City to drill new well and build large water tank
The Carless Well Supply Company of Memphis will erect a derrick and drill a 400 foot well for Sikeston city water works near the northwest corner of the municipal plot. The new well, with 750 gallons per minute capacity, will supplement the existing two wells. A 300,000 gallon tank costing about $16,000 will be built on the Malcolm lot at Ranney and Center streets after weather allows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carless Well Supply Company
Memphis
Malcolm
Ranney and
Center Streets
Matthews Home Burns After Kerosene Stove Explosion
A fire destroyed the Lake street residence of Mr and Mrs Lyman Matthews early yesterday, caused by a kerosene cook stove explosion. The couple and their baby narrowly escaped as the frame house was engulfed. Insurance partially covered the loss. the home can be repaired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Matthews
Lake Street
Matthews
Jaycees Endorse Mahew for State President
The Sikeston Jaycees backed Wm. E. Mahew for State president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce at their Tuesday meeting at Hudson's Cafe. The nomination follows a Poplar Bluff invitation to nominate a member for the State convention in Poplar Bluff in April. Mahen’s name was drafted by Poplar Bluff and unanimously endorsed. The Jaycees also discussed selecting a “Mr. Jaycee” based on civic-mindedness and character as they prepare to elect 1940 officers on February 13, with past leadership under Tom Legan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston Jaycees
Wm. E. Mahew
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Hudson’s Cafe
Poplar Bluff
Mahen
Southeat Missouri
Jaycee
Howard Dunaway
Chamber of Commerce
Tom Legan
Funeral at Cline's Island for Uncle John Kelley
Vernon and J M Kelley attend services at the high school gymnasium on Tuesday for their uncle John Wesley Kelley who died Monday at age 84. A pioneer resident and civic leader of the Cline's Island community, he spent most of his life there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon
J. M. Kelley
Cline's Island
John Wesley Kelley
Mr. Kelley
Cline’s Island
Coleman discusses sharecropper problem at Kiwanis meeting
E P Coleman Jr told the Kiwanis Club at the Marshall Hotel that no exact fix exists for the sharecropper issue dating from the post Civil War era. He described the sharecropper as a labor partner to the landowner with a yearly end and noted housing shortages and land underuse as key factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P. Coleman Jr
Kiwanis Club
Marshall Hotel
Market Prices in Sikeston Grain and Livestock
Sikeston markets show Wheat No 2 at 95 cents per bushel, Corn white and yellow No 2 at 54 and 52 cents, Hens light at 10 cents per pound and heavy at 11 cents, Turkey toms 11 cents, Geese 6 cents, Ducks 18 cents, Stag Roosters 6 cents, Old Roosters listed.
Ill Brother of Walter Andres In Barnes Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dye and Mrs. Gene Aufdenberg visited Walter Andres in St. Louis. He is gravely ill at Barnes Hospital after brain tumor removal two weeks ago and remains unconscious despite several blood transfusions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Dye
Gene
Aufdenberg
St. Louis
Walter Andres
Barnes Hospital
Andres
Sikeston Consolidates Farm Implement Agencies
Sikeston forms a new farm implement house after consolidating Allis-Chalmers and Oliver agencies. Lewis Tractor Company moves stock to Matthews Implement Company at 223 East Malone Avenue, continuing both lines. Owners are W. R. Lewis and Ben O. Matthews and Fred Matthews. John Watts remains manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
Allis-Chalmers
Oliver
Lewis Tractor Company
Allis- Chalmers Farm Implements
Matthews Implement Company
East Malone Avenue
W. R. Lewis
Ben O
Fred Matthews
Matthews Brothers
John Watts
Matthews
Warm lunches for underprivileged children at South Grade
More than 1400 warm meals were served last week in the South Grade school lunch room, sponsored by the PTA with WPA support. The menu included soup, vegetables, fruit and milk. Since January the Social Security Commission and Federal Surplus Commodities have supplied flour, peaches, corn meal, oranges and oats, with milk provided by local merchants. Mrs. C. T. Old and Mrs. R. D. Sorrells, PTA representatives, manage the lunchroom this winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Grade
Parent-Teacher Association
WPA
Social Security Commission
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Benton
Sikeston
C. T. Old
R. D. Sorrells
Guard Offices Move to Sikeston in Missouri National Guard
