World This Week New Draft Induction To Start After Sept 22
The Army estimates 225000 to 250000 men will be inducted in the first year of the draft. The first call will likely be after September 22 and relatively small. Anna Boettiger sold her Arizona Times in Phoenix as 60 employees were laid off. Her husband John Boettiger had left the paper for Europe. Tito offends Russia as Yugoslavia’s premier. Western Germany to form a new government under US France and England sponsorship. Coal to rise 75 cents to a dollar per ton due to higher miners wages and transport costs. Joe Louis beat Jersey Joe Walcott and announced retirement to enter politics. Robert H Best of Boston fined 10000 and life imprisonment for treason. Fukui earthquake death toll over 5000 in western Japan. State employees under merit system examined for advance questions.
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Army
Armed Service
Anna Boettiger
Roosevelt
The
Arizona Times
Phoenix
Anna
John Boettiger
Europe
Area Inspectors Meet District Staff in Jefferson City
J W Wallace director of veterans education for the Missouri State Department of Education led a district staff meeting in the post office building with three area inspectors present. Attendees were Paul E. Evans Sikeston James F. Miller Gideon and Geo Hayden Flat River. They discussed latest procedures and policies and urged employers seeking salary or wage scale adjustments or training approvals to apply to the inspector in their area to speed processing. Evans covers Scott Mississippi Stoddard and New Madrid counties Miller covers Pemiscot Butler Hayden covers Flat River to Cape Girardeau including St Francois and Cape Girardeau counties.
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J. W. Wallace
Veterans Education
State Department of Education
Jefferson City
Paul E. Evans
Sikeston
James F. Miller
Gideon
Geo. Hayden
Flat River
Evans
Scott
Mississippi
Stoddard
New Madrid
Miller
Pemiscot
Butler
Hayden
Cape Girardeau
St. Francois
Cape Girardean
Miss Bailey Spends Weekend in Canada While at Northwestern
Miss Mary Ellen Bailey, a Northwestern University student in Evanston Illinois, writes home that she spent the long weekend in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ellen Bailey
Northwstern University
Evanston, Ill
Canada
Sikeston KSIM Radio Continues Testing Ahead of Opening
KSIM in Sikeston plans ongoing tests from 1:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on 1400 kilocycles as staff report satisfying equipment and program tests. Local residents and distant listeners in Cape Girardeau Cana JO Morehouse and even Kansas City have sent cards and calls praising reception. Ted Weiser of Schuylkill Haven Penn and K F Borden of Ponca City Okla mailed notices of strong signals. Testing continues through this week and next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
KSIM
H. C. Young
Cape Girardeau
Canajou
Morehouse
Kansas City
Ted Weiser
Schuylkill Haven
Penn
Philadelphia
K. F. Borden
Ponca City
Okla
Jack Rhea
Springfield
Army Enlistments Rise After Draft Passage in Cape Region
Enlistment for regular Army grows in Cape Girardeau district as Lieut. Max E. Frazier reports increased activity in recent weeks. Four men enlisted at the local office, two ready for shipment. Only three year term enlistees may choose a branch. a 21 man monthly Air Force quota was set for the district, Sikeston limited to two per month. Exemptions under the peace time draft cover veterans with 90 days between Pearl Harbor and VJ Day, those with 12 months service between 1940 and Act day, and others meeting Reserve Component criteria including organized units and ongoing drills.
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Cape Girardeau
Max E. Frazier
Headquarters
Air Force
Sikeston
Pearl Harbor
Secretary of Defense
Robert McMillen Fined for Careless and Reckless Driving
Robert McMillen of Charleston was fined five dollars and costs in magistrate court yesterday for careless and reckless driving. He was arrested Sunday by the State Highway Patrol on Highway 60 between Sikeston and Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert McMillen
Charleston
McMillen
State
Sikeston
Building Permits Total Nearly $400000 In Six Months
Building permits totaling $395500 were issued in the first six months of the year, with most being for residential work. Of 66 permits, only 6 covered new commercial construction, three were for extensive commercial additions, and the rest were for homes and improvements. The largest single commercial permit was $86000 for the Reiss Dairy building on Highway 61 south. Total commercial permits amounted to $103050.
