Tractor tragedy ends life of Wayne county man
Christopher L., a 49 year old member of a prominent Wayne county family, was killed on his farm when his body became entangled in a tractor mechanism near Main Street Greenville. Billy Henson, sheriff, said he shot and killed his father Burt Henson after a drinking spree led to a quarrel in which the father choked the mother.
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Greenville
Christopher L.rites
Wayne County
Ere
Belleview
Billy Henson
Ogie Selinger
Iron County
Burt Henson
Scout expo draws about 1000 in Cape Girardeau area
Approximately 1000 Boy Scouts and Cubs from Cape Girardeau Madison Perry and Scott counties attended a Scout craft exposition at the Arena Monday night A court of honor was held and a number of Scouts received advancement rewards.
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Cape Girardeau
Madison
Perry
Scott County
Safety crusade urge for night bicycle riders Portageville
PORTAGEVILLE The Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsors a safety crusade for boys and girls who ride bicycles at night. The program includes placing reflective stripes on bicycles to make wheels more visible in darkness.
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Portageville
Former inmate charged after fatal shooting of wife
Chester H Dunbar, 33, once confined in a mental hospital, is charged with feloniously shooting his wife who was severely wounded and lost her right arm.
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Ironton
Chester H Dunbar
Plans for drilling test oil well near Pinhook
Plans are being made for a test oil well in the Pinhook community nine miles southeast of East Prairie. The project aims to assess oil potential in the area and could influence local employment and industry activity in the region.
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East Prairie
Pinhook
Tragic Hunting Accident Kills Alvin Lofton in Mississippi
A 17 year old, Alvin Rudolph Lofton, dies from a close range gun discharge as friend James Wilmuth accidentally breeches a 12 gauge shotgun. The incident happens near Lofton’s home in Dorena Mississippi and the body is returned to the porch before burial in East Prairie. Funeral services are held at Corona Baptist Church.
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Mississippi
Alvin Rudolph Lofton
Rudy Lofton
Dorena
Robie Brown
Charleston
Lofton
James Edward Wilmuth
Tommy Wilmuth
Wilmuth
Young Wilmuth
New Madrid County
Imogene Lofton
Robert Dempster Lofton
Robert Fry
East Prairie
Lula Mae Langston
Detroit
Mich
Alvis Lofton
New Madnd
Corona Baptist Church
Alva Archie
Shelby Funeral Home
Canalou News Social Notes and Holiday Events
Canalou News lists visitors and locals socializing across nearby towns. Highlights include Lois Newman hosting visitors, multiple shopping trips to Cape Girardeau, Sikeston, and New Madrid, plus a December birthday party for Helen Elderbrook with a long guest list.
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Mode Newman
Lois Newman
Marston
Ruth Lovett
Steele
R. C. McDonald
Reba Jones
Lilbourn
Bonnie
Jessie Blankenship
John Ling
Edwin
la Forge
C. C. Blankenship
Mary Belle
Cape Gi
Southeast Missouri city shields meters amid voter concern
The city council ordered removal of newly installed parking meters despite plans to hire experienced drillers from Tulsa Oklahoma and Midland Texas to develop land leased by Mississippi county men DeSoto. Residents reportedly oppose the meters and demand their removal.
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Tulsa
Okla
Midland
Texas
Mississippi
Desoto
Southeast Missouri
Women's cancer deaths dip slightly after age adjustment
The American Cancer Society notes a small decline in the women's cancer death rate after adjusting for aging, even as the overall cancer death rate continues to rise.
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American Cancer Society
Crowder Soldier Promoted to Sergeant
Eldon Rhodes 25 son of Mrs Jewell G Rhodes of Crowder promoted to sergeant by Brigadier General B M Hovey commandant Head quarters Command United States Air Force Bolling Air Force Base Washington D C Rhodes has served since 1945 enlisting at Bolling and fought in the European Theatre earning the WWII Victory Medal and EFMEA ribbons He is a member of the 1100 Food Service Squadron 1100th Air Base Group at Bolling Base on the Potomac River near the capital.
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Eldon
Rhodes
Jewell G. Rhodes
Crowder
B. M. Hovey
Headquarters Command
United States Air Force
Bolling Air Force Base
Washington, D. C
Sgt. Rhodes
Air Force
1100 Food Service
1100Th Air Base Group
Potomac River
Nation
U S Farmers See Corn Lead in Value Over Wheat
United States remains the top corn producer, accounting for about three fifths of annual world corn. Wheat yields are much lower in comparison, with corn expected to generate roughly four billion dollars more income for farmers than wheat, about half the corn take.
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United States
Morehouse News Roundup Highlights Local Visits and Wins
Morehouse residents shopped in Sikeston and visited relatives in Lilbourn Washington and St Louis. Local business included John Myers and John Henry Andrews making trips, and Joe Lacy purchasing a home. The MHS basketball team defeated Benton 53-47 and won the B game 43-16. The city council bought a fire truck from Fredericktown for the fire department.
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Jim Conrad
Sikeston
John Myers
Lilbourn
Joe Lacy
J. A. Jackson
Pearl Lemons
Dexter
Morehouse
John Henry Andrews
Darcy Mae Brown
Washington, D. C
Charley Sherrard
Claude Dillday
St. Louis
Solen Jackson
Mattie Jackson
Guy Owings
Herbert Brown
Verne Simmons
Carl
Jim Cornell
Bill Headlee
Claude Copeland
van Buren
Ozarks
Junior Curtis Hunt
Kokomo
Ind
Hunt
Memphis
Pauline Rodgers
Irvin
S. C. Hamilton
Floyd Crowley
Miss
Morehouse High
Benton High
Charlies Morris
Southeast Missouri
Cape Girardeau
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Canalou News
Floy Jones
L. A. McCann
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Dale Geske
Margaret Wilson
Cooter
Phillip Greer
Oscar Nichols
Mounds City
John Smith
Bert McWaters
Berta Jane
Oval Arbuckle
V. QO. Strickland
Phillip Newman
Charles Scott
Jack Landers
Edwin Ling
Bill Elderbrook
Miss Helen
James Burchfield
Betty Vanney
Jerry Mick
Shirley Newman
Froggie” Williams
Charity Smith
Charles Lee Bixler
Jane Averett
Billy Carl Flowers
Jo Mac Manley
Edward Mills
Nellie Manley
Phillip Westerfield
Burt Burlyn
Sherril Clark
Ada Jean Laird
Joann Laird
Jerry Neal
Charles McCann
Davie Jo Kochel
Ders
Dutchie
Landers
Betty Elderbrook
Gloria Elderbrook
Maxine Ragsdale
Orval Jones
Freda
Reba
Ambrose Greenlee
Greenlee
Carbondale
A. Pierce
Church of Christ
Ladies Community Club
Ott Burnett
Patsy Peterson
Dorothy Manley
Mauss Ruby Jordan
Freda Jones
CC Tey
U. S
Lane
Lane Cedar Wope Chest
EAGLE
Lairs Sikeston
Morehouse News
Lois Heaton
Henry Corlew
Keith King
Judy
Tommie Smith
Bernie
Oscar Smith Jr
City of
Fredericktown
Morehouse Fire Department
Jewell Foster
Hght TB Buy
Christmes Seels
Firestone
Mitchell-Sharp Chevrolet Co
Scott Sts
Sikeston, Mo
Silent Sioux
Simmons
Sheridan
Smith and Wesson
Loyd Jackson
Morehouse, Mo
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