Bids Sought for Concrete Pavement in Sikeston Alley
City of Sikeston Missouri invites bids at City Clerk office up to 12 00 noon December 90 1955 for full completion of a concrete pavement project along a public alley in Block 11 Original Town Site from New Madrid Street to Kingshighway Street length about 360 feet. Proposals must state contractors accept payment via special tax bills against abutting property. City reserves right to reject all bids. John W Vaughn City Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
Missour
Block No 11
New Madrid Street
Kingshighway Street
Missouri
John W Vaughn
Sikeston City Council resolves to pave Murray Lane
The Sikeston Missouri City Council declares it necessary to pave Murray Lane from Branum Avenue west to Lanning Avenue as a continuous improvement. The work will be asphalt paving funded by special assessments on benefiting property and city approval of plans and costs. publication in Sikeston Herald is authorized.
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Murray Lane
Branum Avenue
Lanning Avenue
Sikeston
Missouri
City OF
State OF Missouri
General Revenue Fund
Chase
Services Offered Pine Crest and Fenton Homes for the Aged
Nursing care available around the clock at Pine Crest and Fenton Homes for the Aged. Special rates weekly monthly or yearly. Private rooms and wards. Call LaFayette 7-336 or write Manchester Mo Box 76.
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Pine Crest and
Fenton
LaFayette
Manchester
Stockholders Meeting Planned for Sikeston Industrial Dev Co
Frank L. Sisson announces the annual stockholders meeting of Sikeston Industrial Development Company to elect directors for the coming year and address other business. The gathering is set for January 11, 1956, at 7:30 PM at the Sikeston Public Library in Sikeston Missouri. Charles Cong, secretary, attests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston Industrial Development Company
Rothe
Sikeston Public Library
Sikeston
State of Missour
Frank L Sisson
Planters Bank Stockholders Meeting In Sikeston Missouri
Notice announces annual stockholders meeting for Planters Bank Sikeston Missouri to elect eleven directors for the ensuing year and conduct any other business. The meeting is at the banking house in Sikes ton Missouri on Monday January 9 1956 at 2 00 PM for at least three hours unless completed sooner. Attest executive vice president Denton and cashier Carlton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Planters Bank
Denton
Herman Carlton Cashier
Planters Bank Employees Have Christmas Party
Planters Bank held a Christmas dinner and party Tuesday December 15 at the Charcoal House with Rev E M Cullins delivering the invocation and W B Denton noting the bank’s progress since its August 29 opening. Gifts were given to staff, spouses attended, and attendees included W B Denton Hermon Carlton Earl M Allen E M Cullins Cecil Owen James Wood Bill Flowers Carolyn Nance Evelyn Braschler Russell Turner Michael D Bartlett. several were absent.
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Planters Bank
Charcoal House
Re. E M Cullins
W .B Denton
W B Denton
Hermon Carlton
Earl M Allen
E M Cullins
Cecil Owen
James Wood
Bill Flowers
Carolyn Nance
Evelyn Braschler
Russell Turner
Michael D Bartlett
Pot-Luck Dinner for International Shoe Company Staff
Employees of the International Shoe Company packing department enjoyed a potluck supper last Friday at 7 pm hosted by Mrs Doise White. Co-hostesses were Mrs Russell Kirkpatrick and Mrs Emerson Laseter. Door prize went to Mrs Norma Yant. bingo prizes awarded. Attendees listed include Geneva Hill Irene Matthews Cora Boyette Claudine Hensley Velma Linsman Earline Rasberry Marguerite Deason and others. Those unable to attend but still exchanged gifts included Geneva Finley Mary Rav Inez Bunch Jewell Watson Martha Warren Helen Oliver Elizabeth Gates and Mrs Nora Deason.
