Jail where Joseph Smith founder of the Latter Day Saints was imprisoned in 1838. Restoration awaits approval from the church headquarters in Salt Lake City.
Conway Tucker, Machinist Mate, returns after 4 years 6 months service and will resume duties at the Municipal Light plant. Others, including Tom Bloomfield in the Army Signal Corps, Pervin Crick, Robert H. Talbert, and Marion L. Maynard, report discharge and family reunions, with travels to Perryville, Alton, and Valdosta.
Conservation Agent Edward A. Hartel reports November 2000 activities in Cape County with game fish placements in streams and ponds and the construction of 11 ponds in the month. A 15-year-old Missouri farm boy confessed to killing his father for his mother and $65, naming Ben French as an accomplice and leading officers to hidden funds.
A brief note from The Herald reports belief in a revived movement. The item references community responses and local figures engaging with new ideas, signaling a cultural shift reflected in town discussions and public sentiment.
Kenne tt mayor and city council filed with the Federal Works Agency for 3280 to fund storm sewer plans costing 87000, with a St. Louis firm hired to prepare them. A nearby Bloomfield farmer, 37, was seriously injured when a tree fell, pinning him. his daughter died last month in a Cape Girardeau hospital. Cape Girardeau State College winter enrollment reached 6517 students, 99 veterans on GI Bill courses. President Parker announced this. Herschel Bess of Poplar Bluff, school board member and local business manager, was named to the Board of Public Works by the city council.
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