Hundred Attend 40-and-8 Meet in Sikeston Armory
About 100 Missouri Legionnaires gathered at Sikeston National Guard Armory for the fall wreck of the Forty and Eight. Sikeston hosts Loomis Mayfield C W Limbaugh Harry Kirk Herb Walton Lewis J Flewelling J W Foley attended. Major C L Malone of Little Rock belonged to the group. A Memphis dancing class provided entertainment and a post-wreck feed capped the evening. The next wreck is planned for early winter in Springfield.
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Missouri
Sikeston
American Legion
Sikeston National Guard Armory
Loomis Mayfield
Dr. C. W. Limbaugh
Harry Kirk
Herb Walton
Lewis J. Flewelling
J. Wm. Foley
C. L. Malone
Roosevelt Endorses Universal Bible Sunday Observance
President Roosevelt endorses Universal Bible Sunday on December 14 as part of a lead into his December 15 national address commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Bill of Rights. The American Bible Society marks its 125th year with the theme The Light Shines in the Darkness and notes growing Bible demand worldwide despite war.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
American Bible Society
Germany
Prussian Bible Society of Berlin
China
Universal Bible Sunday
Roosevelt
Funeral held in Cape Girardeau for Gus Frederick
Mrs E C Matthews and others from Sikeston attended the funeral of Gus Frederick 73 in Cape Girardeau. The service was conducted by Masons at Brinkopf Howell Funeral Home and burial followed at Memorial Park cemetery. Frederick, born in Cape Girardeau, had lived in St Louis these 30 years, widow Cora Bergmann survives with two grandchildren Nancy and Audrey Frederick.
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E. CC. Matthews
C. D. Matthews Jr
Jos. J. Matthews
W. H. Sikes
Sikeston
Cape Girardeau
Gus Frederick
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Masonic Lodge
Frederick
Brinkopf-Howell
Memoral Park Cemetery
E. C. Matthews
Ben Frederick
Cora Bergmann
Nancy
Audrey Frederick
New Diesel Engine For Missouri Pacific
A compact diesel operated switch engine was placed in service this week for Missouri Pacific. The new engine will reduce shrill whistles and smoke at downtown intersections though a bell will warn motorists and pedestrians. Whistling may be restored if necessary.
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Missouri Pacific
Sikeston hospital board chairman thanks supporters after discharge
Chas H Butler writes to residents expressing gratitude for cooperation in building a growing hospital. He explains his term expired Sept 12 1941 and acknowledges a City Clerk record confirming Joseph L Matthews as new chairman. He lauds doctors staff and citizens for turning the venture profitable with a $2003.04 bank balance and plans to continue serving Sikeston.
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Chas. H. Butler
L. F. Mayfield
Thos. F. Rafferty
Smith
Miller
Sikeston
C. H. Butler
Missouri
Butler
Joseph L. Matthews
Matthews
Promotion for Air School Commander Rockwood Named Major
Capt Ralph C Rockwood commander of the U S Army Air Corps Training Detachment at Harvey Parks Airport is promoted to Major He came to Sikeston when the Missouri Institute of Aeronautics opened in 1940 He has served at Barksdale Field Hawaii and Randolph Field He is a Sapulpa Oklahoma native and a University of Oklahoma graduate Mrs Root is former Miss Henrietta Moore of Sikeston Capt C B Root also promoted to Major as he takes command of a new air school at Uvalde Texas
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Ralph C. Rockwood
United States Army Air Corps
Harvey Parks
Air Corps
Rockwood
Sikeston
Missouri Institute of Aeronautics
C. B. Root
Sapulpa
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Barksdale Field
Louisiana
Hawaii
Randolph Field
Root
Uvalde
Texas
Henrietta Moore
Missouri Retail Gain Despite September Dip in October Sales
State census reports from independent Missouri retailers show October sales up 13 percent from the previous October, with a 2 percent drop from September. For the first ten months of the year sales are 18 percent higher than the same period in 1940, led by family clothing up 51 percent and auto dealers down 19 percent.
