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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1940
Page
1
Fire at Cotton Club on Highway 61 destroyed 16 frame cabins and four garages, 30 occupants displaced. New ten concrete block cabins to be built this week, with damage estimated at 9 000 to 10 000 dollars. Paul Jones Jr says loss partly insured. cause believed defective wiring.
Miss Freda Lankford and Lewis Conley announced their February 4, 1940 wedding at a Friday night dinner in Sikeston. Both natives active in the Baptist church, Miss Lankford secretary to C. Clarence Scott and Mr. Conley with McKnight Keaton Grocery. The ceremony will be at the Baptist church with Rev. Verne F. Oglesby officiating.
Southeast Missouri is the only Missouri section to escape heavy snow from last night’s blizzard. Temperatures dropped nationwide with St. Joseph recording 20 degrees below zero. Most roads statewide are blocked, except in the southeast where light dry snow blew away quickly. state highways report normal conditions.
The Sikeston Herald previews a New Building Review edition announcing upcoming business houses and enlargements, plus over a hundred home photos. Builders expect 1940 to rival 1939 in new construction, with orders for copies from readers.
J G Stennett of Lawrence Kansas is new manager of the Sikeston Western Union Telegraph office succeeding W Frewerd who with Mrs Frewerd and daughter Mary Ann will move to Chicago their former home Frewerd has been with the Western Union over thirty four years and led the Sikeston office for ten years Stennett will move to Sikeston to establish the family home bringing wife and two daughters Doris and Dene from Lawrence to Sikeston
Attendance near seven hundred for Sikeston Tractor and Implement Co John Deere Farmers Day showcases in Southeast Missouri. About 450 farmers registered as families and friends filled the display room for morning and afternoon shows of Joel Gentry in Hollywood with three screenings. The event aimed to entertain farmers while displaying John Deere farm machinery and several sales were made, signaling a strong year ahead for 1940.
St Louis report on a January 11 Jefferson City launch of a campaign by the Missouri Institute for the Administration of Justice to amend the State Constitution. The initiative seeks to remove Missouri’s judiciary from politics with a November ballot, backed by ABA recommendations and Missouri Bar endorsement. Campaign HQ opened in St Louis and petitions ready about February 1.
Downtown Sikeston faced a sharp cold snap with temperatures dropping to 6 degrees above zero while snow flurries added grit to the air. Pedestrians hustled in heavy gear as the morning reading stood 16 degrees below yesterday's. The week’s warmest, 49 degrees, was last Sunday.
Fire at Malone Theatre destroyed air filters triggering extensive smoke damage to walls seats and draperies not washable and requiring redecorating. Insurance adjusters will assess repair costs. Owner O W McCutchen of Blytheville was in Sikeston with manager Duree Medley and family left for Florida.
Rebel Kelso of Matthews was charged with reckless and careless driving by State Troopers John Tandy and H. F. Wickham after a collision on State Highway 61 near Matthews Lane Tuesday afternoon. Kelso, in a westbound pickup with Mrs. O. H. Raper and Charles Raper, collided with Eugene Smith of Kewanee driving a northbound pickup owned by J. A. Blankenship of Kewanee. Both pickups were badly damaged and Smith’s vehicle overturned. Kelso admitted fault for failing to stop before entering the highway.
A coal truck overturned four miles north of Sikeston after losing control on Highway 61. Floyd Johnson of Manila Arkansas reported steering trouble to State Trooper John Tandy. he was not injured.
Charles Eaton six year old son of Mr and Mrs Sam Eaton of Buffington was killed when struck by an eastbound car on Highway 60 near his home while returning from school with sister Pauline. Driver Norman S Bushyhead of St Louis, 30, was exonerated by a Bloomfield inquest verdict of accidental death. Funeral held at Buffington residence with Rev Allie Sullivan. interment Memorial Park cemetery. Survived by parents sister and baby brother.
Miss Irma Eatherly of Marion New Jersey and Ray Wedel of Sikeston were married Sunday afternoon January 14 at Sikeston Methodist Church with Rev. John L. Taylor officiating. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Fred Jones Jr and Mr and Mrs Howard Mize. Wedel has worked for the State Highway Department in the division offices here as assistant maintenance clerk for 1 years.
The Public Service Commission of Missouri approved Local Truck Systems plan to acquire Scott Campbell Truck Lines of Poplar Bluff. The expanded fleet includes seven trucks and extends service from St Louis to Poplar Bluff and Neeleyville, within the Poplar Bluff trade area, said Ralph Potashnick vice president.
