FSA Meeting Concluded Here
Thirty five rural rehabilitation and home management supervisors from the Farm Security Administration Southeast Missouri district met in a near all day annual checkup. Kenneth Calloway presided as new assistant FSA supervisor with headquarters in the local post office building. District Supervisor Carl Ross participated with Mrs Lillian Duncan and Marvin T Gray from Columbia assisting. The day session outlined plans for the coming year and emphasized the medical care program. A night session in the post office offices covered a sanitation program to improve farm conditions in cooperation with the State Board of Health Works Progress Administration and the National Youth Administration. Counties represented were Dunklin Pemiscot New Madrid Stoddard Butler Cape Girardeau Bollinger Perry Mississippi and Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Security Administration
Southeast Missouri
Kenneth Calloway
FSA
Carl Ross
Lillian Duncan
Marvin T. Gray
Columbia
Hoss
Hotel Marshall
Ross
State Board of Health
Works Progress Administration
National Youth Administration
Dunklin
Pemiscot
New Madrid
Stoddard
Butler
Cape Girardeau
Bollinger
Perry
Mississippi
Scott
Celebration for Great Grandson at Poplar Bluff
Mrs Bettie Matthews attends a celebration for her great grandson John C Corrigan the first child of Mr and Mrs William Corrigan of Sikeston to be hosted at the home of Mr and Mrs J C Corrigan in Poplar Bluff on Christmas day with a family dinner and a Christmas tree included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bettie Matthews
J. C. Corringan
Poplar Bluff
John C. Corrigan
Wm. S. Corringan
Sikeston
Celebration Held for Aged Father in Washington
Mr and Mrs J F Cox Sr and son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Glenn Matthews returned Sunday from Washington Indiana where they attended a family dinner for the 93 4th birth anniversary of W T Cox. The elder Cox enjoyed hunting and hit the bullseye. In Washington the Sikes ton party stayed with Mrs Coxs brother A A Tomey and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Cox Sr
Glenn Matthews
Washington
Ind
W. T. Cox
Mr. Cox
Sikeston
Pleasant Valley Christmas Program Is December 20
A Christmas program will be presented at Pleasant Valley school on December 20 at 7 oclock. The public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Valley
Pleasant Valley School
Cotton Ginnings Near End Of Season In Sikeston
Sikeston ginners expect the ginning season to close next week with only a few bales left from this year. Last week saw ging operations limited to one day. Prices for ginned cotton run 8.5 to 9 cents per pound, with picked cotton offered at 9 to 9.13 cents but largely unavailable. Seed remains at $20 per ton. Census data reported by special agent T. E. Stallings show 20,483 bales ginned in Scott county before December 1, 1939, vs 11,289 bales by December 1, 1938 from the 1938 crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston Ginners
T. E. Stallings
Scott County
Perret A
New Armory Board Sets Fees and Furnishings plan
The Sikeston armory board met for the first time electing officers and drafting rules for a permanent control code. Dance rentals will be 25 dollars plus 2 percent of gross, athletic events 10 percent of net receipts, with funds supporting janitorial, lighting, heating, and maintenance. An order for 100 tables was placed, to be built by the Junior Chamber of Commerce for 150 dollars total, offset by credits from armory dances. 800 steel chairs and knockdown bleachers are planned. New officers are Charlies L. Blanton Jr. president, Tanner C. Dye secretary treasurer, with Dr. Howard Dunaway and Ernest J. Harper as members. Adj. Gen. Lewis M. Means will serve as fifth member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
Armory
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycee Organization
Jay
Cees
Charlies L. Blanton Jr
Tanner C. Dye
Dye
Howard Dunaway
G. W. H. Presnell
Ernest J. Harper
Blanton
Harper
Dunaway
Adj
Lewis M. Means
Missouri National Guard
Means
National Guard
Heath Store at Miner Burned in Early Monday Fire
Fire destroyed the Burl Heath grocery and market at Miner after a defective flue caused a blaze. Heath and his wife and three children escaped with only the clothes on their backs as the Sikeston fire department could not save the frame building. Insurance partially covers the loss. Heath plans to resume business if the building is replaced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burl Heath
Miner
Mr. Heath
Heath
Sikeston
Insurance
Ibss
C. W. Smoot
Villa Ridge
Ill
Grass fires keep Sikeston firemen busy with four blazes
Sikeston fire department battled four fires since Thursday including a roof fire at Mrs. Lindley’s home on Dorothy Street with slight damage, a grass blaze on School Street, and two Negro cabins at Marvin Carroll and A C Barrett properties both destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
Charles Lindley
Dorothy Street
School Street
Marvin Carroll
A.C. Barrett
Mouser Wins Kroger Sales Contest Honors
E F Mouser, manager of the Malone Avenue Kroger Store, again won honors in a company sales contest. The district period contest ended recently with Mouser placing second in sales. He has been in the grocery business here for many years, with Kroger for six years and Malone Avenue Store for three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Mouser
Malone Avenue
Kroger
Mr. Mouser
Kennett to Organize Legion Auxiliary Tonight
Mr and Mrs C L Malone and Mrs Kathryn Johnson will travel to Kennett tonight to complete the organization of a Legion Auxiliary in the town where a Legion post already operates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Malone
Kathryn Johnson
Kennett
Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Red Cross Drive Nearing Finish in County
Red Cross Roll Call secretary Mrs Kathrin Johnson announced progress reports from chairmen nearly complete with 938 members counted in the county. The campaign aims for about 1000 members, about 200 short of the 1200 goal, with most memberships coming from Sikeston.
