Missouri Troop F Annual Report Details 1953 Patrol Actions
District troopers patrolled 610.155 miles and made 2159 arrests in 1953, with 76 total auto fatalities. Intoxicated driving yielded 111 arrests. 1194 cases resulted in convictions. Patrol areas include Poplar Bluff Sikeston Hayti and Dexter with Capt. D Sheppard and Lt. Reed noting average case handling of about 60 daily. Trooper Nathan Massie was seriously injured in February during a felonious assault arrest.
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State Highway Patrol
Poplar Bluff
Rup Fus
Patrol
D. Sheppard
Doniphan
O. L Wallis
E. A. Bradley
Nathan Massie
Sret Reed
Melvin Dace
John Tandy
Vincent Boisaubin
Sikeston
P. W. Scott
Kennett
Cletis Bidewell
Hayti
Howard Turnbull
O Brill
Earl Barkley
Willow Springs
Ben F. Graham
Fredericktown
H. F Wickham
Jackson
Glen Lampley
Percy Little
Cape Girardeau
Wade Shankle
Dexter
A. D. Sheppard
Scott County
Nathan H. Massie
Massie
Frank Payne
Payne
Earle Bradley
Carroll Painter
Otis Wallis
Benton Attorney Named Insurance Head
Judge Ray B. Lucas of Benton, recently retired from the State Supreme Court, was appointed January 6 by Gov. Lloyd Stark as state insurance superintendent. He succeeds the late George A. Robertson of Columbia, who died January 2. Lucas has held roles including attorney for the U.S. Bureau of Biological Survey and special attorney for the Home Owners' Loan Corporation, and supported Stark in the summer primary.
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Ray B. Lucas
Benton
State Supreme Court
Lloyd Stark
Lucas
George A. 5. Robertson
Columbia
Wm. F. Frank
United States Bureau of Biological Survey
Mingo Basin
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Scott
Mississippi
Plans Made for March of Dimes Drive in Sikeston
Sikeston civic leaders outlined the annual March of Dimes fund drive to fight infantile paralysis. Committee members include C. L. Blanton Jr., R. A. Harper, R. A. Dempster, Ralph Potashnick, Earl Allen, Dr. W. A. Anthony, C. L. Malone, Pleas Malcolm, Dr. G. W. H. Presnell, Mrs. L. M. Hollerbeck, Mrs. Bustard Baker and Mrs. W. A. Smith. The one day drive on Monday January 30 uses Roosevelt's birthday to boost contributions with 10 cent buttons sold in homes and businesses.
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Sikeston Committee
C. L. Blanton Jr
R. A. Harper
R. A Dempster
Ralph Potashnick
Earl Allen
A. Anthony
C_ L Malone
Pleas Malcolm
Franklin D Roosevelt
Canadian man claims stolen car stopped here
Eric Jacobson of Winnipeg Manitoba represents an insurance firm inspecting a stolen vehicle halted by State Trooper Melvin Dace at the Highways 60 61 intersection three weeks earlier. The Winnipeg driver Harry Lee Turner was detained by local officers until Canadian authorities took custody days later. Turner allegedly served three years in Canadian prisons for 11 prior car thefts, marking Sikeston’s first noted international car theft case.
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Eric Jacobson
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canada
Insuance
Slkeston
Melvin Dace
Harry Lee Turner
Dace
Turner
Ite
Sikeston
Wagon Yard Buildings Razed for New Station and Restaurant
A lease was signed this morning for the Matthews Wagon Yard by Ben and Fred Matthews J V Ferrell and Herbert Finney of Charleston. The site will be cleared with the Cecil Furniture Co Williams Fruit Market and Hudsons Cafe moving out. A modern filling and service station and a restaurant will replace the old structures adjoining the Foster and Matthews Wholesale Grocery plant in the brick west building.
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Matthews Wagon Yard
Ben
Fred Matthews
JV. Ferrell
Herbert Finney
Charleston
John A. Matthews
Cecil Furniture Co
Williams Fruit Market
Hudson's Cafe
Foster and Matthews Wholesale Grocery Company
Insurance offices moved to Welsh building on West Center
Offices of Powell Insurance and S. B. Hardwick relocated a block east to the Welsh building. Missouri Discount Corporation offices stay in the Keith building under Conly Purcell, whose office moved from the Young building to the former Hardwick space adjacent to the Missouri Discount room.
