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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1939
Page
11
The Sikeston Herald is published every Thursday by Cline H. Denman publisher with Ward Denman listed as associated. It notes the office at 119 West Malone Avenue Sikeston Missouri and telephone number 99.
Yearly prices set at $150 for Beott and adjoining counties and $200 for elsewhere. All payments required strictly in advance. Notice entered as second-class matter March 9, 1908 at Sikeston post office, Musouri, under the March 3, 1879 Congress act.
Community notes that Sikeston street holiday decorations were not in place a week or two ago. Officials promise installation within a few days, aiming to match store displays. The editor warns against repeating delays next season and urges timely preparation.
Farm implement dealers report easier collections after years of difficulty, signaling farmers in this Missouri region enjoy better finances. High crop yields and favorable harvests boost local prosperity, with the sentiment that when farmers thrive, the community prospers.
The Herald argues that predicted roadside demonstrations by farm laborers in Southeast Missouri mirror last year’s unrest and are fueled by misrepresentation. It cites false eviction claims, warns against Farm Security Administration funding of demonstrators, and urges officials to preempt further protests while clarifying relief fund use.
Twenty years ago the Sikeston Herald reported a serious fire at the Alburton greenhouses undertaking and furniture establishment in south Sikeston. Loss estimated around 10000 dollars with little insurance. Also notes visitors and guests, and a Dec 1929 Red Cross drive surpassing quotas with 1026 members.
On December 8, 1938, St Francis Xavier Catholic parish celebrated the dedication of its new church at the corner of Front and Stoddard streets. Earlier, Sikeston library dedication occurred Monday night with Dr. W W Parker, president of the State Teachers College Cape Girardeau, delivering the dedicatory address to a crowded auditorium.
Thomas B McGill, 74 year old farmer of near Gideon, died in a Poplar Bluff hospital on Tuesday from injuries after being struck by a truck on a farm to market road near Gideon. He suffered a severe brain concussion, broken jaw and internal injuries from the December 1 accident.
The Cairo Board of Education named the new athletic field Leo Schultz Field to honor the district's longtime Superintendent of Schools who has served Cairo schools for about two decades.
M D Amburgey has been rehired as farm agent for Pemiscot county at a meeting of extension service officials Pemiscot County Farm Bureau members and Home Economics Council. E B Hope rehired as assistant county agent and Mary Frances Leftwich retained as home demonstration agent.
Henry Meldrum Post No 114 of the American Legion thanks Sikeston Herald editor C H Denman for displaying Legion decorations on the storefront during the 14th District convention held in Sikeston on Armistice Day. The post also commends the Armistice Day edition of the Herald and pledges to merit the editor’s respect in the future.
The Herald prints a letter from Carl Davis, a former Sikeston boy now in Omaha, Nebraska, praising the Missouri Press Association president and urging cooperation. Davis notes the association’s significance to state newspapers, references Mizzou’s football success, and extends best wishes to Mrs. Denman and the staff. The piece also includes a political column by John Randall on tax policy and government spending.
Atty MM E Montgomery of Sikeston declares his candidacy for the 28th circuit court seat with Secretary of State Dwight Brown, becoming the first to announce for the 1940 elections. A longtime district lawyer, he previously served as prosecuting attorney for two terms and earlier as county school superintendent, with the Herald noting past letters supporting his bid.
The Health Department warns of tularemia with 25 deaths and 58 November cases. It spreads from diseased rabbits through skin contact or eye rubbing. Wear rubber gloves, wash hands after cleaning rabbits, and cook rabbit meat thoroughly. Call O T Elder.
The piece catalogs Missouri lore linked to the New Madrid quakes of 1811-12 and related curios. It notes Mark Twain family ties, Kit Carson, Daniel Boone, Jefferson, Boone buried in Missouri, and various state trivia. The author playfully treats these archival details as authoritative records from Missouri’s past.
The Missouri Highway Department safety unit warns that fall weather may not continue as rain snow and sleet will bring road hazards. Follow simple rules and drive with extreme caution through winter conditions and storm events.
Glenn Campbell, a young farmer, convicted of manslaughter by a Stoddard county jury after seven hours of deliberation. He received seven years in prison for the knife slaying of Alta Swanner, 23, at a tavern near Dudley on July 1. Campbell claimed self defense amid a fight between Swanner and another man in defense of a woman.
Willie Dodd, an armless student at State Teachers College Cape Girardeau, is nominated as Cape Girardeau's outstanding optimist. Suggested by college students, his name will be considered with others in a contest by the Optimist Club and The Missourian. Dodd, born without arms, navigates doors and books using his teeth and shoulder as he pursues a pre legal course.
Cape Girardeau Camp of Spanish War veterans schedules next regular gathering for Sunday January 7 at Sikeston Armory. The event starts 11:00 AM with luncheon and a afternoon business session. State officers invited. Frank S. Rice re elected commander, with C J Willingham C M Bamnes W H Hartman J F Lawler Ben G Rudert also named to posts.
A 14 month old girl Joan Elizabeth Caldwell at St Louis Children's Hospital after surgery to remove a rudimentary miniature stomach about the size of a thumb. The secondary stomach was out of place not connected to digestive tract yet produced gastric juices.
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