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Reiss
Highway 61
Seven Are Injured in Head-On Auto Collision
A head-on collision on Highway 61 north of Matthews injured seven people. Eual Heacox and Mrs Heacox of Gray Ridge were hospitalized, along with Paul Wasterling of St Louis who faced drunken driving charges after the crash. Other injured included Nathaniel Heacox Herman Grimes J T Taylor and Tommy Frohock. Wasterling bail set at 1000. Both cars were demolished and traffic was moderate at the time.
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Eual Heacox
Gray Ridge
Sikeston General Hospital
Paul Wasterling
St. Louis
Liberty
New Madrid County
Matthews
Highway 61
Wasterling
Nathaniel Heacox
Herman Grimes
J. T. Taylor
Sikeston
Tommy Frohock
Heacox
Higshway
Vasterling
New Madrid
B Heacox
Merchant Marine
Eyal
Grimes
Frohock
Taylor
Nearly 9000 in County Get X Ray
Nearly 9000 people in Scott county had received a chest X-ray during the major portion of three weeks operation ending Saturday. In Sikeston 41613 photographs were made and units operated in Miner McCord addition Sikeston Diehlstadt Tanner with varying hours. Totals by location include Sikeston 4613 Salcedo 106 Tanner 49 Imo 233 Fornfelt 395 Ancell 179 Iiimo 302 Oran 446 Chaffee 1241 Vancuser 366 Commerce 189 Morley 500.
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Scott County
Sikeston
Miner
McCord
Diehlstadt
Tanner
Salcedo
Imo
Fornfelt
Ancell
Iiimo
Oran
Chaffee
Vancuser
Commerce
Morley
Business houses to take Independence Day holiday
Practically all Sikeston business houses will close next Monday to extend Independence Day into a weekday holiday. The post office bank and most retail establishments shops and factories will be closed all day.
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Sikeston
International to Suspend Operations for Vacation Week
International Shoe Company will suspend operations at the Sikes ton plant during the week starting July 5 as part of a company wide vacation program. About 77 percent of local employees will be eligible for paid vacations, with 85 percent of production staff qualifying for one week off and many this will extend to a second week at other times. An additional three cent an hour cost of living wage increase takes effect July 5, already boosting total plan increases to nine cents. All departments resume July 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Shoe Company
W. L. Huters
Sikeston
International
Weather notes and social guests for the week
Over two inches of rain fell since Thursday. Skies cleared yesterday with a high of 92 degrees and a low of 50. Daily rainfall: June 24 0.20, 25 0.68, 26 0.74, 27 0.04, 28 0.20, 29 0.24 inches. Guests include Mr Otto Verhines Vienna Alabama, Mr Joe Carter St Louis visiting Mr and Mrs Ben Welter.
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Otto Verhines
Vienna, al
Joe Carter
St. Louis
Ben Welter
City Council Paves Two Streets in Sikeston
Sikeston city council met Tuesday afternoon to approve concrete paving for East Gladys street from Prairie to Highway 61 and Wakefield avenue from Vernon to Highway 61. The meeting also planned the 4th of July holiday schedule and discussed proposed increases in municipal electric rates and a city plan previously presented but not approved.
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Sikeston
East Gladys Street
Prairie
Highway 61
Wakefield Avenue
Vernon Street
Veterans prepare for three day celebration at VFW park
The annual 4th of July picnic by the Veterans of Foreign Wars runs Saturday Sunday and Monday at the VFW Memorial Stadium east of Sikeston on Highway 60. About $1250 in merchandise is to be raffled including a washing machine refrigerator and FM radio with a bedroom suite. Attendance and cash prizes will be awarded each day.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Vv. F. W. Memorial
Sikeston
Highway 60
Jaycees Plan for Air Show September 12
Preliminary plans for an air show to be staged here Sunday September 12 were presented at the Junior Chamber of Commerce meeting Tuesday night. Robert S Matthews was named chairman of the event and Bill Blair and his air troupe have been engaged for the show. Blair stunts include wing walking parachute jumps and other aerial performances. John R Felker will head concessions Edward Allard ticket sales Pat Patterson publicity and Baker Garrison parking. This will be the second consecutive air show sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker Garrison
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Keith Collins to Be Installed Tonight as Lions President
New Lions Club officers will be installed at a ladies night meeting at the Dunn Hotel tonight. Keith Collins is pictured as the new president of the organization.
