Briefly Told Penlar Bluff Ground broken for demonstration program
Scraps from Scott County and nearby towns report a housing demonstration site near Penlar Bluff tied to a federal program with sale plans under FHA financing. Deer on Commerce Benton road killed after lunge toward fence. A Dec 50 bond issue vote planned in Charleston for a 57,000 armory hall and dorms. Local resident Lilburn Paul Gregory injured in a Friday wreck near Risco. Frayti W A McDonald of Hayti files for bankruptcy in Federal Court with 1532 liabilities and 1900 assets. Commander Fred Mottzer visits Poplar Bluff for a Missouri American Legion meeting at the Armory. Jackson deeded library site to county with 10 year reversion option. sellers were Brlucher Sperling Henry Puls and Wm Wilson for 5400.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poplar Bluff
Fred Mottzer
Missouri American Legion
Jackson
Brlucher Sperling
Henry Puls
Bt. K Wilson
New Madrid Merchant Dies of Heart Ailment
Milton Mann 46 year old New Madrid merchant died Sunday night from a heart ailment. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Church with interment in Evergreen Cemetery. He was a son of the late Mr and Mrs David Mann, born August 18 189. He was a member of Mann Bros Inc local mercantile firm. Survived by widow Adelle Newsom, a brother William Mann, and two nieces Kathleen and Adelle Newsom.
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Immaculate Conception ‘Catholic Church
New Madric
Milton
Miann
New Madrid
Evergreen Cemetery
Mr. Mann
David Mann
Trm
Mann Bros. Inc
Adelle Newsum
Wm Mann
Kathleen
Adelle Newsom
Mann
Hayti Woman Charged in Kidnapping Case
Norma Hayes of Hayti is among four suspects held at Lebanon Ohio after a frantic escape that began with the abducting of four state highway patrolmen. The group allegedly robbed a Sebring bank of 2700 dollars. Prosecutor Dilatush said all four would be charged with kidnapping and auto theft. Suspects include Mane Day Greenup Ky David I Cross Hamilton Pa and Coy Fussell Houston Texas.
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Norma Hayes
Hayti
Lebanon
Ohio
Lynn Black
Ohio Highway Patrol
Sebring
Omo
C. Donald Dilatush
Miss Hayes
Mane Day
Greenup
David I. Cross
Hamilton, Pa
Coy Fussell
Houston
Texas
Levees of Old Carey Basin to be Repaired
The Civilian Conservation Corps gains authority to begin repair work on the levees of Old Carey Basin in the Lattle River Drainage District. A small dragline operated by Garland Anderson of Dexter will move from Bolinger County to start work immediately. The project will raise all low spots on the east and south levees for 7,100 feet, with CCC camp and Little River Drainage District coordinating.
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Civilian Conservation Corps
Old Carey Basin
Lattle River
Garland Anderson
Dexter
Little River Ditch No. 111
Bollinger County
CCC
Little River Drainage District
CCC Camp Saved From Fire Friday
Fire discovered in the mess hall of the New Madrid CCC drainage camp at 2am Friday December 9 could have wiped out buildings and equipment. Prompt fire alarm and swift camp crew actions kept loss under ten dollars mainly dishes and paint.
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New Madrid
CCC
Moving Pictures for Madrid CCC Enrollees
The New Madrid CCC drainage camp has received a moving picture and sound projecting machine. Films will be shown at the camp every other Wednesday evening, alternating with safety meetings. A public address system is to be purchased and installed soon to expand educational and recreational programs for enrollees.
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New Madrid
CCC
Bov
Delta Camp to Work on Scott County Ditch
Delta CCC camp receives authority to cooperate with Scott County Drainage District No 10 to clear 445 miles of the district main ditch. Work began December 9 and will proceed as a bad weather project when conditions permit access and operation.
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Delta CCC
Scott County
New Madrid CCC Christmas Holiday Schedule
The Christmas holiday for the boys at the New Madrid CCC drainage camp begins December 21 after work and runs through December 26. A minimum detail will remain to protect government property, with a five day holiday from December 29 to January 2 for those on duty.
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New Madrid
CCC
Indicted Sheriff Claims Loan Repaid Before Indictment
Sheriff G. D Miles of Dunklin county, charged by a federal grand jury with disposing of crops securing a $120 loan to a tenant, says he repaid the loan over five months before indictment. He offers checks totaling $137.17 and a rent waiver signature question, asserting he faced forged or misrepresented documents and plans to stand trial to prove innocence.
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G. D Miles
Dunklin County
Miles
Farm Credit Administration
W. P. Earls
United States
Harry C. Blanton
Myles
Earis
Liberty
Cape Girardeau
Average Missouri family to spend 55.95 Christmas
Missouri families will spend an average of 55.95 per person for Christmas, with hidden taxes totaling 8.56 cited by the National Consumers Tax Commission. The study predicts national retail sales near 40 billion in 1938 and notes indirect levies raise prices year round. Mauss Marie Ames of St. Louis is the Missouri state NCTC director.
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ST Louis
Missouri
National Consumers Tax Commission
Chicago
Kenneth C. Frazier
NCTC
Frazier
Treasury to Pay WPA NYA Workers as Santa Claus
The United States Treasury plans a Christmas payout to about 1,000,000 WPA and NYA workers. Checks totaling over $20,000,000 will be issued between December 24 and 31, instead of on the usual paydays after Christmas or New Year.
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Washington, D. C
United States Treasury
WPA
NYA
Expensive Beauty Industry Figures From 1937 Census
United States preliminary Census Bureau figures show nearly 14 million dollars worth of beauty shop equipment manufactured in 1937. The data highlights scale of beauty sector production and indicates strong domestic output during the period.
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United States
U. S
Germans Seek U S Entry Amid New Anti Semitic Laws
About 300000 Germans await permission to migrate to the United States, AP reports. Officials say anti Jewish laws drive the wave, with nearly 90 percent of applicants Jewish. The 1924 immigration limits would require 11 years to admit all, and the German quota will be filled this year for the first time since 1929.
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United States
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Commerce-Benton
Charleston
Lilbearm Paul Gregory
Risco
Cairo
Frayti
W. A. McDonald
Herald
Caney Basin
Moving Pictures For
Madrid
Pearl Buck
Gustav of
Sweden
Royal Castle
Buck
DELTA
Lews Paper Archive
Sikeston Building and Loam Association
Sikeston Building and Loan Association
H. C. Blanton
W. A. Anthony
W. L. Haters
J. A. Young
W. C. Carroll
L. R. Bowman
Janace Whybark
R. F. Anderson
R. E. Bailey
Mauss Marie Ames
St. Louis
The
Women’s
Tion
U. & Treasury
Santa Claus
Germany
America
Associated Press
Hollingsworth’s Star
Sikeston
Coty
Yardley
Bond Street
Helena Rubenstein
Richard Hudnut
Houbigant
Paris
Dupont
Cutex and
Glaze
McKesson
Colgate
Mennen’s
Bourjois
Woodbury’s
Williams
Palmolive
Schick
Rand
Gillette
Eveyone
Silex
Fountain Pens
Schaeffer
Parker
Kodaks
Candy Hollingsworth
Whitman
Boudoir Table Nursery
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