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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1938
Page
7
The Sikeston Herald lists publisher Clint H. Denman and assistant Ward Denman. Yearly subscriptions cost Beott and adjoining counties 1.50, elsewhere 2.00. Payments required strictly in advance. Entered as second class matter March 9 1908 at Sikeston Missouri post office under Congress act of March 3 1879.
A New Madrid county cotton grower urged fellow farmers to vote on continuing the allotment plan. He argued many would not vote, implying nonvoters oppose the plan, while accusing county/agricultural officials of steering the vote from Washington. He stressed farmers should decide their own program.
A farmer’s wife in Sikes ton visited a beauty shop and emerged so transformed that her husband failed to recognize her after hours of searching. He later found her in town, unaware they were the same person all along. The tale highlights the power of a modern beauty operator to alter appearances for Christmas.
Local editors rebut rumors of a switch to a wide open county as new officials Scott County’s prosecuting attorney David Blanton and sheriff John Hobbs prepare to assume duties January 1. The Herald urges community support for strict enforcement and stresses public cooperation to curb unlawful nightlife.
City council considers Patrolman McManus for traffic chief duties as plans progress. In a few months on the force he has rendered noteworthy service and could help keep streets safe for all. Sixteen days remain until Christmas as Sikeston brightens with holiday cheer.
In a rainy game at Charleston Sikeston outplayed the Blue Jays to win 6 to 0 on Thanksgiving day. Sikeston high produced a strong football showing with Jones on district first team and Hunter Conrad and Venson Jones on the second team selection.
Major C L Malone Red Cross Roll Call chairman announced this week that 527 memberships have been obtained to date. Scott county plans to issue bonds totaling 54221.10 to fund the judgment debt from the recent special election. Sikeston logged the season's low so far at seven degrees above zero this morning.
A presidential endorsement favors Universal Bible Sunday on December 11 with the theme And Now in a Thousand Tongues. The American Bible Society marks the occasion by publishing The Book of a Thousand Tongues and notes Bible translations in over a thousand languages. The piece highlights Bible distribution totals, historical reach since 1816, and the impact of Scripture on global literacy, culture, and freedom.
The Herald details prize letters from Sikeston readers who solved a scrambled word contest and judged entries by originality, neatness, and merchant-focused content. It notes mis submissions, ad placement issues, and humorous explanations for why some letters failed to place.
The season brings more Made in America toys than ever as US factories swell and foreign shipments fall. Japan’s toy exports to the US drop about half from last year due to wartime material requisitioning, while the department indicates foreign toys will total under 5 percent of all toys.
The Sikeston Lions Club, The American Legion Auxiliary and several church groups plan to distribute toys and food to needy families during the Christmas holidays. The effort reflects the true Christmas spirit and echoes the divine gift message.
Major C L Malone reports Southeast Missouri drive in Sikeston has 412 memberships with 449 subscribed so far. Officials expect more forms to raise total past 500 as the drive continues.
The Sikeston library dedication honors public officials and civic groups led by the Woman's Club. Miss Blair Law becomes librarian with support from Mrs. L. M. Hollenbeck and Mrs. Harty. The 1937 bond funded the building, WPA aid aided construction, and a mill tax secured library maintenance. The celebration featured local music groups and donations from residents, with a memory tribute to Mrs. L. O. Rodes.
Donations of books and supplies pour in from multiple states for a dedication program led by Rev Milner. Contributors include Mrs Vaughan Hickman of Columbia and Mrs George Wheaton of Beaver Pa with others from St Louis Cape Girardeau and Jefferson City.
About forty five members, husbands and friends of the Civic Improvement Club of Lilbourn, visited the New Madrid CCC drainage camp for supper last Wednesday. Hosts explained camp facilities for work, recreation and education and attendees joined the weekly safety meeting. Mrs. W N Greene praised CCC efforts toward character and citizenship.
October gasoline tax collections in Missouri totaled 1,067,342.59 dollars, up 9,775.64 from the same month last year, Oil Inspector Roy H. Cherry announced Wednesday. For the first ten months of 1938, collections reached 10,085,513.77 dollars, versus 9,923,810.81 a year earlier, a gain of 161,702.96 dollars. You can believe what you read in The Herald.
The Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed a $2500 judgment denial in a life insurance murder case tied to Elisha P. McCutchan. The plan to murder his wife for her policy failed, McCutchan was later killed, four men were sentenced, and guardian O F Daniels pursued the suit for Mrs. Bertha L. McCutchan.
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