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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1944
Page
24
R R Nacy of the Missouri State Salvage Committee urges urgent tin salvage as complacency undermines war production. He notes 28,000 essential workers in St. Louis area plants quit, and overall munitions output and schedules lag, calling for renewed public effort to meet material demands.
Oliver L. Parks announces the Alabama Institute of Aeronautics as a resident school for young women at Hargrove Van De Graaff Field near Tuscaloosa. The 12 week program offers 42% flight hours plus 165 classroom and 60 physical training hours, awarding a Private Pilot Rating and A I A wings. Registrations open with eight entry dates yearly, January 8 February 19 and April 2, with admission based on high school graduation.
Washington officials disclosed a Roosevelt 1946 budget forecast totaling about 78.8 billion in war expenses, nearly 10 billion less than 1945, with the overall budget near 90 billion. Deficit is placed around 42.8 billion if revenues stay flat. Tax changes unlikely. War cutbacks attributed to shipbuilding declines and winding supply lines, offset by GI benefits, mustering out costs, and debt interest. Snow flier visits lighthouse keepers as part of annual relief efforts.
Four Star and two Life badges highlighted the Sikeston District Court of Honor held Thursday night in Canalou. Recipients include Joe Beck Royal Deane Stowe Leonard Throgmorton and Roger Carter of Matthews earning Star awards, Phillip Coppage and Johnnie Duke Smith of Canalou earning Life Scouts.
Mr and Mrs Bob Sitzes relocate to their Salcedo community farm home on North Kingshighway. They will rent the residence to Oren Dahl of Searcy Ark who will take over for the late R D Proctor as a representative for Allis Chalmers Mfg Co. Dahl and family to move in at year start. The state dining room in the White House seats 100. Russia had 83 broadcasting stations in 1944.
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