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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1948
Page
6
The 22 story Missouri Pacific Railroad building hosts the annual giant Christmas tree topped by a huge star. Windows along the west side are packed to reveal illumination from five each afternoon through night, towering above downtown civic center and plaza in St Louis.
A St Louis Globe-Democrat staff writer reviews a Missouri General Assembly report on state hospital care. The piece flags physician, nurse, and attendant shortages, noting averages of 528 patients per doctor and 100 to 1 nurse to patient ratios, with one hospital assigning 1324 patients to a single physician and many wards staffed by only one attendant.
On the porch of Mrs Harvey Morrison at 319 Moore Avenue a life like Santa Claus dummy sits attracting waves from Bailey school children as they pass by. Mrs Morrison arranged the display to entertain the passing children and it is proving to be a hit.
Tuberculosis is not inherited. It often appears to run in families because it is contagious and one family member can pass it to another.
A Missouri pioneer era mail tale shows mail as rare, prized, and perilous. Letters from the East or Kentucky carried hope amid long delays, dangers from Indians, weather, and highwaymen. Early post routes and local ‘post offices’ defined frontier life and the social bustle around messages.
Federal income taxes for all military personnel who died on active service on or after December 7 1941 and before January 1 1948 are abated for the year of death and any unpaid taxes for other active service years in that period. Refunds to next of kin require filing before January 1 1949 using Treasury Form 843 with the local IRS collector. The Assistant State Service Officer visiting Scott County offers to assist with the claim.
McCarthy-Pohl Contractors Inc of St Louis won the St Johns Bayou floodgate contract for 1,021,829.25 dollars. Work starts August 1, 1949, with 250 days to finish, to be built into a levee from Birds Claim to E LL Crader’s base in Sikeston. Gates close during high river stages to prevent backwater. otherwise gates allow natural drainage to the Mississippi River.
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