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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1940
Page
19
STE GENEVIEVE State Highway Patrol said Dr. Chas Rehm of De Soto killed a four point buck that leaped in front of his car on Highway 25 north of Ste Genevieve. The deer, though accidental and out of season, will be donated to a charitable institution.
Ida Alexander widow of Will Alexander and descendant of the Le Sieur family died of carcinoma at 2:30 P M Friday at St Francis Hospital Cape Girardeau She spent most of her life in New Madrid except for 20 years in Pine Bluff Ark after her husband’s death she lived with her sister Mrs Will Korn in New Madrid CAPE GIRARDEAU George Bing 33 fatally injured when he fell on his bicycle near a moving motor truck driven by Arthur Ballard 43 a Negro An inquest jury ruled the death accidental Funeral services for the Spy whose father is a State College manual training instructor were held at 2:30 Tuesday
Poplar Bluff pastor Dr Oren Drahood of the First Christian church preached his farewell sermon on Sunday morning December 22 before leaving for Jacksonville Florida to accept a new pastorate.
Gideon J A McAllister Elmer Stone and Lloyd Higgle all of Peach Orchard near here are recovering from minor injuries after their automobile overturned on Highway 61 between Hayti and Portageville. Eulus Olliger 23 was killed in the accident. The car reportedly missed a curve and rolled several times.
Poplar Bluff reports Andrew J. Eaton 67 retired Missouri Pacific Railroad brakeman and president of Texarkana Arkansas died in Colorado Springs Colorado on Friday. Funeral services were held here Monday. He survived by his widow and two sons.
Mayor O T Honey receives a one year leave of absence to serve in military training with the 140th Infantry Missouri National Guard at Camp Joseph Robinson Ark Lankford will serve as acting mayor during Honey’s absence.
Mrs Frank Kidd aged 47 died in a Cairo hospital Friday from an infection linked to injuries received in an automobile crash near Evansville Indiana on October 27 while she was visiting relatives.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 pm Monday at the Baptist church in Morehouse for Eva May Pryor who died Sunday at Sikeston General Hospital from complications of childbirth. Rev. W. M. Parrott led the service. interment followed at Memorial Park in Sikeston. Pryor, born August 1, 1904 in Clarksville Tennessee, was the daughter of Mrs. R. L. Bryant of Morehouse and wife of John Pryor. She is survived by six Bryant brothers, Bill Garrison J. W. Charles Babe and Frank, all of Morehouse.
An unofficial strike at a London factory making British soldier uniforms may idle 4000 to 5000 workers tomorrow. Only Albert Lazenby will work as the strike spreads, with a picket line and a demand that he be withdrawn. The National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers expelled Lazenby for cutting too many khaki pants per hour, allegedly breaching union rules on output and craftsmanship.
The WPA mailed paychecks to Missouri WPA workers Monday several days ahead of schedule so they would have the money before Christmas.
Funeral services were held for Robert H. Davis of Fredericktown who died Saturday night after a paralytic stroke. A former Madison County representative and noted Republican leader, he served as prosecuting attorney in Wayne and Madison counties and declined a U. S. Senate appointment in 1925 due to age. Survived by widow Ada Ward Davis, two daughters Rachel and Ruth, three sisters Kate, Sarah Miller, Mary Frank, brother Henry Davis, and nephew Bryan Purteet.
Chester J. Prince, former Ironton resident and later William Jewell College official in Liberty Missouri, appeared in New York Tuesday on the Columbia broadcast We the People. Prince, once head of safety deposit at Mutual Bank and Trust and former vice president of Scruggs Vandervoort Barney Bank, recently gained national notice for nailing himself in his attic while insulating.
Mrs. Mary Belt, 67, of Omaha, and William Latimer, 67, of Bismarck, Mo., reunited after 47 years and wed in Bismarck on Sunday. Latimer, a mining engineer, will live there with his bride. Both had been widowed twice and had become pen pals by mail after the old engagement.
Middleboro Massachusetts residents including high school students and business people join a civic letter writing effort. Names of soldiers and sailors are assigned to groups to send encouragement. The project recalls a World War overseas effort, with no demand for prompt replies due to servicemen's limited time.
Mary Jane Sikes and Mary Emma Allen, Sikeston natives, were placed on Stephens College dean’s honor list in Columbia Missouri. Both rank in the upper ten percent of over 1700 students, reflecting strong scholastic achievement and campus involvement.
The Council of People’s Commissars in Moscow decreed January 1 a rest day but kept work as close to normal to make up lost time. Those who rest on Sundays work December 29, and those who rest on Fridays work January 3. Giant Santa figures and tinsel decorate Moscow for the New Year celebration.
A letter addressed to God and signed by A Little Girl Who Says Her Prayers Every Night was found in a Richmond Indiana mailbox. The plea asks forgiveness for past misdeeds and asks for mother’s healing, noting a wish for parents to live together and a merry Christmas to angels.
The Herald reports on local farm activities including crop conditions weather impacts and market notes. Farmers plan seasonal tasks and monitor prices and harvest timelines with emphasis on storage and equipment needs.
Jefferson City December 21 Capt William J Ramsey will become acting superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol December 23 succeeding Capt A D Sheppard who has been called into active military service Gov Lloyd C Stark announced Ramsey's appointment Sheppard has been acting superintendent since December 1 1939 Ramsey will hold the post until a new superintendent is named Patrol headquarters Sergt V C Kelso will head Troop B in Ramsey's absence The State Highway Department also announced L M Hoskins will replace Maj H M Brush as engineer in charge of Division No 2 at Macon Brush is in military service Verbitsky will take over Hoskins duties
Fifth and sixth grade pupils under Miss Sarah Ann Michell sang carols learned in class, sharing the Christmas spirit with Sikeston shut ins and invalids during the past week.
Alfred P. Sloan Jr of General Motors donated fifty thousand dollars to Town Hall, praising it as a wise constructive approach to making democracy work. The New York body reported its fiftieth anniversary fund reached 128206.41 in gifts and pledges with 3000 discussion groups organized nationwide.
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