R. L. Hudson of Canalea and W. A. Whistle of Blytheville Ark were business visitors in Sikeston last Saturday. Hudson, a real estate agent who has sold 154000 dollars worth of southeast Missouri land since last November, concluded a deal making Whistle owner of 1500 acres in the Sikeston district. Whistle farms a large Arkansas acreage and will personally manage cultivation of his Missouri property.
Mrs Gene Aufdenberg Mrs Linn Sutton and Mrs George Seifert traveled to St. Louis to stay with their brother-in-law Walter Andrews who remained critically ill after brain tumor removal surgery at Barnes Hospital last Friday.
R A Harper superintendent of Sikeston public schools was elected vice president of the Department of Superintendence of the Missouri State Teachers Association at the annual meeting in Columbia last Friday. L B Hawthorne of Mexico was elected president, succeeding G E Dille of Maplewood. Southeast Missouri attendees included L B Hoy Gideon Mr Nichols Malden and Ralph McCullough East Prairie. Clint H Denman editor of The Sikeston Herald was guest speaker on The Editor and Public Education.
Miss Valene Helton of Cape Girardeau, former Sikeston resident and sister of Mrs. Dessie Lumsden, married Leo C. Hengst of Egypt Mills on Saturday afternoon. They will reside in Cape Girardeau where the groom works in a shoe factory maintenance department. The bride, once a Sikeston pupil, has since worked as a remittance clerk at the First National Bank in Cape Girardeau. Mrs. Lumsden attended the wedding and reception.
Miss Juanita Williams daughter of Mr and Mrs Virgil Williams near Sikeston and Russell Turner son of Mr and Mrs James Turner were married Friday night January 1912 at the home of Rev J T Self in north Sikeston Rev Self performed the ceremony Turner is a Sikeston High School graduate employed at Turner's Garage on South Scott street The couple will reside with the groom's parents on South Kings highway
G Larris of the Fair Grocery Store was taken to St Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau Wednesday after a severe hemorrhage. This morning his condition was reported as somewhat improved.
Sikeston public schools will not admit pupils Monday January 23 unless vaccinated against smallpox or have a certificate of immunization. The Board of Education and public health authorities moved to curb a potential outbreak, with about half of pupils previously vaccinated. Vaccination will be provided free through family physicians for eligible families, while doctors quarantine each case under Dr H M Kendig. About 15 families are quarantined and one new case was found yesterday. State law punishes failure to report contagious disease.
Mr and Mrs Robert E Lewis wed at 9 o clock last Sunday at Rev John L Taylor home of the Methodist church The couple reside with Mrs Arch Freed and Miss Mary Lewis at the Miner community and both are Lamar Ark high school graduates He works for National Butane Gas Corporation A dinner followed at the Mott residence with Dellar Mott and Miss Mary Lewis in attendance
Mrs. Jackson Haymes longtime Sikeston librarian resigns effective in thirty days to join husband in Paducah Kentucky. She is former Blair Law and praised for efficient service and uplifting influence on youth and adults. successor to be chosen.
In early 1940, the leap year period saw an unusual spike in weddings in Sikeston, Missouri, with chatter that if trends continue many bachelors will lose their single status. The article traces leap year customs from Scotland and France to Genoa and Florence, noting Julius Caesar’s calendar fix and the origin of the term leap year as days that “leap over” the usual weekday.
Miss Blair Law librarian at Sikeston library and Jackson Haymes of Paducah Ky were married Saturday night at 7 30 at the Baasch home on North Ranney street with Rev John L Taylor officiating A buffet supper followed the ceremony Haymes is a Murray College alumnus and seven months a Sikeston resident Law is a University of Minnesota graduate and former assistant librarian at Cape Girardeau State Teachers College The couple are receiving congratulations from friends and local library board members
Mrs Roy V Ellise was re elected president of the Co-Workers Society of the Methodist church at a Tuesday meeting held at the home of Mrs Anna Winchester. Other officers including T F E Henry vice president L F Hatfield secretary and A J Goetz treasurer were also re elected. A Valentine tea will be given by members next month.
Sikeston markets list wheat No. 2 at 98 cents per bushel corn white No. 2 at 5 dollars per bushel corn yellow No. 2 at See Hens light 9? per pound hens heavy 9? per pound turkey toms per pound goose per pound duck per pound stag roosters 6 cents old roosters 5 cents
A Missouri State Employment Service survey shows farmers and planters in six southern counties seek more sharecroppers and tenants than are available. About 18 000 letters were mailed to landowners requesting details on sharecroppers tenants and day laborers including family size housing and school facilities. Temporary workrooms were set up in Charleston Kennett New Madrid Caruthersville and Dexter to aid the survey with results expected to shed light on the region s farm labor picture.
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