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Keith Collins
LIONS
Lions Club
Dunn Hotel
Child Recovers From Attack By Swarming Bees
Three year old Jay Sitzes son of Mr and Mrs Bob Sitzes of near Sikeston is recovering from an attack by swarming bees that struck him last Saturday afternoon at his parents farm on the Salcedo road. Bees swarmed a tree in front of the residence as the boy looked on. His mother and aunt Miss Princes Anne Sitzes freed him and first aid was given before he was rushed to Sikeston for medical care. He was semi conscious for about five hours and more than forty stingers were removed from his face and neck. He now plans to avoid bees in the future.
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Jay Sitzes
Bob Sitzes
Sikeston
Salcedo Road
Jay
Princes Anne Sitzes
Forty four July term divorce cases in Scott County Court
Forty four divorce cases are listed for the July term of the Scott county circuit court starting Monday July 6. The docket includes cases to set aside marriage and divorce decree, plus an alienation of affection suit. The list names numerous plaintiffs and defendants among the 44 divorce actions and notes several additional criminal and civil docket items.
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Scott Court
Scott County Circuit Court
Dorothy
Ralph H. Vining
Duther Claude
Helen Whitten
Patsy R
Chester Stone
Dana B
Charles Robert Rodgers
Elizabeth
Albert Goetz
Clarence E
Ruth L. Campbell
Manford
Bette Humes
Hazel Bernice
A. J. Hendricks
Geraldine
Clarence Francis Twitty
Grace
Carl F. Talley
Mamie Katherine
Clifton Harold Talley
Emma
Lawrence Baker
Sherley A
Frances Irvin
Paul Castleberry
Mary Jo
Bernice Russell Bomn
Hal F
Doris H
Noeman
LeRoy Lee
Louis
Opal Dehn
Charity B
Edward EB. Walker
Helen Irene
James Roscoe LeGrand
Ruby
Lelon Cromwell
Myrtle Creed
Carl Smith
James
Jessie Williams Mason
Lula
Luther Underwood
Clyde
Capitola Elfrank
Adeline
Thomas Washington Gardner
Grace Weeks
Jefferson P. Davis
Glenn P
Dorothy L. Foster
Ben
Louise Sullivan
Elbert
Minnie Mae Dandler
Mabel Marcelone
Buford Bass
Irene
Charles Petford
Dewey P. Neal
Gabel Owens
John Hoskins
Lester Turner
Mary Sue Wallace
Raymond Ballard
W. R. Griffin
Emory McConley
Hubert Eugene Holloway
Jessie L. Jobe
Charles Harold Jones
Elizabeth James
Eugene Case
Hubert L. Webster
Vernon Chaney
Luther Glass
Nick Tittle
Mrs Sitzes and daughter depart for Middletown visit
Mrs Jake Sitzes and her daughter Frances Anne left today for Middletown Ohio to visit Miss Helen Robertson and Miss Ruth Hessner. They expect to return in about a week.
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Jake Sitzes
Frances Anne
Middletown
Ohio
Helen Robertson
Ruth Hessner
Wheat Movement Reopens in Southeast Missouri Fields
Wheat movement resumes as sunny weather returns to Southeast Missouri after a week of heavy rains. One third of the district’s wheat had been harvested before the rain, with yield and quality harmed. If skies stay clear, most wheat should be cut this week, Scott County Milling Co. elevators expected to handle large loads early next week. Other crops show promise with corn and cotton activity rising, grasshopper damage minimal, and pastures improving.
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Missouri
Scott County Milling Co
Scott County Milling Company
MacMullin Estate
Sikeston Loses Three Teachers in Schools
Three Sikeston public school instructors resigned at a board meeting last Friday afternoon to take higher paying posts. M. L. Stewart departs after eight years to join the State Department of Education as assistant superintendent of trade and industrial education for Southeast Missouri. T. M. Travelstead leaves after nine years for a Caruthersville school system post, and Miss Sue Tanner moves to Jefferson City public schools. No replacements announced.
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Sikeston
Board of Education
M. L. Stewart
State Department of Education
Missouri
T. M. Travelstead
Business Visitor Broadaway Arrives in St Louis
J. W. Broadaway was a business visitor in St Louis Tuesday and Wednesday. He was accompanied to the city by Mrs Broadaway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Broadaway
St. Louis Turaday
City
Broadaway
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Tito
Yugoslavia
New Germany
United States
France
England
Germany
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Boston
Lord Haw Haw
Fukui
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Tokyo
Charles H. Boyce
RED Cross
American Red Cross
Huters
Raen
Council
Jaycees
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