Through Pirate Infested Waters to Macau and Bangkok
John Denman and his wife recount a Macau visit amid pirate-infested waters with a Riviera Hotel dinner and modest $1.50 meals, then board a B O A C flying boat from Hong Kong to Bangkok via Indo China. The journey covers Macau’s coast, Me Kong River views, and Bangkok heat as they travel toward their Bangkok segment of a Herald series.
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Hongkong
Macau
Lantao
Cantons
Cathay Pacific
Riveria Hotel
Riviera
The
Herald
John Denman
Sikeston
Northwest Airlines
China
Bangkok
Indo-China
Plymouth
Kowloon
Victoria Island
Hainan
Mekong River
Thailand
Japan
Philippines
Sikeston Officers Demand Tough Prosecution of Communists
The Sikeston Chapter of the Reserve Officers of Missouri urges United States Attorney John F. X. McGohey in New York to seek maximum punishment for William Foster and eleven co-defendants charged with conspiring to overthrow the U S government. The resolution, signed by Chapter President Carl C. Wilkinson, stresses national welfare and the need for fearless prosecution.
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Sikeston
Reserve Officers
Missouri
New York City
John F. X. McGohey
United States
New York
Herald
Carl C. Wilkinson
N. Y
William 4. Foster
Postal Worker Examination Held For Sikeston Office
A Civil Service exam for a substitute clerk carrier at Sikeston post office is set for February 12. Open to the public, applicants must reside in the delivery zone or be bona fide patrons. ages 18 to 50, with veteran preference exceptions. Details from L. E. Ford at the post office.
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Sikeston
L. E. Ford
Civil Service
Bill Offers Negro School in Southeast Missouri
J S Wallace an official of the State Legislature says the bill for a Southeast Missouri Negro school named the George Washington Carver Agricultural and Vocational School has been reintroduced by Rep T A Penman with support from Rep Buckley and Rep Jackson. It predicts passage and a five member board of curators with at least two Negro members.
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J. S. Wallace
Jefferson City
The
Herald
Missouri
Scott County
T. A. Penman
New Madrid County
Wallace
Penman
Buckley
Jackson
George Washington Carver Agricultural and Vocational School
District Men Named for Legislative Committee
The Missouri State Chamber of Commerce will be represented in Jefferson City during the present legislative session by a committee led by Parke M. Banta of Arcadia a former eighth district congressman and former administrator of the State Social Security program from 1942 to 1945 Other Southeast Missouri members include Harry Newman of Cape Girardeau and John Dalton of Kennett.
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Missouri State Chamber of Commerce
Jefferson City
Parke M. Banta
Arcadia
Southeast Missouri
Harry Newman
Cape Girardeau
John Dalton
Kennett
Representative Felker on Several Committees
Representative C. E. Felker of Scott county says he has been assigned to Military Affairs Pensions Social Security Soil Conservation and Flood Control and Roads and Highways in the House. He introduced a bill allowing farmers to file tax refund requests for fuel oils and greases used in farming once a year instead of every 120 days.
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C. E. Felker
Scott County
The
Herald
House of Representatives
Felker
Bible shipments to China reach new totals in 1948
American and English Bible Societies sent 96,842 complete volumes to China in 1948, in addition to 2,726,165 Bible portions. The effort highlights ongoing religious aid during postwar years and reflects transatlantic collaboration to distribute scripture amid China’s upheaval.
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China
Bible Societies
Funeral Saturday for New Madrid Resident
Funeral services for Winston Paul Lewis Sr. 76, prominent New Madrid County farmer, were held at the Catholic church in New Madrid. He died at St. Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau after surgery. Interment was in Evergreen cemetery. He married Lena Howard in 1896. she died in 1912. Survivors include six children in Texas and Missouri, five grandchildren, a half-sister and a half-brother.
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Winston Paul Lewis Sr
New Madrid County
New Madrid
Lewis
St. Francis Hospital
Cape Girardeau
Lilbourn A
Luke Lewis
Houston
Texas
W. P. Lewis Jr
Mildred Lewis
R. H. Birsch- Wal
Lena McKee
E. H. Riley
Fred Lewis
Claremont
Calif
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John Dehman
Singapore
Batavia
Whiteway
Standard Service
B. W. Gunn
Tanner
St. At Highway
Bill
Missourl
Representative Felker
Allard-Matthews Insurance Agency
Center St
SLC
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Lane
Bnee Ve
Aine
Rae Ry Aan
Hhghlye
Coca-Cola Company
Sikeston Coca-Cola Bottling CO
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