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Shoe Company Group
International Shoe Company
Doise White
Russell Kirkpatrick
Emerson Laseter
Norma Yant
Geneva Hill
Irene Matthews
Cora Boyette
Claudine Hensley
Velma Linsman
Reiss Employees Have Christmas Party
John J Rews and Mr and Mrs L M Standley hosted the Reiss Dairy and The Cowbell annual Christmas dinner for about 90 attendees on Wednesday December 14 at 7 o clock. Guests included spouses or friends of employees. After dinner, bingo and gift exchanges were led by Mr Reiss and his grandchildren.
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John J Rews
L M. Standley
Reiss Dairy
Reiss
Jo Filen
Kay Standley
Ir Reis
Mr Standley
Hiram Mance Dies Former Sikeston Resident
Hiram Mance, a Sikeston native, died early Tuesday at Manchester Nursing Home in St. Louis. The body remained at Albritton Funeral Home until funeral arrangements, with daughter Mrs Ruby Smith in Long Beach, California, awaiting word.
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Hiram Mence
Sikeston
Manchester
St. Louis
Albritton
Ruby Smith
Long Beach
Calif
Spare Time Job for Illuminated Sign Co Solicits Help
Wanted men and women to book orders for Scotchlite name plates for rural mailbox tops and house numbers and door plates. Pleasant, interesting job with good pay, no selling experience required, ideal for retired persons or fund raising groups. Free sales outfit provided. Illuminated Sign Co, 2942 1st Ave South Minneapolis Minnesota.
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Scotchlite
Hluminated
Sisn Co
1St Ave
Minneapolis
Minn
FOR SALE FARM NEAR SIKESTON AND ANGUS BULLS
For sale good 200 acre farm ten miles north of Sikeston possession 12500 per acre Johnson Pavior Realty. Also registered Angus Bulls 25000 and heifers Harold Hill Farms US Highway 61 nine miles north of Sikeston. 1947 Ford two door runs good Pike Carl J. Stephenson 522 nights 850 REA.
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Sikeston
Johnson~ Pavior Realty and Insurance Co
Harold Hill Angus Farms
Carl J. Stephenson
Missouri Constitution Amendment for January 1956 Election
A proposed amendment to the Missouri Constitution is to be submitted to qualified voters at a special election on Tuesday January 24, 1956. The notice outlines the plan for statewide voting on the constitutional change and provides context for the upcoming ballot.
Missouri lays out constitutional amendment to borrow 75 million
Senate Joint Resolution No 9 from the 68th General Assembly proposes adding Section 37a to Article III to authorize the state to issue bonds up to 75 million dollars for repairing remodeling or rebuilding state buildings and eleemosynary institutions and for higher education. It details interest not above 3 percent, 25 year maturities, bond issuance by the State Board of Fund Commissioners, and a Second State Building Fund to pay principal and interest. A statewide vote is set for January 24, 1956, or a special election at the Governor’s discretion.
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General Assembly
State of Missour
Missour
Furthei
State Board of Fund Commissioners
Second State Building Fund
State Building
State Board of Pund Commissioners
Hell
City of
St Louis
St Lewis
St Lois
Saa
Board of Fund Commissoners
State Comptroller
State Revenue Fund
Walter H Toberman
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Charles Cong
Qulin, MO
Joe Hefner
Qulin
Hiram Mance
Stren-Seel Divi
Great Lakes Steel Corporation
National Steel Corporation
Quanst Sikeston Steel Building Company
Sikeston, Mo
Big Ben
Ferrell Coal CO
Delta
Kelvinator
Refigeratos
Frigidaire
Frigidaire Ratrinarnior Norgerefi Sanitary
Bendiz
Norge
Il & H
Pnc
Electromaster
Bendix
Thor
Scott New Madrid
Mississippi
CO OP
F. L. Sisson
Offce
L. E. Bechtold Chiropractor
Front Street
Sikeston, Missouri
Sikeston Herald
Consti
68Th General Assembly
Senate
House of Representatives
Isd Yedr
State Board of Fund Commissioner
State of
Department of State
Secretary of State
Sikeston Farm
N. Ranney
Chevrolet
America
Mitchell-Sharp
Chevrolet Company
W. Center
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