S D Day Standoff in Sikeston and Poplar Bluff
James M. Beatré, Sikeston Chamber of Commerce manager, notes no accidents in Sikeston from midnight Wednesday to Thursday. Mayor Butler and Poplar Bluff officials accepted the challenge, reporting no accidents there as well, creating a stand-off in S D Day. Butler urges extending careful driving and courtesy daily to prevent accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Beatré
Chamber of Commerce
Sikeston
Chas. H. Butler
Harold Wallace
Beaird
Poplar Bluff
Santa's Helpers Toy Festival Set in Sikeston
Scouts and Brownies of Sikeston prepare handmade toys for the City Welfare as part of the Annual Toy Festival on December 13 at American Legion Park. They gather at Malone Park at 3 30 pm then march to the downtown park for Christmas carols starting at 4. James Beaird greets attendees and Mrs. Jewell Allen accepts gifts for distribution with Mrs. W C Reid as general chair.
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Santa’s Little Helpers
Sikeston
American Legion
Front St
Malone Park
James Beaird
Chamber of Commerce
Jewell Allen
W. C. Reid
New Madrid Girl Pamela Anne Hunter Dies at 7
Pamela Anne Hunter seven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Sam L Hunter Jr died in a Cape Girardeau hospital Thursday evening born Jan 18 1949 she is survived by five sisters Lauriel Linda Mary Pat Harriett and Cynthia all at home services were held at Immaculate Conception Church with Rev Walter Craig officiating burial followed at Evergreen Cemetery
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New Madrid
Pamela Anne Hunter
Sam L. Hunter, Jr
Cape Girardeau Hospital
Lauriel
Linda
Mary Pat
Harriett
Cynthia
Immaculate Conception Church
Walter Craig
Evergreen Cemetery
Connie Melton
San Antonio
Texas
Truman Melton
Nancy Rilve
Jim Albright
Beverly
Ronnie
Maurel Machmeyer
Freddy, Laveda
Peggy
Betty
Caleb Ellis
St. Louis
George Porter
Bynum
Herbert Seals
Lilbourn
Dorothy Becker
Portageville
Sikeston
Jess Simpson
Judy Lee
Jimmy
Lou Vowell
Alexandria
Ind
Simpson
Charlie Vandercrift
H. L. Smith
W. A. Anthony
C. W. Limbaugh
Chas. Pikey, Jr
Chas. Pikey
O. E. Upchurch
Detroit
Mich
A. E. Shankle
Delta Community Hospital
Maggie Martin
Knob Lick
W. D. Godwin
Bloomfield
RN. Stewart
Ellis Stewart
Charleston
Ernest Springs
C. E. LaValle
Virginia
Local notices and visits fill Sikeston week
Mrs. Bill Worthan came to attend Casper Taylor funeral. Many travelers and shoppers visited Sikeston from New Madrid Portageville and Cape Girardeau. Local families hosted guests from St. Louis Detroit and Cairo while others planned visits to New York and France.
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Bill Worthan
Mound Cie, I
P. V. Branum
Casper Taylor
Victor Ahlfield
Billy Chambers
Anniston
Dee Uthopp
John Bartlett
Nathan Noyes
Finley Noyes
Cairo
Noyes
Sherman Boone
Jimmy
David
Boone
Sikeston
C of C Committee Discusses Three Trade Projects
The Retail Merchants Committee of the Chamber of Commerce met Friday morning and reviewed three projects. One aims to secure better downtown parking, possibly converting the old swimming pool site. A second plans a post year‑start meeting with county parents and club leaders to boost store appeal to out‑of‑town shoppers. The third covered a potential goodwill tour, to be discussed with wholesale dealers in a later session.
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Chamber of Commerce
Sikeston
Cape Girardeau Youth Dies After Pickup Truck Crash
An 18 year old Cape Girardeau youth, Paul Richard Sweet, was crushed to death when a small pickup skidded on an icy spot near the Highways 61 and 74 junction, overturned in a ditch, after S D Day ended. Driver Alvin Eugene Blankenship, 31, of Illmo, was uninjured. Troop E reported 16 other accidents in the region with no fatalities.
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Troop E
State Highway Patrol
Paul Richard Sweet
Cape Girardeau
Alvin Eugene Blankenship
Illmo
Sweet
Blankenship
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Mitchell Sharp Chevrolet Company Service After Sales
Mitchell Sharp Chevrolet Company advertises service after sales in Sikeston Missouri phone 229 featuring repairs maintenance and parts with local dealership support for customers.
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Mitchell-Sharp Chevrolet Company
Mitchell-Sharp Chevrolet Nailling Truck & Tractor Co
Semo Motor Co
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Pepler Bluff
Butler
J. S. Wallace
Busines
Sue W. Black
Lottie Welch
Lillian Welch
Kenneth C. Daucett
Vicle Sue
Daucett
New York N. Y
New York
Gene Binford
Route 4
Fred Williams
Martha Thompson
Oran
Cressie Reagan
Gondola
Virgil Williams
East Kathleton
Leo Wallace
Belleville
Wirs
Harriett S. Behrens
Cape Cairardeau
Tanner Street Church of God
Ladies Missionary Society
First Church of God
Mac McGahev
Fred LaBrusers
Elmer Bower
William Klutts
O. C. Lewis
Charles Cauble
Robert Hale
Harelé
Kiehne
Sue
Jim
O. C. Kiehne
Gordonville
Alma Mohratadt
Wm. Northington
Win. Northington, Jr
Mer Northington
St. Java
Mrs Northington
Dean McDavitt
Farmulv
Wand
Morris Harman
Marsha Kay
Cape Girardean
Harry Hambrick
A. A
Lenny” Harrison
Sikeston Lodge
Alonzo A. “Lonny” Harrison
Ralph E. Boyer
Elbert Sloan
Chris L. Francis
A. A. Harrison
Marshall Hollenbeck
Harry Sharp Sr
C. of C
Cape Girardeau County
Pemiscot
Dunklin
Stoddard County
Marston
Malden
Edward Stewart
Miami, Fla
F. L. Stewart
Mrs Stewart
Chevrolet
Fisher
Chevrole
Sikeston, Missouri
Wner
B & H Tractor Co
Bill Gladney Motor Co
Clayton & Williams Motor Co
DeKrick Farm Equipment Co
Estes Motor Co
Goza-Harper Motor Co
Hales Machine Works
Hale & Williams Tractor Co
Sharp Buick Co
Sikeston Farm Equipment Co
Sikeston Tractor & Imp. Co
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