Sikeston Hunters In Mississippi Jungle Deer Chase Thirty Years Ago
Thirty years ago Sikeston men hunted near Vicksburg Mississippi in jungles for big game. Participants included Dr J H Yount Co A Vanson Leonard McMullin Frank Smyth Harry Smith EC Matthews Ranney Wallace Applegate James Baker Lon Ables Tom Patterson and Walter Marshall. Several men took deer including James Baker Lon Ables Tom Patterson Leonard McMullin and the Smyth brothers. Also noted was the death of builder Walley Martin and a defeated municipal electric plant election.
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Missour
Sikeston
Mississippi
Vicksburg
J. H Yount
Co. A. Vanson
Leonard McMullin
H. L
Frank
Harry Smith
EC. Matthews
Ranney
Wallace Applegate
James
Grover Baker
Fred Schorle
Tom Patterson
Lon Ables
Walter Marshall
Famous baseball figure hunts geese near Sikeston
Branch Rickey, famed for baseball, spent an unsuccessful goose hunting day in the district with Sikeston nimrods. In Fulton at Westminster College, Duard King, Joe Haw, Paul Gilbert and John Fox received a "W" for being star players on the past season team. Nearby Dexter, a collision occurred when a driver tried to beat a Missouri Pacific passenger train at a crossing, killing three people. A. B Hunter and Sons of New Madrid shipped an entire train.
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Branch Rickey
Sikeston
Duard King
Joe Haw
Paul Gilbert
John Fox
Westminster College
Fulton
Dexter
Missouri Pacific
A. B Hunter and Sons of
New Madad
Load of Cotton Shipped to New Orleans Market
A shipment of cotton was sent to the New Orleans market, signaling active trade routes and potential price movements. Local merchants reported steady demand as quality fibers moved through port facilities and onward to textile centers.
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New Orleans
Sikeston High School names 1929 captain
Twenty years ago on December 13 1928 Paul Higgins was chosen captain of the Sikeston high school football team for 1929 In The Herald old coin contest Mrs J W Marshall displayed a five cent piece 146 years old Rollyn Colin showed a French coin 115 years old Missouri State University at Columbia was closed due to an influenza epidemic in that city.
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Paul Higgins
Sikeston
Herald
J W. Marshall
Rollyn Colin
Missour State University
Columbia
Sikeston figures in 15 year old area notes
Fifteen years ago Sikeston figure Atty Harry C Blanton was recommended for U S District Attorney in St Louis. Fannie Turner a Negro woman from Tanner was killed in a traffic crash south of New Madrind and cremated after a fire. L Purcell publisher of the Almo Jimplicate died at 72. Billy Sunday revival in Cape Girardeau drew many Sikeston residents. Dr H E Reuber named to the American Osteopathic Physicians Examining Board.
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Fannie Turner
New Madrind
L. Purcell
Almo Jimplicate
Sikeston
Billy Sunday
Cape Girardeau
H E Reuber
American Osteopathic Physicians Examining Board
Engine Incident at Sikeston Municipal Light Plant
A large engine at Sikeston Municipal Light Plant experienced an incident that disrupted operations. The event prompted plant officials to assess damage and implement safety protocols as technicians investigate the cause and potential impact on power supply. No injuries reported.
Explosive Damage at Power House Leads to Shortened Service
An explosion caused extensive damage to a local power house with shattered windows. power was restored with minor delays as other engines continued service. Henry Meldrum Post of the American Legion announced a free feed for former service men east of town. J F Cox hosted five generations at his Southwest street home. Mrs Mary Bridges Malone, widow of Dr E J Malone, died this week. Francis Webb left the State Highway Department to start a farm implement business at Dexter.
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Henry Meldrum Post
The
American Legion
the Legion
J. F. Cox
Southwest Street
William Turner Cox
Glenn Matthews
Glenn Matthews Jr
Glenn Matthews II
Mary Bridges Malone
E. J. Malone
Francis Webb
State Highway Department
Dexter
Plans for Richland Draining District reaplanning ditches
The Richland Draining District board of supervisors nears completion of plans to reclean drainage ditches. A Sikeston chapter of American War Dads is formed. Freeze damage hits Woehlecke greenhouses as attendant lets furnace lapse.
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Board of Supervisors
Richland
American War Dads
Sikeston
Woehlecke
Golden Wedding Anniversary for Mr and Mrs W C Boardman
Sikeston post office set an all time record Tuesday stamping over 27000 outgoing pieces. Jos A Leslie was named chairman of the Outstate Agents Committee of Missouri Association of Insurance Agents. Sikeston faces fuel shortages amid winter concerns.
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Sikeston
Jos. A. Leslie
Outstate Agents Committee
Missouri Association of Insurance
Infant Tongate Burial In Sikes Town Cemetery
The infant son of Mr and Mrs E L Tongate Jr was buried Sunday afternoon at 4 oclock in Sikes Town Cemetery. Private prayers were held at the grave with Rev M G Joyce of the First Methodist church officiating. Welsh Funeral Home coordinated the service.
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E. L Tongate Jr
Sikeston City
Welsh Funeral Home Service
M. G Joyce
First Methodist Church
University extends Christmas holidays by one day
The University of Missouri Committee of Deans voted to extend the Christmas holidays one full day. Under the revised calendar, vacation begins at 12:30 noon Wednesday December 22 and classes resume at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday January 4, shifting the original close time from 7:30 a.m. Monday January.
