Sikeston's Aerocruiser Dream Ends In Bankruptcy
Thirty years ago Sikeston residents invested in the Aerocruiser Corporation of America after it increased capital to four million dollars. The mythical flying machine created by a Oran preacher faded as patent battles and rapid aviation advances doomed the project. Local investors, including C C White and J E Smith Sr, watched lost funds and hopes as the venture collapsed. The era also saw a building boom, a major fire on the E P Coleman Co building, a severe flood on Highway 60, and civic events from a Good Citizenship Pilgrimage to the Missouri Seed Improvement Association meeting drawing leaders and farm families to Sikeston. Weather turned wintry, a small local earthquake was felt, and celebrations marked silver wedding anniversaries for W R Lewis and family. Radio ads urge premium canned foods as part of local classified promotions.
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Sikeston
Aerocruiser Corporation of America
Aerocruiser
Finley
Oran
Aerocruiser Corporation
Robert E Peary
C C White
J E Smith Sr
Finneys
Twenty Years Ago January 16 1930 Ice and sleet slow farmers
Twenty years ago January 16 1930 reports heavy rains ice and sleet but farmers are 100 percent better off than the prior year. Bobby Dover marks his tenth birthday with a matinee party for eight friends including Bill Van Horne G B Greer Bob and Edward Matthews Paul Ben and John Webster Bowman and John Dover.
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Bobby Dover
Bill van Horne
G. B. Greer
Bob
Edward Matthews
Paul
Ben
John Webster
John Dover
Roadway Bids Sought For Wyatt to Bird's Point Route
The Highway Department received bids for a gravel road from Wyatt to the Mississippi river bridge at Bird's Point. Henry J. Dorman of Jackson was jailed on an extortion attempt charge involving $10,000 from C. D Matthews Jr, Bank of Sikeston president. Rev Leslie Garrison, pastor at the local Baptist church for three years, resigned to resume evangelistic work.
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Wyatt
Bird’s Point
Highway Department
Henry J. Dorman
Jackson
C. D Matthews Jr
Bank of Sikeston
Leslie Garrison
Baptist
Winter low 6 degrees as decade begins in Sikeston
Ten years ago on January 18 1940 Sikeston residents faced a winter low of six degrees above zero. Miss Blair Law who married Jackson Haymes resigns as Sikeston librarian. J G Stinnett of Lawrence Kan becomes manager of the Western Union Telegraph office succeeding W Fredward who led the office for a decade.
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Blair Law
Jackson Haymes
Sikeston
J. G. Stinnett
Lawrence
Kan
Western Union Telegraph Office
W. Frewerd
Five Years Ago January 18 1945 Injured Hunter
Grover C Baker sustained injuries that required removal of the first joint of his left index finger after a gun discharged accidentally while he was hunting. Miss Elane McNeely, high school
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Grover C Baker
Elane McNeely
Natural gas as a modern science marvel across industries
An overview of natural gas transforming modern science through synthetic fuels, dry ice, paints, nylon, plastics, anti freeze, suntan lotion, and synthetic rubber. It highlights gas as hydrogen and carbon, enabling new materials and processes across Texas Ohio and beyond.
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Texas
Ohio
Scott County Faces $8.95 Million Share of Federal Budget
J R Baker, Missouri Public Expenditure Survey president, warns Scott County would shoulder 8.95 million of the 12.5 billion federal budget if approved as is. He notes Missouri’s total share at 1.1 billion and the state deficit near 5.1 billion, with Scott County’s slice about 1.08 million.
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Scott County
J. R. Baker
Missouri Public Expenditure Survey
Missouri
Baker
January Sale at Lair's Cuts Prices on Furnishings
See how you can save on good furniture, bedding, stoves, appliances during our January Sale at Lair's offering discounts on home essentials.
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Lair’s
Missouri bond purchases total 181 million for 1949
Missouri individuals and institutions bought 181,357,689 in U S Government Bonds in 1949 with December totaling 14,484,493 Scott county led December sales at 87,444 and 770,634 for the year Southeast counties show varied sums including Cape Girardeau 43,003 December and 1,139,712 yearly Dunklin 32,138 and 634,802.
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Missouri
U. S
Bollinger County
Butler
Cape Girardeau
Dunklin
Madison
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McCoy- Tanner
E. P. Coleman Company
Fisk
Poplar Bluff
King’s Highway
Daughters of the American Revolution
Jefferson City
States
Sikeston Armory
Missouri Seed Improvement Association
W. R. Lewis
Ralph Boyer
William Street
Herald
Margaret O'Brien
Benjamin Franklin
Daniel Webster
Robert E Lee
James Watt
Edgar Allen Poe
Paul Cezenne
Truman
Cano! Zone
Scotland
Southeast Missoup
Telephone Company
Mississippi
New Madrid
Pemiscot
Perry
St. Francois
Ste. Genevieve
Stoddard
Wayne
Center St
Allard-Matthews Insurance Agency
Texas Eastern
Big Inch
Little Big Inch
Milam St
Shreveport
Louisiana
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