Couple announces September marriage in Sikeston area
Miss Kathryn Simpson will marry John Crabtree on September 3 in Arkansas. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Simpson of Sikeston, is a Southeast Missouri State Teachers College junior. The groom, a college football star, also attended the same school and works locally. They have rented an apartment on Kathleen Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Simpson
John Crabtree
Coming Ark
Miss Murrell Bride of Oklahoma Man
Ruby Murrell daughter of Mr and Mrs W D Murrell of Blodgett and Corwin Looney son of Mr and Mrs M D Looney of Thayer Missouri were married Tuesday night at Shady Cover the home of Rev and Mrs T Self The ceremony was read by Rev Self The couple were attended by Ward Enterline a sister of the bride The Looneys will make their home in Tulsa Oklahoma where the groom works
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Murrell
W. D. Murrell
Blodgett
Corwin
Christmas Party for A and P Store Managers in Cape Girardeau
Mr and Mrs Clyde Matthews attended a dinner and Christmas party for A and P store managers and their families in the Rainbow Room at the Idanha Hotel Cape Girardeau Sunday Santa, a Christmas tree and gifts followed the dinner Those from Sikeston included Mr and Mrs Miller Potts and daughter Jack Shelby Margaret Ann Anthony and Betty Jo and Billy Matthews Ranney Applegate of Jefferson City visited his sister Mrs H L Smith and family overnight Wednesday Mr Applegate accompanied James Matthews a State Highway Department employee to Sikeston Mr Matthews visited his parents Mr and Mrs R C Matthews during his business visit here
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Matthews
Cape Girardeau
Rainbow Room
Idanha Hotel
Sikeston
Mr. Matthews
Miller Potts
Jack Shelby
Margaret Ann Anthony
Betty Jo
Billy Matthews
Ranney Applegate
Jefferson City
H. L. Smith
Mr. Applegate
James Matthews
State Highway Department
Matthews
R. C Matthews
Sikeston Stores Are Crowded With Bargains this Year
Merchants across Sikeston report notably improved business in 1939 with 10 to 40 percent sales increases. Dry goods, clothing, groceries, drugs, novelties, and furniture all rise as bountiful crops and wider spending boost demand. Auto, hardware, and freight also show rising activity and travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
Supper Party Planned For Sikeston Tractor Employees
A supper will be given tonight by Mr and Mrs Ernest Hedden at the Palace Cafe for employees of the Sikeston Tractor and Implement Company their wives and several guests. Guests include Mr and Mrs W O Scott Mr and Mrs Walker Uht and son G W Mr and Mrs Howard Meyer Mr and Mrs Don Tutley Miss Bonita Hedden and Charles Yanson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Hedden
Palace Cafe
Sikeston Tractor and Implement Company
Eer
W. O. Scott
Walker Uht and Son
G. W
Howard Meyer
Don Tutley
Bonita Hedden
Charles Yanson
City Loses in Utilities Fight
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled against the City of Sikeston in its ouster suit to stop Missouri Utilities Company from operating in the city. The decision upholds the utility’s right to continue providing services despite local opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utilities
Missouri Supreme Court Today
Sikeston
Missouri Utilities Company
Wheat Soars to a Dollar In War Era Market Rally
SiKEston markets list prices for wheat No 2 and white corn and other grains with cents per bushel and cotton lint per pound. The market notes a dramatic jump as wheat futures gain five cents a bushel in Chicago, marking the sharpest grain rally since the European war began last September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Chicago
Europe
Sikeston Stores To Stay Open Evenings Next Week
Sikeston stores will extend evening hours through next week starting Monday December 18 to accommodate holiday shoppers. Festive street decorations, funded by the Chamber of Commerce, brighten main intersections as post office hours expand with an extra clerk and carrier planned to handle rising mail volume. Local officials note the early holiday hustle as retailers push for convenience amid the season’s bustle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
Sikestor
Randol Wilson
Lewis Flewelling
Clyde
Sikeston High School Carnival Friday Night
The Sikeston high school junior class will sponsor an annual carnival Friday night December 15 at the school gym. Games music booths and dancing with moving pictures of Sikeston Jubilee and the football team. Queens chosen by grades with votes at one cent each. Proceeds go to the senior prom and class affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston High School
Sikeston
Neil Hart
Betty Jane Taylor
Mary Allen
Evelyn Klein
Jean Jackson
Mrs Anna McFarling of Morehouse Dead
