Eden of Missouri Caldwell County history recalled
This week recalls Caldwell County first organized December 19, 1836 after Alexander W. Doniphan introduced a bill. The Mormons founded Far West here then faced expulsion, Haun's Mill tragedy, and a mass exodus to Nauvoo. The county, highly agricultural, spans 435 square miles with six towns and six newspapers.
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Alexander W. Domphan
Missouri General Assembly
Caldwell County
Missouri
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Matthew Caldwell
Kentucky
Ray
Clay
Jackson County
Far West
Boggs
Lucas
Wilson
Doniphan
Haun's Mill
Breckenidge
Alexander W Doniphan
Kingston
Austin A King
Ray County
Missour
Breckeninge
Conegall
Hamilton
Kidder
Polo
Braymer
Caldwell
L. L. Frost
Mirabile
J. C. Penney
Joseph H. Stoner
C F. Kerr
Thomas L. Peedicord
Edgar Russell
Breckenridge
Shooting Affray Victim Wanted in New Mexico
Portageville Chief Charley LaFont learned from Washington that Guy Harvell, shot to death Monday in Portageville, is wanted in New Mexico for a Dyer Act violation. Harvell, once of Little Rock but a Tulsa resident, was nicknamed Whitey. George Blankenship remains at liberty on bond, accused of shooting Harvell at a tavern over a loan dispute.
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Charley LaFont
Portagevile
Department of Justice
Washington
Guy Harvell
Portageville
New Mexico
Harwell
Little Rock
Ark
Tulsa
Okla
Whitey
Herald Claims You Can Believe What You Read
A concise newspaper line asserts trust in Herald reports, hinting at confidence in its coverage and reminding readers to rely on its content. The note underscores perceived reliability of the publication.
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The
Herald
New Madrid County Public School Notes
Public school notes from New Madrid County describe an extension class in College Algebra at Lilbourn led by Professor B F Johnson of Cape Girardeau starting December 9. It lists enrolled students, staff changes in Thayer, and recent faculty movements. Smallpox vaccination in Parma area is noted along with a newborn in Beckerton. State initiatives include a second State Student Assembly and an oratorical contest with county and state rounds.
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Miles R. Davis
B. F. Johnson
Cape Girardeau
Lilbourn
Sterling G. Croell
Geneva Croell
Eula Rimes
J. C Edwards
James W. Jackson
Ira M. Rubottom
Mabie Lucas
Iris Wilkey Sheehan
Amalie Ford Barger
Paul Grimsley
C. E. Pepmitler
Thayer
Oregon County
Fred Miller
Laidlaw Book Company
Pepmiller
Marston
H B. Masterson
Southeast Missouri
Parma
Risco
Conran
Fay Burrows Hedgepeth
New Madnd
Farrenburg
Mabel Mock
Miss Mock
W. N. O'Bannon
Wiley Myracle
Beckerton School
Wiley
Lloyd W. King
Jefferson City
American Legion
Fourteen Graduate in New Madrid CCC School
Eighth grade graduation exercises were held for fourteen enrollees at the New Madrid CCC drainage camp on December 14. The camp School of the Swamps, led by Rufus Crews with WPA teachers, marked the first formal graduation. Diplomas were presented by J W. Reilly to names including Douglas Stacks, Edward Harper, Howard Duke, Delbert Leon Guess, Avery Humphrey, Raymond Horn, Loren Hargrave, Charles Kiefer Kelso, Jesse Neal Avert, Orval Payton, Eugene Pankey, Albert Reeves, and Bertis Story.
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New Madrid
CCC
Civilian Conservation Corps
Rufus Crews
WPA
Crews
W. A Pandal
Havti CCC
W. W. Gibbany
Jefferson City
J W. Reilly
Mr. Reilly
Douglas Stacks
Edward Harper
Bloomfield
Howard Duke
Fisk
Delbert Leon Guess
Broseley
Aden Hiam
Klombauer
Avery Humphrey
Portageville
Raymond Horn
Poplar Bluff
Loren Reed Hargrave
Crowder
Charles Kiefer
Kelso
Jesse Lee Neal
Avert
Orval Payton
Mingo
Eugene Pankey
Hornersville
Albert Reeves
Quinn
Bertis Story
Painton
Young Democratic Club to Meet in Joplin 1939
The Missouri Young Democratic Clubs executive committee chose Joplin as host for the 1939 convention. The meeting in Jefferson City set the event for February 21 to 25.
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Young Democratic Club
Joplin
The
Missouri Young Democratic Clubs
Jefferson City
Christmas Wishes From Maude Hargrave to Sikeston
Mrs E S Maude Hargrave extends greetings to friends and acquaintances in and around Sikeston through The Sikeston Herald. She wishes a merry Christmas and a happy new year with love to all.
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Sikeston
Assaulted Negro Offered Job in St Louis
Lee Baker, a Negro cotton picker assaulted and left for dead after being abducted near Trailback Plantation, is offered a city job in St Louis. Mayor Bernard F. Dickmann said Baker, who hid during the Londe case hearing, would be paid about £100 monthly. police guard his safety as a reward fund nears $914 for Christmas.
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Lee Baker
Trailback
St. Louis
Bernard F. Dickman
Baker
Londe
St Louis
Bekter
St. Lous
Dickmann
Movie Companies Race to Film Coster Career
Warner Brothers moved to start production before year end with Claud Rains to play Coster Musica and William McGann directing The Musica. Bryan Foy hailed the story as sensational and ready for film. Columbia also set six writers to develop a Coster Musica scenario for quick production.
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Columbia
Farewell to Mrs Louise Edwards and Family Thanks
The Edwards family expresses gratitude for the kindness shown during the illness and passing of our wife and mother Mrs Louise Edwards. They thank friends neighbors flower senders and the minister for consoling words from J T Edwards and Children.
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Louise Edwards
J. T. Edwards
Oldest Southern highway marker near Salisbury erected 1809
A historic highway marker on the Salisbury Salem road near Salisbury, D. C., dated 1809, marks that Danville Virginia lies 51 miles northward along the road.
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Salisbury
D. C
Salisbury-Salem
Danville
Amendments to the Social Security Act Proposed by Advisory Council
The Social Security Advisory Council outlines key reforms to expand old age insurance, extend to seamen and non profit workers, cover farm and domestic employes, and add family protections. Proposals include earlier start for benefits, widows and orphans, disability insurance, lump sum death payments, and a contingency fund replacing the old age reserve.
Federal funding covers one third of insurance system cost
The plan provides that the federal government pays one third of the insurance system’s cost while employers and workers share the remaining two thirds in equal halves, distributing financial burden across parties.
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Nauvoo, Ilinois
Merry Christmas
Sikeston Laundry
sRissah
New Madrid County
CCC School
ST. Louis Joe
Social Security Advisory Council
SYS
Broadway
Dan Scarlett
Come Ture
Homestead
Shoe Factory
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