Sikeston Herald imprint and subscription details
The Sikeston Herald lists HL Denman as publisher with Ward Denman as assistant. It gives contact at 119 West Malone Avenue Sikeston Missouri and a yearly subscription rate of $1.50 for Beott and adjoining counties and $2.00 elsewhere, with terms strictly in advance. It notes second class matter entered March 9, 1908 and Sikeston post office registration under Congress act of March 3, 1879.
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Malone Avenue
Sikeston, Missouri
Telephone
Beott
Sikeston
Missouri
Congress
Believers Reaffirm Christmas Birth and Peace Message
The text argues that belief in the Christ Child’s birth remains strong and that Christians, who recall the Nativity and angels praise, lead efforts for peace on earth. It highlights the Wise Men, gifts, and adoration at Bethlehem as foundations for civilization and hope for universal goodwill.
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Bethlehem
Earth
Holiday greetings fill The Herald with best wishes
The Herald presents messages from Sikeston merchants and local professionals wishing thousands of patrons a season of peace and contentment. Each greeting serves as a personal note of friendship, using the newspaper to “talk to their trends.”
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The
Herald
Sikeston
Real compliment from subscriber Mr A Matthews
A letter from Mr A Matthews renewing his Gerald subscription expresses thanks for the paper. The Herald values such appreciation as a measure of quality beyond price. Matthews, formerly of Sikeston, now lives in Portageville and has witnessed district development and his family mature into valued community members.
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A. Matthews
Gerald
the Herald
Matthews
Mr. Matthews
Sikeston
Portageville
Joyful Christmas dinner for Cape Girardeau children
Hillard Brewster a landscape engineer for the State Highway Department hosted ten children for a turkey dinner at a Cape Girardeau cafe on a Wednesday night. The tables were lit with candles and Christmas novelties, and the meal was a full Christmas dinner for children who otherwise would have no celebration. The act highlighted Brewster as a giver bringing both material and spiritual enrichment during the holiday season.
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Hillard Brewster
State Highway Department
Cape Girardeau
Mr. Brewster
Sikeston News Twenty Years Ago Highlights
Southeast Missouri high schools planned a basketball schedule at Hotel Marshall with Sikeston’s Pleas Malcolm and Ira Lee key players. Sikeston prepared a municipal Christmas tree for Christmas Eve as rain drenched the holiday season.
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Sikeston Herald
Can You Keep Christmas For A Day
The verse asks whether you can keep Christmas by considering the needs of children and the elderly, dimming harsh thoughts, and widening kindness. It urges trimming your lamp to give more heat and less smoke, carrying it forward to shadow your better nature and open a gate to a kinder garden.
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Henry
Canning of Game Prohibited By State Law
A state regulation bans canning of Missouri legal game after the quail season ends December 31, requiring consumption within five days. Carcasses of furbearers remain usable until January, as their season runs to January 15. Muskrat opossum and raccoon flesh is noted as highly edible.
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Missouri
Methodist Society Meets at Miss Clark Home
The Ben-Jon Missionary Society and Philathea Class of the Methodist church met Wednesday night at Miss Kathryn Clark home. They spent the evening making garments for two dolls to be given as Christmas presents and were served refreshments during the social hour.
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Ben-Jon Missionary Society
Philathea
Methodist Church
Kathryn Clark
Missouri Relief Funds Reach Across Agencies
Washington said $255,287,449 was allocated to Missouri from emergency relief during 1935 to 1938 with $126,006,107 spent by Oct 31, 1938 and a remaining unexpended balance of $19,911,323. WPA accounted for $153,605,070. PWA $6,151,501. Farm Security $14,619,298. Bureau of Public Roads $14,441,452. other agencies included interor, labor, treasury and CCC totaling $36,431,271. Social Security Board also reported federal old age assistance of $12,709,202 from 1936 to 1938. Missouri employment and wage credits numbered 10,600 employers and 650,000 workers. Jefferson City notes enzyme Supreme Court upheld licensing provisions in the State liquor laws, allowing the attorney general to enforce them in any court. The case, Kennedy v. Buchanan County, involved unlawful liquor sales and ruled statutes within legislative power and constitutional bounds.
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Washington
Treasury
Missouri
Works Progress Administration
Public Works Administration
Farm Security Administration
Bureau of Public Roads
Farm Security
Bureau of Roads
War Department Corps of Engineers
Civilian Conservation Corps
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Social Security Board
Jefferson City
Missouri Supreme Court
Buchanan County
Otto Kennedy
Attorney General's Office
Kennedy
Attorney General
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Buchanan
Advance in State Farm Prices Is Expected
Missouri College of Agriculture and Bureau of Agricultural Economics predict a 10 percent rise in State farm prices in the next six months. Most farm prices at the start of the current marketing year are 10 to 33 percent lower than a year ago, with 10 to 15 percent of the drop due to the general commodity price decline and about 15 percent due to factors in supply and demand. The year may see a rise after December, signaling a stronger seasonal increase from December to May or June if materializes.
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Columbia. Mo
Missouri College of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
1937 National Income Estimate Set at 69.8 Billion
The commerce department estimated national income in 1937 at 69.8 billion dollars, up 3.7 billion from 1936 but about 11 billion below 1929. Per capita income reached 540 dollars, up 44 from 1936, while real income in 1937 closely matched 1929 levels due to lower living costs and wholesale prices.
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Washington, Dd. Co
Commerce Deprtment
Commerce Department
The Herald Strives for Accurate News Coverage
The Herald pledges diligent reporting and verification in delivering daily news. It emphasizes factual accuracy, corrections when needed, and adherence to journalistic standards to serve readers reliably.
Head of CCC Recommends Permanent Government Agency
Director Robert Fechner urged President Roosevelt to make the Civilian Conservation Corps a permanent government agency to enable long-range planning. His annual report cites a 12 month period ending June 30 with an average enrollment of 273,000 and total expenditure of 303,599,000, including 102,400,000 for wages.
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Washington, PD. C
Robert Fechner
Roosevelt
Civilian Conservation Corps
Congress
CCC
Fechners
Kiwanis Pancake Sale Planned for Saturday
Kiwanis Club schedules a pancake sale in Hotel Marshall dining room on New Madison Street next Saturday December 24. Members will serve all you can eat pancakes with coffee for 25 cents each starting at 6 a.m. to raise funds for work with underprivileged children.
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Kiwanis Club
Hotel Marshall
Letter of cheerful kindness sparks joy across miles
Dr Leonard Jenkins recounts how a simple friendly letter brightened an ill man's fight for life, sparked by a mutual friend. The narrative links small acts of kindness to happiness, urging readers to write letters, brighten routines, and imagine a daily hobby of spreading warmth among strangers and loved ones alike.
France plans to buy 1050 U S planes for 150 million
Paris reports the French air ministry confirmed plans to purchase 1,050 American aircraft for 150 million dollars. The deal would bolster France's air force and strengthen wartime production ties with the United States.
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Paris
France
French Air Ministry
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