World War Week Lights Britain United Front
Churchill's Washington visit signals renewed Allied unity as London eyes closer Anglo American cooperation. Royal Christmas at the White House lacks children, reflecting a quieter holiday for the Roosevelts. Netherlands exile government declares war on Italy amid Axis threats, while a St. Louis volunteer, Raymond Parsons, aids Civilian Defense despite blindness. Theresa Garramone inherits a lost 10% diamond and sells it to tackle debts. Aviation cadet policy opens to 20 27 year old married men. auto industry warns of limited car production due to war needs. Spain proclaims nonbelligerence in the Pacific war. McNutt urges four day food stocks and no hoarding. Roosevelt signs broad Selec tive Service expansion, draft ages 18 64. 20 44 liable for active duty.
Christmas Night Meals For Air Cadets In Sikeston
About two hundred United States Air Corps cadets stationed at the Missouri Institute of Aeronautics were guests in Sikeston homes for Christmas dinner today from noon to three. They would then attend a tea dance at the Sikeston Country Club hosted by the Woman's Club. Cadets were to be entertained at the homes of numerous local residents and staff, with meals served in the cafeteria for those unable to leave the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Air Corps
Missouri Institute of Aeronautics
Sikeston Homes
Sikeston
Sikeston Country Club
Woman's Club
Lon Ables
Grover Baker
Edgard A. Belden
E. M. Bartley
M. M. Beck
W. G. McCuiston
J. A. O'Hara
J. M. Pitman
John Sikes
John T. Stewart
Fred Struwe
Sayers Tanner
Marietta Twitty
Frank van Horne
A. L. Waller
B. Watson
Roy Wagner
Harry Young
Alva Vaughn
Charles Arbaugh
Eula Bowman Shanks
J. W. Baker Sr
Lyman Bowman
Monroe Rhodes
Myra Tanner
Oscar Carroll
John P. Jones
Harrison Tanner
B J. Murdack
E. D. Owen
Kathleen Dover
United States
Air Corps Training Detachment
Market prices for wheat corn oats and poultry in Sikeston
Sikeston markets list No 2 wheat at 1.19 per bushel and No 2 corn prices for white and yellow varieties. Oats and poultry prices shown for hens roosters and Leghorn hens appear incomplete or garbled.
Morehouse Youth Missing in Action at Pearl Harbor
Harold Reuben Givens, 21, Third Class Yeoman in the U S Navy, is reported missing after action at Pearl Harbor. A Morehouse High School graduate, he clocked 20 months in service after clerical work with Farm Administration in New Madrid. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs R R Givens and a sister, plus brothers and half siblings, with the father a Morehouse police judge and a veteran of the Spanish American War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Givens
Morehouse
Harold Reuben Givens
Pearl Harbor
Young Givens
U. S. Navy
Farm Administration
New Madrid
Navy
San Diego
Cal
Hunter Black
Russell Givens
Brownsville
Tenn
Ralph Givens
Roy
Gene
Marion
Barbara
Donald
Gladys
Morehouse, Are Also Among the Survivors. Mr Givens
Cavalry
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Army of Occupation
Philippines
Parma Youth Killed at Pearl Harbor
Paul Henry Miskell an 18 year old Parma youth was killed in action at Pearl Harbor December 7 official notice sent to his mother Mrs Berna Miskell of Parma this week He enlisted January 13 He is survived by his mother three sisters Mrs Pansey Crafton of Parma Mrs Agnes Corley of Catron and Miss Daisy Miskell a brother Irvie of Parma and a half brother Charles Miskell of New Madrid.
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Paul Henry Miskell
Parma
Pearl Harbor
Berna Miskell
Miskell
Pansey Crafton
Agnes Corley
Catron
Daisy Miskell
Irvie
Charles Miskell
New Madrid
Plans for District Defense Work Made at Poplar Bluff
Civilian defense workers in Poplar Bluff outlined district wide plans to mobilize every club church and organization across 12 Southeast Missouri counties. The meeting included Harris D. Rodgers F E Mount and other county representatives with 130 leaders briefed on registration and county headquarters setup for volunteer indexing and full time staff. County courts will fund most expenses as districts including Scott Bollinger Butler Cape Girardeau Dunklin Mississippi New Madrid Ripley Pemiscot Stoddard Madison and Wayne prepare central operations.
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Southeast
Missouri
Poplar Bluff Bluff
Scott County
Harris D. Rodgers
F. E. Mount
M. E. Montgomery
Loomis Mayfield
Fred Harris
Milburn Arbaugh
Ben O. Matthews
Sikeston
Fred Nunnelee
Blodgett
T. M. Scott
Benton
State Highway Department
Frank H. Mount
Poplar Bluff
John H. Wolpers
J. H. Walsh
Charles Shaw
J. Grant Frye
State
Civilian Defense Council
Ben Welscher
Butler County
T. Wilson
Hugh Stephens
Scott
Bollinger
Butler
Cape Girardeau
Dunklin
Mississippi
New Madrid
Ripley
Pemiscot
Stoddard
Madison
Wayne
Churchill and Roosevelt meet in Washington wartime council
Churchill and Roosevelt, arriving in Washington for a surprise visit, confer at the White House to boost Allied war effort and coordinate plans. Reports note Japan’s island actions at Wake Island and Lingayen Gulf while submarines threaten American freighters near California. Hitler reshuffles command and Germany moves toward Spain, prompting fears of a Mediterranean strike.