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Missouri
Bu Eiu
New Rental Books at Sikeston Library
Miss Beatrice Dobbins reviews several new rental titles at Sikeston Library. Windswept profiles the Marston family across the Northeast Maine coast with essays rather than a plot. Botany Bay follows Hugh Tallant from Loyalist America to Australia and prison life. Storm traces Maria the storm center across the continent in 12 days. One Red Rose Forever recounts Heinrich Stiegel’s rise in glass making and love. Now Voyager follows Charlotte Vale’s awakening after a cruise and her struggle against a domineering mother.
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Beatrice Dobbins
Sikeston
Mary Ellen Chase
Maine
Marston
Europe
New York
San Francisco
Botany Bay
Nordhoff
Hall
Hugh Tallant
United States
England
George Ruippey Stewart
Pacific Ocean
Maria
Mildred A. Jordan
Heinrich Stiegel
Germany
Stiegel
Olive Prouty
Charlotte Vale
Boston
Taylor Funeral Home Buys Half Interest in Family Business
Orville Taylor takes half of the Taylor Funeral Home from W C Cray, succeeding the National Funeral Home on Scott and Center Streets. The National Funeral Home was bought last April from G A Dempster, who runs the Dempster Funeral Home, where Mr Taylor worked seven years. The Taylors will reside at the funeral home and handle calls day or night.
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Taylor Funeral Home
National Funeral Home
Scott and
Center Streets
Orville Taylor
W. C. Cray
Poplar Bluff
Neaional Funeral Home
G A. Dempster
Dempster Funeral Home
Taylor
Public Schools Urges Attendance And Vocational Focus
R A Harper supt notes Sikeston public schools close December 19 and reopen January 5 for Christmas break. He argues many students work December to help families but should not miss class. calls for revamping curriclum toward practical and vocational subjects and removing uninterested students from school to protect overall progress.
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Sikeston Public Schools
Varous
Reiss Dairy Plant Fire Damages Roof
Fire on Highway 60 east Saturday night causes over $1000 in damage to the Reiss Dairy roof. Initial wiring fault suspected. later signs point to spontaneous combustion. Loss covered by insurance. repairs underway. Misaddressed alarm prompts multiple trips by Skeston fire department in downtown area. Home Oil Company and Golden Lily Cafe also affected by separate fires due to miscommunication and a spark from a flue respectively.
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Reiss
Highway 60 East
Skeston Fire Department
Home Oil Company
Highway 60
C. and M. Oil Company
Malone Avenue
Sunset Addition
Golden Lily
Cars Damaged in Crash at Intersection
Mrs. Roy Hornback escaped injury when her southbound car collided with J. R. Riley’s westbound vehicle at the Highway 61 and 60 intersection. Both cars were damaged slightly with no injuries reported.
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Roy Hornback
J. R. Riley
Sikeston
School Responsibility Through Parental and Teacher Partnership
A school thrives when parents and teachers work together with pupils. Regular attendance is essential for learning, as teachers cannot teach those who are absent. The piece emphasizes shared duties to ensure student success.
Paving Moves Forward on Vernon Ave Project
Vernon avenue from Grove to Wakefield to be concrete paved after a special Sikeston city council meeting. City Engineer Leon Groves final report on Vernon avenue from College to Wakefield approved along with a special assessment plan and bond authorization. Also ratified REA cooperative agreement with Scott New Madrid Mississippi Cooperative Association and accepted Sikeston General Hospital November report. Police to remove merchandise signs blocking sidewalks due to increasing use.
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Sikeston
Vernon Avenue
Grove
Wakefield
A. C. Barrett
Leon Groves
College
Legal Department of the Rural Electrification Administration
Police Department
War Sparks Ex Sailor to Re enlist for Duty
Dennis Bates son of Mr and Mrs W D Bates left for Washington DC to begin another term in the United States Navy as war with Japan breaks out His six year enlistment ends this month but the war prompts him to serve again His new station is not yet learned Sikeston boy J F Presnell son of Mr and Mrs E Presnell recalled to duty soon after arriving home from a visit The Legare is now at the Navy Yards in Norfolk VA
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Dennis Bates
W. D. Bates
Washington, D. C
United States Navy
Japan
Young Bates
Navy
Sikeston
J. €. Presnell
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Yours Truly, Dr. G. W. H. Presnell
National
the Taylor Funeral Home
the National Funeral Home
Mert
Scott At
Center
R. A. Harper
Vernon Ave
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