Col. Harry E. Dudley, commander of the 140th Infantry, passed a qualifying board in Jefferson City and was recognized in his new role. Regiment officers were moved from Caruthersville to Sikeston, with Major W. S. Graham commuting from Caruthersville and others stationed at the Sikeston Armory. A new instructor and a sergeant will be named, totaling six officers to be stationed there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry E. Dudley
140Th Infantry
Missouri National Guard
Jefferson City
Ele
Caruthersville
Dudley
George W. Phipps
Sikeston
National Guard
W. S. Graham
Pemiscot
Tanner C. Dye
J. N. Cannon
Francis Pfeffer
Cape Girardeau
Bert Wampler
War Department
J. C. Penney to Open Caruthersville Store Soon
A J C Penney Company plans a new store for Southeast Missouri in Caruthersville in a building owned by A P Neifind. The shop will have a 20 foot frontage on Ward avenue and a depth of 100 feet. Since opening the first Missouri store in Moberly in 1918 the chain has grown to 47 outlets in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Penney Company
Missouri
Caruthersville
A. P. Neifind
Ward Avenue
Penney
Moberly
Mr. Penney
Advice to sharecroppers from Mattie Russell at Sikeston Mo
Mattie Russell, 78, recalls sharecropping near Sikeston from 1875 under Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Baker. She says a third of the crop went to the landowner, with two hundred bushels of corn grown yearly, enough to cover grocer bills, meat for the family, and warns workers to be honest and self-reliant. She praises the land and country, urges colored and white people to stay apart, and laments leaving the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Sikeston
J. W. Baker
Mattie Russell
Niangua, Mo
Committees Named for Infantile Paralysis Drive
Charles Bethune was named chairman of the Sikeston portion of the President's Birthday celebration drive to raise funds for infantile paralysis. Emblems will be sold for 10c and coin cans placed in 50 county locations. Scott County leaders direct the drive with members including Mrs. E. F. Preston, Frank Metz, Miss Alma Cope, Allan Hubbard and many others. Otto Schoen is county chairman with W. Q. Finney as secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Bethune
Scott County
EF. D. Preston
Frank Metz
F. M. Craig
Alma Cope
Fred Black
Alden Pinney
H. F. Kirkpatrick
C. E. Brewer
Noel Hansel
Allan Hubbard
G. J. Slickman
Ranney McDonnough
Albion Anderson
G. W. H. Presnell
John Powell
Mildred Foster
Mr. Bethune
Otto Schoen
W. Q. Finney
Fred Lewallen
Chaffee
O. F Anderson
Last Rites for Senator Borah Held in Washington
A state funeral in the Senate chamber honored Senator William E. Borah with President Roosevelt and other national figures in attendance. Borah, the thirty three year political voice of America First, died at 74 after a cerebral hemorrhage and was later interred in Boise, Idaho. Survivors include his wife Mary Borah, a sister Mattie Rinard, and nephew Wayne Borah, a federal judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. E. Borah
Senate Chamber
Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Diplomatic Corps
Borah
Ze Barney Philips
Senate
Boise
Idaho
America First
Mary Borah
Little Borah
Mattie Rinard
Fairfield
Wayne G. Borah
New Orleans
Scott County Car Licenses Rise From 1938 to 1939
Secretary of State Dwight H. Brown reports Scott County had 5 950 passenger cars and trucks in 1939 versus 5 398 in 1938. With an average license of 10 08 per car, county owners paid about 59 976 to Missouri in 1939. Statewide licenses totaled 734 894 in 1939, up from 702 941 in 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott County
Dwight H. Brown
Missouri
Farm Labor List Grows From 12,000 Applications
Southeast Missouri landowners and operators in bootheel counties report 327 job seekers including tenants and day laborers. Mississippi county leads with 107 applications, New Madrid 82, Scott 79, Pemiscot 33, Stoddard 16, Dunklin 10. families seeking workers total 49 with New Madrid leading at 25 families. Survey aims to finish by February 15 and will verify motivations for removals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Bootheel
Upper
Arkansas
Carl F. Wedeking
Mississippi County
New Madrid County
Scott County
Pemiscot County
Stoddard County
Dunklin County
Dunklin
Scott
Stoddard
Phone Capacity To Be Increased In Sikeston
Southeast Missouri Telephone Company will add 100 lines to the local switchboard once equipment arrives. Manager O. T. Elder notes only 10 lines are available now and many listings are for former customers. Since the new building and larger switchboard, 136 lines were issued this year, with total instruments at 1367, about 80 on rural lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
Missouri
Coleman
Southeast Missouri Telephone Company
O. T. Elder
Roads Near Normal Despite Heavy Snow
