Golden Gloves Dates Set for Sikeston Armory Tourney
Golden Gloves dates January 17 18 24 and 25 were set for Sikeston area amateur boxing at the armory. Chairman Frank S Miller of the Junior Chamber of Commerce Golden Gloves Committee announced the lineup of officials and the expanded field from Cape Girardeau and Fredericktown districts. Preliminary bouts will be staged January 11 as Cape Girardeau brings fighters from Sikeston Kewanee and Cape Girardeau will host the national qualifiers with Hayti contributing fighters for the Cape event. The Southeast Missouri Tournament of Champions will follow January 29 to February 1 with Cape Girardeau Sikeston and Hayti teams advancing.
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Frank S. Miller
Chamber of Commerce
Golden Gloves
Frank Miller
Chas. D. Matthews T
Miller
Wm. E. Mahen
Bill Baker
Lynn Twitty
Bill Sidwell
Clint Auten
Bob Sorrells
Conly Purcell
Howard Dunaway
Buck” Buchannan
John Sikes
Carroll Sutton
Eddie Mathis
Ward Denman
Chas. D. Matthews TH
Cape Girardeau
Sikeston
Kewanee
Wim. E. Mahew
Ozark A. A. U
Poplar Bluff
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Fredericktown
Hayti
National Guard
Mahew
Parker Hosts Guests From Columbia and Cape Girardeau
Mr and Mrs Garland Parker entertained over the weekend with visitors Jack Doherty of Columbia Missouri and Miss Hope Smith sister of Mrs Parker who is a student at the State College in Cape Girardeau.
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Garland Parker
Jack Doherty
Columbia, Mo
Miss Hope Smith
Parker
State College
Cape Girardeau
Cape Indians to host Maryville in first league game
The Maryville Teachers Bearcats, among the Midwest's top teams, travel to Cape Girardeau for the opening conference game on Monday January 8. Capable players Hull Howell Rodgers Hackett Goslee Hutchison Meary Johnson Walker Insely Salmon head a veteran lineup expected to put the Cape squad to a stern test. Maryville, undefeated this season, and Warrensburg are among favorites to win the conference.
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Cape Girardeau
Maryville Teachers Bearcats
Maryville
Middle West
Hull
Ike Howell
Bob Rodgers
Cape
Hackett
Goslee
Hutchison
Meary
Johnson
Walker
Insley
Salmon
Warringsburg
Missouri Motorists Benefit From 48.50 Gasoline Price Drop
A. G. Lewellen of the Missouri Petroleum Industries Committee reports a 48.50 average saving per motor vehicle operator in 1939 due to gasoline price reductions. Prices are 7 to 14 cents below 1923 levels, yielding a national impact as millions gain car ownership and mobility, fueled by private enterprise in refining and production.
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Missouri
A. G. Lewellen
Missouri Petroleum Industries Committee
Mr. Lewellen
Lewellen
United States
Sunday school workers to meet at New Madrid
District workers in the Methodist church chil drens division will hold a one day conference in New Madrid on January 10. Miss Freddie Henry of Nashville assistant to the general children's worker will speak. Mrs H E Tern slimson of Malden, chairman of the division, and Dr J Wilson Crichlow of Cape Girardeau will supervise and attend. All children's workers in the district are invited.
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Methodist Church
New Madrid
Freddie Henry
Nashville
Tenn
H. EB. Ternslinson
Malden
St. Lows
J. Wilson Crichlow
Cape Girardeau
Anniston Wins Vanduser Meet in boys championship
The Anniston boys beat Canalou 52 to 34 to win the Vanduser holiday invitational boys title while Canalou girls defeated Morley 44 to 27 for the girls crown. Gray Ridge took the boys consolation. Randles topped Vandyser for third in girls.
