Sikeston Armory Project May Start Monday
Construction of Sikeston's new armory may begin Monday. The project uses city State and Works Progress Administration funds. The site is Chamber of Commerce park in the east part of town. Major Harry Dudley leads National Guard activites and says the Jefferson City abstract for the Chamber of Commerce site is under review for state cost release. J A Sutterfield of Sikeston will supervise.
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Sikeston
J. L. Sutterfield
Works Progress Administration
Chamber of Commerce
Harry Dudley
National Guard
Jefferson City
Dudley
J. A. Sutterfield
Heavy shoe orders to speed production
Maxey Jarman, chairman of the National Shoe Fair, said the group met in Chisago last week and will place record orders estimated near 50 million dollars, boosting factory production. A Miles Burton, secretary manager of the St Louis Manufacturing Association, said market buying would bring 8000 shoe workers back to factories in the St Louis district.
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Maxey Jarman
Chisago
A. Miles Burton
St Louis Manufacturing Association
St. Louis
Potashnick Appeals PSC Decision On Line Extension Permit
Potashnick Truck Lines seeks circuit court review of the Public Service Commission ruling denying a permit to extend its lines in Southeast Missouri. The appeal allows filing briefs after oral arguments, with commission counsel present. counsel for Potashnick are Roger A. Bailey and D. D. McDonald.
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Missouri
Public Service Commission
Potashnick Truck Lines, Inc
Jackson
Commission
James P. Boyd
Roger A. Bailey
Srkeston
D. D McDonald
Jefferson City
Re-Employment Official in Cape Meeting Today
E. R. Ryan, head of the Federal Re-Employment Office in the post office building, attends a district meeting of National Re-employment Service officials in Cape Girardeau. Delegates from Farmington, Caruthersville, Kennett, and Poplar Bluff discuss office detail procedures and report work across Scott, Stoddard, and Mississippi counties.
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E. R. Ryan
Cape Girardgeau
National
Sikeston Council Sets Armory Building Panel and Permits Remodeling
The Sikeston city council held a special meeting at city hall last night authorizing Mayor N E Fuchs to form a building committee to supervise the armory construction. The panel includes a council member, a Board of Public Works member, and a National Guard representative. The meeting also approved a semi annual city clerk financial report, ordered a stockpen nuisance notice, and granted a remodeling permit for the Catholic church to convert the old building into a recreation hall at Front Street with an estimated cost of 500 dollars. The Safety Council urged removing the Front Street New Madrid stop button and discontinuing parking zones near intersections, actions approved. City physicians were directed to report contagious diseases for quarantine and posting to prevent outbreaks.
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Sikeston
N. E. Fuchs
Board of Public Works
National Guard
N. E F. Fuchs
J. F. Cox
H. E. Dudley
Greer Avenue
Highway 61
John J. O'Neill
Front Street
Safety Council
Robert Dempster
New Madrid
Local Architect Plans New Buildings in Missouri
J L Sutterfield Sikeston architect toured Farmington and Lesterville Missouri this week to confer with officials about planned structures He will design a $35000 armory for Farmington and a new school and gymnasium costing about $25000 for Lesterville The visits confirm his retention as architect for both projects
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J. L. Sutterfield
Sikeston
Farmington
Lesterville
Sutterfield
Ned Tanner Moved To St Louis Hospital
Ned Tanner son of Mrs. Chas Tanner who had been treated in St Francis Hospital Cape Girardeau was moved early this morning to St Luke s Hospital in St Louis. A fall on ice last November injured his head and a flu bout a month ago worsened his condition. Mrs Tanner their two children and her brother in law Harrison Tanner went to St Louis to be near him.