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Powell Insurance Company
S. B. Hardwick
Keith
West Center Street
Welsh
Missouri Discount Corporation
The
Insurance Company
Conly Purcell
Purcell
Young
Mr. Hardwick
New Secretary for Patrol Office Here
Miss Lillie Allen of the National Youth Administration is now employed as part time stenographer and office girl at the State Highway Patrol office in the State Highway Department building. Miss Allen's three bosses are Troopers Melvin Dace, John
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie Allen
National Youth Administration
State Highway Patrol
State Highway Department
Miss Allen
Melvin Dace
John Tandy
Vincent Boisaubin
First Traffic Fatality for 1939
An unidentified man was killed instantly at 6 o clock Tuesday night when struck by a west bound car on Highway 60 at the Northcut bridge east of Mirer Switch. The auto was driven by Daniel Savatzell 26 of Bernie who was with the car owner Dawsey Ryan ST 2 e0 of Bernie. The Bernie men were traveling west toward Sikeston and were blinded by the headlights of an approaching auto. The man walked toward them in the center of the road and they did not see him until impact. Savatzell said the man between 69 and 65 years old was killed instantly and his body torn to pieces. He had fractures of both legs ribs and the skull plus many cuts and bruises. The only identification found on the man was the name J. O. Adams tattooed on his arm. A paper in his pocket read Kansas City. Patrolmen fingerprinted the man and are checking for a police record. The car suffered about $50 damage with a bent front end. A man matching the dead man’s description was fingerprinted by Cape Girardeau police several days earlier and will be checked to identify him. The traffic fatality list for 1959 will be headed by this unknown man.
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Northcut
Mirer Switch
Daniel Savatzell
Bernie
Dawsey Ryan
Bernie Mien
Sikeston
Savatzell
J. O. Adams
Kansas City
Cape Girardeau
Investigating Postmaster Candidates In Sikeston
United States Civil Service Commission investigator Wm H. McMillen and Post Office Inspection Bureau representative Rono Keefee visited Sikeston to interview civil service examinees for Sikeston postmaster. The panel includes Pleas M. Malcolm acting since 1937 and nine others: Lynn Waggener H E Dudley Roy Ellise Charles Bethune Edward Fuchs Milton Crase Beyil Heath Rivers Tanner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm H. McMillen
United States Civil Service Commission
Rono Keefee
Post Office Inspection Bureau
Sikeston
Pleas M. Malcolm
Malcolm
C. F. Bruton
Chris L. Francis
Mr. Malcolm
Lynn Waggener
H. E. Dudley
Roy V. Ellise
Charles Bethune
Edward Fuchs
Milton Crase
Beyil Heath
Rivers Tanner
Doctor Dunaway Heads Scott County Medical Association
Dr. Howard Dunaway of Sikeston was elected president of the Scott County Medical Association at a Benton meeting last night. Dr. H. M. Kendig of Sikeston was chosen vice president and Dr. A. P. Haw Benton secretary. The group endorsed the Missouri State Junior Chamber of Commerce anti syphilis campaign and members will be available to speak on the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Dunaway
Sikeston
Scott County Medical Association
Benton
H. M. Kendig
A. P. Haw. Benton
Missouri State Junior Chamber of Commerce
Cape Girardeau Hosts Christian Ladies Aid Luncheon
Rev and Mrs R M Talbert of Cape Girardeau attended a covered dish luncheon at the church. The meal accompanied their all day meeting. Other guests included Mrs E J Keith and Mrs C H Denman.
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R. M. Talbert
Cape Girardeau
Christian Ladies Aid Society
E. J. Keith
C. H. Denman
Friday the Thirteenth and Superstition Across Cultures
The piece notes Friday the Thirteenth evokes fear for some, while others cite historical beliefs. It compares traditions from Christianity, ancient Scandinavia, and Islam, explaining varied moods around the date and its associations with luck, fate, and religious narratives.
Third Day Of Exodus Sparks Highway Protest At Sikeston
A mass exodus of farm laborers to highways 60 and 61 near Sikeston stems from farm program collapse and fear of eviction notices. Only about 15 or 16 of roughly 230 families left their homes under written orders. most left by choice to join the Southern Tenant Farmers Union affiliated workers. Many seek promised relief and easy work, while others follow peers, fearing nothing definite ahead. Sanitation and shelter degrade as families huddle around wood stoves with wind-damaged shelters.