Sikeston Public Schools End Year Vacation
Sikeston public school pupils are dismissed at Friday night classes and will be on vacation for two weeks. Classes resume Monday January 5. Parochial School of St Francis Xavier also on vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
St. Francis Xavier Church
Sikeston Food Matinee Feeds 800 Local Children
About 800 Sikeston children attended a Christmas season food matinee at Malone Theater last Saturday. Admission was a staple or canned good, and the collected items will stock pantries for days as churches in Sikeston use them to assemble grocery baskets for needy families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
Malone Theater
Lutherans First Christmas Carolers Visit Sikeston
A group of Lutheran young people led by Pastor Rev. G. C. Schramm sang Christmas carols Sunday evening in Sikeston General Hospital waiting room, pleasing patients. They also visited several homes. A Tuesday night caroling group followed, delighting inmates.
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G. C. Schramm
Sikeston General Hospital
Local flier earns Distinguished Flying Cross honor
Ernest Moore of Caruthersville is among 75 men recommended for the Distinguished Flying Cross for his role in a trans Pacific bomber flight conducted three months ago, highlighting crew valor in a major wartime operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Moore
Caruthersville
Charles Branum Reported Safe After Christmas Cable
Mr and Mrs P V Branum received a wartime cablegram from their son Charles C Branum stationed at Camp John Hay Baguio Philippine Islands stating he is safe after earlier reports of his death on December 7 The family had paid $13 for the message which they regard as the best Christmas present and a boost to their holiday celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. V. Branum
Charles C. Branum
Camp
John Hay
Baguio
Philippine Islands
Missing in Action Harold G Spotts of Senath
Mr and Mrs C H Spotts of Senath have been officially notified that their son Corporal Harold G Spotts of the Marine Corps is missing in action. Aged 21, he was a Senath high school basketball standout and 1938 graduate. He joined the Marines in Dallas then trained in San Diego and served on a battleship. Survived by brother John Hugh sister Gloria Jean and grandmother Mrs J W Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Spotts
Senath
Harold G. Spotts
Marine Corps
T. Holcomb
Corp. Spotts
Corp Spotts
Dallas
Texas
San Diego
Cal
John Hugh
Gloria Jean
J. W Smith
Weather forecast and past week trends in Sikeston
A clear Christmas Day forecast followed by a report of a recent heavy rain event. Winter brought one of the heaviest rains in months with 3.55 inches on Monday. Temperatures ranged from a high of 66 degrees on Saturday December 20 to a low of 33 degrees the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
Kait for Red Cross in Kansas City Clinic
In a Kansas City doctor's office patients are greeted by a sign reading Kait for Red Cross while you wait. Nearby sits a box containing eight sets of needles and yarn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kait
Red Cross
Lions Club Santa Claus Mission in Sikeston Morning
Sikeston Lions Club members will distribute over two thousand toys and fruit to underprivileged children this Christmas morning starting at nine. Santa Claus is provided by three trucks with designated drivers and helpers. The club also sponsors a Saturday matinee at Malone Theatre to raise food for Christmas baskets, admitting all Sunset addition and public school children free with a canned good.
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Sikestion
Santa Claus
Sikeston
Sikeston Lions Club
Santa
Sunset Addition
N. E. Fuchs Jr
Billy Walker
Wm. Woehlecke
Barney Tatum
Alva Garner
Clay Mitchell
Lions Club
Malone Theatre
Christmas in War Time Warmly Welcomes Joy
A wartime Christmas reflection notes grim undertones as bombs and warplanes echo through America. Service members in the Pacific face a continued fighting season while civilians at home cope with missing loved ones and secrecy. Despite global conflict, the Christmas spirit endures with hopeful greetings and warmth amid a war mad world.
War fund drive to start in new year in Scott county
Plans to raise 6250 for the American Red Cross will be set after the first of the year. Bartley R Schwegler, the new publicity chairman, announces the drive with Rev Jos P Read as Scott county chairman and J A Sutterfield as Sikeston chairman. If possible, methods from the Roll Call will be used in the new campaign requiring countywide cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Bartley R Schwegler
Rev. Jos. P. Read
Scott County
J. A. Sutterfield
Sikeston
Schwegler
New State License Tags To Go On Sale Monday
Eight thousand Missouri State automobile license plates are at the Mattingly Service Station awaiting the first day of sale Monday December 29. Sikes ton tags will begin with 170 001 this year and 1942 plates use black letters on white. Motorists urged to save old tags as the county defense council plans a steel salvage drive with collection methods to be announced soon.
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Missouri
Mattingly
Sikeston
County Defense Council
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Winston Churchill
Washington
Atlantic
Roosevelt
America
Britain
London
White House
Netherlands
Italy
Germany
Japan
St. Louis
Raymond Parsons
Parsons
Theresa Garramone
New York
Maurice Simmons
Army Air Corps
Spain
Paul V. McNutt
McNutt
Defense Health and Welfare Services
Senate
RWSRA
Sikeston Markets
Churchill
Waker Island
mid-Pacific
War Department
Lingayen Gulf
Pacific
Calfornia
War Council
Hitler
Walter von Brauchitsch
Mediterranean
Camille O'Connor
Claude O’connor
W. S. Murphy Jr
Newburgh
N. Y
J. J O'Neill
North Stoddard Street
J. H. Allen
Miss O'Connor
Sikeston High School
Southeast Missouri Telephone Company
W. S. Murphy
Linn Avenue
Charles Branum
North Truck
O. T. Elder
Lee Bowman
A. M. Jackson
John Hauss
Ted Kirby
Ralph Potashnick
Hershel Tyer
W. A. Anthony
South
Elmos Taylor
E. F. Schorle
Charles Butler
Chas. Dement
Paul Ferrell
J. B. Harper
John Powell
R. L. Guthrie
Democracies
Americas
British Empire
Nipwspa
Tophive
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