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Ned Tanner
Chas Tanner
St. Francis Hospital
Cape Girardeau
St. Lukes Hospital
St. Louis
Bell City Woman Hurt When Frisco Train Hits Car
Mrs Lula Brown of Bell City suffered cuts bruises and possible skull fracture after a south bound Frisco train struck the car she rode in at a crossing near the Frisco station. Her son Lee Brown drove the vehicle. investigators and engineer L L Collier of Chaffee reported the wreck left the car across the tracks and the trailer on the opposite side. The collision occurred as the car and trailer half crossed the track with the engine slightly damaged. She was taken to St Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
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Frisco
Lula Brown
Bell City
St. Francis Hospital
Cape Girardeau
Dempster
Lee Brown
State Highway Patrol
L. L. Collier
Chaffee
Buses Move To Union Station at Missouri Pacific
The Greyhound Bus Station on East Malone Avenue was moved Wednesday to the remodeled Missouri Pacific Railroad station in a union bus station setup. Missouri Pacific and McKee Lines will operate between Sikeston, Poplar Bluff, and Cairo. The east end houses rest rooms and ticket offices while the west end serves as a waiting area with a large Greyhound desk. Delton Garner and Gene Strnave serve as Greyhound agents. a neon “Union Bus Station” sign will be erected.
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Greyhound
East Malone Avenue
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Missouri Pacific
Sikeston
Poplar Bluff
Cairo
McKee Lines
Malone Avenue
Greyhound Company
Missour Pacific
Railway Express Agency
Delton Garner
Gene Strnve
New Madrid
Scott Streets
Union Bus Station
Lincoln man Warrick bears uncanny Mellon look alike
Residents mistaken for the late Andrew Mellon noted a Lincoln native, W. T. Warrick, walking the city streets. Warrick denies any relation to Mellon and cites Lincoln, Jr. as unique among American Lincolns with Abraham Lincoln’s approval of its dedication.
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Mr. Warrick
Lincoln, Jr
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Photographer severely burned in heating stove fuel oil mishap
Local photographer H. A. Bach suffered facial and arm burns Sunday night when a heater fuel oil tank pipe overheated and exploded while refilling the tank. He received tetanus shots and was confined at home for several days.
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H. A. Bach
Mr. Bach
Farm Loan Meeting Held This Morning
The Consolidated National Farm Loan Association for Scott Stoddard Mississippi and New Madrid counties met at the Hotel Marshall with John J Reiss of Sikeston presiding. The program featured talks by R P Mills and F B Veatch Jr as Ralph Anderson reported loans totaling 631000 and 128700 in two loan categories. The Sikeston association will hold its annual meeting tomorrow morning with officers to be elected and the report read.
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Consolidated National Farm Loan Association
Scott
Stoddard
Mississippi
New Madrid
Marshall
John J Reiss
Sikeston
R P. Mills
Federal Farm Loan Bank of St. Louis
Ralph Anderson
F. B. Veatch Jr
Consolidated Organization
Sikeston National Farm Loan Association
Consolidated Group
Mills
Veatch
Association
Louis Dumey
John R. Gary
George W. Kirk
John A. Montgomery
Alvin G. Gasser
New Building Review Edition January 27
The Herald will publish its annual New Building Review edition on January 27 featuring Sikeston’s past year of new homes and rebuilt structures and showcasing architects drawings of planned buildings. It will cover modest and expensive homes and emphasize equal regard for all households. Extra copies will be printed and in high demand, so order soon.
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Herald
Sikeston
Drunken Driving Up 300 Percent In 1937 Report
State Highway Patrol Troop E records show drunken driving arrests surged by 300 percent in 1937. Sergeant R R Reed notes intensified license checks, mandatory possession while driving, stricter enforcement, and more focus on vehicle lighting contributing to a rise in arrests and traffic safety actions in the district.
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State Highway Patrol
R. R. Reed
State Highway Department
Reed
Reserve Officers Meet Here Monday Night
Twelve members of the Southeast Missouri Reserve Officers Association and regular army officers attended the regular one month meeting in the president’s office. Major Co. L Malone presided as he enters his third year as president. A gold key with the ROA emblem was presented to Major Malone. Next meeting will be January 14 at the CCC camp in New Madrid to discuss flood control and flood fighting demonstrations with ROA officers from Fort Leavenworth and Omaha area HQs. Attendees included Majors S Z Orgel, I G Simons. Captains H H Howse, H F Irvin. Lieuts Jerome W Harrell, Martin L Roth, O L Wallis, F L Henley, Raymond Palmer, Delbert Bishop, Warner Gray.