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State Highway Patrol
Southern Tenant Farmers Union
Congress of Industrial Organization
Santa Claus
Joneses
P T A Lunchroom Needs More Funds For 200 Children
The P T A luncheon project at Bailey South grade and Negro schools feeds about 200 children daily. Mrs C R Auten says funds are needed for ten to twelve more weeks of operation. Donations or Dollar-a-Month pledges can be made by calling 466. visitors are invited to see the lunchroom and the food quality.
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Parent-Teacher
South Grade
C. R. Auten
W. H. Sikes
Auten
Harry Dover
Boutin Re-Elected Head of Southeast Missouri Telephone
Charles W. Boutin of Cape Girardeau was re-elected president of the Southeast Missouri Telephone Company at the annual stockholders meeting in St. Louis. Wayne Berry of Cape Girardeau was re-elected vice president. Berry is plant manager. J C Woocy and Thomas T Ferguson attended as traffic superintendent and auditor respectively.
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Charles W. Boutin
Cape Girardeau
Southeast Missouri Telephone Company
St. Louis
Wayne Berry
Cape
Berry
J.C. Woocy
Thomas T. Ferguson
Fire damages Sikeston home on Harmis Avenue
The year’s first fire in Sikeston started at 10 o’clock when sparks from the flue ignited the roof of the Charles Bethune residence on Har mis avenue. Damage is estimated at about 5 dollars.
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Sikeston
Charles Bethune
Harmis Avenue
Mild Weather Amid Crop Demonstration Across Southeast Missouri
Southeast Missouri experienced unusually mild weather all week with temperatures ranging from 35 to 68 degrees. Rain totaled 0.42 inches with only light precipitation and no snow, as forecasts predict continued unsettled conditions and little temperature change.
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Missouri
Mercury
Sikeston Library Opens Free Access to All Residents
The Sikeston library becomes free for all residents after a mill tax approval. Cardholders must have a property owners’ name on their application. Hours expanded this week with new schedules, high patronage, and new gifts including Oxford Companion to Music and Best Plays of 1937 38.
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Sikeston
Annual Meetings of Farm Loan Associations Seen
The Sikeston and Consolidated National Farm Loan Associations held their annual meetings in the local library. Louis Dumey presided in Sikeston with Aarph Anderson presenting the annual report and John McGinty as the principal speaker on the Federal Land Bank. J A Montgomery and Leslie Broom spoke, with Alvin Gasser re-elected as director. John R Gary resumed as vice president and Ralph Anderson as secretary-treasurer. The Consolidated meeting, led by John J Reiss, saw McGinty as main speaker and annual income and expense reported by Anderson. Joe Dirmberger was elected a three year director. New officers include Reiss as president Rauch as vice president Swinger as secretary-treasurer, Dirmberger and Matson as directors.
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Consolidated National Farm Loan Association
Sikeston National Farm Loan Association
Louis Dumey
Sikeston
Aarph Anderson
John McGinty
Federal Land Bank
St. Louis
Mr Gasser
George Kurk
J. A Montgomery
Dexter
Ralph Anderson
Juanita Crawford
Consolidated Association
Consolidated Farm Loan Association
McGinty
John J. Reiss
Anderson
F. B. Rauch
Morehouse
Gary
Joe Dirmberger
J. J. Reiss
Roy E. Swinger
Essex
Joe Dimberger
Oran
Nelson Matson
Gideon
Mrs Limbaugh Named Member of Library Board
Mrs Miles Limbaugh has been appointed a member of the library board to succeed the late Mrs L O Rodes. The appointment was made Monday by Mayor G W Presnell and was heartily received by all members of the board.
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Miles Limbaugh
L O. Rodes
G. W Presnell
Coleman Heads to Washington on Business Trip
E. P. Coleman departed Wednesday for Washington D C on a business trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P. Coleman
Washington, D. C
Also Mentioned on This Page
Highway Patrol Files
Stark
Tom Pendergast
SPAP
DR. Dunaway
CIO
Herald
Christ
Encyclopedia Brittanica
Adam
Paradise
Highway 60
Mississippi County
Highway 61
Matthews Lane
P.T. A
Oxford Companion To
Nathan Yoffie
Book Club
American Library Association
Farm Loan Association
Newspaper
Ralhive
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