Sikeston Then and Now Returns From Historic Notes
Thirty five years ago The Herald carried letters from Sikeston men in army camps including Clyde V. Reed at Camp Furston Kansas and Carson Wiley at Cambridge Naval Radio School. Also Xenophon Caverno of Canalou joined as a new subscriber while plantation owner in New Madrid County.
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Herald
Sikestone
Atvrious
Clyde V. Reed
Camp Furston
Kansas
Reed
Broadway
Hardee
Carson Wiley
U.S. Naval Radio School
Cambridge
Mass
Xenophon’ Caverno
Lindbergh's 27 hour nonstop flight to Mexico City
Charles Lindbergh completed a non stop flight from Washington D C to Mexico City in 27 hours and 10 minutes. E C Matthews received 3500 young peach trees for planting on land southeast of Sikeston. Mr and Mrs A B Dill of Sikeston celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary. The Lutheran congregation dedicated their Sikeston church building. Deaths of the week included David H Cloar former hotel man of Sikeston.
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Charles Lindbergh
Washington, D. C
Mexico City
E. C. Matthews
Sikeston
A. B. Dill
David H. Cloar
Truth and courtroom bravado in a rambling exchange
A judge questions a defendant about truth telling. The defendant reluctantly confirms the duty to tell the truth while his lawyer asserts they will probably win the case. The exchange highlights dispute dynamics and courtroom tension.
Bachelor of science holds Uncle John to bachelor status
In a humorous exchange, Mary Anne asks why Uncle John is not married. Mary Jane replies that their mother says he was made a bachelor of science at school and cannot change now.
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Mary Anne
John
Mary Jane
Token of Remembrance Exchange Dialog
A brief exchange where a child asks what a token of remembrance is and a parent explains it as a gift given when a friend can no longer use something and is unsure what else to do with it. The dialogue conveys a simple, reflective view of memory tokens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pop
Jailed for Protection Playpen Tale Shocks Couple
A young couple jailed a friend of theirs, an Australian woman living in the country, in a playpen on the occasion of her fourth child. Her thank you note arrived with the line that the pen is a perfect godsend, as she sits in it each afternoon and the children cannot reach her.
Time Heals All Diary Entry Turns to Alone
A young woman mourns her husband with a diary note that sorrow overwhelms her. Months later she revisits the pages and adds the word alone, signaling a change in her emotional state and reflecting a shift in her grieving process.
Veteran Lawyer Dismisses Case Without Argument
A young lawyer spoke nearly five hours to a jury that seemed ready to lynch him. The opposing counsel, a grizzled veteran, rose, smiled, and told the judge and jurors he would follow the young man’s cue by submitting no case without argument.
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Legal Cockpit
Rose
Thomas Hart Benton Murals at Missouri Capitol House Lounge
The famed Thomas Hart Benton murals are housed in the third floor house lounge of Missouri's state capitol in Jefferson City. Free guided tours are offered most of the year, inviting visitors to view the linked artworks and learn about their creation.
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Thomas Hart Benton
House
Missouri
State Capitol
Jefferson City
Bank of Sikeston to Install New Cashier in January
Fifteen years ago Leroy C. Leslie of Washington DC and formerly of Morley was announced as cashier of the Bank of Sikeston effective January 1. The report also noted Philip Gross, longtime merchant and former Sikeston city councilman. A new Scott County jail at Benton was completed and placed in service as ice covered roads caused many traffic crashes in Southeast Missouri. The Missouri cotton crop was projected to reach a state record of 370000 bales.
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Leroy C. Leslie
Washington, D. C
Morley
Bank of
Missouri Paintings to Go to Germany Exhibit
Western Germany will host two Missouri paintings loaned by the Missouri State Historical Society. Floyd C. Shoemaker said a six month loan includes Augustus G. Bellers A View of Weston and George Caleb Bingham s Watching the Cargo. The Smithsonian plans to present the American art exhibition in the Western Zone starting November 1.
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Germany
Missouri
Smithsonian Institution
Floyd C. Shoemaker
State Historical Society of Missouri At
Columbia
Weston
Augustus G. Beller
Missouri River
George Caleb ‘Bingham
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
Fivermen
Smithsonian
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Powell Insurance Agency
Sikeston, Missouri
Whristyas
Sikeston Farm Equipment CO
Allis-Chalmers
N. Ranney
Sikeston, Mo
Clyde Reed
Funston
Sikeston Provident Association
James Kevil
Honora Bailey
Salcedo
Misses Baker
Rootwad
Blodgett Bank
Citizens Bank of Blodgett
Llewellyn Hutter
Memphis
Tenn
Connie Reed
Gid Daniel
Hunter
Jackson
Malone Theatre
Susan Walden
E. F. Walden
Morehouse
Ruth Pool
Rebekah Lodge
Lillian Putnam
Eastern Star Order
W. A. Myers
Jane Essary
Will Dye
George Dye
Dye
Wade Malcolm
Eastern Star Group
Murial Edwards
W. Ki
Western
York Hotel
I, A. MacKenzie, Mer
St. Louis, Missouri
Ford
Fordomatic
McEkes
F.gal
W. Malone
Streston, MO
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