Sikeston Postoffice Prepares for Heavy Christmas Mailings
Sikeston post office reports rising mail volume with daily averages around 300 parcels, higher than the usual 225. Local acting postmaster Pleas M. Malcolm urges early mailing, notes Saturday and Christmas Eve hours, and summarizes key postal instructions on fragile items, address clarity, and special delivery to ensure delivery on Christmas Day.
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Sikeston
M. Malcolm
Malcolm
Post Edffice Department
Identity sought for Portageville cafe shooting victim
A man known as Whitey was shot and killed in a Portageville cafe after a quarrel over a four dollar debt with George Blenkenship. Blenkenship surrendered to police claiming self defense after firing four .45 caliber shots. A small knife was found on Whitey while fingerprints were taken. Blenkenship is free on bond pending circuit court action on murder. Mrs. Byron Bowman and infant Nancy Ann Bowman returned home from Cape Girardeau Hospital.
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George Blenkenship
Portageville
Blankenship
Whitey
Charles LaFont
Melvin Dace
Sikeston
Byron Bowman
Nancy Ann
Cape Girardeau Hospital
Two Arrested Here For Counterfeiting
Two men Raymond Hughes of Talaquah Oklahoma and Perry Wallace of Dyersburg Tennessee were arrested Saturday night on a stolen car charge. They were found with about 10 in counterfeit half-dollars dimes and quarters and jailed in Cape County awaiting U S Secret Service prosecution. Hughes is an escaped convict from Tennessee’s Nashville prison.
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Cape County
Jackson
United States Secret Service
Raymond Hughes
Talaquah
Okla
Perry Wallace
Dyersburg
Tenn
Sikeston
Pete Scott
Kennett
Hughes
Tennessee
Nashville
Four Farm Laboratories To Be Established Nationwide
Secretary Wallace announced selection of Peoria Illinois New Orleans Louisiana Philadelphia area and San Francisco Bay area for four 1 000 000 regional agricultural research laboratories after studying over 200 towns The northern laboratory will study corn wheat and waste products the eastern area tobacco apples Irish potatoes and vegetables the western area fruits other than apples potatoes wheat and alfalfa with 4 million federal funding annually and construction already underway the labs will seek new uses for surplus commodities and potential revenue from starch from potatoes alcohol from corn and cotton based highway surfacing.
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Wallace
Peoria
New Orleans
Philadelphia
San Francisco Bay Area
Associated Press
Washington
Peona Laboratory
San Francisco
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
Ohio
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Missouri schools to get funds from WPA program
Kansas City news reports Missouri will receive 4.674 million dollars from the 1938 39 WPA effort, about 45 percent of 10 million dollar project costs across the state. Funds cover 85 school building projects and thirteen combined auditoria gymnasiums, with allocations to St Louis and Springfield and major UM and state college work.
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Kansas City
Missouri
R. A. Radford
Omaha
St. Louis
Springfield
J. B. Yerbury
University of
Central Missouri State Teachers College
Warrensburg
Southeast Missouri State Teachers College
Cape Girardeau
Northwest Missouri State Teachers College
Maryville
University of Missouri
Former road engineer takes temp post at LaForge project
Jr. J. Pat Noonan, recently resigning as directing engineer of Division 10 of the State Highway Department, begins temporary employment with the Farm Security Administration project at La Forge. Hans H. Baasch, superintendent, says the work includes minor engineering tasks and will last four to five weeks.
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Jr. J
Pat’) Noonan
State Highway Department
Farm Security Administration
LaForge
Hans H. Baasch
Five Generations at Dinner for W. T. Cox
Five generations gathered at the home of J. F. Cox to celebrate William Turner Coxs 92nd birthday born in Mt Carmel Illinois. The celebration included his son Leroy Cox and family and extended relatives including Glenn Matthews and his son and J F Cox Jr and family.
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W. T. Cox
J. F. Cox
William Turner Cox
Cox
Mt Carmel
Ill
Leroy Cox
Leroy
Glenn Matthews
Floyd Alfred
Glenn Matthews Jr
Glenn 3d
Lee Bowman
Lee Austin
J. F. Cox Jr
J. F. 3d
Glenn Matthews 3d
Sikeston City Council Puts Street Paving On Hold Until Spring
Sikeston city officials announce paving operations halted until April due to winter weather and poor collections. The council plans to extend the city boundary from Tanner Street to the eastern Chamber of Commerce extension, bringing more homes into city taxation. A new traffic rule requires cars on Tanner and Moore to stop at the intersection, and Ruth Street curb and gutter work along Frisco tracks to New Street is authorized with special assessments and tax bills.
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Sikeston
Sikeston City
Tanner Street
Chamber of Commerce
A. C. Barrett
Tanner
Moore Avenues
Ruth Street
Frisco Tracks
New Street
Women's Gym Class Begins At Sikeston High
A women's gym class started last night at Sikeston High School gym under Miss Helen Flat. The class, in its second season, will meet weekly on Wednesdays with games like volleyball and basketball planned.
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Sikeston High School
Helen Flat
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