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University of Missouri Committee of Deans
Resolutions of Respect for Gust Zacher Mason Brother
Resolutions of Respect note the death of Gust Zacher on December 7, 1948 and honor his life as a true member of Sikeston Lodge No. 31 A F and A M. The lodge will drape its quarter for thirty days and extend condolences to his family with a copy sent to them.
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Gust Zacher
Mason
Grand Lodge of the
New Jerusalem
Sikeston Lodge No
Sikeston
Missouri
Chaffee Citizen Found Dead in Bed Last Friday
Charles Schultz a 62 year old retired railroad car inspector was found dead in bed at home in Chaffee last Friday morning after feeling ill the prior day He had worked near Chaffee and lived in Whitewater prior to 1911 Funeral services were held Sunday at Barks Chapel Whitewater with Rev R C Wetzel and burial there Survivors include wife six children Fritz Charles Jr Burett Hess Land James Bishop Freeman Choate two brothers two sisters and five grandchildren Tuberculosis note follows about cure and treatment
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Charles Schultz
Barks Chapel
Whitewater
R. C. Wetzel
Chaffee
Schultz
Frisco Railroad
Fritz
Charles Schultz Jr
Burett Schultz
Cape Girardeau
Hess Land
James Bishop
Freeman Choate
Chaffee Priest Transferred to St Louis Church
Archbishop Ritter announces Rev Walter Craig moved from St Ambrose Chaffee to St Matthew St Louis. He led Chaffee church 13 years and marked 25th ordination anniversary last May. A St Louis native educated there, he also held civic roles as Chaffee Chamber of Commerce president and Scott County Red Cross vice president and Welfare chairman.
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Archbishop Ritter
St. Louis
Walter Craig
St. Ambrose Catholic Church
Chaffee
St. Matthew Church
Craig
Chaffee Church
Scott County
Funeral Services Held for Arthur P Christman
Funeral services for Arthur P Christman 76 who died last Thursday at his Benton service station of a heart attack were held Sunday at 2 00 pm from Taylor Funeral Home chapel with Rev Thomas Bess of Clarkton Missouri officiating Survivors include two nieces Mrs Roy Nicholson of Cobden NL and Miss Mary E Simonds of Cape Girardeau
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Arthur P. Christman
Benton
Taylor Funeral Home
Thomas Bess
Clarkton
Missouri
Christman
Roy Nicholson
Cobden, NL
Mary E Simonds
Cape Girardeau
Minnie Ora Moore Rites Held in Clarksville Arkansas
Funeral services for 77 year old Minnie Ora Moore of Route 1 Morley were conducted at Long Pine Baptist Church Clarksville Arkansas with Taylor Funeral Home of Sikeston in charge. Burial followed in Long Pine Cemetery. Moore died last Friday at 3 00 PM after a lingering illness. Survivors include three daughters Ada Frost E C Handley both of Clarksville and Lathan Hamp ton of Palmton one brother Abie Martin of Omaha Nebraska one sister Mrs Lilly Brown of Omaha and eight grandchildren.
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Minnie Ora Moore
Morley
Jess Morley
Long Pine Baptist Church
Clarksville
Ark
Taylor Funeral Home
Sikeston
Long Pine
Moore
Ada Frost
E C Handley
Lathan Hamplton
Paimton
Abie Martin
Omaha
Nebr
Lilly Brown
Retired Benton Farmer Dies in Cape Girardeau Hospital
Robert R. Finley, 70, longtime Benton area farmer, died Thursday at St. Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Funeral services were held Friday at Unity Baptist Church with burial in Pollard cemetery. He was a Unity native who lived in Scott county all his life. Survivors include his wife Fiona Morrow Finley four sons, two brothers and one sister.
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Robert R. Finley
Benton
St. Francis Hospital
Cape Girardeau
Unity Baptist Church
Pollard Cemetery
Finley
Unity
Scott County
Fiona Morrow Finley
Lee
Clarence
Coda Finley
St. Louis
Claude Finley
T. O. Finley
Fornfelt
Mrs
Emma Holmes
Morbidity Report Details Measles and Poliomyelitis Cases
The Missouri Department of Public Health and Welfare released the morbidity report for the week ending December 4 in Southeast Missouri. Dunklin County reports four measles cases, while New Madrid County records one poliomyelitis case.
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Missouri Department of Public Health and Welfare
Missouri
Dunklin County
New Madrid Coun
Health bulletin lists cases by county
Trachoma is reported in one case each in Dunklin Mississippi and Stoddard counties. Tuberculosis appears in one case in Dunklin and Pemiscot counties, and several venereal disease cases are noted across the district.
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Dunklin
Mississippi
Stoddard
Pemiscot
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E. Malone Ave
Sikeston, MO
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New Jersey
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U.S. Golf Association
Joseph Smith
Louisiana Territory
Atty
Harry C. Blanton
United States
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Municipal Light Plant
Mrs. W. C. Boardman
ST. Louis Church
Arkansas
Bartley
McCoy Tanner Blag
Iron
World Book Encyclopedia
Roan Amundsen
South Pole
Earth
Amundsen
North Pole
Peary
Antarctic
Scott
Arctic
Cape Girardeau Hospital
State Health Office
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