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Anniston
Canalou Five
Canalou
Morley
Sextet
East Prairie
Randles
Gray Ridge
Vanclyser
Hayti
Essex
Blodgett
Matthews
Parma
Vandyser
Benton
Risco
Vanduser
Latham
Letler
Moran
Foster
Lynn
Randies
Hamby
McElreath
Smith
Ward
Cummins
W. Lesler
Ter
Blodgett Gier
Sturgeon
Davis
Nunnelee
Warren
Murphy
Graham
Whitt
Cannon
Bruce
Moss
Chaffee
W. Gisi
Mayo
Hook
H. Gisi
Rankin
Sitze
Guards
Canaleu—Westerfield
Coppage
Melton
McLaurine
Ralph
Sexton
Barnes
Hillis
Anniston Gray
Owensby
Stephenson
Blackwell
White
Powers
Cooper
Nine Million Radios Sold During 1939
David Sarnoff of RCA proclaims 1939 as radio's greatest year with over 9,000,000 receivers sold and 45,000,000 in homes and cars. He forecasts further rapid progress and new public service through radio research, describing a two decade leap beyond past achievements.
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David Sarnoff
Radio Corporation of America
Radio Research
Lincoln’s New Salem post office recreated in Illinois
A replica post office will be dedicated at New Salem State Park on February 12 to honor Abraham Lincoln’s former role as postmaster. The ceremony marks Lincoln’s 131st birthday with Postmaster General James A. Farley presiding. The site, 20 miles northwest of Springfield, reproduces the village where Lincoln spent six years as a young man.
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Abraham Lincoln
New Salem
Hill- McNamar
New Salem State Park
Lincoln
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Springfield
Pike County
Chaffee Farm Woman Dies at Home Tuesday
Airs. Mary M. Grojean, 59, wife of Frank Grojean and retired Chaffee farmer, died at her home after a heart attack Tuesday. Born at New Hamburg, she is survived by two sons A. C. Grojean of Chaffee and Theon Grojean, a CCC enrollee in Bowling Green Michigan.
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Mary M. Grojean
Frank Grojean
Chaffee
Baptist Missionary Women to Meet January 11
The Women's Missionary Union of the Baptist church will hold an all day meeting on Thursday January 11 at the church. Installation of recently elected officers will occur. A Royal Service program and a short business session are planned. Members with plates are asked to bring them and a covered dish luncheon will be served at noon.
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Women’s Missionary Union of the Baptist Church
KWOC Power Strength Increased 250 Watts
KWOC, the Poplar Bluff radio station, gains permission to raise power to 250 watts and operate unlimited hours after the first of the year. The stronger signal will bring KWOC programs into the area more clearly, matching or exceeding local station reception. KWOC operates at 1310 on the dial and has built its presence in its first year with familiar personalities.
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KWOOC
Poplar Bluff
KWOC
Felker Collects $108,312 Taxes in Five Days
County Collector C. E. Felker reported $108,312.49 in taxes collected during five business days last week. Daily receipts included $14,341.14 on Tuesday, $9,016.94 on Wednesday, $22,737.30 on Thursday, $39,492.61 on Friday, and $22,737.30 on Saturday.
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C. E. Felker
Baptists Discuss Long Range Plan in Cape Girardeau
Southeast Missouri Baptist church representatives met in Cape Girardeau this afternoon to map a long range program including a fundraising campaign to erect a permanent building beside the State Teachers College campus for the Missouri Baptist Foundation.
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Missouri
Cape Girardeau
State Teachers College
The
Missouri Baptist Foundation
Small Fire on East Gladys Damages Roy Chaney Home
Fire department first run of 1940 reports a blaze in a closet at the Roy Chaney residence on East Gladys. Little damage occurred.
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Roy Chaney
East Gladys
President Roosevelt Proposes Tax Increases in Congress Address
President Roosevelt outlined main suggestions to Congress, proposing additional taxes to finance government needs. The message highlighted fiscal measures and policy directions discussed in his recent address.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Five Policy Aims for Stable Peace and Unity
The document outlines five key goals: emergency expenditures for national defense, extension of the reciprocal trade agreements act as essential to durable peace, increased defense funding with cuts to most other federal programs, ongoing efforts to solve unemployment, and cultivation of national unity within Congress and beyond.
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Arden Ellise Burial Service Society, Inc
Sikeston, Missouri
Arden Ellise
State of
Gray
B. Lane
Bowen Essex
Bandy
Wm. Mahen
Louis Meyer
Morehouse
James Coppage
Geneva Fos
Patronize Herald Advertisers
Illinois
Baptist Missionary
Felker
Penney
Belle Isle
Parkway
Son’s Styles
Elite Hat Shop
Sikeston, Mo
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