Sikeston Herald masthead and publication details
The Sikeston Herald lists CLINT II. DENMAN as publisher and Ward Denman as assistant. It notes publication every Thursday at 119 West Malone Avenue Sikeston Missouri and provides yearly subscription rates for Scott and adjoining counties and elsewhere. Terms require advance payment. It is entered as second class matter March 9 1908 at Sikeston Post Office.
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Malone Avenue
Sikeston, Missouri
Telephone
Scott
Adjoining Counties
Sikeston
Missouri
Encouraging Sikeston PTA Needs Wider Community Support
The Sikeston Parent-Teacher Association is praised for its work helping public schools run well and efficiently. It invites broader patron participation, urging larger attendance at monthly meetings held on the first Thursday at the south grade school building.
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Parent-Teacher Association of
Sikeston
Parent-Teacher Association
The Way of a Coward and a Newspaper
A morning unsigned attack letter to The Herald condemns the paper for not admiring Negro preacher Owen Whitfield. The writer praises Whitfield yet fears exposure of an implied female admirer. The Herald notes its reluctance to reveal identities but remains unfazed.
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Herald
Owen Whitfield
Whitfield
Whitfield Gestures Stir Washington Rumors in Roosevelts Orbit
A Washington report says Negro preacher Owen H. Whitfield called on Mrs. Roosevelt and found the First Lady sympathetic. A St. Louis woman briefly nominated Whitfield for Urban League honor. Before travel he toured Sikeston with a white woman. he left a year ago with a wife and eleven children on the LaForge project.
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Washington
Owen H. Whitfield
Roosevelt
St. Louis
Whitfield
Urban League
Sikeston
LaForge Project
Sharecroppers in Southeast Missouri Farm Labor Probe
The Herald reports a Mississippi State Employment Service rep says initial findings show greater demand for sharecroppers than for farms. The paper notes the situation may shift as the investigation continues and highlights a case of a sharecropper without a farm who owns a farm in Arkansas, with meat and money at home.
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Missour State Employment Service
Sikeston
The
Herald
Missour
Employment Service
St. Louis
Arkansas
Hayti man burned in motor company stove blast
Mancil Dunn is hospitalized in Blytheville recovering from burns suffered when an oil-soaked rag was thrown into a stove in the Dorris Motor Company office at Hayti on Monday.
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Hayti
Mancil Dunn
Blytheville
Dorris Motor Company
Sikeston Lawyer Announces Candidacy for Circuit Judge
Sikeston attorney M. J. Montgomery seeks Democratic nomination for Circuit Judge in the 28th Judicial Circuit, covering Scott Cape Girardeau and Mississippi counties. He cites 19 years in law, four terms as Scott County prosecuting attorney, and vows to sever ties with his current firm before taking the bench. He pledges to disqualify himself from cases tied to his former firm and to relocate offices to devote full time to the judgeship.
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M. J. Montgomery
Sikeston
28Th Judicial Circuit
Montgomery
Scott County
Judicial Circuit
Cape Girardeau
Mississippi
Blanton and Montgomery
the Herald
Harry
David Blanton
S. P. Dalton
Dearmont, Spradling & Dalton
Supreme Court
James M. Reeves
Ward & Reeves
Caruthersville
Sikeston City Collector Mathis Seeks Re election
City collector Joe Mathis announces candidacy for re election. He is serving his first term and is praised as one of Sikeston's finest citizens with no known enemies.
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Joe Mathis
Mathis
Sikeston
The
Herald
Robert Dempster Seeks City Attorneyship Again
Sikeston's Robert A. Dempster, a young lawyer with a strong practice after State University law school, announces his bid to succeed himself as city attorney in the upcoming April election. His tenure has been well regarded with no complaints lodged against his service, and he is praised as a leading and trustworthy community figure by The Herald.
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Robert A. Dempster
Dempster
Sikeston
State University Law School
The
Herald
Conly Purcell Seeks Sikeston City Attorney Post
Conly Purcell announces his candidacy for city attorney of Sikeston. A young attorney described as energetic and capable, he has shown keen interest in public affairs since graduating from the State University law program. The Herald expresses support for his bid and confidence in his qualifications.
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Conly Purcell
Sikeston
The
Herald
Purcell
Law Department
State University
the Herald
May Be Candidate for Constable in Richland Township
Ihy Arthur tells The Herald he may seek the Democratic nomination for constable of Richland township. He says he is fully competent to hold the office and would be a strong contender if he runs, following friends’ requests.
