Scott County Farmers Plan Meetings in February
Scott County Agricultural Planning Committee will hold twelve public meetings in the first week of February to gather farmer plans and opinions. County agent R L Furry and two committeemen lead discussions, with sessions in Benton Sikeston Oran Head Van Buren Diebold Blodgett Tanner Lusk and Commerce. 4-H clubs in cotton corn and soybeans are forming, with Midland Yellow Dent cotton Stoneville 4A cotton and Manchester soybeans as varieties.
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Scott County
Court House
Sikeston
Oran
Bleda
Head
Lime
Diebold School
Kelso
Vancuser
Diehlstadt
Tanner
Blodgett
Lusk
Commerce
Stoneville
Meeting of Home Economic Council in New Madrid County
The Women's Home Economic Extension council for New Madrid county held its first meeting January 22 at 2 p.m. Mrs Solon Gee of Parma was elected temporary chairwoman and Miss Anne Sillars as temporary secretary. Officers named include Mrs Solon Gee president and Mrs John Haubold vice president. The group expands to club presidents and will meet monthly on the second Tuesday at 2 p.m. with Miss Sillars reporting. Nutrition is the major project for the year. The next meeting is set for February 11.
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Women’s Home Economic Extension Council For
New Madrid County
Solon Gee
Parma
Anne Sillars
John Haubold
R. D. Ellington
Kewaneé
Salcedo Youthil Albert Greer Dies After Illness
Funeral services for Albert Greer 17 son of Mr and Mrs Allen Greer of near Salcedo were held at McMullin cemetery with Rev Linkweiler officiating. Interment followed. Born in Canaloa July 21 1918 he lived in the district aiding his father. Death at 10 40 p m Thursday night was due to tuberculosis He is survived by parents three sisters Geneva Royal Helen Thomas Ala Mae Rodgers and three brothers Emlys Floyd and Lloyd Greer The Herald notes you can believe what you read.
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Albert Greer
Allen Gree
Salcedo
McMullin
Linkweiler
Dempster
Young Green
Canaloa
Geneva Royal
Helen Thomas
Ala Mae Rodgers
Emlys, Floyd
Lloyd Greer
Aged Bertrand Woman Succumbs to Pneumonia
Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret A. Ferrell aged 76 were held at Bertrand Pentecostal church with burial in Oak Grove cemetery Charleston. She died of pneumonia at her son E B Ferrell's home near Bertrand last Friday after living in the area for twenty years. She is survived by her son and a number of grandchildren.
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Margaret A. Ferrell
Bertrand
J. M. Seitzes
Cape Girardeau
Jane Peal
I. H. Marshall
Peal
Mabel Sadler
State College
Margaret Jones
Charleston
Josephine Colley
Thelma McDaniels
Winifred Strayhorn
Rev. Colter
The
Baptist Church
KE. Davis
E. C. Graham
J. F Nunnelee
Centenary Methodist Church
Bishop Moore
R.H Mackley
C. P. Whirkendall
Charles
Mary
J. TifLusy
D. P. Bailey
Jefferson City
Waldo Bailey
Win Muse
R. L Bailey
Milwaukee
Wis
Iansas City
Brother of railroad official dies at Cape Girardeau
Mark M. Chapman of Sheldon was found dead in his room at a Cape Girardeau hotel. Coroner J A Moore ruled heart disease as the cause. Papers on the body identified him as a brother of C C Chapman, the Missouri Pacific Railroad division superintendent at Kansas City.
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Mark M. Chapman
Sheldon
Cape Girardeau
J. A. Moore
C. C. Chapman
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Kansas City
Blodgett News Highlights Local School and Community News
Cape Girardeau residents share updates on teaching hires ill relatives and visitors. Blodgett high school teams perform well with the girls winning 41 to 16 and the boys 85 to 14 against Oran. The Blodgett Indians prepare for a Friday night game versus Benton after a weekend district report.