Funeral services for Mrs Anna McFarling aged 64 will be held at the Baptist church in Morehouse at 1 30 p m Friday. She died Wednesday morning at her Morehouse home after a complication of diseases. Burial is in Dexter cemetery with Dempster service. Survivors include her husband J C McFarling four sons C J Jr Harry Elmer Russell and Dewey Nichols a daughter Leora Upton a step son Dutch McFarling and a step daughter Sadie Moeller. Himmelberger Harrison Manufacturing plant will close Friday in memory of Mrs McFarling whose four sons work there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morehouse
Anna McFarling
A. C. Sullivant
Dexter
Dempster
McFarling
Buffington
J. C. McFarling
C. J. Jr
Harry Elmer
Russell McFarling
Dewey Nichols
Leora Upton
Memphis
Dutch McFarling
Sadie Moeller
St. Louis
Himmelberger-Harrison Manufacturing Company
Aged Woman Matilda Cape Dies Near East Prairie
Matilda Cape aged 87 died after a long illness at the Tom Bright home in Whiting south of East Prairie. Funeral services were held at Dogwood church with Rev. Roy Belcher in charge. Born in Mayfield Kentucky, she had lived in East Prairie district for years with her grandchildren the Brights. Survived by two sons Allen Cape Paducah Kentucky Frank Cape East Prairie and a daughter Eva Rudolph Johnson City New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matilda Cape
Tom Bright
Whiting
East Prairie
Dogwood Church
Roy Belcher
Cape
Mayfield
Allen Cape
Paducah, Ky
Frank Cape
Eva Rudolph
Johnson City
N. Y
Mrs Thompson Visits Charleston Relative During Illness
Mrs Mary J Thompson of Charleston visits her daughter Mrs Leroy Leslie in Charleston while Mr Leslie is away receiving medical attention at Barnes Hospital in St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary J. Thompson
Charleston
Leroy Leslie
Mr. Leslie
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Last Rites Friday for Commerce Farmer
Funeral services will be held at 2 oclock Friday afternoon at the family home near Commerce for William Ruhl a longtime local farmer who died Wednesday at his home after a complication of diseases. The services will be conducted at Zion Evangelical Lutheran church with interment in Maryland Heights cemetery St Louis County. Surviving are his widow Lilly Ruhl four sons Elmer Van Dyser Bill Crowder and Joe and John Benton one daughter Mrs Mary Kelso of St Louis three step children Adrian Clinton and Juanita Baugher Sikeston and seven grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commerce
William Ruhl
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
Maryland Heights
St. Louis County
Lilly Ruhl
Elmer of
Vandyser
Bill
Crowder
Joe
John
Benton
Mary Kelso
St. Louis
Adrian, Clinton
Juanita Baugher
Sikeston
New Arrivals Born in December in Local Homes
A series of birth notices lists families welcoming new children in December. Shelia Sue Hudson born December 12 to Mr. and Mrs. Shelly Hudson. daughter to Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Lambert December 2 at St Francis Hospital Cape Girardeau. Mary Jane Robbs December 7 at St. Francis Cape Girardeau. Kenneth Ray Blankenship December 11 north of Sikeston. William Franklin Ferrell December 8 at Morehouse. James Vent born December 11 Canalou. Ray Myers born December 9 Morehouse. Betty Ruth Stewart born December 12. Edward Eggers December 11 East Gladys Street. Otis Tanner daughter. Paul Couch daughter December 11. Rollie Gene Allen December 11 Sikeston area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelia Sue
Shelly Hudson
H. L. Lambert
St Francis Hospital
Cape Girardeau
van Robbs
Near LaForge
Mary Jane
St. Francis Hospital
Audie Martin
Kenneth Ray
Betty Ruth
Roy Stewart
Edward Eggers
East Gladys Street
Otis Tanner
Paul Couch
Rollie Gene
R. F. Allen
Near
Sikestog
Change Wanted In Subsidy Law
Mississippi county farmers meeting in Charleston voiced protest against unequal federal payments that go to landowners who do not labor on crops. They urge a 1940 crop subsidy reform so landlords or tenants must perform bodily work to receive government payments, citing displacement of sharecroppers by new owners and hired labor. The group seeks action by Congress and the Agriculture Secretary to restore labor provisions under the cotton program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi County
Charleston
Missouri
Sikeston
Secretary of Agriculture
Sikeston District Sees Cold Night At 25 Degrees
The Weather section notes Jack Frost caused a 25 degree low in the Sikeston district, the coldest of the past week, after an earlier warm spell with a 76 degree high on December 15. The Weather Woman promises warmer weather for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Frost
Sikeston
Mercury
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AME
Adj.Gen. Means
Red Cross Drive
Miss Murrell Bride OF
Oklahoma
Sikeston Markets
Board of Public Works
Chas. Moose
Chamber of Commerce
George L. Dye
Greer Avenue
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