News Briefs From Southeast Missouri In Brief
Funeral services were held for Thomas Green Harper 58 of Kennett a former Caruthersville resident well known among Southeast Missouri merchants. Other items report Robert Freeman 19 arrested on a fugitive warrant for stealing a letter and $37 check from the U S mail pleaded guilty and was taken to St Louis. Sherman injuries to Sheriff Ed Nations after intervening in an altercation. five charged with obstructing an officer and assault. Plus notes on local school building progress at Perkins midwinter concrete construction Portageville Catholic funeral for J E Faherty 96 survivors listed Charleston death of J W Blanchard funeral in Charleston with interment in Greenville Ill Elmer Meyer killed in Raleigh NC D M Githens Jr named as assistant highway engineer in Butler County Caruthersville two Negroes receive 50 year sentences for armed robbery at Hayti.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caruthersville
Thomas Green Harper
Kennett
Missouri
Charleston
J. W. Blanchard
Baptist Church
A. B. Cooper
Greenville
Ill
L. H. Schulz
Henry McCoy
Tupelo
Miss
Ezill Holmes
Cletis Bidewell
Trooper Massie Transferred to Barnes Hospital in St Louis
Trooper Nathan H. Massie of the State Highway Patrol was moved from Lucy Lee Hospital in Poplar Bluff to Barnes Hospital in St. Louis last Friday after being seriously wounded during the February arrest attempt on Frank Payne near the 14 and 67 junction. His condition remains critical though there had been some improvement months earlier before a return to the Poplar Bluff facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan H. Massie
Frank Payne
Lucy Lee Hospital
Poplar Bluff
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Massie
Payne
Arle Barker
Neelyville
Barker
Poplar Bluff Hospital
Conference for ginners at New Madrid tonight
A county wide meeting of New Madrid county ginners convenes at the Presbyterian church basement this evening at 6 o clock with a dutch treat supper. The program covers cotton improvement progress in the county and state, gin developments and services, a report on the ginner tour to Stoneville Mississippi and the Federal Gin Laboratory role, and the outlook for continued improvement. Participants include Clarence Crumpecker Gordon B Nance H G Cathey J R Paulling and Pid Nesselraadt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Madrid
Presbyterian Church
Missouri
Clarence Crumpecker
Gordon B. Nance
H. G. Cathey
J R. Paulling
Stoneville
Mississippi
Federal
Pid Nesselraadt
County Farmers Learn of 1939 Farm Program
Alvin G Gasser led a meeting at Skeston High School auditorium Monday night to discuss the 1939 Agricultural Conservation Program. About 15 farmers attended as one of five county meetings held that night. other sessions occurred in Diehlstadt Vancuser Kelso Oran and nearby towns Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin G Gasser
Skeston High School
Diehlstadt
Vancuser
Kelso
Oran
Chaffee, Morley
Blodgett
Benton
Commerce
Only Three States Show Increased Income In 1938
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports Iowa South Dakota and Vermont had higher farm income in 1938 than 1937. Total American farm income including government payments was about 7.632 billion, up from 5.74 billion in 1937 and 10.479 billion in 1929. Town led with 541.077 million, California 662.307 million in 1937. Illinois and Missouri listed at 457.148 million and 241.554 million respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Iowa
South Dakota
Vermont
Associated Press
Town
California
Illinois
Missour
SEMO Melon Growers Meet at Malden
Thirty eight Southeast Missouri watermelon farmers attended a Malden meeting on January 19 to decide if melon shipments should have federal inspections at shipping points. Attendees included Harry Trentleman Assistant County Extension Agent John Herlinger and Arvin Lawrence. They voted to hold more meetings after the next crop is planted with likely sessions in Charleston Sikeston and Kennett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Malden
Harry Trentleman
John Herlinger
Arvin Lawrence
Charleston
Sikeston
Kennett
Sausage Stuffing Techniques and Casing Options
Instructions for stuffing sausage using pork casings or muslin bags, including soaking casings, washing salt, quantities per pound, moistening muslin, sealing with paraffin or lard, smoking order, and using a hand sausage stuffer or attachment to avoid air pockets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Fikuart
Scott County
Real farm for sale with 165 acres and orchard
Real farm for sale with possession with deed.165 acres nicely improved and well fenced,150 acres in cultivation,6 miles from town on graveled road, 1/2 mile from school.140 acres bottom land, remainder gently rolling upland.Unusually good 3 acre orchard.Taves $53 last year.Price $30 per acre.25 year terms.
Pot of Gold Found Sunday by Canalou Boys
Three Canalou youths Sonny Poe Phillip Greer and Bud Torrence found about 500 dollars in cash behind Hewitt's restaurant on Sunday morning The money is believed genuine and will go to the finders if no claimant is identified The discovery followed initial belief the money was play money and marks the latest local note on a community haul near Canalou Missouri
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canalou
Hewitt’s
Sonny Poe
Phillip Greer
Bud Torrence
Poe
Boys Have Trouble With Tractor Work
The four tractors at the New Madnd CCC Drainage camp struggle this winter to stay on soft soil banks. After dirt from a drag line is piled, it must settle for a year or two before leveling. Only one tractor remains in operation, pulling willows from Lateral 1 in Drainage District 29 near Point Pleasant to delay channel choking.