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Southheast Missouri Reserue Officers Association
Co. L. Malone
Fort Buley
S. Z. Orgel
Caruthersville
Reserve Officers Association
CCC
New Madad
New Madadad
Reserve Officers A
New Madrid
Civilian Conservation Corps
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Omaha
Nebraska
Malone
S. Z Orgel
I. G. Simons
Jerome W. Harrell
Martin L. Roth
O L. Wallis
F. L. Henley
H. H. Howse
H F_ Invin
Ssth Infantry
Raymond Palmer
405Th Infantry
Delbert Bishop
Warner Gray
102D Division
Southeast Missouri Junior Chamber Groups Forming
Southeast MissourI Junior Chambers of Commerce grow in number with three new groups planned. Kemper Bruton, Sikeston native and first local president, sparked the Farmington effort. A Farmington meeting will organize, Dr R H Farmer leads a Chaffee group, and Hayti may form a similar unit soon.
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Southeast Missour Juniior
Hayti
Charges Dismissed Against Mrs Aldwin Aldrich
A city police dismissal ends a disturbance case concerning Mrs Ann Aldrin Aldwer of 212 Trotter Street. A petition from neighbors led to charges for disturbing the peace, but authorities report the case was dismissed on payment of a fine and an agreement to move the protesters.
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Herald
Fearn Aldridge
Trotter Street
Hertic
Ann Aldwen
Pirn
Jorce
A and P Tea Company Holds District Meeting
Ciric Matthews manager of the Sikeston A and P store attended a Cane Girardeau meeting of company representatives held Tuesday night. Glenn Page and Miller Potts, clerks in the A and P store, were also present.
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Ciric Matthews
Sikeston
Quarrel Turns Violent Over Wagon Spars with DeWitt and Deal
Howard DeWitt farmer of Salcedo was released on 2500 bond after state patrol arrest for assault with intent to kill. He shot John Deal, a sharecropper on DeWitt's leased land, following a barnyard quarrel over a wagon loan. Deal, struck in the back and stomach, was treated at Sikeston and Southeast Missouri Hospital. Deal and DeWitt had long-standing disputes over a cotton crop. Deal, married with daughter Virginia, had worked as a sharecropper ten years.
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Howard DeWitt
Salcedo
State Highway Patrol
DeWitt
John Deal
Deal
Sikeston
de Witt
Virginia
Destroy Old Auto License Plates in Missouri
Captain A D Sheppard of Troop E warns motorists to destroy their old 1937 plates once 1938 plates are attached. Troopers stop cars with faded or bent 1937 plates to prevent holdup plate misuse and arrest those lacking new licenses. New 1938 tags went on sale January 1.
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A D Sheppard
Troop E
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Sheppard
Southeast Missouri Boy Scouts to Hold Annual Meeting
The Southeast Missouri Area of Boy Scouts of America will hold its annual meeting at Hotel Marquette in Cape Girardeau on January 25, with George Kirk as president in charge. Officers for the year will be elected, and a 6:15 p.m. banquet will follow as representatives from over 20 towns attend.
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Southeast Missouri
Boy Scouts of America
Hotel Marquette
Cape Girardeau
George Kirk
Missour
Sikeston Merchant Plans Retirement After 30 Years
Secher has sold his remaining stock and retires after 30 years as Sikeston retailer. For weeks he held a sale. this week the remainder was moved to Memphis after purchase by his son-in-law, I W Kaplan.
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Sikeston
Becker
Memphis
1 W . Kaplan
City Revenues Show Increase Over Previous Year
City Tax collector Elmos Taylor reports 1957 city revenues rose about $800 from 1936. Total city taxes were $40,525.39, up from $39,847.19. Merchan ts taxes led the rise, plus small gains in personal property and dog licenses. Real estate taxes and auto licenses fell slightly. liquor licenses dropped. Building permits rose from $120 to $150. 1936 totals exceeded 1935, which were $37,570.74.
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Elmos Taylor
Taylor
Weather summary for Southeast Missouri week
The week saw a low of 15 degrees on Saturday and a high of 43 degrees on Tuesday. Monday recorded 33 degrees, while the rest of the forecast calls for slightly warmer, fair conditions in Southeast Missouri over the coming days.
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Missouri
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