British Big Three to Meet Again for War Leaders Talk
British official sources say a meeting of Prime Minister Churchill President Roosevelt and Premier Stalin is being planned likely after Roosevelts inauguration for a fourth term on January 20. They have met seven times during the war with four in Washington and one each in Quebec Casablanca and the North Atlantic.
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Churchill
Roosevelt
Stalin
Mr. Roosevelt
United States
Washington
Quebec
Casablanca
North Atlantic
London
New York State
North Africa
Atlantic
Newfoundland
Paris Lights Turned On After Four Years Of Blackout
Paris illuminated Tuesday night as wartime electricity limits allowed. Street lights resumed service, car headlights uncovered, and blackout curtains lowered, ending years of dim streets for residents enduring shortages.
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Paris
War Plant Workers Show Drop of 1,100,000
War Production Board Chairman J A Krug reports a decline of 1 1 million war industry workers over the past year while civilian trade workers rise by 500000 During Krug's country tour he notes 750000 workers leaving war industry entered the armed forces Leather in a single steel hide could outfit six soldiers for a year
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War Production Board
J. A. Krug
Ixrug
Jefferson Barracks Bridge Opens Over Mississippi
A view of the new 2,600,000 Jefferson Barracks Bridge connects Missouri and Illinois south of St. Louis. Dedicated last Saturday afternoon December 9, toll free all day Sunday. The bridge spans 3627 feet in a straight line, with more than 5900 tons of steel and over 35,000 tons of concrete.
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Mississippi River
Jefferson Barracks
Missouri
Illinois
St. Louis
The Unknown Soldier to the Unknown Bond Buyer
A poem by Robert Nelson Spencer urges bond purchases to support veterans and Arlington. It frames bonds as a patriotic duty linking fallen soldiers to living defenders across fronts from Europe to the Pacific. The piece closes with call to buy bonds to honor veterans. Mrs Allie Hoosie, 78, of southeast Missouri, was found dead in bed. funeral held Friday. Herald Want-ads bring results.
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Kennett
Allie Hoosie
Southeast Missouri
Christmas Quotes and Probate Trust Fund Note
A collection of Christmas quotes from classical writers ends with a probate notice from Clayton Missouri. Mrs Sarah Jarvis Seele’s wall trust provides $10,000 for flower funds for relatives and a friend for 20 years while the estate totals $132,000.
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Sarah Jarvis Seele
Clayton
Salcedo Residence Destroyed by Flames Near Cantrell Store
A four room Salcedo dwelling near the Cantrell Store was destroyed by fire last Sunday when Mrs. Gladys Hoskins briefly left her three children who then attempted to salvage ashes from the store. Live coals from a shovel reportedly sparked the blaze. the home owned by Clarence Cantrell and its furnishings were lost, with partial insurance. A separate small fire on Delmar and Kendall caused about ten dollars in roof damage from sparks from a flue at Eugene Nanny’s five room house, contained by the Fire Department. Another cafe blaze involved burning grease at the Nevada Cafe, causing minor damage and a prompt response by the department.
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Cantrell
Salcedo
Gladys Hoskins
Clarence Cantrell
Eugene Nanny
Delmar
Kendall Street
C. G. Ziegentiorn
Roosevelt Leads With 25 Million Vote Total
The official nationwide count from 44 states shows Roosevelt with 25,326,302 votes and Dewey with 21,816,128, with 542 precincts still uncounted across four states.
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Roosevelt
Dewey
Twenty Five Years Ago Local Social and School Notes
The Sikeston Herald recalls events from December 19, 1919. Tom Roberts married Pearl Newton at Rev. A H Barnes home. Officers elected for the Methodist Young Peoples Missionary Society include President Mrs J M Pitman and secretary Miss Rowena Hay. Ora Johnson and Tony Meiderhoff wed in Morley and will live on Charles McMullin’s farm. A school football banquet featured readings and solos by local students. Bernice Tanner and A C Barrett visited Doniphan. Mr and Mrs Marshall Cagie plan a California overland trip for two weeks.
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Sikeston Herald
Tom Roberts
Pearl Newton
A. H. Barnes
Sikeston Methodist Church
North Street
Roberts
Farmers Supply Dry Goods and Clothing Co
Young Peoples Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
J. M. Pitman
Mayme Marshall
Wallace Applegate
S. H. Harper
Rowena Hay
Bernie Daugherty
Susan Hay
Nina Marshall
Ora Johnson
Tony Meiderhoff
Morley
Charles McMullin
McMullin
Margaret Clymer
Donald Milem
Jack Stubbs
Florence Wilkerson
Kathryn Johnson
Bernice Tanner
A C. Barrett
Doniphan
Marshall Cagie
California
Contest candidates in Herald twenty years ago prize race
The December 18 1924 Herald subscription contest lists candidates Mrs Fern Scott Bowman Linus E Dohagne Kelso Rev F W Grampp Morehouse John Gareener Mrs John G Smith Canaloa Miss Lola Smith and Miss Vanita Hicks Morehouse, with an Essex automobile as the prize. Sikeston high school students also mentioned in the clipping.
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Herald
Fern Scott Bowman
Linus E. Dohagne
Kelso
F. W. Grampp
Morehouse
John Gareener
John G. Smith
Canaloa
Lola Smith
Vanita Hicks
Sikeston High
Fifteen Years Ago Weather and Santa Jump
Fifteen years ago on December 19 Sikestonians recalled a bitter 11 degree night. Heavy wind, snow and sleet produced perilous conditions and five inches of snowfall. Santa Claus parachuted to Center Street near the mill, landing to a joyous, near mobbing by children and adults alike.
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Sikestonians
Santa Claus
Santa
Center Street
Sikeston High School Banquet Speaker Recalls Conzelman
Ten years ago December 20 1984 Jimmy Conzelman Washington University football coach spoke at the Sikeston high school football banquet Friday night. Mr and Mrs P Coleman and Dr and Mrs T C McClure were noted attendees.
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Jimmy Conzelman
Washington University
Sikeston High School
P. Coleman
T. C McClure
Five Years Ago December 14 1939 Sikeston Items
Notes from Sikeston Missouri recount December 14 1939 events including children Tommy and Eleanor traveling to Boston to visit Mrs. Hetherington, wheat futures rising sharply, cotton prices per pound, Jack Frost’s cold night, and a 1943 cold snap with stores shortening Christmas hours and a new Amer can War Dads chapter planned by Rev. R M Talbert.
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Tommy
Eleanor
Boston
Mass
J. E. Hetherington
Chicago
Europe
Jack Frost
Sikeston
Missouri
Mercury
Merchants’ Committee
Chamber of Commerce
R M. Talbert
Littell's Liquid helps relieve minor skin irritation
An aid to relief for itching that accompanies minor skin irritations prickly heat eczema and bites of non poisonious insects priced at 50 cents available at all drug stores.
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Bailey & Bailey Attorneys-at-Law
McCoy-Tanner Bldg
Sikeston, MO
George W. Kirk
Applegate Bldg
Phone
E. J. Menstedt
Front Street
Howard A. Dunaway
McCoy-Tanner Building
B. L. McMullin
Stallcup
F. L. Sisson
North Kingshighway
Optometry
W. S. Sidwell
O. D
McCoy-Tanner
Welsh Funeral Home
the Home of Distinctive Service
Robert Nelson Spencer
Bataan
Wynne
Seneca
Addison
Kempis
G. Macfarren
Washington Irving
Femweve
Nevada
Littell
Puypairy
Kk, Ane Ivy
St Soure
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