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Blodgett
Blodgett High School
Oran
Mackley
Graham
Muller
Boardman
Whitt
Nienstedt
Taylor
James
Gilbert
W. James
King
Pearman
Clippard
Davis
Tanner
Gier
Rappler
Nunnelec
Galemore
Godwin
Reynolds
Propst
A. Kappler
Chewning
Young
Tharon Stallings
Sikeston
Blodgett Indians
Benton
Wickersham Dies in Taxi at 78 After Luncheon
Former U S Attorney General George W. Wickersham died suddenly last Friday in a taxi en route to a club luncheon. Wickersham, 78, served as Attorney General under President Taft from 1909 to 1913 and later chaired the commission that urged continuation of national prohibition.
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New York
George W. Wickersham
United States
Mts
Wickersham
Taft
Perry county to receive old age pension checks
Perry county residents expect to receive old age pension checks soon. Each check will be between seven and twelve dollars monthly. In Farmington a St Francois County Fair Association vote approved a fair in St Francois county on September 24 25 and 26. In Charleston James C McDowell filed for renomination for State Senator from the 23rd district covering Scott Stoddard Mississippi Pemiscot and New Madrid counties. In New Madrid A F Stanley announced his candidacy for sheriff of New Madrid county, a former sheriff of the county.
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Perryville
Perry County
Farmington
The
St. Francois County
Charleston
James C. McDowell
Scott, Stoddard
Mississippi
Pemiscot
New Madrid
F. Stanley
New Madrid County
Stanley
Strawthers Murder Trial Remains Delayed to April 16
In Bloomfield the trial of J. E Strawthers and W. W Strawthers, Dunklin County farmers, is continued until April 16. They face murder charges in the May killing of Arch Schrum over a boundary dispute. Their father IM A Strawthers was tried previously and sentenced to ten years for related involvement.
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Bloomfield
J. E and
W. W. Strawthers
Dunklin County
Strawthers Brothers
Arch Schrum
IM. A. Strawthers
Schrum
Cape Girardeau Hotel Marquette annex plans approved
Cape Girardeau resident and Hotel Marquette owner Berberich announced that a six story forty room annex to the Hotel Marquette has final plans and construction will start about March 1. In Jackson the St Louis Court of Appeals affirmed Judge Kelly’s circuit court judgment, granting International Shoe Company preferred status on its claim of fourteen thousand six hundred ninety eight dollars fifty eight cents against the closed Sturdivant Bank of Cape Girardeau.
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Cape Girardeau
Wm S Berberich
St. Louis
Hotel Marquette
James Cole Easton 53 dies after epilepsy attack
Funeral services were held Sunday for James Cole Easton 53 who died early Saturday morning. He lived alone in a three room cottage and could not keep a fire. officers found him in bed with one blanket. Exposure after the epilepsy attack caused his death. New Madrid Virginia Markley of St Louis and John L Ransburgh of Poplar Bluff announced their marriage on January 16 at Madison Presbyterian Church and will reside here.
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Poplar Bluff
James Cole Easton
Easton
New Madrid
Virginia Markley
St. Louis
Key
B. N. Markley
John L. Ransburgh
Madison
Asking Your Doctor About Regular SAPE Relief
The guidance advises consulting your family doctor to confirm if SAPE is suitable for regular use for headache relief. Specifically ask about Genuine Bayer Aspirin and its appropriateness for you or your family’s needs and medical history.
Woman Killed by Train Near Riverside in Jefferson County
Poplar Bluff Miss June Hum melahein about 30 years old was instantly killed Wednesday afternoon when struck by Missouri Pacific Train No 25 one half mile north of Riverside in Jefferson county. County and railroad officials state that the death appeared to be death by own action.
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Poplar Bluff
June Hummelahein
Missouri Pacific
Riverside
Jefferson County
Carter County Opens Cobblestone Court House Project
Groundbreaking ceremony in Van Buren marks the start of a native cobblestone court house funded as a Works Progress Administration repair project. Costing about 25 000 dollars, with 20 000 from the WPA, the rebuilt structure will replace Missouri’s oldest frame court house and should be usable in roughly four months as the old building is removed and working quarters are provided.
Four Men Held on Illicit Stills Charges in Butler County
Four men ranging from 22 to 27 years old and a 76 year old were committed to the Butler county jail on illicit stills mash or untaxed liquor charges. Names listed include Ben Bilkey Lloyd Palmer John Reynolds and Thomas O Eubank per U S Commissioner Arno Ponder.
