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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1948
Page
6
The 1948 Christmas card trend features a surge in special title cards addressed to individuals. Most are for relatives with mothers and sweethearts prominent, while others target spouses, grandparents, in laws, godparents, and friends. Unusual cards honor pastors, doctors, nurses, postmen, and even a butcher with a meat cost message.
Applications still being received for area civil engineers with War Department Corps of Engineers postings in the Lower Mississippi Valley Division. Examinations open for Engineer P-2 and P-3 with no written test. rating based on experience and training. Age 18 to 62 waived for veterans. Details from Executive Secretary, Board of U.S. Civil Service Examiners, Vicksburg Miss.
Postmaster Malcolm warns Sikeston residents to mail Christmas cards and out of state packages by Friday December 10 to avoid delays. Daily mail could rise from 4500 to 15000 pieces and possibly 25000 near peak. Mail between 9 10 am or 1 30 3 30 pm to skip long lines. Include full street names and numbers to speed delivery.
State and U.S. routes list detours and closures due to construction. Major routes including U S Rt 60 in Butler County and State Rt 25 in Cape Girardeau and Dunklin counties show closures with advised alternate paths. Bridges on State Rt 105 New Madrid and several county routes closed for bridge work. Traffic impact described as slight to moderate depending on location.
Dr. Asa Barnes, former Marston resident and son of C. M. Barnes, is named one of ten regional directors for the United Miners Welfare and Retirement Fund with headquarters in Louisville. He began the role December 1 and recently reported to Washington, D C for special training. Previously medical director for the American Red Cross in the Pacific, he is married with two children. The fund is financed by 20 cents per ton of coal mined by United Miners Workers Union members. Josephine Roche is director, and Dr Warren F Draper heads the Medical Care and Hospitalization Division, under which Barnes will work.
The Rustic Rock Inn is adding a 26 by 80 foot granite faced banquet room, to seat 250 and become the town's largest dining area. Built by Chas. H. Butler, it adjoins the main building with a doorway at the west end for separate access. completion is projected for January. The inn is owned by a partnership of Ross Lemons and Frank Armstrong.
The unmarried requirement for Aviation Cadet applicants is eliminated. Lt. Col. Leonard Cox of the Kansas Missouri Recruiting District announced that married applicants may qualify if they meet other criteria. Eligibility includes ages 18 to 26 or 41/14, citizenship, two years of college or equivalent, and excellent physical condition. Applications are being accepted for the March 1 1919 class at Randolph Field Texas with over 1500 cadets to be trained for Uncle Sam. The program spans about one year. Tuberculosis kills nearly 50 000 Americans yearly, about 137 daily.
When snow makes foraging hard, rabbits squirrels gophers mice and moles may strip bark to feed. A mechanical guard around trunks kept several inches from the bark and secured firmly offers the best protection for ornamentals and saplings.
Pfc. Robert T. McGinley son of D. D. McGinley of Gideon Rural Route 1 received the Army Occupation Medal at the 172d Station Hospital in Senda Northern Honshu Japan. He entered the Army August 1 1946 and has spent the last two years in Japan as a post exchange clerk at the 172d Hospital Station.
Emily Pettigrew a 100yearold Negro woman who was born a slave at Dresden Tennessee died last Thursday in Charleston. First Baptist church building committee authorized to proceed with a new educational building. Claude Tucker 43 died after jumping from a moving truck in Poplar Bluff amid fear of an oil stove explosion. William S Barney promoted to permanent captain in the US Air Force under the Officer Personnel Act of 1947.
Jackson Optimist Club outlines a banquet and party to honor local boys. Event details including date and venue are to be announced. organizers emphasize community support for youth activities and recognition.
Harry Carey and Gabby Street, announcers for the St Louis Cardinal baseball club, have been invited to attend the party as special guests.
The 41st annual meeting of Little River Drainage District landowners will convene at the local high school gymnasium starting at 10 o'clock on December 20. One director to serve a five year term will be elected at the gathering.
The Department of the Army unveils a new method for extended active duty applications. Former officers now on inactive status including chaplains and medical officers file directly with the Adjutant General in Washington to recall. Lt. Col. Leonard Cox of the Kansas-Missouri Recruiting District announced the change.
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