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Madnd CCC
Lateral 1
Point Pleasant
Southeast District Dentists Meet at Caruthersville
Sikeston dentists will attend the annual Southeast District Dental Society meeting in Caruthersville on Wednesday and Thursday February 1 and 2. Headquarters will be at the Majestic Hotel. Speakers include Dr. R. H. Miller president of the Missouri State Dental Association and Drs FE B Owen George B Broadhurst M T Roaun F N Weber and Jerome S Crosby from St Louis and Memphis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
Southeast District Dental Society
Caruthersville
Majestic
Gray Ridge Worker Injured in WPA Gym Project Incident
Marshall Fry aged 28 suffered serious injuries last Friday while on the WPA gymnasium construction at Gray Ridge. John Dace of Clones Island and Fat Pennington of Gray Ridge escaped with minor injuries.
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Gray Ridge
Marshall Fry
John Dace
Clones Island
Fat Pennington
John R Kirk a Milwaukee educator who shaped Missouri teaching
John R Kirk long led Northeast Missouri State Teachers College Kirksville as president and later president emeritus. Born 1851 in Bureau County Illinois he pursued a varied career including law and school administration. He championed higher training for teachers and curricular reform until his death in 1937.
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Missouri
John R. Kirk
Northeast Missouri State Teachers’ College
Kirksville
Dr. Kirk
Bureau County
Dlinois
Harrison County
Kirk
Furst District Normal School
Mossouri State Teachers’ Association
Iowa
Missour
Bethany
Kansas City
Westport
University of Missouri
Northeast Missouri State Teachers College
George Peabody Teachers College
Kuk
National Education Association
Mussouri State Teachers’ Association
Normal School
North Central Council of Normal School
American Association of Teachers’ Colleges
Missouri Wesleyan and
Park Colleges
Missoun
Instituton
Missouri's First Charter Ed College Near Palmyra
Missouri's first chartered college traces its roots to Marion County near Philadelphia, promoted by Wilban Muldrow and local landowners. An Education Company of the West financed it by leasing income from 300 acre professorship lands, with each professor and student contributing to a unique land-based funding plan, building toward 1855 and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion College
Missouri
Palmyra
Philadelphia
Marion County
Wilban Muldrow
William Muldrow
Education Company of the West
Lilerary
Theological School
New Orleans
Ezra Stiles Ely
The Missouri College saga and regional investments of 1835
The article recounts a theological school with $100000 invested in Manon county real estate and notes wealthy men funding professorships. It lists eighty students in 1835 with Missouri sending 28, New York 13, and other states represented. To counter anti slavery charges, Rev William S Potts became president in August 185? and tuition for board and tuition set at $20 and $8 respectively. The panic of 1857 wrecked the college. in 1839 buildings were sold and the Masonic Grand Lodge of Missouri bought them, renaming the institution the Masonic College of the State of Missouri, later moved to Lexington. Miscellaneous notes include an odd tale of cats, rats, foxes on Sable Island and a local visit by Mrs Harnson Tanner and John Russell in Cape Girardeau.
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Kentucky
Massachusetts
Tennessee
Louisiana
Dlinois
Connecticut
Maryland
William S. Potts
St Louis
Masonic Grand Lodge of
Missouri
The
Masonic College of
State of
Lexington
Charleston club faces WPA demand to repay funds
The Charleston Commercial Club, linked to a railroad spur and sewer extension for the Brown Shoe Co site, is asked to repay $11,619 to the WPA after labor was diverted from approved projects to unapproved work. An investigation followed, and three Southeast Missouri WPA officials were dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston Commercial Club
Woras Prgress Administration
Brown Shoe Co
A Wincker
Coppimeton Gill
Works Progress Administration
WPA
Fuunds Othen Fo
Tetl
Stricker
Missouri
Aft
Charleston
New Ditch Work Starts in Drainage District 38
The S J Cohen Co used a Blytheville dragline to begin cleaning ditch 295 in Drainage District No 38 east of Gideon, about a mile south of the New Madrid Pemiscot county line. WPA labor clears south of Pole Road while New Madrid CCC camp crews handle the north end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. J. Cohen Co
Blytheville
Gideon
Little River
New Madrid
Pemascot
WPA
Pole Road
CCC
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Perryville
Ed Nations
Perry County
Portageville
Tipton
J. E. Faherty
Margaret Delisle
DeLisle
T. C. Pinkley
Portagevile
Gregg
Oscar
Albert
Ralph
Jackson
Elmer Meyer
Raleigh
N. C
Meyer
Charles Meyer
D. M. Githens Jr
Butler County
William Lazalier
Githen
Herald
SEMO
Caleb Smith
E. Malone
Sikeston, Mo
Canalotu
Canaloa
Neal Ashlin
Marquette
Cape Girardeau
Lioyd W. King
John Neal
Walter Greer
J. Poutkch
Chaffee
Arett
Neal Ashr
Sun- Gav
Rees Spencer
Pocahontas Ark
Thomas Hartley
Pete Buck
Little Daughter
Near Catron
Church of Christ
James D Kochel
Owen J Taul
W. H Wemer
Vanclyser
Bell City
Delta
Vancluser
John Cope
River Ridge
St Tate Heed
David Nelson
Sable Island
Nova Scotia
Harnson Tanner
John Russell
BABY
Martin’s Hatchery
Clarkton, Missouri
Sikeston 440 Dead Animal Disposal Co
CCG
Standard Oil
Krillgore Center
Kingshighway
Glo
Matthews AV
W. X. Williams
Lake Street
Ralph Reed
Malone Avenue
Jack Lancaster
Lon Nall
WM. Moore Grover Drake
Canalou X. Caverno
J. F. Dickerman
Noxall
Blodgett Mercantile CQ Blodgett
Isos
Chang
Guyer
Quaker State
Standard Oil Dealers
Newspapre
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