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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1938
Page
7
The Sikeston Herald announces Clint H. Denman as the new publisher with Ward Denman named assistant, signaling leadership changes at the local paper.
The notice provides the Sikeston Missouri address 119 West Malone Avenue and states yearly subscription rates Beott and adjoining counties 1.50 dollars Elsewhere 2.00 dollars. Terms strictly in advance. It notes second class matter entered March 9 1908 at Sikeston Post Office under the act of March 3 1879.
The Herald urges Sikeston to widen Front Street to gain more parking, extend the white way to Highways 60 and 61, and accelerate housing and building repairs. It calls for repainting and remodeling existing structures, launching more homes, and promoting the Southeast Missouri Jubilee with expanded livestock and agricultural exhibits. The paper notes broader city progress and kindness expected in the new year.
Governor Stars and Attorney General MecHitteck call for immediate state action to quell crime in Kansas City and St Louis and across Missouri. They demand additional funds and manpower, arguing lawmakers will fund the effort if they choose, asserting tax levels support enforcement and justice. The Legislature will determine budget size as a test of elected will to back law and order.
The Sikeston Herald notes Sikeston's first municipal Christmas tree, 400 plus children at Santa’s fete, and a cinema showing Crashing Through to Berlin. Rev S P Brite bids farewell after resigning to move to Newnort Ark. Major Malone resigns as Sikeston National Guard head. Captain Reed may succeed. After Jan 1 Sikeston emergency hospital to close due to losses from charity cases.
Fifty employees of the International Shoe Company's plant report for duty to restart operations for a 600 staff, after a vacation that began last Wednesday. A joint city council and board of public works meeting approved contributing up to 16000 dollars from municipal light and power funds toward an armory in Sikeston, with federal and state funds covering the rest. The facility will be built in Chamber of Commerce Park.
The Associated Press lists key 1958 events including the Munich pact and Sudeten crisis, German union with Austria, Republican gains in off year polls, anti Semitic campaigns, Douglas Corrigan’s flight, a New England hurricane, Orson Welles Martian broadcast, Gotham Hotel leap, wages and hours law enactment, and shifts in U.S. foreign policy, with further items on Franco Italian colonies crisis and Richard Whitney confession.
On December 24, three Sikeston couples wed at Rev J E Travis’s home in New Madrid. Bride Monica Kaiser tied with Maxey, Jes sie Holmes became Jes sie Holmes Tay lor’s wife to Euart Taylor, and Evelyn Hitt married Boone Wilford. After brief honeymoons, they returned home. Wilford and Boone visited Blytheville while Taylor went to Memphis. The brides are Sikeston High School graduates. Wilford’s and Maxey’s families are named. Wilford works at Maytag Long Co. Maxey operates Icho's Service Station. Taylor teaches in Scott County rural schools.
Miss Mary Kathryn Andrews and Joseph Groves of Poplar Bluff were married Tuesday night December 27 at the home of Arden Ellise on North Scott Street. The single ring ceremony was by Judge Wm S Smith. The bride wore a black velvet dinner dress with gold accessories. They departed for a wedding trip to New Orleans and Fort Worth and will reside in Poplar Bluff. Groves is son of Mr. and Mrs. E C Groves and works for Missouri Pacific Railroad in Poplar Bluff.
Sikeston Kiwanis held a pancake sale at Hotel Marshall from 6 AM to 9 PM on Christmas Eve. The amateur chefs produced cakes sold at a quarter each, drawing steady crowds and a waiting list at times. About $100 was cleared for club use.
Sikeston Kiwanis Club to install L M Standley as lieutenant governor of the Mo Kan Ark district at Hotel Marshall on Friday night December 30. Dr A L Bomer will be installing officer. Standley will oversee installation of local officers Earl M Allen president Ro A Harper vice president B L McMullin secretary Leroy C Leslie treasurer. Directors include J A Sutterfield J S Kewl Frank E Mount Leroy C Leslie George W Kirk P A McDougal R A Harper. Friday will be Ladies Night.
Miss Helen Watson daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Watson and Landis Chunn both of East Prairie were married at noon on Christmas day at the residence of Rev Maria Niblack of a Prairie. The groom is son of attorney J H Chunn of Sikeston and an instructor in Flast Prairie. After the ceremony the couple left for a honeymoon in St Louis and will reside in East Prairie.
Harry L. Hopkins, longtime WPA head and largest New Deal spender, was named Secretary of Commerce by President Roosevelt. Col. Francis C. Harrington, previously an assistant WPA administrator, was named acting head. The move follows the resignation of Daniel C. Roper and is seen as grooming Hopkins for the presidency in 1940, with Senate confirmation to face likely scrutiny over WPA handling.