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Ihy Arthur
the Herald
Richland Township
Arthur
Whitfield Talks With Mrs Roosevelt Over Farm Struggles
A Washington circular reports epgro preacher Owen H. Whitfield and Rev Zella Whitfield meeting Mrs. Roosevelt at the White House. They discuss sharecropper evictions in the South, wage workers at 60 cents daily, and schooling for children, noting Whitfield’s role on a farm labor committee in Missouri and his independent actions recently.
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Washington, D. C
National Cotton Conference
United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing and Allied Workers of America
White House
Roosevelt
Zella Whitfield
Blanche Fisher
Rev. Whitfield
School Population Is Successfully Vaccinated
The Sikeston public school system reports most pupils are vaccinated against smallpox before returning to class. Following recent city cases, the board required immunization or proof for admission. A nurse led home-room checks. two to three new cases daily had been reported, but vaccination is expected to curb the outbreak. About 30 families are quarantined. most cases are mild with no deaths. Doctors are optimistic that precautions will end the scare.
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Sikeston
R. A. Harper
Board of Education
H. M. Kendig
Harper
Della Poe
Kendig
Unemployment official Meyers visits Sikeston this week
Elmer J. Meyers of Cape Girardeau, a representative of the Unemployment Compensation Commission, transacted business in Sikeston over several days this week.
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Elmer J. Meyers
Cape Girardeau
The
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Sikeston
Tax Collector Reports Record 1939 Collections in Scott County
Co. E. Felker, Scott County Tax Collector, announces 1939 total tax collections of 447 322.85 with substantial back-tax recoveries. Since March 7, 1618 back-tax personal receipts set a state record. Delinquencies in several additions were almost cleared, with only small balances remaining, and no lawsuits or heated disputes required.
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East Acres
Lillian A. Smith
Co. E. Felker
Scott County
Former Sikeston Farmer J. P. Files Dies in Gideon Home
Funeral services were held at Gideon Methodist Church for J. P. Files who died January 18 at his son Claude Files home after a brief illness. Born in Illinois seventy nine years ago he farmed in the Sikeston district thirty five years and managed Brown Spur land for G. B. Greer. Survived by sons Claude and Mart and four daughters, with all present at services. Interment in Memorial Park Sikeston.
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Gideon
J. P. Files
Claude
Tom White
Memorial Park Cemetery
Sikeston
Dempster
Mr. Files
Illinois
Brown Spur
G. B. Greer
Claude Files
Fairfield
Ill
M. J. Crews
Card of Thanks for Charles Arbaugh
The Arbaugh family thanks friends for support during the death of husband and father Charles Arbaugh. Grateful for acts of kindness will be remembered by Mrs. Charles Arbaugh and Family.
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Charles Arbaugh
Wholesale Grocers Meet at Poplar Bluff Banquet
Officers and employees from Sikeston Dexter and Barnes Grocery Companies gathered at the Ozark Hotel in Poplar Bluff for an annual banquet. Speakers included George McCracken and W F Pippins, with gifts presented to the toastmaster. Attendees listed span executives and spouses from all three firms.
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Ozark
Poplar Bluff
Sikeston Grocery Company
Dexter Grocery Company
Barnes Grocery Company
Dexter
Barnes Business
Sikeston
Lee
Prince McDougal
W. F. Pippins
Herman Thrower
Dexter Company
George McCracken
Dexter Division
G. L. Jeffress
W. F. Pippin
E. P. Jacobs
RK. P. Ferguson
Sikeston Grocer Company
Grace Taylor
Lawrence Wright
Otto Jones
Lee McDougal
Dick McDougal
Jess Davis
Ira Simmons
Harry Gurley
Henry Williams
George Mitchell
Stark to Stand on Record as Governor
Governor Lloyd C. Stark filed his candidacy declaration for the Democratic nomination to the U S Senate in Jefferson City, pledging to run on his record as Missouri governor and to support Roosevelt administration policies. He previously announced the decision at Paris and stressed a campaign focused on governance record, not attacks on opponents.
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Jefferson City
Lloyd C. Stark
Paris
Stark
National Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Missouri
United States
Roosevelt
Record Cold Snap Of 1918 Still Unbroken In Southeast Missouri
Southeast Missouri recalls January 12 1918 when the region logged its coldest day in 36 years with a seven below zero low. Edward Hahn of Kelso recorded that day’s hour by hour temperatures, the high reaching 6 degrees, and the cold disrupted school heat and forced pupil dismissals.