State Highway Department officials report district roads near normal and travel conditions good after recent heavy snows and cold snaps. Sikes ton streets and sidewalks remain coated with heavy ice, slick and slow for vehicles and pedestrians, with only minor accidents noted due to cautious driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Department
Sikeston
Farmers Credit Group Holds Sixth Annual Meeting in Sikeston
More than 130 farmers attended the Sikeston Production Credit Association annual meeting at the armory. Officers reported 432 loans totaling 437,954.62 in the past year across Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Mississippi, New Madrid, Scott and Stoddard counties, with total loans since 1933 at 1,551,793.00 and reserves of 22,686.00. E. P. Coleman Jr. and D. L. Garner were reelected to three-year terms on the board. several other directors named. A framed scroll outlined cooperative service principles including service over profit, universal voting, member ownership, informed members, and confidential business relations. Visitors included leaders from Production Credit Corporation and Federal Intermediate Credit Bank, plus county extension staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bollinger
Butler
Cape Girardeau
Mississippi
New Madrid
Scott
Stoddard
E. P. Coleman Jr
Sikeston
D. L. Garner
Dexter
E. L. Brown Sr
Charleston
G. Rendleman
Mesler
Fred Hetlage
Kewanee
Eheach
Ray E. Miller
Production Credit Corporation
H. A. Brehens
Federal Intermediate Credit Bank
St Louis
G. H. Alspaugh
Stoddard County
H. Lemar
Bollinger County
Leon M Lane
C. M. Christy
Ella Fikuart
Scott County
Scott County Extension Office
H. M. Zarkor
Scott-New Madrid-Mississippi Cooperative Association
Sikeston Man Improves After Hot Springs Operation
The condition of J. 2. Sutton, who underwent a major operation at Hot Springs Ark., Monday, is reported as improved. His son W. C. Sutton, who had been with his father, returned home last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. 2. Sutton
Hot Springs
Ark
W. C. Sutton
Weather records and cold snap in Sikeston Missouri
The town faced minus 6 degrees this morning marking a second deep freeze of the winter while last Friday plummeted to 714 below zero. Residents report snow totaling a bit over 3 inches for the week with a weekly high of 29 degrees. Expect continued cold in Southeast Missouri with no relief in sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercury
Likestonians
Sikestonians
Site Bought for Negro School in Sikeston
The Sikeston Board of Education approved buying two and one third acres in Sunset addition for a future Negro school building at 600 dollars from R A McCord. The move follows growth in the area and anticipation of a larger facility. New teachers include Miss Jame Wilma Todd of St Louis joining third and fifth grades, with Miss Leslie Mae Allen of Benton starting last week. Pauline Meredith remains faculty. vacancies created by resignations of Mrs Melissa Davis and Mrs WM Lasley are filled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston Board of Education
R. A. McCord
Sikeston
Jame Wilma Todd
St. Louis
Leslie Mae Allen
Benton
Todd
Bailey
Pauline Meredith
Melissa Davis
Davis
Wm. QO. Lasley
A and P store adopts new Saturday closing hour
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company will close at 9 p m on Saturdays. Weekdays excluding Sunday, hours are 7 a m to 6 p m. Manager Clyde Matthews says the schedule follows a chain ruling and will be strictly observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Clyde Matthews
Matthews
Healy Lad Killed in Auto Crash Near Sikeston
Funeral services for J. C. Healy Jr. were held at Sikeston Baptist church with Rev. E. W. Milner officiating. The seven year old died at St. Francis Hospital Cape Girardeau after being struck by Ed Kellett of Bridges while crossing from church to street. He suffered a fractured skull and leg and never regained consciousness. Surviving are his parents and grandparents with several aunts and uncles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Healy Jr
Clyde Healey
Sikeston Baptist Church
E. W. Milner
Memorial Park Cemetery
St. Francis Hospital
Cape Girardeau
Ed Kellett
Bridges
Charleston
Kellett
Christian Church
T. C. McClure
Cape Girardeau Hospital
Funeral services for Dr Henry Cordrey at Chaffee
Dr Henry J L Cordrey physician died at his home last Saturday aged old age infirmities. He had lived in Chaffee for 36 years. Survived by widow a son and a daughter Mrs Carl Jansen of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaffee
Henry JL. Cordrey
Cordrey
Carl Jansen
Chicago
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Memphis Concern
Jaycees
Mahew
BE. P. Coleman
Sikeston Markets
J. C. Penney Store
Farmers’ Credit Group
Sikeston Production Credit Association
Board of Education
Healy Lad
Newspapre
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