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Poplar Bluff
Butler County
Arno Ponder
U. S
Ben Bilkey
Lioyd Palmer
John Reynolds
Thomas O. Eubank
School Bus Crash Injures Players and Staff Near Clarkton
Marston Misses Dorothy Wisdom, Cecile Williams and Velma Simmons, basketball players from the focal high school, were injured Wednesday night last week when a school bus they rode sideswiped a truck on Highway 25 near Clarkton. Principal J. L Revelle and bus driver Marvin Simmons were also injured.
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Marston
Dorothy Wisdom
Cecile Williams
Velma Simmons
Focal High School
Highway 25
Clarkton
J. L Revelle
Marvin Simmons
Fire destroys Mercantile building in Van Buren
Fire at the Mercantile building in Van Buren destroys the Carter County Herald shop owned by Bert E. Culver and K. Q. Lewis. Officers say only a few records of the collector and probate judge offices were lost, as CCC boys assisted by moving records from the site during reconstruction work. The Van Buren Theatre occupied part of the building and hosted fifty CCC boys who helped salvage records.
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van S Buren
Carter County
van Buren Theatre
CCC
Carter County Herald
Bert E. Culver
K. Q. Lewis
County Clerk Files Budget for Dunklin County
County Clerk J R Oliver files a budget estimating expenditures for the year at 69048.60 dollars in compliance with the county budget law. Dunklin County shows unpaid obligations of 73816.79 and a cash balance of 35365.30 in the county revenue fund as of January 1.
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Kennett
J. R. Oliver
Dunkin County
Dunklin County
Flat River Editor Chosen to Lead Stark Campaign
W L Bouchard publisher of Flat River will be campaign manager for Maj Lloyd C Stark of Louisiana Democratic candidate for governor. He will start organizing immediately and a general committee will be named soon. Headquarters to open in Jefferson City likely in early spring.
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Flat River
Stark
W. L. Bouchard
Maj
Lloyd C. Stark
Louisiana
Bouchard
Jefferson City
Senate Expenditures Report Reveals Water and Cups Costs
The annual report from Col Edwin A Haisley secretary shows Senate spending last fiscal year topped 3,296,852 dollars. Mineral water purchases exceeded 7,000 dollars while paper cups cost about 670 dollars.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Edwin A Haisley
Notice of Administration for Tony Byrd Estate
Wallace Byrd named Administrator of Tony Byrd estate by Scott County Missouri Probate Court on January 17, 1936. Creditors must file claims within six months for allowance or risk loss of benefits. claims not filed within one year from letters are forever barred. C. L. Spencer, Probate Judge.
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Tony Byrd
Probate Court
Scott County
Missouri
Wallace Byrd
C. L. Spencer
Thoxine Sore Throat Remedy Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Thoxine as a single swallow remedy for sore throat relief within 15 minutes. It claims dual action to ease soreness and irritation while also fighting cold symptoms, suitable for children, with a money back guarantee and bottles priced at 35c 60c and $1 from White's Drug Store.
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White’s Drug
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Bailey & Bailey Attorneys-At-Law Room
McCoy-Tanner Bldg
Sikeston, MO
George W. Kirk
Scott County Milling Co
Robert A. Dempster
Howard A. Dunaway
McCoy-Tanner
W. A. Anthony
Scott County Milling Company
Telephone
Handy Smith
Applegate
Tom. L. Chidester
Peoples Bank
H. E. Reuber
B. L. McMullin
Trust Building
Optometry
W. BY. Sidwell
Optometrist
Frank L. Sisson, JR
Palmer
Meyer
Front Street
Shainberg
Undertakers
Welsh Mortuary
H. J. Welsh
H. S. Johnson
Home Economic Council
Salcedo Youtil
Herald
Cape
Blodgett News
ICRC
Doan
Doans
Bayer Aspirin
Demfster Furniture Axed Undertaking CO
Powell
Insurance Agency
Keith
Peri Ana As Ae
Eginoe
Iran
mMoney-Dock
Wilttard
Derris Drug Stores
Morehouse
Missouriuay
Missouri Association OF Public Utilities
Hich Street
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