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Sikeston
Edward Hahn
Kelso
Native Scott Counrain Made General Agent
The National Life Insurance company announces Clyde R. Welman of Webster Groves Mo has been named general agent for a tri state territory with Memphis Tenn as headquarters. Welman, a Scott county native and long time St. Louis agent, expands his duties to White River Arkansas and western Tennessee. He joins Leaders Club for nine years and is a Chartered Life Underwriter since 1939 with over 80 percent of his National Life policies remaining in force.
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The
National Life Insurance Company
Montpelier
Clyde R. Welman
Webster Groves
St. Louis
Tri-State
Memphis
Tenn
Welman
Scott County
Missouri
Kennett
White River
Arkansas
Tennessee
National
Leaders Club
National Life
Fredericktown Democrat-News gains new dress and home
The Democrat-News in Fredericktown announces a January 25 issue with a brand new dress, increasing from six to seven columns and expanding to an 8 page form. The paper also moves to a purpose built building for efficient production of a newspaper and commercial plant.
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Democrat-News
Fredericktown
Ferguson Brothers
Missouri papers consolidate this week
Announcement last week that the West Plains Journal and the Howell County Gazette, two of the district’s oldest and largest printing and publishing houses, are consolidating. The Journal has long served as the Republican party’s political mouthpiece in the area.
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West Plains Journal
Howell County Gazette
Journal
Republican Party
Local political announcements for Scott County and Sikeston
The Herald announces Lynn A. Ancele seeking re nomination as Assessor of Scott County on the Democratic ticket for the Primary on August 6, 1940. M. E. Montgomery seeks the Democratic nomination for Circuit Judge of the 28th Judicial Circuit on August 6, 1940. Conly L. Purcell seeks Sikeston City Attorney on April 2, 1940. Joe Mathis seeks re election as Sikeston City Collector on April 2, 1940. Robert A. Dempster named for Sikeston City Attorney.
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Lynn A. Ancele
Scott County
M. E. Montgomery
28Th Judicial Circuit
The
Herald
Conly L. Purcell
City of
Sikeston
Robert A. Dempster
Farm labor registration shows 12 000 requests, 1027 answered
The listing of farm labor began with 12 000 applications sent to landowners and operators. Only 1027 have been answered and 101 were received this morning with no requests for workers in the latest reports. Wedeking said unemployment figures cannot be estimated yet and will be clearer after February 15. Child contact continues after registration and some names are dropped. A Dunklin county farmer asked for 100 cotton pickers to remove about 200 bales of long staple cotton, and the order is being filled.
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Wedeking
Child Welfare Services Reach 307 Children in Poplar Bluff 1939
Miss Blanche White, the Butler County child welfare worker, reports that 307 children in Poplar Bluff received services during 1939 through the county welfare council.
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Poplar Bluff
Butler County Child Welfare Council
Blanche White
Gazette Seeks Continuity Despite Plant Change
The Gazette, long a Democratic organ, will be moved from the same plant but editorial policies remain in the hands of newspaper men loyal to their respective parties.
Help Finland Week Drive Peaks Under Hoover Leadership
Herbert Hoover announces February 4 to 10 as Help Finland Week to aid Finnish refugees. National drive spans 48 states plus DC, Hawaii, and Alaska with benefit events, film screenings, and school penny drives. Jo Williams leads sports events while Helen Hayes, Paul Muni, Katherine Hepburn, Tallulah Bankhead, and labor leaders help raise a 500000 goal through appearances and performances.
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New York
Finland
Herbert Hoover
Finnish Relief Fund
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Alaska
Joe Williams
Scripps - Howard
Helen Hayes
Paul Muni
Katherine Hepburn
Tallunlah Bank
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Clint II
Denman
Ward Denman
Ewspapel
Judge Circuit Court
Robert Dempster
Mrs. Roosevelt
Dexter Grocer Company
Geo. B. McCracken
Bill Webb
Bun Jeffress
Mrs. R. DeLoy
Bill Willis
Delvin Keath
Roosevelt Brown
Charley Morgan
Raymond Medler
Alpha Jeffress
J. W. McDougal
Scott Countain
Hoover
Miss Hayes
William Green
Matthew Woll
American Federation of Labor
Alexanders. Lipsett
National Labor Organizations Division
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