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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1945
Page
18
Postmaster Pleas Malcolm urges early mailing of Christmas cards and packages to ensure delivery. He notes last minute mail is hard to handle and local addresses complicate sorting. Damaged parcels result from weak containers and poor packing. Strong, durable containers, thick wrapping, and cushioning are advised for fragile contents.
Three Sikeston Standard Oil of Indiana agents R C Boston R E Tidwell and Leo Hahn attended a dinner for top ranking St Louis Division agents at the De Soto Hotel in St Louis on Tuesday. Wives accompanied them as guests. The trio were among 16 outstanding agents in the division and after the dinner the group and spouses attended an ice hockey game as guests of the company.
The St. Louis District Office of Price Administration revoked all community price ceilings on poultry in eastern Missouri excluding St. Louis city and county. Retailers and farm operators will price poultry at retail under markup provisions tied to wholesale costs, with 21 percent for chickens ducks and geese 20 percent for live turkeys and 17 percent for dressed and drawn turkeys.
Excavations for wartime air fields reveal a Celtic temple never seen before in Britain. The temple was found at Heath Row Airfield in Middlesex, to become London’s main civil air terminal.
Production delays and parts shortages plague 1946 model autos as orders flood in. GM reports only 17,000 cars built by its divisions and Ford has assembled 14,772 of the 1946 models since July. Chrysler’s Plymouth begins rolling with modest output while styling changes and fuel economy improvements loom for 1947.
The real beginnings of the petroleum industry trace to the mid nineteenth century when the first oil well was drilled in pursuit of black gold.
A. A. Grugett and A. Riggs and Sons bought the Kirk McCoy Hardware Store at 118 North New Madrid Street. The new owners took charge Monday, with Grugett as manager of G and R Hardware Company. Riggs, of Kennett, runs the family hardware business. Grugett resides at 535 North Ranney and is father to Mrs. Joe McCord and Mrs. E. D. Urban.
The Coast Guard issued an immediate enlistment policy for the regular service allowing men aged 17 to 25 to enlist for two or three years. Former Coast Guardsmen up to age 30 may re-enlist for three four or six year terms. War-time Reservist service will count toward longevity pay and retirement benefits per Lieut. M. E. Martin.
S A Morrow, vice president of the Production Credit Corporation of St. Louis, will speak at Sikeston Produc tion Credit Association’s twelfth annual meeting next Tuesday. The Sikeston Armory gathering begins 11 30 with registration, luncheon, and music by Sikeston high school pupils under Robert Head. Officers reports, director elections, and cooperative credit discussion follow. two three year director terms expire for John H. Zarecor and H G Cathey.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Byrd Mr. and Mrs. Olen Critchlow Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Boyer express gratitude for kindness and flowers received during the bereavement of their father and grandfather, R. B. Byrd.
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