Lieutenant Governor L A Standley of Sikeston officiated at the Kiwanis Club installation in Poplar Bluff Tuesday night. New officers named include President Tom Bovee, vice presidents J C Brice and A T McCartney, secretary O W Morse, and treasurer A L Van Dover. Standley is noted as a new president of the Sikeston Kiwanis Club.
Ninth child of Mr. and Mrs. John Rogers at the Shenandoah Iowa fairgrounds was named Recession Rogers by Dr. J D Kerlin. The Als scene also notes a surprise Christmas dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Stephens with visits from relatives in Cape Girardeau Sikeston Time and other towns.
The twenty one American republics proclaimed a continental solidarity to defend against foreign intervention. They pledged to coordinate sovereign actions, meet through rotating foreign ministers, and maintain unity in case peace security or territorial integrity is threatened. The declaration is known as the Declaration of Lima.
Police court handed numerous fines and jail terms in a busy week. Richard Vinson, arrested December 12, fined eight dollars with a 10 day suspended sentence, jailed again for drunkenness 10 days with six months probation. Eugene Oliver and Mac Harrington fined eight dollars each for firewater. David McNewell paid 12 dollars 35 cents. A tavern brawl in Downer's generated eight dollar fines for Ray Pickard Clarence Stephen and Willie Baker. Willie Wilson, in a State court, received 60 days in jail after a one man sale led to theft charges including salt meat from Ward's Grocer Store, a hat, and a ten dollar overcoat. Fines for double parking were common. Mildred Waters paid 44 dollars and costs for disturbing the peace per Dr J F Waters.
Crouch of Gray Ridge was sentenced in Kennett to 19 years for fatally shooting Jake Walker on November 4, 1654 after a craps game dispute. The Missouri Supreme Court upheld the Dunklin county jury verdict, rejecting self defense claims. He will be taken to Jefferson City to begin serving the sentence. Mrs. Anna Ancell, ill on Sikes avenue, is reported better today.
Albert Ellise aged 82 son Roy V Ellise of Sikeston died after a stroke December 20 at his son's home in Sikeston. Funeral held Monday at Troy Methodist Church with burial in Troy cemetery. Survived by son Roy V Ellise grandson Arden Ellise and two great grandchildren Patsy and Arden Ellise. Mrs Ellise and mother-in-law Mollie Brandes accompanied body to Troy. Mr Ellise was lifelong Troy resident and former businessman. wife preceded him in death about 20 years ago.
Will H. Harrison a 72 year old Sikeston resident died Christmas morning at St. Francis Hospital Cape Girardeau after a stroke on Malone avenue. He had lived in Sikeston four years and is survived by a daughter Mrs Albert Thompson of Caruthersville and two sons Abe Harrison of South Bend Indiana and Guy Harrison of Flint Michigan. A nephew A A Harrison of Sikeston attended the services. Funeral services were held Monday at the home of his nephew Ben Ward near Matthews and interment was in Dexter cemetery with Dempster service.
Funeral services for V. A Camberon a 12 year old Marston merchant were held at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in New Madrid. Interment followed in Marston cemetery with Ellise service. He spent most of his life in Marston and was well known in Southeast Missouri. He had been ill for months and died Friday December 23. Surviving are his wife and son Claude Camberon of Marston.
Funeral services were conducted for Howard Edward Bledsoe eleven months old son of Mr and Mrs Roscoe Bledsoe at their William street home Saturday December 24. Interment followed at Siheston city cemetery after a three month illness.
Adnan Posey of Steele and Otis Fowler of Cooter had their murder trial delayed to the March term by Judge Schilt. They face charges in the Holloman Inn beating death of Mary Vaughn at the Came Inn Cafe area. Fowler is reported hospitalized with head injuries from a Christmas Day automobile wreck, and his attorney seeks a continuance to allow him to testify about their absence from the scene.
The National Association of Manufacturers reported that a study under its auspices found U S real wages far exceed those in totalitarian countries. A factory worker in the United States can buy four times as much food and clothing with an hour’s wages as a German worker, nine times as much as an Italian worker, and nearly 12 times as much as a Russian worker.
Buchanan County, Missouri, formed in 1838 amid the Platte Purchase history, grew as a hub for trade and industry. It shares in St Joseph’s rise as a key rail, transport, and agricultural center, with notable figures like Joseph Robidoux and several governors shaping its development.
Mr and Mrs Cleonard Coates celebrated Christmas in Cairo Illinois as guests of Mr and Mrs A B Moll. The affectionate social visit highlighted local hospitality and family ties during the holiday season.
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