Trains Resume After Coal Shortage Dull Holidays Lifted
Thirty years ago Sikeston and Southeast Missouri faced a coal shortage that halted about half the passenger trains. Once supply returned, shoppers filled stores as holiday stocks depleted. In the past week weddings included Tom Roberts and Pearl Newton and Lon Cowley and Effie Smith. A contract was awarded to construct a building for the McKnight Keaton Grocery Company to occupy and begin business in Sikeston.
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Sikeston
Missour
Tom Roberts
Sikeston Judge Joseph C. Lescher dies at home
Police judge of Sikeston and Richland township justice of the peace Joseph C. Lescher died at his home on Lescher drive after months of poor health. He served his offices until a few days before death. The obituary notes his long public service.
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Joseph C. Lescher
Sikeston
Richland Township
Lescher Drive
Horace Wainman
W. P. Wainman
Oran
Malone Theatre
John Barrymore
Mary Astor
Dinner and Dance for 440th Infantry Ends in Kindness
Sikeston hosts a dinner and dance for the 440th Infantry Southeast Missouri unit as 55 baskets from the Methodist church are delivered by City Commissioner Zon Swanner to nearby homes. In a separate tragedy near Lilbourn, three young men Ted McCool 22 Bernie Holderness 18 and Paul Throgmorton 18 were killed when their car collided with a Frisco train at Moxall crossing while returning home from Mathews.
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440Th Infantry
Sikeston
Methodist Church
Zon Swanner
Lilbourn
Mathews
Moxall Crossing
Ted McCool
Bernie Holderness
Paul Throgmorton
Sikeston notes 1934 water tank plan and local events
At a Sikeston council meeting J C Cox proposed a 400000 gallon storage tank for the city water system. Gladys Shore 22, was shot by her estranged husband Walter Shore in a cabin near A Sellards residence. Joe Dover named 1935 Sikeston football captain. Ruby Evans and Byron Bowman wed at the Methodist church. East Prank Milling plant fire caused $49000+ damage. 17400 acres of corn noted.
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Sikeston
J. C. Cox
Board of Public Works
Gladys Shore
Walter Shore
A. Sellards
Scott County
Missour
Joe Dover
Joe
Ruby Evans
Byron Bowman
Sikeston D County E bond quota tops $646000 five years ago
Five years ago on December 21 1944 Scott county exceeded its E bond quota of $646000 as officials planned to reach $1 million. Charles Dement Sikeston auto dealer was elected president of the Sikeston District Boy Scouts at their annual meeting. Merchants described this Christmas as the biggest yet for the period.
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Scott County
Charles H. Butler
Charles Dement
Sikeston
Boy Scouts
Waging a Winning Battle Against Polio
Dr Clair E Turner of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis tells Missouri officials and volunteers polio remains a serious threat though progress is shown. He cites rising case totals from 7000 to 41000 in recent decades and credits public contributions to March of Dimes for improved treatment and reduced death rates.
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St. Louis
Clair E. Turner
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Missouri
Cape Girardeau
Columbia
Jefferson City
Polio Fight Urges Record March of Dimes Drive
Dr. Turner urges a nationwide March of Dimes to battle polio in 1950 stressing progress in diagnosis and research. He warns a $20,000,000 need for victim care but calls for doubling gifts and pushing forward to end polio. Dr. Homer P. Rainey chairs Missouri March of Dimes 1950.
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Homer P. Rainey
Stephens College
Columbia
Notice to readers to report missing Herald copies
When readers miss a Herald delivery by carrier or mail they are asked to notify the newspaper at once so missing copies can be delivered. The Herald aims for 100 percent delivery and states it is published each Thursday afternoon and delivered promptly or posted.
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The
Herald
Governor Reports From Missouri Christmas Message and Honors
Gov Forrest Smith recounts Algoa Reformatory chapel conversion aided by Gus Larrabee and Jefferson City church groups, notes Catholic chapel donated by Knights of Columbus, and Christmas provisions for youth. He praises Kansas City veterans for a Missouri-style bronze statue, Wisconsin governor greetings with cheddar gift, and plans a fishing challenge. He donates a Stetson hat to the March of Dimes, and wishes Missourians a Merry Christmas as his family readies for holiday at the Mansion.
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Forrest Smith
Jefferson City
Algoa Intermediate Reformatory
Gus Larrabee
Algoa
B. J. Schmidtke
Knights of Columbus
Kansas City
Missouri
Truman
William Boyle
National Foundation of
Avoiding Tuberculosis in America Health Guidance
Public health guidance warns that tuberculosis remains a major threat, spreading through coughing and close contact. Early symptoms are vague, with an estimated 250000 unknown cases. prevention centers on reducing exposure and awareness of silent infections.
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America
Tuberculosis Control Message Encourages Early Checks
The notice urges city dwellers to avoid crowded conditions and get regular medical checkups including chest X-rays since TB can spread in crowds. Early detection improves cure chances, with guidance from health departments and TB associations, funded by Christmas Seals active from November 21 to Christmas.
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Tuberculosis Association
National Tuberculosis Association
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Rolla
Center Street
John Powell
East Prank Milling Company
White's Drug Store
Sikeston, Mo
saLz
Alabama
Court of International Justice
Josef
Stalin
Mexico
Imenae
Turner
National Foundation
Wisconsin
Joseph Mercedes
Wisconsin Tourist Bureau
Oscar Rennabohn
Farm Bureau Service
Scott County Farm Bureau
Hess Porter, Mgr
Sikeston, Missouri
Epee
Pep Rey Dairy
National Gas CO
Ksim
NEW Madrid County Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Inc
New Madrid
Scott, Mississippi
Pemiscot, Dunklin and
Stoddard
Burt H. Rowe
Stallcup Bulding
Christin
Powe
Eagle Stamps Savings
J. J. Blum Dept
East Front ST
Bowman’s Drug Store
Lair Furniture Co
West Center ST
Oakes’ Shell
Houston Grocery
Smith Avenue
Leonard’s Service Sta
Morehouse, MO
Bowling’s
Ernst & Schindler Oil Co
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